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Year: 1878

in stone quarry. He has what his COM
rades call IAN uncommon gift of CAB"
He has, moreover, a vivid sense of the in
justice of his being obliged to work for
50 25 per day, while other men are born
rich. He argues with his fellows that
there should be an equitable division of
property, and that, in the meantime,
Government should legislate money into
every mans pocket. The shortest cut to
prosperity is by compelling the Govern
ment to print a few billions of paper
money. The average stonecutter and
the average lime kiln tender, honest man
though he be, can not argue against this
taking proposition. He cheers the rough
oratory of his comrade, and in default of
better candidate, the illiterate but talk
ative Communist and infationist is nom
mated for Congress. We can understand
why his fellows, proud of his illiteracy
and proud of his being one of themselves,
should vote for him. But how major
ity in Congressional district, in State
where common schools and hard sense
have educated many generations, should
vote for him, is q problem as yet un-
solved.


Multiply this successful stone cutter by
fifty and send the product to Congress.
Where would these men be in the hands
OF the subtle and skIllful parliamentary
ans of the House? On the naked propo-
stion to initiate the currency, or to legis-
late money out of the Treasury for So
called public benefits, they would always
be found voting together. But not one
of them could make an ineligible mo-
ton; not one could advance an intelligent
idea concerning the great principles" on
which he was elected. Experience has
proved, however, that in all of the dis
honest and thieving measures, these
guileless sons of the people would inva-
riably be found voting solidly for the
grabs. 1t has always been so; and it al
ways will be so. Unsophisticated, un-
taught, and inexperienced in legislation
they may be. But sluggish conscience
and dull defiance of public opinion are
no safeguards against temptation to vote
for measures which more intelligent men
condemn as vicious and immoral. We
shall hear of great victories" for the
men of the people" and there will be
cheers for those who are borne into Con-
gress on the crest of great popular wave.
Once in Washington, these children of
the people will be absorbed and over
whelmed by the great majority of older
and more experienced men. We shall
only hear of them thereafter to their dis
credit
Year: 1878

Judge -, of the Judicial
District of Arkansas, had brought before
HIM convicted felon to be sentenced.
The opportunity to Improve" the occa-
sion was not to be lost, and so, after the
usual demand for reason why sentence
should not be pronounced, his honor
slowly and with genuine feeling address
ed the prisoner: My poor fellow you
are about to go to the penitentiary You
are required to give up for a long term
everything which the great world values:
your .fanaily-and instead to take for your
associates only felons like yourself; your
h0me-and take instead what can never
have the semblance of home; your a0W
and SO be subject to the order of men
who have no sympathy with you. Even
your ordinary clothing you will exchange
for here his honor hestated, and raising
his left arm, pointed to it with the index
finger of his right hand you will ex-
change for striped clothes, the stripes
running not lengthwise, like these but so
round and round, Ike a coon S TAIL = Ed
itor's Drawer. in Harpers Magazine for
October.
Year: 1878

The Ashland journal, quoting EN-
mitt's speech here, in which he boasted
of being "a worker in this region for 90
years" makes these comments:


"He says he has been a worker in your
midst for sixty years, and what has been
his work? Did you as voters of the 18th
district ever think about his great work
and its results? If not call on him for
statistics and you will find that he has
distilled and sent out millions of gallons
of whisky to be distributed among the
people. Can any of the people that ask
you to vote for him tell you the number
of his victims How many have been
hung2 How many have gone to help
fill up the prisons of your country
How many have filed drunkard's graves?
How many murders committed? How
many widows and orphans it has made?
What destitution, misery and degrada-
tion it has caused? How much yon have
been taxed to support the paupers and
to try the criminals? -? These are ques-
tions to be considered in this life time
work of Jim Emmitt. How much better
it would have been for the country and
suffering humanity if he had died in his
mothers arms in infancy. His business
through life does not have great ten
dency to morality, religion or education.
he has had no time, and not much in
clination that way, for those three things
would have worked against his financial
interest, and are enemies to his peculiar
calling. We will only say the two are
before you, and we know that the people
are too intelligent to be trapped by
money or whisky. The Conventions may
be, but the people are too many. We
would like to know what church i'm at
tended when in Ironton, on Sunday,
through the Register, as the church mem
bers of the District would like to know
too"


All the church he attended on Sun
day was whisky shop.-ED. REG
Year: 1878

colored man so brutally and ruthlessly
murdered was guilty Of the otfense
charged against him. The first dispatches
spoke of Taylor's confession" but it was
apparent from the dispatches themselves
that he made no confession, and denied
killing Miss O'Donnell to the last. But
whether he was guilty or not, no mob of
savage miscreants should be allowed to
PREJUDICE the case of any citizen of Ohio
accused of crime, and every one of the
ringleaders should be hung or lodged in
the Penitentiary. Unless justice be vim
dicated no mans life is safe an hour.
True, in this case it was only an humble
negro who suffered, but the next victim
of the mob may be any one who reads
this article. The State as well as the To-
cal authorities should bestir themselves
and insist to the last upon the condign
punishment of this CHASTITY crime.


Later developments show that the mur-
der of Taylor is not the worst feature of
the case. Since then the mob has prac-
tically taken possession of the city; has
secuted the remonstrances of the law
abiding people there; has interfered with
and broken up their meetings; and has de-
family declared that it will permit no ar
rests to be made Still worse, one OF the
mob writes a letter to the Toledo Jour
nal, weakly defending the foulest outrage
ever committed in Ohio, signing himself
Rope Fuller" and threatening that
other citizens shall be served as Taylor
was.


This impudent challenge to the law
and order loving population of that city
and of Ohio, should be promptly accepted,
and the scoundrels be subdued and pun
ished at all hazards. If the local author
tiles are not sufficient for the task, let
them call upon the Governor, and even if
the latter should not wait for the call, so
much the better 1t is the prime duty of
the Chief Magistrate to see that the laws
should be permitted to stand in the way
Sandusky is practically in the hands of a
cruel, unreasoning and bloodthirsty mob
and the highest duty incumbent on the
Governor is to see that it is forthwith
dispossessed
Year: 1878

There are still some persons who will
beg dimes from poor women, to pay mis-
sionaries to go and enlighten the heather
and improve their morals. We defy such
to show anything more utterly damnable
in heather lands, since the days of Abra-
ham, than was American slavery only
twenty years ago; anything more horrid
than the Democratic rebellion, to uphold
that sum of all villainies


A few weeks ago a scene transpired in
the most enlightened part of the great
State of Ohio, at Sandusky, that can not
be paralleled for brutality or infamy in
any part of Africa, China, or the islands
of the sea. A "nigger" was tortured to
death. Read this account, and then get
some of your missionaries to give as nor
rid case in any heather land:


Judge Lynch at once assumed control
and converted the peaceable, law abiding
citizens into demons thirsting for blood
They rushed to Jail to find their victim,
and visit upon his person their wrath.
Sheriff Starr was warned of their coming
and placing Taylor in buggy drove rap
luly III GuS ulI6CtlOu VI the COuuIy 1nur-
mary, three miles from the city. The
mob was not to be cheated of their prey
and imm ediately mounting horses started
in pursuit.


The race for life, for the maintenance
of law and order against violence and
disorder, continued until near the Infr
mary, where the Sheriff was overtaken
by Billy Higgins and Dan Donovan, who
informed him that they had been COM
missioned by five hundred men to secure
the body of Taylor and return it to them
for punishment


The Sheriff resisted but in vain. He
was overpowered, his buggy upset, the
prisoner taken from him, and dragged by
bowling, infuriated mob to the City
! Park.


While on the way to the park, Taylor
was struck and kicked by all who could
get near enough to reach him, and was
more dead than alive when the mob halt
ed in the park. Here Taylor endeavore
! to say something. All tha: could be
heard was, 81 buried the girl, but another
| niger killed her" The lynchers would
not listen to him, but placing long rope
about his neck, threw him to the ground,
and amid the widest excitement dragged
him down Columbia avenue to Market
street. about two squares, and throwing z
the rope over the ladder rest of lamp
post, drew the body up.


The rope broke, and the body fell to
! ground with a sickening thud. The rope
was soon spliced, and again thrown over
the rest, when Frank Graul painter
supported on the shoulders of the crowd,
eased the rope over and soon the body
of Taylor was swinging under a faring
gas light,


Cheer after cheer rent the air as the
mob beheld their lleless victim After
hanging about fifteen minutes the body
was cut down by Marshal Perrygan who
removed it and secreted it to prevent
the mob from burning it, as they threat
ened to do.


The Columbus Sunday Herald, speak
ing Of this affair, says:


The Sandusky mob has placed an al
most iueffaceable stain on the fair ,har
acter of Ohio 1t is even doubtful if the
Year: 1878

A young fellow in San Francisco sud-
denly snatched a kiss from lady riend,
and excused himself by saying that it was
o sort of temporary insanity that now and
then came upon him. When he arose to
take his leave the plying damsel said to
him "If you ever feel any more such fits
coming on, you had better come right
here, where your infrmity is known, and
we VIII take care ot YOU"
Year: 1878

Most newspapers make a loud appeal
to the dear, ignorant people, in their last
issue before election, telling the ignorant
people aforesaid how they should vote.


Now we have, perhaps, too high an
opinion of the intelligence Of the voters
in general. We think they have sense
enough to know how to vote, and our
final appeal generally is, for every voter
to turn out and vote as his conscience
dictates. Then we never fear the result.
We believe it is the duty of every voter
to be at the polls and vote. No man has
a right to complain of bad government
or bad administration of the laws by
public officers, when he fails to vote.


In other articles, we contrast the sew
eral candidates on the tickets in, this
county. Every thing else being equal,
we hold that it is the duty of every voter
to vote for the candidates on his own
party ticket. But when there are grave
reasons otherwise, then the public good
should override party ties.


We believe we have shown that it is for
the public good that the Democratic
voter should scratch his ticket.
Year: 1878

A lonesome-looking boy was yester-
day hanging around woodward In the
northern part Of the city. when the
owner Of the yard. having both charity
and philanthropy for boys with tears In
their eyes, asked the lad why he didn't
peddle apples or do something to earn
few shillings. The boy replied that he
had no capital. and the woodward man
took out nickel and said


Nov. my boy. l am going to start
YOU in life. Take this nickel and so
aud make purchase Of something or
other. III buy 1t Of you for ten cents.
no matter what 1t is. Come. now, let's
see what sort Of u business head you
have on you"


II. boy took the nickel and went of,
but in ten minutes was back with GAL
Ion Jug which he had purchased with
the nickel.


"well. you are keener. replied the
man, never saw ono OF those sold
for less than fifteen cents to anyone. l
want such q jug. and here's its fair
prics. Go, now, and lay out your hf-
teen cents in apples, and III buy half
your stock"


The boy did not return. Perhaps he
fell into a sewer somewhere; but you
can't make the woodward man believe
no. When he lifted the jug from under
the table where the boy had carefully
placed il he found hole in the bottom
large enough to let In black and tan
tsrrier.-L,troi Ere, Press.
Year: 1878

Why don't you take the paPersi They're the light of my delight; Except about election time,

 And then I read for spite. know two men, as much alike As ever you saw two stumps; And DO phrenologist could find

 A difference in their bumps. One takes the papers, and his life Is happier than a kings His children all can real and write. And talk of men and things. The other took DO paper, and,

 While sirOlling through the wood, A tree fell down and broke his crown And killed him--'very goOd." Had he been reading of the news,

 At home like neighror Jim, I'll bet a cent that accident

 Would not have happened him. Subscribe you cannot leOse a cent Why should you be afraidi For cash thus spent is money lent

 At interest four-fold paid.
Year: 1878

A tree will not lie as 1t falls, but it will
fall as it leans. And the great question
every one should bring hoome to him
self is this, "What is the inclination OF
my soul? Does it, with all its affect
tons, lean toward God, or away from
him.
Year: 1878

Good breeding is guard upon the
tongue; the misfortune is thatwe put ii
off and on with our fine clothes and
visiting manners, and we do not wear
it where 1t is wanted the most-at
home.
Year: 1878

You want to break on this road, do
you? Well, you can sit down there. We
have no vacancy just at present; but
we kill bout two brakemen day, and
| da~ 7 in few minutes | shall hear
of some one losing an arm or a leg, and
then you can have the job The man
thought he would hot wait.
Year: 1878

the common long-legged, slab-sided, sharp
faced hazel-splitter is not profitable here or
III any country, not even in Texas, where
they grow wild in the forest and are hunted
with horse and hounds like deer. The man
had better not attempt the business who is
not willing to adopt the thoroughbred, for,
II he does not, he cannot meet with more
than ordinary success at best The profits
OF swine growing on peas is not the coinage
OF the imaginative brains of editors, as some
suppose, but we have information that yeri-
fles it from good, practical Montana farmers
who demonstrate it yearly.
Year: 1878

The Pacific Raral Press, in its week S sum-
mary, thus rehearses the condition of affairs
in the State:


Work is swinging along under more pro-
pitious skies. 1t is true the sun is operating
under the eight-hour law, and takes out
meal time from that, but many things are
better than if his fervor were prolonged
throughout the solid days. The surface soil
is parting with its moisture gradually, and
does not bake as under severe heat. Grass
and grain are sending blade and rootlet
quietly through the moist and mellow soil,
and perhaps before the torrid heat comes the
earth will be shaded from the sun, and held
from dong injury to the tender roots. This
moderate weather also holds growth to
slower maturing, and warns the fruit trees
not to put to much trust in the springtime
until the chance of nipping frosts is over.


In the fiocks there is great activity While
in the counties north of the bay there has
been severe loss of ewes and lambs by the
drenching and chilling storms, the flock
masters of the south and the great san Joa-
quin have rejoicea in most favorable Wea-
ther and lambs are gamboling over the rich
pastures in manner to delight the owners
hearts. Aside from preparations fog shear
ing and dipping the San Joaqulner IS now
turning wider area 10 summer faaoW than
ever turned before, and the only limit to the
work seems to be in the scarcity OF horse
ana mule power. The harvest comes aRace
the greatest California has eyer knoMa@.
Year: 1878

Minute Pudding-Put three pints of sweet
skinned milk over the fire, in porcelain
| kettle, or something that will good deal
more than hold it, Salt it, and the minute
it boils, stir in rapidly as much flour as it
will moisten. Take it quickly from the fire
and serve hot, with butter, and sugar or
syrup.


Corn Starch Blanc Mnnae,- Nearly boil one
quart of sweet skinned milk, and add five
tablespoonfuls of corn starch, wet smooth in
little cold milk, and little piLch of salt;
stir till it thicEens. Serve cohl, with ounce
or other jelly, or, if it is to be eaten with
sugar and cream, add one teaspoonful of
vanilla when taken from the fire.


German Toast.-Make a thin batter with
one egg, one cupful of milk, salt and -four.
Dip in it thin slices of light bread, and try
to a nice brown. Serve hot, with butter,
and sugar, or syrup.


Float.-Measure the milk in teacup, place
over the fire to boil; for every cup of milk
take yolk Oh one egg and one tablespoon of
sugar, and two tablespoons of flour for every
eight eggs, and flavor to suit. Beat all we'll
together while the milk is boiling, then pour
over, stirring brskly all the time; if not
thick enough put over the fire and stir till it
thickens, whip the whites to stiff froth,
sWeeten and put over the top While hot.


Float. No. 2.-Take one pint of milk, two
eggs, one-half tencup of com stagch put
the milk on, to, heat, reserying a little in
which to dissolve the corn starch. Separate
the yolks from, the whites, beating each. sep.
arately. Mix the yolks with the milk and
corn starch and pour ia the hot milk just
before it boils; let all boil tor minute and
take off; sWeeten and flavor to taste, and
set aside to eooA Next beat the whites to u
stiff froth, and have skillet anel boiling wat
er and slide the beaten whites on the top.
After it has cooked, place it over that pre-
Iviously cooled, and yon cannot but be pleas
ed with your effort.


Float, no, 3.-To, ene-half gallon of new
milk, add the yoA1s of six well beaten eggs,
one cup, of sngar;; bring the milk to a boil
by setting the vessel in Il pot of boiling wa
ter, then add the eggs and sugar, stirring all
the while. Beat your whites to !. stiff froth,
and add last; stir until the consistency Of
thick cream. flavor with lemop..
Year: 1878

Mr.. Marks L. Frank has introduced in the
Assembly bill to authorize the sale of
liquor by all dealers in New York who have
placed money on deposit with the Excise
Board for licenses and not received it back
during the period which would have been
covered by a regular license if one had been
granted and issued. Mr.. Frank very COM
mendably desires to protect the liquor deal
ers who, besides being deprived OF their
business, have been defrauded out Of their
money through the dishonesty of public
official. There can be no question Of the
fairness of paying back to the unlicensed
dealers their deposit money, or of allowing
the amounts to stand as credit in pay
ment of their license fees under new law.
Their money was not paid by them to Ow en-
Murphy, but to the Excise Board, an official
body which is responsible for it's safe keep
ing. But what we want now is a sound,
impartial license law to apply to all the
cities of the State alike, and any patchwork
legislation will only delay such measure


A concise, careful license bill should at once
be prepared by the proper committee and
made law as speedily as possible
Year: 1878

As yet the war continues, simply because
though the Powers have declared their mu-
tual desire to make peace or to suspend
hostilities the persons authorized to COM
nit either side to such action have not yet
met, and until they have met and acted the
relations are still those of active hostility.
But the terms of peace are discussed with
energy in all the capitals Austria seems
to have instructed her representatives at
Constantinople and ST. Petersburg to
declare her views with unusual distinctness.
These views, however, only present her
case as it was already known to exist. She
is averse to the determination Of the future
fate of great territories near her without
her consent, and cannot feel at ease in the
presence Of any possibility that Russia and
Turkey shall settle between them issues
that are of great immediate consequence to
her. 1t will be easy enough for Russia to
reassure her in that respect, and the ground
of that reinsurance is, in fact, laid down in
the article from the Agencs Russo, given in
our dispatches which points out that
Russin has already declared herself rs to
these points and will adhere to her declara-
tions
Year: 1878

Senator Ecclesne desires legislation to
compel the New York and Gilbert Elevated
Railroad companies to complete their roads
north Of Fiity-ninth street with as little
delay as possible. This is doubtless in
consequence of the announcement made
by the companies that the portion of the
roads between the Battery and Fifty-ninth
street will be first completed. But the
main profits of the roads must come from
the through routes hence it is not prob
able that they will make any unnecessary
delay in finishing their lines to the northern
extremities. Mr.. Ecclesine has been such
an earnest champion of rapid transit that
any proposition proceeding from him on
the subject deserves consideration. Never
theless, We regard his seeming apprehen-
sion Of delay in the construction of the
through lines rs unnecessary. 1t would be
more important to inquire whether any
legislation can now be had making the
regular running Of night trains an obliga-
tion on the part Of the companies.
Year: 1878

lose all dignity and be brought
into daily contempt by humiliations
against which they would have no
defence and which they would be power
less either to escape or parry. The ma
jority of the House controls the adWinistra-


ton of its rules, and in the hands OF a
hostile majority the rules could be made to
work intolerable annoyance to a badgered
and helpless Ministry. Under our system
heads OF departments occupying seats in
the House might be made very uncomfort-
able even when acceptable to the political
patty that elected the President. 1t may
happen that the party opposed to the
President has a majority in Congress,
and whenever that is the case and
party feeling runs high few self
respecting men would be willing to
hold Cabinet positions which required
them to run the gauntlet of Congressional
hectoring. 1t is for the public interest that
the administration should always appear
respectable, and that it should be protected
against indignities in the discharge Of its
duties, which it could hardly be if its men,
bers had seats in Congress without sup
porting majority. Whenever we make that
change we must introduce with it the prin-
ciple of Ministerial responsibility or the
experiment cannot succeed.