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Year: 1879

GEN. GRANT A BEGGAR FOh A
PARTISAN NoMINATIoN.--In an article
few days since the readers Of the
GAZETTE will remember that we called
attention TO the fact that Gen. Grant,
like Gen. Scott, had been honored by
his countrymen above all other military
men Of his day. They had bestowed
upon Gen. Grant the highest office in
their gift; created another for his dis
tinguishment with extraordinary emolu-
ments, and then raised the salary Of the
Chief Magistracy to add further to his
smoluments. They feel that they have
done all that grateful people should do
or that . generous nature ask. 1t is,
therefore, one of the most natural things
In the world to find that the people feel
ing they have done all that should be
done, are now mortified rather than
pleased to find the man they had exalted
above all others still an Office seeker.
We find that we were not mistaken
that after the great "Grant boom" In
Philadelphia has passed, its effects
are already pointed TO by the most relia-
BILE organs Of the Republican party, as
unfavorable to the third term claimant.
We felt disposed to fall in with our
countrymen and award to Gen. Grant a,
least . silent assent to distinguished
merits, since nearly all the world had
through him paid homage TO the great
Republic that had educated him, exalted
and honOred him - no other citizen bat
been honored. We could not, therefore
help feeling mortified to find that Gen
Grant, after all that had been done, wa
really stopping 10 the level of an Office
beggar. But we beg our readers not Il
take our word for this. We only asl
them TO read what is said by the Repub
lican papers, that contributed to max
the "Boom" what it really was, til
most magnificent reception ever extende
to an American citizen. We copy i
another column an editorial article fror
the Philadelphia Telegraph. 1t wi
amply pay the trouble of perusa
One must infer from it that even Ge


w. Childs and the Drexels had 8
eye single to the advertisement of the
great city, and the notoriety that wou
thus be given TO the gentlemen who Ike
well the "show" In charge. Who tot
the part Of Barnum that paper does n
state with accuracy, but leaves its rea
ers to divide the lsbors of the "shov
with Mr.. Geo. II. Boxer, Bishop Sim


son, Geo. w. Childs, ex-Secretary Bori
and Tony Drexel, with Mayor Stockl


~ the active manager. But we ha


already given more space TO this artic
than we intended, and hope we will Ii


be thought severe in anything we ha


said OF the "third term claimant" aft
the reader has perused the article fro


the Telegraph, one Of the most able al
reliable organs Of the Republican par


in Philadelphia.
Year: 1879

A gentleman who had Travelled about
pretty extensively was greatly perplexed to
understand how it was that other persons
were waited upon promptly and we'll served
at the hotels, while he was almost entirely
ignored and could scarcely obtain a square
meal-complain to or swear at the waiter
as he might At last his eyes were opened
to the dodge of feeling the waiter liberally,
and being of all ingenious turn of mind he
determined to improve upon the plan. The
next hotel he dined at he took his seat very
pompously at the table, and took out we'll
filled pocket-book, extracting therefrom a
ten dollar bill, which he laid on the white
cloth beside his plate, and placed his goblet
upon it. In an instant almost he was sur
rounded by walters, who seemed to vie with
each other in attentions. Every wish was
anticipated, and all the delicacies of the
kitchen and pantry were placed before him
in tempting array. Having Jared as sumpt-
uously as prince (to the envy of many of
the guests, he took up the greenback, and
beckoning to the nearest waiter, was i'm
mediately besieged by half dozen or so.
Holding the bill in one hand, he pointed to
it with the other, and inquired of the crowd
DO you see that bill 2" "Oh, yes, sir"
they all exclaimed in chorus. "Then take
good look at it," he replied; 8" for you will
never see it again" Saying which, he de-
parted, leaving the walters aghast.
Year: 1879

In one corner of my room | have shelf
which to me is prettier than many a costly
bracket. 1t is about thirteen inches wide
in the middle, and is of plain wood, un
painted and unvanished. Across the front
is fastened strip of pasteboard even with
the shelf on its upper edge, and reaching
about five inches below, to cover the un.
slightly pieces of wood which are fastened TO
the wall for the shelf to rest on. This paste
board | covered with the beautiful gray
lichen, found in such quantities on rocks in
old pastures. Then good-sized flower pot
was set in the center of the shelf containing
splendid maiden-hair fern. The soil was
such as ferns delight in-leaf mould from
their native woods, mixed with little sand,
and plenty of charcoal in the bottom of the
pot. On each side of this center-piece
placed small pot Of German ivy. fas
tened one end of long piece of hoopskirt
wire to the outside of one pot of ivy, then
bent the other end down and fastened it to
the outside of the other pot for an arch over
the fern. To cover up the flower pots ar.
ranged fortifcation the whole length of
the shelf, consisting of sheets of green moss,
bits of old stumps covered with air-like
lichen, small white stones, and as many
dainty little red cups as | could find.
The ivy soon covered the arch prepared for
it, and then rambled over the moss and
lichens, finally hanging down in graceful fes-
toons several feet below the shelf. The
whole cost was exactly forty cents, the price
of three flower pots.-F2ordi Cabinet.
Year: 1879

For the Vermont watchman.


HYMN.
How shall love thee a. ought,
How shall sing the love that sought.
Or thank thee for the blood that bought
For am thine, my God.
In chaos dark my soul was lost,
On sins wide sea was rudely tost-
Thy love the mighty bows crossed,
And am thine, my God.
Thy word came forth, Let there he light;
Thy touch-iny soul received her sighti
And now "'rhere shall be no more night"
For am thine, my God.
take the praise cannot bring,
take the joy cannot sing,
take my heart on soaring wing,


For am thine, my God. A..
Year: 1879

It is proposed, in regard to mineral lands, to prefer the system of square locations bounded by vertical lines. This system ought not to be decided upon until the question has been thoroughly examined, however. We are not prepared to say that it may not be the best adapted to gold min ina. the conditions of which are altogether or mainly different from those ofsilver min ing, but 1t certainly is not at all adapted to the latter. Square locations with vertical boundaries would make silver mining SO hazardous and uncertain a business that few would engage in it; for the chances would almost be against the discoverer, and the work of prospecting and opening the veins would be for the most part sort Of yackal service, performed for the benefit of sharp speculators whose knowledge as to the location of the parent lode would be obtained at the expense of the p.ospectors. The "dips, spurs, angles and sinuesitics' Of of silyer-bearing veins would play havoc with the vertical boundary principle, and manifestly would defeat the true end of all Legislation, which of course must be the se- curing of justice to all men.
Year: 1879

The new mail route to Fort Apache via Camp Thomas Is now in running order, much TO the relief of people living in the Sierra Blanca country. Formerly the mail went via Prescott. and letters to Apache have been from fourteen to twenty days in transit, although Apache IS only about two hundred miles north of Tucson on a direct line. We congratulate our Sierra Blanco friends, and also call attention to those hav- ing business with them to direct letters via Camp Thomas.-CltiZen.
Year: 1879

Latest reports from the Pioneer District indicate that the Silver King mine is still king. At a depth of 252 feet Tn the new shaft drift has been run which is already forty feet through solid ore, and the end is not yet. Work is progressing steadily but quietly and there seems no disposition to make a big blow over really very big strike. The King has been a success from the start, and we shall expect gaeatcr wealth as developments progress.-CitiZen.
Year: 1879

Elder Erastus Snow in harangue to the Mormons at Nephi, Utah, last week, told them that, rather than submit to the Gov ernmeut, or to the President or to the judges. the Mormons would see them all in Hell. Now this is a little rough on the devil. He's a tough old sinner no doubt, but he leads quiet life and behaves like a gentleman and its brutal to think of turn ing the government loose on his premises.

 When a man slips in to get sly nip and finds A crowd of his aequaintances there, his first thought is "Defend me from my friends.s : ....
Year: 1879

The answer of tho Republican party in
Michigan to the roccnt announcement OF the
nuptials Of tho Democrats md Gracnbaclora
was maslo known yesterday by tho State
Convention ut lansing. It consists
in platform continuing two brief
resolutions, the first reciting tho
fact that tho Republican party, having
brought tho currency of tho country
to its present Hottled aud safe condition,
opposes any radical chango in our pteaent
financial system; aud tho second inviting
tho corporation of Ct all men Of whasorer
former party utilization who are in favor Of
financial honesty aud a safo mud sound basis
for The business Of the country"
Year: 1879

If General GRANT really aud firmly in
ssts upon remaining q private citizen for
the rest of his life, he will not be able to
avoid demonstrative recognition at the
hands of his fellow countrymen as the
greatest hero of the age. His recent eXpe-
rience in the Old World, where he has been
the recipient of unbounded hospitality and
the most distinguished honors at the hands
of kings and potentates, and people Of high
and low degree, Pagans and Christians in
cluded, has served 10 arouse n spirit of jeal-
ousy among his millions of friends and adj
mirers at home, who are not willing that
the foremost man of America should be
courted and honored to n greater
extent by foreigners than he is
by Americans They propose to
make this apparent by giving him the
grandest reception on his return to his ma
tive shores ever exten1ed TO any public man
in this country, or in any other. And when
this reception is over, if his personal desires
not TO become u candidate for reelection to
the Presidency are not overcome by the pop
ular demand for his return TO public life, he
will continue TO occupy the most exalted
station in the esteem of every loyal Ameri-
can. That he should have lived to become
the cOnqueror of the greatest rebellion the
world ever saw, to have filled the Office of
Chief Magistrate of this great people for
two terms, and then TO have declined u third
election, which is now practically rendered
to him, would possibly he account
ed as greater achievement than
such reelection. In any event,
whether he renews his candidacy or
not, history will accord to him a rank far
above that attained by any of the great SOL
diers, statesmen and patriots of the past.
But it cannot be denied that his reelection
would reflect credit upon the country and
upon our form Of government, for it would
show that sterling patriotism combined
with eminent public services are not with
out reward in the Republic. Further, il
would demonstrate more clearly than in
any other possible manner the consistent
and persistent adherence of our people to
those principles for which the war was
fought and for which the priceless blood OF
patriotism and the millions of dollars il
cost were given in earnest sacrifice


But the Republican party is not rs some
of the more eager Bourbons seem TO
imagine, thoroughly bound up in aud COM
mitted to his denomination. He is appa-
rently and undoubtedly the choice of " ma


ority of the party to-day, and probably will
be when the nominating convention meets
next year; but he is not the sole candidate
for the nomination, nor does he handical
the party as TILDEN does the Democracy


freighted as that party is by the Ciphe


Ogre of Gramercy Park, who rides it with


lirmer grip than the Old Man of the Sea ha(


astride of SINBAD.
Year: 1879




Much of the impetus of the GRANT move
ment would be negatived if President
HAYES should veto the army bill. But
there would be enough left even then TO
frighten the Democrats. What the Ameri-
can people admire more than anything else
in their public men is stubborn devotion to
principle, and many of them begin TO be-
licye that General GRANT is about the only
physical and mental embodiment of this
qualification among the leaders of the Re
publican party, belief that would be
shaken if President HAYES, or any other
man in similar prominent position, should
present an uncompromisipg front to the OPP
position. There are dozens of illustrations
of this meaning in public life in this coun-
try, notable among which is Senator
ZACH CHANDLER, who is admired, respected,
and honored for his grit the country over.
Year: 1879

DEMOCRATS say that the test oath must
be repealed because "a man is entitled to
abe tried by u jury of his peers" and those
who can take the test oath are not the
"peers of the ballot-box suffers and vio-
lators of the election laws. Under the same
theory, horse thief could claim that none
but horse thieves should sit on n jury to try
him.
Year: 1879

THE constitutional convention now in
session in Louisiana was called for the ex-
press purpose Of so amending the organic
law of that State as 10 restrict the colorcd
people in the exercise of the right of suf-
irage, if not to deprive them of that right
altogether The Exodus is supplanting this
Year: 1879

THE equities of civilization and human
freedom are being asserted in the negro
exodus down South. The fate of the op-
pressOr is to reap the harvest of personal
distress from the seeds of his own sowing.
And it begins to appear that this migration
fever has passed beyond control or compro-
mise. If it keeps OH the chivalry will be
compelled either to stOrve or 80 to work for
their own support.
Year: 1879

No reasonable man will now assume that
the finances can possibly become para
mount issue in 1850. That question will
attract much attention, it is true, but the
real and vital point of controversy will be
evolved from the pending debate in Con-
gress, wherein the Republican plea is for n
recognition Of the principle of nationality
in our governmental forms, while the Dem
Ocrats have insisted upon splitting the
country up into discordant sections. In
other words, the great battle of 1ssO will
be fought upon exactly the same issues
which divided the country, the North
against the South, upon the battle fields of
1S6l-'G5
Year: 1879

THIS Congress cannot be justly accused
Of being "last" in one sense. 1t has been
in session more than month and has not
yet passed one of the three bills for which
it was convened in extra session by procla-
nation. Either ignorance of duty, laziness
of disposition, or fear to act, is the obstacle
in the way of progress. There is no divided
responsibility now. The Democrats are
bearing the entire load, and they do it awlS-
Wardly.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats are in quandary, If
they carry out the BECK programme and
attempt to starve the Government the peo-
pie will repudate them. If they fail to
carry il ont, or are guilty of backing down,
they will go to the people at the next cleo
tion without a live issue upon which to base
their claim for votes. The cry of "bayonets
at the polls has been exposed in all its
emptiness, and they will have no valid cx-
cuse TO offer for having forced this extra
session If they had gone so far in the last
Congress as to attempt to pass their repeal
bills, and then had made the appropria-
tions and gone home quietly without further
disturbance Of public affairs, they would
have possessed themselves of some claim to
public confidence; but as it is, they have
lost that opportunity, and are now forced
to appear in the attitude Of unsuccessful as
well as unscrupulous partisan managers,
Year: 1879

HAMILTON FISH begins to loom up with


conspicuous proportion as the Republican


candidate for Governor Of New York next


fall. If the party should come in harmony


with this idea, and he should be nominated


and should accept the nomination, "hark,


from the tombs doleful sound would


come up from the Democratic camp in that


State, Neither ROBINSON, nor SEYMOUR,
nor DoRsHEIMER, nor any of the political
game cocks on that side would be anxious to
put ON their gails and enter the pit for n
contest. AT the present junctre we regard
Mr.. FISH as the most formidable candidate
that the Republicans could place in the
field lie has pure and proud record, is
free from all factional entanglements in his
State, and possesses n sterling personal pop
ularity from Erie 10 Montauk that would
admonish the Democrats early that they
Year: 1879

The churches of Owensboro are able
to afford room for probably 1000 bodies,
and an indefinite number of souls. But
how many souls and bodies are in them,
on an average, each Sabbath? Perhaps
not one-third of that number. The re-
ligious problem of the day is, how to
secure full attendance and reach the
popular heart generally. The few well
conditioned, orderly people who regu-
larry attend comprise almost the entire
congregations. To these religious OBJ
scrvance becomes habit, however or
whatever he their faith, which needs
not much encouragement. But outside
of them is a great world beset with pas
sions abounding in good and evil impul-
ses which is scarcely reached by the
church ministrations. The good shep-
herd leaves his ninety and nine and goes
in search of the one stray sheep. But
here are ninety and nine astray, and
the absorbing question is, how shall
they he brought To the fold. Ii is a
question for earnest efforts at solution
all over the United States no doubt, and
Owensboro especially demands its con-
sideration.-Ddily Messenger.


We must look TO the daily Messenger
to grapple with the problem above, AS it
is the only untried means available.
Year: 1879

THE season for strikes has come, oper-
atives i'm the factories i'm different
branches of trade, at Cincinnati and
other western cities have inaugurated
their fall campaign. Ii certainly is a
misfortune that our capitalists and work.
ing men cannot better harmonize their
interest. The question of an excess of
laborers is coming to be one of great mo-
ment i'm this country. Weare receiving
large additions to our mechanical classes
by European and Chinese immigration,
and the bulk of new comers are poor,
depending wholly upon their labor for a
living. Many are reduced TO the neces-
sity Of working for bare subsistence,
while Others failing i'm this become
trdmps before they know it; the result
of the whole matter is that our married
mechanics cannot live respectfully up
on their wages. We may as well make
up our minds i'm this country to come
down to a lower strata of living. The
tendency is inevitably toward a system
of aristocracy, the few will control the
money and the many will toll hard for
the mere privilege of living. If we had
our say we would shut our door to the
rapid influx of immigration which is
deluging our working mems interests
and giving such advantages to the cap
italists and monopolies.
Year: 1879

The Ohio election was held yesterday
hut we have no information, when go
ing TO press, as 20 the result. Opinions
have been considerably mixed a. Ia
who will he the next Governor of Ohio.
There Il a special significance in the
Ohio contest a. il decides the chances
Of certain presidential probabilities.
Ohio has several men who are looking
wistfully toward the White House and
the vote Of the Buckeye State will fig
ure close on the dividing line in the
next electoral college. A day or two
more viii show who is to set 'em up on
the Ohio election.
Year: 1879

TOMORROW at Lake Chatauqua there
Is 10 lie rather novel performance. Ii
is a contest between Hanlan and Court
pey, two great oarsmen, for a prize of
S6,000, known a. the Hop Bitter's
Prize" This bitter company is enti-
tied 10 special honor. They believe in
keeping their name before the public
and they know that a contest at Cha
tauqua Lake will have that effect. II
is indeed gratifying to find a great busi-
ness establishment thus encouraging
athletic sports 10y giving such a liberal
premium TO the winner i'm IA rowing
contest.
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIPTIONS To the HERALD are
the order of the day. BE in time to
compete for the premiums at the Agri-
cultural Fair. The corn crop is about
matured and tobacco is generally in the
house and i'm good order, 50 that we are
expecting lively contest for the gold
awards for the best corn and tobacco.
Year: 1879

rHE press throughout the State is
commenting rather crigici>ingly upon
the papioning propensity OF Governor
Blackburn. Our Governor must not be
too benevolent. The law-breaking
classes need no such encouragement TO
boldness. Let us have rigid discipline
and make evil doing dangerous pass
time
Year: 1879

A quaint writer says: "I have
seen women so delicate that they
were afraid to ride for fear Of the
horse running away; afraid to sail,
for fear the hoat might upset !;
afraid to walk for fear they might
fall; but never saw one afraid to
get married, which is fur more
riskIul than all tho others put TO.
gcthcr.
Year: 1879

l


tors called and told him they
would not DO 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 the mortgage.


The fall came, and the farm
yielded an abundance of golden
corn and fruit; such crops, indeed,
as it had never produced before,
and Harry found himself beginning
to drift along with the tido of pros
perity. .


And Nettic Ray had begun to
live her young girlhood over again,
as it were, under her fathers roof;
but, somehow, it was not like the
happy, joyous girlhood Of memory
1t was sober and quiet now, and
Nettic fell into trains of musing,
and every now and then passed a
certain sad thought through her
mindIT7sho was neither maid nor
wife. liof Cd r


She avoided the vicinity of her
late home, nor had she once seen
Harry since the separation; but
she had heard Of him occasionally,
and knew that he was a changed
man. Still, this knowledge brought
her but a melancholy satisfaction.
The reform had come too late-too
late! There was a wide gulf be-
tween them now.


But one evening in the golden
October, Nettic found herself
rather obliged to pass Harry's
farm. 1t lay between her fathers
house and the village, but she had
heretofore taken Il round about
road in going and returning from
the village. On the evening in
question, however, she had been
detained in the villagc,unconscious-
ly, till it was nearly dark, and she
determined to hazard the nearest
road home. 1t would be fully dark
when she would pass his house,
and the chances were that he
would not see her. She would not
have him to SEQ her for tho world !


When she arrived opposite to the
house, she perceived that there was
Il light in the little sitting room
Her first impulse was to hurry BY.
but some more powerful influence
prompted her to stop. She did so,
and stood timidly at the othor side
of the road, gazing longingly at the
house that had been 4 home for
hcr-frst of happiness, then of
misery. By and by, sho felt an
irresistible ycarning TO look at
the room once more. lie was
evidently within, and there was
no danger that he would SEQ her.
So she walked hurridly across the
road, opened the gate softly, and
stepped into the lawn. Another
moment, and she was at the win
dow, looking in.. What singular
behavior! but she could not help
it.


The little room was as neat as
when she herself had watched over
it. A cheerful fire burned in the
gratc, althoughit was not very cold,
and n lighted lamp stood on tho
tob1n II yynu fharn that ITorr,, ,roc