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Year: 1874

stephen Girard was remarkable man.
In has otice was Young man as clerk, who
attended 10 his duties very intelligently and
faithfully. This had attracted the attention
OF MIR. Glrard, for nothing escaped him.
One morning he came into the ice and call.
ing the clerk, remarked:


Young man. dreamed about you last
night"


dreamed of me 7" returned the clerk,
in surprise.


Yes; 1 saw form and heard voice.
The form was your own. and the voice said
This man is your best clerk, but he should
be cooper. Merchants fail, but coopers are
always sure of living by their trade So
you must leave me and learn TO be n first rate
cooper. never go contrary to my dreams.
They often tell me how to proceed. trust
in them as do in my own judgment; and
obey them conscientiously. Go aud get
place to learn the trade of cooper. and when
you can make barrel come and see the
again"


The clerk was, of course, greatly astouished,
but he had no fear of toll, and he knew that
he would lose nothing by falling in with the
directions of Mr.. Girard. Accordingly he
settled up his affairs at the office, and in
few days engaged with Mr.. Girard's cooper to
learn the trade. During long period he
kept steadily at work and made excellent pro.
gress


Meanwhile Mr. Girard had not forgotten
him. lie often saw the young man in his
overalls on the whaFEes nt work, and he a.
ways spoke encoursgingly to him. He had
not made up his mind as to what he would do
for him. but he was greatly pleased at the
successful carrying cut of his dream. On one
occasion, as he came from the wharf, he nut
tered:


my young cooper is doing we'll He is a
man every inch of him. must give him a
helping hand"


A few nights subsequently the old man was
sleeping calmly in his humble looking apart>
nent. His real wealth did not show itself
in anything about him. The furniture was
old-tashionec. and all the surroundings we're
strictly after the plain taste Of the owner. As
he sIumbered his countensncc was calm and
without the trace Of a single care. At times
slight smile fitted over his face, aud he
seemed TO be in pleasant dream His slum.
bers continued for u considerable time, when
he suddenly awoke. He rubbed his eyes and
then spoke:


t'Ah, J" he said "I've had dream
about my young cooper. 1 Thought that I'd
hear something about him again. There is a
good spirit looking after his welfare, surely.


"When he finishes his apprenticeship and
is good cooper give him $40. 600 to start in
business" whispered voice in my ear. OF
course l will. He is worthy of encourage
ment. The money will go into good hands.
Ot course will give 1t to him, bnt in my own
way. All, ba ! I've plan for that" -


SUon the old man dropped into slumber
again. He had the same calm countenapce
and the same serene smile. His life vas
devoid of alleyil aud his dreams were Of good
deeds in store for the future N
Year: 1874

THE FIRST AND LAST KISS.
When firss touched her perfect lips.
Ny hand upon her Rirlish head.
Love took alarm. and Ger her face


A deeper hue of roses spread.
Twas but transient flush. and then
It faded, chased by coming fears:
She stood beside me pale aud still-
A lily bathed in timid tears.
Years passed. and she had been to me
The joy. tine happiness of life
All that the human heart can dream
Or nigh for in the name of wife.
oh. perfect friendI oh. perfect lOyol
how can I weave this idle rhyme
OF that which il ineffable-


Unfading with the touch of tiIneg
Which grew upon me till my life


Was hidden in that life Of thine.
And made more beautiful-a tree


Embellished by the cllnging vine.
Methinks sooner can forget


The kiss which sealed her maiden VOW,
Than the last farewell that pressed
On my dead darlinR's pallid brow.
Year: 1874

At the mission of three weeks duration
given by Father Ryan in St. Mary's Church
Troy, N: Y, there were eight thousand
Communions, and twenty -eight converts.
Father Ryan never failed to, preach four
times each day. The last day lie preached
eight times. When broken down by such
work he bade farewell, it was fearful to
see the grief of the immense crowds. Men.
women and children wept bitterly, and
and rushed around the priest to bid good
bye and get his blessing.


Tho day after the mission closed, we are
sorry to state that Father Ryan had a
hemorrhage which prostrated him SO that
he could not, save at the risk of life, fulall
his engagement in Virginia. We are
glad however, to know, that Father RYAN
is going to get through his engagements as
rapidly as possible in order to return home
early in the Fall.
Year: 1874

tion, and there could easily be an under
{ standing to that effect. Thus it would b
, breach Of honor on either aide to nomi
{ nate really good man, and we all know
that there is honor among thieves.


A better plan than the third party wouli


be to Pass law permitting any citizen tt


be member of nominating convention


provided he should be inexorably sent into


exile Immediately afterwards and never
permitted to come back into the State


Certainly the State has no use for such


cattle, and that would be good way of
| finding them out.


We think that nominating conventions


can meyer be dispensed with 10 truly demo.


cratic government. That ia to saw, candi


dates will never be presented on merely
personal grounds, but in reference to great
puoiic questions upon which the people will
seriously differ in opinion. The nominating
machinery being then necessary, the grand
question is how to keep it pure and honest.


The only plan ever suggested which has
struck rs as having some plausibility ia
tnat OF our parish committee, recently an.
nounced. BY solemn resolution the mem.
oers of that body have pledged themselves
not to be candidates for any Office. This
goes part of the way, but what would pre-
vent any unscrupulous member from being
bought up for an outsideri The rule ought
% be extended so as to include members
IT all nominating bodies and to prohibit
hem, not only from being candidates for
'ublic Office, but from holding any an
ointments under officers of their nomi-
ation.


But, after all, the only way that can work
aoroughiy is to remove the temptation
lake the salaries of office so strictly in
roportion to the work to be done that t
lere will be no margin left for bribery. C
ID let all officers. except those strictly t
'!itical, be kept in place during good b
'havior. Then the professional politicians d
Ill be as utterly exterminated as the pro- fl
ssional jurors have been by the recent b
ange in the jury law. a
Year: 1874

UNMIsTAKABLE EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY
The New Orleans Homestead Association, after
short interval Of little more than o week,
again proposes to lend money on Monday ove-
ming at u o'clock in the Star Hall, 1l6 Poydraa
street, corner Camp, to those members now in
need Of it. In the face of this fact and previ-
ous Others, we are compelled to express
our firm conviction that no institution
Of its sge can in times such as these ex-
hibit the same favorable record. Springing
at once, from the day of its organization, to an
Immediate business of an extensive aud Ia.
crative uatare it has gone on with steady
increase, until 1t now stands tho foremost cor
poration ofit kind in New Orleans. But there
10 one thing which has been q matter of great
astonishment to U.S. it is that larger number
Of people do not understand the working of
this Association, and that some of those people
will not take the trouble to ask one of it's two
hundred members to explain it. Such people
do not know what they are losing. If this
notice should be read by any party who is not
familiar with the Association, let him attend
the meeting tomorrow night ut " o'clock in
the Star Hall, 1l6 POydras street, corner Camp,
the public being invited to be present or,
IL more convenient, let him call on the Score
tary, Mr.. T. J. o'Sullivan, between the hours Of
and or s and 8, and all the necessary infor-
nation will be given. z
Year: 1874

WE place the name Of hoelue new subscri-
bers to the Star upon the list, this week.
They are from localities both inside and out
of the county. We merely state this to show
that our list is steadily and constantly on the
increase, and that there are plenty of those
who propose to stand by the pioneer paper
the county, and aid us in publishing paper
which will be credit 10 all interested.
Year: 1874




TO BE ENTITLED TO THE SEAT.


IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSg.l


WASHINGTON, March @.--The Georgia election
case of Sloan against Rawls was decided by the
House to-day in favor of the Republican claimant
by strict party vote. The case was interesting as
presenting curious phase Of the election irregulari
ties and political trickery which have become 80
common in the South since the war Tho district -
the one in which Savannah is situated, and the case
turned upon the legality of the election at certain
precincts in Chatham County, outside OF that city
In the ante-war times there but one voting
place for the whole county, and that was at the
courthouse in Savannah. After reconstruction
polling places were established in the coun-
try; but this plan was soon abandoned
and two years prior to 1872 the old sys-
TEN was resumed Ii appears that an official
called the Ordinary, who in this seems TO have
been very ordinary official indeed, has the power
to establish discontinue pollingplaces by issuing
an order for that purpose. A few days before the
election the Republicans discovered that there was
no order on file abolishing the country precincts
established il 1865. audprocurlng cOny OF all fhe
Year: 1874

There is at last prospect on a speedy termination
of the TED ous debate of the Transportation bill Mr.
McCrary gave notice to-day that he would call the
previous question at o'clock tomorrow, II all the
time until that hour was given mp TO the discussion,
including an evening session tonight This arrange
ment was made The question of amendments
broached and Mr.. McCrary offered to allow vote on
the substitute of Mr.. Smith of Ohio, but when OBJ
iections were made and he was appealed to to throw
The bill open to general amendment, he declared his
dissemination to ask vote on the bill as II was re-
ported admitting amendments unless the House
should vote down the previous question.
Year: 1874

Thomas J. Mason, OF Newark, was formerly
clerk in the firm of Merrill, Tilney Co., No. II
Wall street. He was youth of good address,
handsome features and prepossessing manners.
In the company OF the fair sex he was not alone
charmer, bat was an embodiment OF everything
that might be esteemed as good gracious and
lovely. Having occupied trustworthy position in
the above mentioned company he was highly
esteemed. lor the reason that he exhibited an ac-
tive enterprise in his business, careful regard
for work and o determination to go ahead
and render himself generally useful in
the important establishment to which he had
the honor to be attached. Good looking indus.
trious and greatly trusted, as has been said. he
had no reason to apprehend mischief had he kept
quiet within himself and had he fought against
the tempter. His rapid and, at irst sight, appar-
emily useful career was, unfortunately. OF short
duration. 1t appears, according to the account OF
the case adduced at the trial. that he was but six
months in the employment of the firm of Merrill,
Tnney Co.. during which time he acted in the
position OF cashier. This very onerOus and trust
wSrhy position gave him the handling OF


which MS integrity and honesty would make itself


lie was ambitious So is every young man now
adays He thought he might go ahead on the
wings Of chance, as other men did This species OF
ambition proved the great mistake OF his lifetime
He didn't succeed, but, unfortunately came to
ruin While engaged as cashier he thought he
ployers' money and, ike a man, he did SO. He
used the money of the rrm in Wall street specula-
tOnS to the extent OF $Z7 9O0, very trlulng sum,
OF course for enterprising clerk making $50
week or to invest with His great iauit was
tha he asn more To- a On tine
In gold don't appear to have materially ADDED
either to his comfort or the esteem in which he
was hitherto held by his employers. mouse
Jumped suddenly across the ditch.


Mir. MasOn's accounts were overlooked BY the
bookkeeper and the trifiing deficit OF So, 300 was
found to exist The young cashier being told OF
the circumstance was asked Tor an explanation,
when with the utmost nonchaIance, he admitted
that he had used $4,000 in Wall street speculations,
and had hoped to replace 1t, but was unable to do
so. He was arrested on Saturday by Detective
Fammer, when the above circumstances were
sworn to. He was held to answer In the sum Of
Year: 1874

Shortly before SIX O'Clock Yesterday morning tho
body Of an unknown man, about forty years OF age.
five feet seven inches In height, and dressed IN
black clothes white muslin shirt IN the bosom
of which were white studs, and black necktie, was
found noating In the middle Of the North River, on
pier 81 by two young men who were rowing across
to HoboKep. Coroner Eickhoff was notified.


Coroner Woltman yesterday held an inquest In
the case OF Richard Lambert, the lad, late OF NO.
32S East Twenty ninth street, who was killed on
the afternoon OF the 4th inst. by the falling OF .
flagstaff at the loot of Twenty-eighth street, Lass
River. During the storm the dag fell rom the
cuD house OF the Friendship Boat CuD. The jury,
found the occurrence to have been accidenai.
Year: 1874

WISDOM OF THE EGYpTIASs.-Philol-
ogists, astronomers, chemists, pain
ters, architects and physicians must
return to Egypt to learn the origin OF
writing-a knowledge of the calen
dar and solar motion-of the art of
cutting granite with a copper chisel,
and Of giving elasticity to a copper
sword-of making glass Of the va
riegated hues of the rainbow-of.
moving single blocks Of polished
syenite nine hundred tons in weight:
for any distance by land or water
of building arches round and point
ed, with Masonic precision unsur.
passed at the present day, and ante
cedent by two thousand years to
the Cloaca Maximd of Rome-of
sculptur1ng a Dorlc column one
thousand years before the Dorians
are known in history-of fresco
painting in imperishable colors-
and OF practical knowledge in ma
sonry. And it is no less clear that
every craftsman can behold on
Egyptian monuments the progress
Of his art four thousand years ago,
whether it be a wheelwright build
ing his chariot, shoemaker draw
ing his twine, g leather-cutter using
that selfsame form of knife which is
considered the best form now Or a
weaver thriving the same hand
shuttle.
Year: 1874

Two STRANGE HUMAN Beings.
was once sitting in a cool under
ground saloon at Leipsic, while
without people were ready to die
from heat, when a lew guest enter
ed and took a seat opposite me. The
sweat rolled in great drops down
his face, and he was kept busy with
his handkerchief, till at last he found
relief in the exclamation, 'Feafully
hot" I watched attenti7ely as he
called for a cool drink, for I ez-
pected every moment that he would
fallfrom his chair in aft Of apoplexy.
The man must have noticed that
I was observing him, for he turned
toward me suddenly, saying, q am
a curious sort of person, am I not?"
'"Why?" I asked. Because I per
spire only on the right side" And
so it was; his right cheek and the
right half of his forehead were as
hot as fire, while the left side of his
face bore not e trace Of perspira-
ton. I had never seen the like, and,
in my astonishment, was about to
enter conversation with him regard
ing TIE physiological curiosity,
when his neighbor on the left broke
in with the remark, ''Then We are
the opposite and counterparts Of
each other, for I perspire only oh
the left side" This, too, was the
fact. So the pair took seats oppo-
site to each other, and shook hands
like two men who had just found
each his other half.


1Popu7Qr Science Monthly.
Year: 1874

The irrepressible Detroit Free
Press man writes: cit has never
been definitely settled to the salts
faction of the public who the Man
in the Iron Mask was, but genera
tons to come will know all about
Dick Palmer, who got inside of
something worse than mask. His
mother sent him after a brass ket-
tle which one of the neighbors had
borrowed, and on the way home
the boy turned the kettle upside
down and put it on his head An
other boy struck it a blow, and it
shut down over Dicks face as close
as clam in his shell, one Of the
ears digging into his head behind,
and the other pressing on his nose.
The victim jumped and shouted
and clawed at the kettle, but he
couldn't bulge it. A man came
along and lifted at it, but Dicks
nose began to come out by the
roots, and the man had to stop. A
crowd ran out of the corner gro
cery, Dick's.,,mother was sent for,
and the boys Jumped up and down
and cried oh goly!" without ceas-
ing. One boy said they would have
to take cold chisel and drill Dick
out of the kettle, and another said
they'd have to melt the kettle of,
while everybody tapped on it to see
how solidly it was on. Then they
tried to lift it off, but Dick roared
murder until they stopped Soma
| said grease his head, some said
grease the kettle, while the boys
mother sat down on the curbstone


and cried out, % Richard, why did
you this?' The crowd took it


coolly; it wasn't their hneral, and


a boy with a brass kettle on his


head isn't to be seen every day
Tears fell from the kettle, and a


hollow voice kept repeating, I'll


never do it again Finally they


had Richard on the walk, and, while


one man sat on his legs and an


other on his stomach, a third CON-


pressed the kettle between his hands,


and the boy crawled out, his nose


all scratched and twisted out of


shape, a hole in his head, and a


bump on his forehead. His mother


wildly embraced him, all the boys


cried Hip la and little Richard


was led home to loaf around on the


lounge and have toast and fried


eggs for a week"
Year: 1874

d week contriving it-and she adj
mired his contri7ance.


The author of II know q Bank, "
SC. didn't know one where he
could get his note discounted
The only check he ever had was a
white check on faro bank. He
never held a red check in all his
life.


"What are the Wild Waves Say
ing?" knew very well they we're re-
preaching him fol- running away
from Long Branch without paying
his hotel bill.


"Who will Care for Mother now!'
Who, indeed. You took the old
woman to the poor-house just be-
fore writing the song, and there is
nobody but the poor-master to care
for her now.


Hear me. Norma was deaf and
dumb. He couldn't make his pa
hear nor ma.


MY Mother, Dear" used to thrash
the old woman within an inch Of
her life.


The author of ''Rain on the Roof"
always slept in the basement except
when he slept out of doors.


"Let Me Kiss Him for His Mo-
ther' got mad because his mother
wouldn't have him, and whipped
her little boy within an inch of his
life.


Il Dreamed I Dwelt in Marble
Halls" used to cheat at marbles
when a boy, and his dream was a
horrid nightmare, brought on by
the remorse at the recollection of
fraudulent marble hands.


I'm Saddest when I Sing" was
tickled almost to death when invited
to.


Happy Be Thy Dreams" sold
benzine whiskey. You can fancy
what kind of dreams were produ-
ced.
Year: 1874

Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have
when you are convinced that he
lacks principle. A friend should
bear with a friends infrmities but
not with his vices.
Year: 1874

DRINKING FOR TIE EFFECTs.-He
said he didn't care anything about
liquor, only the effects. He never
liked the taste of it, always made
him gag" to drink it: and he made
up an awful face as he took it down.
But it was the effects he was after


If it wasn't for the effects he would
never drink drop Of liquor in all
his life. He was nice young man
when we first beard him say that.
He had health, good looks, proper
ty and a respectable position in So
ciety. The only perceptible effects
Of his potations then werethe height
ened color in his cheeks, increased
brilliancy of the eyes and vivaci,
ty in conversation. He was gener-
Gus and liberal with his money, too.
and had ':host of friends" Well,
he kept on drinking for the effects
and he got them, as every man will
who keeps at it long enough. The
last time we saw him he was that
most pitiful object a human wreck.
He was standing at a bar pleading
for drink on time. his trembling
fingers being unable to find even a
solitary nickel in the pockets Of his
ragged apparel. He had kept on
gagging over his whiskey and drink
ing for the effects until he hadn't
any effects left except those painful
" apparant ones, poverty, disease,
privation and vanished respectable.
ty. Verify, he got the effects.
Year: 1874

this represent the only use Of money ?
Then why the necessity Of gold' Let IL
apply upon government bonds, pay duty,
or cross the ocean as bullion, but give
us in circulation government legal ten
der paper money, il is all we want; no
gold, silver, brass or copper, no sea shell,
as in former years, but paper exclusive
ly providing always that il comes from
the whole people, and not from corpora
ton or individual, or resting upon any
security less than that represented by the
government Of people.
Year: 1874

Surely the Republican orators import
cd from abroad have been made by their
Radical employers to believe that the
people Of Delaware were grossly igno-
rant, and had paid no regard to the edu-
cation of their children. otherwise these
strangers would never have referred to
our people in such disparaging and in
sulting language. If they suppose that
Delawareans are so ignorant as to require
to be lectured in n political campaign on
the subject of common schools, they are
very much misled. Some of these speak
ers would do well to refer to their own
sections and ascertain whether it would
not be better to be sure that their labors
could not be better spent there. This
insolent supervision Of the work Of Del
aware parental duty is regarded as en-
tirely too offcious.
Year: 1874

The Radicals are circulating small
bills from which we take the following:


III q man owns house worth two
thousand dollars, with a mortgage on it
for one thousand dollars he is worth one
thousand dollars clear. Under our State
Tax law he pays the whole tax on the
house and on the mortgage too-on three
thousand dollars in all


The law does not compel such persons
as are referred to in the above to pay
the tar on money borrowed On mortga-
ges; i permits then, to agree 10 do SO, and
when they do so agree of course they are
liable.
Year: 1874

No negro who has been convicted of
felony has right to vote in this State.
All who have been convicted Of stealing
have lost thsir right to vote, and are
subject to arest, fine aud Imprisonment
If they offer to vote. Look out for them.
We will publish the names Of all such
for Kent and New Castle counties on
Monday. A list Of those for Sussex will
be found in another column,
Year: 1874

Don't make bargain to stay away
from the polls if your Republican neigh
b0r does. That is an old Republican
trick. and the Radical bargainer general
ly sneaks off and votes before night. Go
and vote.
Year: 1874

GzF Large numbers of negroes are be-
ing sent to this city to vote, ILLEGALLY OF
course) in the Radical wards. Many Of
them may be arrested. They are prom
ised work on the city after the election
No doubt by men who are not able to
make these promises good, and the poor
negroes will be here perhaps all winter
as tax upon our charitable people.
Year: 1874

The Democratic ticket has been en-
dorsed in every Hundred as one OF the
best ever put before our people, and
every man on it should be elected. Vote
the whole ticket; and vote early, 80 that
YOU may assist in getting others to vote.
Year: 1874

Understanding that my name has
been used as an Independent candidate
for Representative from Brandywine
Hundred in the next Legislature, l here.
by give notice that I decline to be such
candidate, and that I desire all Of my
friends to support Samuel Handy.


WILLIAM TALLEY.