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Year: 1878

EuerNE HALE, as chairman of the
congressional republican campaign
committee, says there will be no change
Of base on account Of the Maine earth
quake. The party will fight through
the fcampaign on the side Of hard
money f Z f
Year: 1878

Many years ago, we think it was it '5s or '59,
there was considerable excitement in Topeka
and the few towns then south of that point,
over the announcement that pearls had been
discovered in the Whitewater. We know
many that made the trip from Topeka to the
Whitewater to search for these jewels. A
jolly Green Mountain boy by the name OF Stod-
dard found one for which he received about
S25, but the most Of the pearls were very
small and of little commercial value, Fred.
ortman, at Topeka, purchased few quilts
full. Clint, Arnold, now living In Wichita,
gathered a large number for which he
ceiyed thirty to fifty dollars. The pearls were
found in the clam shell which was fished up
from the bottom of the creek A majority Of
the fishermen got the aguc-got it bad. Since
that time we have never heard any thing more
about the pearl business until last week when
Gene Schatiner found three pearls in some
CLAIMS taken from the Little River. Two of
them are very clear and fine, but SO small as
TO be Of little commercial yalae.
Year: 1878

So rapidly is the bulk OF mail matter pass
ing through the Wichita postofiice increasing
that new distributing cases win have TO be
built for handling it. About one hundred Of
fees get their mail from this Office.
Year: 1878

A large proportion Of the American people
are to-day suffering from the effects OF dys
pepsia or disordered liver. The result Of
these diseases upon the masses Of intelligent
and valuable people is most alarming, making
life actually burden instead Of . pleasant
existence Of enjoyment and usefulness as It
ought to be. There Is no good reason for it,
ii you will only throw aside prejudice and
skeptieism, take the advice Of druggists and
your friends and try one bottle Of Green's
August Flower. Your speedy relief ID certain.
Millions Of bottles OF this medicine have been
given away to try Its virtues, with satisfactory
results in every case. You can buy sample
bottle Tor ten cents to try. Three doses viii
relieve the worst case. Positively sold by all
druggists on the Western continent. "a
Year: 1878

And up to this time of the crop of
1878, there has been exported r.
100000 bushel.


Taking gold as a basis of values,
wheat in the years 1869 and in 1874,
was lower than it is now.


There are some 100000 bushels of
wheat in store in Chicago, now, the
largest on record, and the prospect
of foreign demand is peculiarly
gloomy, as the business of the coun-
tries to which we have been ship
ping is badly crippled, and the
laboring classes are idle, and are
unable to purchase at any price.


With these facts before US, should
the farmer wait for a higher price
before selling? This is a question
difficult to answer. About four
weeks ago it was asserted that
Eastern and Western capitalists had
combined for the purchase of
the better grades of spring wheat.
This, no doubt, was a fair business
transaction as fairness now goes.


The above table shows that the
average monthly price of No. 2
spring wheat for December is Sl.O6
per bushel. l find that the average
price for the same wheat for the
month of April for the past ten
years is sl.22ls per bushel. From
this it would appear that the farmer
would be safe in taking the chances
of an advance in the price of wheat.
l give you this 10 show what |
conceive to be the only method of
looking at the chances of wheat
being worth more than SO cts. per
bushel, in Columbus, within the
next four months. KY.
Year: 1878

ing polygamists. is full of deep
interest, and will doubtless be read
and re-read until the public opin-
ion of the nation will be so reused
to action that the system will be
wiped out of existence.


Such result, we are confident, is
most ardently desired by the great
body of people in the United States,
and by none more so than the fol-
lowers of Joseph Smith, the True
Latter Day Saints. To this result
the original Republicans are pledg-
ed, and that pledge, for one, we feel
like seeing made good.
Year: 1878

A RESOLUTION was adopted in the
House the other day asking the sec
retary of the interior to report why
the Cheyennes who were engaged in
the late massacres in Kansas, and
depredaiions in this State have not
been surrendered to the State au-
thorities for trial. This is a very
proper question 10 ask Mr.. Schurz,
and one that deserves TO be answered
with considerable more alacrity
than the secretary has chosen to ex-
hibit. If he is not willing to trans
fer the Indians to the management
of the War department, he must not
stand in the way of just punishment
for their fiendish crimes.
Year: 1878

The case of James f. Whalen
against General Sheridan, pending
in the L. S. Circuit Court in New
York, for the recovery of damages
for the seizure of Whalen's plantation
in Louisiana in 1867, returned a
verdict On the Goth in favor of the
defendant. AT the time General
Sheridan made the order he was the
military Governor Of the situation.
A motion will be made for a new
trial.
Year: 1878

THERE was tremendous sensation
L in the Thirty-first National Bank
one morning at nine o'clock. The sens
alton was not pleasant one. 1t was of
that sort which makes a human being
feel as though he were suddenly stricken
with chill. The under-clerks spoke in
whispers, as they do who are in the
presence of a dead body, and the second
assistant moved about with the pale face
and glittering eyes of one who is labor
ing under intense excitement. No one
spoke to him, and the lower-clerks
glanced askance at him under their eye
brows.


The cashier of the bank had been ar
rested the night before for forgery, and
the second assistant was the one who
caused the arrest.


Unfortunately the cashier was guilty.
He was a young man of extravagant
life, son of one of the leading stock
holders of the bank, who had put him
into the bank to steady him down and
make him learn business habits. But
the young man was spoiled rich mans
son. According to the rule of the sur
vival of the fittest, there was no place
in the world for him. Providence, how
ever, who does not invariably work ac-
cording to Darwinian rules, for reasons
best known to himself, left the youth
alive till he halfruined his father, half
broke his mothers heart, and wholly
committed forgery on the Thirty-first
National Bank. The youths father, for
the sake of the mother, fought desper-
ately to get him off, to no purpose. The
second assistant, Birney Graham, pur-
sued him with an energy which seemed
almost maglignity. The defaulter was
convicted and sentenced to proper pun
ishment. 1t served him right. don't
apologize for him. When a thief is
caught stealing, he ought to be punish
ed, unless he'is starving, and steals a
loaf of bread. -


The president of the bank had a
daughter Alice, aged twenty, blonde,
petite, as pretty as baby, and with the
will and naughty spirit of Lady Mac
beth. That to cap the rest. She was as
Year: 1878

The phonograph may bottle up
the voice and pass it down to fu-
ture ages; but the smile that
twists the face of a man as he seeks
solitude and gazes upon his name
in print for the first time, will al
ways have to he guessed at.
Year: 1878

A beautiful girl said to q wit
"Why don't you talk smart things
to mel You're as dull as a foot
man when in my company. Don't
You know something to say to me p
"Oh," he replied, gazing upon her
with admiration, "even footman
can always answer the BELLE"
Year: 1878

A good gentleman was recently
visited by two elders of the church
to which lie belonged. 1t so hap
pened that when they arrived at
the door of his room the good man
was engaged in prayer aloud. Not
wishing to disturb his devotions,
the two elders waited at the door
till he had finished, having heard
every word of the prayer. When
they entered they complimented
him on the ability and fervor of his
prayer. "Ah y he exclaimed; If ]
had known you were listening, l
would let you hear far better than
that"
Year: 1878

If one should go on another's
premises and beat him ssundly,
smash his fences. gates. outhouses
and dwellings, and then demand
guarantees for an indemnity, he
would be engaged ia the same cool
proceeding which is now occupying
the attention Of Russia. The iRVa


sion of Turkey was justified by the
simple fact that Turkey deserved
anything that might befall her.
Whether Russia is the power to bear
the standard of civilization or the
person to cast the firSt stone is an
other question. At least Turkey is
an effete and waning power an
Russia steadily advancing one.
The outlet to the Mediterranean is q


ust demand. Russia is justified in
making war to obtain the passage OF
the Dardanelles. A crafty power


always looking ahead, we take the
dema nd for indemnity and material
guarantees to be means devised for
maintaining a hold on the crumbling
empire. In this they may be mis-
taken. Out Of disaster q people
sometimes pluck new strength.
There is little. however, in the
Turkish social order that gives any
premise of vitality or growth. The
Turks are really SO small a part of
the population that there appears to
be little room for the creation of
compact social order. in the growth
of nation Which shall be Turkish.
With material guarantees for indem-
nifty and for better rule, Russia in
tends to hold the right to interfere
whenever it may suit her policy.


In justice to Bulgaria and the
Western provinces she can do no
less. As she seems unable to pro-
cure autonomy for Bulgaria, with
Austrian's consent, she is bound in
fairness TO see that persecution aad
misgovernment cease. Such set
tlement must be regarded as simply
the beginning ofa ilal settlement
which is postponed to tue future by
a nation that has shown, by policy
as old as Russia. power 70 await
opportunity, and to make haste
slowly. The acquisition of Batoum,
a valuable port on the Biacksea; OF
Kars and Of ErzerOum, the key to
the caravan trade with Persia and
commanding the head of the valleys
of the Euphrates and Tigris. The
Importance Of these points to Russia,
Year: 1878


We are, all of US, teachers,
And the world is a school
Where the wise man S pupil,
As we'll as fool;
Where all must be learners,
From cradle to grave
Clown and philosopher,
Parson and knave.
Young heads are gIddy,
And young hearts are warm,
And make many blunders
For Age to reform;
Yet young heads are ready
And willing to learn;
And young hearts but seldom
Good counselors spurn.
While old heads look backward
To days that are fled,
And take rules for the living
From the dust of the dead;
Young heads look forward;
The dead past is night;
They live in the present,
And their future is bright.
Although they differ
h., AS heat does from cold,
Yet old heads from young may learn
AS young heads from old.
The young would caution;-
s.-. Be not ovsrwise
When your elders, in trouble,
Would have you advise.
Be glad to impart


What you re able to teach;
Be patient in listening,
And modest in speech.

The old whe know little,
And talk much, should heed
Lest, in trying to teach,
They only mislead.
To the old who have wisdom
'Tis needless to say,
The grass must be seasoned
Before it is hay.
Let your truths be well studied,
-.A Then plainly expressed,
And not in the garments
Of pedantry dressed.
Let no werd of falsehood
Fer fallfrom your tongue,
.l And all shall be bettered--
The old and the young.
Year: 1878

A few days ago, in one OF the
most careful households in this city.
where tenders guard the ffe-places
and safety matches aggrave the
strange visitor, smoke was discover
ed in room adjoining the one where
the family were at breakfast, Inves-
tigation showed that chair in the
room was burning. How it could
have taken Gre was a mystery. until
it was noticed that the SUMS rays
falling on large magnifying lens,
used to study photographs with. had
been concentrated through it upon
the chair, and had set it burning, If
the family had not fortunately Sc
lected for brsaktasting an hour when
the sun is pretty near the zenith.
and so prudently fixed it to have
some one ia the room at that dam
gerous time. the whole house mig ht
have been mysteriously destroyed.
-Hartfort Curdnt.
Year: 1878

It should be an object with all 10
raise the yield Of their harvests to
the highest possible maximum. No
man should rest content with raising
the poorest crops or the meanest
animals in the country. The times
in which we live demand that our
farms should produce more and ut
less cost. Agriculture IS the great
est of our American interests. Il
should be the pride and aim of each
Individual farmer to contribute his
best effort towards making the nation
prosperous, thereby ihsuring COM
fort and happiness to each and all
Of its citizens. ~
Year: 1878

l AHo uu pESC6tCdA CtCtHSub Al AhAOt
ican politics has seldom. if ever
heen more conspicuously illustrated
than by the rumpus raised in the
Senate by Blaine. Of Maine. last
Tussday.-IndianapoIis Journal.


The truth is, the Democratic par
ty is divided on the financial ques-
ton, and there will be no leade
who will control the party, until
that question is settled as a majority
of the people wish it to be settled.
-Hcksborg Hearld.


Alarmed by the strength of the
silver party in Congress. several
idiotic propositions in the nature of
compromises have been submitted for
consideration. There is to be no
compromise, however. Silyes must
be restored to its honorable aud an
cient place in the coinage. and with
out crippling its legal tender quail
ty either.-C Commercial.


We have no desire to discuss the
fitness of any man for the place but
General Bristow did not show re
markable wisdom in placing himself
in opposition to the entire West
upon the reconciliation of silver.
While be failed to gain any sympa.
ty from the West, he certainly Iost
ground before his audience by his
opposition Of silence 20 the policy
of the administratien.-L Inter Ocean


The South can now see which Sec
ton Of the country is nearest to
prosperity, which section has money
to lend, which section is struggling
through the slough of depression
out of which the South has come i.
Whenever, before or since the war,
did the West come to the aid of the
South? The natural alliance of the
South, as a borrowing section. is
with the East, not with the Vest
Charleston NeaUs.


Be il remembered that this ques-
ton of the right of the people to
pay their debt in gold or silver at
their option-in gold and silver Of
the value that existed when the
bonds were issued-is living, vital
question, and one that will be para
mount until it is settled according
to the views Of the taxpayers. Gen.
tlemen geld.bugS. take notice. and
if you are half as wise as you are
rich, you viii govern yourselves ac-
cordingly, so as to make certain of
what is now offered you.-Memphts
appeal.


There is deal Of harping over
honest money by the anti-silver peo-
pie, in the matter of paying debts,
but they didn't trouble themselves
about honest money when the debts
were made. IF they want honest
mOney, let them blot out from the
records of the Supreme Court that
odious decision produced from a
packed bench, which was as pnnec-
essary as disgraceful, and receg-
nize the fact that the government
never had any right to make money
of worthless price Of paper, by
simply putting its stamp en- it.
That dene, settled all doubts on a
gold basis, by finding the gold value
the debtor got and making him re-
turn that much and no more. Then
the debtors will be willing enough
to coDceds that gold is the only
honest moneys Louis Republican.
Year: 1878

accomplished at 49, after the shares had been seeking
market for several days This stock the lst paid
per cent dvidend-the same Lake Shore bad-ye for
the want of speculative support small lot waits days
TO nd buyer AZ per cent less than the market price
of Lake shore The fact, If not encouraging large
holders other stocks OF much Importance TO their
interests, and ought TO enlighten their judgment


RANGE oF THE STOCK MARKET
Year: 1878

Horace Fenalson, who was taken to the in
sane asylum at ST. Peter yesterday after
noon, has shown symptoms of insanity for
some time past. Last Friday he attended a
festival at church in South. Minneapolis,
and in a fit of temporary insanity attempted
to make speech on the subject of religion.
He was taken in charge by his friends and
it was thought he was recovering, but yes
terday morning he became 50 violent that he
was removed to the station house. It is
feared that his case is hopeless one, as in
sanity seems to be hereditary in his family,
his mother having died in an insane asylum
and his brother committed suicide while in
sane about five years ago in this city. He
was taken to st. Peter by Sheriff Thompson
Yesterday afternoon.
Year: 1878

The GLOBE is reliably informed that the
Music Hall foundation the corner of Hem
nepin avenue and Fifth street is to be used for
first class hotel. The building is to be five
stories with nansard roof. The parties pro-
posing to build it demand bonus from prop
erty owners before they will go ahead.
Year: 1878

THE contract division of the Post
office Department is making rapid pro-
gress with the work of determining the
awards for mail service west of the
Missouri river during the next four
years. They will probably be completed
for public announcement considerably
within the limit prescribed by the ad-
vertisement. The special commission
appointed to open all bids for this SER
vice found a number of bids from Cal
ifornia which were either entered blank
or filled up only with penciled amounts
wholly susceptible of manipulation by
possible confederates among the clerks
of the contract office, so as to make
them lower than any competitive bids.
1t will interest the honest bidders to
know that if any such fraud was in
tended, its preparation cannot possibly
escape detection and exposure, for the
Postmaster General, as a matter of ex-
treme caution, instructed the special
commission to make full private
record Of all bids, before turning them
over to the contract office, and this pri-
vate record was at once placed in his
personal possession where it has ever
since remained.
Year: 1878

Argument in what is known as the ''Credit
Mobilier CASE has been begun in the federal
Supreme Court The object of the suit Is to
compel the restoration to the Union Pacific
Railroad Company of the moneys of which it
is alleged to have been defrauded by the
Credit Mobilier, and other similar fragrant
transactions
Year: 1878

The miracle of Mauch Chunk has received
it's quietus from the Catholic Archbishop OF
Philadelphia It is to be charitably charac-
terized as a delusion, and Father Heinen
will, no doubt, as an obedient churchman,
60 about saving souls as usual and leave
miracles to history and consumptives to
the doctors. This is very wise conclusion
of the business, and one which the
HERALD claims no especial prophetic
honors for predicting. Miracles are
luxury which churches nowadays must
use very sparingly, and yet pious and
credulous priest may think it very hard to
have his Church robbed of what he thinks
great testimony to the faith. AS for Miss
Greth, the privation is a great one indeed
She must sink into Pennsylvania Dutch
oblivion with her little guardian angel,
whom nobody will believe she sees or hears
Walk up and down the hills of Mauch
Chunk as she may, her renovated lungs will
draw no breaths Of comfort. The DOCTORS
with their usual cold scalpel air, will
move about in triumph. There is to be
no invasion Of their business. What would
be the use Of sickness if it sent folks to
another profession for relief? "Nervous or
hysterical pathophobia," says one worthy
Esculapian with wave Of his stethoscopc,
sis what the lady had" That is enough to
discourage any maiden lady with a leaning
to the supernatural. Hereafter, as that
doctor walks up and down hilly Mauch
Chunk, he will thank Archbishop Wood
and mutter free translation. Of the old
French distich, something in this wise:-


The bishops order-s'priest nor monk


Must work miracle In Mauch Chunk"
Year: 1878

The failure of Mr.. Ross to trace any re-
semblance between the sun-browned boy
from Demerara and the sunny-curled dar-
ling he lost nearly four years ago will, we
fancy, cause sigh of regret throughout the
country. The story of the abduction has
sunk deeply into the American heart, be-
cause it needed but q small exercise of
Imagination to bring the sorrow it typifes
wildly before the eyes of those whose homes
are made bright by children. The glamour
of large reward for the return Of the stolen
boy has naturally riveted the attention of
another class upon every detail of the fruit
less search. When, too. the tragedy at Bay
Ridge was enacted wherein the two alb
ductors, Mosher and Douglas, expiated all
their crimes at the muzzle Of Van Brunts
shotgun, lurid light was shed over
the painful story. It was Nemesis, but the
fates only lifted corner of the dark curtain
to stretch forth the arms that dragged the
criminals to their miserable doom. Not a
breathing space was given them to tell
whether the boy was alive or dead. There
was, perhaps, something merciful in this,
for the best judges Mt the time concluded
that the wretches, finding the search so hot
and the public SO unanimous in its execra-
ton of their deed, had added murder to
abduction sooner than attempt the hopeless
task Of securing the reward while shielding
themselves Whether this conjecture was
the true one or not it seems now almost cer-
tain that the mystery can never be solved.
Apart from the great difficulty Of identified
ton it must be remembered that for the past
two years every inducement of immunity
and reward has been held out to those who
could restore the boy.
Year: 1878

The accumulated victories of American
riflemen are guarantee of the vigor with
which this healthy and nationally valuable
sport will be pursued during the present
year. The eminence attained can only be
kept by constant work and recruitment.
1t is therefore eminently desirable that
wherever throughout the country the
sport has gained foothold a proper
stimulus to improvement should be az
forded. The good work done by our local
association in the past certainly entities its
decisions 10 respect, but the time is fast
coming when an organization more truly
national shall take its place. Elsewhere is
reported the meeting yesterday Of the
Board of Directors of 'the National
Rifle Association" at which it was
announced that replies had been re-
ceived from the Adjutants General of
twenty-one States to the circular notifying
them Of their election as honorary men,
bers. This is not enough. AS active heads
of associations within their respective Com
monwealths they would be valuable men,
bers of national association, but, as
''honorary members" CO. they will not give
much national backbone to the association.


We desire to see our local organization 60
forward in it's well performed work, but
to create board with national authority
the work must be set about in more prac-
tical form than tacking on honoraries. The
programme announced for the spring meet
ing at Creedmoor is a great improvement
on its predecessors, and is fully justified
by the number OF, good marksmen coming
to the front It is to be hoped that this
years match for the Centennial Trophy
will bring goodly number of COM
peting teams before the butts, and
that nothing will be left undone
to secure so desirable result. We do not
altogether like the announcement at the
present time that If no competitors
declare themselves before the 1st Of June
our riAemen will shoot over the ground in
September 1t is scarcely compliment to