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Year: 1878

A SOUTHERN Democratic exchange, COM
menting on Mr.. MILLS recent declaration
that he is opposed to any reduction of the
army whatever, but we must do ms the
NAPOLEONs OF Francc-lnd work for the
"laboring man, so that he may find bread,
cautiously remarks:


That WAS the old Roman style. The people
were kept down at times by free bread and
circus shows. Bat the CEsNRs pCrished all
the same, aud Sedan is still celebrated in Ger
many and cursed in France.


But there is great difference between
the Government Of the United States and
those of Rome and France. In the latter
the people were fed and pcnsioncd or abused
when it was possible or convenient simply
to support privileged few. In our day
and country the policy Of the Government
should purtnke Of a provdcnt interest il
the support of the many.
Year: 1878

PosTMAsTER-GENERAL KEYS Open Let
ter to the Democracy of the South has more
of fanti-MexicHnization and loyal submission
to the Electoral Commission compromise in
it than anything that has yet been made
public from any opponent of the Greaser
movement up to the present date. His ar
raignment of the Northern Copperheads
savors little of revengeful feeling toward
a class of towards who aided in betrayinc
the South into secession. Otherwise 1t is as
clear defense of President HAYES title rs
the undoubted justice of the case will admit
1t is printed elsewhere, and will repay pc
rusal.
Year: 1878

REALLY, if the New York 7ribHne isn't
little more careful it will soon deserve to he
ranked as u radical bloody-shirt journal
1t went so far yesterday as TO discover n
revolutionary purpose in the reduction of
the army by the House
Year: 1878

Of this bill any intontion to mislead the
public mind, but most certainly II should
be made 80 plain that 1t will need no inter
prefer. We want cheaper gas, and we do
not want to be misled or disappointed.
Year: 1878

HATH not the Potter power over the clay
OF the same lump tn make one vessel to honor
and another to di,honur.


The Potter herein referred to is not S,nor
Don DAG0 GREAsER poITER0 who furnishes :
Ceramics for the McNiclnilrd Drmucrlcv
The ScnOl hts never been able to make
Zone vessel to honor however successful
ho may have been III making another to
Year: 1878

Last summer the public school teach
ers of Rochester made an excursion to
Chautauqua Lake. Among the party
were two sisters, one of whom, while at
the lake, bestowed her charity on a
young man who was blind and who lived
at jamestown. The blind youth fell in
love with the girl before she left, but
she was not aware of that fact. Some
months passed away and the excursion
had been forgotten by all, it seems, but
the blind youth. One day last week he
reached Rochester and was taken into
custody as pickpocket. The officer
soon learned his mistake and gave the
young man a seat in the waiting room.
There he remained all the afternoon,
when the officer thought it about time
to inquire where he wanted to go. He
told the officer without any hesitation,
that he had come up to see a girl he had
met at Chautauqua Lake last summer,
and desired to be at once shown her resi-
dence. The official concluded first to
interview the young lady, which he did.
She was indignant that her kindness
had been so misinterpreted, and declined
to see the sightless Cupid, who having
not a cent of money, was shipped back
home on pass.
Year: 1878

1HE docility of the reindeer, so care
fully impressed on us in childhood, is
declared to be myth. II seems that
he is remarkably difficult to break, and
always exceedingly troublesom to
catch; while in temperament he is apt to
be dangerous compound of vice, fero-
city and hypocrisy. While apparently
going pleasantly in harness, he will turn
sharply round and make a savage as
sault on hisdriver. His master knows
him too well to trust him. The Lap is
always on the lookout to tumble out of
the sledge and turn it over on top of
him as protection against the animals s
horns. When the deer is tired of but
ting the timber, the driver picks himself
up, replaces the sledge on its runners,
and the pair proceed.
Year: 1878

In a paper recently prepared upon
starch reasons are expressed for believ-
ing that the constitution of this sub
stance is much more complicated than
is generally supposed. On treating it
with diluted acid the starch splits into
maltese and soluble starch. This last
by similar treatment, yields maltose
and still another body. The treat
ment is continued till body is pro-
duced yielding solely maltese, which
the process being continued, slits into
dextrose.
Year: 1878

BY eating old straw of barley or wheat
grown over with bunt and green clover
with rust, a peculiar disease in cattle
was developed recently in Bavaria. The
affected animals were. however, entirely
cured by taking from them the above
named substances.
Year: 1878

WHEN pins were first Introduced into
use they were very expensive, and only
attainable by the rich. So precious
we're they considered to be that the
maker was only allowed to sell them for
two days in the year. Owing to these
circumstances the custom arose for hus-
bands to give their wives money for the
purchase of pins, and hence the term
was applied-a term which is still used
when speaking of the money allowed by
husband for the wife's private expen'
diture,
Year: 1878

A SINGULAR dilemma is reported in
life insurance business from Memphis.
This summer a man named 1ighe died.
So did the doctor attending him. So
did the undertaken who had laid him
out. So did the clergyman who ofici-
ated at his funeral. The company in
which his life was assured declines to
pay the amount of the policy, for want
of the regular evidence of his death.
Year: 1878

him in the face, knocking him off the train.
The train was going slowly up grade, and
the fall did not injure him severely. He
managed to make his way along the track to
house nearly mile away. His situation
was very critical No trace of the perpe-
Year: 1878

1t is serious fact, says the Boston


Transcript, that the more branches"
our schools teach, the less the pupils
learn. Not only is the time SO cut up
that but little is devoted to any one
Year: 1878

THE BLESSING OF A CHEERFUL
WIFE.-What a blessing to a house
hold is merry, cheerful woman-one
whose spirits are not affected by wet
days, or little disappointments. or
whose milk of human kindness does
not sour in the sunshine of prosperity.
Such q woman in the darkest hours
brightens the house like little piece
OF sunshiny weather. The magnetism
of her smiles and electrical brightness
of her looks and movements infect
everyone. The children 90 to school
with sense of something great to be
achieved; her husband goes into the
world in conqueror's spirit. No
matter how people annoy and worry
him all day, far off her presence shines
and he whispers to himself, "At home
| shall find rest" So day by day she
literally renews his strength and energy
and if you know q man with beam
ing face, q kind heart and u prosperous
business, IN nine cases out of ten you
will find he has wife of this kind.
Year: 1878

An old darkey fishing ON a wharf at
Galveston was heard talking to the fish
he saw swimming around his line in
this fashion; "Give me bite, honey.
De children are a-crying down to my
house, and tell you it's fish or not hing
in dat establishment"
Year: 1878

The rain which broke upon the city about fve
O'Clock yesterday morning did not come unheralded
Notice received of the approach Of the storm and
the signals at the Weather Bureau displayed in
consequence. The approach of the storm was also
plainly indicated by the rapid falling of the harom
eter. which not checked until about noon
Prom midnight until noon il had fallen six
tenths an inch. From five A. NJ. until ten O'Clock
the rain fell steadily and i'll great quantities.
Trafhc was very generally iupeded throughout
the lower portions of the city for few
hours and many cellars, particularly on the west
side below Canal street. were flooded. Very little
damage done. however, and there was no special
Inconvenience occasioned to the shipping. although
the water in the river rose considerably Fully
inches OF rain fell during the day The wind aver
aged about thirty ivc miles hour in the city. but
at SANDY Hook il freshencd 10 about sixty miles.
There occasional bursts here too, that materially
confiicied with tho conventional methods OF carrying
umbrellas. but time did the wind travel fast
enough to do any serious damage to signs, trees
buildings
Year: 1878

RED BANK \. J.. Nov. ~, 1873


furious northeast gale, accompanied ny arensh-
ing ran has swept this portion OF the coast TOT ie
past twelve hours. Along the line OF the New Jersey
southern Railroad the storm has been most severe
Tie boats for New York did not attempt to make
their morning trips and passengers above Long
Branch were transferred to the Central Railroad
The road bed is safe between Long Branch and SANDY
Hook and. with the exception Of the washing away ot
a few boating houses at Highlands, further dam
nge is reported. The boat from Sandy Hook for New
York will make its regular afternoon trip.
Year: 1878

THE Republicans of South Carolina refuse
to make nominations for State officers be-
cause they know free contest is impossible.
Their meetings would be broken up and their
candidates killed or driven away. Their on
ly hope for free ballot is in the restoration
to full power of the Republican party of the
North. Such restoration, be it remembered,
is in danger of being defeated by the new
NATIONAL organization which is doing its
best to break up the old Republican party.
A vote against Republican candidates in the
North is in effect vote to turn over the con-
troll of the Government to the South Caro-
lima assassins who are repressing liberty of
speech and killing or exiling those who dare
to oppose them. Let Greenbackers of Re
publican antecedents think of these things.
The next House will be Republican or Demo
cratic. Which one may depend upon their
votes.
Year: 1878

THE Biddeford Times of last evening con-
tanned a suggestion that Gen. Butler meet
Senator Blaine in joint discussion of the
financial question at several points in this
state. The suggestion is an excellent one
and will undoubtedly be heartily seconded by
all the hard and soft money journals in the
state. The Greenbackers consider Gen. But
Ter the ablest representative of their views in
the country, and he is the man of all others
to convince the people if those views are
sound. Such discussion could be easily ar
ranged and would not consume much time.
There are large halls at Portland, Augusta,
Lewiston and Bangor, and at these points
large numbers of people can easily be gath
cred. Four meetings will be sufficient to
present both sides of the financial question
to large part of the population of the state,
and in way in which the people can UNDER
stand 1t. The hard money men want an op-
portunity to refute what they believe to be
the fallacies of the Greenbackers on the same
platform on which they are delivered, and to
the same audiences. The Greenbackers are
presumably as anxious to meet the hard
money advocates. They now have an op-
portunity. Gen. Butler can spare a few
nights undoubtedly before he begins his cam
paign in Massachusetts,, and will be glad of
such chance to assist his Greeuback friends
in Maine.
Year: 1878

THE letter on absolute money elsewhere
printed will be recognized as from the pen of
one of the most prominent educators and
soundest thinkers in the State. 1t cleverly
exposes the fallacies of those who argue
that perfect money can be made out Of
nothing or that a man discharges debt by
issuing written or printed evidence of bis
indebtedness. The communication of 81.
T. G." should be read by all who are in
danger of being misled by the sophistries of
the Greenbackers.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

of its completion, Mr.. Ouimettc,
an enterprising merchant OF the
town, succeeded in negotiating
their bonds for the iron and roll
ing stock. Before he returned
home the citizens had elected
him Mayor of the city by unan-
imous vote, and he was received
with the honors due to a great
public benefactor. The people
of Seattle are not more lacking
in gratitude and magnanimity.
The men who lead in the enter
prise now in hand will inscribe
their names upon the roll of
honor in the order of their sub
scriptions. He who does most
will stand first, and those who
shirk their share of the respon-
sibility will consign themselves
to we'll deserved public odium
from which neither wealth nor
social station can redeem them.
Year: 1878

the right of Congress to go be-
hind such return to inquire into
the manner Of conducting local
elections. This doctrine was
accepted and has been carried
out in good faith by the Presi-
dent. Federal Interference with
State affairs was Immediately
withdrawn and home rule re-
stored in all the States which
were at that time under Federal
surveillance. The Democracy
gained everything but the elec-
ton Of their candidate, and that
at most was merely nominal
advantage. Had the Democrats
accepted the situation in good
faith and supported the results
of their own policy, they would
have stood much better before
the country, in which the i'm
preston generally prevailed that
Tilden had been defeated by un-
fair means IN somc Of the local
elections, and there is hardly a
doubt that his title to the office
would have been vindicated at
the next general election. The
disposition shown by some Of
the leaders Of the party to sac
rltice principle to personal and
party success, even at the ex-
pense of the public peace and
the removal Of sectional preju-
dice, has not only put in jeop-
ardy the success of the Demo
cratic party, but probably ru-
ined the future prospects of Mr..
Tilden, who by the action of his
personal friends is implicated in
this movement.
Year: 1878

Again, persons personally hos
tile to Mr.. Colman urge his
connection with the road as an
objection to subscribing for
stock. But for Mr.. Colman S
enterprise and energy the prob
al ilitles arc that the twenty
miles of road now in operation
would not have been built at
this time, and without that, no
such proposition as is now un-
der discussion would have been
made. We have never known
any man engaged in any great
public enterprise who was not
an object Of personal detraction; ;
but whatever may be the per-
sonal objection to Mr.. Colman, it
cannot be denied that he has
done more than any other man
to promote the interests Of the
town. Mr.. Colman is now Su-
perintendent Of the twenty
miles of road which he built
himself as a contractor, and has
only one vote in the Board
Of Directors. Every additional
stockholder will have a vote for
each share of stock in the cleo
tion Of future directors, and a
voice in the management of the
road.


rhe building of the road is
the consideration paramount to
all others. 1t matters very lit
tie to the property holders who
builds the road, who manages or
who profits most by it. Under
any control Or any business
management, q railroad con-
Meeting Eastern Washington
with Seattle would enhance the
value of real estate IN this city
ten times the amount which our
citizens are called upon to guar
antee for It's construction, and
the citizen who withholds his
reasonable share of the burden
or interposes any obstacle to its
success should lie treated as 4
public enemy.
Year: 1878

There is q very strong lncli-
nation to give currency to unta-
vorable reports, and quite as
strong a disposition to give such
reports credence, prevailing in
this community, whether the
matter relates to private char
acter or public enterprise, and
the indulgence in these propen-
stiles not unfrequently have a
damaging effect upon personal
reputation and public interests.


The matter which the people
of this community are now more
interested in than any other is
the construction Of railroad.
1t was ascertained some weeks
since, that a guaranteed sub
scription to the capital stock Of
the Seattle and Walla Walla
Railroad to the amount Of
100000 for this county and
$4,000 for Yakima county, pay
able when the grading Of one
hundred miles Of the road was
completed, would insure the
completion Of the road by the
1st of October, 1880. That the
completion Of the road would
Immediately increase the mar
ket value Of the property Of
this county ten times the
amount of the subscription re-


quired, 10 man Of ordinary intel.


ligence and OF scrr";iUn G0Ibts
or disputes, and as men Of sense
ordinarily manage their own

private interests it would seem
but little short ot Inalness or
folly for any man to raise OBJ
iections or throw obstacles in
the way Of a measure which
would multiply their posses
siens ten fold, upon any mere
abstract sentiment il regar.i to
details. But yet, as strange as
it may seem, there are not few
men in this community who
have occupied the time while
the Directors have been engaged
in perfecting the details for car
rying forward the project, by
sowing the seeds Of discord and
distrust, not in regard to the
success of the project, but in re-
lation to its management. The
report has been lndustriously
circulated and gained considera-
BILE credence, that the subscrip-
tions now called for are to be
paid as bonus to Chinese
company which is to own and
control the road when COM
pleted. There is not a shadow
of truth in this report. No Chi
nese company proposes TO take
a dollar of stock in the COM
pany, or will have any voice in
it's control or. direction.


Another objection urged
against this project is, that the
contract will be open to China
men and will give employment
to Chinese labor. Well, who
will be injured by that? We
do not know and do not care
who proposes to grade one hun
dred miles of this road without
asking for dollar until the job
is finished, and then only $780,
900 in cash, the balance to be
paid IN bonds Of the, company.
If white men cannot or will not
do it, it would be the most stu
pid folly to forego all the ad-
-vantages to be derived from 1t
rather than allow Cinnamon to
do it. Instead Of competing
with white labor, the compile
tion of the road would create a
large demand for white labor,
net only to operate the road.
but in the various industries
which would be developed ty it.
Year: 1878

ELECTING TIE PRESIDENT BY Popu-
LAR VoTE.--The report of the SUBJ
committee of tho House Of Repre-
sentatives committee charged with
the consideration Of the method Of
elccting a president and vicc-presi-


dent was submitted to the full COM
mitteo last week, and agreed to by
one majority. The most important
feature in their proposed amend
mcnt to tho Constitution of the
United States is that the electoral
votes and fraction thereof of such
person voted for as president in any
State shall be ascertained by multi
plying his entire popular vote
therein by the whole number of tho
electoral votes of tho State, and
dividing the product by the aggre-
gate popular voto Of the State for all
persons voted for as President, and
tho quotient shall be tho number Of
electoral votes and fraction thereof
to which such person shall bo en-.
titled, using for such fraction three
dccimals and no moro. The amend,


mcnt is designed to preserve the
relative power of the smaller States.
Year: 1878

A tramp was pulled off the trucks
of a passenger car the other day,
and after slnilingly submitting to
tho accustomed kick, turned to the
conductor and said "Old man, you
can pelt away at me with that
mules head that you carry On the
end Of your leg till you kick mo SO
full of holes that my hide won't
hold sage brush, but you can't
knock tho glory out O mo, Or keep
me from shoutin' over the thought
that I'm just 315 miles ahead of this
ID grindin' monopoly. froze to
this train at Reno. Whoop!"
Year: 1878

A BELL. PUNCH TAx-Mr. Brooks
offered in the New Y ork Assembly
a resolution intended to substitute
the Mottett liquor law of Virginia
for the law Of 1875 in New York
city. Tt is tho opinion of the
author of the resolution that since
S;G0,000,000 worth of liquors are
alleged, on competent authority, to
be sold over the bars of New York
city yearly, a tax on every drink
registered by the Moffett punch
would yield an immense annual
revenue to tho city treasury, and
operate bcneiicially in other ways.
Hc thinks tho law would be popular
with liquor dealers, inasmuch as it
requires consumers to pay cash for
every glass at the time when it is
drunk, and that would tend to kill
off low grog shops whore poisonous
liquors are now sold at low prices,
which would be increased by the
tax.
Year: 1878




Never In my life have had so much pleasure in do
ing any thing as in giving this certificate to the
world and hope it may be the cause of thousands
of my fellow creatures being relieved from that
dire disease, rheumatism My wife has been afflicted
with 1t for twenty years, most of the time suffering
excruciating pains in every part of her body Hav-
ing no appetite whatever, she was reduced to al
most skeleton. So violent were the pains that
she seldom could sleep without taking large doses
of opium. Every joint was swelled very much and
her knees, hands, and neck, covered with large
Jumps. She could do no kind Of work, the sinews
and muscles being SO hard and contracted that her
limbs were drawn together. so that she was obliged
to be in bed constantly. In this condition she had
been for twenty years, without ever getting anyre-
lief from every thing she used until she com.
menced the use of II. G. FARRELL'S ARABIAN
LINIMENT. the first bottle of which produced a
great change She has now used five bottles, and
the swellings have nearly all gone down; pain has
entirely left her; she sleeps well and soundly; Is
more fieshy than ever she was in her life; has an
excellent appetite, aud spins and sews all day.
By the use of a few bottles more she mnst be as
well as ever she was. If any one doubts this won
derful cure, he has only to call at my residence
near Peoria, and learn the circumstance from my
wifes own lips, he further inquire of any Of
my neighbors.


mr.