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Year: 1879

We have had some friends in our
day-some that We are proud OF, and of
whom we have good reason to be proud /;
for they were as true as steel and as
good as the best gold. But such friends
have not been many. In the natural
course of human events, they could not
certainly be many. Not that we are
not vain enough to think and heartily
believe, in fact, that we have been suffi-
ciently correct in our feelings and &c
tions toward our fellow-men to deserve
plenty of the best friends, if such were
to be had; but there is a certain de-
pravity existing in humanity that pre-
vents true friends from being as numer-
GUS as the sands of the sea-shore.


You know that what the majority
of mankind are fighting for is "ife -
"bread and butterl" They do not
seem to have time in this selfish con-
test to pause and indulge in the de-
ightfu pastimes of friendship. We
have found, in our earthly pilgrimage,
that we were able without difficulty
to surround ourselves with any
number of friendly disposed per
sons, who were willing to stand
by us Through thick and thin" !"
as long as we were willing to pay for
their allegiance. But when misfortune
has befallen US in any manner, when we
have called upon them, either necessarily
or in order to test their sincerity, for
some sacrifice of time, brains or money,
they have melted from us like the leaves
of the forest before the adverse storms
of the bleak winter.


But this is not universal this want OF
good principles in man. No-thank
Godl If it were so, what horrible
world it would be, indeedl The few
who are not to be bought make this big,
populous, contending world endurable
and surround the life of every man and
woman, who is not misanthropical, with
little paradise, a miniature heaven, on
the earth! M +t


Alas! there are too many whose ser
vices can be purchased alone by money;
but who will sell us and our friendship to
the highest bidder! Let us beware oi
them-it is easy enough-and aim to
win the congenial spirits, to WOO the
pure-hearted.
Year: 1879

"a KIND word spoken to a husband
will go farther than broomstick," says
a woman of experience. All, but my
dear woman, let us whisper in your ear,
something that you ought to hear. You
want something emphatic to go long
way. Now kind word isn't emphatic
You walk in where your husband is busy
and say in kind voice, "deary," and
We'll bet you ten cents he don't look up
But you crawl up behind him cautiously
and announce yourself by bringing
broomstick down over his head, anc
he'll notice it at once. Emphasis il


needed, my dear, emphasis !-Derrick.
Year: 1879

COOKED air" has seemingly proved
fatal to Captain Bob, Piute brave, who
recently adopted civilized methods of
OF living, and in short. time after he
had introduced a cook stove into his
cabin he caught cold, which ended in
consumption and death. The Virginia
New Enterprise puts the stove and
consumption in the relation of cause
and effect, because Captain Bob and his
relatives had all been free of even seri-
Gus colds while leading a wild life,
but Immediately began to suffer from
sickness when put in house with a
hot stove. The civilized man may
exist upon cooked air." but not the
"child of nature" ~@4
Year: 1879

1T is almost impossible to deny
to Glenn very handsome plural
ity of the votes of the State If we
are to believe the multitudinous
dispatches published daily by the


chronicle. A conversation had by


US with gentlemen who has re-
Gently been through thirteen coun-
ties of California leads US to think
that the Chronicle is not reckoning
without its host. OF course, if the
unbroken Republican strength
could be rallied around Perkins,
that gentleman would have as
large vote as Irwin had In the
campaign of 1875. The Democratic
party contributes the bulk of the
votes of the Workingmen's party


and it is the hope of the friends of
Glenn that the Republicans are
equally well represented In the
ranks of the New Constitution
party. This expectation would
have been absurd had the Republi-
cans nominated Davis or Swift.
Either of those gentlemen would
have united the Republican party
Year: 1879

1t is not our custom to cite illustrations of the benefit of advertising which in the very nature of the case must inuure to the advntage of par ties whose names we are compelled to mention

 but the case of Dr. Kennedy, of this place, is so remarkable of the kind that for once we make an exception of him. After much careful ex4 perimenting the Doctor became convinced that he had found-or rather educed from elements previously known, but never so compounded d medicine capable in itself of doing an immense amount of good to his suffering fellow men. He was morally certain that the great and in teligent public would be altogether of his way of thinking touching the virtues of his discovery if he could only get it before them. Like a sensible man he began to invest portion of his capital in newspaper advertisements. He had not long to wait for the visible and sensible effect of his course. Orders began to drop in one by one, and-then a steady bonlbardment, of them opend upon this.enterprfsing physician and surgeon. The Favorite Remedy soon be- came as we'll known as Dickens Pickwick Papers or Webster's Dictionary Whenpeople felt themselves in suffering and distress from Liver and Kidney diseases, Constipation of the Bowels, or any of those complaints peculiar to Females, so subtle in character and so difficult for treatment by the ordinary modes, they bought the Favorite Remedy, used it and were healed. Now, we don't know that we are un- der any special obligation to Dr. Kennedy, but in order to draw the moral to enforce which this article was written, we are obliged to give him the benefit of this implied advertisement. And the moral is this When you have some thing to sell which is worth public attention do as'Dr. Kennedy did with the Favorlte Remedy advertise it. A great patronage has awarded, and the same wisdom will secure the same re- suit for you. Sold hy Vessels & Gates, Litchfield. .1- 42-4w.
Year: 1879

The Volumes of the Weekly begin with the frs. Number for January of ca year. When time is mentioned it ill be nndeI stood that the subscriber Aishes to commence with the Number next after the receipt of this Crder.
Year: 1879

Officer Lundberg. Of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children. had yesterday man and wo-
man in the Jefferson Market Police Court who have
made the arts of mendicancy study themselves and
devoted to it their little In spite of tho death
another's services by the society. not to
speak OF various terms passed by themselves
on the Island for begging they still cling
to their old ways. Thomas and Catharine
Gibbs the names of the pair. and they live
where in the Fourth ward. On the 18th of January
last they were arrested while begging with their
little boy. child eight years old. and infant of
only twelve months. 1t was a bleak night, and the
inhuman parents to gain sympathy had stripped the
poor child of portion of its meagre covering, which
was found on them. Exposure had already done its
work. The little creature suffering from whoop-
ing cough and cold and its eyes quite 1t
was takon to tho hospital and it's parents were sent
to the Workhou where they informed
OF its DEATH AT the end OF four months they were
liberated, but took to their old pursuits again.
Officer Lundberg found little boy wandering on
the streets the 30th of June. He homeless
and without food. and inquiry lie was found to
be one OF the mendicant children of the Gibbses.
who had srayed from his nomad parents and lost
track OF them. He was another of their pupils, and
To save him from the streets he sent to the Sis
ters OF Mercy But the family supply OF Juvenile
beggars was quite large and the father was soon
seen about with his youngest daughter. Annie. u
girl OF ve while the mother exercised her arts in
junction with some other member OF the family.
On Tuesday night tho little girl discovered with
both her parents on Nineteenth street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues. Officer LundUerg put the
trio under arrest and Justice Bxby yesterday
mited Oatharine Gibbs to the Workhouse and held
Thomas in default of $500 bail answer at tho
Special Sessions. Little Annie was taken i'll charge
by the societys agents. who propose tracing up the
other children.
Year: 1879

The announcement that tho west side section of
the Manhattan IL" road would be opened yesterday
from 125th to 135th street for public traffic had the
effect of attracting good many people tho various
stations intent journeyng to tho extrcmo avail
able limit Of tho road and Of enjoying the beautiful
scenery route. Quite number OF unmistakabe
strangers from the West desired to 20 far as the
road would carry thcm. and when after passing
along tho whole length Of tho Park the grand sweep
OF tho Harlem plains came In view they wcro
lost in admiration and used high sounding exple-
tivcs to give 1t vent But they disappointed at
hnding that they could not proceed beyond 125th
street. The announcement that the road was
opened to 135th street was according TO Assistant
Train Dispatcher Hurlbert. little premature lie
said that II would be opon for travel by Satur-
day Monday next, as the weather permit
ted. Tho reason of the delay is tho in
completion Of ono switch which is necessary
for shifting the trains At this point there will be
nine switches altogether and third track will begin
there and continue to 55th street An experimental
trip was the road between the two stations
last week by the officers of the company and every
thing found satisfactory. The amount of tickets
sold nc the 125b street station last sunday, q few
days after its being opened. was Sisl worth. Be-
tween tho hours OF Ave and seven in the afternoon
tho number of tickets sold was 2.A70.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Beecher. in his sermon yesterday morning on
love as the central element of the universe IN
cidentaly gave expression to his views on the end
lessness of punishment There are. he said, but
two objects of punishment above OF below-the
preservation of the estate of society and the refora-
tion of the criminal. The, iufllction of punish
the mark and token of demonc cruelty. The in
Fiction of pain for the sake of pain is demonc and
not divine. If thought that God stood AT the
door where men 90 out of lite TO strike them down
to an eternal He'll. my soul would cry out, Let
therc he N God ~
Year: 1879

There is not Republican saloon
keeper, there is not Republican beer
maker, there is not Republican cor
ruptionist, there is not Republican
bribe taker,or Republican bribe giver,
there is not Republican, rascally, cor
rupt and bribe taking editor, there is
not a Republican ring jobbing contract
or, there is not drunken Republican
politician in the State Of Iowa but who
favors the re election Of John II. Gear
to be Governor Of Iowa. Can Tenn
perance Republicans and Prohibition
Republicans support the popular candi-
date Of such menl Can they labor for
Gears re- -election7


We do not claim, and would not
claim, that all men who support Gear
are bad men, for that would be false,
but we do claim that every bad and
corrupt man in the Republican party
is warm supporter Of Gear, and they
support him because they know Gear
to be their friend. We place these
facts before the Iowa Temperance and
Prohibition Republicans and ask them
to give them candid consideration, and
now plead for the sake Of Iowa's honor,
for the sake Of the protection Of Iowa's
homes, for the sake Of all that is hon,
est, pure and true, to come to wise
ana conscientious decision, and give an
emphatic answer next October at tbs
ballot box,
Year: 1879




Don't go TO the theatre, concert or ball,
But stay in your room tonight;
Deny yourself to the friends that call,
And good long letter write
Write TO the sad old folks at home,


Who sit when the day Is done,
With folded hands and downcast eyes,
And think Of the absent one.
Don't selfshly scribble, "Excuse my haste,
I've scarcely time 70 wriie,v
Lest their brooding thoughts gowandering


back


To many a by-gone night
When they lost their needed sleep and


rest,


And every breath was . prayer
That God would leave their delicate babe
Te their lender love and care.
Don't lot them feel that you've no mors


need


or their love or counsel wise;
For the heart grove strongly sensitive
When age has dimmed the eyes
II might be well 70 let them believe
You never forget Them, quite;
That lyou deem It pleasure, when far


away,


Long letters home 10 write.
Don't think that the young and giddy


friends


Who make your pastime gay,
Have half the anxious thought for you
That the old folks have to-day.
The duty Of writing do net put of,
Let sleep or pleasure wait,
Lest the letter for which they looked and


longed


Be day or an hour too late.
For the sad old folks at home,
With locks fast turning white,
Are longing TO hear fron the absent one
Write them letter tonight.
Year: 1879

There is always an inevitable token


that you have arrived in Washington.
Your bosom friend may not know of
your coming, but the ne'er-do- ell has
found it out. There are more ne'er-do.


wells to an acre in Washington than you
can find in the same space in any other
city in this continent. Here they muster
and concentrate. tits not strange. Here
only are the great graneries of the gov
ernment, at whose everhowing cribs they
hope to have chance to feed. The peo-
pie who have nearly but never quite sue
ceeded, and who hope for the one more
final chance; the people who have failed
utterly, and are seeking last cover; the
people whose feathery brains quiver
with mighty schemes, which, in their
judgement, need nothing but 'infuenco'


and "an appropriation" to set them afloat
for the whole worlds benefit, they come
here, and sooner or later they will come
to you. At the end of six months you
suddenly ask your befogged brain what
is the matter. Is it tired with study,
with taking in mental trasures2 with
giving out intellectual stores to replenist
mankinda Nothing of the sort. You
have not added one iota to the worldi
riches, nor are you likely to till you cal
breathe in clearer and brighter atmos
Year: 1879

There lived, forty years ago, in Berlin.
a shoemaker who had a habit of speaking
ha1shly OF all his neighbors who did not
feel exactly as he did about religion. The
old pastor of the parish in which the
shoemaker lived beard of this, and felt
that he must give him lesson.


He did 1t in his way. He sent for the
shoemaker one morning, and when he
come in said to him:


"Master, take my measure for pair of
boots''


"Nith pleasure, your reverence" an
swered the shoemaker; "please take off
your boot"


The clergyman did so, and the shoe
maker measured his foot from toe to heel
and over the lnstep, noted all down in
his pocket-book, and then prepared to
leave the room. But, as he was putting
up the measure, the pastor said to him:


':Master, my son also requires pair of
boots"


II will make them with pleasure, your
reverence. Can I take the young mans
measured"


1T is not necessary" said the pastor
"the lad is fourteen, but you can make
my boots aud his from the same last.''


"Your reverence, that will never do.'
said the shoemaker, with smile of sur
prise.


II tell you, sir, to make my sons on
the same last"


mo, your reverence, I cannot do it."


ut must be-on the same last"


"But your reverence, it is not possible,
if the boots are to ft," said the shoe
maker, thinking to himself that the old
pastors wits we're leaving him.


'Ah then, master shoemaker" said the
clergyman, "eyery pal; of boots must be
made on their own last, if they are to fit
and yet you think that God is to form all
Christians exactly according to your own
last,-of the same measure and growth
in religion as yourself. That will not
do, either"


The shoemaker was abashed. Then he
said:


II thank your reverence for this ser:
mon, and will try to remember it, ano
to judge my neighbors less harshly
| the FUTURE
Year: 1879

From the DanDury NeWs


When the news of the Adelphi's ex-
plosion reached Danbury, citizen, whose
wife had saileed from New York that
morning by way of the boat, took the
first train for Norwalk. They never had at
the best been very loving couple, but
they are eminently respectable. He had
pursued his way and she had gone hers,
each finding pleasure in characteristic
channels. But now with the presence of
her death upon him, the old tenderness
with which he had won her came back to
him, and during the long and dreary ride
to the seaside his thoughts were busy
with the past. He could recall with
painful distinctness every help he had re-
fused her, every cross word he had given
her, every coldness he had shown her.
All the little acts governed by petty self
ishness Of which he had been guilty, and
which had passed from his memory in
the doing, now rose up before him as
his heart sank trembling away.


As the last tram reached Nolwalk, he
hurried out on his wretched search, ask
ing here and there for intelligence of her,
his white lips and trembling frame testi-
tying most eloquently to his anxiety. At
last his search was rewarded and he found
her. Not dead and mutilated, but alive,
unharmed. 1t was a happy meeting,-
not demonstrative, because both were sore
lv out of practice in that, but he was re-
lieved of terrible weight on finding her
as he did.


$50 you are all right?" he said.


"Yes," she answered; II amt hurt a
bit, but was terribly frightened.''


"You must have been,-horribly So
1t was terribly narrow escape. Where s
your satchel?"


81 don't know. think it must nave
blown overheard"


'sDin't you have it with yOu2"


'No; left it on bench, and had gone
to the front of the boat to look out on the
water when the explosion came"


THAT was dreadfully careless. don't
see what you could have been thinking
of to have gone off and left your satche
like that"


''Why I never had thought the boa1
was going to blow up, did II"


'sIt don't make any difference" he per
sisted. Some one would have stolen it
as likely as not if the boat hadn't blewr
up. There was no sense in it anyway
and it was foolish thing to do. dom
suppose there's any use to go looking fo1
it now"


II know there aint," she answered
''because I was sitting right where tn
boat blowed out, because it was warn
there"


swell, it can't be helped, I suppose
but it is too bad. The next time you g
away you'll show more sense, hope
than to go gallivanting all over boa
without your satchel."
Year: 1879

From the New York Sun.


An air-car, or pneumatic dummy,
made by the Pneumatic Tramway En-
gine Company, is running regularly on
the Second avenue railroad track between
Ninety. sixth and One Hundred and
Twenty ninth streets. The motive is
compressed air. An engine at One Hun
dred and Twenty sixth street pumps the,
air. car full as oftfn as required. The
vehicle is capable 1t carrying one hun
dred persons Nothing Of the apparatus
that runs the car is visible. Six rolled
steel cylinders are situated beneath, two
under the seats and four in an inclosed
place under the body of the car. By the
engine at One Hundred and Twenty sixth
street air is condensed into them until it
reaches pressure of $50 pounds to the
square inch. The six cylinders together
hold 100 cubic feet Of air. The driver OF
the car stands in front and manipulates a
pair of levers similar to those employed
in steam locomotive. He is not neces-
sarily an engineer; any one may learn
the whole manipulations readily. The
air compressed in the cylinders is capab'e
of propelling the car for six miles, and
the speed may be regulated up to thirty
miles an hour. The car can be stopped
almost instantaneously. BY the multi
plication of cylinders it is feasible to
make trips OF any distance. The time
required for charging the cylinders de-
pends wholly upon the power of the en-
gine employed. The car that is running
is charged in about six minutes. No
smoke, OF course, and no noise greater
than that made by the ordinary horse
Car, attends its progress. The Second.
avenue Company intend to have ready
six cars of this sort to do all their carry
ing between Ninety-sixth street and Har.
lem River by the 1st of March next.
Year: 1879

letters came from President Woolsey, of
Yale, and from Horace Mann, then of
Boston, and from Professor Moffat. of
Princeton, and they all bore testimony
that genius in their colleges and schools
drank less than stupidity; that whisky
was passing away from the higher order
OF mind, and was to be found only in
possession of the more sensual and less
briphtn
Year: 1879

snew- white silk. Cream white of the medium
shade is that in the most d, cided favor for the
bridal robe; and of the whites is that which is
regarded as the msst becoming or tho least
trying to the complexion.
Year: 1879

WALL STREET YEsTERDAy.--Stocks
were active but very weak until toward
the close, a general recovery brought
prices a little above the opening level.
Money rather was easy, the ruling quo
tation for call loans on stocks being 0
per cent. Foreign exchange was more
active and rates for sterling were ad-
vanded. For government bonds there
was steady investment demand, while
State and railway bonds were dull
and irregular.
Year: 1879

In the general goods at old prices our
ouoers NAV rest assured that large force will do their best
to supply all that waited these short days The increase
of our clerks quite noticeable but at times IN the day . lar
from AMPLE Please kindly any disappointment in not beng
.erved and come again. We lately gotten hold Of lots
Of Dress Goods that late for ORDERS and were sold to
us at sacfce As very desirable quote in Ladies' Dress
Goods
Year: 1879

to win. They have right to select their
own men, and have done SO; and to all
such journals as are owned and operated'
by Tom Scott, or the New York Bank
ers, we say hands of, you proved to be
enemies in the campaign against Allen,
when you opposed the very "rag-baby"
you now favor so much in connection
with gold. Then the cry of "rag-baby'
served you to mislead the ignorant, now
you would have nothing but the ''rag-
baby" and gold; when you know that
gold is not to be had thus your greatest
leader, Hugh McCulloch now in Europe,
has sometime since reversed his position
and declares in favor of bi-metallic
standard, because he is convinced there is
not enough gold in the world to serve
the purpose of a single standard. Hands
off and let the Democracy of Ohio fight
their battle untrammelled with outside
influence.
Year: 1879

Tur House passed a resolution yes


terday 10 adjourn Congress next Tues
d.v But should Hayes veto the Army
Appropriation bill as zack Chandler ana
bis followers urge him to do the session
will be required no doubt to continue