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Year: 1879

For the Gazette.


MIR. EDIToR:-If you will allow me
little space in your paper, l will say
something about the new Courthouse.
Wilmington has won at last after forty
years struggle to have 1t removed to this
place. The next important thing is {:
Where ought it to be built? The City
Council prematurely offered the county
part or oil of the square at Tenth and
Market. If the Levy Court accept, l
hope they will make them give the whole
square. While this may be very good
place to locate the Temple of Justice,
yet am satisfied we have a better place,
though IL may not be SO convenient at
present, but Inconvenience, in most
cases, soon regulate itself. l mean the
square Oh Eighth street between Frank
lin and Broome. No better place than
this could be found anywhere, and at
present 1t is but of little use, if any, 10 the
city. Now for tie advantages. The
property around there is uniuproved and
if We make this the county seat, the
people who own real estate around it will
soon begin to improve; and in few
years the Improvements will pay enough
tax 10 meet the interest on the money it
will cost the city, and start business aud
give employment to the working class of
our community, and the Inconvenience
will soon be /, st sight of. Then we will
soon have branch railroad from the
Avenue up Franklin, by the Courthouse
10 Front street aud then down to the
depot AID even now it is only short
walk to the city railroad.


Mr.. Editor, will now return TO the
old basin property, that is worth from
$4,000 to $4,000, and it ought to be
sold and the proceeds applied to the
Water Department, for we are in need Of
money there all the time. think if the
Council would look at this matter in a
business way they will see that for the
good of the city, they have made a
mistake in their selection. For the
money that the basin square would bring
would pay for opening an Avenue on the
south iide of the race from which we re-
ceive our supply of water, and protect
the water by carrying off the surface
refuse and drainage of the city above,
which is becoming very serious matter.
The Board of Health has been complain
ing of it for long time, and this i'm
provement, if done, would give nice
front for buildings, and would soon pay
for itself by increase of taxes.


/ understand that the Levy Court is
going TO pay us visit in few days. and
see Tor themselves where the best place
is to make said improvement. l think
the Levy Court, while l suppose they
are going TO build, are acting wisely not
to DC in too much Of hurry, for these
things don't occur very often and when
these lew buildings are put up they will
be for all time to come. For one am
very much opposed to using the basin
property, and am in favor of the other,
for il will improve the city and that will


improve the county; and hope the
Levy Court, ss a disinterested party,


will select the best place for both city
and county. ONE WHO THINKS.
Year: 1879

A number of our prominent citizens
are making arrangements, TO dine the
members of the General Assembly, the
Levy Court, and City Council at the
Clayton House on next Thursday after
noon.
Year: 1879

4 board Of Army officers were to have met at Whipple Depot last Saturday to examine and report upon m improve ment in rack-saddles for the carrying of HOtchkiss gun or other fed piece,
Year: 1879

We regret to say that the Los Angles papers are very irregular in reaching us |; for several days this week we received no Herald and the Commercial fui.Cu to Annenr OF various occasions.
Year: 1879

My stock of Fall and Winter Boots and Shoes now com
pete and open for Inspection Prices still lower than ever
before The styles in Ladies' Misses and Childrens Kid
Button and Side Lace Shoes and in Ladies' and Misses Cloth
Top Basket Leather FoXed Button Shoes very pretty and
attractive and in quality the very best that produced by
of the most reliable Cancnnat manufactures. Prices
guaranteed to be lower than the quality of Shoes
be bought anywhere in the county.


The stock of Mems, Boys and Childrens Heavy Saddle
Seam and Hand Sided Boots larger by far than
before been brought to this market by dealer The
quality better and the prices lower than the grade
goods have been sold in Jackson since the Pc
present tending upward and those who buy ear-
est will buy lowest


Ny stock Of Mems and Boys Fine Wool Hats is larger
than be found at other store Jackson and the
styles and more desirable and the prices lower than
goods of the quality be bought in this market


also keep full line of Kip Calf Upper and Sole Leather
for sale at all times Call and examine my stock and be
convinced that the Boot and Shoe Store the place buy
Boots and Shoes.


L. W. 7-EI = - ON 49,
Year: 1879

and the guest was Immediately placed at
her ease.


Mrs. Livermcre said:


81 was once the recipient of u very
marked politeness of similar sort
When was in. London my husband
and l received a verbal invitation from
Lady Villas, whom had met once or
twice pleasantly, to come to come to her
house next evening and meet q few
friends of hers. We accepted and went.
But i was deceived by the informality
of the invitation, and supposed it was
merely to meet half a dozen neighbors
or intimate friends. So we went out
riding in the afternoon, stopping there
on the way back to the hotel.


"Judge of my amazement to find the
house illuminated and large and bril-
liant party assembled In full dress in
my honor.


"There l was in plain carriage dress,
bonnet and black glovesl"


What in the world did you do ?"
inquired young girl.


Why, / went right into the house
and to the ladies' dressing-room, whence
sent note to the hostess saying that
had inexperienced her invitation
and was not in appropriate costume. -
She ran up and reassured me by telling
me they had come to see me and didn't
care about the dress, and carried me
right down with her.


"All in full dress and the ladies with
out hats and hair elaborately dressed;
with brown dress, bare hands, bonnet
on, soon recovered the self-posses-
sion which the fdur pas somewhat dis
turbed and was greeted with splendid
cordiality. In few minutes Mr.. Liv-
ermore edged around behind me and
whispered


"' Didn't you think, Mary, all these
ladies had on white kids when you
came in p


:" looked around and they were all
bare-handed. Moreover,I observed that
a half dozen had bonnets on. This half
dozen rapidly increased, till we were in
majority, and soon discovered that no
lady who arrived after did had remov-
ed her hat. Now that is what / call
politeness ~
Year: 1879

1t doesn't pay to take advantage of
another's necessities. 1t is done, how
ever, and by men who pride themselves
on their shrewdness. Causeur, of the
Boston " Transcript" says he knows
case in point. A well known business
man in Boston wanted certain work
done. 1t required special professional
skill which but few ever attained. But
he found a young man who possessed 1t
in high degree, who was greatly in
need of work, and consented to work
for very small pay. The employer
chuckled. The young man went to
work and worked on definite plan.-
He put the very best skill he had into
his work. His employers customers
were delighted. They not only liked
what he did, but they liked it SO well
that they would have no other. Again
the employer chuckled. His business was
growing in proportions and in profit
One day the young man asked for
higher pay. His employer said he
couldn't afford it. The young man
knew that that was lie, but he didn't
say SO. He kept on working, doing bet
ter and better. Again his employer
chuckled, not alone over his gains, but
over the fact that he had, as he thought,
deceived the young man. His conf
dence in his own sagacity had rude
awakening one morning he learned that
his " dupe" had set up in business for
himself. The customers who liked his
work would have no other. The en-
ployer has not been able to find any one
who could just match it, at any price.


1t doesn't pay to be too shrewd. You
may buy things for less than they are
worth for some time, but the balance
has got to be paid in the end.
Year: 1879

HTHERE'S no better fellow than


L Bob Lindsay" was the universal
voice of his neighbors : &C but for one
falling they felt in conscience bound to
add.


His one failing, a proneness to in
dulge in strong drink, had been suffi-
cient to counterbalance all Bob's good
qualities. Active, industrious and en-
ergetic, he was man to make his way
in the world. Indeed, many times sue
cess seemed within his grasp. But just
at the critical moment, and while his
friends were hopefully saying, eff he'll
only hold OUTS sudden relapse would
come, and weeks dissipation would
squander the fruits of a month of sober
industry.


1t was sore trial to Mary Lindsay
to see her husband the slave of 10th
some appetite. Hers was proud as
well as loving heart; and it stung her
to note the look of a suppressed triumph
visible on the faces of certain friends, in
opposition to whose counsels she had
married handsome Bob Lindsay, in pref
erence to rich, old and ugly Didymus
Dodd.


Whatever of Bob's earnings had es-
capped the rumseller's grip, had gone to
buy neat little home, which would
have been very happy one but for the
one great drawback.


Bob had given mortgage for por-
ton OF the purchase money, and several
times he had raked enough together to
pay it; but just then his besetting
temptation would overcome him, and
the money, instead of going to cancel
the debt which lay like load on Mary's
heart, and hung like shadow over her
home, would be worse than wasted.


In the course of time and business
this mortgage came into the hands Of
Didymus Dodd. From him Bob knew
it would be useless TO seek indulgence,
even had he felt free to ask favor Of
Didymus Dodd-a humiliation at which
his own, as well as Mary's pride re-
volted.


With that will and earnestness which
had SO often before carried Bob to the
verge of success, and needed only per-
Year: 1879

After man came woman.


And she has been after him ever since.
She is person of free extraction, be-
ing made of mans rib.


L don't know why Adam wanted to
fool away his ribs in that way, but sup
pose he was not accountable for all he
did.


1t costs more to keep o woman than
three dogs and shot gun.


But she pays you back with interest
by giving you house full of children to
keep you awake at night and smear mo-
lasses candy over your Sunday coat.


Besides, a wife is a very convenient
article to have around the house.


She is handy to swear at whenever
you cut yourself with razor and don't
feel like blaming yourself.


Woman is the superior being in Mas
sachusetts.


There are about 10000 more of her sex
than males in that state.


This accounts for the terrified hunted
down expression of the single men who
emigrate from the east.


Woman is not created perfect.


She has her faults-such as false hair,
false complexion, and so on.


But she is a great deal better than her
neighbor, and she knows it.


Eve was woman.


She must have been model wife, too;
for it cost Adam nothing to keep her in
clothes.


Still don't think she was happy.


She couldn't go to sewing circles and
air her information about everybody
she knew, nor excite the envy of other
ladies by wearing her new winter bon
net to church.


Neither could she hang over the back
fence and gossip with her neighbor.


All these blessed privileges were denied
her.


Poor Eve she's dead agents Her
aid.
Year: 1879

= Gold turks in every aim of life


1t sways the lofty and the lowly,
And shrouds beneath its sable pail


Each aspiration high and holy.
For it, we utter earnest prayer,


And solemn VOWS are made and broken,
And beauty barters faith and hope,


And bitter scathing words are spoken.
Gold cannot add one hours life,


Or buy loves holest caresses
1t cannot stay the silver streak


Time blends with beauty's auburn tresses
1t cannot bring the loved one back,


So rudely torn from our embraces;
II cannot smooth the wrinkled brow


Scored deep with grief's relentless traces.
Gold cannot bring youths ruddy glow


Back to the cheek of fading beauty;
1t cannot hush the still, small voice


That hints of long neglected duty
It cannot heal the broken heart,


Throbbing with some unbounded sorrow;
For words that wiring the soul to-day,


Gold cannot bring relief tomorrow.
Then let us spurn the glittering bribe,


Nor breath for 1t one sigh of'sorrow
Gold can at last but gild the bier,


Or buy the pail that want must borrow,
The lowliest heart in all the land


Is rich indeed beyond all treasure,
If truth and virtue, hand in hand,


Have been through life its rule and measure,
Year: 1879

Mr.. Martin was freight conductor
on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids l.
Northern Railroad. At a revival meet
ing he boasted that he had so much
faith in the Lord that he once ran his
train from one end Of the road to the
other, one Of the cars being at tho
time without fange on one wheel.
The general superintendent, CO.. Ives.
hearing of this dismissed him with the
remark that he put too much trust
in Providence for a freight conductor
Year: 1879

tits not likely Congress will adjourn
next Tuesday, 17tb, though that date
was agreed upon in the House yester.
day. The heavy dignity of the Senate
demands consideration. If the House
had fixed any other day, nearer or more
remote, the Senate would still insist on
a change. 1t always does. But, un-
less unanticipated complications arise
the session will hardly continue later
than the Goth.


The House on Monday passed the
Legislative bill, there being no oppo.
sition. 1t was the same as that Of
1878. Yesterday, against the furious
efforts of the Republicans, the Judi.
cial expenses" bill was passed by the
House, The Army bill will pass to-
day or tomorrow. 1t is believed Mr..
Hayes will approve the Legislative bill,
and veto the others. Any Republican
intention to allow the Army bill or
the judicial Eexpenses" bill to go
through without debate has evidently
been abandoned. In case of either
approval or veto of any or all of these
measures it is.probable Congress will
adjourn without further attempts tu
present such bills as will please Mr..
Hayes. There is no good ground of
objection to any of the bills, and every
Democrat in the House and Senate is
satisfied with them.


Whether to confirm Sec'y McCrary
or not for the judicial position to which
he has been nominated, is question
that agitates few Democrats here.
But 1 do not believe the opposition to
confirmation will be serious. All that
is said against him is that he agreed
to and perhaps helped to prepare the
veto to the original Army bill. That
was not very grave offense, however
just and proper the provisions of the
bill may have been. The right to We.
to is as good as that to pass bill. Mr..
McCrary, both as Congressman and as
Secretary Of War, has discharged his
duties faithfully. He has the neces-
sary legal knowledge and the fine per-
sonal character to fit him for the bench,
and unless reflections for such Offices
are to be because of differences in
politics, see no reason for one in this
case.


Reports from Ohio are of the most
encouraging character. The admirable
candidates Of the Democratic party
give an interest to the campaign which
was not expected. 1t is not doubted
that tie ticket is stronger than the
party in the State, and the party is
strong enough to carry the State.


Beyond any doubt the Warner coin
age bill goes over to the December ses-
sion. The Committee so decided. and.
yesterday. after q determined efcrt Of
the friends Of the bill to bring il be-
fore the Senate. the Senate decided to
sustain the Committee. DEN
Year: 1879

From the Pope County Press.


Owing to the favorable railroad news re-
ceived this week real estate in this village
has advanced 100 per cent. in value anC is still
on the rise. Now is the time to purchase
town lots, but dom: all buy at once.


From the Stevens County Tribune.


We feel sanguine that the early completion
of the Little Falls {, Dakota Railroad is an
assured fact. The recent salo of a controlling
interest in the road to Col. Crooks and his
associates, while looked upon, by some, with
suspicion, is, however, the best that could be
done under the circumstances. Sooner or
later we would have had to gone on the mark
ct and sought capital with which to build The
line, and if We had done so, could we have
made as satisfactory an arrangement and
agreement as has just beer consummated.
The parties who have negotiated the purchase,
gave I'LL guarantees We could reasonably ask
or expect They furnish the money, and they
furnish the brains, and what capitalists would
not demand control Of the property in which
their moneys were invested. Col. Crooks and
Mr. Clough arc not the men TO do any dirty
work or trickery for any parties, and as far as
they are concerned we are confident they
will act in good faith, and ii, as some claim,
we are sold out, we assert that neither Of
these gentlemen are parties to the 3windle.
But We are of the impression that the present
company will act in good faith, for they have
control of piece of property which will prove
good Investment and yield handsome
profit to the owner. This line is located
through one of the richest tracts of farming
country in the State, and there is not single
doubt but it will pay from the start. 1t has
the sympathy, and will have the support of
the people along the line. This road can
charge paying rates and do over two. thirds
of the business, for the people look upon it as
their road, and will always so consider it, no
matter who controls it, so long as their rights
are respected. Before long our people will be
called upon to vote the bonus, and we do not
expect q single negative, for they all know it
will give them cheap fuel and lumber, good
prices for their produce: it will add from S.
to $40 per acre to ti,e value of every acre of
land in the county. They know this, and
will work and aid the enterprise that assures
them relief FROM monopolies.
Year: 1879

. The work taking out the wreck


Of the sauk Rapids bridge, which
was abandoned several weeks ago, will
again be resumed this week, and it is
the intention Of the commissioners to
have the wood and iron al! taken out
Of the river, and secured in such .


manner as to be ready to be used


again in rebuilding the BRIDGE. The


water in the river is at present very


low, and there is in consequence no
difficulty in getting at the work. k.s:ssse
Year: 1879

The taking of the testimony in the case
of Frank Coleman, the man killed on
Broadway, near Fourth street, was con-
cluded this evening by Coroner Car
rick. His verdict was as follows
Death from abscess of the brain, result
ing from confused wounds on the head.
I further find that said wounds were in
fiicted by some blunt instrument on the
evening of December I'd, 1879, and that
John Woodson and Robert Price are sup
posed to be the party who inflicted said
wounds"


Woodson and Price were again locked up
in the County Jail.
Year: 1879

It has been commonly said that the cold water poem, "The Old Oaken Bucket" was inspired by glass of brandy. A writer in the Boston Herald afirms the truth of the story, and tells it as 8 personal recollection. Samuel Woodworth, the author, was printer, and was employed in an office in Chambers street, New York. One day he dropped into Mallory's barroom, in Franklin street, to get some brandy and water. The liquor was drank, and Woodwork remarked that it was superior to anything he had ever tasted. "No," said comrade, "there was one thing that you and used to think far sur passed this in the way of drinking" What was that p asked Woodworth, dubiously. "Fresh spring water that we used to drink from the old oaken bucket that hung in the well, after our return from the hay field on sultry day in summer" The rhythm of the phrase, "The old oaken bucket that hung in the well," struck Woodworth at once, and the picture of the we'll at his boy hood home came to his mind. Within a few hours he had completed the poem.
Year: 1879

pale and haggard, and every inch a
gentleman, not only in attire but in
manner, was before the court in New
York on Friday, boarding house keep
or having accused him of stealing a
coat and shirt. Ten years ago Martin
was millionaire broker on Wall street.
Hegave 800, 900 to some of the churches
of the city, and was looked upon as one
of the most honorable members Of the
Stock Exchange. He failed in the crash
of 1872, his family were scattered, and
he is now a pauper. On the urgent
appeal of one who knew him in his
days Of prosperity, the judge sent him
to the City Prison for five days.
Year: 1879

The impression seems to have been
spread that the present graduating
class at the Boys High School are to.
tally Indifferent in regard to the pro-
posed removal of the place Of gradua-
tion from the Masonic Temple to the
High School Building. This is very
erroneous. The class are very much


opposed to the measure, and are most
anxious for its rejection. They have
seen several members of the Board, re-.
questing their influence in the matter.
Year: 1879




Pain In the right side, under the edge of the ribs,
ncreases on pressure; sometimes the pain IS In the
left side the patient is rarely able to lie on the left
side sometimes the pain is felt under the shoulder
blade, and it frequently extends TO the top OF the
shoulder, and Is sometimes mistaken for rheulna-
nsm In the arm. The stomach is affected with loss
of appetite and sickness; the bowels in general are
costive sometimes alternative with lax the head IS
troubled with pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is generally Il
considerable loss Of memory, accompanied with
painful sensation of having left undone something
which ought to have been DONE A sllgnI, dry cough
is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains
of WEAKNESS and debility he is easily startled his
feet are cold or burning and he complains Of a
pricky sensation of the skin; his spirits are low
and although he is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up
fortude enough to try It, Ia fact, he disruss every
remedy. Several Of the above symptoms attend the
disease but cases have occurred where few of
them existed, yet examination Of the body after
death has shown the LIVER to have beer extensive
ly deranged.
Year: 1879

HAAS TO FISNL lt out Oh fnaL Line all


Summer.


tFrom the Toronto MALL


The possibiIity-we might almost say the
probability-Oi a similar contest in 1880
over the returns to that which occurred in
1876, will strengthen the demand for Grant
rs a strong, tenacious man,, who, il bis
party suppose him to be elected, will yield
no ground to bis opponents. With amazing
fatuity Congress has culpably neglected the
obvious duty OF regulating the manner in
which the votes OF the electoral college
shall be counted. The constitutional ques-
tion raised over the votes OF The doubtful
States at the last election remains unsettled.
With solid South opposed to an almost
solid North, the election will probably turn
on the votes Of one or two States, In which
case there are almost certain to be loud al
legations of fraud and an embittered Sec
tional dispute. In such case General Grant,
with colorado title to the presidency,
and backed by the military element Of the
North, would show no hesitation in the as
scrtion of his claims by force il necessary.
His acknowledged determination OF charac-
ter, in the face OF possible trouble on the
ground Of doubtful result, is an addition
al reason why his candidature is in favor
with the Republicans in preference to man
OF weak or vacillatlng temperament.