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Year: 1877

o, could there in this world be found
Some little spot of happy ground,


Without the village tattling.
How doubly blest that spot would be
Where all might dwell in liberty,
Free from the bitter misery


OfgOssips' endless prattling.
IL such u spot were really known,
Dame Peace might call it all her own,
And in it she might fix her throne


Forever and forever.
There like queen might reign and live,
While every one would soon forgive
The little sights they might receive,


And be offended never.
'TiS mischief-makerS that remove
Far from our hearts that warmth of love.
And lead us all to disapprove


What gives another pleasure.
Ihey seem to take ones heart-but when
They've heard our cares, unkindly then
They soon retail them out again,


Mixed up with poisonous measures.
And then they've such cunning way
OF telling ill-meant tales they say,
Don't mention it, pray;


would not tell another"
Straight to your ncighbor then they 20,
Narrating everything they know,
And break the peace of high end low,


Wife, husband, friend, and brother.
0, that the misunderstanding crew
Were all reduced to one or two,
And they were painted red or blue,


That every one might know them!
Then would your villagers forget
TO rage and quarrel. fume and fret.
And fall into an angry pet,


With things so much below them.
For It's sad, degrading part
To make anothers bosom smart,
And plant dagger i'll the heart


We ought to love and cherish.
Then let us ever more be found
In quietneSs with all around,
While friendship, joy, and peace abound,
And angry feelings perish.
Year: 1877

schoolmistress in a suburban town who
had been annoyed by the perversities of a
male pupil of nineteen, on one of the clos.
ing, days of the last term, kept him in and
undertook to whale him. He, however.
dlsarmed her and returned several kisses
Tor each blow. The schoolmistress, unable
to forgive this breach of discipline, looked
him sternly in the face, and shaking her
toretinger at him in a menacing manner.
said solemnly, William, l will give Won
precisely fifteen minutes to stop hugeing
me- and If you disobey me shall punish
you very severely"
Year: 1877

Instead of asking the blessing on sitting
down at the table, a family have for wears
oeen following the custom of repeatinq
exerses from the Bible, each person repeat.
ing one, commencing with the head of the
family. A few days since young man in
sne family brought to dinner with him
Trend TREND who was not aware of the custom.
When they sat down at the table. the
young friend was placed next to the head
OF the family, who began the worship bv
repeating The love Of money is the root
OF all evil" The friend took it that the
remark was made to him, and replied by
saying, Well, pass along the root"
sensation all around.
Year: 1877

While growing at her husband the other
day, New York woman was struck by
lightning, and instantly killed. If you
wish your wife to see this paragraph, cut
1T out and paste it on the bed post.
Year: 1877

The foolish man rushed out to see the
MOB, and is shot through the lungs, but the
wise man huggeth the constitution of the
United States to his bosom, and abideth in
the cellar until the evil days be over.
Year: 1877

1t was very careless leaving the parrot
IN the parlor Sunday evening, but
she S1 never thought anything about It until
Monday morning, when he reused the
whole house by making a smacking noise
and crying: Darling Susie. DARLING
Susie" He kept it up all day, too, and the
old folks are much Interested in the case
Year: 1877

discharged from the various Depart
ments within the past two weeks
three hundred from the Bureau OF
Printing and Engraving alone-very
many of them with families, and nearly
all of them wholly dependent on the
salary they received to keep the wolf
from the door. An attempt is being
made to employ such as will go into
service as servants in place of the
colored cook, chambermaid and gen.
eral waiter. Such an alternative is
perhaps better than starvation but
to those who have knowledge of the
spirit of caste animating the generality
of those who employ servants here at
the National Capital, the humiliations
in store for such as accept servants
places to avoid utter destitution can
be readily appreciated.


SENTINEL.
Year: 1877

To any one unacquainted with the
politics of st. Charles, the spectacle
afforded BY the Democrats on last
Tuesday in firing salute in honor of
our Republican representative, ex-
Governor Hahn, would prove both
uprising and curious. HoBoring, at
the same breath and time, the Dem
ocratic Governor and Republican
member of the House, is indeed
queer commentary upon the times
we live in. However, we are glad to
say that between the two parties in
this parish there is but one difference
name of party. The aims and prin-
ciples of both are the same--eqnality
to all men aud good government.


st Charles Herald
Year: 1877

A young lady of our village while
erawfshing contracted cold which
suspended for time, her powers of
speech. And now the married gen.
tlemen are constantly urging their
better halves to go crawishing.


West Feliciana Sentinel
Year: 1877

GRowING Omit is the solemn
thought connected with middle life
tha: life's last business is begun in
earnest and it is then midway be-
tween the cradle ard the grave that a
man begins TO rnarvle that he let the
days of youth go by so half enjoyed.
1t is the pensive autumn feeling it is
the sensation of half sadness that we
experience when the longest Gay of
the year is past, AMI every day that
follows is shorter, and the light faint
er, and the feebler shadows tell that
nature is fastening with gigantic
footsteps to her winter grave. So
does man look back upon his youth,
When the first gray hairs become
visible, when the unwelcome truth
fastens itself on the mind that man
and that the sun is always westering,
he looEs back on things behind


II hen we were children we thought
as children. But now there lies bo


fore us manhood, with its earnest
work, and then old age. and then the
grave, then home There is second
youth for man, better and hnlier than
his first, if he will look on, and not
look back.-F. ". Robertson.
Year: 1877

A farmer living on the west side
of the OHIO river, in walking about
his farm, discovered nest of
rat.lesnakes in the hollow bark of
an old tree, about which several
large pieces of rock lay scattered.
Having heard that pigs were hos
tile to snakes of all kinds, and not
caring to attack the nest himself
he thought be would try the expert
ment, and see a fight. He drove
several pigs in the vicinity of the
nest and watched the result. The
pigs soon seemed to scent the rep
tiles, and commenced roofing
eagerly about the spot. ID an in
stant half dozen of the vicious
serpen,s emerged from their hiding
places to attack the intruders, wh'
manifested jealous disposition to
give battle. A snake would real
himself to the height of the back
of the pig, shake his rattle an6
plunge his fangs into the anima
with lightning like celebrity, anc
then dart away pursued by th'
pig, who dexteriously received th'
sting upon the fieshy part of th'
jaw.


Over and over again this would b
repeated, until the pig got his for


foot upon the snake, when he wonl'


deliberately rip the reptile in twai


and devour him. This slaughte


continued until all the snakes wer


disposed of, when the pigs grunte


contentedly, and without any signs {
being disturbed, " added off in scare
of other provender. The eye-wltnes
) to this singular contest, which wa
not without its exciting feature
declares himself convinced that pi
is impervious to the poisonous bite {
Fany kind of serpent.
Year: 1877

A TRUE LADY.-Beauty and style
are not the surest passports to respect
ability-some Of tie noblest specl-
mems Of womanhood that the world
mas ever seen have presented the
plainest and most uaprepossesslns
appearance. A woman's worth Is
estimated by the real goodness or
her heart, the greatness of her soul,
and the purity and sweetness OF her
character and woman with q kind
ly disposition, and a wcll-balanced
mind and temper, is lovely and
attractive, be her face ever so PLAIN,
and her figure ever SO homely, she
makes the best Of wives and the truest
of mothers. She has higher pur-
pose in living than the beautiful yet
vain and supercilious woman who has
no higher ambition than to Haunt her
finery on the streets, or to gratity
her inordinate vanity by extracting
fattery and praise from a society
whose compliments are as hollow as
they are insincere.
Year: 1877

A girl who can put a square
patch on pair of pantaloons may
not be so accomplished as one who
can work u grceusworsted dog on =
yellow ground, but she is OF moro
real value in the community.
Year: 1877

Ihave Just received large and fresh stock, which
I will positively sell a. 3 SMALLER PROFIT
than any other house IN town, because my ex-
penses are smaller, and can afford TO do So Ny
motto viii be
Year: 1877

JUDGE THoMPsoN's SPEECH AT THE


FRIENDS CHURCH-A FINE EFFORT.


Ever since the Inauguration of the
Murphy movement here, efforts have
been made to secure speakers from
HillsborO and we do not speak dis
paringly of other orators when we
say that our most able addresses up
to this time have been delivered by
HillsborO lawyers. A few weeks
ago our friend Uric Sloane, Esq,
entertained a large audience for
about an hour and a half in the dis
cussion of the Murphy movement.
Every one who was in attendance
went home feeling that Mr.. Sloane
had told them something worth
hearing. Last Friday night, Judge
Thompson, of the same place, ad-
dressed an immense audience in the
Friends Church. He started out
very deliberately in his discourse,
but soon warmed up, and his appeals
to the intemperate were powerful.
He gave his reasons for signing the
pledge, and so clear did he make
them, that they could not be misun-
derstOod. At times the Judge grew
grandly eloquent, when he would car
~ his audience with him, and at the
conclusion of a number of his brill
ant sentences, the people greeted
him with rounds of applause. The
speech was not only an able one,
but effective. At its conclusion,
Judge West and others stepped for
ward and affixed their signatures to
the pledge, while the audience joined
in clapping their hands and making
other demonstration which signifed
their delight, because Of the accom-
plishment of so much good


Our people will always hail with
delight the coming of either of the
Hillsboro gentlemenwhO have already
visited us. They are both able talk
ers, and the impression made on the
citizens Of this village by both Of
them, we trust, will be lasting. Mr..
Sloane put us on the road to sue
cess, and Judge Thompson, after we
had become a little cold and indif-
ferent, threw in a few sparks, and
got us warmed up again.


.
Year: 1877

A cotemporary well remarks that
it is useless to attempt to disguise
the fact that there are many Repub-
licans who doubt the wisdom of the
Presidents ''peace policy" and just
as useless for the men who are con-
Quoting Republican journels to sup
pose that that class of men can be
driven or ridiculed into the support
of any measure which their judg-
ments do not approve. 1t is no
time for ridicuIe on one hand and
harsh words on the other. The Re
publican party is the hope of the
country, and its ranks must not be
broken. Whatever difference of
opinion exists among its members
must be discussed calmly, and with
out any taunts or sneers. Each must
recognize in the other an equal,
whose opinions are entitled to re-
spectful consideration. Any other
course that this, no matter by whom
attempted, will result in political su-
icide.
Year: 1877

Hon. H. C. Dawson, late Repre-
sentative of this county in the lower
House of the Legislature, was one
of the most useful, Industrious and
intelligent members of that body.
He was always attentive to the inter
ests of his constituents, and Of the
people at large, and made a record
honorable to himself and his
county. We are informed that he
does not desire reelection, but we
believe his constituents will very
generally demand that he shall con
sent to serve them another term, and
give them the benefit of the expert
ence and knowledge of legislation
which he has acquired during his
first term of service.
Year: 1877

Fruits of the Democratic "econo-
my" in the last Congress A cOtem-
temporary thus enumerates them 4:
The department of justice is brought
to stand-still for lack of funds the
army cannot be paid, and it is ques-
tionable if it can legally be furnish
ed with supplies; the officers and
men of the navy are in similar
condition, deprived of their wages,
and obliged to go to the "sharks"
for necessary means the public


printing Office is brought to a stand
still and the post Office is seriously
hampered. Such is the serious
condition of public service to day, in
consequence of Democratic "reform.
Year: 1877

The Monroe Qowa) Times has
given up the ghost, after a gallant
three months fight for existence.
It was worthy of a better fate, but
newspapers cannot live on air, and
the publishers wisely decided to seek
a new location, where we hope they
will meet with better success.
Year: 1877

uBG - NV ~ y @ANu@l y - eAAl " -


Good Management,


In these times that are so trying
to the railroad interests of the coun-
try, the record of the Scioto Valley
Railway Company is one in which
the management may justly feel a
pride. One day last week the funds
necessary for the payment of the
July interest on the bonded indebt-
edness of the company were forward
ed to Philadelphia and are now sub
ject to the order Of the parties hold
ing the bonds, as will be seen by ref
erence to our advertising columns.


This has been done, we are in
formed, out Of the earnings of the
road, and there is still left a balance,
which it is proposed to apply to the
purchase of additional rolling stock.
In addition to this, Paymaster Chan
dler was over the line yesterday,
making glad the hearts Of the en-
ployees. The regular pay day is the
1Oth, but payment has been made in
advance so that the boys can enjoy
the glorious Fourth in proper
manner. All accounts for the con.
struction of the southern end of the
line have been settled in full, up to
the 3Oth of May.


Every effort possibleis being made
to complete the road so as to carry
passengers from Portsmouth to the
State Fair at Columbus, in Septem-
Der next, and the word tail is one
that George D. Chapman does not
often allow to get away with him.
VjUe Ia CHAPMAN !
Year: 1877

Hamilton Telegraph: If Charles
Grosvenor desires to retire with dig
nifty from the canvass for Governor
into which his injudicious friends
have thrust him, he should lose no
time in following the example Of
Tom Young, and inform the Repub-
Iicans that he can't afford to take the
nomination because the salary is too
small. The Republican press of the
State does not appear to yearn for
| Grosvenor.
Year: 1877

WARNED BY A DREAM.-The Will
mington Journal says that Mrs.
Alice Hegler, of Centerville, whose
death from a coal oil explosion we
recently noticed, dreamed the night
before her death that she was to be
burned to death while kindling a
fire with coal oil. Singular to re
late, she was telling the dream to a
neighbor who had dropped in, while
she was in the very act of pouring
the oil on the wood, and had just
remarked that she put no faith in
dreams, when the explosion occur
red, and the next moment she was
enveloped in the fatal flames
Year: 1877

Charles Taylor, a colored lawyer
from Boston, has been admitted to
practice in the United States Courts
in Maryland. This is the first in
stance of the admission of a colored
man to the bar in that State.
Year: 1877

The opposition to the policy Of the
administration towards the Southern
States, does not come from the bust
ness men of the country. They sus-
tain it heartily, and they really are
the representative men. The Presi-
dent can afford to endure the snarls
of few dyspeptic politicians, so long
as the substantial people of the
country stand by him.
Year: 1877

How to Keep cOOL-A cOrrespOn-
dent of the New York Herald gives
the following hints upon keeping cool:
'Open your windows between six
and seven o'clock in the morning for
ventilation, and then close them all
day. A house should be regulated
like a refrigerator, which, if the
doors are kept tightly shut, will re-
tain its coldness, but if it is thrown
open will soon have the same tenn
perature as the air without"
Year: 1877

Xenia Gazette: "The howl about
the National Bank monopoly is be-
ing revived by persons who have no
idea what National Bank is. There
is no branch of business in this
country so excessively taxed as Ma
tional Banks, and in many places
such institutions are reducing their
capital, because of excessive taxa
ton"
Year: 1877

Blifkins says: ''I amt much on
problems in Euclid, and don't care
about evolution, but when a man
sits down on a bumble-bee at a pic
mic I can tell how long it will take
him to get up just as well as any
professor of Yale
Year: 1877

The Cuban revolutionists claim
that their prospects are very bright
brighter than ever before du-
ring their nine years of struggle.
The outside world will hope that
there is good ground for their faith.
Year: 1877




WASHINGTON, July 5.


During a conversation, to day, be-
tween the President and Western
Senator, incidental allusion was made
by the latter to the speeches deliver
ed Yesterday by Messrs. Chamberlain
and Blaine, when the President said
that he had not yet read them, but
only heard something of their re
marks, especially in condemnation of
his Southern policy He had a high
respect for these gentlemen, and, as
far as he knew, the personal relations
between them and himself are of a
friendly chararter. At all events, he
entertained fol them the most kind
" sentiments While he claimed
for himself full utterance of political
opinions, he certainly could not OBJ
ject to such a course on their part.
Their ideas Of his public duty were
different from his own, but of that
he did not complain. He, however,
had acted from sense of duty in
order to accomplish complete recon
citation in theSouth, and had done so
from the best lights that we're afford
ed, and the best, Judgment lie could
command, after full view of the
situation, and with an earnest de-
sire to produce satisfactory results.
He would not quarrel with those
who questioned the soundness Of
his Judgment or the honesty of his
motives. He was willing to leave to
time the vindication of his course.
Year: 1877

Minor Locals.


NO police cases last night.


Sun rose at II, sets at GA.


The peach crop is looking well.


Forty dodgers at the police station last
night. ......
Tramps are as numerous here, as files In
4 molasses barrel.


Tax payers are just finding out that the
Cool Spring Reservoir which is being erect.
ed is needless expense,


Wilmington is unusually healthy just
now. Scarcely any deaths occurred this
week and Aery little sickness prev ails.


Flour is on the rise in consequence of the
impending Eastern war. Why the people
of this country should be compelled to suf..
fer on that account is difficult to solve.
Many Of the streets were flooded yesterday
from the heavy fall of r In and travellers
swore little because they had to wade
ankle deep In water at the crossings. What
the ladies said, We did not hear.
Year: 1877

The meeting in the City Hall last night
was the largest that was ever held in that
place.


The meetings are still conducted by the
Moral Suasion Club.


Some Of the members OF this club and re-
formers from among the audience address,
ed the audience.
Year: 1877

One of the most singular facts in
relation to this insect is, that it casts
its skin once every year. In order
to effect this, it forms, in one corner
of the web, kind Of thick purse,
similar to that in which it used to en-
close its eggs. Placing itself then
in the centre of its web, it begins to
distend its body with all the violence
it can exert, for several minutes, until
it splits its skin the whole length of
the back. This being accomplished,
it gradually forces its body through
the aperture, drawing out its legs
one by one, until it Is entirely free
from its covering. The skin retains
the entire form of the spider, and is
perfectly transparent. The insect
itself, after this great change, remains
gelatinous, and is of apale green color.
In this condition it retires to the
aforementioned purse or bag, leaving
the skin suspended in the web. This
shelter it is not able to quit for about
three or four days.
Year: 1877

The Passamaquoddy Indians have
got into bitter wrangle about sill
yer medal which the French Govern
ment for serving on French man-of-
war. At the last election a son of
Gov. Francis was defeated for Cover
nor, and now the claim Is made that
the medal belongs to the Governor
and is part of his insignia of office.
The Francis House is also claimed as
the Governors residence because the
State aided in its building, but the
Franchises and their friends show
that the house was mostly paid for
by the family, aad that the State aid
was given because of a general Offer
to anybody in the tribe who would
build him home. Both parties have
appealed to the Catholic Bishop.
Year: 1877

In case recently tried at Heading,
Pa, against 4 landlord for ejectiug q
traveller from his hO:cl, Judge Sussa-
INN, in charging the jury, said that
ordinarily landlords Of hotels must
keep guests over night, especially after
the price for lodging has been tender
cd. On account Of different grades Of
hotels the prices cannot DO regulated
by any fixed rule, and must be fixed
at the discretion Of the landlords and
if the prices don't sui: the guests, they
have no other way than to leave, so
long as the charges arc reasonable
Unreasonable charges would not shield
the landlord.


lfu person goes into hotel and Of
fcrs uu ordinary price and behaves
himself, and the landlord puts him out,
and damages result, the landlord eau
be indicted, and he can DO made 10 pay
the damages. II a guest does not be-
have himself, although there may be
room in tho hotel, the landlord can
eject him. If a landlord could not
have such q control over his place, our
hotels would be unsafe places for res.
pectablc persons to go to, or stop at
The hotel keeper is not bound to keep
those who refuse to pay, or arc in;o.
lent, or don't comply with the rules Of
the house, and the landlord has the
same control in this respect as any per-
sou has in his own private house, and
tho landlord can uso as much force as
is actually necessary.


The jury in the case referred to, al
ter being out about an hour, returned
verdict for the landlord, it being
shown that he had charged only fair
rate which tho traveller refused to pay.
Year: 1877




The Owyhco Itm'anche tells of a
plucky Idaho physician named Peters,
who, when near the house of q ,uau
who had been acCilcntly shot, and
whom tho doctor was going to attend,
was thrown from buggy and had his
arm badly broken, Notwithstanding
which ho dressed tho patients wound,
and with his left hand drove the TENN
all dsy through tho beat over a rough
road to reach bic home in Silver City
where tho broken bones Of tho arm
we're set.
Year: 1877

The moment man is satisfied with
himself, everybody else is dissatisfied
with him.


Thelc arc many shining qualities in
tho mind of man, but none SO useful as
discretion.


If we do not Aatter ourselves tho
flat.cry of others will not hurt US.


The man who minds his own business
has a good, steady employment.


Never apologize for a long letter !;
you only add to its length.


Retiring early at night will surely
shorten a mans days.


lie speaks in his drink wha! he
thought in his drouth.


True men make moro opportunities
than they fud.


An angry man opens his mouth and
shuts his eyes.