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Year: 1878

How He DIDN'T CHEAT HIS PASTOR.
A mean Covington (KyD grocer was
nicely sold at Christmas. He purchased
from dollar store table castor, which
he marked with tag inscribed "Sl4,"
and gave it to Methodist preacher,
whose church his family attended. The
next day the reverend gentleman brought
the castor back to the groceryman and
said to him: 81 am too poor in this
worlds goods to display SO valuable a
castor on my table, and if you have no
objection l should like to return it and
take Sl4 worth Of goods for my family in
its stead" The merchant could do moth
ing bat acquiesce.-BoLtimore Ameri-
can.
Year: 1878

THE benefits Of advertising were never
better illustrated than at Hartford the
other day. A man went into a newspa-
per Office to advertise for missing cuff
and cuff-button, and explaining to the
sympathizing clerk his theory OF how the
loss occurred he found he had buttoned
both his cuffs upon one wristband.
Year: 1878

SOMEBODY has sent to this office tract
entitled: "What it is to be damned!"
Such things are useless to newspaper men.
All Of the profession who have been any
length of time engaged in it are very well
aware what it is.-BostOn Transcript.
Year: 1878

TAKE away your Spartan boy and fox
The lad who puts lighted cigar in his
pocket when he meets his father and teis
what the sunday school teacher said,
while the cigar is burning him, is infinite
ly more worthy Of admiration.
Year: 1878

Washington social circles have been
pretty nearly wrecked by the stern con-
duct ofa rising young Congressman at a
recent reception. 4 society belle, who
is the daughter ofa millionaire, aided By
a matronly friend, succeeded in having
the brilliant and unfetterel young Con-
gresham trotted up TO her presence for
the purpose ofan introduction; but just
as the words were to be pronounced the
adolescent statesman for some myster-
ious cause, turned and without word
left the room, and soon after the house.
The next day the lady's father called on
the youthful member of Congress, and,
demanding an explanation Of the %in-
sult,' which had been given the daugh-
ter the evening before, received in reply
words about like these: "Insult,-it was
I who was insulted in being led into
the presence of half nude woman and
asked to make her acquaintance, when
/ want the acquaintance of no such i'm
modest person" This explained it all
and though the father was still angry, it
was quite as much at the low necked
fashion in dress and his silly daughter
who adopted itas at the young Congress
man who had so sternly rebuked both
PfftsJltr0 Gazette.
Year: 1878

Healthy Milk Cows are profitable. They
eat less and yield more milk than poor un.
heaithy cattle. They can be kept in good
condition by using Foutz's Horse and Cattle
Powders during Winter and Spring.
Year: 1878

"When travel by rail-" said an
eminent divine on a London plat.
form, II select first-class carriage
in the middle of the train, l enter
the middle compartment OF that
carriage and take the middle
seat in that compartment, and 1
leave the rest to Providence" SIT
strikes me he leaves precious little
to Providence" said a descendant
of MIR. Toodles, who happened to be
standing by.
Year: 1878

and the equities are all on the side
OF the moderate greenback parti-
sans, the recent elections seem to
show conclusively that the people
are disposed to array themselves on
other issues. The politics of the
immediate future will hinge upon
the old Democratic and Republi-
can differences.
Year: 1878

The decision to admit Judge
Fswcett as a member of the Con-
stitutional Convention, that gen.
tleman being at the tune q Judge
of District Court, can probably
be sustained by cogent arguments,
or a body which contains so many
lawyers would never have put
themselves on record In its favor
by 30 large majority. The people
in their sovereign capacity have
the right to designate whom they
please TO remodel their laws.


Whetht such position is an Of
fee within the meaning of the
present Constitution has been de-
cided in the negative, amongst
other cases, in that OF our fellow
citizen, ex-Judge O'Melveny, in
Illinois, where the law was SUBJ
stantially like ours. The statutes
Of Illinois provided that no man
should be elected to an office with
in one year after the expiration Of
the term of an office previously
held by him. Judge O'Melveny
had been Judge; and, within a
year after the expiration of his
term, he was elected member of
the Constitutional Convention of
Illinois. He was held by that
body to be eligible. 1t seems to us,
however, that there is question
Of delicacy involved In Judge
Fawcett's case not arising in the
other. The latter will he called
upon to take part in re-organizing
the Judiciary, fixing the duration
Of office and salary of the Judges,
etc. While we have no doubt but
that Judge Fawcett will be gov
erned in his votes by rigid sense
of duty, and will be as free from
bias as any other gentleman In
the Convention, there is an in.
fringement of an immemorial rule
of delicacy aud reserve in his be-
ing mixed up IN the business


which Judges, especially, have al


ways been scrupulous to observe.
Year: 1878




Since the announcement made OF Col.
G G. Moody's name A. cne likely to be
presented to the Congressional lconven.
ton Tor Its nominee, numerous express
sions are made in this ylcinity in his f.v-
Or The extended acquaintance that his
p Professional duties have occasioLed, places
him before the people in very favorable
light. His courteous address, able and
manly conduct Of such matters as he has
as different times been entrusted with, ha s
Won the respect and confidence of the
peo pie.


The little voice that Territorial Dele
gates are allowed in in National matters is
of as much importance to us as to those
who have State privileges and representa-
ton, and the same necessity exists for An
able representative as in the States. A
knowledge Of the Territory and its peo
pie and their wants is also AL essential
WHICH the Colonel has. A thirteen years'
residence has enabled aim to become thor
oughly identified with our interests, and
should he receive the nomination will not
fail to receive the hearty support of the
Republicans in this vicinity.


Whoever the convention places q. the
head Of the ticket we sincerely hope will
be one that will receive the united support
Of the party. We are not able to admit
dlssention and the sooner all true Repub-
licans discard personal preferences and
unite upon man that is worthy, whoever
tie may be, the better for our interest and
succpsa
Year: 1878

If the past is safe guide We can be JUS
titled in preparing for severe winter, and
as is well known by long residents Of this
Territory, fuel is one of the most difficult
things toprocurc as well as expensive, and
in view of hay having proved so useful
as a substitute for coal and wood, we would
suggest to our farmers that they make am
pie provision for both stock and fuel by
putting tip d sufficient quantity Of hay for
both purposes. There is an abundance to
be secured at but little cost beyond few
days labor. The old fashioned billiards.
may be repeated and how much safer one
feels If they have sufficient supply Of hay
for stock, no matter how severe the winter
may be, and when it can DO 30 easily OBJ
tanned, farmers will be guilty Of negli-
gence if they fail to provide themselves
with the necessary article.
Year: 1878

A CERTAIN gentleman of Lagrange, o.,
whose residence is near his place of bust
ness, to save the time and trouble Of going
10 the door raised window from the out
side aud requested his wife to hand him a
SO bill. While she was gone after il, he
was called away Meantime passing
tramp saw something inside the window
which he thought it possible to take,
raised the window, put his hand cautious
ly in, and must haye been astonished to
have bill thrust into it. OF course he
accepted II and Immediately left. Then the
gentleman returned. Tableau!
Year: 1878

THE English programme as to Canada, limited At
some months ago, will be carried out. The Mar
quis Of Lorne, husband Of the Princess Louise.
will be Governor General. This is supposed to be
in accordance with the wishes Of the Canadians
who will have in tho Princess member Of the royal
family, and in the Marquis very excellent man
who has been somewhat in the way over In Eng
land. The Marquis is now 80 years Of age, and, II
is said, is well qualified for onicial life.
Year: 1878

The attention of all persons is particularly
called to the following section of Article 35,
Code of Public General Laws


46. No person shall make any bet or wager
on the result Of any election to take place in
this State.


AZ. ANY person offending against the last
preceding section shall be liable to indict-
ment in the Circuit Courts, if the offence be
committed in any county, or Ia the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, if the offence be commit
ted in Baltimore; and on conviction, shall be
fined not less than fifty nor more than FIVE
hundred dollars, to be paid to the State for
the use of the School Fund.


As. Every deposit of money in any part OF
the State as . wager or bet upon elections in
this State or elsewhere shall be forfeited and
paid over to the County Commissioners of the
county where deposited for the use of the
county; and if deposited in the city of Balli-
more, to the Mayor and City Council.


PETER WOODS.


sep 2s-te Sheriff of Carroll county
Year: 1878

The Christian at WorL; is publishing
series of contributions entitled "Some
things about Newspapers" and the article
on, "The Qualifications for good Editor
ship" has the keen good sense of one who
knows:


A good editor must be a coed writer,
but he must be great deal more than
that. There are fifty men who can write
good articles for a paper where there is
one who can edit it well. The ablest edi-
tor will often have writers on his staff who
will take the topic he assigns them and
treat it better than he could. 4 part of
his genius lies in selecting the right man
for the right topic. The editor must have
pre-eminently the judicial mind. He
must not only be able to see both sides and
all sides of question, but he must have a
sense of proportion, an apprehension of
the relative importance of movements,
issues and facts. He must not only know
what interests himself; he must know what
will interest other people He must not
mortgage his columns to his own crotchet,
or hobby, or speciality in study.


He must know what to Leare out as we'll
as to put in. The ferment of thought and
the rush Of events bring such mass of
material to his hand that leaving out comes
to be, in one aspect of the case, about the
chief par+ of his work. And nothing
more distinctly marks the difference be-
tween a good paper and poor one. In
some papers every column shows that the
editor has carefully culled and condensed
his matter. You are quite sure that any
thing you find there will be worth reading.
In sharp contrast to such papers are those
which seem as if they had been filed by
shoveling in what came handiest. The
selections may be good or may not be.
Matters of no real consequence are chron-
icled at length in the news columns.
Jokes that are stiff with age-that were
gray and threadbare before Joe Miller was
bOrn-hobble in the chief places in the hu-
morous column.


The editor ought to stand as break
water to protect his readers from the
rubbish and falsehood that float on the news
of the day; from the petty views that
partisans and lobbyists try to push into
undeserved prominence. He must have
the sixth sense that tells him when the
honestly told adventure, which the average
reader would swallow as truth without
suspicion, is hoax out of whole cloth.
He must have an instinct for exaggera-
tions in first reports; for divining the
meaning and Importance of ecclesiastical,
political and commercial movements
That faculty will save him from making
wild claims on the strength of cooked
election returns, from editorial comments
on events that never happened-moraliz-
ings from texts that next week prove to be
spurious. He makes the best paper for
present use, who makes the one that will
read best when it is year old.
Year: 1878

Longfellow never wrote more truthful or
touching poetry than that inspired poem
entitled "Resignation :"


There Is no flock however watched and tended.
But one dead lamb is there;


There Is no hreside howsoee er defended,


But has one vacant chair.


The air is full OF farewells to the dying


And moumings for the dead:
The heart Of Rachel for her children crying.


VIII not be comforted."


What family is there which does not
find its complement in one or more who
dwell on the hither side of the river amid
the glory inefable? What family is there
that holds not broken harp, the string of
which was once swept By little fingers, now
cold and pulseless, but whose hearts now
make music and melody in the heavenly
choir


We know that ''it is well with the child. e"
But that does not fillthe void. We know
that the Father does all things we'll.
but there is river that separates the pet
and idol and joy of the household from us,
and we know that it will never be crossed
from hither side. The silver cord has
been snapped and it win never be reunited
on this side. Put away, sacredIy, the lit
tie remembrances; they will never more
be called for Fears are the gift which
love bestows upon the memory of the alb
sent, and they avail to keep the heart from
suffocation


How Pierpont must have suffered be-
fore he gave voice to that sad refrain


Il cannot make him dead


Ills fair sunshiny head
Is ever bounding round my study chair;


let when my eyes, now din


With tears, turn % him.
The vision yanishes-he Is not there!


I walk my parlor floor


And, through the open door
hear a football on the chamber stair.


am stepping toward the hall


To give the boy call
And then bethink me that-he is not therer,
Well, well 1t is for some good pur-
pose that the little human angels of the
household come and 60. God knows all
about it; we do not.
Year: 1878

Our police jury is just now consider
ably puzzled. 1t seems that it is next
to an impossibility to run the parochial
machinery with less than $4,000, and
yet the impression exists that under the
constitution and the laws of the
State, that body is precluded from
collecting larger tax than the State
tax. We appreciate the embarrassment
of our august body and hope our Leg
islature by some wise provision will so
diminish our criminal expenses as to
relieve them of their difficulty.
Year: 1878

A welcome daily visitor to our sanctum
is the New Orleans Democrat. Replcte
with the latest news, its editorials are al
ways of high order, rejecting credit
on its able editor, and Instructive to the
people. Its long columns of adver-
tlsements bespeak not only success but
furnish proof conclusive that its mana
ger is the right man in the right place.
Though few years mark its existence,
it already occupies a front rank in the
press of the country. We know that
this was not achieved without difficult
ties, but true merit is bound to win in
the long run.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Sol. Isaac comes to the front this
week, and offers his large and varied
stock of goods at prices better than
ever.' Read his advertisement and see
his reasons for offering them SO; then
call on him and il he does not please
you both as to the article you desire,
and the price, why you are one of the
few who wert, bOln NOT to he nleaaed
Year: 1878

He came in with an undecided step and a roll of manuscript. Knew he was poet, one that could be crushed, and determined to do it. Transfixing him with our glariest glare, we asked, "Young man, have you license 10 write poetry ?" Took him all aback knew it would Said he didn't know you had to have license. t'Didn't know that Didn't know that ?" we yelled, and pointed to book notice in paper on the table. The wretch read, Poetic license, of course, permits MT. Sweet thought to use such terms-"He read no far ther It would almost break your heart to see the look that was on his face as he turned around to pull the door after him. But Une must be firm. sir, must be firm.-
Year: 1878

A NEW FIsH.-A small party Of gentle
men went up the river few days ago on
fishing frolic near the five.mile locks. Du-
ring the day they caught few fish, and
one Of the gentlemen actually drew up On
his hooks two snakesI This was rather too
much, so the party bundled up and came
Year: 1878

and DR.. Quesenberry were not present.


It was understood that they were at
Louisa Courthouse to meet the people OF
that county. Great inquiries were made
for the General, and it was disappointment
to many Of the people that be was not on
hand. They wanted to take look into his
honest face and shake him BY the hand.
Year: 1878

MoSEY-SArINGS INSTITUTION.
TEN PER CENT. DIVIDEND DECLARED.
LEVY BROTHERS
ALLOW TEN CENTS OFF
EVERY DOLLARS WORTH OF GOODS
YoU PURCHASE OF THEM.
You GET YOUR GOODS AT THE LOWEST CASH
PRICES,
and then you get an extra
TEN CENTS TAKEN OFF
ofevery dollars worth you bny.
THEIR LINEN SUITS


have been
MARKED DOWN so LOW
that any person afford to purchase new dress.
SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY


to purchase
DRY GOODS AT Low FIGURES
Is but seldom offered,
so AVAIL YOURSELVES


OF The
PRESENT OPPORTUNITY.
store open until M
Year: 1878

HoLD or, BoYs.-Hold on to your
tongue when you are just ready to
swear, lie, or speak harshly, or use
an improper word.


Hold on to your hand when you
are about to punch, scratch, strike,
steal or do an improper act.


Hold on to your foot when you
are on the point of kicking, running
off from study, or pursuing the path
Of error, shame or crime.


Hold on to your temper when you
are angry, excited or imposed upon.
or others are angry with you.


Hold On to your heart when evil
associates seek your company and
invite you to join their mirth, games
and revelry.


Hold on to your good name at all
times, for it is of more value than
gold, high places or fashionable at
tire.


Hold on to the truth, for it will
serve you we'll and do you good
throughout eternity.


Hold on to virtue-it is above all
price to you in al times and places.


Hold on to your good character,
for it is and will ever be your best
wealth. :
Year: 1878

A WORD TO PARENTs.-If you
wish to make your son like his bus
mess place him in responsible places.
He will take more interest in his
work and be much more likely to
succeed when he starts for himself.
Don't make slaves of your children.
For want of proper training, many
a young man has grown up without
discipline. He has been able to
run through In an incredibly short
space of time all that his strong
minded father left him. Twenty
years ago we knew such a man.
To-day his son owns poor old span
of horses and is living from hand
TO mouth-and a very poor living
he gets at that. The fine estate
slipped easily from the son who had
no skill to manage it. So one gen
GRAFTON makes money for the next
to squander.
Year: 1878

BE TRUE TO YoURsELF.-Noth-
ing hurts q man more than to seem
small and igno6le in his eyes, 1t is
the slavish feelings that degrades
.he slave. 4 base ambition makes
the man that cherishes it base. No
one can debase you but yourself.
SANDER, satire, falsehood, injustice
these can never rob you of your
manhood. Men may lie about you,
they may denounce you, they may
cherish manifold suspicious, they
may make your failings the target
of their wit or cruelty-never be
alarmed, never swerve ar inch from
the line your judgment and con-
science have marked out for you.
They cannot by all their efforts
take away Your knowledge of your
self, the purity of your motives,
the integrity of your character, and
the generosity of your nature.
While those are left, you are, in
point of fact, unharmed.
Year: 1878

New YORK, June 16.-An attempt was made
by burglars between Saturday night and
early this morning to rob Irving National
Bank, corner of Greenwich and Warren
streets. The burglars effected an entrance to
brokers' office, directly under the bank, and
cut a hole through the ceiling, reaching the
main office of the bank. The officer on post
heard q noise In the bank about 8 a. M. but
before he could summon assistance the bur
glars made good their escape. When the DO
ice entered the bank they found everything
In disorder. The burglars in their flight left
complete set of tools behind. The amount
OF the loss sustained by the bank cannot be
ascertained until the safes are opened.
Year: 1878

LONDON, June 16-A dispatch from Rome
says that it is reported that the Pope has
offered to the Emperor William the assistance
OF the Catholics against the Socialists In the
coming elections for the Reichstag.


NOn-Enterference of the Pope.


II is stated at the Vatican that the Pope
wishes 1t to be understood that he does not
assume to carry the votes of the faithful In
any country in his pocket, and to be able TO
hand them over to any one. The Pope dis
claims any such assumption OF authority,
and ridicules the idea as most absurd inven-
ton. He says that nothing is more out of
thoughts than to attempt interference in any
way with the internal political concerns OF any
country. AS for the report put forth by the
radical and revolutionary press In Rome that
tne Pope has offered to order the Catholics in
Germany to vote for the government candi-
oates, there was not the slightest foundation
Year: 1878

Sitting Bull Is strong, and the Father saws
Americans wrong themselves when they IN
derestim ate his fighting strength. He can't
take the United States, but If provoked he can
give them many bullets and very unprofita-
pie warfare. He has not made up his mind to
accept the terms of any reservation propO-
sition. He wants land of his own. He Will
first test the United States on that point, and
accept reservation as the last extremity,
which he does not consider near at hand.
Year: 1878

About niue o'clock last night a man named
f. c. Daily fell into the sewer near the rail-
road in Uniontown, and broke his arm. He
was taken to DR.. Roberts office where the
fractured limb was set Afterward he was
taken to his home corner of Fourteenth and
X streets southeast.
Year: 1878

A despatch from Rome TO the Times
says: Pss sanante, the would. ba- sssas /,
sin Of King Humbert, manifested the
most perfect unconcsrn and brutal self
assurance while undergoing his pre-
liminary examination. It is evident
that he had calmly meditated the CON-
mission ofthe act, and fully made up
his mind to the consequences. At one
point in the examination, when the
magistrate expressed horror at the
deed the prisoner had attempted, the
latter said, at seems TO mt you re get
ting too excited" On being asked II
he mad not observed that the people
would have torn him to pieces but for
the police, he replied: "The people
are fools; they always act that way


TO a question as to whether he had
intended to kill the King or merely
wound him, he answered: my inten-
ton was to finish him." He said he
was neither an Internationalist nor a
Socialist; that he did not know the
meaning of these words; but he failed
to satisfactorily account for an Interna-
tional work found in his possession.


The King will confer the collar OF the
Annunziata upon Signor Carroll, whe
restrained tie would he assassin.


For the Republican


MEssRs. EDIroRs: If vow would allow
me a small space in your valuable pa
per would like to ask why the chill.
dren of No. school are compelled to
stand around the corners of the streets !
They say the teachers will keep them in
and punish them If they stand within
one square OF the school. This is a bad
way TO make moral and good children.
This thing, corner lounging,is disgrace
to our children. We, as parents, do
try to train our children in the best
way we can, and after all when we are
compelled to send them out from us Ia
the public schools, those are the sights
We see daily, now appeal to the pub
lie to put an eno to this disgraceful rule
that this one school has formed.


FROM A PARENT.
Year: 1878

THB SAME Radical Senate thar de
'nonetized silver had previously ordered
the " trade dollar coined. 1t is not a
.eeal tender, and the Republican who is
defrauded by them may thank their own
party friends for their loss Intrinsically
they are worth more than any Other
American dollar, but they are not such
dollars as man cannot refuse to take in
discharge of debt.