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Year: 1878

CoNGREssMAN SWAMI, of the 4th MARYLAND
district, has written letter, in which he saws:
While the duties of a member of Con gress
and chairman OF one of the principal commit
nevertheless, not have felt at liberty to de.
cline denomination had il been the wish of
my constituents that should continue to rep
resent them. But had never proposed to en-
ter upon an exciting political contest at the
primary election. On my arrival In Baltimore
from Newport few days since Learned from
my friends that others were desirOus of filing
the place now occupy, and the presentation
OF my name for denomination would result i'm
what had determined under no considera-
tiOn to again encounter"
Year: 1878

THE WORK OF THE REVISION of the con-
federate archives in the custody of the War
department is to be resumed. Secretary Nc
Crary will place the records in the hands Of
they have been carefully edited they wh be
printed by the War department.
Year: 1878

The success of the leading literary pa
per of the West, TKE Chicago LEDGER,
is truly remarkable. Since its introduce
tion to the reading public, six years ago
TIE LEDGER has steadily advanced in
favor, and is now acknowledged second
to 10 paper of the kind in the country
Its circulation is national, and has been
obtained through the efforts of its pub
fishers to produce paper of high moral
character, and at the same time sell it at
price consistent with the present hard
times. That they have succeeded, and
well, too, the thousands of readers of TIE
LEDGER scattered from Maine to Texas
and from Oregon to Florida will bear
testimony. TIE CHICAGO LEDGER is Il
large torty-ti yht column weekly paper,
which contains stories both complete and
continued, in each number, written by
the best authors of the day, and great
variety of information interesting to cv-
cry one. The subscription price of THE
LEDGER is only $3.50 per year, postage
paid, and it is equal in every particular
to other papers of the same character
which sell for 50 year Three copies of
this valuable paper will be sent to any
one who sends 10 cents and their address
to THE LEDGER, Chicago, ILL., Jan l9-4t


Special to- Lady Friends.


The V1SDICAToE has always been the
especial favorite of the patriotic ladies Of
this and adjoining parishes, and in our
darkest hours they not only stood by, en-
couragcc and applauded our efforts, but
they have done all in their power to ex-
tend our usefulness. We ask them to
continue during this year their efforts in
our behalf. Let them solicit their friends
and neighbors to subscribe for the VlNDI-
GATOR and we will promise them spc-
cial department in our columns devoted
exclusively to their interests. Who will
be the first to send in a list of subscri-
bers'


OUE OFFER ITO the lady sending us
one hundred new subscribers we will pre-
sent Singer Sewing Machine; and to
the one sending us sixty, we will present
a Weed Sewing Machine. TO the lady
sending us fifty subscribers nice Parlor
Stove; and to the one sending us twenty
five a Sherman Clothes WrinSel.


This is our first offer and if successful
we will continue to give prizes Now
ladies let us hear from you at once. See
our rates. Jan set
Year: 1878

T WILL PAY THE ABOVE REWARD
l for the apprehension and conviction
of the person VIII" shot and killed my
horse. or | will pay the same reward for
information that will lead to his discOv-
cry and conviction.


dec COLIN L. CASPARI.
Year: 1878

was called upon next and requested to
give his views regarding the subject of q
material hell. The reverend gentleman
said the word hell was used in the Bible
in fgurative sense, so far as he believ-
el. That whether those who were depri:
we'd of the presence of God, for the sins
committed by them in this life, were to
be burned in q lake of fire lie was not
Year: 1878

Speedily leaves the surface of teeth upon
which the cleansing and preservative
influence of SOZODONT Is daily exerted.
No form OF decay can infest set Of
moreover. q most refreshing effect upon, ,
the mouth, in which 1t leaves O very
agreeable taste, besides rendering the
breath fragrant. II the mouth be rinsed
with 1t after smoking, the taste of the
tobacco is entirely dissipated. As an
auxiliary to personal comeliness, 1t can
not too highly be extolled. Sold by
druggists.
Year: 1878

After the revolution he returned to
America, where he died in complete neg
lect and destitution. In his last days
he was so forsaken that he had not even
the commonest attentions of a sick man.
He was racked by painful disease, and
his mind had fallen into state of tor
por. Among the few who treated him
with kindness were Stephen Grellet,
distinguished minister of the Society of
Friends, and Mary Rascoe, a young men,
ber of the same society. The former has
left what is perhaps the most authentic
account extant of Mr.. Paine's dying
hours.


In this account it is recorded that he
once asked Miss Rascoe if she had ever
read any of his writings. She replied
that when very young she had commenc-
ed to read the "Age of Reason, but
finding that the more she read the more
distressed she felt, she threw the book
into the fire. Il wish all had done as
you," said he, .for if the devil has ever
had any agency in any work, he has had
it in my writing that book" When 60
ing to carry some refreshment to him
she repeatedly heard him say, 80 Lord !!
Lord God !" or '.Lord Jesus have mercy
upon mel"


During the last weeks of his illness,
when little free from bodily pain, he
wrote great deal, but these writings,
which might have shed light on the
question, have been lost. Enough evi-
dence remains to show that his end was
far from tranquil, although the question
of how far his suferings were mental
and how far they were bodily must re-
main uncertain.-NorYSstoaon Herald.
Year: 1878

How RUSSIANS BATTLE We in the
United States use the Russian vapor
bath as a medicinal agent only. But in
the life of the Russian peasant it plays
a most important part. No orthodox
peasant will enter church until he has
cleansed himself physically by means of
the bath. After laboring among pollu-
tions for six and half days in the
week, he dcvotes Saturday afternoon to
the vapor bath, and carefully avoids
thereafter all pollution until he has per-
formed his devotions at the morning SER
vice on Sunday. Some of the peasants
take their yapor bath in the household
oven, in which the bread is baked. 9th
Year: 1878

If the 99-cent men want to 60 the
whole length in scaling down the money
standard, why not demand the Continen-
tai paper dollar, which sunk clear out Of
sight? That was the dollar of the grand
daddles.-IndianopoSs Journal.
Year: 1878

Ii there is any one feature in railroad
management that wins the favor of the pub
lie, it is p9a,ctudItty. Particularly is this
true where the passenger patronage consists
largely of business men who must daily de-
pend upon the company for reaching their
office or homes in the quickest possible
time. This is one of the elements that has
caused the success of the Camden and At
lantic Railroad-it is always reliable. The
business man can leave his family at Allan
tic City, and seat himself comfortably on
the morning train with feeling of assur-
ance that he will reach Philadelphia pre-
clsely at the time stated on the schedule,
and in the evening he will return with equal
confidence that his train will convey him
back as fast as safety will permit Then,
too, this reliable system of management has
won for the road the confidence and favor
OF excursionists from all parts of this and
adjoining States, who have always found
that the road fulfills its promises to the let
ter. 1t brings more trains to Atlantic daily
than are run to any other resort on the
coast, and there are never any delays or de-
tentions of any character. To prevent acci-
dents thorough inspection of the track is
made every day, and their efficient employ
ees work under the strictest discipline. 1t
has won the heartlest endorsement of the
public by its careful system, and it is safe
to say that it can never have an equal, SO
strong has it become in popular favor. Its
means will allow it to compete sturdily with
any opposition, and it possesses sinking
fund of $100, 900, laid by especially to meet
such an emergency Reoieao.
Year: 1878

WILL he SUCCEED.-ln nine cases out of
ten, mans life will not be success if he
does not bear burdens in his childhood. If
the fondness or the vanity of father or
mother has kept him from hard word; if
another always helped him out at the end
OF his row; if instead of taking his turn at
pitching off, he slowed away all the time
in short, if what was light always fell to
him, and what was heavy about the same
work to some one else; if he has been per-
mitted to shirk, until shirking has become
habit, unless a miracle has been wrought.
his life will be a failure, and the blame will
not be half so much his as that of his weak
and foolish parents.


On the other hand, if boy has been
brought to do his part, never allowed to
shirk his responsibility, or to dodge work,
whether or not it made his head ache, or
soiled his hands, until bearing burdens has
become matter of pride, the heavy end of
the wood his choice, parents as they bid
him goodbye may dismiss their fear. The
elements of success are his, and at some
time and in some way the world will reoog-
nize his capacity.
Year: 1878

An exchange tells the sad story of little
boy of four and one-half years Of age, who
wandered off, and was soon missed by the
parents, and search diligently made. The
child was found twenty-five miles from
home. He had travelled four days during
the intensely hot weather of last week, with
out food or water, and when found was
crazy.
Year: 1878

WHAT is it in nature that impresscs us
most5 Is it not the absence OF self-con-
sciousnessI The violet and the oak are
unconscious that there is in them either
beauty or strength The stars glow with
out attempt at parade or heradry of their
wonders. To say that a person is natural,
is to say that he is forgetful of himsef
1t is the highest glory of art, and what
applies to art applies also to the. charac-
ter. The highest form of character dis,
plays itself the least. Children are not
aware Of their brightness. Christian
character loses much of its excellence if
it becomes conscious of itself.
Year: 1878

'I am going to keep all my pennies, ; said little Kate to her sister "I have fifteen in my bank, and by and by I can buy diamond cross for mamma. She will look so pretty with it on her black dress"

 ~ '' Mamma does not care for such things" said Emma.

 ''But how do you know?"

 s- Because, the other day when asked her if she would not like to have ring like that of Mrs. H-, so beautiful and shining, she kissed me a great many times, and said the only diamonds she wished for'were those she saw in our eyes when good and happy"

 '' We'll, then I will buy her some other present" added Kate. ''for I love her so much"

 a s' I think" said Emma, " that mamma does not care for presents she would rather see us good. If we love her, we must try to obey her always, and quick i; this is what mean to do" '
Year: 1878

William Sinclair, of Cambrey, Ont, ;,

 tanned young crow last Spring, and it made warm friends with hound on the farm, sharing the dog's meals, and ken nel, and when it was given food it would invariably share it with its canine oom- panion. It would not give it to the dog atonce but fly around just above his head with the morsel in his bill and then would finally let him have 1t. But in stinct began to be too powerful as the cold weather came on, end the crow pre- pared to migrate to warmer quarters :; then 1t was amusing to see how it tried to coax the hound away. It would, fly away little distance and then alght and cav to the dog then alight and fly back again, and be in great distress be. cause it could not induce it's four-footed friend to accompany it ; but finding the dog would not leave it at length flew off.
Year: 1878

Of failing energy, that to which the faggod- out man of business, the brain fatigued author, the tired advocate or tho weary artisan can resort with the greatest certainty that it will Stomach Bitters, most genial tonic cordial, as well as benign remedy for disorders of the stomach, liver, bowels and urinary organs, and means of eradicating and preventing in- termittent and remittent levers. It not only enriches the blood and creates new fund of energy in the system, but it has the effect of eXpelling impurities from the life current which beget disease. The injurious influence of abrupt transitions of temperature, of an un- wholesome climate and injurious diet, are appetite and sound repose. Give it trial and be conyincdd rEt -rs -~
Year: 1878

The principal of a Southern female academy calls on the young men of the town to let his teachers alone. He says every time one of them gets fairly to work some fellow comes along and mar ries her
Year: 1878

tion at the entrance to the hive, and when


bee came in or started out, made "A dab
at 1t with her paws. This went on for a
time without attracting the special atten =
tion Of the inhabitants of the hive. Pres


emily, however, sold tsbby" struck and
crushed bee on the edge of the opening
to the hive. The emell of the crushed bee
alarmed and enraged the whole swarm.
Bees by the score poured forth and darted
into the fur of the astonished cat. Tabby
rolled herself in the grass, epittiug, sput-
tering, biting, clawing, and squalling as
cat never equalled before. She appeared a
mere ball of fur and bees as she rolled and
tumbled about. She was at length hauled
away from the hive with a garden rake, at
the cost of several severe stings to her
rescoe-. Even after she had been taken to
a distant part of the grounds the bees stuck
in Tabby's fur, and about once in two
minutes sho would utter an upesrthly
'yowP and bounce 8 full yard in the ar.
On coming down she would try and scratch
an ear, when sting on the back would
cause her to turn "a succession of back
of squalls. Like the parrot who was left
alone with the monkey, old Tabby had a
dreadful time. Two or three days after
this adventure, Tabby was caught by her
owner, who took her by the neck and
threw her down near the bee hive. No
sooner did che strike the ground than she
gave fearful equal, and at n single bound
reached the top OF fence full six feet in
height. There she clung for q moment,
with tail as big as rolling pin, when with
another bound aGd squall, she wac out OF
sight and did not again pnt IN an appear
auce for over week.
Year: 1878

TheAVirginia New Enterprise tells this
affecting etory


Charles Kaiser ,Swho has the only hive of
bees in town, says that when he fret got
his swarm his old cats curiosity was much
excited in regard to the doings of the little
insects, the like of which she had never
before seen. At first she watched their
comings and goiDgs at a distance. She
then hattened herself upon the ground and
crept along toward the hive with tail hori-
zontal and quivering. 1t was clearly evi
dent that she thought the bees some new
kind Of game. Finally she took up posi-
Year: 1878

WATsoNvILLE, CAL, March A.
A substitute night watchman was
shot by man whom he caught
stealing wood last night. The
wound will not prove fatal.


Weather cloudy with occasional
showers.
Year: 1878

WASTE AND WANT. - Either man
must be content with poverty all his life g,
or else deny himself some Injuries and
save to lay the base Of independence in
the future, But ir q man dedes tho future
and spends all he earns (whether his
earnings be one or ten dollars day) let
him look for lean and want Mt some fu-
ture time-for it will surely come, no
matter what he thinks. SO save is abso-
lutely the only way to get n solid fortune:
there is no other certain mode. Those
who smut their eyes and ears to these GER
tain facts will be forever poor, and in
their obstinate rejection Of truth mayhap
will die in rags and filth. Let them so
die and, thank themselves. But no (!
They take sort Of recompense IN cursing
fortune. Great waste of breath. They
might rs well curse the mountains or the
the eternal hills. For we can tell them
fortune does not give away good and sub
stantial goods. She sells it to the highest
bidder, to the hardest and wisest worker
for the boon. Men never make so fatal
mistake as when they think themselves
creatures Of fate; Ills the sheerest folly
in the world. Every man may make or
mar himself, whichever he may choose.
Fortune for those whe by diligence, hon
esty, frugality, place themselves in a po-
sition to grasp hold of fortune when it
appears IN view. The best evidence of
frugslity is the five dollars or more stand
ing in your name at the savings bank
The best evidence of honesty consists in
diligence and frugality.
Year: 1878

A REyENGEFUL traveller on certain
railroad in this State packed carpet
bag full of loaded revolvers, and handed
it to gentlemanly baggage-smasher,
who had ruined three or four trunks for
him already. The smasher flung :he
bag up against the wall savagely. and
then threw it on :he floor and stamped
on it, and jumped up and down on it, as
usual. About the fourth jump firing be-
gan along the whole line. Forty-six re-
vovers went off in rapid succession, dis
tributing bullets around the car with dis
gusting carelessness Of the legs of the
smasher, who was shot in six places be-
fore he could get out Of the car. He rode
upon the platform during the whole of
that TIP and when he did enter the car,
he encased his legs in stoveppe, and ran
an iron-cad snow-plow in front of him to
push the baggage out with. He smash
es, perhaps, fewer carpet bags now than
he once did in the blissful past-mnch
fewer; and he is filled with gloom. The
only boon he Graves is that he may be
present when the carpet bag owner calls
with his check. He says there will be a
conflict which will make the Russo
Turkish war appear ridiculous.
Year: 1878

The Proprietor would most respectfully an
nounce to his many old friends and also She
travelling public that he has leased this we'll
known brick hotel, and will at all times be
found ready to wait upon all those who may
favor him with the light of their countenances
The TABLE will be supplied with the best
the market affords The ROOMS are large,
well ventilated and furnished with now Spring
Beds throughout.


janl. WILLIAM p. MAYHEM.
Year: 1878

When the yellow fever broke out in Portsmouth in 1855 young man, MT. Samuel Cntherell, though un- encumbered, refused to leave, but nursed:in the terribly infected hospi- tals until stricken down himself. Cheerful and determined, he recover ed and nursed on until the plague was stayed and his city free. When the war broke out he went to the front and exibited the same cheerful, fearless devotion and disregard of danger. In this service he contract ed violent rheumatism which has left the marks of It's violence on his brave limbs. And now, a man of.,45, he passed through this city on his way to memphis to help tue stricken people as a nurse. He spoke to a friend cheerfully of his determine tion to fight the yellow fever from city to city till relieved of his self imposed labors by victory or death It is very hard in these selfish days to find such men, but it is something for the American people to remem- Der with pride that some men and women have been found equal to ev. cry emergency, however dire the ca. lamity or desperate the issues.- White County Record.
Year: 1878

In last Thursdays issue of the At kins News there appeared communi- cation alluding in very disrespectful and scurrilous terms to His Honor, Judge Pounds, who was at that time on the bench of the Pope Circuit Court. The article came to Judge Pounds attention and he very properly caused warrants to be issued for the writer of the article, MT. J. N. Burnett, and also for the Editor and Publisher of the paper, and they were arraigned to an- swer tor contempt.

 Tuesday they appeared before the court and, we understand, were through the leniency of the court discharged with no other penalty than the repri- mand of the Court and the payment of the costs.

 We think they got of extremely light, for while the action of our courts may be, and undoubtedly is, subject to respectful and just criticism, it is a very reprehensibie offense to attempt through the columns of the public prints to bring our courts of justice, which should command the highest res- pect and the utmost confidence of the people, into disrespect and contempt. There could be no more hurtful and gross peryersion of the use of the press than the admission into the newspaper columns of matter calculated to strip our courts of their dignity and import ance; and the admission of such mat ter is unquestionable eyidedce that the publisher who permits it has no proper conception of the legitimate use of the press. The press, in such hands, is a curse instead ot blessing to the State. The man who holds the key to the newspaper columns has a high weight of responsibility resting upon him, and he who does not appreciate it and guard we'll the columns over which he pre- ! sides, is unfit for the profession. l In the present instance not only has a noble profession been abused and de- based, but most excellent man--one who not only as man, but also as an upright, just and efficient judge--has been most unjustly and unprovokedly, made the subject of scurrilous and disrespectful attack.

 For the honor of the newspaper pro- fession, as we'll as the honor of our ju- dietary. we trust our contemporary will never be guilty of such Q disreputable thing again.

 It is but doing an act of simple justice to the new editor of the News, MT. c. K. Tobey, to state that the article was inserted into the columns of the News without his knowledge, consent or appreciation.
Year: 1878

Little Rock Democrat The follow ing very apt comparison represents so truthfully the newspaper business that we reproduce it for the benefit of delil- quent subscribers:

 We suppose many people think that newspaper men are persistent duns. Let a farmer place himself in similar business position, and see if he would not do the same. Suppose he raised one thousand bushels of wheat, and hls neighbor should come and buy bush ef, and the price was small matter Of only two dollars or less, and the neigh bor says, "I will hand you the money in few days" As the farmer did not want to be small about the matter, he says, Gall right!. and the man leaves with the wheat. Another comes in the same way, and the whold one thousand bushels are trusted ons to eMe thousand different persons, and hot one ot the purchasers concerns himself about it, for it is small amount he owes the farmer, and, of course, thai would not help him any. He does moi realize that the farmer has frittered away all his large crop of wheat and | that its value is due him in q thousand little driblets, and he is seriously em- barrassed in his business, because his creditors treat it as a matter. But il all would pay him promptly, which they could do as we'll as not, it woale be very large amount to the farmer and enable him to carry on his business without difficulty. The above compar' ison is too true of the difficulties that newspaper men have to contend with