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Year: 1874

One hour lost in the morning by ly-
ing in bed will put back all the busi-
ness of the day.


One hour gained by rising carly is
worth one month of labor during the
year.


One hole in a fence if neglected will
cost ten times as much to fix it as it
will to fix it at once.


One diseased sheep will spoil a
whole flock.


One unruly animal will learn all the
rest bad tricks and the Holy Bible
says: ''One sinner destroys much
good"


One drunkard will keep a whole
family poor and make them miserable


One wife that is always telling how
fine her neighbor dresses and how lit
tie she can get, would look much
pleasantcr if she would talk about
something else.
One good newspaper is one good
thing in every family.
Year: 1874

The war for the Union was right or
wrong. II it was right, the men who
fought for its restoration were heroes,
and the men who fell while so fighting
were martyrs to the sacred cause OF
human liberty. If it was wrong. the
soldiers in blue WHO carried muskets
and bore the stars and stripes to vie
tory were mistaken ZealOts over whose
graves, and in viewing whose sears,
only tears of pity for error and fruit
less sacrifice may fall. If the rebel
lion was right, the men who fought
and fell in it's ranks were patriots and
heroes, and those who survive deserve
to be crowned with laurel.


A society has been formed Mt the
South composed Of ex-Un:on and ex-
Confederate soldiers, to be known as
the Order Of Blue and Gray" The
following is one Of the provisions Of
its constitution:


Each encampment shall have two
banners, one of the stars and stripes
and one of the stars and bars, to he
used on parade or public occasions by
the encampment, the stars anil bars to
be borne by soldier or sailor late of
the United States army or navy, and
the stars and stripes to be borne by
an ex soldier or sailor of the Confed
crate States. -


Such an organization can have but
one object-to make treason respect
able; it can have but one effect-tC
degrade patriotism. Almost the first
act in the drama Of the rebellion was
to tear down and trample upon the
stars and stripes; the second act was
to raise in its place the stars and bars
At that moment the stars and stripe:
represented the Constitution and al
its compromises and guarantees The
flag of the country stood for the I'm
ion. the Constitution. and the laws
the stars and bars stood for their alb
solute destruction. In that dreac
hour of peril the flag of the stars anC
bars stood as it always stood, and al
it stands now, for slavery everywhere
while the flag of the stars and stripe
stood Tor slavery where it existed ant
for freedom where it existed, accord
ing to the Constitution of the country
Later. the flag of the stars and stripe
came to stand for freedom everywher
under its folds. The principles repre-
sented by the two flags underly tw,
opposing systems of government whicl
are as wide apart as the poles. the on
inevitably going down in blood befor
the onset of the other whenever the
meet and clash. They met in thi
country in 1861, and the stars and bar
went down in 1865. A flag represent
a cause and country; the flag of tn
stars and bars represented slavery, an
its adherents sought to conquer


country. To-day it has neither caus
nor country; it Is "reminiscences; it
the symbol of a rebellion shattered i
pieces and of system of oppressio
Year: 1874

The man with good, firm health is
rich.


So is a man with clear conscience.
So is the parent of vigorous, happy
children.


So is the editor of good paper with
a big subscription list.


So is the clergyman whose coat the
little children of the parish pluck as
h, passes in their play.


SO is the wife who has the whole
heart of good husband.


So is the maiden whose horizon is
not bounded by the coming man."
but who has purpose in life whether
she ever meets him or not.


So is the young mar, who laying his
hand on his heart. can say IL have
treated every woman | ever met as
should wish my sister treated by other
men"


so is the little child who gets to
sleep with kiss on its lips, and for
whose waking blessing waits.
Year: 1874

CHICAGO, October 1.-The Tribune
this morning publishes letter from
Mrs. Henry Ward lIeccher to we'll
known literary lady of this city, ex-
cusing herself from writing an article
for the projected paper of the latter,
saying: ''The past summer has been
one Of unusual care and labor, in
which both heart and brain have been
taxed to the uttermost, and that until
my good and noble and pure husband
has rest from these cruel prosecutions,
have no heart for anything but that
little l am privileged to do for him in
protecting him from needless inter
ruption, guarding him from those cor
morants (the reporters) and doing all
the writing l can save him from do
ing"
Year: 1874

Yes, Job suffered some," said an
Illinois deacon, ''but he never knew
what it was to have his team run
away and kill his wife right in the
busy season, when hired girls want
three dollars a week"
Year: 1874

THE MEETING LAST NIdIIr was very
large and enthusiastic. 1t was ably ad-
dressed by Senator Salisbury and Chas,
B. Lore, Esq. There is every reason to
believe that the arguments of these
gentlemen have had great weight, and
the prospect for majority Of several
hundred votes in this city for the Dem
ocratic ticket is at least encouraging.
In the two elections this fall that have
already been held the Democrats claim
right to triumph, inasmurh as in the
first they carried six wards out of ten,
and in the second, with circumstances
against them, there was tie. Now with
the popular vote running so strongly in
tleir favor in all the cities and States, it
would be very strange indeed if it should
not be so in this State also. Appoquini-
mink and New Castle are contending for
the banner Hundred; but they might
possibly both be beaten by Wilmington
1t would be glorious thing to see our
little city once more record her vote
with laundering majority against cor
ruption, fraud, oppression and misg5v-
ernment. 1t would prove that the peo-
pie of Wilmington are true republicans
at heart and understand what the ballot
is for-that it is not simply to keep men
and parties in power, whether they are
honest or not, that they may live by OFF,
cial patronage. But that it is for the
very purpose of changing our rulers at
will-that is frceman's right in the
ballot, and we hope the people of vii
mington and the whole State will so use
it on Tuesday next.
Year: 1874

Bur two weeks and two days remain
to work for the election. We would
warn the people that there is danger
in apathy. We ought to close the
year well, after our brilliant triumphs
of august and September. The cOm-
ing Legislature viii be the most I'M
portant one for this generation. The
Rzaicalsmeworkng m disefs'fark.
devious ways to split the ticket, and if
possible carry half the delegation.
More than this, they are saying things
calculated to injure before the people
even that part of the ticket which they
ostensibly recommend.
Year: 1874

THE card of Judge East, accepting
the nomination Of our recent County
Convention. explains the delay in its ap-
pearance, and will be eminently graft
flying to all. 1t rests with the people
to make sure the election of their own
chosen staudard-bearer
Year: 1874

In the morning of life we paint


with the brush Of fancy, our beauti.
full ideal of cloudless skies and bril-.
liant sunshine, of flower strewn paths
and tropic blooms-a picture where
joy and love and friendship and fame
stand holding out their bea utiful Of.
ferings, and we the central figures Of
! the whole. But how different the
pictures painted each day of life BY
the brush of pittiless reality! Not
one picture, but many; for the scenes
are ever shifting. The skies are
clouded, and the sunshine faded.
The flowers are withered. and hide
the thorns no longer. Sorrow steps
in where JOY had stood ; hatred takes
the place Of love: friendship that we
had painted with beautiful face,
takes on the hideous look of treache-
ry. At the eventide Of life we gaze
at the pictures in the gallery of mem-
ory, and comparing the ones that
fancy painted with those stamped
upon our hearts by the stern reali-
ties of life, we wonder where fancy
got its beautiful false coloring.
Year: 1874

Each mother is a historian. She
writes not the history of empires or
of nations on paper, but she writes
her own history on tie imperishable
mind of her child. That tablet and
that history will remain indsl'ble
when time shall be no more. That
history each mother shall meet again,
and read with eternal joy or unuttera-
BILE grief in the coming ages of eter-
nifty. The thought should weigh on
the mind of every mother, and render
her deeply circumspect, prayerful in
her solemn work of training up her
children for heaven and Immortality.


The minds of children are very
susceptible and easily impressed. A
word, a look, frown, may engrave
an impression on the mind of a child
which no lapse Of time can etface or
wash out.-You walk along the sea-
shore when the tide is out, and you
form characters or write words OF
name. in the sand which isspread out
so clear and beautiful at your feet
according as your fancy may dictate
but the returning tide shall in a fe"
hours wash out and efface all you
have written. Not so the lines and
characters of truth and error which
yoru conduct imprints on the mind o.
your child, which neither the floods
nor the slow-moving ages of eternity
can obliterate. How careful should
each mother be in her treatment o
her child How prayerful and how
serious, and how earnest to write the
eternal truths of God on his mind
those truths which shall be his guide
and teacher when her voice shall be
silent in death, and her lips no lon.
ger move in prayer in his behalf, III
commencing her dear child to hel
covenanted God.
Year: 1874

UeH. DUVLER, VINO Is now the
real leader Of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, in his management of the
recent salary grab debate resorted to
the tactics of certain class of crimi-
/ nal lawyers, and gave evidence that
he has not forgotten the methods
which first gave him notoriety, if not
popularity, as practitioner in the
courts of Massachusetts. There,
many years ago, his talents were first
and most appreciated by a kind of
clients who, coming into court with
out any legs to stand on-without
character or witnesses-placsd their
sole reliance upon the adroitness Of
counsel to extract them from the diff
culties which threatened their person
al liberty.


Gen. BUTLER, when q Aedgling in
law, gained great reputation for
carrying through doubtful cases to
the astonishment of the public, of
courts, and of the juries Themselves
when they had had time to reflect.
His remarkably rapid progress
through the early stages Of his brill
liant professional career is not to be
attributed, however, to the precocious
knowledge of law he displayed or to
the sharpness of his intellec', or to
his gifts Of oratory, so much as to the
assurance with which he brought to
bear species Of professional tactics
as old as the hills.


From time immemoral it has been
a maxim with the class of LAWYERS
whom Gen. BUTLER seemed to take
for example in his days of youth and
ine1perience, that when You are De
Tending a client who has no case, you
must abuse the plaintiffs counsel
and confuse the minds of the Jury.
In s,.o o"rvIy -g'"p A~.-.- =
had no case SO he rcsorted to abusing
the plaintiffs counsel-the plaintiffs
counsel being the Congressman who,
the grab, appeared for the
people. Therefore the gentlemen
who came in for the largest share OF
vituperation from the salary graIhers
on that occasion are these who should
be held in ;he greatest regard by the
public in whose cause they appear
1T the same time, in order to confuse
the minds Of the jury, who in this
case We're the whole American peo-
pie, it was found expedient to intro
duce references to former legislation
of various kinds, the most of which
were entirely irrelevant to the matter
under consideration. This dodge
answered its purpose very we'll for
the moment upon those members of
Congress who wished to pocket the
extra pay though they didn't dare to
for fear Of their constituents wrath;
but by this tim, the engineers of the
job are probably satisfied that s. jury
SO large and intelligent as the one APP
pealed to ip this instance are not to
be hoodwinked by strategy which
might be employed with brilliant
success before an average petit jury
in case Of sheep stealing.


1t is proper to remark here that
Congressman Cox of this city, who
was 80 fercely assailed during the
aforeside debate, has a record on the
pay question which is manly and
consistent. He did not wait for Mr..
Brooks to die before returning his
back pay; he fought the iniquity from
the beginning is opposed to it now,
and certainly in relation to this mat
ter has acted honorably all the way
through. Itwould be impossible to
saw so much for his detractors.


Ncp York Sun.
Year: 1874

A recipe for perpetual youth is
to study Gods book of nature. Never
be idle. See the good in mankind,
pass by the evil. Love yourself
least. Strive to do some good every
day of your life. Speak only kind
words. Thus your heart will ever
be young, and friends will not notice
the wrinkles of age.
Year: 1874

" aAoa t44Jt Somehow dishonesty has
undermined and heneycombed a large
part of our American character. 1t
doesn't help the matter one whit when
it is said that this is no isolated case,
that it has come to be y custom among
our governmental functionaries to
have carriages, and horses, and stabl 9
which have been purchased at the ex-
pense Of the nation. The fact is tha;
no consent of The nation has ever Civ
en- to any such custom any right to ex-
ist. Call such thing what we will,
we must, if we ourselves are honest,
we must call it by its right name
theft! 1t is all the worse that large
number Of honorable men are in the
same condition. 1t only goes to show
that to very large extent there exls s
under this fine reputation one thing
or another which will not stand day
light scrutiny. There is a "landau-
let, a horse, or stable, or back
pay-atfair--some miserable thing of
some kind which q close searching IS
sure to disclose in the lives of a great
many of our reputable men. Is not
this enough to tingle with shame the
cheek Of every highminded American
left among US? .s


We see no remedy for this sad
plight but q relentless process of H.
vestigation. Send the drills down
into the character and conduct Of any
and every man who by his seeking for
Office courts inquiry. Drill away.anl
if you can starta horse or hit a land
aulet, lot the world know it,
Year: 1874

the prairie, and will be completed probably
about the time the Company's charter expires.
The Clinton and Blue island lines are wholly in
adequate to meet the wants OF the people, while
tie Milwaukee avenue cars are likewise insufli-
cient to supply the SO, 600 people who are depend
cnt upon them for the means OF getting to
aud from the central part Of the city. On the
West Side there are urgently demanded: Ia
line on Halsted street, from Archer avenue to
Lake street; line on the same street from
Archer avenue to Twelfth street, md thence
east to State street and north to Lake street.
2. line from Lake and State streets: by Way Of
Twelfth street, to Western avenue. 8. A line
on Randolph street, from State, BY way of Hal
sted and West Indiana streets, to the city limits.
4. line on Chicago avenue. from Western
avenue east to North Clark street. and south TO
the river. These additional trunk lines, With
such branches as may be necessary to meet the
pubic convenience, are all needed now. It Is
not question Of meeting tho wants OF the
future; the want already exists.


The enterprise Of the existing hor6o-raiway
companies is far behind the times and the wants
Of tho city. On each line Of horse-rai;way there
are no less than two lines OF omnbnse5, all
doing thriving business. and yet the railway
companies trent every request for moro cars as
petition to put them in bankruptcy. On the West


lines the excessive riety OF the management
atones for the sin Of running cars on Sunday BY
stopping them at 10 o'clock at night, and the
same rule prevails On Eome Of the South Side
lines, the hour Of stopping being an hour later
The want OF cleanliness on many OF the cars is
an offense without excuse orapology. the South
Side Company has yielded 80 far to the demands
Of the public as to run car each 90 minutes on
State street after II O'Clock. Little Us this is, 1t
is something which the West Side can never
hope for. The last car from the West Side leaves
its terminus at II o'clock, and for the next
seven hours any of the 900 people want
ing to get downtown rnuft walk or hiro car
riase. After u O'Clock I'll intercourse with the
West Side must be On foot. This is an antedi-
lurian policy, altogether out Of place in Chicago.
The Common Council should never grant my
privilege to any horse-railway company except
on condition that the cars be run at intervals OF
thirty minutes bstween midnight and morning,
and that the cars be subject to inspection as to
cleanliness, with penalty attached for running
them In 8 filthy condition
Year: 1874

In order to satisfy the inquiries Of a
number Of our readers in regard to the
recent robbery of the safe and Office of the
District Attorney, at Washington, and the
charges made against certain former citi-
zrns Of Delaware in connection with it, we
publish, on our first page this week, the
full account as it appeared in the New
York Sun.


Common charity requires that the read.
err should bear in mind the character o
the journal from which the article is taken
paper which always presents such thing,
in the very strongest light possible, allow
ing them to lose no coloring while passing G
through its hands.


We do not pretend to verify or to deny
the charges made against Mr.. Harrington
The matter is undergoing investigation ant
We may hope the truth will soon be known
Whether innocent or guilty Mr.. H., il
eertainly in very bad company.
Year: 1874

DISSATISFIED. Great dissatisfaction is
said to exist among the friends of Mr..
Hukill in regard to the result oflast Satur-
days election. Mr.. Hukill though not
the oldest man, was the oldest candidate
and having always been an earnest worker
in his party was fairly entitled to the
nomination, and his friends charge that
he was cheated out Of the nomination by
the use Of fraudulent means. Of this we
think there can scarcely be any doubt. A
gentleman from Wilmington remarked to
Us few days ago that he heard negro
walking OH the street boldly declare that
he had voted five times. This is but enc
instance, doubtless. Of hundreds. An
other cause Of dissatisfaction is the want
of liberality shown by the people Of the city
toward the country people iu the selection
Of candidates.


The Gazette intimates that the friends
of Mr.. Hukill will run him as an inde-
pendent candidate. We have heard ru-
mors Of this kind bat supposed it was
merely the ebullition of momentary pas
sion to be frightened away at the crack of
the party lash. Mr.. Hukills card plainly
indicates a sense of the wrong under
which it is evident be is suffering. For
the benefit of such of our readers as may
not have seen it in the Wilmington Dahl
les, We print it in another column.
Year: 1874

TO the People Of NeO Castle county:


In answer to the query that | imagine
exists in many minds at this time, why |
did not publish a card, Monday, | wish
to say that | deferred it until l got the
full returns of the election, as | would
like to know before | tender my constitu-
ents thanks, what it is for, and how much
there is of it. l would say, however,
that l think with the same diligence exer-
cised by the newspaper reporters, in pub
fishing that which they considered favor
able to other candidates, and which
know to be unfavorable and absolutely
false against me, they would at least have
been able to have given the public my
full and correct vote in Mondays paper.
But instead of that they entirely omit
East ST. Georges which gave me Ill,
East Red Lion, and East Brandy wine. be-
sides making a mistake in South Appo-
quiuimink, giving me 27 instead of 9s
votes. And while l have no favors to
ask or expect, they will certainly do me
the juitice to make the correction, to- day,
after which will as heretofore publish a
card suitable to the occasion. And in
regard to myself, while have not vie.
tory to be proud of have a vote, both
at home and abroad, with record Of
four years dilligent electioneering, free
from fraud, intrigue. or falsehood, and q
clear conscience. feeling I have done my
duty to myself, and no wrong to othel
candidates, and which l am sure no de.
cent man need be ashamed Of l fine
myself this morning in quiet state o.
mind, with regular pulse, steady nerve


good appetite. more friends and less
money than at any other time in my life


with sufficient will and ability to make
an honest living in free country, indie
pendent of politics. W. A. HUKILL.
Year: 1874

Mrs. Sarah g. N. Merritt fell asleep in Jesus
at twenty minutes of two o'clock P. NJ, Wednes-
day, May 18th, 1874. Beloved and cherished
By all who knew her gentle and lovely charac-
ter, but in the sacredness Of her home circle was
she truly known. Untiring and selfsacriicing
In every relation of life. Trials were borne with
perfect meekness and patience. For many years
q devoted christian and member of church,
always attentive to the house of God as long as
strength permitted her bright example of faith
and meekness will long be cherished by those
who loved her. She grew in grace as years
passed by. oh, rare and lovely spirit too pure
for earth With what love and patience she
watched over and ministered to her beloved
husband during his long illness, faithful in the
discharge of every duty. Long an invalid her
self, her unexampled fortitude under suffering
and total forgetfulness of self and patient endur-
ance calmly relying upon God, is seldom to be
met with.


Faithful unto death. Her mind was clear and
bright till she fell asleep, trusting alone in her
Heavenly Father. No fear Of the dread hereafter
disturbed her dying moments. Her lest words
were ~ am Fastening to that bourne from
whence no traveller returns, and | trust my
Saviour will receive me-" No sigh or groan,
she quietly fell asleep, calmly as the setting sun.


''Rest spirit free,


In the green pastures of the Heavenly shore,
Where sin and sorrow can approach no more,
With all the flock by the loved Shepherd fed,
Beside the streams of life eternal led,
Forever with thy God and Saviour blest,
Rest, sweetly rest"
Year: 1874

Our builders have had busy time
the past year as will be seen by glance
!, at the building statistics. Blakely & Chat
fee seem to have been most lucky among
the mechanics, they having been employed
on thirty one different jobs. sssS I.
Year: 1874

With determination to more than ever merit the
reputation so generally accorded me for building the
STANDARD CARRIAGE, have added new and
improved facilities to my factory and shall continue
to improve the quality of my carriages in every poss-
bic way. Long experience of myself and workmen
enables us to build carriages unsurpassed in the u
5. for BEAUTY and DURABILITY, ut low
prices.


In addition to my very large stock shall continue
to make the KimbalI PhaetOn specially.
Call land examine whether you want to purchase or not


W-AIl carriages bearing my name are
thoroughly warranted.


ap28Turh&Stf G. .P. GHMBALL
Year: 1874

ANNUAL FA1R.-The Annual Exhibi-
ton of the Western Washington Indus
trial Association, will commence three
weeks from to-day, at Olympia. That
it will be success. highly creditable to
the enterprise and intelligence of our
people as well as to the public spirit of
the managers, there can be no reasona-
BILE doubt, in view of what it has been
heretofore. But we hope the people of
King, and the other counties down the
Sound, will not throw upon Thurston
all the labor, and concede to them all
the glory of keeping it up.
Year: 1874

This is the last day Of A,uao Domini 1874 and, as we expect to attend its funeral ere the rising of another sun, we take this occasion to thank it for its kindnesses to Arizona, and to wish our readers, everywhere, a Happy New Year.