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Year: 1879

A New York Herald reporter inter
viewed Senator Wallace recently in,
New York. In answer to a question
as to the real issues, he said:


Home rule and finance. Local
government is our aim, and it is really
the only living issue at present before
the people. A government of the
people by the people is what we want
and must have. Electors in their
several districts and localities must
be free to vote as they like and must
be relieved OF the presence and force
of Federal influence and dictation.
Finance will take care of itself. The
country is now prosperous. In an
other year it will be more So And
by that time commerce will have SO
regulated the money question that it
will have completely disappeared.
That is, all the apparent difficulties in
the way will have settled down into a
natural channel. Our time resembles
in great measure that Of Jefferson
and Hamilton. In 1900 and 1901 the
public mind was filed with similar
questions as to those now demanding
solution at our hands. If we remain
true and steadfast to that principle of
the nation for itself we must win. but
we cannot in any other way. A man
must be at liberty to vote the way he
wishes and must be free to talk aloud
to his friend on election day on what
he considers his rights and privileges
without being afraid that a marshal or
other Federal officer will put his hand
upon his shoulder and move him off.
Local government, or, as it is some-
times called, home rule is what the
country wants and what we will give
it. The people have grown impatient
at the incessant thrusting of the Fed
eral arm into their local matters, and
are determined to destroy this advanc-
ing system of Capitalization. They
look with jealous eye on the increas
ing influence of massed capital, and
are getting restive at the influence OF
huge mOnopolies.


Then you think the application Of
the home rule system will satisfacto.
rily arrange all these difficu!ties?"


Il do. The people will then fee
and see they are governing themselves
and not being governed by privileged
classes. They will understand theil
own needs in every section and quar-.
ter Of the country and apply the
proper remedy. Let any man go bach
to Jefferson and Hamilton and reat
the arguments put forward then b,
both and he will see and understand b,
what Jefferson said what is now tn,
substantial issue"
Year: 1879

Special to the Cou~ier-Journall


WASHINGTON, August IA great
deal of interest is being quietly taken
in the contest among Democrats in
Maryland to secure the senatorial
election which names the successor for
Pinkney Whyte. The latter has been
a useful senator both to the State and
to the Democratic party, and his
party friends in the senate would be
glad to see him returned. But there
is a man in Maryland politics who is
what Kelley is to New York politics.
This is A. ?. German, manager of
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and
It may almost be said manager of the
Democratic party of Maryland. 1t
was he who defeated Dennis for re-
election, and sent Groome to the
senate, and now he is trying to replace
Whyte by electing himself. Last
year Whyte saw what was coming and
wrote letter announcing that he
would, at the conclusion of his pres
ent term, retire from politics. But
this was quietly understood at the
time to be careful move to prevent
being forced out if defeated. Since
then his friends have been earnestly
at work to secure his reelection. and
a few days since a call was made upon
him to re-enter politics. He will
answer this call after the legislature
is elected this fall which chooses his
successor. The contest will be a
very close one, both sides claiming
strength enough to elect its members
to the legislature. In short, German
or anti-Gorman is the issue upon
which the campaign is being made all
over the State. Whyte is a constitu-
tional lawyer, good debater, and a
man above all petty political tricks.
German is thorough politician, and
a man who uses politics as part of
his business.
Year: 1879

MINISTER WHITE, at Berlin, has
officially notified the State depart
ment that Germany will take part in
the next monetary conference, and if
Che ratio between gold and silver can
bc agreed on, will take part with this
country favorable to a restoration OF
silver. If Hayes veto of the silver
bin had prevailed, there would have
bden no action of this character in
Ebrope. AZ the next session CON
sless should pass the Warner bill
Without delay.
Year: 1879

THE supply of quicksilver exceeds
lhe demand, and the prices have fallen
% thirty-three cents a pound in San
Francisco, which is twenty per cent,
less than it was ever known before.
The Alta California states that the
managers of the mines have been too
anxious for the immediate results and
made more than the world is in the
habit of taking. They have also been
making improvements in the manner
Of extracting the metal, so that while
the ore has been decreasing the pro-
duct has been increasing.
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is So per annum and
Doc per month fOrlsss than one year The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.


Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at soc per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing postofice.
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIBERS who wish TO re.
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list IL very
large, and our force TO do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

1t would be we'll for the board of
health at its meeting this afternoon to
prohibit the sale of melons within the
limits of the city. The distribution
of these disease breeders should be
Year: 1879




Who are to pay the expences Of running
6tutsman County?


Is it to fall exclusively on the poor man,
who IN putting his improvements in the
shape of house and breaking on his gov
ernment claim to pay taxes on said i'm
proyements? is it on the business men
who are putting in stocks Of goods, &C.,
and making their ventures in our village?
Certainly. Are not the spectators who in
vesting in lands which are rapidly inhanced
by the coming Of the settler and business
men to bear their share Of the burden of
preservation of the law, of the economical
administration of the county affairs?
Most undoubtedly they should.


Are they likely to do SO? We say no.
As the matter now stands, we are inform
ed by the assessor. but four men in this
county have listed real estate.


1t is made the duty Of the county clerk
to furnish the assessor with an abstract of
all lands taxable IN the county; from this,
in case of the owners not listing, the
assessor may list for assessment. This abs
.tract although asked for by the assessor,
has not. up to Monday last, been furnished;
and on Monday next, the assessor must
deliver tt&the Board Of Equalization, his
returns, tnat they may equalize the taxes
Of the county, and fix the tax to be levied.
There is way that the assessor may
remedy the evil of MT having the real
estate listed; and that is. to fairly assess
at not too exorbitant price, neither at too
small rate all the odd sections in the
county, and such of the even sections IS
he may know to have been proved up on,
TO "Owner unknown.


The Board of Equalization have how
ever, by law, power to add such property
~ shall have been neglected, or refused to
be listed for taxation; and we believe that
they will correct the assessment, if it Shall
be needed. Il is most undoubtedly their
duty, so to do. ....


This would not work injustice to the
railroad company, as they have sold all, or
nearly all their surveyed lands within our
county; neither would the county be
1reated unjustly; and the settler and bus
iness men would not have exclusively to
s,ear the burden.


There is not an acre Of our land but is
worth dollar an acre, aud should bear
its just share. a.


The Board of Equalization should pos
sess correct basis upon which to fix tax
for tho running Of oar county, for the
coming year. Where every dollar repre-
6ented in tho county bears its just share,
&hA tax will not be heavy, on each, but II
few dollars have to bear the brunt, it
will make them saueal; and the buzard.
on them viii ~ oh, bearing che dollars
sith them; and deter many from coming
Ne.





There IS a ffAsens Outstandinsy., coun
y debt Of only aboa. oeas oo. v hich afte,
&he liquor ussnses He ps;d IN the lat day
Year: 1879

The election in Ottawa on Tuesday passed of
quietly, although much interest was taken in it
by residents in this city, Few farmers came in.
At the first precinct little bad blood was shown
by couple Of workers; but the democrat was
righteously indignant at the republicans chal-
engng the vote Of man who, as every one about
knew, had voted in Ottawa for at least ten years.
On the west side (second prccinct the biggest
strike for Uncle Sam was the statement by a
Young stalwart that whoever voted for Raymond
was voting for rebel. j, was a ten-strike and
the Raymond boom" WAS fixed fact there, at
least.


At La Sale the election was quiet and only a
small vote was polled The big majority for Ray
nond in Websters own town is laid to the "cr-
culars" and Sam Davis's great speech for Web.
ster in Ottawa last Saturday night, wherein he
gave La Sale terrible drubbing.


In Streator the boys did nobly for Raymond
and it was two days at least before they fairly go,
settled down to business again.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Brumbach ON the ground that nc was the
best man. He had been long tried in the Of
fee, was thoroughly acquainted with Its duties
and thus far had performed them with excep
tional ability The office pays but poorly
though of great Importance to the property
holders of the county. Though entertaining
the highest respect for Mr.. Wolfe, the voters
saw no call for making change IN the office
and voted accordingly.
Year: 1879

The marshal of Mendoza brought down on
Thursday Dan Kelly formerly of this city, and
Martin Mccarthy, who were lodged in Jail on a
charge Of pocket picking during the Grant re-
ccpton.
Year: 1879

The City Council met on last Tuesday evening,
but being anxious, like the rest Of the city, to
hear the election news, were in hurry to get
away and did but little business. All were pres
ent except the members from the fifth.


The marshal's report Of his doings in October
Year: 1879

We think that the power Of money
is overestimated. The greatest things
which were done for the world have
not been accomplised by the rich men,
or by subscription lists, but by men
generally Of small pecuniary means.
The greatest thinkers, disceverers, IN
ventors and artists have been mon Of
moderate wealth, many Of them little
raised above the conditions of manual
laborers in point of worldly circum-
stances. And it will always be SO.
Riches are oftener an impediment than
q stimulous of action; and in many
cases they are quite as much q nisfor-
tune as q blessing. Tho youth who
inherits wealth is apt to have life made
too easy for him, and 80 grows sated


with it because he has nothing less to
desire. Having no special object to
struggle for, he finds time too heavy
on his hands; remains mortally and
mentally asleep; and his position in
society is often no higher than that OF
polypus over which the tide fieats.
Year: 1879

HAVE you seen him? He stands in
the room with his back to tho stove.
and tells how he could run . news
paper, how he could be as independ-
ent as hog on ice, and call things by
their right names; how he would
write good, common sense, and none
of your rivolous,try-to-be-funny stuff.
Then he criticises other peoples meth
DDS of conducting newspapers, and
just wishes some one would give him
q chance to show his Journalistic abil-
ity. The way to cure one of these
chaps is to get him to agree to write
sensible article every day for week.
Before the week is out he is sure to
be pumped dry, and will gap worse
for an idea than a chicken with pip.
Year: 1879

JOSH BILLINGS ON Marriages.


Sum marry bekase they they think
wimmin will be scarce next year, and
live to wonder how the crop holds
out. -


Sum marry to get rid of themselves
and discover that the game was one
that two could play at, and neither
win.


Sum marry for love without cent
in their pocket, nor friend in the
world, nor drop Of pedigree. This
looks desperate, but is the strength of
the game. -......t +.


Sum marry in haste, and then set
down and think it carefully over


Sum think it over carefully fust and
then set down and marry.


No man kan tell jist exactly whar he
will fetch up when he touches calico.


No man kan tell jist exactly what
calico has made up her mind tew do.
Calico don't know herself. Dry goods
of all kinds il the child of circumstan-
cia.


Marriage is q safe way tew gamble
IF you win. you win a pile, and il
you don't lose everything.
Year: 1879

A VERY simple relief for neuralgia Is
to boil small handful of lobelia in
half pint of water till the strength is
out of the herb, then strain it of and
add a teaspoonful of fine salt. Wiring
cloths out Of the liquid as hot as pos
sible, and spread over the part affect
ed. 1t acts like q charm. Change tho
cloths as soon rs cold till the pain is'
all gone then cover the place with q
soft dry covering till perspiration~ Is
over,t to prevent taking cold. Rheuma-
tism can often be relieved by applica-
ton to the painful parts, of wet cloths
in . weak solution Of sal soda water.
If there is Inflammation in the joints
tho cure in very quick. The Wash
should be luke swarm.
Year: 1879

The relieving good advice comes from Colman's Rural:

 Hard times must be overcome by farmers by hard work, hard study in their leisure hours, hard thinking and calculating, hard economy. There is no nse of winning, crying complaining. It will bring no relief. Heaven helps those who help them selves. If one is in the mire, he must get into hard, solid ground as soon as possible. Spend less that you earn. If in debt so much as to give you great trouble, make some arran- gment with your creditors that win
Year: 1879

be satisfactory all round or throw up the sponge and begin again. If you see no chance to get out of debt, this is the best way. A load of debt is the heavlest load man man can car ". It kills mind and body It makes a brave man coward. It stiles all aspirations, all hope. Get out of it's clutches, and forever keep out ifpos sible.

 It is hard work sometimes to get out of debt, but it can generally be accomplished if people will set about it with full determination and resol- ute purpose.
Year: 1879

Tho attendance at the Blue Ribbon meetings
has become 30 large the club have been obliged
to seek moro sommodious place, and have
rented the Opera House for that purpose
This ID certainly An evidence OF prosperity.
Year: 1879

Tue Paw Paw Temperance League at its last
meeting, March 26th, 1879, passed the follow
ing resolution:


Resoloed, That We Will not put forth sepa
rate ticket for the coming township election
but selecting to the best or our judgment in
divduAlly the best temperance candidates
nominated by the several parties We will
vote only for those who are known active tenn
perance men.
Year: 1879

A gay band OF "masqueraders' made Town
Hall the scene Of any amount Of enjoyment
last Tuesday evening. The Blue Ribboners are
to be congratulated on their success in getting
up so pleasant social.
Year: 1879

Procure some good, juicy, tart ap- ples; core and pare them, and fill up their cores with sugar and little pow dered cinnamon. Then rub two table spoonfuls of lard or butter into one quart of flour; add pinch of salt, and mix to dough just stiff enough to roll out very soft, with teacupful of sour milk, in which half teaspoonful of saleratus has been dissolved. Roll out the dough as for biscuit and spread it over with butter fold it on the sides, roll it out thin again, and leti stand on the holding board half an hour, covered from the air. Then cut it into large pieces which will entirely cover one ap- pie. Put the dumplings into we'll but tered biscuit-pan; when it is filled up put 8 small piece of butter on top of each dumpling, scatter handful of su- gar over the whole of them, and bake in moderated V heated oven fer nearly an hour. Serve with cream and sugar, or a pudding sauce made of one teacupful of sugar, the grated peel and juice of one lemon, the beaten white of an egg, and three tablespoonfuls of boiling water {; boil for three minutes. It is a delicious pudding, and it will also make a..nice side dish for supper,
Year: 1879

My window garden has filled my ex- pectations at such trihing cost, that I recommend my plan to all lovers of flowers. Take a common raisin box putty the cracks, shut and let dry, paint outside, and if wanted for the room decorate with pictures, which can be done with very little trouble; take 8 small quantity of gum arabic, dissolve in water, brush the pictures on the wrong side, arrange them on the box when dry, varnish over and they will re- main on all winter. Put bits of crockery, cinders or any substance that will not pack, for drainage. Fill up with good rich earth, with little sand or woods ground, to keep loose. Plant Wentworth ivy along the edges to fall over the box. If the box is placed where you do not wish to move it till spring, you can plant Madeira root at one end and some variety of ivy at the other to wind up at the side of the window. Inside, plant whatever flowers you choose, placing the tallest in the centre.
Year: 1879

CARRIED OFF.-On the Sd of last month, as two wealthy young men were sitting in garden attached to their house, in the environs of Palermo, tour masked brigands climbed over the gar den wall and bore them off for the pur- pose of exacting a heavy ransom.
Year: 1879

Congressman Cox is not only good
man in Congress, but when he takes the
lecture platform he punctures all he says
with bright wit that glitters by the side
of cold facts and makes them radiant
with humor and poetry.
Year: 1879

The Levy Court under escort Of the
committee of the City Cou1cil yester-
day, visited first the basin lot at Tenth
and Market streets, from which place
they went and took short glance at
the sand hole lot, Twelfth and Orange,
from which place they proceeded to the
residence of Mayor Almond by the in
vitation of the Mayor, who was of the
party, where they were treated to some
delightful music on the piano by MIR.
Almonds little daughter. From there
the party proceeded out to Cool Spring
Reservoir, and taking look at that
and stroll through the pump house,
they proceeded on out to the City Park.


Here they were enchanted with the
view that lay spread out before them,
and though there was no expression Of
opinion, 1t was evident that the City
Pack lot, for the new court house had
made very favorable impression en-
their minds, and were it not that it
was somewhat inconvinient to reach,
it would no doubt be the favored place.
From the City Park, the party visited
the City Hospital close by, and were
there met by Col. Lynch, chairman of
the Hospital Committee, and Mr.. Lee,
the Superintendent.


They expressed themselves as highly
giatiied at the cleanliness and good
order Of the insttu,ioD. After some
time spent at the hospital, the party
We're escorted back to the city hall lot
which was carefully viewed, and then
went tc the Clayton house where they
sat down TO an excellent dinner. The
members Of the Levy Court were very
guarded, and nothing fell from their
lips to give any indication of their feel
lngs in regard to their choice OF a site
for the new Court House, nor did they
give any intimation as to the time
when they expected to commence the
work.
Year: 1879

Richard Moore, a farmer living be
tween Landenberg and AvondAl-, was
bitten on Saturday by his own dog
which he believes now was mad. He
was working out in the field, when he
saw his dog coming towards him, but
first made towards his son who was
with him. The son getting out of the
way the dog made a. the hired man
and making snap at him ran his teeth
through the leg of his pants. Mr..
Moore Kicking the dog of, the brute
turned On him and bit him quite bad
ly on t.e left hand between the thumb
and finger. The dog soon afterwards
took spaslus and died Sunday night
Mr.. Moore is having his wound treated,
and is naturally very much alarmed.
Year: 1879

1t is a street rumor that the Water.
witch fire Company sent challenge to
the Reliance Fire Company, challeng.
ing them to test squirt. The Reliance
sent an aDswerthat they did not deem
it expcdlent to accept the challenge
at this time.
Year: 1879

indulged in the enterprise of issuing
double sheet on Saturday for years,
and TIE NATIONAL REPUBL1CAN has doue
so occasionally under its present manage
ment. 1t issued double sheet on Satur-
day last, filed with paying advertisements
and interesting reading matter, as it had a
perfect right to do as a matter of justice to it.
self and its numerous and drapidly-increasin
patrons. The managers of THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN were gratfled with the success
of their double-sheet enterprise, and its
patrons seemed equally pleased with the
effort, and hence, we were credulous enough
to believe that everything was lovely and
serene. But, alas we find we were mis-
taken. The Sunday Chronicle swoops down
upon all double-sheet enterprises in
this city with eagle ferceness but harm
less impotence. Indeed, it fairly froths and
slops over with eflervescing spite and
unkind words, aimed at the enterprise
of its neighbors. This is pretty bad but
we are Mt loss to see what our Sunday
cotemporory is TO do about 1t, except to in-
dulge in its unfragrant growls, which must
he charged up TO the account of what often
occurs under the strange freaks in the pecu-
| liar organizations of human characters and
dispositions. Some people must be envious,
spiteful and mean. They can no more help
that than they can the color of their skin,
eyes and hair. So we suppose these in
firmities of disposition must be borne as we
bear the rheumatism or endure any other
OF the ills flesh is heir to. The deformities
of character or form are always uncomely
to the sight and taste, but of needs in this
world offenses must come, and they
usually excite wonder that the ways of
the Creator are so inscrutible in the crea-
tion of the human kind.


We are ut loss to understand why the
Sunday Chronicle, which is so uniformity
stamped with a marked frugality Of ability,
enterprise and success, should be so opulent
in that which is contemplate and despic-
able, and which renders it n sort of barnaclc
on the character of journalism. If our Sun
day cotemporary will evince some enterprise
within its own management, secure some
telegrnphic news TO enliven its dreary col
ums, and cultivate some of the graces which
adorn journalism, it may possibly elevate
itself to plane above that which brings il
a lingering existence, subject to the prompt.
ings of mere pity and charity. 1t is not
surprising that it stands in dread of tho
graveyard of Washington journalism, fol
it has been a long time in hospital. When
its end shall come, may it pass away peace,
fully, after the close of an innocent and
useless life. 1t will not be missed or wept
Year: 1879

Talent, when of ereditable stamp, Is an
ornament to human character, but talent
for meanness is not counted among the
adornmeuts Of attribute. We venture the
opinion that there is nothing moro pitiable
or despicable in journalism than an envious,
spiteful and unhappy disposition which
cannot witness or tolerate success or even
prosperity in others without indulging IN
some envious, hateful and spiteful remark
in reference TO it. The str has frequently
Year: 1879

THOSE chaps who have been demanding
the demolition of the National banks are
now solicitously inquiring upon what terms
they will make loans, The demolition busi-
ness appears to have played out.
Year: 1879

THE arraignment Of the Democracy in
this years campaigns will stand good for
next year. The people have grasped it and
understand it now so thoroughly that they
will not forget it until after the next Ma
tionol election. Briefly put, it reads as fol-
lows: An attempt TO arrest resumption