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Year: 1879

More than half of The papers in this


State find reason for complaining of large
numbers of ''useless young men" existing in
their different communities. There is more
of reason for this state of things than that
times are hard; and that We shall have to
find it in the boyhood of these ''useless ones ;"


Boys, the most valuable and misused portion
of humanity, are too often the victims of
restless, rudderless impulses. Let any one
who has reached middle life look back upon
his school-days and recall his fellows, and
see how many of them he can count who
have been of real use in the world. He can
count dozens who have failed where he can
count two who have made success. When
boy gets out into life-always a difficulty
with parents-there seems to be many
chances to one that he will be placed in some
uncongenial occupation. The grief of the
young fellow whose father puts him as pupil
to a celebrated artist, when, as he said with
tears, ''he wanted to be butcher" is very
real, and repeated every day. The wonder
is not that the boys turn out Indifferent work.


men, but they turn out we'll at all. The truth
is there is too little trouble taken to find out
the impulse of genius, or to consult the fit
ness of the boy. Something appears, and no
matter whether the boy is fitted for it or not,
whether he likes it or not, be is placed there,
and then a round boy is fitted into square
hoe. He becomes dabbler at the business
and master of none. At thirty that boy-a
victim--is looking for something to turn up.
1t is not difficult to see that parents are to
blame for cultivating hoy so as to produce
the many sided and useless drifter, of which
our exchanges complain. Another error is to
educate boy for something ''genteel," to
scorn trade and look upon an artisan or
with contempt Such boys will
always be drifters. Territorial Ente,prIse.
Year: 1879

prescott Miner.


From I. P. lngersen, one of the party of
fifty-six men who accompanied the Freeman
Hill expedition, about 400 miles north of
Prescott, where these men represented there
existed immensely rich placers of gold, and
in fact where they had picked up several
pounds, but were not allowed to carry it
away by the Indians who live in the reputed
placer districts, we learn the following: The
party, as above stated, consisted of tfty-six
men, with 112 animals, well provisiOned and
equipped for four months trip. They fol-
lowed Freeman and Hill into the reputed
gold country, went around it and through it,
and failed in any instance to find even an in
dcation of the precious metal. The party
went without water in once instance forty
eight hours, lost five animals and came very
near perishing, which they probably would
had they not fallen in with a Navajo Indian,
who piloted them to water and continued to
remain with the explorers for several days,
taking them to water known only to the In
dians. Freeman and Hill finally admitted
that they were unacquainted with the country.
had never found any gold, and alll that they
knew had been told them by some old Mexi-
cans or Indians. The country travelled over
is of sandstone formation, hard to traverse
and is quite picturesque iu scenery and old
ruins, the walls of which are from two to ten
feet high. All of the party started on their
return home at the same time our informant
did but nine, they returning back to have
revenge on their deceivers. Some of the
gold hunters remained in the vicinity of the
San Francisco mountains, where game is
abundant, and we expect soon to see our
market supplied with jerky in lieu of the
gold they promised to bring back. Freeman.
and Hill have probably been hanged.
Year: 1879

Some mean-spirited character, whose
inclinations are as dark and contempt
ible as the dirty paper upon which he
wrote his anonymous threat, sent a
document under the crack of this
journals doorway last night, tell
ing of desperate deeds to be
done unless the demands of him
self and his rascally followers are
complied with. A request to print
the document is disrespectfully de-
clined for several reasons, only one Of
which is necessary to be given, and
that is, nothing emanating from per-
sonswho concoct their schemes during
the shades CT night, and then are too
despicable to sign it with their names
deserve either consideration or venti-
lation. The penitentiary is too pala-
tial an abode for such specimens OIL
humanity.
Year: 1879

Washington Republican


The inhabitants in the vicinity of
Seventh and | streets have been in a
state Of considerable excitement over
the cowhiding, last Wednesday even
ing, of Il. Ernst, who keeps hat
bleachery on Ninth street, by Mrs.
Enders, who keeps dry and fancy
goods store at No. 902 Seventh street
1t seems that on last Monday Ernst
went to Baltimore and represented
himself to be the brother of Mrs. En-
ders, and in conversation with num-
Der Of the wholesale dealers, with
whom she trades, slandered her and
attempted to prejudice them against
her, by telling them that she got
drunk. On Tuesday a person con
nected with the house of one of the
gentlemen with whom Ernst had
been talking about Mrs. Enders.
called at her store, and during the
conversation mentioned that her
brother had been over to see them.
Knowing that Der brother had not
been to Baltimre for ten years, she
Investigated the subject, and detected
the deception. After talking over the
matter with her husband and brother
they suspected Ernst of being the
person, as he answered to the descrip-
tiOn of her supposed brother as given
by one of the wholesale dealers in
Baltimore. She at once came to the
conclusion to give the matter publicity
by cowhiding him, as that was the
only way to get redress. To be sure
that she was right before she went
ahead she sent for the merchant in
Baltimore to come over and recognize
the person representing himself to be
her brother. The merchant having
arrived in the city Wednesday even
ing, she took him and went over
to Ernst's store, where he was found
and was at once recognized by
the gentleman from Baltimore. Mrs.
Enders thereupon proceeded to lay on
the cowhide, but had only struck one
blow when Ernst retreated into the
house and shut the door. Mrs. En-
ders is of the opinion that Ernst is in
the employ Of Bishop Dups, of
Cleveland, o., for the purpose of in
iuring her reputation, as he (the
bishop had insulted her in car a
month ago, while on her way from
Baltimore to this city, and she re-
sented it in a manner unexpected by
him, publishing the same in several OF
the German papers. The story, as
told by Mrs. Enders, is briefly as fol-
lows While on her way from Bal
timore she fell asleep, her husband at
the time being in the smoking car,
and was awakened by being tickled.
She took no notice of it at first, as she
thought it was her husband. But
after repeated tickles she turned in
her seat and informed him that she
wished him to let her alone. He then
made himself otherwise obnoxious by
offering her water apd other articles
after repeated answers in the mega
tive. She was relieved from further
annoyance by the appearance of her
husband. She did not at the time
know who the man was, but afterward
learned his name and position,
through seeing him in company with
a German preacher of this city"
Year: 1879

spare more time, mothegs, take off a
little part of the hour, and reserve it
to accompany your little ones to bed.
Little fve-year-old Charlie will get a
composure and happiness which shall
launch them into sweet sleep, from a
chapter read or a story told to them
after they are snugly put away in their
little cribs. Scarcely anything will
extenuate sending children to bed
grieved, or unhappy or angry. Pa
tience is hard childish freaks and
outbreaks, and even the exuberance
of the blessed healthful spirits are
trying; but coldness, petulence, sell
tishness, and unhappiness are worse.
Have you "childrens hour" in your
daily home calendar2 If not, sup
pose you try the experiment of one
apart.
Year: 1879

No home with young children in it
should be without Its - ohlldrenis
hour" The hour after supper cannot
be better to advantage, even by the
father and mother, than to give it up
to getting acquainted with the chill
drel," Play with them, if that is
their mood. What gost Il glyeg "a tho
merriment if papa shares or better
yet, causes it. Or if stories or quiet
or games are desired, how happy and
profitable may be the hour spent
around the table. And then what a
nice time for the little knowledge
cleaners to ask questions, knowing
that they will not be put or by pre


time. '' T


The children will grow away from
parents wonderfully fast if there are
none Of these sympathetic bonds to
hold them together, If you cannot
Year: 1879

Grenada Sentinel Our town still
continues remarkably healthy. Most
OF the dwellers in town have not only
got over the big scare, but have al
most forgotten that the fever ever had
any existence here. The population
is greatly diminished, and one case Of
even suspicious fever would soon
stampede the residue.
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
SOC per month fOrless 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 is very
large, and our force TO do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

A KANSAS CITY paper Gays there is
now but one Buffalo on the plains. and
his name is Bill. This is a strong
hint to some aborigine with a sharp
scalping-knife to do something for his
country before the theatrical season
,onens
Year: 1879

A SOLOMON IN PETTIcoATs.-Ye Yester-
day afternoon teacher in the First Ward
School found two boys quaireling over
the possession of a slate pencil. She call
ed them up before her, and found that
each was prepared to maintain his tight
of ownership. Finally bright idea
struck The teacher, and, taking the pencil,
she remarked


"I'll break it in two and give each a
half.


One Of the youngsters was delighted at
the prospect Of such disposition of the
property, while the other began to cry.
Applying the excellent rule aid down by
King Solomon at the time he proposed to
segIegate the disputed baby, the teacher
arrived at the conclusion that the boy
who wanted it broken was not the owner,
and gave it to the other, who bore it back
to his seat in triumph. A little of this
sort OF tact is an excellent thing in a
school teacher. 1t is of more practical
valne, in fact, than complete knowledge
OF drawing. This paper regrets 10 state
however, that the boy against whom the
decision was rendered licked the rghful
owner of the pencil after school, and ac-
quired forcibe possession Of the property.
Virginia Chronicle.
Year: 1879

Among the more or less imaginative
personal reminiscences Of our distin-
guished guest, with which we are flooded
just row, the following actua! occurrence
may be of interest as showing the always
striking absence of self-importance, or
"friils," distinguishing Grant in ali re-
lations of life:


The writer of this lived within a stones
throw of the White House at Washing,
ton during both the Generals terms, and
drove what was justly considered as the
second or third fastest horse in the Dis
trict-which was saying good deal then.
| The fashionable drive was what is known
as the Soldiers Home road, and it was
the custom when TIE President was out
behind his noted totter Butcher Boy for
the = flyers :" along the road to pull out
and give the General brush, the other
carriages drawing up on either side to see
the fun. One afternoon we met the Gen
eral jogging along the road home, and
in moment both the Presidents big
gelding and our sorrel mare were whirl-
ing along their single-seat Brewster. like
an equine avalanche. 1t was a warm DC
tober afternoon, and the foam specks
from the wide-stretche mouths of the
well-se.tled nags came drifting back over
the dashboard. 1t was close match,
and with hats jammed on hard. and each
driver eagerly watching for a good place
for spurt, the horses swung into the
Fourteenth stree: stretch neck and neck.
AS we struck the wood pavement mark
ing The city limits we saw ahead a couple
mounted policemen, evidently lying in
wait for us. 1t was anything to beat
Grant !" just then. however, and if there
had been the whole NJ. p. office in front
we would have had it out just the same.
But the shouts of galloping policemen
furried our high strung mare, and in a
second or two she broke like the Johnnies
at Mission Ridge, while the Butcher Boy
rushed to the lead like the shot out of a
gun.


Now, there WAS nothing remarkable
about all that-Grant always does beat,
somehow-but here comes in the point of
the story. After he had gotten a little
distance ahead the President looked back
and saw US escorted by an officer on each
side, arrested for fast driving. He at
once wheeled his horse and, trotting slow
ly back, said


" Is that gentleman under arrest, off,
Ger ?''


Yes. General" replied the man,
touching his cap.


"Then there are two of u.s." and, TAX
ing out his vest pocket book, he handed
the policeman his card, with Here,
send up to me for the fines in the morn>
ing," he lifted his hat and drove on.


We have been a Grant man ever since.
derrick Dodd, in s. II. Post.
Year: 1879

We have all heard of the rustic youth
who, plucking up courage TO walk home
with his girl, could think of nothing 10
say till they came near what Mr.. John
Burroughs, in one OF his Scrr6ner prose
poems, characterizes as Our Rural
Divinity. grazing in field, whereupon
he asked if it did not seem strange that a
COW should have such motherly appear
ance Ard she made the discouraging
reply that t did not seem at all strange
that COW should have a motherly ap.
pearance to a calf! Now more gracious
infersnce would have been that the BASH
full beau was brought up on the bottle
...........The story is old of the young
lady just fiom town, who on sight of a
herd Of cows innocently asked which
one it was that gave tho buttermilk.
Another showing ignorance equally dense.
has the advantage of an obvious moral
Visiting country cousins. city miss was
offered a glass of milk. and she asked
what it was. Informed that it was milk,
and, in answer to another question, that it
came from the COW, she made the pathetic
comment that it was frst-rate and she
"wished their miliman would keep a
cow" But if he should he might not get
any more encouragement than the one
who, having experienced change of
heart, resolved in his new future to de-
liver milk in all lis simon purity. The
very next morning his first customer paid
him off and declined to receive any more
of his goods, explaining that when they
came to use the milk of the previous day
at dinner it was ''all covered over with a
thick yellow 1.-THE records of
last years Dairy Fair add to this class
of anecdotes. A young lady, accomplish
ed in the vocabulary of fashior, describ-
ing a Holstein COW seen ihers, said "she
wo' a white polonaise and had two horns
cut on the bias. ".....Ts conclude, here is
a deferred item from the county of Salem,
N. j.: Down on the flooded fats lit
tie girl found herself being overtaken by
the rising tide in the Delaware, and was
rescued by catching hold of a cows's tail,
the cow plotting the way to dry land. ="
What presence of mind ! 1t was her last
resort, and saved her from a sad end.
Let other little girls. do Likewise, and let
this one never forget to champion The
whole race of cows by pleas on all suitable
occasions for shade in green pastures, and
water unpoluted by pigs, and winter
warmth in sunny stables (where cruel
stanchions are unknown) and abundant
feed Of fragrant hay. .-Mutey.
Year: 1879

LIVING WITH BROKEN NECK -
There is living IN the Virginia town of
Marion twelve year-old boy with a
broken neck. According to the Enter
prase, published in the neighboring town
of Wytheviile, the fellows neck was
broken several years ago, at which time
lrcn and steel bars were run along the
spine and clasped on both sides of his
face. The head is thus held in one posi-


ton. Some days ago the framework US
ed broke and the head fell to one sile
cutting off the power of speech. The
mother put the head in natural poise
until the clasp had been mended, when
all went as before -PhHadciphia Times
Year: 1879

A MAN from Belfast, Me-. went down
to Boston the other day. There he met
an innocent appearing young man, who
called him by name, began glibly in
quiring for well known residents Of that
place, and put en- such an appearance of
innocence as to completely deceive the
Maine man. The innocent young man
professed to be the lucky drawer of lot
terry prize, and invited his acquaintance
to go with HIM while be got the money.
The young man led the way to room in
the alley-way leading from Court street
to Cornhill. Having secured the prize
the young fellow commenced to gam bling
with his money, and soon induced the
Belfast man to loan him considerable
money on bank-chccks which he drew.
The game was worked so smoothly and
plausibly that several hundred dollars of
the Maine mans cash was transferred to
the lottery Dealers till, the till being at
last closed aud the money declared for,
feited. The Belfast man. being n man
of nerve proceeded to knock down the
lottery dealer, wrench open the drawer
and transfer the contents to his pock ct
A confederate, who came to the rescue
was also knocked down. The Belfast
man then finding the door fastened from
the outside kicked it open and gained the
street. During the day he met the in
noceEt-looking young man, to whom he
returned the amount that he had staked
and lost, retaining seventy dollars in exe
cess of his disbursement found among
the funds he had clutched. This he tooS
home with him to Maine, and safely in
vested it.
Year: 1879

A recent number OF the Paris In Nature
describrs q simple and convenient night
lamp, the invention Of NJ. Behn, indicating
the hour by the extent Of combustion OF
the oil. From the oil reservoir rises two
vertical glass tubes; one contains oil, and
il graduated for the hours; the other con-
tains the WICK saturated with oil, and Civ
ing the light. The construction is such
that one hour is required to consume the
quantity of oil between the two grsdu 'tions
of the fret mentioned tube. A ref 7ctad
placed under the f lme at the side throws a
luminous beam across the graduated tube.
During the night one can thus see at what
height the oil stands in the tube and read
the corresnonding hour
Year: 1879

From an Eng iSh woman : Letter.


A few DAYS ago one Of my sisters ksfir
men was very impudent. He was outside
doing s6mething, and when my sister tCld
him TO come in he would not, but stood
staring at her. She called him three or
four times, but he would not come. Then
she told him she would get a whip to him,
when all Of a sudden be bOlted, and my
sister and myself ran after him TO catch
him. caught him by the shirt, and just
as We were going around the cow-shed
(there was very high rose hedge at the
back he pulled from me and was over il
like shot. Then my sister told him she
would send a policeman after him, at which
he was rather frightened, and soon came
back, but would not come in the house.
So my sister ran Up to him, and caught him
by his wool and dragged him up the steps
into the kitchen ard whipped him. lie
snstched the whip from her and tried to
break it. There happened 10 be rolling
pin close at hand, SO Mary took it and gave
him two or three knocks over the head.
Ever since then be has worked wonderfully
well. You would have roared with laugh
ter had You seeu all, ezpscia!l ly seeing US
both running down the garden after him ss
hard as ever We could. and the way Mary
dragged him into the house by his wool
We were all alone at the time, az papa and
nv brothers We're out.
Year: 1879

The jury award Miss Well FIVE thousand
dollars damages for the loss OF Mr.. Blum
who declined to marry her because hi.
father feared there was insanity IN The
lady's family. Moral: Look into family
antecedents before proposing.
Year: 1879

Ousea Viclor:s il said to object seriously
10 the feminine fashion Of wearing the haIr
in fringe across the forehead. 1t is stated
further that she instructed the bridesmaids
who appeared OF the recent wedding OF her
son that they would rot be permitted to
wear their locks ia that fashion, nor 10 don
high-heeled boots, Tor TO wear ue3-bscS
gowns. Last yeaT, IT Is reported, one young
lady who came TO a drawing room with her
hair over her eyes was informed by the
Lord Chamberlain that until her hair had
grD~n she need not attend any more at the
puiace.
Year: 1879

Surveyor Graham has received the following hg-
ures, showing the amount OF merchandise weighed
at the port New York. together with the expense
connected Herewith for the following pariods:-
Year: 1879

against the injustice.


After the days work was done.
Alden drove his team down to the
village, and when he came back
he brought a new stove for the
Kitchen. new pump for the els
tern and a butter-worker for the
dairy, and his wife has, since that
washing day, found that her
rough places have been smoothed
IN most satisfactory manner.
her goodman had never thought
about it. He did not mean to be
unjust, but-he didn't think =
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1879

s@ A writer in the Weekly Tribune says
that he hunted last year cabbage-worms till
he nearly crippled his back. One day a
neighbours wife came in and: told him to use
tea made Of cayenne pepper, to sprinkle the
cabbages with twice day. He applied it,
and bis cabbages and back were saved. He
watched the millers and they would not light
on the plants which had the pepper on them.
Year: 1879

pa- The happiness of your life depends upon
the quality Of your thoughts; therefore guard
accordingly, and take care that you entertain
no notions unsuitable to virtue and unreason.
able to nature.
Year: 1879

CHAPTER w.
They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes DER me-
Why went thee so dear ?
They knew not I knew thee
Who knew thee too well =
Long, long shall I rue thee,
Year: 1879

COLLECTOR ARTHUR appears to have been
too wicked for the New York Custom House
but good enough to represent the country in
diplomatic capacity. He has made the
Custom House centre of partisan political
management, and therefore should have a
foreign appointment Such is the reasoning
OF the Administration. Such is civil service
reform
Year: 1879

PEOPLE generally did not know what sort
of man VOORHEES, was until they heard Mr..


Willard of the Indiana Legislature describe
him as "a financier whose heart is as cold as
the eternal glaciers on the summit of Mount
Blanc to the seductive batteries of capital; a
statesman whose character is the apotheosis
ofpolitcal honesty, and whose integrity is as
immaculate as the plumage of the dove that
descended from the bosom of the Father at
the baptism of the Jordan" 1t will be seen
by this that Mr.. Voorhees, is quite a rooster.
Year: 1879

PERTINENT suggestion by the Albany
journat; Ben Hill says he is opposed to war
claims. But he said he was opposed to the
silver bill and then voted for it. He said he
was friendly to the President and then de
nounced him. No man knows so llttle about
Ben Hills sentiments as Ben Hill himself.
Year: 1879

IT is apparent that the Potter Committee
does not care to discover the authorship of
the cipher dispatches or Mr.. TIlden's re-
sponsibility for them. 1t Is dawdling away
time over the question Of their publication.
The adjournment of Congress is not far
away, and report can be avoided.
Year: 1879

ACCORDING to the Observation-Disclosures
theory Mr.. Barron took pains to scatter
cracker crumbs in the Masonic hall over the
bank, SO as to give the impression that bur-
glars had been there feeding. What dreffle
smart men Dearborn and Chapman are to
have discovered all this!
Year: 1879

Your true bgot sees very clearly the prospect
from his own window, and he knows for GER
tairty that every man is fool who can't sec
the same prospect, and that every man is liar
who describes q different one. No matter
which way house fronts, there can be bigot
at the window.