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Year: 1878

There is one clause in the green
back platform which we desire to
give our special endorsement. We
are only sorry it was not part of
the democratic platform. We al
lude to the Sth article. in which it
is demanded that the legislature
prescribe the books for our public
schools and prohibit those frequent
changes which are so annoying and
expensive to parents. Many pa
rents are utterly unable to supply
their children with the books re-
quired by teachers. There is con-
slant change of teachers and con-
sequent change of books in our
public schools, which is burden
some upon many parents who have
a large number of children to edu-
cate. In the first place though, If
we were the Legislature, which we
hope never to be, we would either
amend the present public school
law so as to guarantee a public
school nine or ten months in the
year, or abolish it altogether. We
are in favor of education for the
masses, but think the present sys-
,em wholly inadequate.
Year: 1878

The editors sanetum is up three flights,
Il pritbee. pace these stairs)
We shall baer strange things we shall see strange


sights;


table, three wooden chairs,
Exchanges. scissors and paste and pen,
mirror against the wall,
(The editor must be the vailest of men)
A wastebasket-that is all.
Three wooden chairs-the first for the chief,
And one for the sub, and one more
Reserved, 10 the best of my belief,
For the ghost of the Office Bore.
You see that dull, dark stain by the chair,
The editor calls it ink
But be never tells how the stain came there,
And never shall tell what think.
And if you should chance to lay your hand
On the arm of tn 1t wooden chair,
hand will stretch forth, and shape shall stand
With eyes at your eyes that stare;i
And ii you snail turn your look aside,
And gaze at the stain on the floor,
A CLASSY glance will downward glide


From the eyes of the ghost of the Bore.
Or If you shall dare to read an exchange,
As it lies near the haunted chair
Should you raise your eyes, for an nstant's range,
The ghost will be waiting there,
With spectral exchange 10 his fingers pressed;
And his face looks woebegone
AS the editor says to you: 81 request
You will let the exchanges alone.'
The paper will fall from your unnerved hand
And the ghost of the office Bore
Drops his; and you and the spectre will stand,
Face to face, as you stood before.
And /, the sub-editor, feel no fear?
You ask, and why don't resign?
The editct's chair, as said, is here,
And the next to his is mine;
The mirror hangs on the wall behind
The empty, haunted chair;
AS you stand by the chair you will surely find
Yourself reflected there;
You will stretch out your hand your face you will


find


thought you would guess 1t before,
But you are man OF limited mind
And you are the Office Bore!
Year: 1878

IS Boys said south side school teacher,
knowledge never comes without seeking.
Stick pin there And then as he shot up
from his seat like jack in the box, he offered
a reward of five dollars for the boy who had
stuck pin there, and one of the boys held up
his hand and said the teacher was wrong. He
had no knowledge of that pin in his chair, had
not sought it, and yet it came.-Ha,ckeye.
Year: 1878

The calm Of blessed night
Is on Judea's hills;
The fuIorbed moon, with cloudless light
Is sparkling their rills:
One spot above the rest


Is still and tranquil seen
The chamber, as Of something bIest,
Amidst its bowers Of green.
Around the spot, each way,
-. The figures ye may trace
- OF fmen-at-arms, in grim array,
Grding the solemn place:
Bot other bands are there
And, glistening through the gloom
LegioLs Of angels. bright and fair,
Throns TO that yvondrous tomb.
Praise be to God on high
The triumph-hour is near;
The Lord hath won the victory,
The foe is vanquished here
Dark Grave, yield up the dead
Give up thy prey thou Earth;
In death He bowed His sacred head
He springs 20 birth
Sharp was the wreath Of thorns
Around His suffering brow;
But glory rich His head adorns,
And angels crown Him
Roll yonder rock away


That bars the marble gate;
And gather in bright array
To swell the victor's state :"
'' Hail haIl hail!


The Lord is risen indeed
The curse is made Of none avail
The sons of men are freed ~
Year: 1878

Here's another warming. 4 man down town
refused to stay home after an early supper and
help his wife whitewash the backyard fence,
and his black hair turned white in less than a
minute. His wife's painful awkwardness with
the whitewash brush caused the sudden
change.-Er-
Year: 1878

The other day a mean man out in Western
Iowa went off into quiet country place and
died quick that his wife got his insurance
money before the company had time to fail. The
president says he never felt swindled and cut
up since he has been in the business BurEng-
ton Halokeye.
Year: 1878

In watering plants care is necessary Under the treat
ment OF people of limited experience in window garden
ing plants apt to suffer from lack of from


too abundant supply they either starved drown
ed The result in either about the leaves
turn yellow, drop off and the whole plant presents sick
yand forlom appearance. Nothing is depressing
to lover of flowers than sickly staved-looking spec
of vegetation Much less water is necessary in cold
than in warm weather, plants then grow but slowly


Morning to be the suitable time for water
ing and ukewarm water should be used, applied the
surface of the soil have sometimes poured into
the of the potts. to soak into the earth at its
leisure but Nature does not perform her operations by
such process but sends the rain down from above and
probably her example will be safe to follow


The plants should be watered thoroughly that the
moisture will penetrate to their Those who are
constantly dribbling small supply of water their
plants will not have them i'll hourshng condition for
any length of time The obvious the surface
of the soil is kept moist bnt the perish from the
want of water


plant should not be watered until it is condition
to receive liberal supply of the element which being
given it only asks to be let alone for Besides
watering the roots the foliage requires nearly much
tention.


Warm baths showering etc, necessary to remove
dust and dirt which injurious the plant they
to the human
Year: 1878

community that not daily paper in this city supports
Beecher to-day and Of the structures and comments
on him and his have been terrible His influence
here is completely undermined William Cullen Bryant
said little while ago he had noticed that Beecher t


invited TO speak on great occasions any Had the
Beecher Of 1868 taken the stand the Beecher of
1873 has taken the endless punishment question he
would have split the evangelical church, but the latter
Beechers opinions have had effect public
timent than the firing of blank cartridges into the
There something terrible in the Nemesis which nvsi
bly, and mpalpably follows that in spite of his out
ward success and the protestations of his admirers
think good many people here struck with the
tas between his ubiant air and rskness when hearing
of the confession and the deep agitation and fearful
of Tlton who held his head between his hands while
the dropped to the floor And people can tell
an actor from in time.
Year: 1878

We recommend to the attention of nimble fingered
girls new method of ornamenting common potts. and
within the power OF every to accomplish by of
various coored autumn leaves with few gilt
and some strips of plain gded paper such sold by
the yard The surface is painted ebonyblack and
nished, polished with pumice stone and revamshed until
smooth and even The leaves which should have been
pressed perfectly fat then covered with mucage or
very thin white gue) and pressed upon the the
place designed using arrange the coors and sizes
so as to form pleasing and tasteful combination Put
two or more along the upper edge then garland of
tiny leaves then another band of gold This forms
beautiful border for the top Have soft napkin to hold
and press each piece in place until firmly fixed. When
finished paint with coat of isingass size When dry
varnsh with copa The appearance of this work when
completed is exceedingly fine.
Year: 1878

There is no tropical plant with which acquainted
so delicious and graceful in its form native
ferns This is now largely recognized that ferns
becoming the favorte plant with many and read that
large eTnery has been established in New Jersey to
meet the growing demand for them The popularity of
the fern that it needs protection 1t fragile it
graceful We find growing in perfection in the woods
and delighted with its yaselike form, complete in
its perfecton which it the overshadowing forest
trees which protect it om the rude Winds We discover
this when attempt transplant to the garden where
the fresh breeze breaks its delicate stems and destroys its
beauty of outline Nature gives it protection of
shadowing trees beneath which it attans beauty of
form very difficult preserve in the open garden This
one of those instances of adoption often in
ture's works
Year: 1878

The following advice, especially intended as it will be
for oranges will prove good in all meetings Of as
socations alike.


internal canker and your vinegar aspect outside
when you enter the grange Have cheerful smile
and words of comfort for the patrons and marons who
greet you listen with respect and speak with Difference
Recognize by your conduct the individuality of every
member. Be not dogmatc or exacting Offer your opn-
ions rather suggestions designed TO bring the views
of others than arbitrary dctums from which there is
no appeal While you should not hesitate to teach re-
member chat you may also be learner.
Year: 1878

Light, which travels with amazing velocity requires
eight minutes to reach the earth Sound would require
fourteen years to travel from the the earth that
ii explosion at it's surface it would be four
teen years before could hear it, But if could place


rod of iron from the earth to the sun and if it was
struck with hammer end, the sound would reach
the opposite end in about eleven months But perhaps
the most singular illustration of the suns distance is
drawn from the human economy. Sensation takes GER
tain time to travel to the and if could
imagine human infant with arm long enough to reach


the sun, would take hundred and fifty years for the
sensation to reach him after burning his fingers in other
words he would be dead several years before the sensa
tion of burning could reach him. The SUMS distance
SO nconcevable that is only by making such copar
sons as these that form any idea at all of it,
Year: 1878

Boys are improving rapidly in the art of originating
dangerous miscefs Certain pupils in district school
detected at various times throwing base ball from
the other The teacher therefore announced that
he would conscae all balls he found in the possession of
pupils thereafter In few days he boy of ten years
with one took it from him and threw it into the stove
The day following the boy had another which the teacher
took and was about to throw it into the stove when
of the other boys about him struck him as pecu
liar and he laid the ball his desk He subsequently,
took apart and startled find that the bali cover
contained small tin box filed with powder sufficient TO
demolish the schoohouse.
Year: 1878

We continue in this number the publication of an
alphabetical list of the Battles of the War of the
Rebellion from authentic sources to be continu ued
hereafter 1t will be pleasant, we hope for the old
soldiers to see again the names and dates of battles
in which they their friends took part
Year: 1878

A strange discovery Is reported from
the Lake OF Geneva. A tourist having
lost his trunk. two divers were employed
to search for it. While they were below
water they found what they supposed to
be a village, since convered by the lake.
Their statement led TO an investigation
OF the spot by the municipal authorities
who took measures to ascertain the truth
of The extraordinary account of the div
ers. On covering the placid surface with
oil. these latter were able to distinguish
the plan OF the town, streets, squares
and detached houses, making the bed OF
the lake. The ruddy hue which charac-
terized them led the observers to suppose
that the buildings had been covered with
the famous vermillion cement which was
used ty the Celts, Cimbri, and the early
Gauls. There are about 200 houses ar
ranged over an oolong surface near inc
middle OF which is space more open'
supposed to have been used Tor public
assemblages. At the eastern extremity
lies a large square tower. which was
taken tor rock. A superficial investi-
oslion seems to indicate that the con-
s,ruction of these buildings dates from
some centuries before our era. The
council of Vaud has decided to have the
site of the dwellings inclosed by Jetty
stretching from the land, and to drain on
the water, so as to bring to light wnat
promises to be one of the most interest
ing arch e ogical discoveries OF our day.
London Telegraph.
Year: 1878

ONE-THIRD OF the liquid portion of the
sewerage of Paris is conveyed to Green
vile, a kind of peninsula made by the
windings of the S,ine below Asnieres.
A medical visitor says that he did not
discover as much smell as he has often
detected In walking over farms manured
with guano OF in the ordinary manner,
and he could not learn of any unlavor-
able effect on the health Of the people.
Magnificent crops are raised.
Year: 1878

THIS item is going the rounds: "It
may not be generally known that com.
mon cooking soda is sure remedy for
the bite of a rattle.snake, if applied soon
enough. An incision may be made to
the depth of the wound made by the
fangs of the snake, and into this cut the
soda should be sprinkled. 1t will imme-
diately bubble up and turn green, caused
by the action of the soda in neutralizing
the acid of the poison"
Year: 1878

J. Ross Browne was in Arizona in 1863 and wrote a book called "The Apache Country" This is what he said about the climate of Yuma:

 The climate in winter is finer than that of Italy, It would scarce be possible to suggest an improvement. Inever experi- rienced such exquisite Christmas weather as we enjoyed during our sojourn,

 Perhaps fastidious people might object to the temperature in Summer, when the rays of the sun attain their maximum force, and the hot winds sweep in from the desert. I have even heard complaint made that the thermometer failed to show the true heat because the mercury dried up. Everything dries; wagons dry; men dry; chickens dry; there IS no juice left in anything, living or dead, by the close of summer. Officers and soldiers are SUD- posed to walk about creaking; mules, it is said, can only bray at midnight; and I have heard it hinted that the carcasses of cattle rattle inside their hides, and that snakes find difficulty in bending their bodies, and horned frogs die of apoplexy. Chickens matched at this season, as old Fort Humans Say, come out of the shell ready cooked; bacon is eaten with spoon, and butter must stand in the sun an hour before the flies become dry enough tor use. The Indians sit in the river with fresh mud on their heads, and by dint of constant dipping and sprinkling manage to keep from roasting, though they ususlly come out parboiled.

 Out of every ten men who have read that, nine have taken it in sober earnest five have repeated it, and three have sworn they've been here and seen it all.
Year: 1878

for Gentlemen, Youths and Children,
are to be examined with establishment
to all, 50 cheap and 50 nice. Call soon
and see them.


The Celebrated Singer Sewing Ma
chimes in stock at lower prices than
they were ever sold here; save from
S10toS20 by calling on us. Remember
we sell any machine wanted % to 80
per cent. lower than travelling agents.


Big line of all kinds Jeans on hand,
and we expect as heretofore to make
you prices on it that will tell its own
tale. We propose to use very large
wrapping paper and stout twine; and
we propose to wrap you up a great
many nice useful and ornamental goods
for very rGas Enable money. Why not7
We have in stock and carry Il greater
variety of goods than any merchants
that ever did business iii Milan. We
buy them cheap and it does US good to
sell them the same way.
Year: 1878

Remember this is the general sup
ply store for all kindsof SchOel Books,
finest Inks, States, Crayons, &c.


We are glad to see Old fogyisn Civ.
ing way and to see the people trying
to do business in a business way leav-
ing off the old re minder that Gun an
cestors were close kin; agreeable tc
early impressions made On our minds,
we are all Adams race, consequently
we are all kin. So give us all a visit
and see who is wOrthiest Of your
money,


We have lots Of things to tell you
about. We are hurried up this week
Come TO the store and we will tell you
all aeoutlt.
Year: 1878

received this week. Come get one of
Our nice wagons, they are only $3.50
each; and they would be worth that
price for one week for your little boys
and girls to haul each other about in;
besides other practicable uses they
may be put too. All manner Of toys
received this week.
Year: 1878

A first class Clothing Salesman
can find employment at our store. No
difference whether he is acquainted
with the people of Milan or not. Good
reference will be required, and none
but gentleman of experience in the
business need apply.
Year: 1878

We invite every body to come and
see us. Young men come and look
at our fine Stock of Clothing, and if
you don't want to buy come anyway
and see the latest styles and fashions.
If you want to go counting buy a suit
of Clothes from us, and you cannot
fall to have success.
Year: 1878

OUT in Nevada, mining country,
they work human nature right down to
the hard-pan and the net proceeds are
not always satisfactory. jackson of
Flush Gulch-described by the Eureka
Republican as ''the poor devil confined
in Jail for the killing of Bolderama'-
is among those most dissatisfied with
the result attending his endeavor to
work the humanity lead. He commits
stoned his next friend, Snyder, to sell
some mules and to use the money thus
obtained in hiring counsel to see him
through the Bolderama affair, and
Snyder sold the mules and then went
off with the money.
Year: 1878

Bright offered resolution directing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to in
form the House of the amount of inter-
est paid by the Government to national
banks on bonds held as securities for
issues of currency to them. Adopted.


The House then went into commit
tee of the whole on the state of the
Union, and was addressed by Blair, of
New Hampshire, on the financial ques-
tion.


At the conclusion Of Blair's speech
the Speaker laid before the House a
message from the Senate communicat-
ing its resolutions on the death of the
late Senator Morton, and Hanna gave
notice that he would call them up to-
morrow. Adjourned.
Year: 1878

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE city is
quiet. Since last night the working
men have had no meetings. Militia
were on guard during the night. A
number of minor agitators were arrest
ed and locked up.


The storm has ceased in the city and
as far as known throughout the state.
Telegraphic communication is still in
terrupted to great extent. No DAM
age of consequence is reported to rail-
roads or other property. The rainfall
has been general and copious.
Year: 1878

II IS claimed in Washington that
positive proof has been discovered of
the bargain between Senators Patter-
son and Butler, by which one was to
vote for admission of the other in the
Senate and receive in return influence
to prevent prosecution in the pending
charges in South Carolina.
Year: 1878

Any person compelling any railroad
employe engaged in the transportation
of interstate commerce to abandon his
duties shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000 and be imprisoned not less than
one year nor exceeding five years.
Year: 1878

LIKE the poor, mentioned in the
Scriptures, the Blairs are always with
us. There may possibly have been a
time in American politics when there
were no Blairs, but no authentic
record of the fact remains.
Year: 1878

QUEEN VIcToRIA's speech is slightly
warlike. She suggests to Parliament
the necessity of being ready to protect
British interests in the east in case
Russia demands too much from Turkey.
The outlook now seems to indicate a
prolonged struggle on the part of
Turkey. in which England will take
an active part.
Year: 1878

The Coroner held an inquest over the
body of Edward B. Francis, who was
found dead in his bed, yesterday morn.
ing.


From the evidence before the jury il
appeared that he had been drinking very
hard for some time past, land on Thursday
evening he called at Glenn's drug store
and purchased half an ounce of valerian
which he drank. The jury returned q
verdict that he came to his death from
congestion of the brain, caused by excess
siye drinking.
Year: 1878

The water at the reservoir is now rum
ming into the south compartment, over
the overflow. AS soon as the south
basin is filed the north basin will be
emptied and thoroughly cleaned out.
Year: 1878

The appropriation OF $4,000 recon-
mended by the House committee for the
dredging &c, of the channel of the Poto-
mac River in front of this city and George
town, is specimen of the miserable econ
omy that pcrmeates the Democracy of that
body. II would take half of that sum Mt
least to place the Eastern Branch channel In
proper navigable condition. There is q
knoll in that channel that has cost the
Government, from its war vessels that have
there been aground. more than twice the
entire appropriation. The detention Of
these vessels, the employment of steam-tugs,
&c, have all proved expensive, and so long
as this knoll remains will be so. But there
are other points along our river front which
need Government aid to make them ser
viceable to our commercial interests, and we
trust that when the bill comes before the


House an amendment will be substituted,
making the appropriation at least 100000.
Year: 1878

The House having purged itself of Colo
mel POLK, whose greatest offense is that he
is q thorough Democrat and has yielded to
tho Establishments of the leaders of his
party in that body, and hence has been sac
rifced in the interest of reform, it now re-
mains to be seen what the next step will be
In the premises. Ia speaking Of q transfer
of the duties to the Sergeant-at-Arms the
New York Times says: "This is lame and
impotent conclusion of the whole matter
The majority in the House have put two
men, one after another into the Doorkcep-
er's office. Now, as If in sheer despair they
turn out the latest incumbent and sit
down and wonder what they shall do next.
POLK is ont, but nobody else is in; and 1t is
aquestion whether the Office will be ahol-
ished, or whether the party will try again
to manage 1t so that there shall be no more
pegs than holes. Since Colonel Polk (who
has been more sinned against than sinning)
is fairly out Of Office, he can afford to cleanse
his stuffed bosom Of the perilous secrets
which relate to the inner management of
the House Of Democratic Representatives.
Doubtlessit II would be n diverting exposition
Of the ncapacity of the Democratic party
to administer one of the minor branches of
the public service"
Year: 1878

BEN. Buffers last brick will probably
prove to be of good measure and solid sub
stance. His SHIELDS resolution comes up
in the House the first thing after the read
ing of the Journal Monday as a question OF
privilege. 1t will be antagonized by the
Democratic caucus resolution as another
question Of privilege, but it will have prece-
dence. A vote for it will be vote for q
Union soldier, and vote for the caucus res
olution will be a vote for Confederate SOL
dier.