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Year: 1878

Tramps calling at the Cobleigh mansion
have received something to eat if there
was anything to give them. Mrs. Cob.
leigh's mother is visiting her son-in-law
When she discovered that tramps called
and were fed, she protested against the
extravaganza.


"Why," said she, with plying laugh,
81 should no more think of feeding tramps
for nothing than of feeding an army for
nothing. The good-for nothing, lazy things,
they can work just as we'll as you can
work. They'd never get anything out of
me without doing something for it, I can
tell you"


"Oh, that's we'll enough in theory" OBJ
served the soft-hearted Cobleigh, "but it
is too troublesome to reduce to practice.
1t is only bite we can give 'em, anyway. :"


"That's the way with all men, retorted
his wifes mother, somewhat impatiently.
"Anything to save trouble is their motto,
it matters not what is the cost. But /
don't believe in that way. | believe that
every penny counts, and if You geta little
something in the way of work out of these
vagabonds it is so much gain for yourself,
besides discouraging idleness and vaga-
bondism. Now, I'll take the next tramp
in hand, and you'll see the effect.


Mrs. Cobleigh's mother was as good as
her word. The next tramp who came
along was great hulk of fellow, in quest
of victuals. The old lady had found out
in the meantime that the front walk need
ed cleaning, and she told him if he would
work there an hour she would give him
something to eat. He assented, and she
armed him with hoe.


She was very much pleased with the
success of her plan, and said to her daugh-
ter, in an exulting tone


"There, what did l tell you p


At the end of half hour she went to
the front to see that he was not fooling
away the time, and found that he was not
In fact he had made the very best use of
his time, and was nowhere in sight The
old lady hastened to the walk and looked
anxiously up and down the street, but the
tramp was not to be seen. Then she re-
membered the hoe was new one.


Every few minutes she would go to the
door, and cast an anxious glance to the
walk, but the object of her longing did
not darken its surface.


Such terribly discouraged old lady has
not been seen in Danbury in some time,
nor one SO prone to rubbing her head in
silent meditation.


Mr.. Cobleigh has got another hoe,
which he has chained to a post in the eel
lara precaution scarcely necessary
DdnJwy Ne,0s.
Year: 1878

THE TRUE GREEN OH AGE.-We
know not more beautiful spectacle in the
world than an old man who has gone with
honor through all its storms and conquests,
and who retains to the last the freshness
of feeling that adorned his youth. This
is the true green old age; this makes a
southern winter of declining years, in which
the sunlight warns, though the hearts
have grown old. Such are ever welcome to
the young, aud sympathy unites, while wis.
dom guides There is this distinction be.
tween respect and veneration; the latter has
always in it something of love.
Year: 1878

Heroine, is perhaps as peculiar word
as any in our language: the first two let
ters Of it are male, the three first female,
the four first brave man, and the whole
word q brave woman.
Year: 1878

The London World whispers (very
Loudly word of protest in the ear OF
English fashion against new way that
Englishwomen of the world are falling
into recognizing gentleman by giving
a pert nd with the head, instead of a
slight low with the head and shoulders.
1t appears that the princess of Wales
has led the fair subjects of her husbands
mother into this slovenly habit, without
intending so to do, by a little trick she
has of thus recognizing intimate friends
whom she has seen once or twice before
in the day. The practice, We are sorroy
to say, is not unknown in New York. 1t
certainly is, as our English namesake
says, both mannish and inelegant, al
together intolerable and not to be en-
dured. Women who fall into it will
have themselves alone to thank if it
leads to their being nodded at in the
same half-impertinent fashion by men.
1t is not so many years ago that no gem
tleman would have dreamed of saluting
even a male acquaintance in this slap
dash and careless fashion.
Year: 1878

The hanging of a boy eighteen years
old for a murder committed when one
year younger was an event in the San
Francisco Jail recently. John Runk
belonged to that kinds of youths known
in California as hoodlums, and probably
it was as a warning to the hoodlums that
Gov. Irwin permitted the penalty of the
gibbet to be inflicted upon boy who
could hardly be regarded as having at
tanned the years of discretion. 1t is a
horrible story that comes from San
Francisco of his hanging. 1t appears
that deputy sheriff had theory as to
the proper adjustment of the moose, and
it was decided to experiment upon
Runk. Accordingly the moose was drawn
loosely around the poor lads neck, with
the knot under his chin. The result
was that he was slowly strangled to
death. If this story is true, all con-
cerned in the atrocious business deserve
severer punishment than there is any
chance, we fear, of their getting.
Year: 1878

THE consumption of olive oil by
the Italians is said to be some
thing marvellous. 1t is used by the
people daily, and forms part of nearly
every dish on the table, even to theii
sauces and pastry, and when meat is
scarce or absent they mix with the oil
bread, rice, vegetables, ETC., and make a
savory mess. 1t is also used by the bet
ter classes as an illuminating agent
The opera-house in Florence is lighted
solely by moderator lamps, and the light
given by the great chandelier, in which
olive oil is used, is soft and agreeable,
being brilliant without glare.
Year: 1878

A POOR woman in Denmark, the wife
of poor laborer, past fifty, observing a
few months ago three children who had
fallen through the ice on lake, rushed
into the water, and at the imminent
peril of her own life rescued the chill
dren. The King decided that this act of
bravery should not pass unrewarded.
The woman was sent up to town from the
country; room was prepared for her
in the Royal Palace, where she stayed a
couple of days to see the sights of
Copenhagen, and she received from the
hands of the King, in the presence of
the Royal family, the medal and ribbon
for civil acts of bravery, being the first
woman in Denmark who has received
this honor. The King secured places
for her and her family in the Royal
rheater, where she was the observed OF
all observers. Of any more substantial
compensation for her act of bravery
there is no record.
Year: 1878

OCCASIONALLY man happens along
who can blow up hack-driver in twenty
different languages for letting him miss
a train, but when it comes to making his
wife comprehend the imperative duties
of lodge membership, he isn't so dread
fully much better off than an ordinary
mortal
Year: 1878

Two gentlemen were arguing in a
pasture field, with only goat for an
audience. In reply to a statement of
one, the other said: +" know. But y
The goat took him at his word, and the
argument was continued on the other
side of the fence.
Year: 1878

A LONG while ago some sage made
public the fact that


"All work and no play


Makes Jack dull boy"
But it was reserved for the present
writer to discover that


AL play and no work


Makes Jack a sad shrk.
Year: 1878

got to-well, one drink follows another,
and you know how it is yourself"


Every drinking-man knows how it is
himself. This senseleSs custom is the
most valuable ally intemperance has.
1t has filled more drunkardS' graves
than all other causes combined,


Lone drinkers are very rare; men gO
to their ruin in crowds.


One party of fifteen young men who
are in the habit of meeting for lunch
every day In the lower part of the city
are trying the experiment, and it works
beautifully. They are no&consuming
one-tenth the liquor they ds4nder the
old system.
Year: 1878

Among the numerous articles DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER is used for, are the celebrated
and healthy, If you have not the recipe send
three-cent stamp to DOOLEY q BROTHER, New
York, and you will get it, together with many
other valuable cooking receipts, byreturn mail
Year: 1878

From the Boston Herald.


According to the statistics collected
from official sources by Mr.. w. f. Spald-
ing, there are now considerably over
6,OOO places in the Commonwealth where
liquor is sold. During the year ending
the 3Oth of last oune, 6,838 persons took
out retail hceuses from the United
States, and this is the most accurate
guide we know of, but it is not likely
there are SO many places oyen at present
owing to the hard times and other causes.
sun, That number is less than there had
been In any year since 1872. Perhaps
there may be q, 400 establishments of high
ana low degree now engaged in the bust
ness. Persons who have made the sub
Ject a study reckon that the sales of these
places will average $1,000 a year, which
wodid Indicate lhat, at retail prices, S25,-
oOO,OOO worth of liquor will be sold in the
State during the year


We have no way in which to deter
mine how much of this will be paid for
malt, and how much for stronger liquors;
nor is 1t necessary for our present pur-
pose to know this. Atthe Virginia rates
ale ana beer pay 10 per cent on each sale,
and ardent spirits IL per cent. 1t will
not be unjust to reckon the average at
IL per cent, though it is probably greater
III the Old Dominion. At that figure
Massachusetts would realize, on the ba-
Sis OF our other computations, S3,072 900
"a year from this tax. Three millions of
money is large sum. A good deal can
be done with it. In these hard times it
strikes the Herald it is worth saw
ing.


1t is not necessary that the precise Vir-
gina figures of half cent for each glass
OF beer and two and half cents for each
glass of alcoholic liquors should be
adopted, though these have worked well
in practice. What we want is to see the
principle put in operation. Of course
the sum realized here will not be so large
as III New York, where the metropolis
and where it is estimated $4,000 900 "a
year could be collected, but, if we take
the figures given above and look for on
ly three millions, is not that worth work
ing for?
Year: 1878

Last evening during the opening of
Crosby and Hills dry goods. store, the
crowd was so great that large plate
glass in the lower window was broken.
The damage done will amount to about
$40.
Year: 1878

Now as the pleasant weather is at hand
the chief pasUime with the young girls
will be dumping the rope" They should
be very careful not to jump too long, and
not exhaust themselves, thereby prevent
ing any fatal results. In New York, on
Saturday last, little girl named Cor
coran jumped rope three hundred times
without stopping, and now lies in pre-
carious condition.
Year: 1878




No wonder II half the world knows
how pleasant it IL to take an after
dinner nap, and what relief II Is to
the overburdened brain or stomach.
We used TO know lawyer who took
his nap every day, after dinner, II be
continues the practice he viii die an
old man. II there Is any one time
when a man Is forced TO exert him
self, whether in muscle or brain
labor, 10 Aork, It Is after the roon-
day meal. II all men could only
rest, not one hour, Int two boHrs.
and could put the extra time on the
closing hours of fhe day, what an
Improvement would be made In their
health! Whether he be a farmer or
mechanic, or professional man,
good rest after dinner leaves the
man in better condition for hard
labor than even in the morning. It
was sensible farmer who, In har-
vesi, always made an agreement
with his woFkmen to work ten
hours a day; and from twelve
O'Clock till two no work was to be
done, unless ia ease OF emergency
threatened rain, Or something that
required extra exertIon. The men
had glorious times sleeping under
the trees afteE dinner. They always
used up three-quarters Of an hour at
the table, aud then slept one hour
and quarter in the heat. Of the day.
The result was they were never over
worked, and tho farmer got more
labor from his men than did any Of
his neighbors from theirs, though
their men often worked twelve hours
a day. When two O'Clock. came the
hands were in good trim, completely
rested, and could do double the work
with more ease than IL they had
commenced work at one o'clock. A
single hours rest at the proper time
works wonders.
Year: 1878

IT is lovely at the tender vesper
hour, when the rose-frOught zephyr
curls the lakelet into ringlets, and
coquets sweetly with the rose or
oleander, as the case may be, to sit
and watch the stars twinkle in their
spheres, to press Geraldine's velvety
little hand and tell her soft things to
the tune of the peripatetic organ
grinder. -
Year: 1878

The Interior Department has recent Y decided that by mot to exceed three hundred feet on each side of the mid dle of the vein at the surface" is meant that not more than three hundred feet can be taken on either side. We have heard It maintained by persons well versed in the mining law and decisions that there was nothing to prevent a locater, taking say two hundred feet on one side and four hundred on the other, as this would not give greater width than three hundred feet on each side of the middle of the vein, but this decision Of the Commissioner rules agalnst that interpretation.

 In locating claims il frequently hap pens that irregular tracts are left be- tween claims. Upon the supposition that the mining law gave authority to locate such claims they have been taken up wherever found, but the fact that Commissioner Williamson in his last report, urges Congress to so modify the law as to permit of the entry oi such claims would seem to indicate that such a supposition is open to question.
Year: 1878

The present existing national banks replace the old state banks, and are not only infinitely superior to :hem, but are the nearest approach to free and safe banking yet known. They are formed under a United States law of 1863, called "an act to provide a national currency secured by pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof" under the provisions of which any company of persons, not less than five, can incorporate Ma tional Bank and receive notes from the United States, by depositing with the Treasurer a suitable amount in United States bonds. The amount of capital is regulated solely by the number oI bonds deposited with the Treasurer except that in cities of 5000 inhabit ants the circulation cannot be less than $50,0O0, nor less than S100, in larger cities. The bonds are held as pledge to pay the circulation of the bank and therefore no such thing as loss tC holders of bank notes can ensue ever if the bank should fail. The pledge is perfect and uniform, so that tn, notes of all banks are rated the same The very great importance of this will be recognized by all who remembei the difficulty about the old state bank notes, which were liable to be dishon cred when taken away from the i'm mediate neighborhoOd of issue. Under the old system banks had to deposit bonds with the State, but these bonds could be of any character, and with their varying values, subject generally to the fluctuations of stock market the security of the bank varied. Bank notes now circulate side by side with greenbacks, and the difference between the two kinds of currency is never thought of, even while one is legal tender and the other is not. IL is ob- iected to National Banks that they make double interest on their capital first, the regular interest on the United States bonds held as pledge, and sec ond, the ordinary banking profits upon the notes they circulate gwen them for the above bonds. This is very true but it has been demonstrated that they pay so much more taxes than ordinary banks that this objection about disap pears and entirely so, when their ab solute safety is understood. National Banks pay seven millions of dollars tc the Treasury yearly as taxes, and this is said to be One-third the interest they receive on their bonds, which interest would have to be paid anyhow.

 In order to pay their notes these banks must keep very large amount of greenbacks on hand, and wher specie payment begins the load they will thus remove from the shoulders o1 the government will be very mal erial

 As greenbacks have never circulated in California the law was so amended as to allow the formation of gold bank: there whose notes have always beer interchangeable with gold.
Year: 1878

The Buffalo y. " Courier, referring to
the fact that the United States Signal Ser
vice by liberal and timely display OF storm
signals prevented loss Of life and property
during the recent fearful storms on the
lakes, says:


1t Is probably within the truth to say that
property enough was saved last week, as
direct result of the signal system TO pay tho
total expense of the entire service for two
years. A signal service to commerce, truly, i'll
more senses than one.


And yet if the Courier will take the
trouble to examine the Record 1t will find
that the representatives of the Democratic
party in Congress, the party which it sup
ports and for whose success il labors, did all
they could to cripple this rs it did every
other branch of the public service. The
Committee on Appropriations reported an
utterly Inadequate sum, against the protest
of the Republican members of the commit
tee, and when the bill was taken MP in the
House ATKINS, BLoUNT, SINGLETON, and
others fought inch by inch every effort to
make the appropriations adequate to the
demands of the service. Tie majority in
/ the last House became so crazy over the cry
Of retrcnchment and reform that they struck
without sense, and, if they had been lei'
alone, would have so crippled the sigma
Service that Buffalo and every other lake
shipping port wou!d have been to-day
mourning the loss of lives and vessels, in


stead of endorsing the value of the sigma
S,.rNire
Year: 1878

as the Republican party declare for and con-
tend for. There may be some difference OF
opinion on the part of earnest, Jealous, and
loyal Republicans rs to the necessity or pro-
priety Of continuing the national banks, but
these differences can safely he tolerated, in-
asmuch rs they do not in any degree
come in conflict with the cardinal prin-
ciplcs of the Republican faith. A differ
enCe upon minor points Of opinion
must be tolerated within party which
prides itself upon its intelligence and
devotion to freedom of Thought, opinion and
action. Otherwise disintegration may cnsuc,
and the power Of the party may be I'M
paired. We insist, therefore, that no true
Republican, who prefers grccnbaclis to ma
tional bank notes, or gold and silver to
gold rs the unit of metallic currency, shall
be bufIetted inside the party, or read or
hooted out of the party because Of an honest
and earnest expression Of that difference OF
opinion upon every proper occasion. The
Republican party is not the organization
into which to introduce intolerance Of feel





on the cardinal doctrines and principles OF
the Republican faith.


Mr. GoRHAM had the individual right to
make the speech he delivered at Newark rs
an expression of his own views, for they
cause no abrasion of the true Republican
faith, and hence the narrow-minded criti-
cism and spleen that have been indulged to-
ward him are entirely uncalled for and
should have been suppressed. He violated
no law of propriety, nor did he antagonize
any Republican principle in the bold and
manly utterancc of his sentiments; and he
should have been entirely exempted from
the ill-natured assaults that have been made
upon him by those who are no more than
his peers in Republican loyalty, good faith
and good works.
Year: 1878




When an earnest Republican begins to
talk about proGting by the lesson of the
late Maine election, it is the fashion just
now TO denounce him rs having gone over
TO the Grecnbackcrs. And when another
equally earnest Republican insists that the
party shall stand by its accustomed faith
despite the result in Maine, il is the further
fashion to dcnounce him as hard money
man, q contractionist, sc. These fashions
are as unreasonable as they are calculated
to stir up strife within the party ranks at
time when the most amicable relations
should be enjoyed by all those who seek the
success of the party as the legitimate enemy
of the Democracy. Possibly the Hon. EU-
GENE HALE and Mr.. Secretary GoRHAM,
both Of the Republican Campaign Commit
tee, will furnish illustrations of this mean
ing. Mr.. HALE has nothing to recant of
his professions before and during the CAM
p iign which resulted in his defeat. lie is
as eloquent now aud as determined in his
advocacy of his avowed principles rs ever,
and believes that the success of the
party is only worthy of achievement if
based upon stalwart defense of honest
money. Mr.. GoRHAM believes TIE same
thing; but because he made speech up in
New Jersey in which he gave vent to few
pointed ideas, suggested by the result of the
Maine campaign-ideas that are thoroughly
consistent with the past record of the party,
and which may servo to expose the fraudu-
lent pretentions of the Democracy to be
the especial friends of the greenback sys-
tem-hc is denounced as renegade, and
worse. 1t is apparent that a misconcep-
tiOn Of policies, or their tendencies, is re.
sponsible for these diverse deductions, for it
is certain that the differences between them
amount to nothing more nor less, under
close analysis, than preference each for
his own method of campaign warfare. And
this difference is not so great rs to disturb
the cQuanimity of their partisan amity,
much less of their personal relations.
They will consequently disnppoint the
enemies of the party by proceeding in the
future conduct of the campaign, rs they
have in the past, by using their best abili-
ties in joint endcnyor to promote success
and harmony.


This explanation would not perhaps be
required under other circumstances, but the
news telcgraphCrs here at Washington have
dignifcd the matter into an unwarranted
importance and exaggerated the facts &c
such an extent that the public has been led
to believe some disagreement has occurred
in the committee. They announced, fol
: example, when Mr. GoRHAM returned from
, New Jersey that the policy of the conduct
of the campaign would be changed, an(
when Mr.. HALE returned from Maine they
, announced that the orders for that chang
had been revoked. The truth is there wa.
no change in that policy there was no in
tcntion to change it, and there will be none
Honest money is the watchword in the
committee and the inspiration which will
control its future labors.
Year: 1878

SOME crucl-hearted Republican intimates
that when BUTLER spooucd with the people
Of New Orleans he learned how to capture
Democratic conventions. The Worcester
theft, however, comes under the head Of
petit larceny.
Year: 1878

EVERY word uttered by the Democrats in
the pending campaigns in favor Of our
grcenback system is a word of praise for the
Republicans who originated that system and
of qualification OF the Democracy who op-
posed its origin. But what they want is to
destroy the system by robbing it OF its m-
tegrity and substituting fiat scrip for honest
money,
Year: 1878

arc now beginning 10 find out the material
Of which their Northern dough-face allies
are built. Their leaders have known all
about 1t for generation or more; but since
the Massachusetts Democracy has permit
ted Ben BUTLER to Obull-dOze them at atWorccs-
ter, the rank and file no longer wonder
why it was the Northern Coppcrhcods failed
TO sustain the South in the war for secession