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Year: 1878

represented, SO that they can manufac
ture their own articles and be indepen
dent, let each one occupy their owr
dwellings and each one live in their owr
house. Let them pay back as fast as
they can, the price Of the land.


The speaker dwelt at some length on
"Fashion." There were too many Of
the laboring class who wanted to be in the
fashion with the wife Of a millionire.
He spoke of men who in order to salts
fy their wives, purchased large houses
instead Of building a nice little house
Of 4 rooms. He never sawia man put
up house far beyond his means but
what the Sheriff came in and knocked
of the house to the lowest bidder. Our
! wanting somebody else has got, contin-
ually keeps us down to the grindstone.


Speaking of the Western countries,
he said, great many say they never
plowed, and said the speaker, can't
/ any ignoramus hold two plow handles;
can't he drive the teami Certainly he
can, its good to plow the sweet mother
earth. w %3 HF#


No man ever succeeded in driving a
nail without hitting his fingers. When,
you can drive a nail shove lack plane
and saw board straight; then you are
master of the situation. A country
that is growing up, that is the country
to go to. The only way is to 60 where
there is chance to develop, and that
is on the broad field and prairies of the
West. ,...


The aboring man thinks he can work
at only one thing He would rather
know how to do quite a number of
things. His advice was to pitch in and
you were pretty sure to succeed.


A man once came to the speaker and
asked him if he could make blinds. He
said he could. He never saw blind
made before in his life. Before he made
them lie went around and saw other
blinds. l made hinety-eight blinds,
hung them on the houses at one dollar
pair, and | got my money and spent
it for whiskey.


That is what makes the one great
difficulty with the laboring man. After
he earns his money he goes to the cigar
shop and whiskey shop, and spends it.
He should spend it for his dear home
or put it into some saving bank.


| should say to the people "Go out
West" You will never rise unless
you allow your brain to work, unless
we cultivate our minds. In the soul is
little mustard seed, a little leaven.
Develop the mustard seed and work
yourself up. Perseverance is the gold
en- key to success, and by and by you
will be worth your millions. There are
many whose education is superficial
and not practical. They are educated
in such way they canuot care for
their Door bodies. Study, work with
your hands and cultivate your brains.
What this country is, or what it may
be we owe it to the laboring man that
not only developed it with his hands,
but with h is brain.
Year: 1878

Solomon Erwine of Allentown, Pa,
quarreled with his wife few days ago,
when he toppled over the table, landing
the dishes and the coffee pot on his
wife's lap, scalding the baby SO badly
that it died in few hours afterwards.
The man is deeply grieved at his fool
ish act, not having dreamed that any
thing so serious would result from it.
Moral, keep your temper, if you would
avoid trouble.


The Alarm OfFire
on last Saturday night about half past
ten o'clock. was caused by slight fire
in the Fireplace of frame house near
18th and Orange streets. The fire was
extinguished without the aid of the
fire department.


EXileR.


An excursion train will be run next
Wednesday from Wilmington to phila-
delphia, stopping at Chester in order to
give persons an opportunity to attend
the matinee at the Wa'nut Street
Theatre on that day.
Year: 1878

A musical and literary entainment
will be given in the Lecture Room of
the First Presbyterian Church, this
evening. Seats free, but collection
will be taken up for to help pay for
furnishing the new room.
Year: 1878

Many Of the cities and most of the towns
In the State of New York held their cleo
tions for municipal and town officers on
Tuesday last The results are gratifying to
the Republican interest. Notable Republi-
can victories and gains have been made In
Monroe, Orange, Ulster, Dutohess, and other
counties, while the Democrats have been
especially unfortunate in oil the contests
thus far heard from. The Greenback party
developes considerable strength In some To-
calitles, having carried the cities of Auburn,
Elmira, Utica, and Oswego. The Republi-
can party throughout the State gives token
of vitality which from this time forth will
put on strength, and which will in the next
Congressional election recover Its lost
ground. The people discover now that the
only hope Of peace and prosperity for the
country is to prevent its falling into the
hands of the late insurgents who control
the Democratic party, and if permitted to
do 80 will control the Federal power. They
begin to see and feel the deplorable conse-
quences that would inevitably follow the ac-
cession Of the Democratic party to power,
and tho coming summer and fall through
out the Northern and Western States will
be devoted to organization and work, with
view to presenting solid North
against solid South" and thus save the
nation from an impending calamity, worse,
If possible, than rebellion itself
Year: 1878

The State of Virginia Is In corner. The
Auditor is overwhelmed with grief, and in.
forms the Legislature that he cannot run
the government another day. Let her 90
INTO liquidation and sell out Somebody
will buy the State, and in judicious hands
make better government than it now has,
by contract. 1t would be good field for
sWestern enterprise"
Year: 1878

The Car of Russia and the Sultan of
Turkey have suddenly become the most in
Innate and loving Of friends. The carcsses
after spat are usually more afiectionate
Than those that occur during an unpleasant
Year: 1878

THERE have been more discharges In two
of the bureaus of the Interior Department
within the past two days, and most of them
for the lack of the proper appropriations. Now,
that the silver bill is disposed Of, will Con-
gress turn its attention to the appropriations
so necessary everywhere throughout the
country?
Year: 1878

THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
Is now ready for mailing, and may be had
Tin wmppers) on application at the counter.
1t contains an epitome of the proceedings
in Congress, an agricultural and literary
page, together with the last nights tele-
grams from all parts Of the world, and two
full pages of editorial matter. 1t Is the
very best channel by which to transmit q
knowledge of Washington affairs to friends
h every portion Of the country.
Year: 1878

The special attention of our lady friends is
called to the card our excellent friends the Levy
Bros which will be found on the th page of pres
ent ISSUE BesdGs their splendid and varied stock Of
all kinds of drsss goods special attractions offered
black goods which thoy have juSt received rOm the
North and arc selling at remarkably low prices. Ca
nnd go
Year: 1878

Sorrowiul mother. Won mourn for your boy,
Missing the voice that WAS ringing with jov.
Missing the face which was hidden away
nder the daIse5, that sOrrOwiul day.
Missing his kiss and his touch on your hair.
AMI his dear little form from the empty arm


chair.


Think while the shadows your lile's sunshin,


dim,


Cod loveth most whom he caleth to him.
God hnoweth best But our eyes cannot see
Wherefore aud why in His ways mystery.
Living who knoweth your boy might have


died


In the death that is worse than all others beside
Now he is safe from all sorrow and sin:
God opened heaven, and beCkoned hIm in.
Safe evermore with the faster above,
Folded about with an IninIie love.
Year: 1878




Always pick up hot poker by the
cold end. a


Never spend your money when You
can get things for nothing.
Do not despise twenty cent cigar or
a $40 dinner because another man pays
for it.


Remember that it costs more to go to
high priced theatre than it does to take
a back pew in free church.


Nothing is troublesome to you that
other people do for you willingly.


Never pay to-day the mau you can
put off till 10 morrow.


Never trouble yourself to do for an
other what he can just as well do for
himself,
Never buy what you don't want, sim
ply because the man says he is just out
of it,


Do not poultice your own elbow for
the boil on another mans neck.


When angry, be sure you can handle
your man before you call him liar.
Year: 1878

There is no reason why shorse shoer
should strike blow at the little nail
head in the shoe as strong as he would
deliver at the head of spike in an oak
beam. The hoof of horse is not an
oak stick, aud the delcately pointed and
slendetIy headed Nails not wrought
iron spike, and yet you will see the mailer
whack away at them as il it was matter
of life and death to get them entirely set
in at two blows of the hammer. Insist
that the mailer shall drive his nails slow
ly and steadily instead of using violence.
In this case, if the nail is badly pointed
and gets out of the proper line OF direc'
ton, no great injury is done. 1t can be
withdrawn and a new one substituted
without harm having been done the foot!
But the swift, blind and violent way
prevents sll such care, and exposes the
horse to temporary If not permanent In
jury.
Year: 1878

into the power of iron she SWING herself
down by brier, and broom and heather,
and dwarf birch. Here loosened stone
leaped over a hedge, and no sound was
heard, so profound was its fall. There,
the shingle ratified down the screes, and
she hesitated not to follow. Her feet
bounded against the huge stone that
stopped them; but she felt no pain. Her
body was callous as the cliff Steep as
the wall of a house was now the side OF
the precipice, But it was matted with
ivy centuries old--long ago dead, and
without a single green leaf-but with
thousands of arm thick stems petriied
into the rock, and covering it as with q
trellis. She felt her baby on her neck,
and with hands and feet clung to that
fearful ladder. fa M


Turning round her head and looking
down, she saw the whole population OF
the parish--so great was the multitude
-on their knees. She heard the voice
of psalms-a hymn breathing the spirit
of one united prayer. Sad and solemn
was the strain, but nothing dirge like
sounding not Of death, but OF deliver
ance. ffgh .


There had been trouble and agitation,
much sobbing aud many tears, among
the multitude while the mother was seal
ing che cliffs. Sublime was the shout
shat echoed afar the moment she
reached the eyrie, never reached before
in the memory Of man by human foot
then had succeeded a silence deep as
death in little while rose that hymnine
prayer, succeeded by mute supplication
the wildness of thankful and congratula


tory joy had next its SWAY; and, now
THAT her salvation was sure, the great
crowd rustled like wind swept wood


"Fall back and give her fresh air.
said the old minister of the parish, an6
the ring of close faces widened rount
her lying asin death. @
"Gie me the bonny bit bairn into mJ


arms" cried first one and then another


and it was tenderly handed round th'


circle of kisses, many of the saoodet
maidens bathing its face in tears =
4 "There's mo- single scratch about tn


puir innocent, for the eagle, you, see


maun hae struck its talons into the lans
claes and the shawl. Bin, bin maui


they be who see not the finger O. God il


this"
Year: 1878

The feed that produces the best but.
ter is early cut hay. Clover, blue
grass and timothy cut early and well
cured in the cock, with little exposure
the best fodder. Mixed with this may
lie given daily feed of three or four
quarts Of meal. consisting Of yellow
corn and wheat bran in equal parts, or
wheat bran and barley. When oats
are mixed in the feed the butter locses
color, and sometimes the cream is long
churning Backwheat produces white
and tasteless butter, and no dairyman,
except milkman, should use it for
feed. Sugar beets and carrots are ex-
cellent roots for butter; mangles, turn.
ips aud ruta bagas are Objectionable on
account of the favor. We have found
steaming the feed to be economy where
tie requisite help is at hand without
extra cost, and if the feed is given
slightly warm it adds much to the com
post Of the cows, aids digestion, and
increases the milk product. In our
practice we have found that carefully
grown and we'll cured sweet corn fod-
der is equal to the best hay The da.
lily rations for cows that were giving
one pound Of butter daily during the
depth Of winter in our dairy were two
bushel baskets Of cut corn fodder, with
three and one half quarts Of ground
feed of corn and wheat bran in equal
parts. Half Of this was given in the
morning and half in the evening. At
noon ten pounds of hay was given in
the racks, and just before milking in
the afternoon each COW pailful of cut
roots, sprinkled with corn meal or
bran. Each feed, except the hay was
sprinkled with salt at the rate of
handful to each COW. The butter pro.
duccd was of good color, and pail
which kept over year was as sweet
and we'll favored when opened as when
packed The cut feed was sometimes
moistencd with hot water, end covered
to steep until il wac "early cool, and
was sometimes steamed, as might be
convenient at the time. No difference
in result could be noticed, excepting
that when the food was steamed the
the cows left some of their hay and
nosed over their roots considerably, as
if either dissatisfied or devoid Of ap-
petite.-N, Y. Times.
Year: 1878

Secretary Sherman writes that iu-
stead Of there being seven hundred
millions Of greenbacks to DO redeemed
there are less than three hundred and
fifty millions, and that instead of there
being but sixty five million dollars now
available for that purpose there are
nearly ninety millions.
Year: 1878

WE BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL
success OF our MURRAY LANMAN's FLORIDA
WATER may be found in the fact that the principal
aim In its preparation has always been 10 give the
simple NATURAL PERFUME OF FLOWERS. without
any chemical addition whatever, and to avoid by all
means the great error of making heavy, sickly,
sweet nerfume.
Year: 1878

GARDEN -CoNCERT.-The Fifth-Street gar
den was crowded last night. Professor
Kessnich had had but short time to pre-
pare, and could not provide seats for all his
patrons. BY the time Of the next concert
large additional number OF seats will be
it,
Year: 1878

FELoyI0rS ASSAULT UPON POLICEMAN
SwEENEY.-M was made in the DIS
pqtch Yesterday Of the arrest OF Thomas
skinner and Moses Dickinson, charged
with assaulting Policeman c. II. Sweeney
while he was on his way to the station-houSe
with a prisoner whom he had arrested.
Yesterday, in the Police Court, Justice
White required surety OF these men for
their good behavior, because they were
with the crowd from which brick had
been thrown at Sweeney. The brick struck
Swceney's hat and Knocked it halfway
into the middle Of the. street, and had
it hit him he would, without doubt,
have been killed. After Justice White
lad directed the two men named to be
taken to Jail in default OF security, one Of
the negroes (Skinner) told the Justice that il
he would let them of he would tell him who
did make the assault. He also indicated
where the man could be found, and the
Justice sent Policeman Sweeney after him.
lie was soon brought up TO the court, and
gave his name rs Alpheus Price. 1t was
proven that he said, Let's knock that po-
liceman in the head and take that man
away" or words to that effect, and that he
picked up 4 brick and hurled it at the Of
licer with great force, narrowly escaping
his hcak The Justice being satisfied that
he had the right man, committed him to
lai! and labor for twelve months.
Year: 1878

INDICATIONS STILL WARIKE Though
there have been reports Of renewal Of
negotiations since Prince Gortchakotf7 S
reply to Lord Salisbury was made public,
there appears to have been no real change
in the situation. The British government
evidently does not anticipate peaceful
solution Of the difficulty, for 1t Is urging
great preparations for war with feverish
haste. Russia is also using all her ener-
gies to put herself in a state OF prepara-
ton. ard neither government has either
made any concessions or intimated an IN
tention or disposition to do SO. Russia
no doubt wishes TO gam as much time as
possible, in the hope OF being able to Per
suade Austria either To remain neutral or
to form an alliance with her. Nothing
is positively known as to the attitude OF
the Vienna government, but there is some
reason to believe that Berlin has removed
the anti-war pressure, and that the ten
dencv is towards an Anglican alliance.
Germany is making some efforts to pre-
serve peace, but apparently more for the
sake of satisfying formallty than with
any real desire to prevent an outbreak.
Italy also is jnclining towards an English
alliance. and 1t is not little significant
that as the situation grows more critical
II is Russia, and not her rival, that ap-
pears to be threatened with ISOLATION
| Sacramento Record
Year: 1878

Oh there are moments IL our lives


When every sorrow, every pam,
That We have ever known or felt,
Comes back with startling force again
Ani there are moments, too, that bring
Back all the happiness OF years
Moments when we forget that life


Is .ioatei to its rest in tears
A foretaste of the better life


Where grief is cheated Of its prey:
Where flowers OF love that once do bloom
Are never known 10 fade away.
Year: 1878

GLASS ENGRAVING BY ELECTRICITY
N. Plante described at the last meeting
of the Paris Academy OF Sciences a new
method of engraving glass by electricity
The surface of plate Of glass or crystal
having been covered with a concentrated
solution of nitrate of potash, and hori-
zontal platinum wire, connected with one
of the poles of al electric battery, being
placed in the liquid along the edges Of the
glass by touching it with the point at the
other end of the platinum wire. The
wire forming the ''pencil" is insulated,
the tip alone remaining uncovered, and
by simply using the wire as an ordinary
pencil and tracing imaginary lines on the
surface of the glass, the design is perma-
nently reproduced and distinctly engraved
thereon. Flat surfaces may be easily
treated in this manner, but the difficulty
of keeping convex surfaces covered with
the nitrate OF potash is likely to prove an
obstacle to the general adoption of the
system BY means of specially con-
structed bath, however. 1t may be posi-
bic to overcome the difficulty.
Year: 1878

GEN. CAIN feels sore over his defeat The
old hero has our sympathy. and We trust
that in the whirligig of time ne VIII YET
come ont right. As temporary relief, We
suggest plentiful doses of Mother Pings
soothing syrup-to be well shaken before
taken
Year: 1878

JOHN PAUL JUDsos, gentleman who at
one time aspired to seat in congress, was
candidate for delegate to the constitutional al
convention. He made poor race aad In
many precincts fell greatly behind his ticket
Year: 1878

THE CITY YEXPENDITURRs.- 1t is time the
people of this city were awakened to their
interests. There is evidently deliberate
purpose in the City Council, arrived at
by party caucus, to plunge the city into
greater indebtedness and thus further in
crease the city taxes.


No one can witAess the course pursued
by the Council under the dictation of Mr..
Gallagher and come to any other conclu-
sion. 1t was for this purpose Republi-
cans in the Council after holding caucus
determined not to give the cleaning of the
streets out by contrdct ; and the ilnmedi-
ate increase of the rate of taxation on
property.


If there is any doubt on this matter we
ask the reader to go to one of the scenes
OF operation, on East Eleventh street, neal
Church, and witness the scandalous man.
ner in which the city's money is being
wasted. During yesterday there were SC
many carts and men employed in filling
up the old "city quarry" that, as it was
said by one who had just come from the
place, they were "treading on each Others
toes" another man, Republican, said
there were "three hundred men and
CARTS" that it was terrible thing il
those in power were to use the citizen:
money at this rate to elect Mayor.
Year: 1878

Dispatches from New Orleans report


that the health authorities there are of


opinion that the epidemic has not yet


reached its climax, and that, consequent


tly, it will go on gaining force for yet
some days to come. In former bad years,
epidemics have begun TO lose force from
about the 22d of August-that day show
Ing in the worst year they ever had AZ
New Orleans the highest number of
deaths. That it should be later in year
when the changes of the seasons are
somewhat advanced from their usual date
is an anomaly due, doubtless, to the re-
cent occurrence of extremely unfavor-
able weather. From the moment when
this accidental cause ceases to act the
number of deaths will drop very sudden
ly. But the event that is, perhaps, of
more immediate interest in New Orleans
than even the hoped for end of the
epidemic is the successful treatment of o
bad case by cold water spray, reportedin
another column. The cure by that method
OF man said 10 be moribund. Many
physicians at New Orleans, Grenada and
Memphis seem to have been of opinion
this year that large number of cases of
the fever they saw were not typical cases
of yellow fever, but rather virulent cases
of typhus er even palludal fever of severe
forms. The cure by the cold spray or
douche will, perhaps, rather tend to con-
firm these opinions than to convince the
old practitioners of that part of the world
that yellow fever is amenable to this
treatment.
Year: 1878

GALLAGHER is in his glory. His men
on the streets enjoy their smoke and from
all his actions they infer that he expects
their votes on election day. These men
forget that this wasteful course will pile
debt and taxation upon their children.
Year: 1878

The cutters are still filthy, although
the water plugs would soon clean them if
the water was turned on for few hours.
But the Chief Engineer wants to be
Mayor and prefers to employ three hun
dred men week in doing what twenty
could do in a day.
Year: 1878

Detection in Washington begets defec-
ton in Wilmington. The Democratic
platform of gold and silver currency was
broad and comprehensive enough, and
the attempt to narrow it down to single
standard was rash and foolhardy.
Year: 1878

There is no other man out of the q.
s. Senate so much needed in it at the
time, as John A. Logan of Illinois.
The election, to that place, of no 9TH
er man would cause such universal re-
joicing among the old Union soldiers,
and the loyal people of the nation /;
and the election of no other man to
the Senate is so much dreaded by the
Democracy; and for these reasons the
efforts of the Democracy to defeat him
will be greater than it would be to de-
feat any other man. Although Logan
will have large majority of the Re-
publicans of the legislature. We can
scarcely hope for his election, for we
can scarcely hope that the entire Re-
publican delegation will stand. solid,
together, and above and beyond the
hood dwinking facilities of Democratic
sChsmers.
Year: 1878

A negro was hung down in one OF
those immaculate Southern States
last week. charged by somebody, with
attempt to commit rape upon white
girl. Itis not, we are safe in saying,
the love Of virtue among the chival-
ry, who think nothing of gratifying
their bestial instincts on the wives
and daughters of the colored people.
but it is their love Of numbering ne
groes. A mere rumor on some black
man they do not like, is all
the pretext they nesd to hang him to
the limb Of a tree.
Year: 1878

IfCouncil Bluffs is the terminus of
the u. P. railroad, it does look to a
not very much interested spectator,
as if the bridge across the Missouri
river is q. part OF the road, and that
therefore the price;sfor crossing it
should, be.no more than .the'regular
rates per mile on any other part of
the road. However it may be toll
bridge, which might pass as reason
for the. extra fare charged
Year: 1878

There is no need Of reiterating the
fact that the negroes do. not all vote
the Republican .ticket.-Ne0., City
Ne;CS.


Aud those that do vote have their
ballots stolen and tissue tickets sub
stituted, or some other Democratic
device used to cheat the colored map
out of bis vote.
Year: 1878

When John Dillon, the comedian
was about to leave Lincoln the other
day, s constable stepped to the front
and attached his trunk, for some lit
tie bill he hGd not liquid-ated. He
then paid the bill and took his trunk
with him.