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Year: 1877

GOVERNMENT ECONOMY. othing has
gwen our people so much encouragement
for the past few months as the yielding Of
the officials at Washington 10 the argu-'
ments Of the Democratic party and press
10 the necessity Of cutting down expenses
md discharging the useless horde Of Re-
!, ibliean ofiice-holders who are eating
@ 1t the substance OF the people. a., 49,. 7


Grants Cabinet refused to concede the
facts often pressed upon it by the Demo-
cratic members of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes and Senate, and the Democrat
ic press; but Mr.. Hayes Cabinet seem to
have no trouble in finding out the truth
of the matter. This all results, we pre-
sumo, from the orders of the Chief Ex-
ecutive. Ii is true that this is only com
menced in obedience to the laws which
the Democrats of the House forced
through that body in opposition to the
votes of the Republican members but
he readiness of the President to put
these laws in operation is taken by the
people as an evidence that Mr.. Hayes is
sincere and earnest in his expressed wish.
es to restore the government to an eco
nomical administration. .....


1t is stated that the committee which
has been sent to New York to examine
The Custom House there with view to
reducing the number of employees, have
expressed great astonishment at the great
number of men who are on pay who do
no duty and know nothing of the duties
their official position calls for. 1t was
testifedt to yesterday that in the Auditors
office alone there were ninety-nine such
men receiving pay, and that one-fifth of
the employees would be unnecessary if
competent, clerks were employed. In
Philadelphia and other cities no doubt
the same state Of affairs exist but if this
is the case in the Auditors Office in New
York, what must it be in the outdoor
service?


This is not astounding, or should not
oe, after the fact of there being kept in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing nine
hundred hands under pay for so many
years, when three hundred only are ne
cessary. Over five hundred of these were
discharged last week. And now the
Cabinet has just determined that of the
.ftty-eight Pension Agencies only tacenty
are necessary, and it is said the Depart
ment has orders to reduce the number to
twenty,


The Revenue Collection Districts were
consolidated year ago, but they are to
be still further reduced; and in New Y York
one is to be required to do the work now
done by four, and two more are to be
discharged in the States of Louisiana and
Mississippi, This is all done under and
in obedience TO the laws of Democratic
House when we get Democratic Sen
ate to cooperate in the work of economy
we shall expect to see still further reduc
lions made, or at least the same proces.
applied to the Departments of the gov
ernment generally.
Year: 1877

CLEAN THE ELEVENTH ST. BAsIN.-l
Some time ago the Board of Health ordel-
ed the Eleventh street basin cleaned. Itj
needs cleaning now and the advocates
for finishing the new reservoir pretend
that it cannot be done-that to empty one
part of it would cause a water famine for
the time.


This is fraud-and is practiced for
purpose. The Republican is the vehicle
through woich the fraud is sought to be
perpetrated. The people of Wilmington
are not so forgetful as not to remember
that the basin has been cleaned before
once by the present head of the Water
Department, and since, we think, by Mr..
Hide. This was just before the large
pipe was laid through our city by Mr.
William NJ. Candy, and by the Demo
Gratis under Mr.. McIntire, yet the Repul
ticdn says.


''There was time when the pip pes through
the city held water enough for a few day





cleaned without any dangerous risk, bu
the consumption is so great now that 1
would be unsafe to empty the basins TO
half day. The IGAzETTE doubtless hs!
spoken the truth about the condition of tn
basin, and is but an argument in favor O
the completion ofthe new one, though
was the least intended as such"


The population is not much, if any
larger now than it was when the basi
was cleaned. The large pipes have sine
been laid, and yet the Republican say
the basin cannot be cleaned. Mr.. Hyd
did it in a day, when the city had sma
pipes. Let it be done now. The r
publican shows its ears. 1t is notorio,
that all such basins will get dirty, and
will the new reservoir when it is built.


The Eleventh street basin can be fill
with water in seUen hours by the W.
thington pump, and there is no reas
under the sun why it cannot be as cas-
cleaned how as when Mr.. HYDE did it
readily that our people knew nothi
about it.


If the new reservoir was finished n
we could not use it until we had n
Year: 1877

A duty assigned to the po-
lice was to watch all strangers
that came into Salt Lake City,
says the supplemental confess
sion of John d. Lee, and whit
tie every suspicious person out
of town. This wh1tling pro-
cess was peculiar. Some ten or
fifteen Mormons would get a.
round the man they wanted to
drive away, each with a keen
ground butcher knife, and a
piece of soft wood in his hands.
They were to crowd close up to
him and commence whiting,
all cutting toward him, but no
one apparently paying the least
attention to the stranger. Sur
rounded and threatened thus,
the poor man was compelled to
retreat from the town. On his
retreat he was surrounded by
whittlers whiting, whiting,
some of them making skittish
lunges toward his breast and
arms. IF he took his escort
quietly, very we'll. If he was
foolish enough to resist or
threaten, he was very likely to
be put out of the way.
Year: 1877

The town Of Maple Grove,
Wis, is excited over q recent
Sunday occurrence there. The
people were mostly at church,
and in one house a II year old
boy was the only occupant.
During the absence of the fam
lily, man came to the house
completely enveloped in a beef
hide, with horns, tail, and all
complete, and so fitted that
nothing else could be seen. 1t
was known in the neighborhood
that the occupants of this house
had money, and there was there
at the time about two hundred
dollars. The object disguised
in the hide told the boy he was
the devil, and that he had come
after his money, and he must
give it to him. The boy an
swered he could not have the
money. The devil then told
the boy that he would have him
and kill him if he did not bring
out the money. The boy stepped
into the house as if he was a.
bout to comply, but instead of
bringing the money he brought
a gun and shot the man dead in
his tracks. The boy then ran
to the nearest neighbor, and,
finding only a woman there,
told her that he had shot the
devil at his house. The woman.
went with the boy, and found
that the devil whom the boy had
shot was her husband. ~
Year: 1877

IN Els
Down life's western slope alone


l seem to tread my lonely way;
Behind are years forever flown


Before me one eternal day. .fs.f ~
Ali am now indeed alone?


Is there for me no friendly guide?
No willing hand within my own? tt
No loving helper atmy side?
No one to earthly vision clear,


To cheer, to help? No mortal hand
No loving one-no friend is near ta.f
To guide me DER the 6arken'd strand;
Yet sweetly felt in waking hours,


And dimly seen around my bed,
AT night, when sleep the form o'erpowers,
Are darling ones the world calls dead.
They are not deadi They speak to me
In gentle accents sweet and clear;
Telling of joys that are to be


And of heaven that's ever near,
And soon this feebly-beating heart


Will cease the passing time to count,
Spirit and body kindly part,


The soul on wings Of light will mount
Oh, joyful thought! Oh, vision bright!
The lonely homesick soul to cheer!
Remain to bless my spirit sight,


That may know thee ever near;
Then the declining slope I'll tread,


With fearless steps and joyful heart
And cross the valley of the dead,


Nor sigh when calPd from earth to part.
Year: 1877

AS a young couple were out
riding the other evening the young
man ventured TO ask for a kiss.
The lady was much surprised
as all young ladies affect to be
when such a request is made
and asked him what good it would
do him. "Oh," replied the young
man, cit would make one feel SO
gay and lively" swell, Charlie,
if as you say a kiss is apt to make
one feel so very lively, think if
we expect to get home before
morning you had better get out
at once and kiss the old horse"
Year: 1877

A cotemporary asks: "Does
advertising pay?" Of course it
does. Oaly a week ago man in
New Jersey went of with a hand
some woman, and his wife learn
ed Of his whereabouts by seeing a
few lines about the eloping couple
in a newspaper. She started in
pursuit, intercepted the truants,
and scratched and tore the wo
mans new spring bonnet all to
bits, and raised a lump on her
husbands head as large as a new
potato. The few lines in the
newspaper didn't cost her a cent
either. I
Year: 1877

Much has been written against
the accofdeon, but the first even
ing after young man who prac-
ticed on one moved into the sec
ond floor of a house on Union
street, a smile lit up the face of
the aged citizen who lay in sick
ness on the floor above. He said
that he was now reconciled to
death.
Year: 1877

A farmer in Ohio was prevent
ed six weeks ago from cutting his
throat with razor. He said he
would starve himself. He has
since been kept alive on such
liquids as he could by pretext be
persuaded to swallow. lie has
had his coffin made, and it stands
in his house ready for use.
Year: 1877

For som. reason or other no
one invented a washing machine
last week, and the folks in the
Patent Office are wondering what
has become Of the genius of A
merica. II is the fist omission
for over Two years.
Year: 1877

BE it good that we do. let us do it,,


Giving soul and our strength to the deed
Let us pierce the hard rock and pass through it
And compass the thing that we need.
Does Fate. as dark cloud, hang over
And cover our heads from the lightl
Does Hate mock the heart Of The lover2
Must wrong be the victor Of right
Yet in Fate there is feedom for each one
To mako or to mar, as he will;
And the bolts of ill fortune that reach one
May main, but they never shall kill.
Ever onward and upward pursuing


The aim that is thine for the day,
Adding strength to thy strength by thy doing,
Thou shalt gain it, nor faint by the way.
And though thou art busted with small things
Though menial thy labor may be,
Do thy utmost in that and in all things,
Thou still shalt be noble and free
Dost thou love ? let it be with full measure
Nor mingle with coldness or hate
Of others the joy of thy pleasure
The passion that crowns thy estate.
Be to every man just =; ard to woman
Be gentle, and tender, and true;
For thine own do thy best but for no man
Do less than brother should do.
So living thy days full to number,
In peace thou shalt pass to the grave;
Thou shall lie down and rest thee and slumber,
Beloved by the good and the brave.


-Tinsby's Magazine.
Year: 1877

IT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD
We flourish for awhile. Men take us
by the hand and are anxious about the
health of our bodies and laugh at our
jokes, and we really think, like the fly
on the wheel, that we have something
to do with the turning OF it. The sun
does not stop for our funeral, every.
thing goes on as usual, we are not
missed in the street, men laugh at the
new jokes, and in three days the great
waves sweep over our path, and wash
out the last vestige cf earthly foot
prints. Such IS life.
Year: 1877

l! is great misfortune to have a
fre,ful disposition. 1t takes the frag-
rance out of ones life, and leaves only
weeds where a cheerful disposition
would cause flowers to bloom. The
habit of tretting Is one that grows
rapidly unless it be sternly repressed ;
and the best way to overcome it is to
try always to look on the cheerful side
of things.
Year: 1877

A law which we need in this coun-
try almost more than we need any
thing else is one which shall regulate
marriage and divorce throughout all
the States and Territories which com
prise the republic of the United
States. AS things arc now each State
has its own marriage laws, and the
consequence is that man may stimuli
taneoIsly be considered in one. State
as being legally married and in am
other as not being legally married..
This is all wrong. Such q loose way
of dealing with the most sacred OF
all the relations Of life panders to the
vicious, and tritles with the rights and
privileges Of the well-disposed.


There should be one general law, or
set of laws, regulating Me whole
question of marriage and divorce
Thousands Of men and women who,
by the laws of one State are looked
upon as married couples, by the laws
Of an adjoining State would be con-
sidered as living in concnbinagc. The
subject is too grave and serious a one.
to be thus tritled with, Such Varied
legislation as this is mere chila's play.
1t sets a premium upon domestic inf
deity, and makes Jest Of those holy
sentiments which, in truea marriage.
bind one man and one woman eiar-
nally to each other.- Ercb0auc.
Year: 1877




The ssrUgsleto keep up appearances is Que ofthe
saddest things in the world anyway, and 1t has an
added nonrnfuness when child 10 the actor in the
usually hopeless cndeavor just before the close of
the last session of the public schools in this city
incident took place which, an illustration, is
more than touching At one of tho schools num-
bers of pupils were in the habit Of bringing lunch
con with them which at noon they ate together.
Among those who did notIgo home for dinner the
teacher ina paGtGnlag room noticed little girl
who always sat looking wistfnily at her playmates
when they went out with their luncheon, but who
never brought any herself. The child was always
neatly, but painly clad and OF the closest OF
students in school hours. Thisl odd action of the
child lasted for some time when one day the teach.
er noticed that the little thing had apparently
brought her dinner with her. The noon hour came
and the children took their lunch as us and wen
out to eat 1.-THE tle girl referred to- alone remain
ing in the room with her dinner wrapped up in
paper on the desk before her The teacher ad dyanc
ed to the child and asked her why she didn't go on
TO eat with the restat the time putting out he
hand towards the package on the desk. Quick Al
Thought the girl clasped her hands over ii and OK
claimed sobbing :s'Donttouch II, teacher and dom
tell, please Itsonly blocks And that was tlexaet
Year: 1877

Having no dinner to bring, and too
proud to reveal the poverty of her


family, the child had carefully wrap
ped up o number of small blocks in
paper and brought the package TO
present the appearance of a lunch tt
was nothing, a mere ridiculous Incl
dent in a school life, but it was suiii-
cient to make afcllow, who heard the
story. feel bad, .saN ~ IL
Year: 1877




THE possibility that the democrats
may obtain control of the organiza-
ton of the Senate upon the assembly
of that body ut the extra session Of
Congress next month, is already dis
cussed in Washington. The illness of
Senator Morton, which is likely to
prevent his attendance at the begin
ning of the session, will reduce the
Republican majority to one, and it is
limited that Senator Spencer, of Ala
bama, who has fallen into the scar
and yellow leaf of his political career
may be delayed from attending by
his mining interests in the Black
Hills, and the democrats thereby en-
abled by the change of but one vote
to secure the organization. While it
is by no means certain that this can be
done, it is interesting to note that the
majority of the democrats are eager
to take advantage of the opportunity,
and are not likely to listen to the
more prudent and honorable counsels
of the few who take a broader view
of the case, and perceive that the par
ty would be more damaged than ben
Gifted by resort to disreputable
measures of the kind required in
order to accomplish the result sought.
Chicago Tribune.


No paper in the land has contrib
uted dirtier work towards reducing
the Republican majority in the Senate
than the pot-house Tribune, pre-
sided over, by that brazen pair
of political prostitutes, Joe Me-
dill and Horace White. Now that
they begin to see that their political
treason is leading to the inevitable
and direct betrayal of the Republican
party into the hands of the Confeder-
ates, who like the treason, but despise
the political traitors, this paper sets
up hypocritical cry of distress at the
prospect. One of these days it will
be knocking its knees together, like
Belshazzar, and calling upon Morton,
as it did last winter, to come to the
rescue.


If the President finds himself, be-
fore his term expires, with hostile
majority against him in both branch
es of Congress, and thus powerless to
enforce his measures, and hampered
by an arrogant and insolent Confed.
crate majority, who believe that Til
den, and not Hayes, was elected
President last November. then ht
will have to thank alone the Medill'
and Whites, and Curtises and Schurz
es, and Halsteads and Bowlcs, and al
the other innumerablc political con
spirators, who, under thin pretens'
of Republicanism, have never lost al
opportunity to hamstring and rende
that party powerless. A glorious oil,
party which, after abolishing SLAYER,
and subduing the rebellion,is in a fai
way to be kicked to death by un
grateful jackasses.
Year: 1877

TERRIBLE FALL From A BALLOON. aero
naut named Frank Hainur, of Warren, Ohio,
made an ascension at Glade Springs near
Abingdon, Va, on the 18th ult, in hot-air
balloon, which proved to be inflated beyond
its strength The balloon shot up into the air
about three hundred feet, and while Hainur
was performing on horizontal bar, hanging
by his feet with his head down, waving a
handkerchief to the nervous audience below,
the patched and dilapidated canvas split from
bottom to top with report that was heard
miles away. No sooner had the gas escaped
than the balloon collapsed and came down
shooting as swiftly as it had darted up. The
ieronaut saw his situation, and quick as light
ming turned himself up and regained his
handhold, and commenced II maneuvre to
dodge telegraph wire and post toward which
he was falling. This he succeeded in doing
striking the ground with terrible force, which
bounced him up to be caught and pressed
down by the balloon. All this was the work
of a moment. The crowd was literally para
lyzed, women sickening and fainting, and
men unable in their horror to move. The
companions of the unfortunate man stood
riyeted to the ground, and not until some citi-
zens undertook TO remove the canvas did they
stir. The man was found to be alive and
conscious but dreadfully bruised and mangled.
He was through it all calm and COOL and de-
scribed his feelings as, descending, he saw
and felt death staring him in the face. Every
thing possible was done to save his life, but
he died during the following night
Year: 1877

PoIKnoGRAPHY.-The London journals state
that certain firm of photographers have in
vented new process of reproducing oil
paintings, which is likely to exercise a consid-
earable influence upon the study of art, while
it will tend in an extraordinary degree to low
er the cost of really fine copies of the works
of great masters. The exact nature of the
process is at present secret, but it is under
stood that the first stage in the new art is
simple Photographic negative from the orig
inal painting. The process, however, is
necessarily only mechanical to a certain extent,
as is manifest at once from the skillful imita-
ton of color and the success with which the
tone of the original work is generally pre-
served In the picture already reproduced by
this process the variety of texture and surface
which the hand of the artist has transferred
from nature to the canvas the half tints deep
ening into dark shadows, and also the softest
outlines, are reproduced with fidelity which
has certainly not been observable in any mere
ly mechanical mode of copying. Poikilo-
graphy means the art of depicting in diverse
colors.
Year: 1877

Recently travellers on their way from
Paris to Lyons met with an alarming and
extraordinary adventure. On approach
ing Moulins the guard perceived that
the line was obstructed by an immense
flame, which rose high into the air and
enveloped the spot for distance of sew
eral hundred yards. A fire had broken
out in the Faubourg Chaveau, bordering
on the railway, and in a few minutes
assumed formidable proportions. The
position of the train was most critical.
Stop there it could not, without a Ger.
tainty of being run into and smashed
by the express. So the guard ordered
all the windows of the compartments to
be closed, covered up the luggage wagons
and then the train dashed through the
fire. The train, on getting out of the
flames and smoke, was again stopped
and examined, but beyond the fright Of
the passengers and little scorching Of
the wood of the compartments, no harm
was done. The train then continued
its interrupted course, while the fire
ragged away. The prefect, the bishop
and all the authorities were soon on the
spot, but in spite of the prompt attend
ance of the fremen and the efforts o.
the military, such was the iIfammable
nature of the materials ON which the
fire played that before it was extin
guished nine houses, sixty barns, and
forty-seven stables were burned down
A great number of animals perished il
the flames.
Year: 1877

1t is the rich who want most things.
Towers are measured by their shadow,
and great men by those who are envious
of them.


We must do quickly what there is no
hurry for, to be able to do slowly what
demands haste.


He who wishes to secure the good OF
others, has already secured his own.


The court is like the sea-everything
depends upon the wind.


What pleasure it is to give! There
would be no rich people if they were Ca
pable of feeling this.


The rich find relations in the most re-
mote foreign counties; the poor not
even in the bosom of their own families.


Who is the greatest liar? He who
speaks most of himself.


When song gives much fame, virtue
gives very little.


For him who does everything in its
proper time, one day is worth three.


The way to glory is through the palace
to fortune through the market; to virtue
through the desert.


The truths that we least wish to heal
are those which it is most to our advan
tage to know.
Year: 1877

The body of man who went to Cali
fornia to regain his health was recently
shipped in metallic coffin for his former
home in the East. When the Central
Pacific train arrived at Ogden Junction
the corpse was consigned to the Union
Express Company, and placed in charge
of Express Messenger Frank Burgess.
While the train was in the western part
of Nebraska, Mr.. Burgess heard sounds
from the coffin that led him to believe
that the dead man had come to life. 1t
was in the night, and he heard the
sounds as he lay doing and half asleep.
Again tine noise was heard, and the at
tention of the Messenger was riveted to
the coffin, and the horrible possibility
that the dead might be alive thrust itself
upon the Messenger so forcibly that he
called the attention of other employees
to it, but, after listening moment, they
merely laughed at him. The convictions
of the Express Messenger, however, were
so strong that he had heard means from
the coffin that he had the case opened
when the train made its next halt. The
weather was very cold and upon the in
side of the glass plate of the coffin there
had accumulated thin film of frost,
such as might have been deposited by
the breath of per.on confined in such
narrow quarters. The face was also
drawn up against the glass plate, and
other disturbances indicated life. While
Burgess had no doubt that the man,
though dead then, had been alive in the
coffin, the other employees explained the
accumulation OF frost on the glass as
natural exhalations of the dead body
and the disturbances of the corpse as due
to the movements in shipping.


A private dispatch, received from
Chicago last night, says that when the
coffin arrived at its destination and wa
opened unmistakable proofs of the terri
Bile truth were discovered. The hand
we've clenched, the lips bitten and tn
mouth filled with bloody froth. Th
man had been alive, and it was hi
moaning that had been heard. but no
recognized.