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Year: 1879

A tug Of war" is trial of strength
between two teams of men, who grasp
rope and try to draw each other over a
mark. A correspondent of the London
NelGs in Afghanistan describes contest
Of this Kind between two teams of native
soldiers as follows


The tug Of war which excited the most
interest was that between the Hazara
mountain-hattcry team, and one from
the infantry Of the Guides. In both
cases they seemed powerful sets of men.
The tug lasted for about forty minutes
five minutes being the usual time in
which such trials OF strength are settled.
The bull dog-like tirmness with which
these men held on was an evidence to
any Of those who at the moment may
have thought back on the past history Of
India, that if these races had been pro-
pcrly drilled aud led by the right meR
" the haphazard frontier" of her ma
jesty's Indian empire would still have
been the river SutlCj. The Guide infan-
try are chiefly Patans, while the noun
tain battery are Sikhs. One or two of
the latter lost their pugrees in the strug-
gle, and their hair fell down over their
face, neck and shoulders in wonderful
black masses. There was one man whose
jet blush black locks were in such
quantity that his whole head and upper
part of his body was completely vailed
by il; so dense was the mass that he
could not see through it. Although the
skin was coming off his hands he would
not let 60 the rope to throw back his
hair, which hung down SO long that, bis
body being bent, ii trailed in the dust.
If any one can conceive lion with
a magnificent black name, he viii
have q picture of this hero as he lay
ON the ground holding on to the rope
like a wise. Not only was the skin of
his hands peeling off, but he began at
last to spit blood; but not sign of re-
linquishing his grip was given. The
thick mass Of hair hanging round his
face like curtain prevented the air from
getting at hint must have been sutfo-
cating-and when at last his team had
won the victory, this splendid fellow
tumbled over on the ground and all but
tainted from sheer exhaustion. There
was an instant rush Of his comrades, and
the restorative they employed was that
Of shampOoning him all over the body;
but he was not the only one that re-
quired il. About one-half the team re
ceived similar attentions from their
friends: their exhausted condition will
in itself tell how hard the struggle had
been. The Guide infantry, who lost in
this struggle, had nothing to be ashamed
of. They held on manfully, and scarcely
lost an inch Of rope till the end. During
thirty minutes il would have been hard
10 say which would have gained the vic
tory, and at the close it became only a
question as to which side could sustain
the struggle a minute OF so longer than
the other.
Year: 1879

About year ago, Messrs. Charles
Reiche and brother brought five chin
panzees to the New York aquarium, of
which only one remains. Recently, an
other arrived from Central Africa, and
there was much curiosity to see how the
two creatures would act at their first
meeting.


When the stranger was put In the
cage, Tommy" the old inhabitant,
looked at him for moment with some
little distrust, then he approached nearer,
and after a little hesitation threw one
arm over his shoulder in a manner that
was almost human.


They looked in each others eyes with
serious faces, and then, clasping their
long arms about each other, embraced.
Then they separated, and Tommy eX-
tended his hand, which the newcomer
took and shook. Then Tommy offered
the courtesies Of his cage to the new
conner, gave him n part of his blanket
and the remains of his dinner.


When the new arrival was given his
first bath, he objected strongly, and
fought against soap and water and brush
and comb like an obstinate child, while
Tommy looked on.in apparent glee.
At ten O'clock at night, the new Chin
panzee was wrapped up in his blanket,
sleeping soundly, and Tommy with
his blanket pulled up over his shoulders,
sat few feet away, watching him with
great sOlicitude.
Year: 1879

We are not enterprising, but can fill
this out for you just as well as not, on
the condition that you will not sue us for
libel:


The Constitutions ont Oh
It's habits are so very
Its paragrapher will take


Whenever be can get no
He advocates the--
And then for gin give


-" Rome Sentinel,
Year: 1879

The people Of our neighhoring
town on the north have shown Il
eommendable public spirit certainly
in urging is they have done, the
building Of the seventy mile narrow
guagc to Frccpoat III the face Of 4
thousand opposing considerations;
but il is another thing 70 say, that
they have shown wisdom, They
have done it, thinking thereby To
pay court e, and to receive in turn
golden aid from the Chicago Il
North Western. But the e. X \. w.
il under too sagacious management
not 10 see, that the paying road of
the future through this section ot'
country must he one that will con-
meet the PiuericS of Northern Wis
consin with the Prairie regions 70
the south and west; at the same
time that i serves the offices Of
il road in othcrrespcets The south
ward extension through this county
Of the Wisconsin Central road is
what Dodgcyillc should concentrates
is aid upon. The building Of the
missing links on this road is only i
a question Of time; and it needs no
special gitt of foresight to predict
that, as surely as this shall be done,
the Frecport Narrow Gauge if
built will at once die of inanition.
Begin grading Il standard guage
track q the river, ncighhors, if
your eyes are not closed to Your
best interest. The track graded,
simply, and, it is easy to sec, your
outlay in the business is done.


\ GRANGER
Year: 1879

MP. COOK on GENERAL CEsSOLAs CARD.


To the EdttOr or TIE Tribune.


SIR: If / regret the tone of General ID
Cesnoss letter In reply TO mine of the 7th inst 1t is
much moro for his sake than for desire 10
have nothing to say the subject further than this
What 1 wrote to The TRIBUNE was written In good
faith and founded what believed TO be unimpeach-
able authority General Di Cesnols is unwilling to ad-
init that he could possibly have misunderstood the
proposition that made 10 him BY Mr. Lawrence l.,
on the other hand perfectly willing to admit that
may not have understood Mr. Lawrence in the c0nyer-
sation had with him the subject Of that proposition
At the same tme II were called to the witness box.
could only repeat without the variation Of aword the
Year: 1879

The work of pruning must be
pushed 50 that it may be completed be-
fore growth commences. In reno


waiting old orchards, besides cutting


away dead branches, it is always best


to cut back from the ends rather than
fTOm the middle of the tree as is gen
orally done, leaving long. bare branch


es exposed to the hot, burning sun.
The form of the tree may be very
much modified in this pruning by cut
ting SO rs to leave more branches in
the centre, if the head IS spreading; or
/ if close and too bUShy, which is very
seldom the case, by taking more from
the centre. All wounds should be COW
cred with oil paint, Of the same color
as the bark of the tree. Pruning alone
viii not improve an orchard very


much if the soil has become exhausted,
but a liberal supply OF compost must
be applied il liberal returns are eX-
pected. During the warm DAYS of
this month will be a good time to ap-
ply SOap-sudS, pOc,tsii-wateT. I've. or d
mixture Of strong wood ashes and wa
/ ter. To kill the moss and tine insects


which have found shelter under the
bark. The scale insects, generally found
upon Eeal,-gTOWing trees, may be de-
strOye,i by brushing over lightly with
linseed oil. Cut back the last seasons
growth Of the peach trees; two objects
are thus attained-the removal of a
portion OF the fruit buds, and at the


same time keeping the tree in good
form. The eggs OF cItCrpillars are
best removed, especially upon young
trees, while the foliage is of, 10y pass
ing under the tree and looking up


ward, when the cluster Of eggs may be
distinctly seen.
Year: 1879

Children and young people ought "a
have lively appetites, and il IS the


mothers place TO see that the table is


supplied with an inviting variety oi
fare. She has it in her power to send
them out in the world with strong
bodies and keen minds, fit to make


their way or to endure what life sends
upon them. Such strength. sqcll


nerve, such acutenesS, elGaTness and
readiness OF mind are the best assur-
ances Of fortune; indeed, they are tbs
I best fortune in themselves.


And the sound mind IL the sound
/ body depends on nothing more in the


whole economy Of Nature than on
| generous nOuriShment in the shane OF


pure air and pleasant food, especially
/ for the young and growing. The wis.
/ dom which created US lias made mind
and body so dependent on each other
that to neglect the one is TO injure the
other, and You cannot slight one with,
Year: 1879

Henry Ward Beecher is no ultra
peace man. More than twenty years
ago he thought emigrants to Kansas
should take reYOlYers as well rs Bibles
and now he faYOrs the summary dis
patch of burglars by the occupants OF
the houses they enter. Being asked
by New York World reporter what
he would do if ne found one of the
gentry i'll his dwelling at night, he re.
piled: .ShOOt him quick as lightning
Any man who from motives OF per.
sOnal safety allows burglar to walk
through his house with impmity, not
only acts in cOWardly manner, but
violates one OF the most sacred duties
he owes to the community. And 50
have taught my wife and all my chill.
dren To shoot, and any burglar WhC
enters my house may expect to be
killed" This is brave talk. but if Z
noise were heard below during tho
hours of darkness, we are afraid that
he might be induced to yield to the Ell,
treaties of his wife not 10 imperil hi,
valuable existence by u journey down
stairs to contend against q foe OF
whose exact position he wis ignorant
Ii would BE safer to have a burglar
alarm telegraph. and surer, also, fol
then the whereabouts Of tie invasion
would be known and the intruder
would probably run of at the first
ringing Of the bell. Mr.. Beec5eT has
not yet had a nocturnal Opportunity Oi
carrying his theories into effect.-CiH
Gdzetts-
Year: 1879

The Republican party will maintain
the justice, fairness and necessity of
the laws, and demand that they shall
remain upon the statute books. 1t
will denOunce the revolutionary meth
Od adopted by the Democrats to repeal
the laws, and will uphold the PTeSi-
dent in the exercise Of his veto power.
The Democrats, on the other hand,
will denOUnce the laws and uphold the
revolutionary methods employed to re-
peal them. Thus the issue will be
fairly made up. The laws speak for
and explain themselves. There can
be no effective argument against them
except from the standpoint OF fraud
Cincinnati Gazette (Rep)
Year: 1879

The venerable wife Of a celebrated
physician one day casting her eyes out
Of the window Observed her husband
in the funeral procession Of one Of his
patients, at which she exclaimed: 4
do wish my husband would keep away
from such professions 1t appears so
much like tailor carrying home his
work"
Year: 1879

y Vermont preacher, after standing
the freezing temperature Of the church
as long as he could, broke ont with :
Brother Griggs, do see that this house
is hctteE warmed this afternoon; its
Of no kind Of use for me to warn sin
neT5 nf the dangers Of hell when the
very idea Of hen IS a comfort 10 them -
Year: 1879

Do ANY of the owners OF lands slopinS
to the Brandywine, as it passes from its
source to tide-water, own also the water
that flows down the stIeaM here IS
no doubt that they can use the water OF
the Brandywine; but can those who live
above turn it aside and send it away from
the neighbor that OWNS land below them?
If they cannot dispose Of all the water,
just how much can they take out of the
stream and sell for a consideration ? If
the Messrs. DUPONT can legally sell four
million gallons day, and the Messrs.
Bancroft can sell five million gallons a
day, other owners can SELL too and
where would this tend? If the money
that is proposed to be re eceived for The NIL
lions of gallons of water is to be divided
propotionately with al the owners on
the Brandywine below the Messrs. Du-
Pont, there might be way of reaching
satiiacton to them. But it is even
doubtful whether the water belongs to
the land owners all combined. There
might arise question as to how far the
navigation laws reached whether the
water was not part Of that upon
which the government has claim At
present the city takes the water from a
point near the head of tide water.
Year: 1879

culture, on great services or on high con-
at home. The true rule for
the great missions should be similar to
that which Washington prescribed to
himself in his long career in the service
OF his country"


Ii salaries were lower patriotism might
be cultivated more fully. But the fash
ion now is to secure reputation more by
showing plethoric purse than by seek
ing the good of the country. Hence the
men who find favor in Washington are
those who have craving for money and
will stoop to diny work to secure it
easily by seeking offices for the high
salaries attached to them.
Year: 1879

THE terrible death of the young Prime
ton student, on Saturday night, conveys
in a startling manner, to travellers, a
warning of tho danger that is incurred In
passing out upon the platforms OF railroad
cars when in motion. This young gen.
tleman was accustomed TO travelling;
moral and exemplary in his habits, and
lacking in none of the elements of yOuth-
full vigor, and yet a life that bid falr TO
b3 useful and full of pleasure 10 his
parent and friends was lost in single
and unguarded moment in passing from
one car to another. TOP much care eau
not be taken in passing from one car to
another when trains are going at rapid
speed. Conductors wouldmorc often II
terfere, but they do not i Ike to be thought
lustrllslVe
Year: 1879

The DAILY GAZETTE ID sent to all parts
of the country. postage paid, for THREE
DOLLARS a year, in advance. IL contains
all the local news and most important
news of the day. It gives in brief just the
news the farmer or the business man need
at half the cost of the two cent papers
and as much as a man ought to read of an
evening or morning. Subscribe for 1t at
cpce by remitting a money order for a
year or six monJhs.
Year: 1879

only TO the development of our own mate
rial interests, there is no reason why we
should not, under Heavens protection and
an earnest effort to deserve Divine encour-
agement go on with our progress, sublimely
confident in our own resources, and assured
that the dignity of an unprecedented and
successful national destiny awaits us.


But in the pride and strength of this
grand national achievement, let us not for
get that each one of us have duties to per-
form which, while they are coequal with
the demands of patriotism, are required by
a Higher Power than human government.


"Thc food of time is setting on,


We stand upon its brink"


This is the lesson of the day and the ad-
monition of the season. The time we take
no note of but from its loss, finds tongue
with which TO utter this warning even to
the conscience of the most needless. 1t is
warning fraught with meaning not only
TO the individual citizen, but to the col
lectiye aggregation of the entire people
Stalwart and hopeful as our great and
glorious Government is, it is of human
mechanism and is doomed to human decay.
The insidious domoralizations Of partisan
corruption may undermine it, or the arro-
CANT assertion of seditious principle and
the cowardly abandonment of the Right
may cause it TO topple and fall into
ruin-a ruin that would he colossal
in its grandeur, for it would mark
the spot where once stood the most
perfect Republic the world ever saw but n
ruin, and sad ruin nevertheless. And it is
only by the strict performance by each indi-
yidual member Of society of those duties
required by Higher Power that the ma
tional integrity can be preserved. The vir-
tue of the subject is the certain indicium of
the probity of the Government. The flip
pant devotees of fashion and the volatile
schemers in politics may ignore these eter-
nal facts US they pursue each their selfish
aims, but the great underlying principle re-
mains that to win lasting success society
must deserve it. With firm determina-
tion, then, to win that success let each reader
of TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN turn this
morning to his neghbor and join in our ac-
claim
Year: 1879

THE simple tale Of the progress Of Re
sumption, from the beginning of its practi-
cal demonstration one hundred aud thirteen
days ago down to the present date, when il
has become not only a fixed, but legal fact,
has been told in the few lines which have
stood at the head Of this column for nearly
three months without alteration save in the
change of one figure day by day, until now
the record is completed.
Year: 1879

WHAT an outrage IL is that General 0. o.
HOWARD is permitted to occupy his leisure
time ont on the plains in writing Sunday
school book! Now rhe were to devote that
leisure to poker aud rum-drinking he would
win the appreciation Of the entire Demo-
cratic press, As it is he is a doomed man
A Christian Statesman and Soldier How
sad
Year: 1879

TnE Pittsburgh Dipatch has made a dom
key Of itsclf-no, we think not-that is its
normal condition. 1t is in a paroxysm of
some sort because some Bohemian, whose
principal vocation is TO lounge about hostel
ries and the Departments, with an occa-
sional invasion OF the White House, has
seen proper to start the scuscless rumor that
the editor of THE'NArloNAL REPUBLICAN
is q candidate for the Berlin mission. This
rumur is very absurd, and no one is more
surprised at it than the party to whom it is
aimed Perhaps it is not kind in US to
spoil this story which is so unctious to the
family of unriculOr elongaton, but we in
ssi that we seek no Office either at home or
abroad. We are content to hold our present
position, even though it attracts the atten-
tion of every mud machine tender in the
country, among the dirtiest of which is on
the Pittsburgh DiPuich, if we are TO judge
10y the single specimen now before us.
Year: 1879

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN enters
upon the New Year, the only morning jour
nal in this city that has the New York As
sociated Press reports, which cover every
portion Of this country and Euiupe With
this advantage we shall endc1vOr to make
IL the morning newspaper at the National
Capital
Year: 1879

CELIBACY Y-The ascetic teachings of the Early Church were calculated to degrade the idea of marriage even, which was considered rather as a concession to the weakness of hu- manity than as condition in itself honorable Abstain If you can, marry if you must; such was the substance of the teachings of Paul on this subject. Marriage was indeed honorable when it became necessity of the tlesh just as cOnsOrtlng with prostitutes is now regarded as at least eXcusable by those who advocate its necessity. Later, virginity came to be consid- cred the only form of chastity, and chastity an indispensable condition of purity. A leading dogma of the Church-that of the "Immacu- late Conception"- doubtless had its origin partly in this idea. No absolutely pure and holy being could be admitted to have sprung from d relation considered in it's very essence and nature as sensual and degrading This dogma must also be regarded as a survival from other systems, since it is not peculiar to the Christian religion. Gautama Buddha Qhe founder of a religion which numbers more fol- lowers than any other system extant) is said, in the sacred writing of that faith to have been born of virgin and there is a Chinese legend to the effect that the first mother of mankind was in like holy estate Among these races, as formerly among the Jews, de grading views of women have always prevail ed. The practice of celibacy among the cler- gy was also founded in the belief that mar riage and purity were irreconcilable and one of it's enthusiastic advocates of the century, St.

 Martin of Tours, admitting that marriage was ''pardonable, exalted virginity as "gloIious. '" But with the decline of ascetcsm, which favored low views of the character of women. marriage gradually came to be regarded as in the highest degree honorable; and the later teachings of the Church are more in harmony with nature. Celibacy is still enjoined upon the Catholic clergy, it is true; not, however, as means of self-purity and salvation, but because it affords immunity from the cares and distractions of family life, which would inter rupt that constant and untiring devotion to the duties of religion which their Church de- mands. .-The Westminster Re0ieac
Year: 1879

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Year: 1879

In another column we print somewhat
elaborate statement of the case of Mr..
Kiddle, by one who justifies his eccen-
tricities and believes he should be retained
in his present position. This defender is q
principal of ono Of our public schools.
His defence is of value and interest to the
public as an evidence of what can be said
in favor of the Superintendent. and as .
picture of the working of the minds Of
those who believe in him. Our correspond
ent seems to start with the assumption
that we have urged the removal OF Mr..
Riddle because he has "changed his re-
lipious views" and become a Spiritualist,
which seems to indicate that he proposes
to answer what we have said without having
read it. Our objection to Mr.. Kiddle is much
sim pier. 1t is that he is either an impostor
or an imbecile, and that neither one nor
the other of these is fit to be at the head of
q great educational system. If Mr.. kiddle
does not believe in the reality of the reve-
lations which he pretcnds to have received
from beings in higher state of existence;
if he has printed as heavenly revelations
stuff that he is not thoroughly convinced
was communicated from above for some
divine purpose, he Is mere impostor, the
worst kind of cheat. But II he does be-
lieve that what he has printed was COM