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Year: 1879

REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES, La


BORING WITH HIM TO ALLOW THEM


TO 60 HOME.


WASHINGTON, June 29.-The Presi-
dent said this evening to your cores
pondent that he has not yet definitely de-
termined TO reconvene Congress, should
it adjourn without providing for the
marshals ard deputy marshals. He "a d
that everything depended upon the in
dicatiOns at the last hour before adjourn.
ment. If be is assured then that Con-
gress is determined not to provide for
these officers he will not call them back
sgain, for he does not intend to call 1t
ln pet. He will only call it if..he has as
surances that the appropriations for the
marshals and their deputies shall be
passed. The marshals, he said, would
undoubtedly continue in Office, whether
their fees in criminal cases were provid-
ed for or not. The trouble is that there
will he no funds provided for the pay
ment Of the deputy narshals who may
be employed as posse TO execute the
revenue laws in the suppression of illicit
stills. The President admitted that not
much ofthis work is now going on as the
stills have been pretty effectually sup
pressed between the officers and the
popular feeling of the neighborhoods in
which they were carried on.


He also admitted that he does know
how much evil could result from a fail
ure to make these appropriations, aid he
intimated that he might try to get along
without the money and, if he found he
could not, call Congress back later in the
session. With reference 10 this subject
he said: 81 suppose l must treat Con-
gress like any other body of respectable
people, and if they are determined not to
grant this money, cease to try to compel
them to-" Speaking ofthe veto message
he said it would be sent in tomorrow
in time to give Congress an opportunity
to adjourn at the hour designated by the
House resolution o'clock. The mes
sage will make about two pamphlet
pages, and will call attention to the rea-
sons given for the last veto. This will
be introduced by a dissei .ation on the
importance of marshals and their depu-
ties, especially in the enforcement of the
internal revenue laws. A good many
House Republicans have been busy to-
day laborlng with the Pr 7ident to in
duce him to change his mind and notrc-
convene Congress. They have pointed
ont to him the objections to such course
and urged upon him the fact that the
country will not be pleased with it. This
may have made some difference in Mr..
Hayes's designs, although it has all
along been doubted whether he ever real
ly meant what he is alleged to have said.
At any rate, Mr.. Hayes now announces
that he is in doubt about calling another
session an will not make up his mind
until he can ascertain in the course Otto
morrow whether or not he can accom-
plish anything by it.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, June 29.-In the ex-
ecutive session of the Senate yesterday
the nomination of Mr.. Corbin late q
contestant for General Buffers seat)
was not discussed at any length. The
adverse report of the Judiciary Commit
tee upon it was sustained by a majority
of four, the division of the Senate being
nearly, if not quite, upon party lines
The vote was taken by count, and there
was no demand for the yeas and nays.
Year: 1879

lCincinnati EMuirer.l


There was buried from st. Rose
Church yesterday young man nam
ed Rapp, a street car driver. He
was the only support OF an aged father
and mother, and the privation and
suffering which he endured that they
might have u home, with such
nesessaries of life as his scanty wages
would provide, were doubtless the
cause of his death. The family, con-
sisting Of two old people and Peter.
who was twenty-six years years of
age, lived in Washington street, near
Front. The father is crippled and
inflrn. The mother was only able to
perform such hight hbor as was ne
cessary in the care Of their little


household. All tile money that came
into their home was provided 10y the
son by his small eaniings. He paid


their house rent, supplied them with


food, clothing, fsel = everything. :.
During the past winter, and up to q
short time ago, whel. he was prostra-


ted by the aisease--quick consump-
tion-whieh termisated his life he
was in the employ f the Eighth street
car line in the capacity Of a driver.
Those who know hin speak of him as
a hero who died that his father and
mother might live. His wages were
not snffici mt TO provide all the ne
cessaries of life. and he chose that he
| himself should be the one to suffer
the most. Duiing some of the Sc
verest weather OF the past winter he
wore neither overcoat nor under
clothing, and thus contracted the
cold which soon resulted in. his
DEATH. 1t is a rule Of the company
that n driver must be ready to go out
with his car at twenty minutes be-
fore six O'Clock each morning, or re-
ceive M car that day. Although
/ young Rapp had to walk from his
home in Fulton to Prices Hill, q dis
/ tance Of four miles and half, for
six consecutive morHiDgs during the
cold weather of last winter, he never
missed car. 1t is another rule OF
the company that when not on duty
driver shall not ride on q car with
out paying regular fare. This rule
aud his poverty necessitated young
Rapp walking home every Light after
leaving his car. This made him d
daily walk of nine miles, and this, in
addition to the fifteen hours that tae
car-drirers are required to work each
! day SLaiding an a car riAttcr". toy
/ fifteen hours a day, scantiiy clothed,
perhaps hungry, walking to and
from his work through the bitter
weather, the suffering of this young
uan- must have been intense. Through
Tlt all, the comfort Of his father and
mother was uppermoSt in his
mind, and for two months he never
spent a single cent of his wages for
| himself. Car drivers receive their
wages every evening, and every
night ile carried his little pittance
home and gave it to his mother, even
TO the last cent From st. Rose
church yesterday his remains were
borne To the grave, followed by :
little band Of friends and neighbors


''"""ts;ions Of his aged mother


and surely 8
Year: 1879

Joyous to him. But ] am able to say
that the event proved blessing to
him. He did mediate upon the
speech of the Colonel, and when he
found that others-aH, in fact, whose
opinions were worth having-were
equally emphatic in condemnation Of
his course, he concluded that it would
be for his interest to turn over a new
leaf. Since that evening Of the dea-
cons supper party be has not cor
rected his wife in public. I do not
know what he has done at home, but
if We might judge from the sunlight
always upon Lottie's face we would
say he had gwen up the evil habit
altogether. A habit easy enough TO
fall into, but with consequences hard
to overcome.
Year: 1879

control the election Of the peoples
representatives must be taken away.
(Applause from Democrats). The
contest will go on till all these things
are settled. If they are not settled
in the House they will pass to the
great tribunal, where the people them
selves pronounce and execute judg-
ment on public men and public
measures. 1t. requires NO spirit Of
prophecy to predict the result. There
can be but one result. The history
Of the Anglo-Saxon race 10 almost a
eoptinuous record of heroic struggle
against arbitrary power and Of splen-
did triumphs over the oppressors Of
the people. In my judgment no two
have contributed more to
preserve the spirit of liberty, of Or
der, and of enlightenment among


men, than trial by jury and elective
franchise. So long as these can be
preserved in their usual vigor, the
Apglo-Saxon will be free man. I'm
partial juries and tree elections are


words to be inscribed on every banner
that leads the people in this contest.


(Applause on the Democratic side1.
Year: 1879

first two or three years, but when the
roots are we'll established and send up
large shoots, they will honor the draft
CT the cook each day from early in May
till peas put in an appearance.


Tomatoes are modern vegetable,
but have conquered for themselves a
place in almost every farmers gagden,
and we need waste no space in recon-
mending them. All we wish to say is,
cultivate the best varieties and cultivate
enough to keep the table supplied the
year round. There has been great
Improvement in the quality of this vege-
table. The first we raised, some 40
years ago, were uncouth in shape,
watery and ill-favored in comparison
with the later varieties. A smooth,
solid, rich-favored Trophy or Acme is
as much better than the old sorts as q
Lima bean is better than China. In
order to keep tomatoes through the year
all that is necessary is to cook them and
bottle them up tight, while warm, in
gallon jugs. No vegetable is cultivated
more easily and cans more kindly than
tomatoes, and as the acid is so healthy,
and to most palates so agreeable, it is
worth while to lay in a large
store. Celery is another Vege-
table to which farmers should
give more attention. This requires a
little more care than tomatoes, but not
half SO much IS vas formerly given it.
There is no need of deep trench. The
dwarf and medium sized varieties,
which are the best to cultivate, can be
grown on the surface of the ground, or
in q furrow made by a common double
mold-board plow. The seed should be
sown in a hot-bed, or in some warm
sheltered nook, and the plants trans
planted when quite small into bed four
inches apart each way, where they can
remain till early peas are gone, and
then take the same ground which the
peas have occupied, first giving it an
other dose of well rotted manure. The
plants should be 10 or II inches apart
in the rows, and the rows four or five
feet apart. Celery is delicious and
healthy vegetable, designed particular
ly for winter, and can be kept in the
cellar covered with leaves.-Aler. Hyde,
tfo N. Y. Times.
Year: 1879

An excellent receipt for cleaning
black Grape is: Drop 10 drops of ammo
MIA into cup of warm water. Take
little roll of black wooden goods, dip
it in the water and rub with the grain of
the Grape upon black goods; press
smooth between blankets and there let
it dry.


"A good receipt for washing mixture
and one that does not iujure clothes is:
In } gallon of water dissolve ouuCes
of borax and q large bar of soap cut up.
Boil the soap till soft, and lay by the
mixture till further use. This will be
found to save labor and soap in the
washing of clothes, and there is moth
ing in it to destroy hue in colored
goods.


TO remove sunburn. milk Of al
monds obtained at the druggists is as
good as any thing to use, and to keep
wrinkles out of the face use tepid water
instead of cold; if the wrinkles are
deep seated apply little turpentine to
the wrinkles for few nights before re-
tiriDg. Some ladies use q patch Of
court plaster for the wrinkles, which
soon eradicates these emblems of care
and age.
Year: 1879

In the narrative of the Arctic voyage
Captain Mcclure, Of the British navy,
is the following story Of the two ravens
which became domiciliatcd on board
the Investigator; The raven, it ap-
pears, is the only bird that willingly
braves a solar winter; and, in the depth
of the season, he Is seen to fit through
the cold and sunless atmosphere like an
evil spirit his sullen croak alone break
ing the silence of the death-like scene.
No one of the crew attempted to shoot
the ravens, and they consequently be-
came very bold, as will be seen by the
narrative :"Two ravens now established
themselves as friends of the family in
Mercer Bay, living mainly by what lit
tie scraps the men might have thrown
away after meal times. The ships dog,
however, looked upon these as his spe-
cial perquisites, and exhibited conside-
rable energy in maintaining his rights
against the ravens, who nevertheless
outwitted him In way which amused
every one. Observing that he appeared
quiet willing to make mouthful of
their own sable persons, they used to
throw themselves Intentionally in his
way, just as the mess tins were being
cleaned out on the dirt-heap outside the
ship. The dog would Immediately run
at them, and they would just fly few
yards; the dog then made another, and
again they would appear to escape him
but by an inch, and SO on, and until
they had tempted and provoked him to
the shore, considerable distance off.
Then the ravens would make direct
flight for the ship, and had generally
done good execution before the morti-
fied-looking dog detected the imposition
that had been practiced upon him, and
rushed back again.
Year: 1879

The cock crows, lit is his nature TO
crow; but the midnight crow is very
different sound from the crow at day
break; the crow which is sent as a
challenge to a rival is not like that of
the victor after the battle; the crow at
high-noOn or in the afternoon of a sui
ry dog-day Is as maugre as the wealth
er, and is fitting expression of delic-
ious lazine's; but after quieting dis
turbance among the inmates of the
poultry yard, the -shrill crow of success
in quelling an insurrection is lively
and spirited exclamation of an honest
and legitimate pride.


"When the cock goes growing TO bed,


He Will rise with watery head"


may be good for nothing as a meteoro-
logcal maxim, but in science of natural
sounds it is good for something, and it
Is very diverse expression from the
morning growing upon his own coop.
The frequent Growing during the fore
noon Is the vocal outburst of high an
imal vigor,- the typical crow,--and is
totally unlike the growing given in a
new yard or an unfrequented place.
Some animal, a dog or cat, rat or wea-
sci, may enter the yard and frighten
the hens; the cock goes for the intru-
der and If successful in driving him
OIL, he crows, ana TINS Growing is an
entirely Independent sound from either
of the others mentioned. If he has
been unwell for day or two, among
The first signs of returning health is the
convalescent crow.


The Growing after a great and sud
den surprise or fright is simply grand
beyond description, and doubly needs
to be heard to be comprehended in its
glory or appreciated in its magnificent
intonations. On the afternoon Of the
2S of Jure, 1879. there was thunder
storm, and the lightning struck not a
great distance from the writer. Dur
ing the storm, he was sitting by win
dow watching It's progress; the fowls
had gathered under the crib for shelter
and were engaged in pluming their
feathers; when the lightning struck,
the thunder was an explosion, short,
sudden and very loud; the fowls were
terribly frightened, and ran in differ
ent directions; the cock ran about two
rods, stopped short, looked around, and
crowed. 1t was a legitimate, natural
crow, into wEich he threw all his physi-
cal and mental being 1t was an unusual
circumstance; the nature of the case
demanded an unusual crow, and the
demand was met. The shower was
over, and calling the hens together
they went foraging in the orchard.
Year: 1879

bed, and why must make such rcsii-
tuition as lies in my power to his child.
i came to Paris only to do this, but
since ] have been here, Retta, l have
learned new lesson of life-the lesson
of love, little Retta. love you, my
darling, love you! Can you Jet the
cruel past sleep. and be my wife?"


Very shyly she whispered;


81 have always loved you, Sidney. !
think / gave you my heart Oh the first
day when you came into my class at
l. Seminary. For | have never
forgotten you, though long ago gave
up all hope of ever seeing you again."


So the world was none the wiser
when Sidney Rynear settled half his
large estate upon his fair young wife,
and only the lawyer who drew the
deeds knew they were payment of a
lorg standing debt, and that for the
second time pretty Doretta was Profess
sor SchOrn's substitute.
Year: 1879

A young lady named Effie Boon, liv'
ing at Stockport, Pa, with a widowed
mother, had an exciting adventure one
night last fall, the effects of which have
prostrated her upon bed of sickness
She teaches at schOol-house two and
half miles from home. On Monday
she did not start for home until five
o'clock Between the school-housC
and Stockport, there is dense piece
of woods, formerly great resort fol
wild game, and where yet deer or game
are occasionally seen. 1t was nearly
dark when the girl entered the wood
and, by the time she was in the middle
of it, the sky became cloudy, she could
with difficulty distinguish objects a
few feet away. Suddenly, large ami
NAL sprang out from among the trees,
few feet ahead of Miss Boon. She at
first supposed it was Il large dog. 1t
approached her, when she discovered
that it was bear. The girl screamed
in terror, and fled into the woods,
which led for several miles into the
mountains. She supposed the bear
was closely pursuing her. 1t was so
dark that she could not see three feet
ahead of her, and the brush tore her
hands and face, and projecting roots
tripped her as she ran headlong from
her pursuer. She fell repeatedly,
bruising herself severely. At last,
overcome with WEAKNESS, she sank to
the ground unconscious. When she
recovered, she was drenched with rain,
and lay by the side of fallen tree.
1t was just getting light. She was so
stiff and sore that size was unable to
rise to her feet. AS she began TO real
ize her situation, she heard footsteps
cracking the brush and approaching
where She lay. Supposing it to be the
bear that had traced her to the spot,
she hid her face in her hands and moan
ed in terror. The next moment, she
heard voice calling her name. A wood
chopper named Tom Haines, on his
way to his work in the woods by an old
road, had discovered her sitting by the
log. Her discoverer helped her to Il
neighboring clearing, and obtaining a
horse and wagon, took her home,
where her absence had not yet created
any alarm, as she was in the habit of
frequently remaining over night at a
friends neal the school-house. 1t was
some time before the girl was able to
tell her experience, and il was several
days before she was able to resume her
duties at school.
Year: 1879

Her white hand flashes on the strings,


Sweeping q swift and silver chord,
And wild and strong the great harp rings


Itsthrong Of throbbng notes abroad,
Music and moonlight make bloom
Throughout the rich and sombre room.
oh, sweet the long and shiyering swells,


And sweeter still the lingering flow
Delicious as remembered bells


Diving in distance long ago.
When evening winds from heaven were blow
And the heart yearned for things unknown.
Across the lofty window place,


Peace fills the stainless sapphire deep
One sentry star In outer space


His quenchless lamp lifts, half asleep
Peace broods where falling waters flow.
Peace where the heavy roses blow
And on the windloss atmosphere


Wait all the fragrances OF June,
The summer night is hushed to hear


The passion Of the ancient tune
Then why those sudden tears that start,
And why this pierced and aching heart
Ah. listen we and all our pain


Are mortal, and divine the song
Idly our topmost height we gain


1t spurns that height, and far along
Seeks in the heavens its splendid mark,
And we fall backward on the dark.
Year: 1879

Is what lady of Boston said to her hus-
band when he brought home some medicine
to care her of sick headache and neuralgia
which had made her miserable for fourteen
years. At the first attack thereafter, it was
administered to her with such good results,
that she induced twenty-five of the best fam-
lies in her circle to adopt it as their regular
family medicine That stuff is Hop Bit
Year: 1879

On Saturday morning about 730 as
George ii. Webb was fishing in the Del
aware near Reedy Island he saw the
body of man lying upon the Island
near the water where it had been wash
ed at high tide. Gong close to it he saw
that 1t was much decomposed and had
evidently been in the water for several
months. The unfortunate man was
dressed in a blue flannel under shirt,
knit drawers, pants of dark coarse
ma terlal and high cavalry boots. The
boots were off his feet and lay several
feet away. Word was telegraphed to
the Coroner about noon and he went
down at once to Port Penn, having pre-
viously telegraphed that the body be
towed ashore. He heldan inquest Sat-
urday evening about 7 o'clock when a
verdict was rendered that the unknown
man came to his death from causes un-
known. The remains were Inferred IN
the grave yard near Port Penn.
Year: 1879

CITY Council held an adjourned meet
ing on Saturday afternoon at Fourteenth
and Orange streets, for the purpose of
viewing some work that is being done at
that place.


The work consists of grading, curbing
and paving. On motion of Mr.. Town
send the curbing was ordered to be con-
tinued across the northeast corner of
Fourteenth and Orange streets to the
building line, and that the gutter be
also paved.


Council then proceeded to Fourteenth
and Adaris streets, and after viewing
the ground it was decided toyinstruct
the City Surveyor to give the curb line
on the west side of Adams street, from
Eleventh street to Delaware avenue, ac-
cording to the last ordinance.


On motion Council adjourned.
Year: 1879

AN interesting decision has just been
rendered in a gas case by the Circuit
Court of the District of Columbia. The
Washington Gaslight Company cut off
the gas from a mans place, Of business
because he had not paid bill he owed
for gas used at his residence. The man
brought suit for damages, and the Court
decided in his favor. Probably nobody
but a gas company would have the
cheek to do thing of this sort, but the
Washington Company has followed the
system for years, and the public, with
its usual good nature, has gone on
standing the injustice until finally a
man had the happy thought Of testing
the question in court.
Year: 1879

The City Solicitor notified the Trustees
OF the Southern Railroad this afternoon
that the injunction for which application
had been made by Julius Dexter to
restrain the Common Carrier Company
from proceeding according to the
contract recently made with the
Trustees would be filed at an early
date. The ground for The injunction is
that the taxpayers will be liable for dam
ages arising from injuries TO travellers in
stead of the Common Carrier Company, as
heretofore.
Year: 1879

II ion't think much of newspa-
per men, and ! never take any stock
IN what the papers say" he said.
And then everybody knew that he
had done something that he was
ashamed of, and the papers had
published an account of it.
Year: 1879

A crazy telegraph operator at Torch,
Ohio, at the close OF a nights debauch on
Sunday last, jumped upon a locomotive
which was attached to four coal hoppcrs.
and started at the rate Of twenty-five
miles an hour He ran down the road
about five miles when he met the passen-
ger train coming west. Into that he ran
at full speed, wrecking both locomotives
and throwing them, with the baggage
car, off the track The passenger cars
fortunately kept the track, and no one
was injured The engineer and fireman
Of the passenger train both jumped of
the engine when they were almost togeth-
er, and escaped serious injury. The
lunatic was found lying on his back in
the wreck, somewhat injured. but not Sc
riously.
Year: 1879

Poor butter-pOOr butter the eNeIlast-
.u- disgrace of Maine farmers who own
GOOD stock and who have good pasture
Muds We saw recently butter on sale
THAI we should hesitate to use to grease a
pig for Il run, tor fear the animal would
Loo. survive the process. Most Of the sale
9uttcr is salt as Lots wife and absolute
y nauseous to the look and feel, from the
aperabundance Of buttermilk uneXtract-
"d. There is really no excuse for max
u- poor butter. Brunswick Telegraph.


We notice complaints OF this kind in
papers representing every section Of the
State. No one will buy poor butter when
they can get good, and butter makers
should be aware of this fact. Ed.


Remember that horses and cattle,
'oung and old, kept in stables and not
allowed full liberty during the day, should
~ regularly cleaned In this the brush
must be the principal cleansing nstru-
nent. The curry comb is Of no value eX-
cept to loosen the scurf and dust In
using it should be laid fiat, and worked
lightly in circles rather than forward and
back. The scurf once loosened, brush
with quick stroke, cleaning the brlstles
ny passing them lightly over the teeth Of
The curry comb between strokes. 10
clean an animal quickly, perfectly ana
without giving it pain is fine art thal
should be studied more than it is