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Year: 1879

The following is an extract from o
speech delivered by Judge Farrar, of
Amelia county, a. the Piedmont Fair:


AIr. President, the term "Clodhop-
per- will soon cease to be word of re-
proach. Why should not the farmer
be the first and foremost, the peer OF
the highest' His manner of life makes
him independent, tolerant and happy.
Above the smiles and the frowns of
the tickle public, his empire is his home,
his dominion his smiling fields; with no
inspiration for duplicity, no temptation
for intrigue and chicanery. Free from
the chickering's of fashionable society,
none OF the jealousies of professional life
modest the even tenor of his way. What
are the bonors of the world to him.
When the tolls OF the day are over, he
finds his greatest pleasure in the sweet
rest OF home.


Why should he not he the truest OF
patriots? Will he not strike for the
home he has earned by his honest toll ?
The homeless, shiftless adventurer, can
never feel the holy devotion for coun-
try, as the one who has q home 10 love
and hearthstone 10 defend. Magnify,
as you please, the laws ard the consti-
tuition, it is the strong home feeling that
gives the potent influence. The mau
who has spot of earth, where he has
planted tree, or his wife has nursed
flower, in the hour of trial will evince
devotion and heroism that will pnt
10 shame the hollow pretensions OF all
the blatant politicians and demagogues
in the land. And above all, the farmer
should be the best OF Christians. His
lite is farther removed from temptations
and worldly influences. His mode OF
life should fill his mind with grand and
holy conceptions of his God, and his de-
pendence on the benetactions of kind.
ly Providence.


When he rises in the morning and
beholds the sky all abiaze with the
glowing sun, and as he watches his
progress upward and onward, can he
| not contemplate the unsleepiug eye OF
the Great Eternal ever guarding his
ways and actions.


And when the shadows Of the even
ing fall around him, and he lays down
his implements of toll, will he not re
member the bour when his earthly Ia
bors shall close in upon him forever
Aud as he drops the dry seed in the
ground, and sees it spring up and -four
ish, he may think of the day when he
shall sleep in the cold earth, yet TO rise
again in eternal freshness and beauty.
Ny friends, these are some of the inspi-
ations of farmers life. May impor-
tune you to love and cherish your noble
calling.
Year: 1879

Be kind in thy household,


Be CHEEKY and bright;
There's beauty in kindness
That beams like the light.
Be patient and loving


Whatever may come,
For the sake of the dear ones
Be kind in thy home.
To the wife of thy bosom,


Oft numbered with care,
Be tender and thoughtful,


Each burden to share.
Be gen'rous and noble,


With sympathy meet
And hallow with kindness


A union so sweet.
Be kind to the children,


Nor check the fresh love
That would make them as angels,
Glad gifts from above.
Their young hearts are tender,
Sad tears may quick come,
Provoke not by i'll temper


The dear ones at home.
To all in the household,


TO greatest and least.
To the persons that serve thee,
TO toil-weary beast,
Be forbearing and gentle,


Be CHEEKY and bright;
There's beauty in kindness


That beams like the light.
Year: 1879

A susceptible young gentleman, who
was engaged to beautiful lass in Mon
trea, offered to give her all the money
he had saved, amounting TO several bun-
dred dollars, and it was deposited in q
bank in her name. Not long afterward
he fell in love with another girl and
was anxious 10 have the money refund
ed. The first sweetheart was willing
TO cancel the engagement, but regarded
the bank account as matter oil busi-
ness aud refused to refund the money.
Year: 1879

During the latter years OF FrabklIn'J .
life some of the orthodox people Of
Yale college became uneasy as to his
Christianity, and accordingly question
ed him in reference to the matter.
whereupon the the philosopher, then
in his eighty fourth year, wrote "lieso
is my creed: | believe in one God.
the Creator Of the universe; that he
governs it by his providence that he
ought to be worshiped that the most
acceptable service We render 70 him Is
doing good TO his other children that
The soul Of man is immortal. and wi,
be treated with justice in another life
respecting is conduct in this"
Year: 1879

THE House Committee on the Depres-
sion Of Labor will visit California at the
public expense. A transcontinental tIip,
at public expense, by the depressed Ia
borers might do much good Is Somebody.
But we are at n loss Il see now how these
'aeh can accomplish the object Of their
Ilnslls,.,Jil by a junketing trip in palace
car. A trip on foot with tramps and
laborers out of employment might enable
these honorable gentlemen to 0cquaint
themselves with tho true inwardnoss Of
depressed LABOR. Comfortable men who
wish TO benefit labor must either go
among the laborers, or listen to the voice
Of laborers who may be sent to them
Bee.
Year: 1879

The EXAMINER gives the Democracy of
San joaquin fits for betraying the party
and going over to the il. BIS. The Ec-
dHsiner ,ays: For men sitting as mem>
bors Of n Democratic County Convention
to deliberately resolve that Democracy is
no longer principle or an organization
worthy of their belief or association, and
then to resolve that they will go over to
another organization by virtue Of their
delegated authority, is very like an agent
to an estate constituting him self the mas
ter Of it, and resolving that, inasmuch he
thinks that he can do better by surrender
ing it to some other, it shall no longer be
the property of the actual owners, who
trusted him merely with its temporary
management, but it shall be his own
right to take 1t from them and do with it
as be alone shall choose.
Year: 1879

WORSE THAN EVER We are inform
ed by travellers that the toll road over
Scott mountain and through Trinity va'
ley is in worse condition than ever, and
warrants the large amount Of grumbling
and fault-hndirg by teamsiers. Enough
toll is eXtorted by its owner to Keep half
a dozen such roads in excellent repair
with n handsome sum left. Starting
from Yreka the traveller finds good roads
until reaching the toll road Of Carr's when
punishment commences. The road should
and must be repaired, as in its present
condition is 3 shame and disgrace to Sis
kiyou and our neighborng county, and
really not safe to travel oyer.- Scott Vat.
lev NeUs.
Year: 1879

THE Phiadelphla Times says that il
Tllden can carry New York for the De
mocracy next fall, and command the vote
Of the State in the National Convention
anything like unanimity, his renomina-
ton is as certain as anything in the future
can be. But if New York should be
carried by the Republicans next Novem-
Der, Tilden will be ou' Of the race. Col
onel Mcclure i,a shrewd political guesser
and is probably right in this instance, as
he generally is.
Year: 1879

NOTHING To LEAVE FoR.-There is
absolutely nothing foI men to leave their
parties for because new Constitution has
been adopted, and men saw fit to differ as
to the propriety of making so grave a
change. The Constitution is for all, and
every interest and opinion shoald be heard
when it is put into effective operation
We believe every good citizen has an
earnest desire that the new law may be
made to do the greatest good to the great
est number. Sonoma Democrat.
Year: 1879

SOME effort is being made to clean New
Orleans in order to prevent return of
yellow fever, but not great deal thus
tar has been accomplished. The city has
no underground drainage, the sewers be-
ing used to carry off the sewage, which is
imperfectly pumped over the levee into
the river. A recurrence of the plague
next summer is predicted by many of the
nhYsiciAns.
Year: 1879

AFTER an enthusiastic lover spends
two hours hard labor over letter to
his girl, and ;hen mars its beauty by
spiling q drop of ink on it, he first
swears in very scientific manner for n
few moments, and then draws circle
around tho Lot and then tells her it is
q kiss
Year: 1879

THIRTEEN million six hundred thous-
and dollars is the aggregate of interest
annually saved by Republican John
Sherman MS a result of his financial wis
dom. The interest hereafter VIII be
mainly disbursed at home instead Of sent
across the water-another item worthy of
pnta
Year: 1879

For years the following method of
making cider vinegar has been followed
in France: Old cider or vinegar barrels
are preferred, but if new they are wash
ed with scalding water boiling vinegar
is then poured in and the bung closed,
and the barrel allowed to stand until its
sides become thoroughly saturated with
the vinegar. This requires from one to
three days. After this preparation it is
filled about one-tbird with cider vinegar
and two gallons Of cider. Every eighth
day thereafter two gallons of cider are
added until the barrel is two thirds full.
In fourteen days after the last two gal
Ions are added the whole will have turn
ed into vinegar.
Year: 1879

The Society Of the Gospel Mission to the City
Prison held q meeting Friday evening and
corded their testimony to the fathfulness and efi-
cheney of their late chaplain. the Rev. J. p Betker.
who, they say, was faithful man Of GOD. modest
and unassuming in his missionary work. ever kind
and sympathetic in his dealings with the prisoners
and acceptable friend to all who knew him. Gifted
with peculiar adaptations for his prison work In
voice and manner we'll in his spiritual earnest
ness his death inficts loss upon the mission
that prove hard to supply The society also
tend their sympathy to the bereaved fanny Of the
deceased.
Year: 1879

On the 23d OF September. 1857 in the midst of the
great revival of that year following the panic, which
appears return periodically about every twentieth
year. noon day prayer meeting for business men
was started in the chapel Of the old Dutch Church.
then on Fulton and william streets. Like many
other old landmarks that has disappeared and its
site is occupied with stores and Offices. The prayer
meeting has continued. however. without interup-
ton from that day this and in substantially the
same room in which it started by the missionary
of the church. Mr.. J. c. Lamphier. who sat out the
first half hour Of that first meeting alone. He had
the company Of another Christian for tha re-
manning half of the noon hour. From such small
all the chief cities OF this land and Europe. and
which has existed for twenty-five years. Such an
event important epoch in the religious life of
any city, and hence the Christian people of New
Tuesday by special service in the Mid
die Dutch Church in Lafayette place and
Fourth street. This meeting has liter
ature Of its own. Out Of it has grown at least
twenty books aud pamphlets. besides newspaper
tcles that would make good sized library II bound
in volumes. In these Is given very complete his
tory of this remarkable prayer meeting.


For time its renown was SO universal 1t became
q fetch in the minds of hundreds of persons. who
sent their requests for prayer from the most distant
parts of the earth to this meeting It was gloried
above the G0d Of and Of the Bible Then
months IL not years. that it was waste of time to
keep open church for the few that gathered to talk
rather than to pray But the meeting afterward
took q new inspiration and has prospered now for
many years. Since the demolition OF the old Fulton
Street Church the anniversary services have been
held in the Middle Church. where they will be held
on Tuesday next and where several OF the leading
ministers Of the city will deliver addresses Usually
that church is crowded. and only those who enter
early find sitting room
Year: 1879

The brethren will now sing, How happy are they Who eachsnight can say: '.we sleep on the Branchvlle Spring Bed.' They tuck their dear noses Beneath the bed clothes, And rest both the heart and the head Then stop all your grumbling, And kicking and tumbling, And throw your hard slats in the fire; You neer will regret it, Now don't you forget if, But let this your courage inspire. Take a ive-dollar bill Right out of the till, All shining and crispy and green. But don't pinch it to death, And crush out it's breath, Your covetous fingers between. But hail the Spring Bed man." Who comes with his pet plan. Which is, to have you just try them; Sleep on them month -aud-and-and-what? Why then you will certainly buy them. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE BRANcHvILLE SPRING BED CO, BRANCHVILLE, CONN.
Year: 1879

WILKEsBARRB. Pa, April 2S.-The
entombed miners at Sugar Notch wsre
rescued at eight o'clock this mo .nsng
Yesterday the rescuing party succeeded
in drilling hole through to the lower
part of the mine, thus showing that il
was only necessary to drive a few feet
further TO effect an opening in to the
gangway. Work was then necessarily
performed slowly and carefully, al
there were indications of fire damp,
which necesstated the driving and
cutting of the coal with the pick alone
The opening was effected at eight o.
clock, and Mine Superintendent Smith
was the first to enter. He found por
tion of the men cooking a breakfast o
mule steak, taken from the mule which
the boy who was sent to warn the Iner
of the impending disaster had fortu
nately taken with him, and which was
killed on the second day of the coniine
ment. The balance Of the party wer.
engaged in changing the direction Of
an air course. A stream of water run,
ming through the mine quenched theii
thirst. Very little was said, and the
entire party used all possible dispatch
in getting out of the mine, reaching
the surface shortly after nine O'Clock.
The crowd that had assembled was
very enthusiastic, and repeatedly
cheered the rescued men and their
plucky deliverers. The men were then
sent to their homes.


They state that during Saturday and
Sunday they could hear the rescuing
party firing blasts, and when the blast
ing ceased they believed the work had
been stopped and they were abandon.
ed to their fate They also say they
could have subsisted at least two weeks
longer, had it been necessary, upon
their supply of jerked mule meat. Too
much praise cannot be awarded to the
brave men who accomplished the great
work of driving and timbering pass
age way 100 feet through rock, slate
and coal in the space Of four days and
nights, to the bosses directing the
work, and to the engineering skill dis
played in locating and directing the
openings.


The men when released had been con-
fined five aud halfdays. They stood
the long confinement well. The boy
upon reaching the surface leaped over
the enclosure at the mouth of the ope
ming and ran rapidly homrward.


One hundred dollars was presented
to each Of the rescued miners to-day by
the stockholders of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, through
President Charles Parrish. A concert
for the benefit Of the men will be given
at Music Hall tomorrow. Charles Haw
kins, one of their number, will relate
the story of their clptivity. The total
receipts will he given to them, as all
expenses have been paid.
Year: 1879

Tomorrow evening "H. M. S. Pima
fore" will be given by the juvenile
opera company. The play as rendered
by this troupe of youthful artists is
said to be one of the most successful
efforts ever placed upon the stage. The
prices are the same as usual which
should insure the company a agratifying
audience.
Year: 1879

April 25th, 1879.


MEssRs EDIToRs.-I saw in your paper
a few days since complaint from your
county that you had but very small
number of jurymcn of the Republican
faith, drawn to serve at the coming
term of court to be held at New Castle.
You are very fortunate to get as many
as you have. In Sussex at the term
just expired weiad but one Republican
juryman, and he was introduced to one
of the judges by an ex-Sheriff as curi-
Osity. SUSSEX.
Year: 1879

Knowing that the following descrip-
tion OF DR.. Appleton's lectures may
have escaped the notice of many of the
readers of the REPUBLICAN, We venture
to reprint it from one Of our last week $
issues.


"Starting out from the West Phila-
delphia depot, the speaker carried US,
in thought, across the continent to our
Western coast. We were given some
idea of the long voyage on the Pacific,
and Of the peculiar sensation the speak
er experienced when he reached that
point in mid-ocean, when one day is
lost out of the calendar. We then had
very humorous account of the way
in which the Doctor was lost in one OF
the cities of Japan. Next we stood
with him on one of the heights of the
Himalaya mountains, and listened with
great pleasure to tie vivid description
lie gave us of the wonders of that far
away land. Pushing on from place to
place, he took us to see the Holy Land,
AMI gave US, with much feeling, his
experience there. Passing next through
Europe, stopping for some time in En-
gland, and there taking the steamer
for home, he brought us back again to
our own shores"


Being the .resh and racy account of
the speakers own experience in foreign
lands, this lecture embraces unusual
opportunity Of amusement and intor-
nation in one-and we can assure the
audience of "a delightful evening. There
will be prelude promptly at o'clsc k
of several choice musical selections
given by a double quartette of male
voices.


Tickets at the lto' Of 'ejturc Ioo n on
the second floor of the Masonic temple.
Year: 1879

Nor change the old love for new,
Norproye las men dol false and tickle.


VII.
"Forbear poets fatal pride
In praising every charmcr's beauty.
But ever to thy chosen BRIDE
To her alone, and none beside
Sing thou song Of love and duty"


TX.
On that same day. with hope elate,
Beneath an arbor green and shady,
To that same maid who held my fate
Like that same linnet 10 his mate,
sang my lay, and won my lady
Year: 1879

4 beautiful custom prevails in many parts
Of Europe, and il il were practiced In this
country it would add greatly to the interesting
associations as vel a. tie comfort and value
Of country homes. II is 10 plant tree on q
family holiday, such as a marriage, tie friends
OF the family furnishing and planting the tree.
Sometimes the rare visit Of friend is signal
lied in this way.
Year: 1879

with perfect right, decided to ignore
the doctor wishes and 10 dispose of
the body according TO their own views OF
propriety. So certain are some of the
Young men of the fact that there was no
cremation, that, it is said, a number Of
them will tonight watch the woods, just
beyond the crematory, TO see whether
the body is not removed and buried.


DIR. LeMoyne's immediate family, it
is said, did not share his views on the
subject of cremation. One of his sons
is said to have adopted his fathers
views, but TO the female portion OF the
family the idea of cremation has always
been an abhorrent one, and the people
of Washington think that, if the body
was not cremated, it was in Difference
to the wishes of these females.
There has been some talk about clause
in DR.. LeMoyne's will, making the Gre
nation OF his body condition without
the fulfilling of which the property
cannot 90 TO certain heirs, and 1t has
also been said that it was made con-
dition of inheritance that the heirs
should consent to their own cremation
after death. The will has not been made
public, but the best judges here doubt
il there were any such conditions, and
say that if such were made they might
they might be grounds for setting aside
the will, as showing unsOundness of
mind.


Public opinion here is very much
against cremation, and remarks are
made to-day indicating a belief that
there will never be another incineration
in DR.. LeMoyne's crematory. How
ever, there is no reason for believing
that the cremation of DIR. LeMoyne's
body did not take place, excepting the
secrecy of it and the guarding of the
building; but as those who had charge
will not say whether the cremation did
take place or not, there is disposition
to wait for further developments before
believing that DR.. LeMoyne's crematory
was to-day put to the use for which he
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, October lS.-To-day in
the case of Mary :. Oliver against
Simon Cameron, in which a motion has
been made by the plaintiff to dispense
with the printing OF the record in the
case pending in the court in general
term, the counsel for defendant filed
an answer thereto. The answer says,
among other things, that it is not
sufficiently shown that the plaintiff Is
unable to have the record printed;
that the cause of action, alleged breach
of contract of marriage, is not Of the
character which calls for a suspension
of the rule, and a fair, just and conven-
lent review OF the case requires printing.
Year: 1879

CoLUMBUs. October lS.-A new bridge
over BIG Walnut creek for the Sunday
Creek Valley railroad, about ten miles
from this city, fell last evening with a
terrible crash, a distance OF forty feet
into tine water. Eight workmen were on
the bridge at the time and their escape
from death is miraculous. Five OF the
men were slightly injured. A detective
trpstle caused the accident.
Year: 1879

of the gvrexnment measure and signed by
them all collectively. Usually each bishop issues
his own pastoral which treats OF matters connected
with the spiritual wants of the diocese. and con-
cludes as all such documents do with directions how
to eat meat. butter. eggs and grease. What seemed
mostly to excite their wrath the provision
made for giving religious instruction out of school
hours. which they spoke of piece of trckery too
transparent to take them in. Should the bill be
passed las it has been) the members of the Church
were told that they would have very painful duty
to perform. and would be called upon to make
heavy sacrifices. besides having to conform TO
such rules of conduct as circumstances may render
necessary. These rules of conduct were to be only
to send their children to schools patronized by
the clergy. and the sacrihces referred to
the fund for the establishment and main
tenance Of religious schools throughout. the
country. it be really intended to carry out this
project on such scale to enter into serious
petition with the government schools . larger sum
of money will be required than there Is much
chance of collecting. Had the clergy been
less ambitious of securing the whole control
over schools, schoolmasters and children had they
not in many ways made themselves unpopular,
things might have continued the former footing.
Only q few years ago the very Ministers who have
brought in the bill among the strongest parti
sans of the law of 1842 and strenuousy opposed all
proposals to modify it. They have changed their
opinion in consequence Of the altered attitude OF the
clergy. and even now they anxious not to place
any obstacle in the way Of the children receiving
religious instruction.
Year: 1879

The Board of Pilot Commissioners met yesterday.
Ambrose Snow in the chair. report was received
from Inspector Joseph Conway in which he stated
that the employees of the Police Commissioners were
daily in the habit of dumping loads OF garbage and
ashes in the bay before reaching buoy IT, the place
designated for depositing dredgings and refuse ma
terial This particularly the case in rough
weather. The tugs of the Police Departments also
continued emptying on the East Bank cross.
ing the East Channel and on until they reached
shoal water back of Roner Beacon Mr.. Conway
claimed that serious results would ensue from de-
posting 1000 to l50O tons Of ashes in that vicinity
daily. aud that they would soon make themselves
apparent. The Board instructed Secretary Nash to
notify the Police Commissioners of these charges,
and to request them 10 take steps to prevent the
filling up OF the channel.