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Year: 1879

The "Gazette" feeling the strength
Of its party and glorying in its SUCCESS,
has grown not only very independent,
but is really insolent to the reform vo
ters Of its party. In Yesterdays issue
it reads them out Of party fellowship in
the following vigorous manner:


II is comfortable to know that such
Democrats as relieve in separating mu-
nicipsl politics from State and county
politics can be- readily dispensed with by
the Democratic party, and yet it remain
successful without them. They are often
lust such men as VIXEN on the ticket, or
when their interest is involved, run
around crying for assistance from every
source, and often become as weak as
the scriptural character that We are
tsld will be 'spewed out of the mouth.
1t 10 not too late to learn wisdom.


A dozen OF bootblack repeaters like
"Gus" O'Donnell and "Brockey" Tom,
1nder the lead of an energetic rounds
man like Sergeant Dolan, who could
vote nine or ten times, ARE worth more to
the Democratic party than hundred
of the best men Of the party who are
content to only vote once, and whom the
" Gazette" is now engaged in reading
out Of the party. May our neighbor be
happy in his preferred political asso-
ciates.
Year: 1879

The HERALD says it is informed by
gentleman Of veracity and standing in
the city, who were present at the polls
that the election Of Tuesday was
exceptionally orderly and fair, the ex-
caption was, that there was said to be
a good deal of negro repeating in the
Eastern district of the Seventh Ward,
and some of it was very barefaced. We
only call attention to this declaration
to show how anxious that paper is to
cover up the frauds of its party. A
paper that witholds the truth for the
purpose of shielding the guilty, is gull
ty Of greater crime than that Of
straight out lying.
Year: 1879

MRssRs. EDIToRs Some time after
dark last night some person or persons
supposed to have had more cabbage
than usual, deposited q parcel Of the
leaves in front of 500 Buttonwood street.
The inmates wish 1t plainly understood
that they are not anxious for the yell
low fever; they also wish the perpetra.
tors, when they wish to commit such
mean, low acts would do SO in day light
or give information that will lead US 10
know where they may be found as they
are wan ted before the municipal au-
thority ofthe city, in order that they
may be taught the rules of common
decency. 4. H. Anderson.
Year: 1879

This evening the ladies OF the West
Presbyterian church will give peach
festival in the lower rooms OF the
church. The effort is made for wor
thy purpose, the cancelling Of the
church debt; and as such commands
itself to the public. The entertainment
will continue over until Friday even.
ing.
Year: 1879

The Senate and House committees visited Still
water yesterday for the purpose of continuing the in
fesgat'on into the management of tho State prison.
The committees undertook the difficult task of try.
ing to get convcts to testify within the prison walls
with the warden and deputy and shrewd lawyer to
cross question. During the examination of witnesses
eevera Of the committee visited the cells and work
shops and questioned the convicts and Mr. Buck in
formed the writer that he surprised to find that
those who complained to him privately would say
nothing or to the opposite Of their
statements when brought before the committee.
reluctant to speak, among them Wilson, Coney and
Ole Anderson these three trenabled and shook when
under examination, and it not till after repeated
assurances that he would not be punished for speak
ing the truth that Coney could be induced to say
anything Coney is one of the men who signed the
paper which came out of the prison time ago,
containing the statements about the death of Stack
and of i'll treatment of persons but yesterday moth
ing could induce him to tell word of it. Ole Ander-
son is the man who it was stated Hall had knocked
down and treated cruelty while sick, but Ole knew
nothing abOutit-al he wanted was to get along as
we'll as he could. The majority of the questions put
oy tho members of the committee were decidedly in
favor of the prison. The committee appeared es-
peclally anxious to show that the mutation Of
Stacks body done purely for scientific research
from moral point of view Dillon would say.
But the scientific research did not take place.


The committee were provided with plain but sub
stanal dinner at the prison. and the prison authori-
ties provided special train to take the members
back to st. Paul after their aruous days work. thew
arriving in st. Paul at half past 7.
Year: 1879

The telephone has one good effect it
trains people to speak loud. Passing along
the street, at night when all is still you
suddenly hear little bell ting! tmg' ting,
Instantly there is a rush, clatter of slip
pers and then you hear in forty horse power
yelIs-''oh! Susan! We had boiled owl
for supper" The answer is instantaneous
YES with onion sauce: | smell it! Call John
jones'" And SO the gentle discourse goes
on while nnteen listeners at each end hear
Just as well as if they each had the tea cup
at their ear. Poor Starke, at the central
is too much for the tension Of any other than
a set of gutta percha brain-works to listen
to the small talk, the baby talk, the sick
kitten talk, the solemn talk, the queer talk,
the-you know how it is yourself,
Year: 1879

Cl0lOOc0C 0u3rOlau.


The most honorable act that was
performed by the convention was the
resolution laudatory of Gov. Nichols.
It was proper that the Democracy of
Louisiana should place upon the rec
urds al acknowledgements Of the debt
they owed our Governor. And it was
besides a stern rebuke to tllUse jour
nails and politicians who have growled
at him persistently for some months
past. We have every confidence in
the ability Of Mr.. Wiltz. but we nave
grave doubts as to his filling the posi-
ton of Governor so acceptably to the
masses as did Guv. Nichols. Our
present executive wilt soou retire into
private life. He will carry with him
the reverence of the people aud the
gratitude Of the State. His fame
needs no vindication except that that
will I've given him by the sober
Thought Of the people when they IN
after days when they institute their
own comparisons. We assert again,
as We have heretofore, that Gov.
Nichols ia the best of all the govern
ors that Louisiana has had for many
years. 1t is source Of pleasure for
us to remember that we have taken
no part in the abuse that has been
heaped on him.
Year: 1879

China has been induleing in little civil


service reform and the history is rather
amusing, as histories of civil service reform
are apt to be. For centuries China has


kept up "a system of competitive examina-


tions of applicants for public Office, but


regularly awarded the Office to the man who
would pay for it. Last year an official who


had got some rather revolutionary ideas in


his head seized the occasion of visit TO


Pekin to receive his appointment as Gov


ernor Of province to ventilate them.


Being asked if he could suggest anything
of advantage to the Empire, he boldly re-


piled that the sale of offices was public


scandal which ought to be abated. The
authorities appeared to take the suggestion
kindly, and decree was issued that the
system must be abolished and that all Of
fees for the sale of ranks and and titles
for there were regular Offices for this busi-
ness-must be closed. The Board of Reve-


nue., however, soon served notice that this
would never do; the Government could not
get along without the income it had long


received from this source. The npshot Of
| it all was that while the order for the closing


Of all the old ofice-selling stands was al
| lowed to remain in force, the Board of Rev.
enue was authorized to go into the business


and sell Offices throughout the whole EN-
pire. The unfortunate official who stirred
mp all the trouble has met the usual fate OF
| the refornner1 He has been made Governor


of the poorest province that could be picked
out, the sale of titles therein has beer
| specially abolished, and he has been direct
| ed TO devise some superior method of raising


q revenue. At last accounts civil service


reform was not exactly booming in ths


Flowery Kingdom. PAtladelphsa Tsnses.
Year: 1879

FASHIONABLE FooLIsHNEss.-Th is no
modern fashionable notion quite SO absurd
as the generally received idea that IN be
beautiful and attractive woman must nos.
sess wan, Spirituclle face and a figure of
sylph-llke proportions-a fragility in nine
cases out OF ten the result of disease. Bv
many fashionable bellies it is considered y
special compliment to be spoken of as fraiI
and delicate. They forget that the natur.
ally delicate face and petite figure are very
different from the pale and disease. stricken
faces that meet us in the city thorough.
fares, look out from the luxuriant carriagps
OF wealth, and glide languidly through our
crowded drawing-rooms. If disease were
questionable, as it ought to be, not ladv
in the land but would take every possible
precaution to secure the fresh, blooming
face and well.rounded figure that only
health can give. Ladies should remember
that much as gentlemen may profess to adj.
mire the face and form paled and emaciat
ed by disease, when they choose wife
they prefer a blooming, healthful buoyant.
! spirited woman. Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is the acknowledged standard
remedy for female diseases and weaknesses.
1t has the two-fold advantage of curing
the local disease and imparting vigorous
tone to the whole system. 1t is sold by
druggists.
Year: 1879

There is too much preaching, and not
enough good preaching. There Is too
much of shell and its furies," and not
enough of heaven and its giories.
There Is too much Of an effort to make
Christians from fear of the devil, and
not enough from love Of the Lord.
There is too much preaching and not
enough practice Of that religion taught
by the Savior. There Is too much
sanity i'm the profession Of Christians,
and not enough i'm their practice. There
are too many Christians who lie awake
nights bemOaning their unworthiness
and thinking up schemes by means OF
which they can defraud their fellow
men. There are too many Christians
who go through rain and storm to be
seen at church and who will go around
whole block to avoid the man to
whom they owe dollar. There rs not
too much preaching. There Is not
enough. But there is lack i'm that
earnestness that carries conviction.
There Is too much of an effort to serve
God in manner acceptable to man
to do those things that are considered
popular in the sight of man. That Is
what ails the preaching and the cause
of religion. Any minister who will
stop tO reflect, andis honest enough To
acknowledge II, must see and appreciate
this truth, but there Is not dozen In
all christendom with boldness enough
to make the departure necessary to cor
rect the evils that exist.-Fbst Worth
Democrat.
Year: 1879

1t is undoubtedly true that, although
many things that render life precious
to US are found i'm the family friendship,
as We commonly understand it, Is not
often among them. There are strong
ties of mutual interest and affection,


based partly upon natural and instinct
i've feelings, partly ON the habit of close
and constant intercourse, and partly ON
the duties, responsibilities and depen-
denotes which these relations involve.
But when We look for friendship, either
Year: 1879

The woman who, thirty years ago, was
the acknowledged belle of Halifax is
now residing in or near Boston. Halifax
is still proud of the beauty Of which she
was the pOssessor. One most promising
young man blew out his brains with piss
tol because he could not induce her TO mar
ry him. Other young men were about
crazy over her, but the one of her own
choice treated her as haughtily as she
treated her admirers, and she left the city
and came to Boston. Here she was mar
ried to Massachusetts man who became
a Mormon and took her to Salt Lake City.
Not long since she returned to this city,
wrinkled and haggard, looking more like
poor Indian squaw than like the proud
beauty whom her friends had Known


Fifteen years ago her husband had taken
another wife, and from that time she had
been the miserable drudge ofthe house.
hold, suffering constantly from abuse anc
fearing that she would be killed as ths
readiest means ofgetting her outof the
way. She had managed 10 make her con
dition known to friends in that State, and
they had provided her with the means OF
getting away from that city Of abemina,
tions, and with them she is now living, 9
mere wreck. the victim, first OF pride, and
then OF that degrading system which is the
disgrace of our country.
Year: 1879

GLASS WIcKs FOR LAMPs.-A wick
for lamps is now entirely manufactured
of glass, by Messrs. Voubriel g. Beck, of
Hanau, Germany. 1t is designed chiefly
for use in petroleum and spirit lamps ;
and with an equal amount of the wick
turned up, it gives a much brighter light
than the cotton wick. In the spirit lamp,
too, it is found to greatly increase the heat
Of the fame. No sparks are given off by
this incombustible wick, nor does the
light fare in draughts to the extent which
it does with common cotton wick
Hence, it makes the lamp safer. The
smoking is also reduced, and it is stated
that ten per cent. of oil is saved by its
use. OF course the disagreeable task OF
trimming the lamp is rendered unneces
sary tor, being of glass, the wick does
not consume, but wastes away very slight.
ly by fusion.
Year: 1879

to the bar, and he is anxious to bring his
wi fe here that is why he was looking at
the little cottage, as it has few rooms
furnished. Now you have the whole
N istery.'


You m light have told us before = said
Frank, with scarlet face. You, too,
Deacon Tufts, ought to be ashamed Of
your conduct, for Of course, you knew it..


To be sure I did. Didn't / answer
all your questions, young lady L
thought would let you run on awhile,
and get all the nonsense out of you. The
master has made no particular secret OF
his maria ge, that know Of, neither has
he proclaimed it upon the house-tops.-
Maybe he ought to, don't know. You
knew he was married, Jessie p


oh, yes, knew it, He showed mo-
ther his wife's photograph, and it seems
she can teach botany, and conchology,
and music. She can help him great
deal if she comes bere'


Then the minister read Frank ard the
girls short lesson, ending with these
words


When you are old enough and wise
enough to have homes Of your own, you
will wait till some worthy man throws
out the line and catches you. Although
none of you have caught the schoolmas>
ter you ought to catch many Ii wise les
son from his manly modest demeanor, as
well as from tho desk
Year: 1879

OF the European nations Germany
stands first as TO fighting trim. She can
put in the field at twenty four hodrs' no
tice twelve hundred thousand men Of the
line. the reserve and the Landwehr. The
grand total the German army is two
m illion two hundred thousand not reckon.
ed on the field strength but deducted as
garrsons. The strength of the second
Land wehr and the LandstrLm is general
ly exaggerated, but they are thoroughly
efficient sold iers, the best in the army
France has a nominal strength of three
million and halt men, but practically 1t
must be decreased to two million, and
even of this total very large proportion
is still in process of organ Ization. 1t is
not believed that France could place in
the first line more than eight hundred
thousand men.
Year: 1879

GOOD BARoMETERs.- Common treer
toads are good barometers, they say and
economical pets, for they eat nothing. A
Connecticut lady has kept one in fruit
jar (Which she leaves OPEN for over a
year. A small wooden ladder placed in
the jar enables the creature TO ascend to
the top whenever be chooses, and Of the
privilege he avsils himself whenever
damp or rainy weather is coming. climb
ing to the top round, and singing bis
loudest.
Year: 1879

A NOON BLIND man has been discover


ed in Boston. He slept in the face Of the
Singing orb one night, and thereby lost
his night eyes. In the daytime, and by
the aid Of artificial light, he can see as
well as ever, but otter dusk and in the
open air, bis sense of sight is wholly lost
Year: 1879

THE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS SLIGHTLY DAM


AGED.


GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


OTTAWA Oct. 3, 1879.
About twenty minutes to twelve this morning
fire broke out in the Parliament Building. from the
Of that section Of the building Immediately over
the Commons chamber. Mr.. DUDE. chief messenger,
OF the first to hear the alarm and at once
rushed to the boiler ROOM when the pumps were set
to work. three streams being secured the outside
and two on the inside in the attic. between the
ceiling Of tho Commons chamber and the outer
roof The removal Of the Speakers chair.
members chairs and everything portable
from tho chamber the work of few
moments. Hon. Mr.. Langevu lending active aid and
directing the operations. The alarm also given
from box No. in the city and the Fire Brigade
turned out BY the time of their arrival. however,
the flames were so far under control that they could
render no assistance. The ceiling of the Commons
Chamber is composed OF plate glass. and many Of
the panes were broken by the weight OF the water
and falling stones, water went through In torrents
deluging the carpets and damaging the upholstery
the extent OF $1,000. The fire originated by the up
setting OF charcoal brazier used by tinsmiths ut
work the roof. the sparks ignitng the framework
There was no insurance.
Year: 1879

With September the fiscal year closes in all the
State departments. but it has been usual in the Aud
tors Office to let the September receipts go till
next year. in order to time in getting up the
port for the Legislature. due immediately after
ganzation. Consequently. the fiscal year in the
Auditors Department actually ends with August.
Under the constitution the receipts OF tolls during
fiscal year the limit to which expenditures
may be made in the year succeeding The following
table shows the receipts by tolls monthly for the last
two 6cenl vaara
Year: 1879

The Democratic papers are just now
having great deal to say about Charley
Foster staying at home during the war,
and selling calico to citizens, instead of
going into the army. 1t is poor sickly
plea at best, coming from a party, which
had it not been for the loyal people of
this State would, in 1863 have turned
Ohio over to Jeff Davis, and made it a
miserable satellite of the rebel Confeder-
acy Thank God that there were enough
true men at home to keep our beloved
State steady and true to her moorings,
while her gallant soldiers crushed the
Democratic rebellion in the field.


But as to Fosters particular record in
this time which tried mems souls, the
Sandusky Register has the following, and
as Mack knows all about the matter, we
can safely adopt what he says as our own:


Every man and woman in Seneca and
Wood Counties know that no two men
in that section of the country gave as
much to the soldiers, their wives, widows,
and orphans, as Charley Foster and his
father. A prominant lady now residing
in Sandusky was resident of Seneca
county during the war. Her husband
gave his life for the Union, and her min
istrations for the soldier, in the hospital,
on the field of battle and at home, made
her name houshold word in this section
of the State, and her devotion to the
dead soldiers memory, his suffering wild
ow and orphans, is to day as fresh and
green as the sod that covers his grave.
She has known Charles Foster from boy
hood, is thoroughly familiar with his rec
ord as a patriot during the war, and says
that no gentleman in all her acquaint-
ance was so liberal giver for the cause
of the Union, nor gave so much for the
support of the families of poor men in
the army and for soldiers widows and
orphans as he did. The annual contribu
tions of Charles Foster and the firm o
which he was member for this cause
amounted to thousands of dollars. The
! families of soldiers who were needy were
supplied from Mr.. Fosters store whether
they had money to pay for their goods OF
not The firm dealt out thousands Of
dollars worth of goods to such families
simply on the agreement that if the hus
band returned from the war they were tc
be paid for. Many other families of sol
diers, their widows and orphans were
supplied with clothing and food without
dollar of charge. None were evel
turned away empty handed. In every
movement undertaken for the soldier OIL
his family, Charles Foster was one of its
most active and largest contributors


His liberality in this direction was known
all over Seneca and Wood counties.
is to day remembered by many an ole
soldier it is to day gratefully recalled b!
the widow in her tears over the past
The soldiers of Seneca and Wood count
les, have never forgotten the large, heart
ed. open-handed friend they found il
Charles Foster, and at the polls in Octo
ber, they will hurl back in their teetl
the dirty SANDER of a set of men who's
party time and again, declared the wa


these soldiers fought, failure, who's
Year: 1879

1t may perhaps be of use to those anx-
ious to become orators to know that from
some cause or other almost all speakers
occasionally not only lose the thread of
their argument, but lose all knowledge
of what they are talking about. L have
seen this occur says writer in one of
our English contemporaries, with many
of our most experienced orators. When
it happens they repeat few vague gen.
civilizations until their thoughts come
back to them, and then they fall back
again into their speech. Thus their tenn
porary wool-gathering escapes detection,
except by those who watch them very
closely. An inexperienced speaker, in
stead of doing this, pauses, gets confused,
and sits down in despair. Another great
mistake of budding speakers, and indeed
of many who are in full bloom, is to
speak too quickly. A person who wishes
to be heard can hardly speak too slowly.
He should pronounce not only each word,
but every syllable of each word distinctly
Mr. Bright once said that nothing had
cost him more trouble than TO learn to
speak slowly. A clear, deliberate utter
ance of every syllable, with pauses to
mark the stops at the end of each SEN
tence, does not produce the effect of
tediousness, but the reverse.
Year: 1879

party was the excuser and supporter of
treason at the North in the darkest hours
lof the war; and whose party is today the
champion and servant of the men who
fought to destroy the Union these sold
iers defended. The Democratic press
will find they have undertaken a job
they can not carry out, when they at
tempt to belittle Charles Fosters record
during the war. There were as earnest
supporters of the Union among those
who remained at home, as among those
who went into the army. There were as
true friends of the soldier who at homo
supported his cause with their loyalty and
their means, who cared foc the sick and
wounded, and for his family when in
need, as the men who led him in battle,
and all the hue and cry the Democratic
party can make against Chares Foster,
simply because he did not go into the ar
my will not blind the soldiers to these
facts,