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Year: 1879

| honestly answer that q rule OF the oena'e'
adopted under o Democratic Administrations
and in force for twenty-five years, requires tne
consent of the Vice-President for all changes In
the subordinates of the Secretary and Sergeant
at-Arms that unless this be repealed there Will
be no patronage to distribute; and that to
repeal it at this time would be, for q party
making such loud professions concerning the
public service, simply suicidal. Then' too'
Senators are supposed to act with more
dignity and deliberation than Representatives !;
raised above the reach of the ordinary pas
sions of .partisanship, they are supposed 10
have more elevated and wider views, and 10
be able to decide questions OF policy Win
wiser and clearer judgment. And SO the mat
ter stands. These Democratic Senators are
in a position so far removed from the strain
of partisan motives as to be easily able to
resist any amount of urging to do an i'm
polite thing; they have the calamltous
experience of their party in the House for
warning, and, to crown all, the protec-
ton afforded by the Senate rule above cited.
To commit this folly they must not only dis
regard the warnings of the past, and so far
fo:ge their own dignity and duty as to yield
to the camOr of fOiiice-seekers, but they must ac-
tually break down the barrier which constitutes
their present security from laundering. And yet
with all these considerations operating to re-
strain them from the commission of such folly,
there is little doubt that the instinct of office
greed will overcome everything, and we shall
presently see in the Senate the scenes re-
peated which for the past two Congresses
have disgraced the House. The Democratic
party is so hungry and impatient that even its
Senators cannot feel that dozen or two petty
places are within possible reach without up
setting everything and hazarding future sue
cess in order to get at them.


We have shown how unwise it will be,sand
no reasoning and rejecting person will doubt
it; but the Democratic s, ,natOrs will never
theless take steps very early In the session to
rescind the obnoxious rule and get at the
Senate places. If they do not we shall begin
to think that some of them are growing wise.
Year: 1879

The case of Justice Pinckney has been sub
mitted to the General Term, and further COM
ment may be out of place. But where man
has been so clearly vindicated as this much
berated iurist, it can hardly be breach of
propriety to say so. His counsel have proftea
by the example of the individual who knew a
certain miracle had been committed because
he had seen the very spot where 1t took
place. and have overturned all the charges of
intoxcatiOn by producing large number OF
persons who never saw Justice Pinckney
drink Inasmuch as the Judges of the Gene
raj Term are probably in the same category
with these witnesses, their decision in the
Justices favor must follow as matter of
course.
Year: 1879

The kaleidoscope of the walking match
made no startling changes yesterday, having
apparently exhausted its capacity for extraOr-
binary evolutions the day before. The
chief incident of interest during the
day was the unexpected gain of En-
mis- upon Hartman, the American champion.
Predictions are current that the latter will
not be able to regain his place, thus coming
in last and the tail-feathers of the American
eagle are supposed, as a result, to be dropping
in an extremely melancholy manner. There
seem to be so many people in GilmoIe's
Garden who are really anxious for the
welfare and credit of the National fowl, that
we venture to suggest to them one way Of
increasing his self-respect, at least 1t
is to abstain from kissing the plucky
little Englishman who is plodding along
at the head of the race, with few friends and
no applause Let the audiences show him that
a love Of fair play is not an exclusively Brit
ish emotion, and the American bird Will be
better able TO sustain the international agonies
of defeat.
Year: 1879

AMERICAN WIT.-The ready wit of
many Yankee may be trusted to give n
Roland for an Oliver to any foreigner who
ventures on sarcasm against his country.
An amusing illustration was recently
given in a trip to the Pacific. A Yankee
and an Englishman were fellows-travelers,
and had become quite sociable through the
forced companionship of several days.
The Englshman evidently thought more
of the grand scenery and vast resources of
the country than of the culture and good
manners of the people, nor did an undue
modesty restrain the free utterances OF his
opinion


The Yankee took it all in good part,
giving a sly thrust now and then at the
weak points of motherland. AS they
passed through the Rocky Mountains.
they saw that many of the grandest views
were disfgured by huge advertisements
on the sides of the cliff. The Englishmen
pointed at them with intense disgust The
Yankee, no doubt, sympathized with him.
but the opportunity was too good to be
lost, and he coolly retorted:


81 guess that is not so bad rs some of
YOUR people, who have tried to advertise
themselves on the planet Mars!' referring
to the names of Englishmen given to seas
and mountains discovered in the planet.


The Englishman laughed, and concluI-
ed that it was not necessary to make any
reply.
Year: 1879

LABoR-SAvING BoRAX.-The washer
women of Holland and Belgium, SO pro-
verbally clean, and who get up their linen
so beautifully white, use refined borax as
washing powder instead of soda, in the
proportion of large handful of pulver-
lied borax, to about ten gallons of boiling
water. They save in soap one-half. All
other large washing establishments adopt
the same mode. For laces, cambrics, etc..
an extra quantity of the powder is used,
and for crinolines (required to be made
very stiff) "A strong solution is necessary.
Borax, being neutral salt, does not in
the slightest degree injurc the texture OF
the linen; its effect is to soften the hardest
water and it should be kept on every toilet
table. To the taste it is rather sweet, is
used for cleaning the hair, is an excellent
dentifrce, and in hot countries is used
with tartaric acid and bicarbonate of soda
as cooling beverage. Good tea cannot
be made from hard water; all water can
be made soft by adding teaspoonful oI
pulveriged borax to an ordinary sized
kettle of water, in which 1t should boil
Tho saving in the quantity of ten used
will be ut least one-fiith.
Year: 1879

Cunning men, says Josh Billings, all
wuss git beat in the long run, bekauze
they are Just az dull on one side az they
are sharp on the other.


A beautiful custom prevails in many
parts of Europe of planting n tree upon
the birth of every child. 1t saves the
wear and tear Of slippers.


Closets that are damp are dangerous
enemies to health. If your closets are
damp and engender mold which encases
not only boots and shoes, but also other
articles of wearing apparel, obtain nan
peck of unsacked lime and put in shall
low dish in the closet, and it will absorb
the dampness. When it becomes quite
damp it should be renewed


SUPERIOR STARCH PoIIsH.-Take OF
white wax one ounce, spermacetl two
ounces, and good pinch of salt. Mix and
melt them together, and when cold 1t will
be a hard, white cake. that will not mould
or sour even In hot weather. Put piece
the size of pea in the hot starch that is
intended for every three or four shirts.
When ironing, go over it II second time
quickly, which increases the gloss or po!-
ish. The best kind of q polishing iron is
the one with bulge at both ends-a kind
that costs dollar at the hardware store
Iron it well once, then dampen with a
perfectly clean, soft, white. damp cloth
then rub with the polishing iron until it is
SO glossy you can see your face in it. The
iron must not be too hot, or it will scorch
| If it is a little too cool, the polish will be
| longer coming.
Year: 1879

A parrot created II sensation in bag
gage Car on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad the other day. The cage
was enclosed in paper and set on q coffin,
and was soon forgotten. As the conductor
and other trainmen were passing through
the car they heard sepulchral voice is.
suing apparently from the coffin, crying
Lemme out! They were startled and
frightened, and thought they had II sure
case of ghost, till Polly was discovered
whining for liberty.


An eminent physician in England ha.
recently published work on longevity
in which, after showing what has often
been shown before. that the average life
of man has been somewhat extended
during the present century, he gives
many reasons for thinking that this is but
the beginning of II decided prolongatior
in human existence. and that in no remote
future it may be rs common to hear o
men living TO period between eighty
and ninety years of age, as in the past j
has been TO have them reach the limit o
lhreescore years and ten.


The following is Bob Ingersoll's tribute
to the dead soldiers of the Union: "Thes'
heroes are dead. They died for liberty
they died for us. They are at rest. The!
sleep in the land they made free, under th'
flag they rendered stainless. under the
solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tear
hl willows, and the embracing vines
They sleep beneath the shadows of tn
solemn clouds careless alike of the sun
shine or the storm, each in the windowles
palace of rest. Earth may run red wit
other wars-they are at peace. In tn
midst of battle in the roar of conflict, the
found the serenity of death. l have on
sentiment for the soldiers living and deac
cheers for the living and tears for III
dead"
Year: 1879

HAIR.-To prevent the hair from turn
ing gray and falling, keep the head cool
by using occasionally sage tea with little
borax added. With small sponge apply
to every part of the head just before or at
the time of dressing the hair.
Year: 1879

"In Tie general excitement goods old prices
customers assured that large force will do their best
supply all that be waited these short days. The increase
Of clerks quite noticeable but times in the day far
from ample Please take kindly any disappointment in being
served and again. We have lately gotten bold Of lots
Of Dre Goods that late for ORDERS and sold to
a. sacrifice A very desirable quote in Ladies' Drc
ossds
Year: 1879

"a boy who is polite tofhis father
and m6thef Is likely fp u r6lltssi0,
evefyioho Else j boy iackihgp polite.
ness to his parents may have the
semblance Of courtesy in society, but
is never truly polite in spirit And
is in danger, as he becomes familiar,
ofbetraying his real want of courtesy.
We are all in danger Of living too
much for the outside world, for the
impression which we make in society,
coveting the good opinions of those
who are in asensea part of ourselves,
and who will continue TO sustain
and beinterested in US, notwithstand-
ing these defects of department and
character. We say to every boy and
to every girl, cultivate the art of
courtesy and propriety at home-in
the setting-room and the kitchen, as
well as in the parlor, and you will
be sure in other places to dcport
yourself in a becoming and attractive
manner. When one has a pleasant
smile and a graceful demeanor, it is
a satisfaction to know that these are
not put on, but that they belong to
the character, and are manifest at
all times andunder all circumstances.
Year: 1879

The town of Covington, Iowa, sit
uated on the Mississippi, bids fair 10
soon disappear beneath the current
oftle Father of Waters. The ground
on which the court house stood a
year ago is now covered by many
feet of swiftly flowing water. The
cutting away is done by fits and
starts. One day the current sets in
shore and slices off thirty or forty
feet, and perhaps week elapses be-
fore any further damage occurs
Then about half a dozen buildings
are moved back some thirty feet, and
then next the land on which they
stood has all gone. The citizens
have tried to moor trees and logs to
the bank in the hope Of forming a
barrier for the flood, but the current
is SO swift and the water SO deep that
all these attempts have failed. To
give an idea of what the town of Cow
ington has suffered in the past five
years, the case of the ferry house eand
principal hotel may be instanced,-
Two years ago there were six hund-
red feet of land between the build
ing and the river bank; now you can
toss a stone out of the hotel window
into the river, and the buildings are
being put on rollers for removal,
Year: 1879

II is absurd to neglect a girls do.
mestic education until she is ready
to become a wife. The idea that u
woman must learn to keep house by
her own experience is both foolish
and hurtful. Does a man put off
learning business until it is time
to start for himself? Still, house
keeping must not be considered the
Alpha and Omega Of these duties
Deeper than this lie other qualities,
quite as indispensable, and still more
necessary to husbands or even
wife's happiness. 1t would consume
too much space to enumerate them
all, but we may sum them up by say
ing that daughters should be taught
to be womanly. For truly-woman-
ly woman has much the best chance
of being gloved by truly-worthy man.
The ordination of nature has made
tender, affectionate, sympathizing
woman more likely to attract strong,
earnest, heroic men than one ola DIFF
ferent stamp. Men love by a fine
instinct, which generally leads them
aright-that is, when they love in
the pure sense Of the term; and they
would love oftener in that sense if
women were true to that ideal wo-
manhood which even the lost rever-
ence and acknowledge. The best
dover, therefore, mother can give
her daughter is the dover of perfect
womanliness, for a womanly woman
can enter into her husbands weak
'nesses, adapt herself to his fancics,
and, by pleasant fiction, at least
adopt his tastes.
Year: 1879

birds who are caught with chat. He
knows his friends, and he is not ready to
look for them and count them among those
who have crushed the Republican party
out in the South through the most evil
methods known to political history. He
might not shut the door against such,
under n stress of circumstances, but he
would not be very likely to ask them to
come and dine, or inyite them to share his
bed with him. IC General GRANT shall he
a candidate at ALL it will be in obedience to
the expressed wish of the Republican party,
which has twice placed him in the Presi-
dental chair, and il will be under its au-
spices and through its votes and efforts if
he shall enter upon third term. Under
these circumstances there is no danger of
any Democratic raid upon General GRANT
or the Presidency, though portion of the
Democrats may slough Off from their party,
and behave worthily under desire to Sc
cure temporary advantages that are impos-
siblc in their own party.
Year: 1879

THE efforts of Republicans to break up
the Solid South are now being supple
mcuted by the selfish designs Of scheming
soreheads among the BOurbons of that
section, as well as by the chagrin and dis
appointment which the Southern Democ-
racy at large now feels over the certainty
that they will be called upon in the National
campaign next year to furnish votes for the
support of Northern Doughfaces. But the
wisdom of experience teaches us that these
ebulltions of chagrn and vengeful spite
are not to be accepted rs safe indications OF
an abandonment of Bourbonism. They are
prompted by au irresistible and character
istic desire for the enjoyment of political
spoils The result is n hurrah every now
and then interiected between their Nccus-
toned rebel yells, which, being freely and
correctly translated, means; Three cheers
" for General Grant, if he'll give us n few
" Offices"
Year: 1879

OUR Abbeville county Radicals have taken
new heart from tho result of the late elections
In the Northern States and are openly boast
ing about what they intend to do in 1880.
They talk about the party openly ON the
street and no longer under cover of darkness
aud under the guise of religion.


The above is from the Charleston Ncics
and Courier of the 14th instant. This is an
open admission that until the recent ex-
preston of Northern opinion at the polls,
the South Carolina Republicans were forced
TO discuss political measures "under the
cover of darkness and under the guise of
religionn
Year: 1879

WE are indebted to the polite attention of
Mr.. HoUsEwoRTH, photographer at San Fran
CISCO for splendid photographs of General
GRANT, his entry into San Francisco harbor
on the Toxic, together with brace Of old SOL
diers left by him at the photograph gallery
when he sat for his counterpart. He will
please aecept our thanks therefor.
Year: 1879

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN has suf-
fered from the withholding of the news
from it relating to the reception of General
GRANT in Chicago. 1t has published all
that the Associate Press has furnished it
and at the earliest practicable moment after
its receipt This explanation is necessary
TO show why we have not given more and
earlier news
Year: 1879

reliable Republicans now. And, we add,
that many of them have exhibited the
same bravery in devotion TO the principles
of that party since the war that illustrated
their devotion to the truly Lost Cause while
that struggle was in progress We submit
that the men of the South who have thus
been tried and trusted are entitled to the
most cordial consideration and generous
tolerance.
Year: 1879

TooMBs and BLACKBURN should make
haste slowly. They have both made public
utterances out of which they have attempt
ed to skulk when they discovered the full
import of their language. They should
either stop talking or stick to what they
say. This shutiling is ridiculous aud un-
manly.
Year: 1879

GENERAL MALONE seems to be the COM
Ing man in the race for the succession to
General WITHERs' seat in the Senate. But
if the Republican members of the Virginia
legislature have any sense or are inspired
by the slightest regard for partisan con-
sistency he will be long g-time-a-coming.
Year: 1879

THE Sunday Herald rose with Characters
tic and quiet dignity this week to remark
that the daily newspapers of Washington
print too much political matter. This ad-
monition was slowed away in small type
Mt the foot of its editorial page, wherein
nothing but political matters were dis
cussed. 1t would seem that our cotempo-
rary sturdily reirains from taking its own
medicine.
Year: 1879

THE st. Louis Globe Democrat, in referring
to the late roorback that General GRANT
has written letter to friend in Washing
ton, In which he practically consents to the
use of his name rs a Presidential candidate,
says; "We'll wager house and lot
that there is no such letter in existence
GRANT has said nothing on the subject of
q third term, by letter or otherwise, ex-
"cept when he remarked to gentleman in
"San Francisco, who asked him if he would
run again, that the sea looked very calm
land beautiful This is the most positive
expression that is likely to be obtained
from him until the convention meets and
nominates him by aoclamation."
Year: 1879

GOVERNOR DREW, against whom the
United States Government has brought suit
for stealing timber from the public lands in
that State, is to be renominated by the De-
mocracy of Florida, and reelected if his
fellow-corruptionists can count him in.
The Democratic State Central committee
have practically decided all this in advance
of the choice of the nominating convention.
And the immediate result of this arbitrary
course by that committee has been to pro-
woke an insurrection in the Democratic
camp and to develope goodly number of
anti-DREw Democrats in all parts of the
State. The Republicans, who honestly ex-
pect to carry the State next year, are not
bowed down with grief over this impending
row among their Bourbon opponents.
Year: 1879

THE POTTER Committee should now be
revived. No other receptacle of perjury
than that organization could be expected
to swallow the downright lies sworn to by
the Ute Indians regarding the MEEKER
massacre, except, perhaps, the Secretary of
the Interior himself, who, if he is not a
receptacle of this kind, is at least in the
enjoyment of the receiptof several thousand
dollars year from the profits of the
Westliche Post, earned by traduciDg the Ad-
ministration of which he is member.
This bit of barefaced treachery undoubt-
edly qualities him for sympathy with and
belief in the tales of his congenial savage
friends on the border, In fact, the only diff
ference between him and them resides in
the fact that they shoot their friends in the
back to kill physically, while he stabs his
friends in the same way to kill politically.
Year: 1879

THE anti-GRANT Republicans exhibit
more alarm than discretion at the pending
Southern movement i'll favor of his renomi-
nation. They see in it an offset for their
own votes against him. In fact, they are
now compelled to acknowledge that for
every" Liberal Republican vote the ticket
would lose because of his nomination it
would gain hundreds because of his grow
ing popularity in the South.
Year: 1879

Southern States or the Richmond State to the
front to express the true nwardness of that
section to the world, and when they dis
cover how abhorrent their sentiments are
to the country they attempt in the most
cownrdly manner to discredt their own
agents. This they might do, perhaps, if
there was not so much concurrent testi-
mony to show that they are candid and
honest in representing Southern feeling
and sentiment. Duplicity and hypocrisy
cannot win in the end and hence TooMBs
is frank.
Year: 1879

The Danville (Ya) Post now declares
that Bob TooMBs is no leader Of public
sentiment at the South, but mere nobody.
This s in accordance with Southern tactics,
They put man OF paper like the okolOna
Year: 1879

IT is TO be feared that the pending cleo
ton in Louisiana will go Democratic, as
usual, by reason of theindilerence of North
ern Republicans to the result. Instead of
aiding their -partisans in that State
by speeches and active campaign work as
they should, these Northern Republican
leaCols are mainly engaged in sucking
their thumbs and rejoicing over Unified
North Meanwhile the eight electoral votes
Of that State are being gobbled up by the
Opposition in readiness for 1880.
Year: 1879

When one is sick and the tavorite physician sent for, how sad to think that he will loiter or think of attend ing to anything else when human life is in jeopardy. It makes one feel almost indignant at a man claiming to be physician who would loiter under such circumstances. If his responsibility is great whose duty it is to look after and care for the wants of the body, how much greater the responsibility of him whom God has set as a watchman over Zion-to look after and care for the spiritual wants and destinles of human beings? He should not only be punctual to meet all his appoint ments, but he should be equally punctual Tn visiting the sick, but above everything else he should be on time in warning sinners to repent, believe the gospel and be saved.

 Well now to our precious Sunday School. I am glad, dear children, that we have punctual superinten- dent. Since l have been among you he has nearly always been on time. This seems to be so essential to the well-being of the Sunday School the leader to be in his place at the proper time. The principle of being on time, of course, applies to all other officers, but the teachers more especially. Oh, how discouraging to us children when we enter at the ap- pointed hour and find that teacher has not come; school is opened and the signal notifies us to take our places in the class, and instead of the one whom we have learned to love, with familiar voice and accus- toned zeal, to hear our lessons, one who is not accustomed to teach ling at all, and perhaps a stranger is 10 hear us. Ohi Dear teachers be prompt in attendance! Well, chil- dren, what is our duty2 Let us all with one accord say we will be at Sunday school "Promptly at nine in the morning"

 SALLIE MAY NEPHEW. Dover, Pope Co.,, Ark.