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Year: 1879

The Greenbackers come before the voters
summer they assured the people of this
State that resumption could not be accom-
plished, tha' the attempt to enforce the re-
sumption act would bring about widespread
disaster and that the Republicans were
busily engaged in increasing the national
debt Many thousands of people, who
ought to have known better, were credulous
enough to put faith in their assurances.


Resumption has been accomplished and
the notes of the United States are redeem
able in coin on presentation at the Treasury.
Its paper is as good as gold-or wheat. The
attempt to enforce the resumption act has
been made and is successful. The enforce
ment has not brought about disaster and
ruin. On the contrary the country in all its
sections is on the mending hand. Business
is improving, trade is looking up, prices are
advancing, collections are easier to make
Even Solon Chase's steers, put on short
commons as he assures us they have been,
can command better price than they could
last Fall. The national debt has been re-
duced over six hundred millions from it's
highest tigures-an average reduction of
nearly fifty millions a year. The interest
charge has been cut down almost seventy
millions of dollars. Above all the paper
dollar will buy as much of food or clothing
or rent or of the luxuries of life as will the
gold dollar. These are facts, and 50 gener-
ally admitted that the Greenbackers in their
convention did not dare to assail the re-
sumption of specie payments or to repeat
the denunciations of what they called last
summer ''the robber resumption act"
That act has been positive and clearly ap-
parent benefit to the country, and they
know that and have ceased to denounce it.


False in one, false in all. The prophets of
disaster made false predictions last summer.
The ruin they predicted and prayed for did
not come. The country has thriven instead
of going to the bad. They showed as little
of political sagacity as they did of patriotic
hopefulness. And they come now before
the people discredted. Last year they rep.
resented feeling of discomfort that though
mistaken and misdirected was honest. This
year they are merely the agents of an in.
trigue whose aim it is to thrust out of power
the political organization whose wise policy
has brought about that better state of affairs
they predicted would not come.
Year: 1879

THE Springfield Republican thinks we
ought not to ask the ex-Rebels to say they
are sorry for the sin of rebellion, because
repentance is matter between man and
God rather than between man and man."
The logic of this is as weak as the sentiment
talism.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used
Year: 1879

THE Washington correspondent of the
Democratic Charleston News says: ''The
Democrats lost their opportunity, if they
ever had any, by not acting with promptness
and decision Immediately upon the reception
of the first veto message, or, at farthest, of
the second one. I modestly urged at the
time that they should have passed the appro-
priation bills then, and promptly, and as
promptly have adjourned. This course
would have left the Republicans in we'll
defined position of opposition to free ballots,
and would have anticipated and silenced the
cry of Democratic back-down. 1t is one
thing to retreat as matter Of strategy, and
quite another thing to be driven off the field.
The Democrats did not retreat when they
could have done so, and now look very much
as though they were about to be driven into
doing what they might have obtained some
credit for doing Voluntarily
Year: 1879

Readers, did you know that for thirty feet
the bowels are lined with net work of fine
sensitive nervesp This surface is quite deli
cate, and frequently by the use OF strong or
violent purgatives this tract is horribly torn
irritated and convulsed by their gripping ac-
ton, which affects the whole system. You
do not need pills, but you need gentle invig-
Grating tonic action. something that will give
new vigor to the stomach and general system
by gently clearing the bowels and liver of all
waste matter. BY using Bailey's Saline Ape-
rient you have the pleasant cathartic action
desired. By its saline action 1t its wonderful
preventative against diseases, having their
origiu from exposure Of hot or cold cli-
mates
Year: 1879

Section |. That the governor of the
state shall receive tor his salary the sum
of 50 500 per annum. That the secreta.
ry of state snail receive for his salary the
sum of 81 800 per aenum. That the
treasurer shall receive for his salary the
sum of $4,000 per annum. That the
auditor of the state shall receive for his
salary the sum of 81 800 per annum.
That the commissioner of state lands
shall receive for his salary the sum of
81 500 per annum. That the attorney
general of this state shall ceceive for his
salary the sum of 81 500 per annum.
That the judges Of the supreme court oil
this state shall each receive for their sal
AIRY $500 per annum. That the judges
of the circuit courts Of this state shall
each receive for their salary the sum Of
81 900 per annum. That the superinten-
dent of public instruction shall receive
for his salary the sum OF 81 200 per an
mum. That the prosecuting attorneys OF
the several districts shall not be allowed
any salary from the state That the ad-
judant general of the state shall not be
allowed any salary from the state except
in times of war or insurrection when he
shall receive the same salary as is now
provided by law. That the members Of
the General Assembly shall each receive
the sum Of 81 per day while in session,
and IL cents per mile necessarily travelled
in going to and returning from the seat
OF government in attendance on the ses
sion of the Legislature; and the same pay
shall be allowed each member while SER
wing on committees during the vacation
of the General Assembly; provided said
committee is authorized to sit during va
cation; and provided further that this
section shall apply to the members of the
present General Assembly.


Sec. q The saleries herein fixed for
state officers shall be paid quarterly by
the state treasurer upon the warrant of
the auditor.


Sec. s. This shall not effect the sala-
ries of state officers in office, during their
term of office.


After the reading of the bill, the SEN
ate adjourned till Thursday, at 10 o.
clock.
Year: 1879

There will be Grand Masquerade Ball at
Adelaide Hall, Fort Smith, Monday night
January q. 1t will be the best thing of the
kind ever given in this part of the State. Ev-
cry precaution will be taken as to the parties
admitted, and any of our young gentlemen
and ladies who may desire to attend, need
have no fears from that cause. All necessary
information may be obtained by addressing
Simon Baer Fort Smith.
Year: 1879

A gentleman of San Francisco, says the A1yonaat, has devoted a great part of the time he has spent on the Pacific coast in contracting bills, which he does not find conveniently paid when due. Having lived in California since '59, and being what is called ga generous liver,n he has numerous creditors, and the sum of his debts is respectfully large. Some years ago he determined to at tempt the gradual payment of all his liabilities, Endowed with fine sense of justice it puzzled him to decide upon plan of liquidation that would be fair and equitable to all his creditors. After long consideration he hit upon method which he found entirely satisfac tory. He explained his plans the other day to one of his recently acquired credi- tors. A bill was presented him with request of immediate payment. He tooF the account, and carefully checking all the items, and footing up the long columns of figures, found all correct. Then-he quietly and neatly folded up the bill and filed it away in a pigeon hole marked .W.n Turning to his waiting creditor, he explained as follows: "Mr. Williams, it will be in the regular order, but you may depend upon my att ention. Some years ago I adopted an alphabetical system of paying of my in debtedness, and have now got as far as lC. Don't trouble yourself to call again. As soon as I get to w I will call on you with the amount" Struck with the debtors systematic and equitable method of doing business, the creditor l hopefully withdrew
Year: 1879

 A sad-faced woman who had bowed Her face to Fortune's stern decree, Passed quietly along the crowd, And came and sought relief of me; And as my purchases made From out her rather seanty store, I never by glance betrayed That had seen her face before. But in my heart a--silver bell, Part of dear memory's tuneful chime, Rang out melancholy knell, The dead march of the olden time; And as she passed adown the stair She who was once the pride and toast Tho scent of graves was in the air, I knew that I had seen a ghost Why had misfortune brought such i'll To one who erst appeared to be Destined to never feel the chill Or know the bangs of poverty With luxury on every hand, A home ot ease, a dream of bliss, A queen with courtiers to command God what an awful change was this The pathos of her story few Could read upon her pallid face, So changed, alas to those who knew Her in her younger, brighter days She who was once on height so proud, In gilded cage with dainties fed, Was now amid the hurrying crowd Compelled to earn her daily bread In vain tho problem we would solve, Or keep the crown we once possessed; With Fortune's wheel we must revolve, And take our chances with the rest. Through disappointment, pain or woe, Whatever grief the heart may feel, It is enough for us to know The hand of God is on thewheel.

 Josephine Poltard.
Year: 1879

Poor PROSPECTS FOR A GOOD HARVEST
IN GERMANY AND RUssIA.-NEw YORK,
August 6.-The Evening Post has a
private letter from gentleman in East
en Germany, who says that: "There has
been nc summer, but rain nearly every
day. The thermometer in my room
r0nges from SO to Is. In some places
harvesting has begun, but unless we
have some warm, dry weather soon, much
of the grain must rot in the field On
our way, recently, to and from the noun
tains 1.-TWO different routes( | observed
that at least half of the wheat we passed
was lying fiat and tangled in the field,
being beaten down by daily rain-storms.
All will be difficult to cut, and much
must rot or sprout before it can be secur-
ed. Adding to this the immense amount
Of grain ond other food-crops destroyed
by foundations last month, it looks as if
America would be called upon to feed
Germany as well as England France next
winter.


'Tne accounts from Russia are also
not very encouraging. Of rye the crop
will be below the average. In Podolia
and Volhyria the yield Of rye will be very
slight. In the government Of Pultowa,
noted for its usually large yield of rye
the prospect is little better, although
the harvest will not equal that of fairly
good year. The outlook for wheat is
slightly better in some of the governments
but in Kieff there are some fields that
will scarcely repay the labor of harvest
ing. In short, the entire yield Of bread
stutfs will fall considerably below that of
last year
Year: 1879

In DR.. Prices Unique Perfumes, each


particular character can find an appro-
pirate odor. For the clergyman and ora
tor, his refreshing and fragrant Floral
Riches; for the brilliant and witty, his
charming Evening Violet; for the sedate
and robust, his persistent Thibet Musk;
for the lady of fashion, his captivating
Hyacinth; for the young gentleman, his
delicate Alista Bouquet; for the young


lady, his sweet Pet Rose. We know our
friends by their voice why not recognize
them by their sweet and particular odor?
Year: 1879

The worst enemies to the prosperity
of our State are class of political dema-
gogurs, with their newspaper allies. who
constantly prate about honesty. econo-
my, and low taxes iD order to gain poll
teal favors from the masses. The ex-
tent OF the interest of these men in the
real prosperity OF the State is limited to
the places they can gain, and the pat
ronage they can disburse. In the pur-
suit of their ends they are entirely sell
fish in their political methods they are
gain Office they are willing and ready
to sacrifice the most important interests
of the State. Hungry politicians are
like wolves-indiscrinlinate in their ap-
petites. They will devour the objects
of their legitimate hunt or with equal
zest their crippled mates wounded in
the chase.-[N. 0, Times.
Year: 1879

| This age is a progressive one, and
Improvements are continually ssggest-


ing themselves in almost every de-


partment of human life. Labor saving


inventions and machinery are eagerly


sought for, to accomplish in a few hours
time, what usually was the toll Of days
and even weeks. The farm, the house


hold, the workshop, the factory, all


possess unmistakable evidences of this
wonderful age ofprogress. remained,
however, for the eminent house of Lord
g. Taylor, well known as one of the
leading dry goods firms of New York
City, to introduce vast Improvements in
the old shopping method, and to make
shopping easy" for every lady in the
country. There is now no excuse for
ladies to fatigue themselves with travel,
and to undergo its hundred and cnc
annoyances, when they can purchase
every article needed for the wardrobe
or household without leaving their
homes. Messrs. Lord & Taylor will
send, on application, free Of charge.
samples of any Of the newest piece
goods for Spring and Summer wear,
which they advertise, with prices at
tacled to each. Selections from these
are readily made orders for goods re-
ceived. filled by the honse, and returned
by fast trains to the purchaser. This
surely is material improvement for
the slow method of former days, as by
this system time, money, labor and an
noyances are all saved. The business
standing of this eminent house makes
this announcement worthy of attention,
as they can be relied npon implicitly to
accomplish whatever they advertise to
do.
Year: 1879

A man once went to purchase II horse
Of a Quaker. Will he draw well y
asked the buyer. "Thce will be pleased
to see him draw" The bargain was
concluded and the farmer tried the
horse, but he would not stir q step. He
returned and said. "Tlat horse will
not draw an inch" {" did not tell thee
that he would draw, friend. | only re-
marked that it would please thee to see
him draw, and so it would me, but he
would never crafty me in that respect.'
Year: 1879

grasp the idea Of civilization, but they
are in n helpless minority. The moral,
industrial and social condition of the
South is as deplorable as the condition
of men can become, and it is only solid
in its hostility to work and hostility to
the plainest and simplest rights Of man.


1t appears that some remarks in
little Mississippi country newspaper has
been the red rag to arouse this ire.


We will quote the writer's own words:
"To hear such language from scribblcr
who cannot pay his colored washwoman
for whitening one shirt a month and
coming from land whose idceness,
poverty, and vice are so great that the
negroes are cmigrating by thousands,
to free State, that they may find work
to do and food to cat, should not excite
ALARM"


If so worthy of contempt. why sound
the alarm so vigorously, and why add
of the whole South at has war daily.
1t has murdered the Christian family.
1t has Just killed in Frankfort noble
and great judge. 1t offers few negroes
daily to it's bloody god


There is good deal more abuse, but
all in the raw head and bloody bones
style. A bitter unreasonable hatred is
visible in every line, the more singular
to us as the writer of whom we know
good deal is a genial gentleman of
broad charity, and has hitherto been
kindly and unprejudiced in all his re-
marks on Southern affairs. 1t only goes
to show how strong the popular voice at
the North is against lis.


1t is bad enough to be stigmatized as
a race of barbarians, bnt when we are
accused of the murder of the Christian
family 1--WE wonder what the man means,)
and of offering up negro daily on our
bloody affairs, we feel like the Wee
Wifkie in the Sotclish song when the
peddlar cut off her skirts "aboon the
knee" during her sleep;


s'Tlis is nae me, quo she. this Is Rae ;lae,
Somebody has been fellin me, and this Ia nae


me-
Year: 1879

.N"sNfiiie Nshles-l htpubilcAhs

 At noon last Friday well at the fair grounds caved in, burying William Selves under thirteen feet of sand There was the widest excitement. The reseuers had to go one hundred feet be- low the surface before they reached the pile of sand. As soon as possible gas pipe was thrust down and air pumped in the belief that there had been made a recess in the sand by falling boards, The men worked like beavers in the midst of danger from another cave. Ev- cry few minutes fresh hands were sent down. It was kept up until one o'clock on Sunday morning, when Selves head was reached. He was alive and had his head close to the end of the pipe. He was cramped in between three boards, but they and the pipe saved his life. Great is the rejoicing in Nash vile, as we go to press with an extra.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, October ll.--In order to secure uniformity in the distribution and despatch of mail matter, and in the treatment of matter declared unmailable under the order of September 20, the Postmaster-General has issued this or der:

 Aftera letter is mailed it is the prop erty of the person to whom it is ad- dressed. and must be sent to the post office to which it is directed, if there be such an office. But whether there be such post-ofiice or not the postmaster or his subordinates have no authority, in law or otherwise, to change the direc- ton or address of the letter without the express authority of the party or parties entitled to the letter. Should the post master or his employees change the ad. dress or direction of letter or package, and should such letter or package in consequence fail to reach the addresses. the postmaster would in law be liable for the value of the package. A post master may complete or perfect an ad- dress already made, but he cannot change its direction to different per son, or different office, or different State, without authority.

 Misdirected matter received at any post-ofiice for delivery should not.be held for advertising, but should be inn mediately returned to the sender, if his name or address appears thereon, mark ed ''misdirected," and stamped with the postmark of the office of receipt. If the address of the sender does not appear upon misdirected matter it should be sent immediately to the Dead Letter Office. Misdirected matter offered for mailing should be returned to the send CT, if known, immediately, or, if the sender's name does not appear thereon, should be sent at once to the Dead Letter office.

 This order is to take effect immediate ly upon its receipt by division superin- tendents and postmasters.

 (Signed) D. M. KEY,

 Postmaster-G General.

 A BIG Salem rat tried recently to breakfast of a young lady's ear as she lay asleep. Her screams brought in the family, and she was found with her face covered with blood and her ear badly lacerated
Year: 1879

There is a farmer in an adjoining county who drinks an average of ten gallons of water each twenty-four hours. He has been afflicted Tn this way for thlrtee- months past, and though he has become somewhat emaciated, is still able to go about and attend to busi- ness. The man is obliged to carry wa ter with him wherever he goes, and to drink every few minutes. fhe attempts to chew tobacco, it becomes dry instead of absorbing the moisture of his salivary gland
Year: 1879

IL is said that JoscAy, the new piano virtuoso, now thrilling the New Workers, touches the piano with such sweet and graceful tenderness that grand square (here insert name of maker) has been frequently known to get mp on its hind legs, embrace him, and implant a ehaste kiss on his brow. Jo is just to awmlly sweet to run at large
Year: 1879

One of the Commissioners of Public l Health in Prussia, Professor Finkelburg, 1 has recently been featuring upon the

 causes of insanity. Professor Finkelburg

 tor of medicine, which gives much

 weight to his opinion on this important i subject. The alarming prevalence of 1 the disease in Prussia has recently turned the attention of the authorities to an in vestigation of the causes. It is found

 that one person in every four hundred and fifty is affected with insanity. Pro- lessor Finkelburg finds that amongst the working classes the evil originates from 1 insufficient food and unhealthy dwell ings. The excessive use of alcoholic liquors figures conspicuously in filling the lunatic aslyums.

 Amongst the educated classes the causes of insanity are more varied and quite different, and often date from infancy. To the forcing process in education much evil is attributed Too much is demanded in study and too little time given to sleep-in fact, overwork and long continued mental application de- freshing sleep altogether, and this re- suits in weakness of the mind and the body, the former often preceding the latter calamity. A purely negative edu- cation is recommended until the child reaches the age of twelve At this age it is better prepared for rapid progress in its studies than another who has been put fo too premature work.

 Amongst grown people Professor Finkelburg makes 8 broad distinction between men of work and men of pleas ure. Activity and a suitable exercise of all the faculties conduce to the preserva- tion of mental as well as the intellectual health. The class of idlers furnish the greatest number of hypocondriacs. The most serious and so far the most incur able diseases of the brain are those that affect the ablest and most active business men. Softening of the brain or chronic inflammation of that organ seems to be fearfully on the increase amongst class who overfatigue the mind in the pursuit of business and allow themselves but little sleep or varied emotions. It is therefore recommended to all to try as much as possible to vary occupations, to distract the mind as much as possible from too absorbing thoughts, to give the faculties agreeable recreation, and to take free exercise in the open air. After all the wisest know but little about the mysterious functions of the brain, and still less about the terrible diseases to which it is subject. In this country but few men have attained any eminence in a successful diagnosis or treatment of this class of diseases, and with them failure is rule rather than an excep- tion
Year: 1879

We have discovered that we have a
follower and disciple OF the late lie
Moyne, the cremaist and cremated,
In our composing room. In our notice
Of the death of the mother of the
fighting McCOoks," We only intended
to bury her, but this aforesaid disciple
thought that it would be better to
burn her, aud when tie intelligent
compositor' levels lances with the
poor editor, the latter must bite the
dust.
Year: 1879

TELEGRAPHIC.
Lengthy Details of a Small Sized


Fire in New York.
Heroic Conduct of a Noble Fire


man on the Occasion.
The Startling Discovery Made that
Kentucky is Without


Constitution
Hanlan and Courtney Agree Upon
a Five Mile Race for $4,000.
Year: 1879

HITHERTO we have had strong
leaning to Grant, but If that cut the
Chicago Tribune prints is Grant We
are dreadfully shaken up. 1t took US
ten minutes TO decide whether it was
dung hill rooster, or the portrait of q
Rerkshire pig,
Year: 1879

THE Democratic party is not yet
dead.-Dispatcb


He himself hath said it and
it's greatly to his credit"
If anybody else in the world had
made this remark except Brother
Charlton, We should in the light of
recent events have had to disbelieve it,
but his wide spread reputation for
veracity, sobriety and reliability has a
tendency TO make us doubt the evil
dence Of our senses.