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Year: 1878

The investigation movement was at first
laughed ar, especially by our Southern
press. There are but few of the laushere
left now. The thing is assuming shape.
The Democratic party is moving in earnest,
and it i'll becomes any section of the party,
particularly here in New Orleans, to stand
in the way. 1t is said that pledges were
given to MIR. Hayes and that honor obliges.
Honor certainly obliges, but it is going to be
very difficult to make the commonalty an
derstand wherein honor is involved in this
matter. Who gave the pledges What
were they9 The thing is covered up in 60
much obscurity that we are justified in
assuming the enlightenment to be imprac-
ticab!e.


Perhaps Gov. Nichols gave pledges,
hon estly believing himself authorized, an
der the circumstances, in assuming the au-
thority to do 60. But it was impossible for
him to bind the whole Democracy by his
action. This movement is universal.
Every State in the Union is demanding an
examination; can pledge of Gov. Nichols
bar their progress


In fact, let Us say that not only the
Democracy, but the manhood of the United
States in general, demands an explanation
of this matter. Why speak of honor as to
private pledges in Louisiana when the
national honor is publicly and most vitally
involved. Can anything be more dis
graceful than tame, unquestioning sub
mission by great people to an insolent
usurpationf The public, the world at
large, has grave doubts as to the election
of Mr.. Hayes to the Office W hich he holds.
Is it right that this people should go down
to history as having tamely acquiesced in
an uncertainty of that kind, without a
reasonable, quiet, manly effort to elucidate
it 7 However the honor of small section
or a particular contending party may
be concerned, national honor certainly
requires an investigation, and American
manhood of all parties is going to have it
made. If this is not go, then the country
is more utterly demoraliEed than we be-
lieve to be the case.


AS to the out come, the opinions Of men
will be greatly colored by their wishes OF
their convictions. For our part we are
convinced that Mr.. Hayes was not elected
and has no title to the Presidency. We
therefore presume that tardy justice will
be done and that that gentleman will never
complete his term in the Presidential chair.


Think of a laboring man supporting himself
and family on four dollars per week. That is
the amount the unfortunate miners at Belle.
vile, Illinois receive, and in oopseau uence the
Year: 1878

Think of q laboring man supporting himself
and family on four dollars per week. That is
the amount the unfortunate miners at Belle
vile, Illinois, receive, and in consequence the
pitiable spectacle of strong men, not tramps,
good honest men. begging bread in the streets
of st. Louis, is of daily occurrence.
Year: 1878

and took them and stepped into the
back room, took a bottle out from un-
der the coat of the person who called
for the glasses, and afterwards return
ed the glasses and l found the bottle
on q chair after they had gone. They
brought this bottle with them. Now,
l will give TIL. Parsons reason for
making these charges A few days af-
ter Cossrt onyeped, he sent us word to
go slow or he would have us indicted.
He having learned that one member of
the firm of Crandall Bros. had circulat
ed a petition among our toWnsmen
some time ago to obtain funds to buy
any information that would convict
any party or parties of selling or dis
posing of Intoxicating liquor and he
learned that this fund was still pledg-
ell and that it would he used in buying
information that. would convict him
and his friends, sent us the word to go
slow or lie would have us indicted.
We sent him word to crack his whip,
and he Immediately cracked it before
the Grand Jury without effect, and just
ly so. = FIJI d ng that would not injur.
us, cracked again through the press,
anu we reply by emphatically denying
his ch;.rges. He asks the public to look
ut the Express records if they want to
know who slips in the beer and the
records show forty.eigbt cases or 1852
ct. bottles in four months that T. IL.
Parsons was interested in. We give
these figures in answer to the demand
of his article. Yours respectfully,


CRANDALL Bros.
Year: 1878

A STORY WITHOUT Any MORAL.


a few evening ago, as the Napa dow II.
tram was flying into Yountville, gray
haired man named Dewitt, drunk, stag
gered upon the track directly in front of
the engine. 1t was too late to stop the
iron monster; on it came, and the shud-
dering crowd expected to see him crushed
under its feet. The pilot struck him, but
insted OF hurlng him down and passing
over his body, picked him up gently, as
ah elephant would lit child in circus.
and carried him along on its arms until
it reached the station, some distance of,
and than turned him out on the platform
as carefully as if he were basket of eggs.
The conductor approached him with
mingled relief and wrath on his brow, as
he was getting up and shaking himself in
an unconcerncd sort of way, and siad:


"Old man, after this experience,
should think you would never touch an
other drop OF liquor in your lite"


"Umph," grunted the old man, "if
hadn't been drunk, I'd be dead man
now" and he staggered off,
Year: 1878

Atlanta, Ga, Constitution


We can safely assert that the mines OF
north Georgia, in five years will yield as
much gold as those of California ever
did. What more does man want than
to pick dp nuggets worth $40 or $50
Only last year Il party of road hands
working the road near Dahlonega, dug
up II plug of geld rs large as mans
thumb. A countryman hauled load of
cabbage forty miles to his city, from
Dawson county, during this winter, and
had IL lis pocket along with his tobacco
and knife, two pieces Of gold that could
not have been worth less than S25. He
was just as careless with them as if they
had been a couple of buckeyes lie was
carrying to cure the rheumatism. We
said to hm: "Is there much of this
kind Of gold in your county," YES"
said he; "but you have to dig for it,"
"Well, why do you raise cabbage and
haul it so tart' He replied, "well you
see, stranger, have to bring my wagon
down to Atlanta to carry back salt and
iron, and n few dry goods tor the old
hdy, and cabbage is about as light
load as can haul. generally dig gold
when my crop fails"
Year: 1878

love thee; why, cannot tell,


A thousand nameless winning ways
Around thee weave the magic spell,


And make words poor to speak thy praise
love thee not because thine eyes


Are matched by heavens celestial blue,
But in thy trustful look there lies


The unspoken promise to be true.
love thee for some subtle charm.


That seems to draw my heart to thine,
Thy voice and look my fears disarm,
And tell me thou art only mine.
l love thee; not for wealth or fame
No worldly wish holds thought of thee;
And since thy heart reveals the same,
How bright with hope our lives may be!


N. A. BAINEs, IN IInsleus MaQasine.
Year: 1878

Every time a lady who uses fragrant
SozoDoNT opens her mouth she sdver-
t.ses the article. The state of her teeth is
a certificate of Its excellence. No spot
dsrkens their surface, no impurIty cings
to them, the cussions in which they are
set are rosy, and tho breath that swells
through them Is sweet as the breeze oil
June.
Year: 1878

One Of the greatest needs among ladies has
always been corset made in such manner
that 1t would combine elegance of form with
comfort and ease The great curative cor.
sets" for sale at Douglass, corner of Ninth aud
+ streets, meet the requirements exactly, and
many have been physically benefited by wear
ing them,
Year: 1878

Among the many objections
urged against the design of the new
silver dollar, there Is one which
has not been publicly stated. The
designer, as Is we'll known, Is an
Englishman, and he had contrived
no doubt by accident-to intro
duce portrait of the British lion
among the back-hair of the Goddess
of Liberty. 1t requires a little re-.
search to discover the national


emblem of England, but it is
there. The face of the animal Is
formed by the loose fillet which en-
circles the head of the Goddess,
while her waving back.hair sup
plies the name. Take O card and
and place it SO that it will barely
touch the left hand point of the ex-
treme lower part of the letter "U"


in "Unum," and the extreme lower
part of the neck of the Goddess,
leaving the ends of the fillet and her
back-hair uncovered, and you have
the royal animal. But it is funny.
Year: 1878

The poet says: "'Tis sweet to
hear the W ltch-dog's gentle bark"
II is, ell? When u man is stand
ing away out in the center of a
melon patch at midnight In the
dark of the moon and hears "tbe
watch.dog's gentle bark" but few
feet in his rear and fully realizes
that he has on his thin linen pants,
the voice of the angel Gabriel call
ing the defendants to trial would
pan out more sweetness to the
square inch than tho gentle bark
of a million watch dogs. - Elko
Post.
Year: 1878

EDITOR HERALD: On last Satur-
day morning Il communication
over the signature of D. DID,
that could only emanate from the
bottomless PIT, appeared in libel.
Gus tag which is in the service of
scheming hypocrites. and which is
circulated gratis around this city
for the purpose of misleading
Workingmen, and stating in said
communication that I was opposed
to Kearney. l will say now that 1
never was opposed to Kearney
when 1 thought lie was right, but
that I lave been at all
times opposed to humbugs
who have outlived their
usefulness in every capacity,
and who engrafted themselves on
the organization in this city and
impeded every measure proposed to
make it general and useful. Their
insane opposition to the Home In.
dustry League is an index to the
manner in which they have treated
every practical suggestion made in
the interest of Workingmen.


Because 1 have asserted that the
best and most reliable men should
represent us IN the Constitutional
Convention brainless creature,
who has no interest in this com.
munity outside of what he owes,
makes charges against ME and
threats of violence against any one
who would presume to interfere
with his election on the 19th. /
have no desire and no time to no.
tice every malicious report which
a few knaves are circulating about
me and it Is by no means matter
that interests the public. There
fore l decline to notice any more
DIS.


ANTHONY J. NORTON.


Los Angeles, June 18th.
Year: 1878

The family history OF Sir Capel Fitzger-
aid, the young baronet arrested for robblng
his mistress jewelry and sovereign, is, &C.
cording to London correspondent, strange
one, and the scandal will cause many peas
ant to cross himself devoutly and mutter off
an ancient prophecy and heritage of male
diction. The young fellows grandfather
was the first baronet, so created for the
bloody part he took in the horrors which fol-
lowed the Irish insurrection of 1898. He
was known as changing" Fitzgerald. The
pitch cap, the triangle and the lash were part
of his travelling equipment. One day an old
woman actually knelt in the blood OF her two
sons, whom Magistrate" Fitzgerald had shot
dead at their own door, and, lifting her hands
to heaven, '@cursed him" to the third genera
ton, and prophesied death of disgrace to
all his race. twenty-five years later the first
object of this malediction died by bis own
hani; ten years ago his son cut his throat ;
the young bsronet now in Jail is the last OF
the line
Year: 1878

The pantry shelves are getting grimy, or
fnger-marks around the door-latches and
knobs are looking dark and unsightly. For
lack of time they are left day after day, for
it is hard work to scour all the time, and it
wears off the paint too. Now suppose his
wife has her bottle Of spirits of ammonia to
use; she takes her basin of water and a clean
cloth, just puts on few drops OF the fluid and
wipes off all the dirt. 1t is worth more than
a half days labor, and does not hurt the paint
either. She could put few dropsin her dish
water and see how easily the dishes could be
cleaned; few drops on sponge would clean
all the windows in the sitting-room making
them shine like crystal 1t would take the
stains off the teaspoons and teaspoonful in
the mop-pail would do more in washing up
the kitchen floor than ten pounds of elbow
grease applied to the mop-handle: A house
wife has just as much right to make her work
easy and expeditions as well as her husband
has, If she does not do it, the fault is her
own in great measure.
Year: 1878

A week ago man by the name of Rossis-
ter, who is engaged in the wood business near
Moore's station, on the railroad, was visited
by his wife and child, who reside at Hum
boldt Wells While at the wood camp the
child, boy four and half years of age,
wandered off and was not missed by his par.
ents for probably twenty minutes after he
left the camp. That day search was made
for the little fellow without finding him, and
the next day large party set out on his trail,
which was followed with great difficulty. We
are informed by conductor Hopkins that. on
the third day fifteen men left Humboldt Wells
on horseback to hunt for the little wanderer,
among them the railroad agent, Mr..
Watson. He found the boys track, but as
he had taken off his boots it was very diff
cult to trace it, Mr.. Watson tied the horses
halter to one of his own legs and followed the
track on his hands and knees for several
miles, and at last found the child on the sum-
NIT of lone mound near the Independence
Mountains, 25 miles from where he started
The child travelled four days during the in
tensely hot weather of last week, without
food or water, and was crazy when found by
Mr.. Watson. He recovered rapidly, how
ever. and yesterday morning when conductor
Hopkins left the Wells was apparently none
the worse for his adventure.
Year: 1878

To young man in debt Benjamin Frank.
lin gave the following advice: Make full
estimate of vIl you owe, and all that is owing
to you. Reduce the same to note. AS last
as you collect, pay over to those you owe
If yon cannot, renew your note every year,
business diligently and be Industrious, waste
no idle moments; be very economical in all
things, discard all pride; be faithful to your
God, by regular and hearty prayer morning
and night, attend church and meeting regu-
lar every Sunday; and do unto all men as
you would they should do unto you. If you
are too neendy in circumstances to give to
the poor, do whatever else is in your power
to do cheerfullp. But if you can, help the
poor and unfortunate. Pursue this course
diligently and sincerely for seven years: and
if you are not happy, comparable and inde-
pendent in your circumstances. come to me
and will pay your debts,
Year: 1878

1t is surprising how small is the number OF
shade trees necessary to produce a striking
effect. Ten or twelve trees, fortunately or
skillfully disposed on the sides or brow OF q
hill, are sriRcsent to give it an air OF richness
hsronsag perfectly with i,as highly {..me1s euts
house protects it and gives it an air of peace
and contentment. An unprotected solitary
house gives chilly, lonesome barren impress
sion. At this season of the year, when every
Intelligent farmer is making his plans for the
future, let the planting of few shade trees
in desirable spots about his premises be inclu-
ded in the work for the coming Spring.
Year: 1878

[From the Greeley (Colorado) Tribune]


A correspondent writes as follows: have
often heard people say of such and such a
place that they are so lonely, and the women
in particular have complained that they never
see anything, never 60 anywhere, and that
they might as we'll be dead. But what do you
think of this place for loneliness =? Altogether
there are six of us-one lady, quiet and young
-four employees, one most of the time, or
perhaps two or three away; often during the
day all gone, and when night comes each has
his special duty to perform and is out OF
sight, or is seen only for moment So the
sun goes down over the mountains, with
cedars on the north side, and one looks down
the narrow valley which opens little mile
or so to the north-looks along the wagon
road where only one track has been made
this year. as if some one were coming tired
and ready for warm supper, looks out
through the gap in the range as if four
horse team might be discovered in hurry to
make the five or six miles before dark; but
not soul is seen, nothing moves unless it be
Indian ponies, boy riding behind to seek
fresh range; and the sun slants its long
shadows by the desolate stockade and among
the four Indian houses, where supper IS
cooking over fire out doors. If there were
a neighbor five miles away. or ten or twenty
miles, it would be quite cheerful, and one
could ride over for visit once month and
receive one as often, but it is sixty-fve miles
to the nearest house, where, by the way, no
family is now living, the woman having gone
East because it was so lonely. The lady here
came two years ago; the one who left two
weeks ago had been here four years and had
never been out but once; but she got fash
ion paper once week, and how she felt
when she reached the railroad nobody will
probably ever know.
Year: 1878

A nine-year-old boy has been sentenced by
the Courtof Valok to transportation to Siberia
for life, 'with loss of his civil rights" His
crime was matricide. His mother, widow,
lived shamelessly with lover, from whom
the child vainly strove to wean her affections:
Finally. one night he watched her till she had
fallen asleep, then killed her with his Ratchet,
deposited the body in a grave he had already
prepared, and after covering it up went and
told the neighbors what he had done and why
he bad done 1t.
Year: 1878

WE the undersigned beg leave to in
w form you that we have associated
ourselves together in the Mercantile bus
mess at KNOXVILLE, and have re-
turned from the city with full line of
Goods which we have now opened and
invite your examination. We propose to
sell Goods upon the closest living profit
for the cash or trade, excepting only
those who deal regularly and pay prompt
ly, upon thirty, sixty and ninety days
time. We cannot do business upon the
old system of twelve months time. Both
duty and interest to ourselves, as well as
our customers, forbid it. We hope, BY
strict attention to business, an earnest
desire to please and give satisfaction, to
merit and receive your support.


All kinds of marketing, including corn,
received in exchange for goods.


Respectfully.


MELVIN & STRIDER.
Unionville, Noy.3 3, 1877. II
Year: 1878

What does it mean, that mournful band,
Moving so slowly with measured tread?
Who is it has gone to the spirit land!
Who at our neighbor's house is dead?
Only the baby, did hear you say,
That they are carrying to his little


grave,
Only the baby has passed away,
Under the shadow of death S dark wave.
Only the baby, but say, do you know
What else they are burying there to-


day?
Did you think that under the cold, cold
They have hidden the mothers heart


away?
Did you think of that heart all crushed


and sore,


Bleeding and moaning in anguish wild,
Praying to God in her helpless woe,
In pity to give back her darling child!
Did you think of that home all silent now,
Since that coffin passed through that


open door?
OF the anguished look on the mother S


brow,


AS she longs for the voice she will new


er hear more?
OF the yearning pain in the mothers


breast,


In the days to come, as she lists to hear
The pattering feet that have gone to rest,
And the prattling voice that was once


so dear.
Did you think of the toys hidden away,
That the mother keeps with such tender


care?
She will look at them tenderly every day,
And weep over the lock of baby hair.
But weep not, mother, for in yon bright
land,


The "Ransomed" are singing a glorious


lay,
Though your babe was taken by Deaths
cold hand,


An angel was born in heaven that day.
G. B. r.
Year: 1878

TRUSTING A CANDID BoY.-One who
has money that he is willing to lose (ln
case he should faiD, can afford to show
confidence in stranger-tOr the sake
of the experiment. Unquestionably in
a boy unused to be trusted, a generous
trial of trust will often inspire honesty
and give him the selt-respect that will
make man of him.


Durins the session of the late Epis-
copal convention in Boston, the bishop
of Louisiana, in crossing the common,
met a boy whose face he fancied, and
calling TO him, asked If he had any
thing to do just then, to which he said
No.


''Are you a good boy?"


The little fellow scratched his head
and replied, 81 am not very good boy.
| cuss little sometimes.


This candid answer inspired the bish-
op with confidence, and he then said,
after giving his name and address,


Il want you to 90 to a certain place
and get bundle for me, and bring 1t
TO my hotel. There Will be a charge OF
eight dollars; here is the money To pay
it, and half dollar which you will keep
for doing the errand.


On MS return TO the hotel the blsh-
ops friends laughed at him for his Gre
dulity, telling him that lie would never
see the boy, or the bundle, or the mon
ey again; but in half an hour the young
chap returned, bringing the bundle aud
a receipted bill for eight dollars and
halt, the bishop having made a slight
mistake as TO the amount that was due.


"How did you manage to pay the ex-
ira half dollar?' he inquired.


81 took the money that You gave me
for the job. / knew that you would
make it all right"


And 'all right" it was made, and |
have no doubt that the confidence that
was reposed in that boy, because of his
truthfulness will do him good as long
as he lves.-Ntw York L'dger.
Year: 1878

A new use has been found for gun cot
ton. Hereafter it is to be employed for
disabling guns Of the enemy, and is to
take the place Of the spike and the ar
plorer's hammer. A slab of gun-cotton,
simply laid upon the muzzle of gun
and detonated, so Injuries and distorts the
weapon as to render it practically useless
for firing, while in the case of a muzzle-
loader it at once precludes any attempt
to load the gun. The old plan, it may
be remembered, of rendering an enemy's
gun useless after storming battery, was
to spike them by driving nail into the
vent or touch-hole, and then, in the event
of the attacking party being driven out
of the battery again, or retiring the
weapons could not be used against them,
at any rate for time. The rapid injur-
ing of gun by means Of gun-Cotton, in
the way now suggested, will prevent the
cannon ever being employed again. This
is not the first application that has been
made of gun-cotton for purposes of de-
struCtion before the enemy. A new body
of men termed Cavalry Pioneers, first
created by the Austrians and now adopt
ed in the British army, are to employ
charges of gun-cotton in similar way
for breaking railway lines and destroying
bridges quickly. The trooper, mounted
on strong and rapid horse, is provided
with belt containing few pounds of
compressed gun.c cotton, and on arriving
at railway he dismounts and places a
charge upon one of the rails. The gun.
cotton is detonated with fuse, and the
result is that half yard of metal is sent
flying over the next hedge. Probably
not more than sixty seconds are neces-
sary to work the mischief, but the man
is up and away before the explosion can
take place.