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Year: 1878

THE MORAL Portion of the public win be
glad to read in our report Of Mr.. Tamnge's SER
mon ''The Gates Of He'll" that what the
preacher graphically styles "holy imbecilityr
is to blame for a great deal of tho sin in the
world. True, the people knew this before, but
they were not sure that ministers did.
Year: 1878

THERE Is AN UGLY jerking motion in the
trains on the up track Of the New York Ele-
waited Railroad passing Fifth street ut the en-
trance to Third avenue. Should an accident
happen there some day it would be bad Tor Mr.
Field and rapid transit.
Year: 1878

Our ARTICLE on "Uptown Improvements'
will be an admirable tonic for croakers q bet
ter one of the same sort will be prescribed when
the elevated roads enable people to build
homes far up town as they want to.
Year: 1878

Neither the Senate nor House Committee ON
Military Affairs has as yet taken any action ON
this bill. Everybody pretends and processes to
be for It's passage, but no man hurries it for
ward. All the time of this House committee
seems taken up in writing circulars to subal-
terms in the Regular Army, inviting their criti-
cisms on their superior officers, and in studying
out how few bones they will leave in the skele-
ton of our military force. They take tithes
ofmint, anise and cummin, and neglect Justice
and mercy, the weightier matters of the law.
The delay is simply inexcusable. The bill
should have been reported back within ten
days and pressed for passage. Every provision
in it has been thoroughly debated and there is
no measure more completely understood and on
which every members mind is long since made
up.


1t looks as if the pretended friends of the
measure proposed to strangle it in committee.


The session is rapidly advancing. Other
measures of national Importance will come be-
fore Congress- Days, weeks and months of
wrangling and discussion are probable, over
banking, tariffs, silver reconciliation and all
manner OF money questions, and each in it's
turn gets ahead of and hinders the soldiers bill
Of justice.


Once more we warn the soldiers of the coun-
try that they must make themselves felt by
their Representatives that their Members must
be made to feel and take an interest in the i'm
mediate passage of this law. And we further
warn them that if they do not actively and
boldly look after their own interests, no one
else will, and this bill will be allowed to perish,
blasted by neglect in the house of its pretended
friends.
Year: 1878

Times are hard, very hard. This cry comes
from all parts of the land.


4 Paralyzed industries eyerywhere, unemployed
labor everywhere, work called for and not found.
capital locked up, enterprises stopped. great un
dertakings of all kinds, public and private,
halted indefinitely; shrinkage in value of real
estate, downfall of prices of all things for sale
All these are signs and proofs of hard times,


Now if any good genius would at once pour
out all over the country, in small amounts
4 twenty to thirty millions of dollars, scattering
his gifts carefully aud discreetly where they
were most needed, all the wheels would begin
to turn again, little debts would be paid, and
these in their turn pay larger ones, and the i'm
pulse thus communicated would throb through
the whole community, like flood of new life,
and times would soon cease to be hard.


The good genius is at hand in the person of
our excellent g Uncle Sam the only solvent
person we know Of.


The money is ready; the way to distribute
it is by the Bounty Bill, dispensing all over the
country in small sums the money admitted to
be Justly due to our soldiers


A scheme agreed upon by each cf the politi-
cal parties, recommended by State legislatures,
conforming to justice and gratitude, and at
this day the best political economy ever known,
the best measure of relief to the general tight
ness of money ever devised.


People are excited over the Silver Bill, and
that bill in itself is right, but as measure of
relief it is nothing compared with the Bounty
Bill.


The soldier who receives his fifty or one hun
dred dollars pays it out at once in his own
neighborhood, and, as they are in all the neigh
borhoods OF the country, the whole mass is put
ln motion and becomes active capital.
Year: 1878

We invite correspondence from surgeons and
others on matters of general or special interest
Views and suggestions of practical men are
always valuable.


We of course can pay no attention to anony-
NOUS communications; but shall always hold
all communications addressed to us as strictly
confidential, unless the writer permits the use of
his name.
Year: 1878

graduation on the large additions made to It's
subscription list in the last month


We feel that all that we have received is de-
served, but we do not want to stop short of
brilliant and overwhelming success. 1t is our
desire to make this the paper for all persons in
terested in pensions, bounties, and other claims
against the Government arising from the war
OF the rebellion. We want to be the mouth
piece and organ Of the scattered individuals
who once constituted the solid bulwark of
nations defense. We devote our columns to
articles upon their rights-to the assertion of
which we stand pedged-and to the relief of
their wrongs wherever they appear. To us no
office or officer is too elevated to be the sub
ject of just and fair criticism. Any plan of
any kind, offered under any auspices which is
designed or likely to affect the pensioners, shall
receive impartial and rigorous examination
and no excuse of necessity, no allegation of
economy, shall blind us to the real effect of
changes proposed


We start out upon the clear proposition that
the pension law was made and intended to
benefit the pensoner--that all other considera-
tions are subordinate to this. When change





justice or injustice, an advantage or disadvan-
tage to the invalid soldier, his widow or orphan
If it will, we reject it at once, whatever prom
ses it may make in other directions


We know that we work at a disadvantage
here at the seat of Government We know
that our friends and patrons cannot combine nor
make themselves felt by way of organization
We know that there is vice in legislation here,
growing all the time, which deals with the Gov
ernment and It's bureaus as something separate
and apart from the people


People here, and especially high officials, have
fashion of talking about the s'iuteyest of the
Government" as if it were possible that there
should or could be an interest in the Govern
ment distinct, separate from, and antagonistic
to the " Interest Of the people


The machine sets itself up tc be of more con-
sequence than the owner-the creature than the
creator 1t is natural enough for officials to feel
and think thus.


To them the Government means place. reputa-
ton, and power.


But 6 the body is more than raiment,' and
the people, for and by whom Government was |
instituted, are of far greater real value and con-
sequence than the Government


Their interests cannot i'll any true sense be
separated; for that which benefits or Injuries
the people must in the end benefit or injure the
Government


And thus all schemes which profess to be
based upon merely saving expense to the Gov
ernment need watching to be sure that under
this plausible device they do not usurp upon the
rights and advantages of the people.


OF this class of cases is the bill of the Com
missioner of Pensions to abolish local examin-
ing surgeons and create special boards, few com
paratively III numbers and necessarily incompe-
tent for the prompt discharge of their duties
1t claims to save expense to the Government,
but il increases vastly and intolerably the ex-
r,o,aco md tho hird1or,oo 2
Year: 1878

TIE state of Indiana is soon to be the
field of another political conflict; the
politicians are already at work. The
state elect a full delegation to congress
and legislature, which chooses a sue
cessor to Voorhees, in the United States
senate. This latter is where the great
contest will turn.
Year: 1878

GOLD is being paid out in many pla-
ces in the country along with silver
and greenbacks. The legal tender sill
yer dollar is, however quoted at a frac-
ton above gold, and the greenback a
fraction below.
Year: 1878

Washington advices of the 21st inst,
say that r. B. Pullen, Cincinnati mer-
chant ard author of loan on finance
has been before the committee on bank
ing and currency. His idea is that the
only proper money that should be al
lowed to circulate is that issued by the
government, and that the government
prerogative to issue money applies with
much greater force to paper money
than to coin. He thinks that on that
subject the public mind has been mis-
led for generations. The banks, he
thinks, might rather be allowed to issue
coin than paper because the intrinsic
value of coin is near its actual value;
whereas, the only value of paper money
is that passed by the government. =
Year: 1878

So popular has the wire fence become,
not only 10 the cities but in the country
that it bids fair to supercede wooden feBc-
es almost entirely. From venture at
first, this business mas grown TO such pro-
portions that extensive manufactures
have sprung up all over the country.
Prominent among them is the Ohio Steel
Barb Fence Co., one of the strongest in
the country, and whose fence is conceded
to be superior in many respects to others.
This fence is particularly adapted to farm
purposes, and has an immense sale in the
Northwest. Ask your hardware dealer
for it. See card in this paper.
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel. nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plan
You therefore only pay for what you get
Everything is first class, and prices mod.
crate, adapted to the stringency Of the
times. You save the expense of carriage
hire. and by leaving your baggage CHECK
on the counter Of the Hotel, your baggage
will be delivered in your rooms, ffteer
minutes after the arrival of the cars, free
of expense. We advise you to give the
Grand Union a trial.
Year: 1878

Frank MiIIer's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade oi
these goods is always standard and then
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
irm is one of the oldest in the country anG
has the largest trade in its line in The
country. dwtf
Year: 1878

paragraph. To save large amount of profan-
ity, we ordered the italics to be disregarded and
forty cursings were converted into forty bless
iDgs.


1t is our experience in editing communica-
tions that women and preachers run fearfully
into itGlicS-much more than any other class
1t is by no means proof of the strength of an
article to see the smoothness and regularity of
its appearance thus destroyed and defaced. A
word or two in italics may be necessary some
times Cor the purpose of special emphasis or
opposition, but in general to put a whole SAN
tence or phrase in this way is to indicate that
the writer is straining after expressive words
which he cannot find, and he might as we'll say
IN parenthesis: "This is very strong point y
His counterpart is found in the artist who
after he had finished his picture, was obliged
to write under it that 1t was COW, or horse,
as the case might be. In making this sub
scription the writer was only itaHcising his
picture. The English language, in which we
read Shakespeare, Milton, Burke and Sheridan
without italics, has words for every shade of
thought or meaning; the right word carries its
own emphasis, and writer may be sure that
when MS word will not express his mean ing
without the use OF italics, it is because his ord
Is not the right one for his purpose The def
cheney is in his own vocabulary.


Perhaps 1t would not be Over5tating the case
to say that italics bear the same relation
to writing that profanity does to speech !;
oatbs are the italics of the ignorant in con-
versation; and italics are the oaths of the
weak in writing. Clergymen are not, as a
class, weak writers; some of them, on the con-
trary, are very strong writers; but they have
certainly contracted the habit to which we
refer, and it is of itself sufficient to take the
sap out of the best of writers if persisted in for
alength of time, just as the unnecessary use
OF the cratch will in the course of time destroy
the vigor and power of the limbs. To adapt
simile which we have recently come across
in desultory reading, italics are the rouge of
literary composition, but not its natural COM
pleXion
Year: 1878

CONCORD, Jan. 16.-The Democratic State
Convention which met here today was fully at
tended.


Col Henry o. Kent of Lancaster presided.
His speech was very long, the main points be-
ing denunciation of the way in which the last
residential election was decided, and of the
unjust districtng of the state and apportiop-
ment of representatives last June.


The resolutions endorse the Presidents
Southern policy, favor god basis and oppose
any Impairment of the public credit, declare
faith in the doctrine of state rights, demand a
revision of the tariff.


Frank Mexican of Nashua was nominated
for governor
Year: 1878

THE use OF long words which we get
from other tongues not only makes our
thoughts and our speech dim and hazy,
hut it has done somewhat to harm the
morals Of our people. Crime does not
sometimes look like crime when il is set
before us in the many folds of long
word. When man steals and we call
it "defalcation," we are at loss to know
if 1t is blunder or a crime. If he does
not tell the truth and we are told that it
Is case of prevarication it takes us some
ZINE to know just what we should think
OF it. No man will ever cheat himself
into wrong doing, nor will he be- at =
lo" to judge Of others, if he things and
speaks Of acts in clear. crisp English
terms. .-HoratfO Seymour.
Year: 1878

Mr.. VANDERBILT was asked one day
what was the secret Of his success in his
business. "Secret? There is no secret
about it. All you have to do is 10 attend
10 your business and go ahead" AT
another time he said: "The secret Of my
success Is this: ! never tell what | am
gong to do till / have done it," This
was nearer the mark. He KEEP: his own
council and never betrayed his best friend
himself. This was the secret Of the
railroad kings career.
Year: 1878

Small feet will be much worn this
winter, and dresses be very short IN
front. Black silk stockings and shoes
barred with flowers were the rage at
the recent official fetes in Paris. while
for the streets are recommended boots
of white Russia leather, with. at mid
l-g. band of dark fur Reason why:
the cotillion is going out and real
dancing is coming in when, a. in the
Great Century, the guests will per-
form ballrts of a noble. stately and
dignified sort.
Year: 1878

The root of religion is the fear of
God ; the rule of religion is the law
of God the motive of religion is the
love of God the end of religion is to
glorify God and enjoy Hin forever.
Year: 1878

A large portion of the American people are
to day diving from the effectsof Dyspepsia or
disordered liver. The result of these dis
eases upon the masses of Intelligent and
valuable people is most alarming, making
life actually burden instead of pleasant
existence Of endowment and usefulness as it
ought TO be. There is no good reason for
this, if you will only throw aside prejudice
and skepticism, take the. advice Of Drug
gists and your friends, and try one bottle Of
Green's August Flower. Your speedy relief
is certain. Millions of bottles of this med
icine have been given away TO try its viz
tues, with satisfactory results in every
case. You can buy sample bottle for 10
cents to try. Three doses will relieve the
worst case. Positively sold by all Druggists
on the Western Continent.
Year: 1878

be dropped full length on the ground in time
TO escape the other two which came in rapid
succession. He lay still, brought his rifle
into position, as he was stretched upon the
ground, and then remained mmovable. Pres.
emily he saw diminutive figure which he
knew to be Bill (who was nearly one inch
taller than Goldie) advancing cautiously from
the shelter of the tree. Quickly taking aim
he fired twice in succession and then retired
behind the sheltering trunk. One of the bull
lets, he afterward discovered, had passed
through the lobe of Bills left ear. There was
cessation now of firing for some time, when
Goldie espied his opponents head and shoul-
ders exposed. Quick as lightning his rifle
was at his shoulder, and the detonating report
was heard Bloody Bills hat was carried
away by the bullet. Goldie now rather iR-
cautiously advanced from his shelter and be-.
came the target for six balls in rotation, one
of which made hole in his coat-sleeve and
another his pants. He beat basty retreat.


The duelists remained gazing at the distant
trees, each watching for the indistinct form
which represented his adversary. Each peered
cautiously from behind the tree, endeavoring
to get sight of each other. Goldie at last saw
Bill again advance, and the former stepped
rapidly to the front and quickly brought
his rife into position. Almost simultaneous
ly the clear, sharp report of two rifles rang on
the air, and both men fell. Goldie managed
to raise himself and crawl behind the trunk
of the tree. He had been wounded in the
left shoulder. Presently he was joined by
the Texans, who had been witnesses of this
most exciting duel. They had already rid
den over to Bloody Bill and found him dead.
A bullet had penetrated his temple.
Year: 1878

CORRESPONDENCE BY "HA1R L1NE."-Not
long ago capillary correspondence was at
tempted between a noted Partisan thief in
durance vile and his comrades outside The
prisoner was sent letter from his intended
bride, containing merely lock of hair,
wrapped in the leaf of book. The jailer
did not consider the souvenirimportant enough
to be delivered, but few days after came a
similar enclosure, and yet another. This
aroused suspicion and the Governor took the
matter in hand. He examined the leaf of
the book. It was only that Of common
novel, twenty-six lines on page. Then he
studied the hair and noticed the small guam
tity of the gift. Counting the hairs, he found
them of unequal length, and twenty-six in
number, the same as the lines Of the page.
Struck with the coincidence, he laid the hairs
along the lines of the page which they respec,
lively reached, beginning at the top with the
smallest hair. After some trouble, he found
that the end of each hair pointed to differ
ent letter, and that these letters combined,
formed slang sentence which informed the
prisoner that bis friends were on the watch,
and that the next time he left the prison to be
examined an attempt would be made to res
cue him. The Governor laid his plans accor-
dinghy the attempt was made, but the res.
cuers fell into their own trap. There is moth
ing in all of fVidocqs memoirs so ingenious as
this device.
Year: 1878

pa~ "Friendships are never completed tin
men are bound to each other by the common
experience of SORROW" Correct. Men who
never before exchanged more than nod in
passing, will become sworn friends and allies
in a common cause in two minutes after they
meet at the back door of saloon on Sunday
morning, and find it closed.
Year: 1878

EFFICACY OF THE WATER OF LoURDEs.-An
Irish Dominican Father writes to the ROSary
Magazine


"Some months ago . man Of respectable
position, who had been addicted TO habits Of
intemperance for years, came from q distance
to me, and gave him . small bottle Of water
from the fountain of Lourdes. When given to
him put him on his knees, and asked him to
take the pledge. he said that be had done so
often before, bat had never kept it two dsys.
then repeated the form of pledge for him,
bot be aid be felt convinced hat he would
have some stimulant before two bOnrs. gave
him the small bottle, aud told him while yet
on his knees TO say Hail Mary and to take
one drop Of the water. He did 30, and upon
the Instant be said be was convinced that
With the protection Of the Blessed Virgin he
would keep tho pledge. He WAS ct that time
In . shattered stats Of constitution from drink.
He went homo, and in the course of ten days
he wrote to me in good spirits, saying he bad
kept bis pledgs, and was quite ttronR. He
paid me q visit last week ne was the picture
Of health and happiness aud said that from
the moment be tat t I'd the water he had Lost
all thirst for stimulsnts
Year: 1878

We are glad that the first word spoken
by Dennis Kearney in the East was q de-
uunciation of Communism. We, feared
that his alleged connection with this wild
and destructive principle would compel
sensible workingmen to disown his doc
trines aud refuse his assistance.


He says his sole motive for agitation is
'to make the majority rule" This is the
soundest kind of Democracy and Dennis
Kearney will do worthy work if he-rely-
ing always on intelligent and legitimate
agitatiOn-arouses the wOrkinRmen of the
East to the understanding Of their own
rights and their supreme power exercised
through the ballot box.


He professes to stand on a broad base
the interest of the working csss. He
uses NO special means to further his agits
tion; he does not appeal to nationalities
or organizations, but asks his fellow
wOrkiDgmen and fellow citizens of all par
ties to open their eyes to the political
situation, and see that the laws and gov
ernment are not framed wholly by the
capitalist class.
Year: 1878

Our greatest misfortune is the value We
set upon visible things, which are the only
once we prize. II We could bnt taste for
one moment the treasures of heaven, how
We should despise thOae which now dazzle
and fascInate uB ~
Year: 1878

New YORK is u big and influential
city, but it is positively belittling the
government to admit that she runs the
financial department thereof. The po-
sition of her bankers and capitalists is
such as to cripple the resumptive power
OF the government by their selfish and
inexcusable policy of damning the sill
yer dollar. 1t is well for the psople
that there is little territory left in the
United States outside the island of
Manhattan.
Year: 1878

SENATOR EDMUNDs will have an up
hill job of it getting his presidential
election bill through the house. That
body; being democratic, will hardly
forego the possibility it may have to
elect the next president.
Year: 1878

BUTLER is determined to be at the
top Of the heap. His friends report
him as being engaged in forming new
democratic party to become the special
champion Of human rights. One of its
fundamental principles probably will be
a distinct declaration that Butler must
be president.