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Year: 1879




We do not know where he is, but
he is not here. He has gone away
to some place. Perhaps he has
ceased to be necessary. Perhaps If
he were here he would be in the
way. At any rate he is not around.
He does not go to the legislature.
We do not find him in Congress.
He is not eagerly sought as can
didate for anything. No one seems
to know anything about him. Oc-
casionally he appears on the PEN
sion list with ore leg, wife and
seven children. and eight dollars n
month. IL -four takes much of a
rise, he will not last much longer at
that rate, and we shall soon be de-
prived even of the occasional
glimpse we now have of him.


1t is asserted, and quite gener-
ally believed, that at one time he
was quite numerous, and was even
considered rather convenient, if not
indeed quite indispensable. 1t was
found that upwards of 100 of HIM
were necessary in order TO secure
mere lines of commissions for three
eminent and deserving men. When
| field commissions were wanted for
three even more eminent and great
men, upwards of 1000 private SOL
diers were necessary. One thou
sand 1t seems an enormous num-
ber now, when by consulting the
congressional directory we find
there are none in all this proud re-
public. But II or 10 years ago
even that, incredible as it may ap-
pear to us to-day, was considered a
small number. There were private
soldiers. There were even hun
dreds of thousands of them.


And they were useful. They dug
trenches; they constructed long
lines of breastworlzs, and then when
an enemy came within sight, they
climbed over them and went outside
of them to fight. They worked,
watched and fought. Cooperating
with great and eminent men who
have since passed to their rewards
in one Office and another, these pri-
vate soldiers sometimes rendered
very useful service in winning great
battles. Oh, they were useful.
Some historians have even gone SC
far as to maintain that without
them the war could hardly have
been carried on. They were really
quite useful.


And now they are all gone. II
seems sad, looking back at the war
that none but the generals anC
colonels and majors and line Off
GERS should have survived its dread
full ravages. Providence, ever
mindful of the wants of great anC
growing nation, undoubtedly tool
special care of these great men, ant
in great anxiety that the countrl
should not suffer from a lack of EN-
inent men, kind of forgot the pri
vate soldiers and let them wande
away. And so they are all gone
Some of them got shot. Some o
them got married and moved out o
the world, to settle upon tracts o
government land, where the Indian
could get at them more easily
Some of them went into business
Some of them are teaching school
Some of them are driving drays
Some of them went away and didn'
leave their present address. Blu
all the same, they are all gone and
it seems dreadfully lonesome with
out them. There used to be plenty
of them.
Year: 1879

The Philadelphia Telegram, an
able Republican journal, sees moth
ing but defeat in the nomination of
Grant for third term. II declares
that the politicians "do not want
him because his administration
would help the country, but because
1t would help them. They want
him to pull the chestnuts out of the
fire for them, and they don't care
how much he burns his fingers" IL
calls attention TO the fact that he
began his first term with an over
whelming majority of Republicans
in both branches of Congress, and
ended his second with a minority in
the House and bare majority in
the Senate, besides swamping his
party in the Southern States and
giving it et-back in several Of the
Northern.


The glittering cold steel of these
facts, it says, "should puncture the
third term movement efIectually, for
it demonstrates that Gen. Grant
should he be nominated next year,
would fall as a candidate by tho
weight of his record" In conclu-
sion, it asserts that Ca candidate
who starts out handicapped by such
record as Gen. Grant has made,
who will be desperately fought, not
only without, but within his own
party, one whom the strongest ele-
ments of the party oppose, is not
one TO put into the race. There is
certain prestige in his name, it is
true; but it is as a soldier, not as a
President, that he is honored and
dear to the public heart. A wrecker
of party cannot make a good leader
of it afterwards, and Grant is the
greatest party-wrecker in our polit-
| ical history"
Year: 1879

New York Times New discov-
eries--or what claim 10 be discover
ies-of the healing virtues OF plants
are continually making. One Of
the latest is that celery is a cure
for rheumatism; indeed it is assert
ed that the disease is impossible if
the vegetable be cooked and freely
eaten. The fact that il Is now al
most always put on the table raw
prevents its therapeutic powers
from becoming known. The cele


ry should be cut into bits, boiled in
water until soft, and the water
drank by the patient. Put new
milk, with a little -four and nutmeg,
into the saucepan with the boiled
celery, serve it warm with pieces OF
toast, eat with potatoes and the
painful ailment will soon yield.
Such is the declaration Of a physi-
clan who has again and again tried
the 'experlment, and with uniform
success. He adds that cold or
damp never produces, but simply
Year: 1879

Let's often talk of noble deeds,


And rarer of the bad ones,
And sing about our happy days,


And not about the sad ones.
We are not made to fret and sigh,
And when grief sleeps to wake 1t;
Bright happiness is standing by
This life is what we make it.
Let's fad the sunny side of men,


Or be believers il it;
A light there is in every soul,


That takes the pains to win it.
Obi there's a slumbering good in ali,
And we perchaIsce may wake it;
Our hands contain the magic wand
This life is what we make it.
Then here's to those whose loving heart
Send light and Joy about theml
Thanks be to them for countless gems
We ne'er had known without them
Oh! this should be happy world
To all who may partake it;
The faults our own, it is not


This life what we make it.
Year: 1879

Remember that all questions have
two sides; one is the right side, the
other the wrong side; one is the
side of justice, the other injustice.
If you take the right side, the just
side, ultimately men, however much
they may oppose you and revile
you, will come to your support.
Earth with all its powers, will work
with you and for you, and heaven is
pledged to conduct you to complete
success. II yon take the other side
there Is DO power in earth or heaven
that can lead you through success
fully, because it is appointed in the
eounsels of heaven that justice and
truth alone can prevail.
Year: 1879

The following has been uninten-
tionally mislaid for two weeks:


Miss Bessie Patterson has re-
turned from an extended visit to her
brothers in Nashville, to cheer and
gladden. the hearts of the loved ones
at home with the bright sunshine
of her smiles and music of her
voice. There must be some potent
charm that attracts her so often to
Nashville, and doubtless it was with
a sad heart that she wended her
homeward way. In imagination we
hear the merry marriage bell. So
rare a flower cannot bloom long in
the shadows, but be transplanted by
some loving hand to the garden OF
love to bask in the sunshine of the
endless affection of a noble heart.


VALE.
Year: 1879

Last evening, just before rundown,
q gentleman who was sitting by his
window ON North B street, casually



sThere goes the woman that George
Browns dead gone on.


His wife, who was in q back room
getting supper ready, dropped plate
on the floor, stumbled over the baby,
and ran like quarter-horse to tho
window with:
Where where2 Tell me quickp


The one with the long clcak-just
at the corner.


Then the woman at the window
said in tones of deep disgust:


why, that's Browns wife.


Yes, exactly remarked the brutal
husband, quietly.


Then the disappointed woman went
back and got the supper ready, but
her usually sweet disposition WAS
soured for the entire evening.
Year: 1879

ONR Of the worst eyetrsps known is
the hayrack, where horse has to
reach up and pull the hay down, fill-
ing his name, foretop, and tho worst
of all. his eyes. with hayseed, chaff or
whatever may be mixed up with the
provender. They throw the horse in
to the most unnatural position for feed.
ing, as the natural position is to reach
down and pull up, and not to reach
up and pull down, as these hayracks
make him do. In reaching up to cat
it exposes tho foretop, face and eyes
to seed, chaff and dirt, which after
getting on the head once is liable to
get into the eyes at any time.
Year: 1879

General Shields recent speech be-
fore the Missouri Legislature was
briefly as follows: Notwithstanding
the fact that [ came to the United
States friendless boy, from poor, dear.
generous old Ireland, aud that l had
not a friend knew, or a man that
knew me at the time, Il stand here to-
night before the General Assembly of
Missouri, already the representative Of
two sovereign States, and you are now
about to make me the representative Of
third one. Such thing as that has.
never happened in any country before
and such thing could not be done
by any other people on God Almighty's
earth, except the American people"
Year: 1879

STEAM VS.. WIND.-A no fence law is n
thing so utterly at variance with the old
habits of our people that it is 20 wonder
some of our good old farmers are not ready
to take it in all at once!


1t is like the first introduction of steam
as propelling power. The old sea captains
and the old stage drivers in England thought
it was ga blarsted innovation on the peo-
pies rights )" but the steamers were a>com-
ing-coming, and kept on a.coming and n
going in spite of the old sea captains pre-.
dictions and the world seemed to be NOV
ing so far ahead of his old notions, that he
began to calculate the profit of changing his
old ship into first class screw steamer,
with both sails and steam at ha1d to help
him on.


Nobody wants our good old farmers to
pull down their fences any more than the
old sea captains were wanted to haul down
their sails but our good old friends will
socn begin to calculate the profits of the no.
fence law.


1t is simply matter of business calcula.
tion !: Does it cost more to fence your own
stock in or to fence cverybodys stock out I


Nobody wants to hurry you up, but don't
blow and fuss about it too long. Give your
sons n chance to learn how to run the steam
ers that are playing all around your old sal
ship, and saving money on every trip.


Give the boys chance my good old
friends The o.fence law is good thing
and the sooner it gets under way the bet
ter GreenpiWe Ne,oS.
Year: 1879

Our criminal law is greatly abused.
We cite one case among thousand.
The one we cite is much like some
we have at home. A man named
Smith, in New York, was convicted by
an intelligent and competent jury.
His counsel, how ever, who had sin
many technical objections
and raised many legal quibbles to the
rulings of the COURT obtained stay
of proceedings, and finally on a writ of
error appealed to the supreme court
of the state. That tribunal. last week
rendered q decision sustaining the
objections and reversing the convict
ion-thereby necessitating a new
trial. But meanwhile all the inpor.
tant witnesses have disappeared be-
yond recovery, and it is considered
almost ccIt tain that the practical effect
of the decision will be to release Smith
altogether. cIow we venture to say
that In no other country in Christen-
dom could murderer escape punish
ment in such q way yet it is a noto-
rious and disgraceful fact that scores
of murderers in our country do escape
every year in this, or similar, way.
The law, which ought to be and was
intended to be, the vehicle of Justice,
is transformed into an agency of
grossest injustice. Instead of aiding
in the suppression of the highest
crime, it actually encourages the
commission of that clsss of crime. The
rapid increase of murders is we believe
mainly due to the legal delays, him
ORANGES, and innumerable tricks which
are as the service of any murderer
who can secure the aid of shrewd
lawyer. A horse-thief stands much


better chance of going to prison than
homicide does of going to the gall
lows; and the consequence is that
there are about as many homieides
as borse-thieyes. Lynch lew, bad as
it is, is, in the vast majority of in
stances, only a rude and reckless
protest against the chronic inefficien-
cy of the regular law; and until the
latter is reformed, the former will, in


one snape or another, commune.
Year: 1879

A MIGHTY ARRAY OF OTHER CRADLES
there are now some 60, 900 future of
fee seekers getting ready to furnish
him occasion to grapple with that
same old problem second time; and
in still one more cradle somewhere
under the flag, the future inustrious
Con1tnander-in-C Chief of the American
armies is so little burdened with his
approaching grandeurs and RESPONSE
bilities as to be giving bis whole
strategic mind at this moment to try
ing to find out some way to get his
own big toe into his mouth laugh
terJ--an achievement which--mean-
ing no disrespect-the illustrous guest
of this evening also turned his. atten-
tion to some fifty years ago. And if
the child is but the prophecy of the


man, there are mighty few who win
doubt but that he succeeded. Pro-
longed and uproarioas laughter.
Year: 1879

1t is not quite fourteen years since the most
wicked and fiendship rebellion known to his
tory was overthrown in this country, when
JEFF Davis its principal organizer and chief
leader, was ignominiously caught attempting
Year: 1879

The republicans of Augusta should not
fail to attend the caucus at Granite Hall
this evening, to nominate republican can
didate for Mayor. 1t is desirable that
there be full attendance, so that we may
act with one mind and one spirit at the
polls next Monday. Let all parts of the
city be represented.


The determination is TO have straight
republican candidate--to meet the oppo-
sition face to face under the old republi-
can banner. This has been all along the
sentiment of the most of republicans, and
that feeling was greatly intensified by the
outrage perpetrated by the democratic al
dermen upon Postmaster Hamlen at the
dictation of the Young Mems Democratic
Club. There is virtually but one opinion
among republicans since that outrage was
committed, that is, that straight republi-
can nomination must be made and should
be supported at the polls by every effort
that the republican party can put forth.


A reform in relation to drinking houses
and tippling shops, is most earnestly de-
manded. They have ruled the city gov
ernment the last year; let us have a gov
ernment the coming year that will rule
them and drive them out of existence.
The rum-shops grow under democratic
government; we must overthrow demo-
cratic supremacy in the city and the clos
ing up of the rum-shops will follow.


Let us set in motion tonight move
ment which will take the control of the
city from the hands of the Young Mems
Democratic Club, and place it in hands
that will make the reform which the good
name and the welfare of our city most
urgently require.
Year: 1879

Why is the country to be cursed by an
extra session of Congress? There is a sim
pie question. Here is the PLAIN answer
Because the democratic politicians insist
ed on loading down the appropriation bills
with political matter which had no more
business there than it has in the almanac
That il all there is to it. Let the blame
fall where it belongs.-Boston Herald.
Year: 1879

Our stock Of Black Cash
meres has been largely in
creased by recent purchases.


We shall continue to make q
specially Of these goods, deter.
mined to maintain the reputation
we have acquired fer selling
them cheap.
Year: 1879

The fuller the returns come in from the
Pennsylvania municipal elections, the
more apparent becomes the failing strength
OF the greenbackers. In some places
where they were quite numerous last fall
they make the slimmest showing.
Year: 1879

The Yonng Mems Democratic Club be-
gan TO rule this city last March The
citizens have made up their minds that
it is about time to have city government
not under the control of these young
Tammanyites.
Year: 1879

eral impression of the members, which they
had derived from n somewhat general con-
sultation, was that il was not advisable to at
tempt 10 hold such convention this year.
while it was at the same time thought best to
aim to bring about general alliance in the
other counties similar TO that which was had
in Waldo, Penobscot and Somerset counties
last year. 1t was thought that by another
year the Importance of the union upon gen
eral ticket would be more clearly seen and
more easily effected.


In the meeting of the greenback commit
tee the views expressed were quite diverse.
While il was argued that union of all the
opposition upon single presidential ticket,
next year in opposition to that of tho repub-
licans, would be vitally necessary and that
the union must be upon that of the two
opposition parties which would stand the best
chance of winning, the majority opinion
seemed to be that il was unnecessary to take
that question into consideration. 1t was ar
gued the greenback party was fast increasing
by converts from both the old parties, and
that the democratic party would be finally
driven to disband and become absorbed in the
greenback party, as a choice between that al
tentative and allowing the republicans to sue
ceed The proposition TO have an alliance
with the democrats in city and town elections
was advocated by some and opposed by some.
II was finally voted 10 call straight green
back convention in Portland, the fifth of June
to nominate a candidate for governor, and
there seemed to be no doubt of the re-nomi-
nation of Mr.. Smith, the candidate last year.
Year: 1879

The sewing-machine men were in as strong
force in this department as were the fertilizer
agents in the other The Singer" the a. Wheeler
Wilson" the Domestic" the New Home"
and the Crown" were all in action, and the
ladies surrounded the operators so closely that
even reporters had hard squeezing" to get a
sight OF them-the machines. As each Of these
machines is better than any other, no one can 20
amiss in purchasing. The
Year: 1879

The track on this day was so heavy that the
time made was not as good as it would have been
under more favorable circumstances The races
for three and four-years-olds. on account OF the
rain, were postponed till Thursday forenoon, at
half-past nine o'clock.
Year: 1879

These short rules for action in case
Of accident are good: For dust in the
eyes, avoid rubbing, aud dash water
in them. Remove insects from the
ear by tepid water; never put a hard
instrument into the ear. If any ar
terry he cut, compress above the
wound; if a vein Is cut, compress
below. If choked, get upon all fours
aud cough For light burns, dip the
part in cold water; if the skin is de-
stroyed, cover with varisb. Smother
a ire with carpets, etc; water viii Of
ten spread burning oil and increase
the danger. Before passing through
smoke take full breath and stoop
low. Suck poison wounds, unless
yonr mouth is sore; enlarge the
wound, or, better, cut the wound ont
without delay, Hold the wound as
long as can be borne, to q hot coal, or
the end Of cigar. In case Of pois-
oning, excite vomiting by tickling the
threat or by hot water or mustard.
In case of opium poison give strong
coffee, and keep moving If in the
water float on the back, with the
mouth and nose projecting. For apo
plexy raise the head and body; for
fainting, lay the body fat
Year: 1879

Special to Globe Democrat


indianapolis, May 24.-Miss Jcn-
nic Fouts. aged twenty, died IN
the City Hospital last night from
what the Superintendent pro-
nounced pernicious rcmittent
fever. Prior to her death there
was black vomit, and the presence
was noted Of blood corpuscles and
the acid reaction which are char.
acteristic of the original black
vomit accompanying yellow fever
There have beeu five similar cases
within the past few weeks in tht
institution, and the city was alarm
ed this afternoon by the common
report that the genuine yellow fc
yer had come. All the medica
fraternity, however. unite in styl
ing the disease nothing more thar
pernicious fever, with no danger o
its taking an epidemical form
| There have been but few cases.
Year: 1879

DAILY AND WEEKLY
II E R A L D


The Leading Paper


south ern c alifornia.
Will devote Its columns to fu1thering the
interests of Los Angeles city and county
and the Southern portion of the state IL
is the Intention of the publisher make
Year: 1879

The alarm his morning was caused


by the burning Of the dwelling occupied
by Mr.. John P. Jester, at No. 10S Mary
land Avenue. The fire ignited from a
detective chimney and caught on the
roof The side of the house was burn
ed somewhat. Mrs. Jester was lyiug
ill in the building, and she had to be
carried from the sick room and taken to
an adjoining house. The flames were
prevented from spreading by the timely
services of the Weccacoe Fire Company.
The alarm to the Department was given
by the blowing of whistle of Scott's
Morocco Mandatory, but before the
were upon the spot the dan.
ger was over.
Year: 1879

We are requested by L. p. Buck &
Co. to say that the insurance as given
to us in yesterdays issue was incorrect,
the pa,nes of companies and amounts
having been the insurance on another
house. He says however that both
house and stock were partly insured
In order to relieve the REPUBLICAN from
unfavorable reflection We will state
that the amounts and the companies
were given to a reporter of this paper,
by Mr.. Buck on the night of the fire,
and the mistake rests with the ipsur-
ance agent and not with us.
Year: 1879

The last case tried at the police court


las. evening was that Of Frank Smith,
colored boy, not over six years Of age
il that. Frank was arrested last week
for being implicated 10 the robbery Of
Mrs. Stocklsy's store on Market street.
On account Of his age the boy with two
others were lot go last Sunday. Ysster.
day it appears from the evidence given
that Frank entered the saloon at 724
Market street and during the bar ten
der's absence Frank went for the money
drawer and abstractsd therefrom 90. CO.
On Frank leaving the store he was mat
at the door by the bartender who ask
ed him what he had bssn doing in The
store. Frank replied that be had been
getting glass of water, and at this re-
mark he started up tho street but came
back and pulling a lot Of money out Of
his pocket said to the bartender "M.s
ter if you will let me 60 will give you
all this" Witness did not see the boy
take the money but he acknowledged
that he had taken it. Beside the mon
~ stolen there was $5.06 in pennies,
SO cartridges, revolver, penknife and
whip, but who these articles belong to
at present no one knows. His Honor
hardly knew what to do with the lad
and he finally after some hesitation
to require the boy to furnish
SlOO for his appearance at court.
Year: 1879

At the polics hearings last evening
Ann Dixon was arraigned on the cha. ge
of the larceny Of piece Of Calico
James A. Sanders testified to the goods s
being taken from his store yesterday
afternoon. He recognized the goods as
belonging to him.


j E. Sanders testified to the woman
being in the store. Witness kept a
watch on her and when she left he
followed her to Eighth and Orange,
when on going up to her he demanded
the calico from her. OF course she
knew nothing about it, and OF proceed
ing up Orange street a short distance
she ran up an alley and on opening a
gate threw the calico in the yard. The
prisoner was held in 800 for her ap.
pearance at Court.