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Year: 1879

WHY BEES WoRK IN THE DARK,-A
lifetime might be spent in investigating
the mysteries hidden in beehive and
still half the secrets would be undiscovered
The formation Of the cell has long been a
celebrated problem for the mathematician,
whilst the changes which the honey under
goes Offer at least an equal interest to the
chemist. Every one knows what honey
fresh from comb is like. 1t is clear, vel
low syrup, without trace of solid sugar in
it. Upon straining, however, it gradually
assumes a crystalline appearance-it can
dies, as the saying is, and ultimately be-
comes solid lump Of sugar. 1t has not
been suspected that this change was due to
q Photographic action that the same agent
which alters the molecular arrangements of
the iodine of silver on the excited collodian
plate, and determines the formation of cam.
phor and iodine of crystals in a bottle,
causes the syrup honey t. assume crystal.
line form. This, however, is the CASE
NJ. Scheibler has enclosed honey in STOP
pered TASKS, some of which he has kept in
perfect darkness while others have been
exposed to the light. The invariab bic results
have been that the summed portion rapid
ly crystallized, while that kept in the dark
has remained perfectly liquid. We how see
why bees work in perfect darkness, and why
they are SO careful to obscure the glass win
dows which are sometimes placed in their
hives. The existence of their young depends
upon the iquidity of saccharine food presen.
ted to them and if light were allowed access
to the syrup it would gradually acquire a
more or less solid consistency; it would seal
up the cells, and in all probability prove
fatal to the inmates of the hive.
Year: 1879

mers are proverbially great croakers in times
OF adversity, it cannot be denied that they
are as great blowers in times of prosperity
During the late drought they were literally
burned up-the corn crop Was lost. beyond
redemption, and tho cotton Was too small and
backward 70 promise more than half crop;
but the floods came, and 10 what change
comes over tho old croaker's vision. Every.
thing begins to assume the couleur de rose.
Now tassels and shoots put in an appearance
and the cotton takes start and flares out
sts creamy and crimson blossoms; the grass
xss 1es saasE sss BsEssssnt
and everybody is clated at the prospect OF
the future harvest.


1t is queer how people will forget the
lessons OF experience, and haloo before they
get out of the woods. Many corn.felds
which give promise to the eye. when har.
vested will yield little but nubbius; corn
cannot wait on work or the seasons; both must
come at the proper time, or il is labor LIST


AS to cotton, wet spell or dry spell
may blast our hopes. The rainy season,
which has been almost incessant for a
month, has run the plant to weed. 1t is
beautiful to look at, but the forms will shc1:
about as fast as they come, the lower bolls
will rot or mature imperfectly, and should
it even be good season henceforth, it is
too late to hope for much benefit from it.


This is not very favorable outlook for
the farmer, but there is consolation iu the
reflection that it might have been worse
The wheat ard oat crop has been good, and
the country has been proverbially healthy.


But however uncertain the crop prospects
may be, there are are some things which
are Tery certain. Taxes have TO be paid
that fertilizer bill will take the cream of the
crop, that lien mortgage for supplies and
labor must be met, and preparations made
for another years struggle for success.


Don't fatter yourself with the hope that
better time is coming, that revival OF
business is near, that flush times and plenty
OF money are back again, cotton fifteen
cents pound, credit good and everybody
honest and reliable. We have heard this
sort OF talk over and over again it comes
from men who have ':axes to grind" put No
faith in it. Times will never grow better
until tho legions of loafers who have con.
gregated about cities, villages and railroad
stations take to the plow. The great want
of the times is good, honest, faithful work
in the field. We must have more produ.
GERS, fewer consumers. The balance of trade
is against us. We pay out thousands for
what we should produce at home. We
must reform all these evils if we desire bet.
ter times. Put not faith in financial proph.
ets Work, cconomize in all things, take
care of what you have, and don't 20 in
debt, are the only roads out of the wilder.
ness.
Year: 1879

In Leesburg, Fla, when man is fined BY
the Mayor and he can't pay, he is hired out
70 farmer, who pays the dne and takes
the offender TO work out the amount on the
farm. This is considered much better than
feeding such people in Jail at the expense
Of the county. f,a pt
Year: 1879

Washington Dispatch to the New York Herald.l


1t has been decided. after full consideration
by tho leading Republican statesmen, that 1t
would be better not to send speakers to Lou
islana this fall. member Of tho Congress
slonal committe worked for nearly ten days
In tho hope Of inducing prominent speakers
In the New York campaign to go to New Or
leans and help change the vote Of the State
with assurances that 1t would go Republican.
To his great surprise he found that this WAS
just what the Republicans OF the North did
not want to accomplish, and he was told that


1t would be better for his party not to agitate
the movement any more. The plain reason
given was that the .'Solid South was to be
the battle-cry next year, and without 1t there
was no hope Of keeping the North solid for
the Republicans Once break the solid South


said they, and one-half the force of the Re-
publican party Is gone. From q gentleman
thoroughly posted in regard to New fork
politics / received the same Information,


that there Is to be no part taken by fht
Northern Republicans In Louisiana politics
at least this year.
Year: 1879

Kellogg Is the last vestige OF the relics oY
carpet-baggery that remains to remind the
country OF the horrors OF reconstruction. 1t
is to be hoped that he wia soon go, and with
him all memory and association OF those
dark days, whose unparalleled wrongs ma ark
the biackest pages OF our oount:y's history
It would be we'll for the honor and glory oi
this nation II those pages could be torn out
and their record obliterated from the memory
of mankind
Year: 1879

In conformity with ancient Spanish usage,
King Alfonso has had twelve costumes for
the Queen made at Vienna. The number Of
twelve is required BY etiquette, The dress


prepared for the solemn entry OF the Princess
Into Madrid is Of garnet colored velvet,


striped with satin trimmings and gold en-
broidery; the hat and parasol to match, the
| sleeves are covered with white lace.
Year: 1879

TWAS THE CLUB.-In New York police court
yesterday porter named Hayes was arraigned
on charge OF assault1ng Police Off1cer O'Leary.
AS the testimony and battered condition OF the
porter'S head soon convinced the magistrate
quickly ordered warrant to be taken out
against him, discharging his victim from Gus
Year: 1879

THE CAsR OF BENJAMIN NoYEs-The argu.
ment for new trial In the case OF BENJAMIN
Noyes, convicted OF conspiracy to defraud In
connection with the New Jersey Mutual and
National Capital Life Insurance Company OF
washington, took place before the New Jersey
supreme Court yesterday. Decision was re-
cor
Year: 1879

AT MOODY's REVIVAL SERVICE in New York
on Sunday last he preached one OF his usual
powerful diScourSeS from the text s'Come,'
While depicting the career OF the ProdigaI Son
he gave him credit for one redeeming Quality
and that was that he wouldn't beg or become
tramp when he could get nothing to eat but.
instead, went to feeding swine. He would give
any man credit for sweeping the streets rather
than become q beggar or tramp
Year: 1879

SUICIDE OF A POLICEMAN.-Patrolman Bar
thoiomeW Ganney, of the 18th precinct, New
shooting himself through the head with his
revolver. Carney was IS years old, and ap-
pointed on the police force In 1852. A recent
he imagined that some one was following him


and it Is thought that he shot himself while
temporarily insane. He leaves his family In very
comfortable circumstances 40 WY
Year: 1879

The MURDERED CANDY MAKER-The iuuuest
ID tne case OF the murdered candy maker
Michael BoIender, was begun in New York
was present at the inquest, closely guarded
HIS conduct was that OF a chained wild animal.
lie giared about him at times, but the most of
The time he sat with his head on his breast with
an air OF sullen Indifference. The testimony or
Ine witnesses examined showed beyond a
QOuOt that Portfolio was the murderer The Jury
Immediately gave verdict that BOlender had
died from blow inflicted by the prisoner. Por-
teilo said Bolender was a secret thief and had
ruined his family
Year: 1879

A HUSBANDS SPITRFUL ACT.-A man In the
seventh ward Is said to have cut all of his W1fe's
trimmed short for this hot weather. The neigh-
DOrs complain OF this treatment of the husband,
but the wife took him for better or for worse,
and she has him for all he is worth-[Utica
Year: 1879

MURDER OR SUICIDR.-A young woman named
Nichols was found dead In bed In Ashland, N.
Y, yesterday, with bullet In her head and
revolver In her hand. It is not yet known
whether 1t was murder or q suicide
Year: 1879

GEN. BUTLERs CAMPAIGN.-The Butler cam
pafgn this year will be without an issue, except
himself. With people given to personal de-
Vot1on and deliriumS over favorite sons, such


a campaign might promise something, but with
the people OF Massachusetts, accustomed to
when those purposes have been attained and


not disposed TO go back from their faithful in.
strument in erecting them, an issue of per-
sonal ambition alone will not afford the basis
Tor such political revolution as Gen. Buffers
election to the governorship. His financial
issue has dropped out OF sight since last year;
his demand for retrenchment and reform has
business and the readjustment OF everybody to
haTdpan has quenched the hunger for ga
change and there remains nothing but to vim
dicate Gen. Butler-an enterprise In which we
do not believe a majority of the voters Of the


commonwealth will embark in this year of our
Lord.-lSprinlfeld {Mass) Republican, July 26th.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Peter Ford of the Tenth ward
called on us this morning in reference
to the item in yesterdays REPUBLICAN,
which referred to him as being engaged
in a melee with couple of neighbors.
He says they were drunk and had it
not been for this they would have said
nothing to him but merely stood on
the curb stone firing chunks of pro-
fame literature at him.
Year: 1879

We would call attention to the card
of Thomas M. Ogle, one of the Oldest
and most reliable auctioneers in the
city of Wilmington. He is called a
Successful auctioneer, he having the
peculiar mack Of entertaining crowd
with witty and pithy anecdotes. Peo-
pie can always be induced to bid more
readily and freely than if an auction
eer were sullen and morose. Mr.. Ogle
besides holding himself in readiness to
call sales of real estate and household
goods, has on hand at all times at his
auction rooms, SOC Market street, a
large assortment of the best furniture
and other goods which are always in
demand.
Year: 1879

The meeting in the canvas tent in
South Wilminsto is still in progress,
members nightly bowing at the altar,
and frequent conversions occurring. II
Christian workers from the churches
on this side desire to do good they can
find the opportunity by going over and
helping in this revival. On tomorrow


there will be preaching morning and
evening as usual, and at 3 o'clock In
the afternoon there will be meeting
for christian experience, to which all
are invited. A good time Is expect
ad .,-L
Year: 1879

Tur PEOPLE of this community
ouobt by this time to be sufficiently dis
custed with the City Hospital to frown
n ont of existence, and thus save the
coat of its maintenance, We believe
{. some 5000 a year.


Lisa curious place in which to give
complimentary dinners or suppers.


The County Aims House and hospital
attached, has been under the charge oil
the Democrats for a good many years;
but we never heard of dinners or sup
pers being given there. To be sure
there is dinner furnished the trustees 5
ON the days they hold their annual ana
suarterly meetings. But this has been
done from the time the institution was
established, and it is an economical ar
rangement to enable the Trustees TO get
through with their business without
coming into town to dine, and to leave
the institution in time to get to their
homes.


We think we fairly represent the City
Council, and especially the Democratic
portion of it, when we say that they are
decidedly favorable to the abolishmeut
OF the City Hospital The Mayor of the
city is decidedly in favor Of this course.
In view of the fact that the County
Aims House and hospital is within our
city limits, and is a most excellent insti-
tuition, managed with the greatest care
and attention, having a resident physi-
clan, aud the best medical advisers, it is
an infinitely better aud more respectable
place for such as require hospital care
and attention. The further fact that oul
citizens bear very heavy portion q
the tax of the Aims House, would seen
to render the city hosp tai tax an i'm
position. There are but two patient
there now, we believe and it is a rar
thing to find any more there. We hop
that our people will consider this matter
and, if they agree with us, prevail upo
their representatives in the Ci y Counc
to make an effort to dispense with tn
City Hospital and as consequence, g
rid of its expense. Having never bee
!, In the City. Hospital building, we kno


little about its fitness for public schoo
but we presume it could be used for thi
purpose, and If so the city may find


ready to their hand when occasion II
snires school iu that section, which car
not be very far in the future
Year: 1879

An Ohio merchant tells the following
story about himself: When l was about
seventeen years old made trip to Cleve-
land in the old-fashioned stage coach, with
its spanking four horses. At Mount Vernon,
about p. M, pretty girl came aboard. She
sat on the back seat, was on the middle
seat, Immediately in front of her. l soon
struck up pleasant chat with her. She was
charming talker, and almost as brilliant as
she was pretty. 1t looked as though we were
mutually pleased. When dark came Iconclud-
ed there would be no harm in giving her
hand !gentle squeeze by way of feeler.
l reached behind and got hold of the hand.
I was little startled at its hardness, but it
returned vice-like pressure. squoze it
again and it squoze back. A Sense of dis
appointment would steal over me when in my
mind would contrast the seeming toughness
of her hand with the tenderness of her voice.
The contrast did not seem to arterialize my
blood quite up to the point of exhilaration.
At last she reached her destination and left
the coach. After we had started again that
old man who had sat beside her addressed
me thusly :-"Young man, do you feel
all right? You had q nice time tug
ging at my old paw for the last five miles;
hope you enjoyed it." The two young
ladies on the front seat giggled all the way
to the next station, and the gentleman pass
engers didn't forget to smile when I would
look up: have been more successful since
in that line"
Year: 1879

Mr.. Ruskin finds himself at loss before
no subject and talks with as much dogmatic
emphasis of woman's dress as of the abomin-


alton of machinery and the beauty of earth
and sky. His ideas of woman's duties in life
| are short and exact; ''She is to please peo-
pie, to feed them in dainty ways, to clothe
them, to keep them orderly, to teach them.
AS for the pleasing, Mr.. Ruskin is convinced
that tasteful dress Is necessary, and he expat-
iates upon this conviction in q way calculated
to ''much delight the fair" He esteems it
the duty of woman to look as lovely as pos
sible. 'Now mind" he says, ''yeu always
dress charmingly; it is the first duty of a girl
to be charming, and she cannot be charming
if she is not charmingly dressed. Set an ex-
ample of beautiful dress without extrava-
gance; that is to say. without waste or un-
necessary splendor."


He does not insist that the dress should be
costly; on the contrary, he advises that it be
markedly simple, to put down the curse of
luxury and waste that is consuming England.
Nevertheless the dress, while simple, must
be becoming and pleasantly varied; and
what bis female reader thinks it necessary to
buy beyond this for the good Of the trade,
'buy," he commands, ''and Immediately
burn" He is not little judicious in other
injunctions. He especially hates long walk
ing dresses and declares that such dresses
should never touch the ground at all. He
scorns cheap, ready-made clothing of any
kind and condmns sewing machines, and he
urges that all girls should learn dressmaking
and devote part of every day to making as
pretty dresses as they can in good material
for the poor people who have no time or
taste to make them we'll for themselves.
Year: 1879

Whatever an ounce of prevention may be
| to other members of the body, it certainly is


worth many pounds of cure to the eye. Like
| q chrOnometer watch, this delicate organ will
stand any amount of use, not to say abuse,
but when once thrown off its balance, it very


rarely can be brought back to its original


perfection of action, or, it it is, it becomes


ever after liable to a return of disability OF


function or the seat of actual disease. One


would have supposed flom this fact, and
from the fact that modern civilization has
imposed upon the eye an ever-increasing
amount of strain, both as to the actual guam
tity of work done and constantly increasing


brilliancy and duration of the illumination
under which it is performed, that the greatest
pains would have been exercised in main
tanning the organ in a condition of health,
and the greatest care and solicitude used in
its treatment when diseased And yet it is
safe to say that there is no organ in the body
the welfare of which is so persistently neg
lected as the eye.


have known fond and doting mothers to
take their children of or years of age to
have their first teeth filled, instead of having
them extracted, so that the jaw might not
suffer in its due development, and become in
later years contracted, while the eye, the
most intellectual, the most apprehensive, and
the most discriminating of all our organs, re-
ceives not even passing thought, much less
an examination. 1t never seems to occur to
the parents that the principal agent in the
child's education is the eye; that through it
it gains not only its sense of the methods and
ways of existence of others, but even the
means for the maintenance of its own; not
does it occur to the parents for an instant
that many of the mental as well as bodily at
tributes of growing child are fashioned,
even if they are not created, by the condition
of the eye alone.


A child is put to school without the slight
est inquiry on the part of the parent and
much less on the part of the teacher, wheth-
er it has the normal amount of sight; wheth-
er it sees objects sharply and well-defned,
or indistinctly and distorted; whether it be
near-sighted or far-sghted; whether it sees
with one or two eyes; or, finally, if it does
see clearly and distinctly, whether it is not
using quantity of nervous force sufficient
after time not only to exhaust the energy
of the visual organ, but Of the nervous sys-
tenn at large
Year: 1879

mOVal OF Wnicn VIII tenQ greatly
to our prosperity. It is believed
that there are at this time not more
than one-half as many Chinese in
this city rs there were two or three 70
years ago.


AS this class Of laborers dlsap-
pear their places will be filled by
those of our own race, the rewards
of whose industry, instead of being
sent to foreign country, will be-
used to build up homes for them
selves in our own country and in
our midst.


1t may not be improper for me to
call your attention to the frequen-
cy with which We have been called
upon in the last few years to la
ment over the defalcations of the
officers who have had in trust
money belonging to the city. In
| formation was received on the 4th
Instant to the effect that the pres
ent City Tax Collector was missing
and after having had his books ex-
amined deficit of about $4,000
was ascertained in his accounts.
Steps were Immediately taken by
the proper officers to protect the in.
terest of the city by attaching all
property kuown.to belong to the
bondsmen of the defaulting Col
lector. The money may be recov-
cred from the securities on his Off
cial bond; still the fact is apparent
that the city ia thus far heavy
loser by reason of the carelessness,
disregard of law and criminal con-
duct of those in whom the people
placed their trust. And in view of
these frequently occurring calamit-
Gus acts, it is to be hoped that men
OF substance and business integris
ty, not as politicians, may be chosen
by the people for these all.impor-
tant offices in the future.


In closing this address, l feel that
it is a pleasure as we'll as q duty to
say to the gentlemen whose term
Year: 1879

GET YoCa LICRNsEs.-The Commissioner
OF the Revenue is prepared now TO issue
licenses, and; persons who have not yet
taken them out should do so before the first


donday in July in order to save trouble
with the courts, Z
Year: 1879

was. Moore fixed her there in realms OF
indisputable fancy, and there everybody
knows she comes for pleasure and re-


union with her lover and those she loves to
interview. Itwas only the 2Sth OF May
that tho centennial Of Il Moore's birthday
came, and. as your readers know, it was
property and enthusiastically celebrated.
would have reioiced to have seen Lake
Drummond on that day. But to see it now
was delight enough. To behold so sweet
scene OF ore OF the poets triumphs was q
great happiness and cannot 9orego ,be


pleasure OF reproducing his pretty poem
concerning the lake story. It will be plea
SAINT TO many Of your readers. Here it is:
Year: 1879

sented me with the printing, and l still have
it. When it was brought to my house my
old dog was present with the family at the


"unveiling;" nothing was said TO him nor
invitation given him to notice it, We saw
that his gaze was steadily fixed on it, and he
soon became excited and whined, and tried
to lick and scratch it, and was so much taken
up with it that we-although so well know
ing his intelligence all quite surprised
in fact, could scarcely believe that he should
know it was my likeness. We, however, had
sufficient proof after it was hung up in our
parlor; the room was rather low and under
the picture stood n chair the door was left
open without nny thought about the dog he,
however, soon found it out, when n low whin-
ing and scratching was heard by the family,
and, on search being made, he was found in
tho chair trying to get at the picture. After
this put it up higher, so as to prevent it be-
ing injured by him. This did not prevent
him from paying attention to it, for, when
ever | was away from home, whether for a
short or long time-sometimes for several
days he spent most of his time gazing on il,
and, as it appeared TO give him comfort the
door was always left open for him. When
was long away he made low whining as if
to draw attention TO it. This lasted for years.
in fact ns long as he lived and was able to see
it. have never kept dog since he died
dare not, his loss has so much affected me.
! might tell Of many Of his wonderful ac-
tions he could do most of such things as are
related Of other dogs. ! am now only anxious
to notice this recognition of my likeness.
from never having heard Of another such
fact recorded Of any other dog. g.-NdtuJe.