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Year: 1877

The average party editor OF
the present day never discusses
or alludcs to any question of
principle at issue between the
two political parties, but regards
every personal question from a
party standpoint. They seem
to consider political parties as
rival combinations formed eX-
clusively for the control of the
government and the honors and
emoluments Of office in the in
terest of the successful party,
and the motto: "To the victors
belong the spolls," the sole in
centive to public endeavor.
With them every public act is
measured not by any principle
involved therein, but by it's per-
sonal bearings in relation to par
ty.


The Portland Bee is peculiarly
one of that class which would at
once pass upon the guilt or inno-
cense of a man indicted for horse
stealing by determining which
political party the prisoner affil-
lated with. The editor of that
paper was il Democrat in all his
antecedents, and has never indi-
Gated any change in his political
sentiments in any matter of prin-
ciple, and he cannot to-day tell
wherein he disagrees with the
announced policy of the Demo-
cratic party IN an essential par
ticular. He simply Joined the
Republican party, and like the
New York fireman, he is bound
to fight for the machine he runs
with" In view of the fact that
the Judge before whom Thomp-
son was tried and convicted, and
the Governor who refused Exec
utive clemency, were both Re-
publicans, this editor concludes
and intimatcs that the protests
against the execution of Thomp-
son are merely partisan in their
character, designed to damage
the Republican officials. No one
! in this section ever dreamed of
such Il thing. The convict was
an active Republican at the last
election, his Attorneys and all
who took an active interest in
procuring q communication OF his
sentence were Republicans, and
these facts, it appears, had no
| influence with either the Judge
or the Governor, and the party
view Of the matter was a tigment
of the fancy of brain disorded
by partisan big gotry, which dis
qualities any man from fairly
representing public interests.


The Olympia Courier, the lead
ing party organ of this Terrific
ry endorses the qualifications of
the chief clerk of the Council,
but deprccates the election of a
Democrat, and the Standard, the
Democratic organ, ,jubillates over
the fact that the Democrats, in
the organization of the Council,
secured the election of the chief
clerk and enrolling clerk. Why?
Can any one tell us what clerical
duties have to do with political
principles? and how are they
applicable in this case, in any
way? Tom Merry is clerk and
Tom Reed is President of the
Council. Merry was Republi-
can when Reed was a Democrat,
and Reed is a Republican now
when Merry is a Democrat; the
Courier editor would have favor
ed Merry and opposed Reed then,
and the Standard editor, who was
a Republican when Reed was a
Democrat and Merry was a Re-
Year: 1877

ories OF their own youth, and TO encourage
their children TO participate In all the en-
joyments that spring from social inter-
course, from books, plays and games in The
immediate circle OF home. 1t seems to have
been discovered al last that the best way 10
develop the mestal and moral nature of
child is not by forcing its gushing aspira-
tions for sympathy and knowledge into the
narrowest channels of sectarian bigotry,
but to give it room for expansion in the
freest confidence with the elder members
of the family; and by the qualification Of
the love Of exercise, pleasure and excite
ment, with the most ample opportunities
TO participate in all innocent diversions
with playmstes, not only upon tie play
ground or in the street, but also in the fam
lily circle. BY pursuing such course, the
humblest home can be rendered the dear
est spot on earth TO the younger members
of the family; while the elders, realizing
more fully by such associations that they
are but children ST larger growth, can the
more easily "train them up in the way they
should go, so that when they are old they
will no; depart from it."-Boston Herald.
Year: 1877

From Harriet Msrtineau's autobiogra-
ply parents may derive lessons of wisdom
in the mental training of their children
which cannot fail 10 be vastly instructive.
In her childhood, we are told she was one
of the most delicate and sensitive little
creatures imaginable. Alarmed and start
led by the most ordinary occurrences, her
sleep often disturbed by the most frishtful
dreams, ney er able to cross the yard OF her
fathers house to the garden beyond with
out flying and panling, and dresding to look
behind because she feared a wild beast was
in pursuit, her infantile years were passed
in au unvarying atmosphere of nervous
excitement and terror. Longing for the
love aud sympathy Of her parents, she says
it never occurred to her to speak to them of
anything she felt most and she doubled
in mature life if they ever had the slight
est idea of her miseries. at seems 10 me
now," sue remarks, "that little closer OBJ
servation would have shown them the
causes OF the bad health and titful temper
which gave them so much anxiety on my
account, and am sure that a little more OF
the cheerful tenderness which was in those





saved me from my worst faults and from
world OF suffering" To the best of her
belief, Miss Martineau says, the first per-
son she never was afraid of was her aunt
Ksntish, who won her heart and confidence
when she was sixteen. And yet the pa
rents OF such a daughter never intended to
be unkind; they simply did not know any
| thing of the delicate nature OF "the harp of
a thousand strings" and trusted to "rellg-
ion" IS the only means for keeping 1t in
tune. The horrid dreams, 1t was found out
long years afterwards, were the result OF
an improper diet, aud the unhappy dispo-
sition which made the victims life per-
| petual torment 10 herself and family, was
the result of that austere demeanor which
froze in its fountain every aspiration for
the sympathy and love OF her parents.
This case may be fairly considered as an il
! Illustrative one of many thousands which
are constantly occurring, where the best
impulses of childhood are warped and per-
verled by parental harshness, or through
ignorance on the part OF parents of the bet
ter methods of intellectual and moral de-
velopment of their children. Happily for
the rising generation, there has been great
change for the better in recent years, in the
plans Of home education and home rule
and it has become quite the fashion for pa
! rents TO keep alive in their hearts the mem-
Year: 1877

A CHEERFUL ATMOSPHERE Let us try
TO be like the sunshiny member of the
family, who has the estimable art OF max
ing all days seem pleasant. and self denial
and exertion easy and desirable. You
have known people within whose iniu-
ence you felt cheerful, amiable, hopeful,
equal TO anything. ! do not know more
envlable gift than the power 10 sway 9TH
ers to good to diffuse around us an atmos-
phere of cheerfulness, piety, truthfulness,
generosity, magnanimity. 1t is not mat
ter of great talent; but rather of earnest
ness and honesty, and of that quiet, con-
slant energy which is like soft rain gently
penetrating the soil. 1t is rather a grace
than a gir.
Year: 1877

Hymn TO Departed Child
know thou hast gone to the house Of thy rest,
Then why should my soul be so sad'
l know thou hast gone where the weary are blest,
And the mourner looks. up and is gadi
Where love has put on in the land Of It's birth,
The stain 1t had gathered in this,
And hope, the sweet singer that gAddened the earh
Lies asleep on the bosom OF blissi
know thou art gone where thy forehead is starred
With the beauty that dwet in thy soul,
Where the light Of thy lovelness cannot be narred,
Nor thy heart be nung back from ts goal.
know thou hast drank Of the Loshe that flows
Through land where they do not forget,
That sheds over memory only repose,
And takes from It only regret.
In thy far-away dwelling, wherever be,
believe thou hast visions OF mine,
And the love that made all things music to me
have not yet learned to resign.
In the hush Of the night, the waste OF the sea,
Or alone wi tn the breeze the hill,
have ever presence that whispers Of thee,
And my spirit lies down aud is still.
Mine eye must be dark, that so long has been dim,
Ere again 1t may gaze upon thine,
But my heart has reVeAlings Of thee and thy home
In many token and sligo.
never look up with vow to the shy,
But light like thy beauty is there,
And hear low murmur like thine in reply
when pour out my spirit in prayer.
And though, like = mourner that ats by tomb,
am wrapped in mantle OF care,
Yet the grief Of my bosom-ob, call 1t not gloom
Is not the black grief Of despair.
By sorroS revesled, As the stars are by night,
Far OF bright vision appears,
And hope, like the rainbow, being Of light,
Is born, like the rainbow, In tears.


IT.. Hervey.
Year: 1877

There are few things more product
i've of evil In domestic life than a thor
ougLly bad temper 1t does not matter
what form that temper may assume,
whether it is of the sulky kind that
maintains perfect silence for many days,
or the madly passionate, which vents
itself in absolute violence. Ill temper
at any age is bad thing It never does
anybody any good. and those who in
dulge in it feel no better after It. After
the passion has passed away one sees
that he has been very foolish, and kno VS.
that others see it too Bad temper ir
the aged is, perhaps, the most trying o
all. 1t is, indeed, a pitiable sight to SCI
the wrinkled cheek of an old persor
afame with anger and passion. Since
anger is useless and an unspeakabl'
misery to its victims, why should it b.
indulged In at allY
Year: 1877

Did you ever find, lying in some neg.
lected spot, buried among the grass per.
haps, some old tool, which you remem.
ber sharp, bright and useful, but which
is now covered with rust, and useless
The rust and the dull edge have come
of its long rest. Had it been constant.
ly used il might have been broken, bu,
it never would have been that dull. hse
less thing while it lasted 1t is just SC
with human beings Iuaction is worse
for them than hard work Unused tai
ents rust The mind that is never shar
pened grows dull Ooe who has moi
done what he might finds his power gone
at last Sometimes, when mind lies use


less and hands are folded, the soul rust,
also l do not know St. Simon's his
tory, but ! doubt If he was as worthy :
saint as many another. just because III
lived at the top of q pillar, and, to quot
Miss Braddon, ''had his meals sent vi
to him in basket" Had he come dowl
for his food he might have found som
chance of being useful There is worl
in the world for every mind and hear
and body
Year: 1877

Chinese music is not calculated to i'm.
prove ones ear, and therefore the shea
then" Of whom this anecdote is told, Is
excusable for his preference: s 9s


A Chinese minister in Washington
went to hear the Marine Band play he
was particularly impressed with the
trombone player, and offered him q
handsome engagement in China; "For,"
he said, N have never seen a juggler
who could swallow as much brass as
you and spit it out agains and yet the
people here regard 1t as an every day
affair" aag
Year: 1877

The result is most gratifying to al
who hope for the restoration Of good
government. To the people of Pennsyl
vania, who so earnestly desire the over
throw of ring rule, it will be tidings o
good cheer The triumphant election o
our State ticket will now be assured.
Year: 1877

From the new liquor law passed by the
section 4, as follows:


eff any druggist shall sell alcohol, spir-
ituous liquors or wine, unless for medical pur
poses, he shall, for each and every otfense, be
fiued not less than twenty nor more than one
hundred dollars and it shall be the special
duty of the Circuit Courts to give this pro-
vision in charge of the grand juries of their
respective Courts. And in any prosecution
against a druggist for selling alcohol, spir-
ituous liquors or wine, without license there
for, if the sale be proved, it shall be pre-
sumed that the sale was unlawful in the alb
sence Of satisfactory proof to the contrary
No sale of alcohol, spirtuous liquors or wine
shall be made by any druggist under the pro-
visions of this section, except upon the writ
ten prescription of practicing physician in
good standing in his profession and not of in.
temperate habits, specifying the name of the
person and the kind and quantity of such
liquors to he furnished him, and stating that
such liquors, so prescribed, are absolutely me-
cessary as medicine. and not as beverage,
for such person. And the production of such
prescription by the defendant at the trial of
an Indictment against him for the sale of the
alcohol, spirituous liquors or wine mentioned
therein, shall be sufficient to rebut the pre>
sumption arising from the proof of such sale
as hereinbefore prescribed for, if the jury be-
lieve from all the evidence in the case that
the sale was made in good faith, under the
belief that such prescription and statement
were true


''If any physician shall, for the purpose of
aiding druggist or other person in the viola>
tion Of any of the provisions of this chapter
or otherwise give such prescription and make
such statement falsely, he shall be guilty ofa
misdemeapor, and fiued not less than fifty nor
more than two hundred dollars. Every such
prescription and statement shall be filed and
preserved by the druggist selling such liquors
thereon, and the same shall be open and sub>
jcct to the inspection Of the prosecuting at
tornev Of the county, or any member of the
grand jury thereof, or any relative of the per-
500 to whom such liquors were sold, and any
druggist person in charge of such prcscrip>
tions and statements who shall wiIfully fail or
refuse to produce the came when demanded
for inspection by any of the persons aforesaid.
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined
not less than twenty nor moro than one hun
dred dollars"
Year: 1877

AN APPLE MERINouE.-This is delicate,
quite SNOWY dish, easy to make. and good
when it is done. 1t needs good apples, thst
is, those with sprightly favor; pore. quarter,
and remove the cores stew in o bright tin or
enameled sauce pan, with sugar TO taste, and
= little cinnamon as soon as the apples are
done through, having kept the quarters a.
whole rs possible, turn them into a pudding
disk, being careful not to break them up
While the apples are cooking, get the me-
riDgue pronounce it always nnee-TGn1) ready
For . moderate sized dish, use the whites of
four eggs, beaten To firm froth, four ounces
of sugar, and favor with lemon spread this
over the apples in the dish, set the dish in
the oven, and bake until the surface is well
and evenly Drowned. Serve hot for dessert.
but some prefer to let it get cold and eat it
with eream.-AmcricGn AgrieuLtuTiSt.


When Chief Justice Cartier went TO
administer the "iron clad oath" to the MEM
bers Of Mr. Hayes new Cabinet, he read I'M
til he came to the words do you solemnly
swear that you have never voluntarily borne
arms against the United States" when Mr..
Key interrupted. e1claiming, "Hold on
Judge, I can't swear to that" There was
quite . laugh, and Judge Cartier remarked
in his quaint way, THAT oath was good
enough for us. sir, until you came in" when
Mr. Key retired and the remainder OF the
oath was read and assented to by the other
four. Afterwards il was found that there
was not a copy OF the modified oath in the
White House, and it had to be sent for at the
State Department before it could be adminis-
tered to Mr. Key.
Year: 1877

A H1GH SENSE OF HoNoR.-The Duke
Of Wellington had seuce of honor in all
money dealings, and would suffer none OF his
agents to do a mean thing in his name. His
steward once bought some land adjoining his
country estate. spd was bOasting Of having
made very fine bargain, from the seller
being in straitened circumstances.


What did you pay for it?" asked the Duke.


"Eight hundred pounds" was the answer.


"Aud how much was it WORTH"


eleven hundred pounds" said the stew
ard, rubbing his hands in glee at the thought
of the good bargain.


Then take three hundred pounds and
carry them to the seller, with my compli>
ments, and don't ever venture 10 talk TO me
of cheap land again"


The steward was confounded. and could
scarcely credit his own ears. The idea that
any one could refuse to profit by sharp bar
gain, and throw money away in paying more
than w,s agreed Oh, was hard for him to
comprehend.
Year: 1877

Mr.. THOMAS c. BEDFORD, Of this
county, is the candidate Of the N, A.
party for Sheriff. This party Is now
playing upon the ignorance and preju'
dice Of the colored people for support,
and II Mr.. Bedford expects to be elect
ed, his hope Is that his election will be
accomplished by these means. He
knows that he has no support among
mis- own people, for his most Intimate
and trusted friends have informed him
that be Is in a wrong position, and that
his action is looked upon as treachery
to intelligent well-to-do people Of the
county OF both races. He has formed
an alliance of honor with men Of bad
repute from the old stinking Radical
party TO secure an Office Of profit He
is attempting to betray his county for
price. The men who have hitherto had
some respect for him, must now finch
when they shake him by the hand
for they must feel that q man
who would sell his county i.
worthy of little respect. This feeling
would not be so intensified but for The
fact that he attempted to do this very
thing once before, and that while the
whole people of the State were making
a struggle that might have been defeat
ed By his course. We remember wher
the Chairman OF the State Executive
Committee came here to ask this mar
of principle to come down, and that hC
did come down after he got his price
We are now making another struggle
10 preserve The fruits Of that great vic
tory, aud again this man rushes 10 th'
front to endanger the result. He hai
no excuse under Heaven for his course
for he had just as much right to put hi
claims before our party as any man il
It. He was not disgraced as he ough
to have been by his former action, anc
our party is therefore compelled I,
fight this man, who, while he claims t,
be friend 10 this people, has prove,
by his acts that be is q truitor 10 hi
psriy aud to his race.
Year: 1877

SOUND ADVICE TO CoLoRED PEo.
PLE.-Fred Douglass gives the follow
ing sound advice TO his people: "The
very best thing the white people can do
for US is 10 stop doing for us, and let
us do for ourselves. They have done
so much for Us that they have nearly
undone US. If we can't live honestly
by our own labor, then we ought Ia
die. The question with MS is, will We
work as hard for ourselves as we did
for our masters? II we doRt we will
go TO the wall, for liberty is as essen
TALLY q state Of hard work as slavery 4
Of disgraceful sloth. It Is only by hare
labor that we can ever catch up will
the white race, and by initiating ihei
virtues instead of vices. Emigration
| is delusion and q sham. The whit
race is everywhere on the face Of th
globe, and we could not get away from
them II we would"
Year: 1877

TIE colored people cannot afford to
vote for the few renegades from our par.
ty who wish to forward their purposes
by this aid. The white people will re-
gard such support by the cOlored peo-
pie as an evidence that nothing done
for them Is appreciated.
Year: 1877

LET it be remmbered that there
will be a grand Democratic rally in
this city on Monday, the day before
the election. Our County Executive
Committee will make ample arrange.
ments for the distinguished gentlemen
who will come TO address the people,
aud Vicksburg will do her best to give
the State campaign triumphant finale
The candidates on the State ticket will
be here, and as one OF them, our dis
tiuguished iellow-cilizen, the Hon. 7
c. CatchingS, Is a resident of our city
we will show that we appreciate th'
honor the party has rendered our cit!
through him. We hope this will b
the largest and most successful politi
cal gathering that ever assembled Ii
the Hill City.
Year: 1877

The present Indian troubles in Ida
no, and the urgent need of more troops
on the Rio GraDde, causes great ex
citemeut Already there is talk of
calling for volunteers to aid in sup
pressing the revolt of Chief Joseph.
aud it may become necessary before
the year is past to summon the militia
for the defense of the Geuties against
NJ Mormon- aggression.
Year: 1877

There is a:good deal of loose talk
about the indictments of the Louisi
ana Returning Board. In tact they
have not been indicted at all. Au
information, lodged by the Attorney
General constitutes the only proceed
ing against them thus far. Their own
statement on the subject is weak,
evasive. trivial aud scared.- Courier
journal
Year: 1877

The secret is out-the magic charm
with which thought to delve into our
society customs incognito. is broken and
they have found out who Maud Muell er is.
Henceforth, criticism is dangerous, and
shrink from the esponsibility. Here then,
I ras;an the name
Year: 1877




We hold, therefore, that as soon as
it can possibly be dOuo tho policy Of the
Government iu regard to tho payment
of the public debt ought to be changed
and no further payments made Gu it
until tho condition Of the country hus
become more prosperous. Tho pay
mont Of the public debt is matter in
regard to which there need be no haste.
The public creditors do not ask for q
payment; on the contrary they arc
ANXIOUS to continue their investments in
tho securities Of the nation, and value
those bonds most which have tho long.
est period to run. The public credit
is now 80 woll established that such u
change Of policy could not affect it uu'
fovOrably, while the relief which would
thereby bc given to tho people by re-
lioying thOm from taxation would DO
immense. Such q measure heartily
adobted, in connection with q liberal
system Of public improvements for the
devClOpemcutof the resources Of the
nation. would at oncc wonderfully re-
yivc tho depressed business Of tho coun-
try.-NaIioaal { Fash. Republican.
Year: 1877

We have always considered the popu-
lar mythical legend, or delusion, in re-
gard to the salamander's being able to
go through fire unscathed as one of the
most preposterous of mythical delusions,
the AppeaI, of Maysville, Gal. says. A
gentleman of this city, however, re-
Gently related to us story in regard to
the lizards of Nevada which seems to
confirm the possibility of their enduring
intense heat, for short time at least.


The black lizards of that sagebrush
State are very easily domesticated,
harmless, sociable and intelligent. This
gentleman had several pet lizards, one of
which lived near furnace where he
burned retorts or molds for silver bull
hon. This work required a very hot
fire, which he had made open at each
end. The lizard would sit on the tree
near by watching him, and his dog would
frequently chase it if it ventured to the
ground and compel it to take to the tree
again.


Frequently, however, the lizard, appa-
rently for the sport of the thing alone.
would dash down from the tree and in.
duce the dog to give it sharp race.
when it would run right through the
furnace, coming out of the other end like a
flash, unscathed, while the dog, in his
eagerness, would be burnt at the fire
before he could stop. This would be a
daily occurrence, and the lizard actually
seemed to enjoy the joke ON the dog.
The time that the lizard or salamanca,
was in the fire was very short, and il
doubtless could not have remained there
very long.