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Year: 1878

To many persons this life OF ours comes
dressed in the gafb of romance; each new day
as it brings to them no realization
of the responsibilities of life, no dreaming of
the battles to be contested, no thought of the
temptations that are to be met. The blue of
the horizon above them is ever azure and
balmy as an "ltaly sky" while the flowers
which bloom in their pathways are always
II dolent with the fragrance of Southern
cline. Ard is this all of life I are we placed
in this great sphere Of action merely as ideal
beings, fitting here and there over the world S
stage pausing to gather the pleasures, bu ig-
noring entirely all the duties-all the respon-
sibilities that come in our pathway? Ger
tainly this is not liGe's entire aim and destiny?
One of our poets has said "Life is real! Life
is earnest !" and so it is an earnest, stern
reality, yet how few there are who make it
such. 1t is ce rtainty that troubles and dis
appointments cross every ones pathway IN
life, SORROWS there are-that come to each of us
which will cause the heart to feel strangely
sad, the bosom to heave heavily with sighs,
the eyes to overflow with tears, and unfortu-
nate indeed are We if-without mo-
ment's warning-from the sickly senti-
mentality of an ideal world, We are brought
face to face with the stern realization of some
sach overwhelming sorrow. 'Tis true that
life contains in it mnch that is bright aud
sunny, much that will make the heart beat
light with happiness, the cheeks grow buoy
ant with merriment, and the voice ripple with
laughter, but from these bright eras that dawn
it does not follow that life must be to US as
one summer day, that we are here merely as
pleasure seekers, gathering all the sunshine,
stunning all the clouds, for it's written again
that,


sNot enjoyment and not sorrow,


Is our destined end or way;


But to act that each to morrow


Find us farther than to-day"


Yes, act that each morrow find us having
made some progress in life, having made
some steps upward instead of going backward
or simply standing still. How few of us-at
the close of each day-can look back upon it
as well spent, can look back without regret
upon some duty unperformed, some golden
opportunity neglected. At this little work
life has serious as well as merry aspect to
it. 1t is not all cool morning with the dew
drops sparkling on the flowers, the tall grasses
dancing in the soft sunlight, and the little
birds-on the messy banks Of the ripping
brooklet-c caroling forth their sweetest songs,
this morning time will glide away by-and'
by, and noon will come with its hot midday
sun, whitening the grasses and drinking up
the dew drops, and here we will turn in life
and go down the other side until at length
we come to the night time, when the
flowers have folded their petals, the sunlight
grown strangely dim and the little songsters
of the woods hushed forever, and when this
night time comes-this last hour of life-can
we look back from it to the norrow's we
have passed over, and realize that we have
not halted on life's journey, but have ad-
vanced onward each day, or will we recall
them merely as dreams of fancy only rs vis'
ions of romantic folly
Year: 1878

LEMON AND ORANGE TINCTURE.-
Never throw away lemon or orange
peel; cut the yellow outside off CAREFUL
ly, and put it in tightly corked bottle
with enough alcohol to cover 1t. Let
it stand until the alcohol is a bright
yellow, then pour 1t of, bottle 1t tight,
and use 1t for flavoring when you make
race pudding. Add lemon and alcohol
as often as you have 1t, and you will
always have nice fiavoring.
Year: 1878

the same qualities which she now dis
PLAYS as a careless and ungrateful
daughter.


There are girls who fancy themselves
so far superior to their parents that the
mere privilege of enjoying their society
in the house ought to be all the old peo-
pie should have the assurance to ask.
While their mothers are busy with do
mestic duties they sit in the easiest
chairs, or lie on the softest sofas, feed
ing on cheap and trashy novels, and
cherish the notion that they are very
literary individuals. The household
drudgery is too coarse for such fine la
dies as they. The business of their
parents is to provide them with nice
clothes, and to be content with admir-
ing their handsome appearance in the
intervals of labor.


Such girls wish to get married. and
therefore they are smiling enough to
eligible bachelors, quickly smoothing
down the frowns which alone they give
to the members of their own families.
A caller who doesn't have a chance of
seeing how they behave as daughters,
may be excused for fancyine them
lovely and lovable beings; but one
who does see it, is foolish if he COM
mits himself by offering marriage to a
girl of this sort. She isn't fit to be
the wife of husband such as we hope
our correspondent would make. He
will be wise if he leaves her at home
to worry her parents, and refuses to
hazard the experiment of taking her
to house of his own. If she will not
assist her mother in the domestic Ia
bors, and badgers the servants, is she
not likely to be equally slothfuI and ILL
tempered when she marries? If she
now thinks herself too fine to work, tits
safe to expect that her views as to that
matter will radically change if she be-
comes wife?


Our correspondent must gather from
our remarks that we advise him to re-
gain possession of the citadel of his
heart, and to disenthrone this unduti-
full enchantress as the queen of his
soul. In fact, that is our advice to
him; and to her we recommend the
learning of the lesson that a woman
cannot be better occupied than in max
ing her home happy. Y. Sun.
Year: 1878

"WHY," cried little Miss Muslin, of Quintillion


Square.
Il had almost forgotten heard papa say,
This morning at breakfast, twas Valentines


Day.


Without sending one valentine off. if no more.
must hurry down street Just as fast as can,
To see what can buy of the Valentine Man,"
When the Valentine Man" saw Miss Muslin


come in,


He jumped up from his chair BY the stove with a
grin,
And inquired: All! what can lido for you, pray
A valentine? Dear mel You come Just in time.
have just one more left-which is yours for a


dime.


'Twould be cheap, assure you, at double the


money,
For You never in all your life saw one so funny"
So little Miss Muslin, of Quintillion Square,
She opened her purse with a busness-like air,
And took out the money when 1 declare for
The valentine purchased she no sooner saw it
Than she sank in a chair, almost o'ercome with


laughter,


am sure / daren't even describe it pou
Lest you should be seized in the same manner,
But recovering herself, she soon brought an en-
And putting the valentine in, sealed it well up,
Then, begging the Valentine Man" to direct it,
Nest her father, for whom it was meant, should


suspect it
To post it at once so he'd get it that day.
Z" Font he laugh when he sees it," she said in
" And he won't have the faintest idea it's from


mel


As you well may imagine. that evening at tea,
Miss Muslin was anxiously waiting to see
What her father would say; and her heart began
beating
Like a trip-hammer when she observed him stop
All at once as if suddenly struck by the thought
OF the valentine, which the last mail must have
And. opening his coat from his breast-pocket
(She knew the envelope the minute she saw it,
I've a valentine here, said he, which, without


doubt,


Came from somebody here; and mean to find
Which one of you 'tis. shall hold it up here
In plain view, and whoever twas sent it, 'tis
Will laugh louder than anyone else-iust to show
They had nothing to do with it. Then will
1t was 1at one who sent it. Here tis-now be-
For knoW it was sent me from Quintillion
Poor little Miss Muslin, of Quintillion Square,
When she heard this strange plan, sat straight up


in her chair,
And. fixing her eyes with a well-assumed scowl
On the tea pot, sat looking as grave as an owl
Resolved it should never from her looks be


guessed


Who It was sent the valentine. As for the rest,
They no sooner saw it, than swift round the


board


Went laugh that increased till they all fairly


foared.


Then our heroine looked up to see what was the


matter,


And found the whole family looking straight at


her;


While her father cried merrily, "Oho! Well.
So twas you, miss, who sent it? I knew could


tellp'


80 dearr cried Miss Muslin, in puzzled distress,
"Why, do not see how in the portd you could


guess!


am sure that the rest of them laughed all the


while,


And I never 30 much as gave vent to a smile!"
John BrOlpnj John, in Fe6rudry Wtde-AUake.
Year: 1878

The finest roads do not go far.


1t is the rich who want most things.


Raillery is the lightning Of calumny.


Ceremony is the smoke of friendship.


Great souls have wills others only feeble
wishes.


Attention to small things is the economy of
virtue.


All is lost when the people fear death less
than poverty.


He who lets things be given to him is not
good at taking.


Who is the greatest liar; He who speaks
most Of himself


Man may bend to virtue, hut virtue cannot
bend TO man


One may do without mankind but one has
need of friend.


The court is ike the sea everything de-
pends upon the wind.


One forgiyes everything to him who forgives
himself nothing.


The pleasure of doing good is the only one
that never wears out.


The tree oyerthrown by the wind had more
branches than roots.


Receive your thoughts like guests and treat
your d sires like children.


One never needs ones wits so much as
when one has to do with fool.


For him who does everything in its proper
time, one day is worth three.


The less indulgence one has for ones self
the more one may have for others.


He who wishes to secure the good of others
has already secured his own.


A fool never admires himself so much as
when he has committed some folly.


At court people sing that they may drink
in village people drink that they may sing.


Towers are measured by their shadows, and
great men by those who are envious of them


The dog in the kennel barIls at his feas
but sthe dog who is hJnting does not mind
them.


When men are together they listen to one
another, but women and girls look at one an
other


He who finds pleasure in vice, and pain
in virtue. is n novice both in the one and the
other


The truths that we least wish to hear are
those which it is most to our advantage to
know.


The wise man does not speak of all he does
but he does nothing that cannot be spoken
Of


We must do quickly what there is no hurry
for, to be able to do slowly what demands
haste.


What pleasure it is to give There would
be no rich people if they were capable of feel
ing ihis.


The way to glory is through the palace, to
fortune through the market, to virtue through
the desert.


If the heart does not go with the head, the
best thoughts give only the light. This is
why science is so little persuasive and probity
so eloquent


The rich find relations in the most remote
foreign countries the poor not even in the
bosom of their own families.


Virtue does not give talents, but it supplies
their place. Talents neither give virtue nor
supply the place of it.


The prison is shut night and day, yet 1t is
always full the temples are always open, and
yet you find no one in them.


Whoever makes great fuss about doing
good does very little he wlo wishes TO be
seen and noticed when he is doing good will
not do it long he who mingles humor and
caprice with it will do it badly he who only
thinks of avoiding faults and reproaches will
never acquire virtues.
Year: 1878

ly be said to have slept and when, about
morning, little Margaretawoke m altered crea-
ture-pale languid, and unable to turn her
self on her lowly bed, but with meaning in
her eyes memory in her mind, affection in
her heart, and GOODNESS in all her veins, n hap
py group were watching the first faint smile
that broke over her features and never did
one who stood there forget that Sabbath
morning Of the New Year on which she seem
ed to look round upon them all with gaze of
fair and sweet bewilderment like one half
conscious of having been rescued from the
power of the grave Lights dnd ShddO,rs IF


Cc0tfisL Jifs
Year: 1878

AS we were sitting in our ssSanc-
tum the other day, vacantly starring
through the window in the hope that
our eye might catch something upon
which to base a local item, Mr.. Kirsch-
stein handed us q package which he
said had just been received in the
mail. A glance at the package con-
yinced us that it was from Gen.La Due,
the commissioner of the Agricultural
Department at Washington, and upon
opening it we found it to contain ten
very nice tea-plants. The General is
propogating the ea-plant in the govern
ment gardens, in large quantities, and
is extensively introducing them into
the southern States most suitable for
tea culture, and most promising results
are being experienced. The General
says that the tea.plant will stand the
cold down to a temperature equal to
zero, without injury, but below that
point it sucumbs to the cold-or, in
other words it freezes to death. Hence,
as there are seyera! months in MINES
sofa in each year when mercury ranges
considerably below zero, our hopes of
raising tea lin any great quantities
are not very bright. However, we
have set out our plants, and they are do
ing nicely; and, if we transfer them to
our cellar in winter time, we may, in
course Of time, raise tea enough, pro.
vided we mix a few wagon loads of
plumtree leaves with what we raise,
to supply our local trade. We will be
prepared to fill orders for gunpowder
tea, green tea, black tea, Japan tea, or
plumtree leave tea, we cannot say
which; but it will be tea all the same,
and Of quality that will astonish the
natives. Little did we ever think
when boy, that we should ever grow
up to be the owner of a great tea plan
tation- send in your orders.
Year: 1878

liduo Is SOOu Ill our uCCle BurRh.


Much to our delight the weather is
now nice and cool land we all wish that
it may continue so during the harvest.


The farmers have fairly commenced
harvesting their grain. The clatter of
the harvester machines can be heard in
every direction.


The corn crop so far looks excellent.
and so does the potato crop. In fact
all the root crops look splendid on &C.
count of the warm rainy weather we
have had Of late.


At last we've got a barber, and a
good one too, which of itself is a great
blessing, as our old razors had become
fearfully dull.


Yesterday we were happy to see our
friend Mr.. Campbell out and off his
bed of illness, and though looking very
pale and much reduced, he hopes that
in course OF a few weeks he may re.
gain his strength and health,


We are sorry to learn that our new
neighbor and friend Nh. o. M. Orcutt,
depot agent, intends to leave us. We
can only say that during his stay here
among us we have found him to be a
gentleman in every respect, and wish
him success wherever he may go.


Farmers say that the wheat cron
does not quite come up to expectations.
as the excessively hot weather the
past few days, with the thermometer
ranging from 90to l07, in the shade.
had a tendency to ripen it too fast, not
giving it time to fill out.


Quite a tide Of emigration is return
ing from their western claims to their
eastern homes to harvest. The emf
grants express themselves as highly
delighted with their new western
homes, and in many instances say that
the western land is superior, as to uual.
ity OF soil and pastering advantages, to
the east. LET all go west


a little squabble took place at one
OF our saloons the other day, An OUT
slider stepped in and being in a state
OF lghtheartedness he indulged little
too freely. Bad whiskey generated
abusive language, and after brief stay
the fellow retired with a shanty over
his eye. We would advice all such to
wear the blue ribbon.
Year: 1878

FALL RIVER, Mass, April 1.-Two hundred
working Oh fancy goods for some time, quit
work this morning, claiming that the cnt
down which goes into effect to-day should only
apply to print cloths and not to fancy goods
work,
Year: 1878

THE LEGISLATURE OF MARYLAND will ad-
were characterized chiefly by the passage Of
the appropriation bills to cover the expenses
of the state government for the two years and
nine months, and the increase OF the state
the addition of one and a half cent having
been made to provide for the loan of half
a million Of dollars for the relief of the state
Year: 1878

JACK WHARTONs BOND ALL RIGHT-The
Attorney General has received kilograms from
the district attorney and the judge of the T.
S. court at New Orleans that the names on the
bond of Marshal Jack Wharton are in every
respect perfectly good. Other kilograms are
to the same effect. This it is understood, set
ties the matter with the Attorney General sat
isfactOrily for Wharton.
Year: 1878

SEA SOUNDINGs AND SHAD IiATCHING.-The
coast survey steamer A. d. Bache left the navy
yard at $50 this morning, The fish commits
sion steam yacht Lookout left the yard Sagur-
day afternoon. The Bache goes to the Gulf of
Mexico on surveying cruise; the Lookout to
Aibemarle Sound. on duty in connection with
the fish Commissioning Matching of shad.
Year: 1878

THE LENGTH OF THE SEssIoN-There is a
great difference of opinion among members of
Congress as to the probable length of the pres
ent session. General Banks says that he never
saw House with less disposition to transact
business promptly than the present one Gen.
Banks does not think that Congress will adj.
lourn before the middle of August MIR. Kei-
ley, Whols the father of the House, and has
had an opportunity to observe the workings of
various Congresses IN the past says that he
does not think that Congress will adjourn be-
lore the middle of July, unless the weather
becomes hot enough to drive members ont of
town. Senator Mcpherson believes that Con
gress will not adjourn before August. Senator
Thurman thinks the present session will be
pr0tracted into hot weather. 1t is generally
believed that the discussion On the Pacific
railroad sinking fund bill will not be concluded
within two weeks time. 1t is said that there
are fifteen Senators who are yet to speak upon
the sinking fund bills. The Pacific railroad
bills will consume great deal of time i'm dis
cussiOn in each of the two branches of Con.
greSs., A month at least Is expected to be Oc.
cnpied in debate on the tariff bill in the
House. ....
Year: 1878

SIX YEARS TERM FOR PRESIDENT. - The
House committee on electoral count has
agreed 10 report in favor of constitutional
amendment fixing the tenure of the presi


Dental office at SIX years, and declaring the
mittee also voted upon the proposition to
abolish the electoral college, and to substitute
Tor it a prOrating of the popular vote, based
tives, with view to secure minority repre-
sentation. The proposition failed by a tie
vote, but it is thought that the absent member
OF the committee would favor the proposition
Year: 1878

An old fellow just up from the Kern
river country, says that one day while
down in that region he went out hunt
ing. He procured fine gentle horse
and borrowed dog that was highly
recommended as q noser-out of almost
any kind of game, from quail to a
full grown buck Indian. He was told
that the dog once belonged to some
Mexicans who had taught him to ride
and that in case Of his becoming tired
he might be taken upon the horse un-
til likely place for game was reach
cd. The hunt was indiforently suc-
cessfnl, though the dog seemed to be
quite industrious he was long bod~
led, short legged, long tailed animal,
of on old fashioned yellow color. He
showed no desire to ride until O start
was made tor home, vixen he came
whining about and was taken up on
-the horse behind our hunter. All
went we'll enough for q time, but pres.
emily the horse started off on keen
run. When stopped he stood quietly
enough but as soon as started up he
broke into a ran again and could not
be held in.


Says the old man: "What had got
in to the tarnal critter, didn't know;
but presently, happening to look back,
l caught that Internal yaller dog stan.
din on all fours, whippin' the boss
jiSt as hard as he could lay on with
that long, Timber tail O. his'p, he was
bound to get out of that boss all the
run there was in him."
Year: 1878

AT Aurora, Ill, a milkman left O
milk can turned bottom upward on
a table near his honte, in such way
that II reflected the rays OF the sun
on a window, causing snfticlent heat
10 set fire to q blind, and but for The
timely discovery Of the fame the
house would have been consumed.
Year: 1878

"ANY ONE of the venal crew acting
separately" said Mr.. Manton Marble in
his letter on the Electoral Commission,
'could himself alone deliver what he
deemed conclusive title to the Pres-
dency. But it was not there and thus
that Mr.. Tilden sought to compass the
defeat of the Republican conspiracy
Whatever the wish, or the less absolute
integrity, or the more customary morals,
of any devoted adherent, no such trans
action would he consent to, nor connive
at, nor permit" This passage, written
and printed before any attempt had been
made to translate the cipher dispatches,
calls for distinct explanation


We copy the above from the Tribune
of yesterday. The remarkable passage
which it quotes from Mr.. Marbles extra
ordinary letter is full of significance. 1t
is at once substantial confession of a
corrupt intent on the part of some ''de-
voted adherent" of Mr.. Tilden, and a
complete vindication of Mr.. Tilden him
self from all connivance at any venal Of
fer.


The Tribune makes Mr.. Marble its
witness, and of course must accept his
entire statement as true. And we must
say it is rather liberal and handsome in
our contemporary to help on so effective
ly the defence of Mr.. Tilden.


1t may be said that Mr.. Tilden should
at once have cut loose from any person.
making to him any such proposition ;
and that is point which we do not dis
pute. At the same time it may be re-
piled that candidate, with a prospect of
office before him, who in these days
would wholly escape from every sort and
degree of venal and base offers, would
have to retire to monastery or go up in
a balloon.-N. Y. Sun of 24th.
Year: 1878

FARM FENCES.-There is no good reason
in the world, why we'll developed and cul-
tivated agricultural districts should not
discard fences altogether. The cost of
the annual fencing will much more than
make up for any increased expense attend
ing the soiling system. In New Castle
county, for instance, it would work an
annual saving of probably 100000 to be
able to dispense with the use of fences.
When the farmers Of such favored localities
grow wise they will demand such legisla-
ton as will gradually do away with enclo-
sureS. In many places now, in Kent and
Sussex this is the case, and excellent crops
are grown without a stick of fence around
them. No fences and stock made comfort
able and happy in barns, stables and small
enclosures for exercise in good weather,
will come with the improved system of
farming that must soon be resorted to in
such localities as the upper county of this
State. Such an improve d system is neces-
sary no,0 to make lands pay and save them
from the Sheriff. High culture, cultivated
wheat fields, soiling and heavy manuring
will constitute an important part of that
system. On such lands the farmers cannot
afford to grow less than fifty bushels ot
wheat, and eighty of corn to the acre; mol
can he afford to keep a COW that will make
less than twelve pounds of butter a week
New Castle county farmers must come W
higher and the soiling system is neces
sary step to these higher msthods.-Penin
Sular Nelcs.
Year: 1878

The pear blight is making havoc with
our pear orchards. We notice that some
of our large orchardists are kept busy cut.
ting out the attacked branches. This is
the only remedy. Cut down to sound bark
and turn the cut branches.