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Year: 1879

II we combine two primary colors, sav
blue and yellow, in order to make sec
orcn 9ndary G,s Gol1ra which in this case will be
maximum of intensity when it is placed be-
side its complementary red. In the same
way orange will be intensified by blue, and
violet by yellow. On the other hand, red
placed beside green will seem more red,
orange will intensity, violet will make yell
low more brilliant. If, however, wo take
these very colors which intensity each other
by juxtaposition, and mix them together,


they will be entirely destroyed. If we tako
red and green of tho same intensity and
mix them together in equal proportions, we
will obtain pure colorless gray {; the same


with blue and orange and with violet and
yellow. This phenomenon Is called achro-
matism. Achromatism Is also produced by
mixing the three primary colors in equal


proportions. Sulphur, campanula and
capsicine mixed equally will destroy each
other and produce colorless gray. If,
however, wo put sulphur beside garnet,
which IN the rose is exactly opposite to it,
these two tints being complementary will
act on each other, and will mutually hcigh-
ten each others color. Chcvcrcal says that
when we mako stroke on canvas with
brush full Of color, we do not merely tint
with this color all the part touched with a
the brush but the surrounding space also
is tinted by the complementary color 80 a
red circle If surrounded by blue halo, q
yellow by a violet one, and the reverse.


When two different colors are juxtaposed
they receive" says Owen Jones, "a double
modification, first as to their tone, the light
color appearing lighter and the dark darker.
Secondly. as to their tint, each will become
tingcd with the complementary Of the
Year: 1879

class so far as piety and clsse Chris
tlan observation is concerned. Their
respect for the house of worship,
pnnctuality and attention during ser
vice is even more sincere than such
as practiced in our Eastern and more
refined cities.


p l have examined very attentively
into church affairs, and the character
of those who profess religion in this
profane city, and after mature aelib-
Grafton / am forced to decide that
their form of gospel observation is
far more commendable than any
Christian ceremony 1 have witnessed
in the midst of metropolitan refine
ment. Indeed, with regard to its
earnest, genuine, and unostentatious
purport, I consider services here far
superior to that Of any locality ever
entered. JOHN A. PEARSON, JR.f
Year: 1879

Old Biunderby, who is 4S and
bald, met lady acquaintance at a
party the other evening, whom he had
not seen Tor many years, and grasp
ing both hands enthusiastically re-
ferred to the happy old days when he
went to school to her. He has less
hair now than he had more then, and
when they meet on the street, they
switch off through the mud to oppo-
site sidewalks.
Year: 1879

, The large bonnets to be introduced with the
first warm days Of spring are not the tlarinS
coronet shapes laseiy worn to frame the face and
surround it rs with halo. The new wide
britns extend forward as well as upward, and
begin to widen at the point where they first
leave the crown, just as the old-time scoops and
poke-bonnets did. This widened brim is faced


inside with shirred satin or with smooth dark
velvet, or else with the dansiest India muslin;
this facing begins an inch or less from the edge
of the fms braid, which is left bare, and has no
wire in it, and the extreme edge OF the facing is
often visible from the front. Tie
wholesale houses have imported these
large bunncts in the various stylish bra:ds'
Year: 1879

time, and yet our Public Printers have boon
accused by the Democratic party, or few
who think they represent II, of extravagance
in oflice) "If you do not like IL, you can
leave" these mcn would probably be told were
they to complain but that Is a great mistake.
A husband aud father will bear a great deal of
pressure rather than throw up situation
which keeps his dear ones from starving; and
the result is that there arc good aud true
men virtually committing suicide In that hot,
illy-ventilated printing-oilicc with their over
work and the small pay that will not per-
nit them to rest. As each man dies there will
be Zone Republican vote less" as the Rich
m0nd Wing aptly remarked on ono occasion
when negro was murdered for opinion sake
down South and the weakknecd substitutes
which are purchased by the fat places under
Government will never fill their Shoes This
brings me to question


Third-Why are tho Republicans who have
been discharged by our Democratic Congress
left to walk tho streets In idlenoss, while the
places in the gift of the executive departments
are teomlng with emocrats--out spoken DEM
oorats at that 2 Arc Republicans to understand
that IL is the business of those whom they
placed In power to build up the Democratic
party by this utter disregard of all good faith
with those who have spent their lives true to
principle and honor passing by men who are
sure to be truo without reward, and bestowing
the benefits on those who are truo only for
that rcason2


Now Mr. Editor, please do not say these
things arc none of your business, for You do
not vote on either side" because that is another
Of my puzzles. | would just like to know why
an intelligent mouse is not more competent to
vote than the many ignorant bummers who do.
Ii there were a little moro intelligence required
in the exercise of tho elective franchise per-
haps my first three queries would not bo called
for. When that political millennium comes
just men will DO elected to office, aud then the
unjust determinations now made among our
public servants In favor of wealth and influence
will be no more, while merit alone shall re-
ceve tho rewards. Civil service will never
hold water till every tub shall stand on its
own bottom"
Year: 1879

WE notice that an evening cotemporary
still dwells upon the marvel that Colonel
ROBERTS, of New Orleans, should have been
appointed to revise and codify the Regula-
tions of the United States Army, when the
Secretary of War authorized denial of the
correctness of that statement through the
columns Of The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
some days since
Year: 1879

Ir would seem that the house of the
BoNAPARTEs is so reduced that there is not
enough left of it to admit of much dissen-
sion; but after all Prince JEROME is said to
have given notice that he will not attend
the funeral of Prince LOUIS. This looks a
little spiteful
Year: 1879

GLOVER has succeeded in getting his
famous report published as an advertise
ment in the columns of the New York Star
This is quite an achievement though the
report itself is quite haTn!ess. 1t alleges
much, but the alligator tails to prove any.
thing of any Importance against anybody
His balloon will make a sorry flight, for il
is charged with an inferior quality of gas
lie has gone through great deal and pro.
duced but very little, and all without win.
ming title of public respect.
Year: 1879

IT is said that the National Medical Recielc
is not as prosperous rs it would be if its
subscribers did not act upon the hypothesis
that it is sufficient to read journal with
out compensating the expense of its publi-
cation.
Year: 1879

SoME one of the old prophets or
one of the cvangelists, we can't just
exactly tell which just now--for we
loaned our concordance to Tom Crooks,
of the Sherman Courier to hunt up
authorities to prove that the use Of
the balm" was good for his stonlach's
sake and his often nfrmities-said
that of the making of books there
was no end" Now, it is clear to our
mind, that these must have been law
books, for it IS evident there is 10 end
to the making of laws. The session of
Congress before the last only laid over
five thousand bills that could not be
reached, and how many now sleep
their last sleep at Austin, no man
knows.


Thomas Jefferson, the author Of our
constitution, said in his day that tho
world was governed too much" What
would he say now, could he revisit
this mundane sphere and behold the
mountain of laws that are yearly piled
up? OF a truth, we are governed too
much.-[ Mckinney Enquirer,
Year: 1879

The history Of the world teaches no
lesson with more impressive solemni;y
than this: That the only safeguard OF
a great intellect is pure heart; that
evil 10 sooner takes possession Of tho
heart, than folly commences the
conquest Of lhe mind.
Year: 1879

Public SchooLs.-A committee OF the
School Board had conference with the
teachers of the public schools yesterday
with regard to continuation of the schools
to the completion OF nine-months' ses-
sion. The teachers all signed petition to
the Board expressing preference for q
continuation Of the schools, even though
they should have to wait for their pay until
an appropriation is made by the State.
Year: 1879

AN important bill has just been passed by
the House, being that authorizing the issue
of certificates of deposits in aid OF rounding
the public debt. The bill authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury u Issue, in ex-
change for lawful money ot the United
States, certificates of deposits Of the denomi-
nation of so, bearing interest at the rate of
three per cent, and convertible at any time.
with accrued interest, into the four per cent
bonds authorized to be issued, ana directs
that the money so received shall be applied
only to the payment of the 20 bonds. 1t
is claimed in behalf cf the bill that it will
afford the poore, classes an opportunity of
investing their small earnings where they
would be safe and secure and not subject to
the instability Of private corporations; and
that it will practically make national saw
ings bank, where there would be positive
and absolute security for every dollar depos
tied BY the poorer classes.
Year: 1879

GEN. JoHy A. LOGAN, with the luck, the
political tact and some other quality invisi-
BILE at this distance Certainly not brains)
which have given him fIgr terms in the
House and one in the Senate, has again won
a capital prize, having rccoiTei the Illinois
Senatorial nomination III the Republican
caucus by large majority. This result IS
greatly deplored, as Logan can not be re-
carried as other than most unfit man for
the place. The incoming Senate will have
some remarkably weak timber in it.
Year: 1879

With most people the idea of mad
dogs is intimately associated with the
cheated term" In fact, CANNES with
tho rabies are almost looked upon as Q
summer institution. Eminent medical
men who have paid attention to cases OF
hydrophobia have declared that the dis
ease has it's origin in the action of in
tense heat in the canine's physical sys-
tenn. The theory is, however, now met
by tho fact that hydrophobia is not a
"season complaint" but is liable to
appear in CANNES at any time OF the
year.


Several mad dogs have recently turn
ed up in New York State where the
thermometer was at zero, and one was
killed at Blue Bell only few days ago.
In December last also mad dog at
Overlook viciously attacked horse,
which a few days later showed signs OF
the rabies and La to be destroyed.


"My idea is that hydrophobia is not
peculiarly O summer disease, but that it
may be looked for as much in cold as in
warm weather" said prominent veter-
mary surgeon. "In the winter" he con-
tinued. "when everything is frozen up,
it is very difficult for dogs to procure
water, and intense thirst is almost in
variabIy the forerunner OF hydrophobia.
II is also held to some extent that the
disease may in some cases have it's origin
in a want of food. or again from the ami
nal being kent in too close confinement.
Altogether, Y lille we lGok for rabid dogs
in the summer there is no reason why
owners of CANNES should not be on their
guard equally in tic winter"


Gases of hydrophobia are frequent in
Quebec when the thermometer is thirty
degrees below zero, but in the summer,
when it is up in the nineties, mad dog
is very rarely seen. .--Philadciphio
| RecOrd.
Year: 1879

A sewing girl in this city, writes a
Springfield (Mass.) correspondent, has
had O romantic experience that is worth
the telling. Several months ago man
at Dubuque, Ia., advertised in an east
ern Massachusetts paper for wife.
Among the swarm of answers which he
received were two from two girls in this
city, who replied just for the fun of the
thing. One of them represented her
self as a young widow, and her lively
account of herself and her circumstances
was very largely fictitious, especially
that which told (very incidentally, as if
it was of no consequence of the snug
sum of money left her by the dear de.
parted. She never expected to hear OF
the matter again, but that was the one
letter out of all the advertiser received
which struck his fancy. He wrote to
the supposed "widow" (who, in fact
had never been married, and who was
then earning her living with her needle);
photographs we're exchanged; the letters
grew more and more afectionate, until
the young woman, realizing that the
affair was no longer a joke, wrote to her
new.found admirer and told him frank
ly of her humble circumstances.


Of course he admired her all the
more, and at last came from Dubuque
to this city to claim her for his bride.
Instead of the sleek and intelligent
looking and manly individual whom she
had expected from his letter and his
photograph, what was her vexation to
see person of decidedly seedy appear
ance, wearing an old slouch hat. and
appearing altogether unattractive. Well,
she refused him, and he, chiding her
bitterly for so doing after the pains he
had taken to win her, returned alone to
Iowa. I suppose he hadn't left the
house before she was sorry-such is the
flexible character of female affection -
and it is certainly true that she was very
sorry, indeed, before he had put thou
sand miles between them. Ho wrote no
more, but the distressed young wo.
man wrote, or got friends to write,
to the pastor OF the church he at
attended and to various persons in Du
buque, to find out what sort of man
this was-something she ought to have
thought of in the first place. The re-
plies were uniformly complimentary,
and every one only increased her regret
that she, poor sewing girl, had re
fused a "good match"


Never word came from him, and at
last she swallowed her pride, reopened
the correspondence herself, and told
him how she had misjudged him and
how sorry she was that she had. Prompt
ly came manly reply, from which she
discovered that when he visited her here,
he had Intentionally made himself es
unattractive as possible, from romantic
notion that she ought to take him for
what he was and not for what he wore
Of course they were married, and the
poor sewing girl has for her husband
one of the leading citizens Of Dubuque,
and for her home one of the finest man
sions in Dubuque. This true story
ought to have moral of the negative
sort-namely, that young girls are not to
infer from it that it is safe for them to
answer matrimonial advertisements, for
where one case of this sort has, like this,
happy issue, there are ten which lead
to unhappiness or something great deal
worse
Year: 1879

Since the days of the sorely afflicted
Job, patience has been a virtue well.
worthy to be practiced by all. 1t is the
patient plodder that acquires greatness
rather than the giant intellect. The
greatest inventors of this or any other
age, have only become so by patient
investigation and trial. The astronomer
must have patience as his eyes wander
among the countless multitude of stars,
that gem the canopy OF the heavens. He
can not learn the names Of even the SEN
tinels upon the outskirts in a single
night. So with, the scholar. He can
not advance through that which has cost
others years Of study in single day.


Sir Isaac Newton thought long and
we'll on the subject OF grayitstiop.
Franklin studied deeply into the causes
that produce the lightning. The finest
writer's have advanced step by step
through the various stages ofscomposi-
ton until they have attained to superb
ority. Then let every one be patient,'
whether in sickness or in health, and,
our word fer Il, you will feel better fer
She eEegs,
Year: 1879

A SONG By AN OLD sCHooLMAsTER.
Day by day, in this wonderful age,
Is announced some wonderful invention
Fit to puzzle the brains OF a sage
And far past my poor comprehension.
You can talk, by the telephone wire,
Seas DER with wonderful celebrity;
To the phonograph they that aspire
May their voices transmit to posterity.
In my youth twas once thought a vain dream
That the streets could be lighted with gas;
To expect locomotion from steam
Was accounted the hope Of an ass.
A guffaw, as of yesterday, rings
In mine ears from the days long ago
When, at what seemed ridiculous things,
Our grandfathers laughed, Ho ! no ! ho!
And still have some fear in my mind
That this science will end in confusion;
That its marvels at last we shall find
To have been but Old Harry's illusion.
We shall suddenly wake up some day,
In astonishment around US to stare,
To find visions have vanished away,
And the good old times still as they were.
Oh, for days on which memory dwells,
When the hedgerows were sweet with musk


roses


What il cesspools were sunk close to wells,
And our pigsties right under our noses?
From your sewers what good have you got,
Beyond fever germs and bacteria
Till they made US drain, typhoid WAS not.
And we'd no such disease as diphtheria.
Now, if nights to be turned into day,
The electric light will Ire rise,
I've no doubt, with its dazzling display,
To some novel disease of the eyes.
'Gainst the new light stand by the old,
Though their sheen by comparison suffers
Oh, for your good old days, dip ana mold,
With your tinder.b box, matches and snuffers
Year: 1879

Two members of the household of the
Crown Prince Of Germany have been at
tucked by diphtheria.


The statue of Prince Bismarck was un-
veiled at Cologne with great ceremony yes
terdsy, the anniversary Of his birthday.
Year: 1879

ST.. PETERSBURG, April Am immense
number of arrests have been made at War
saw and elsewhere. An attempt was made
yesterday to shoot the President of the
I,harkotf Court Martial, which is trying the
NihilistS
Year: 1879

Y


We are informed that certain pay-
lies in the east, and among them
newspaper men, who ought TO know
better, claim that the Navajo Indian
blanket, for the manufacture Of which
the Navajo Indians of this Territory
have become famous, is a myth, and
that ibc blankets are not made by the
Indians at all, but arc manufactured
in the east. Possibly there 4nay be
people cropping around in the fogs
and miasmas Of the Egyptian east
who are stupid enough to believe, or
try to make others believe that their
modern theory concerning these
blankets are true Now the manu-.
facture Of these blankets is an indus,
Try peculiarly New Mexican, and one
which we do not intend shall be sto-
len from us; therefore we rise in our
might to crush out the awful liars OF
the east, and viii proceed to tell them
how aud where the Navajo blanket is
made


The Navajo Blanket is solely the
production of the Navajo Indians of.
This Territory. They are not only
made by them, but from weol from
their own sheep, t which they own
immense herds. The method en-
ployed hy them in the Manufacture
Of their blankets is extremely simple
and crude, and one would hardly
suppose that the beautiful fabrics
could be produced from so primative
a machine. The loom upon which
they are woven consists of two poles.
or stakes, driven into the ground a
little further apart than the article 10
be made requires-in order to give
plenty Of room for work ing-then a
small pole is fastened at the top and
another one at the bottom and the
loom is ready. The warp or body
Of the blanket is then placed in posi-
ton by fastening the woolen threads
on the top and bottom poles. The
cross threads are then simply inter
woven between the upright threads
stretched on the poles, pounded down
tightly with stick, and the blanket
is made These blankets viii hold
water equally as well, if not better
than the heaviest kind Of ducking-
The Navajos make these blankets Of
all colors, shapes and sizes, and some
OF them have been sold at fabulous
figures. y blanket made by Manu-
clito's wife Was on exhibition at the
Centcnnial.-Sa1.ta r ~. ID .Seatt-
NJ.
Year: 1879

We hereby notify our
friends and the public
generally that from this
time forth we will cease to
sell for credit on any
terms whatever. We are
aware that in order to do
this we will have to sell
cheaper than our neigh
bors. and we are prepared
to do so. As we arc
building we are very much
pressed for cash, and
therefore it Will be better
for us to sell fer cost than
to sell on ever so short It
time, no Hlatter how good
the buyer. The facts in
the case are just these: it
IS a necessity with Us TO
have our goods or to have
the wherewith to buy
more. Of course we do
not expect to do so much
business, but we are de-
tcrmined to DO what we
can.


Our Lumber Yard is
now full and nearly com
plete.
Year: 1879

The Tucson papers and people are
after the County Recorder of Pima
county, heavily, for alleged illigal
charges in his office Go for him. If
he rebs you Of Il dollar he viii rob
You Of ali he thinks be can get away
With. The sooner villiany is known
to be at discount in our Territory,
the sooner We will have honest Off
cials, and The more readily will peo-
pie be willing to make their homes
among US and begin business with Us.
Year: 1879

"'Soaked but smiling,' says be-
what on earth has happened tc
make you look so pleasant, when
you are both as wet as a couple
of browne klttens?' He had a
lantern, you see, and flashed it
right in our faces. We didn't
tell him anything then, but he
found out about a month after
when [ came to ask for SUSIE:


Just at this moment we were
interrupted by a pretty, scolding
voice from the house, exclaiming,
"Why, Ben, you will catch your
death of cold, sitting out there
without your coat when the dew
is falling"


Simpson had been over an hour
telling his story. Our pipes had
gone out and the sun had gone
down, but there was still light
enough to mark the placid express
sion Of delight that came over his
face ut the mere sound Of his wife's
voice and I thought l saw plain
or than ever before how it had
happened that the lively little
Susie had married my slow friend,
and had done wisely in so doing.
Year: 1879

There is no absurdity in ap-
proving as we'll as condemning the
same individual for u few people
are always in the right so on the
other hand it is improbable they
should be in the wrong.
Year: 1879

If a man will only start with a
fixed and honorable purpose in
life, and persistently attempt to
carry it out to the best of his abil-
ity, undismayed by failure or de-
lay, the time may be long in COM
ing, but it will come, when that
purpose will be achieved.
Year: 1879

A paragraph has been going the rounds


of the papers to the effect that but for the


heroic efforts of Congressman Chalmers


neither the Yazoo nor Pearl rivers would


have had any appropriations. We have no
desire to detract from Gen. Chalmers rep


utation as worker, for we know he is
capable of making grand efforts, aud there
fore has no desire to appear in borrowed
plumage. Hence we feel no hesitation in
saying that the statement contained in the
paragraph above alluded to is not borne out
by the facts. Our own representative, Col.
Singleton, through his untiring efforts,
secured the appropriation of $4,000 to
Pearl river, and by his efforts in conjunc-
tion with his colleagues, secured $4,000
to the Yazoo river. Both amounts fall far
below what was asked, but no more could
be obtained.


A point has been sought to be made upon
Col. Singleton that he did not vote upon
the river and harbor bill. The long and
the short of the matter is this The bill
was passed in the closing hours of Congress
when the committee on appropriations was
almost in constant session, and Col. Sin
gleton being member of this committee,
was absent on this account from the Hall
of the House of Representatives when the
vote was taken. 1t is not the habit of our
and faithful representative to
dodge vote upon any question whatever,
and any insinuation to the contrary docs
him gross injustice.