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Year: 1877

New York Times: As both the
main parties were equally evasivo on
all live questions Of the day, the re-
suit in Ohio can only be said to be
significant of the way in which the
Presidents Southern Policy" is re-
garded. It is evident that a good
many Republicans, were displeased
and the number Of Democrats won by
it does not appear to be large.
Year: 1877

Printing Omce Secrets.


A properly conducted printing of


fee is as much a secret as a Masonic
Lodge. The printers are not under
oath of secrecy, but always feel them
selves as truly in honor bound to
keep office secrets as though triple
oathed. Any employe in a printing
Office who willingly disregards this
rule in relation to printing Office Sc
crets, would not only be scorned by
his brethren of the craft, but would
lose his position at once. We make
this statement because it sometimes
happens that communication sp-
pears in a newspaper under an assum-
ed name or signature which ezcites
comment, and various parties try to
find out who is the author. Let all
be saved the trouble of questioning
the employe of the printing Office.
They are know-nothings on such
points as these. On such matters that
have eyes and ears, butnO mouth, and
if any fail to observe this rule, let
them be put down as dishonorable
members Of the craft. tits the same
in job printing. If anything is to be
printed and kept secret, let proper
notice be given Of the desire for Sc
crecy, and you might as well ques-
ton the Sphynx as one of the print
ers, so that even secret books for
lodges are printed without fear.
Year: 1877

Not Such a Glorious Victory.


Pittsburg Chronicle: Take the
vote polled for the Greenback and
Labor tickets, and give it to the Re
Ipublicans, from where it was deriv-
ed, and West would have been elect
ed Governor of Ohio. If the vote
had been distributed in the proper
tions we have assumed, the Demo
Gratis have little cause to boast, since
they show a percentage smaller in
the last election than in 1875 and '76.
The fact is patent that one voter
out of every four in Ohio did not go
to the polls. The fact must not be
overlooked.
Year: 1877

In the South they are beginning
to look with apprehension upon the
emigration to Liberia talk among
the colored people The negro is
again valuable in their eyes A cor
respondent of one of the Raleigh (N.
O. papers says, if any considerable
number Of them were to go sit would
play havoc with the South for three
or four years at least as near three
fourths Of all the field labor is per
formed by them"
Year: 1877

follow 1t up. II this task should be re.
quired Of them, they would simply do as
the dull college boy said he would do II
the President Of the United States should
appoint him to calculate an eclipse Of
the sun-they would resign.
Year: 1877

The general assembly of the State meets at the capital next Monday, and although tue good sense of the members elect, and the strengthened financial condi- tion of the state should suggest the strictest economy, and render it almost work of supereroga- tion for us to refer to it, we deem the importance of this subject of sufficient weight to justify a few remarks. If there is any one thing which the people of the State have right to expect and demand of their members of the next Legislature, it is the exer- else ofa prudent economy. When ever q dollar can be saved to the taxpayers it must be done. Whenever tn. expenses of legis- lation, and of administering the State government can be cut down a dollar, without impairing efficiency, It should be done. There are many useless and al together unauthorized expendi lures incurred by Legislatures which should be dispensed with at this time. They may be small and look insignificant, but to an impoverished people, every dime taken from the weight of taxation is relief. The practice, for in stance, of subscribing for the daily newspapers for members, and footing the bill out of the peoples money is apparently an insignificant matter, but it is, nevertheless, an unauthorized ex- penditure, and should be discon tinued. Members If they want the papers, should subscribe and pay for them out of their own pockets.

 Again, all bills should be care fully examined by the proper committee and no allowance made tor unnecessary articles. It should be seen that exorbitant charges are not made against the State.

 We hope the "Blue-jeans" poli- cy will be in augurated by the next general assembly, and tax payers will be let of just as light ly as possible.

 We are largely in debt and we must economize. Let every mem Der keep this Tn mind, and as time is money, let no time De wasted in disputing over legisla ton which can be dispensed with. | We would not have any foolish economy, or more properly, mis' guided exercise of economy-such as to save dollar and thereby lose ten, but a wise and careful ecoLomy, such as will lop of all unnecessary expenses.
Year: 1877

best fruit we have, and just as good as any country produces. is grown on what is known as the Crow Mountain-"the nice little mountain that is in our sight when we step out of our office" Never was there a nicer location for vineyards and orchards in the world than some of these beauti- full elevations afford. And when we state taat We have seen wal nut, and wild-chcrry trees three feet through on top of these ridges we think it speaks pretty we'll for the soil.

 Gum Log and Point Remove valleys, referred to by Mir. Smith, are both very rich and fertile, and the farmers in both valleys arc dong well. Pope county has a territory of near half million acres of land and throwing out all of her hills there are yet many tuotlSdlUS Ol aCTeS Ot TtCu ltuO awaiting the axe and the plow, and ready to yield up bountiful fruits to the industrious tiller of the soil, As to health we ask no country any odds. True we have some chills and ague, but we conl tend that we have much less loca- cause for sickness than many other countries, and with proper regard to healthy diet and com fortable attire there IS but little liability to sickness.

 We have never yet seen the country where there was not some persons discontented and wishing to sell out. Such per sons there are here. Many of such persons have left here and gone to Texas and after trying Texas some of them have made their way back to Pope county and arc now the best contented people we have.

 P. S.-We have no grass hop. pers.
Year: 1877

To the editor of the DEMOCRAT:

 I read in your paper of the Eth inst, a piece headed Lands Tn Pope county" which you say in your first lines, without exag geration or misrepresentation" l wish to ask you a few questions concerning your county: you speak of the fertility of your county in general. l would ask you what the spurs of this great shelter you call the Boston Noun tain will produce? This will cover at least one fourth of your county. Then what will bloom SO nicely. on what is known as the Round Mountain that lies just north of Dover. Then what can you do with the l2 miles of piney woods that extend across your county. Then can you find any good things about those several mountains that is on the head waters of Mill Creek; then that nice little mountain that is in your sight when you step out of your office; then l could ask you more about the remaining DOT ton of your county, that of Gum Log, Point Remove, and many other points of notice as to the health or your county. How many doctors have you in your town; John w. Pruitt can answer this; and as for it being an easy place for the laboring class to procure homes, Mrs. Ann Epps, late of your county say that the reason of that is that every body wants to sell out and move to Texas.

 If you will give this space in your columns 1 will ask more questions the next time. Yours, &c., JESSE L. SMITH.

 Certainly, MT. Smith, we have no objection in the world to pub fishing your letter; and in fact we are glad you have written, for it gives us another opportunity to repeat all that we have said in regard to our lands and our ad- vantages. The objection brought up by Mir. Smith, that we have some mountainous and rough country, does not dlsprove a word that we have said in reference to our soil. We consider the sever al small mountain spurs an ad- vantage to our county. Much of the land on these ridges is good productive farming land. Some of the finest sweet potatoes and wheat that we have seen this year were grown on the 12 miles ot- piney woods referred to by correspondent; and by the way, the specimens of sweet potatoes, weighing from 3 to 4 pounds each, were handed to us by oul good friend, Mr. R. H. Smith, a brother of our correspondent, whc lives in these identical pine woods on the waters of Mill Greek. And he never fails to make them either The same may be said of the other ridges in our county. The
Year: 1877

A Proclamation of Neutrality to he Es-


sued by the President.


IOincpnaH Enquirer


WASHINGTON, April 27.-The Cabinet
discussed to. day the duties of the United
States rs neutral nation during the
war in the East. Assistant Secretary
Seward, who represented the State De-
partment ia the absence of Evarts, in
formed the Cabinet that dispatches had
been received both from Minister May
nard at Constantinople, and the Charge
d'Affairs at st. Petersburg, announcing
that Russia had declared war against
Turkey, but that the State Department
had no official information from either
OF the powers at war that state OF war
existed. That being the case, the Cab
met, OF course, took no action, as the
government does not officially know of
the existence Of war until officially in
formed of the fact by one of the
powers at war. The Cabinet did
however, consider what steps should be
taken on the receipt of such informa-
ton. Seward explained the neutrality
laws, which are very plain. The Cabi-
as soon as official notification Of the
war was received, it would be the duty
or Hayes to issue proclamation of
neutrality-similar to the one issued by
Grant at the outbreak of the Franco
Prussian war-warning all citizens Of
the United States against breaking the
neutrality laws. The only two points
OF present interest concerning these
laws is the right Of foreign men Of war
in our ports, and the right Of private
firms to sell and shi p arms to foreign
belligerents. The first point is of inter
est now, as Russian fleet is in our
waters. So long as the government is
not officially notified Of war, it Is. Of
course, free to remain, and, If it pleases,
fit itself out with all American
Of neutrality shall have been
issued, it can still remain as long as it
pleases, but 1t can not make any Ameri-
can port the basis OF operations against
any other nation. 1t Is an error to sup
pose the Providence Tool Company,
Which IS furnishing arms to Turkey, or
Smith q Wesson, Of Springfield, Mass,
who are furnishing arms to Russia, can
not continue to supply those nations.
ANY private firm can supply nations at
war WITH such goods, but they are con-
traband OF war, and must be shipped at
the risk OF the contracting parties, the
American Tag not protecting them on
the high seas. A strong influence is
working here to induce the government
not to issue proclamation of neutrality.
but follow England's example during
the late war and repeal our navigation
laws, which would force transatlantic
vessels to take out American registers
and sail under the American flag,


II was the general opinion of the
Cabinet that the issue Of a neutrality
proclamation should be delayed until
the last possible moment.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, April 26. There has
been some talk among military men as
to the probability OF commission of
army officers being appointed to visit
Europe for the purpose of observing the
military operations in the East growing
out Of the difficulty between Russia and
Turkey. but as yet it has not been de-
termined to send such commission,
though the Secretary Of War has been
Year: 1877

The Russians continue successful n every quarter.

 There is no doubt but that the Turk ish Government has been in delibera- tion for several days on plea of peace.

 Relief of the besieged army in Plevna is now considered impossible, and its equalization is daily expected.
Year: 1877

nC !" stE Vh tHC "OEAlhS lucus


The proofs accumulate that this is war of
tramps, roughs, idlers, and vagabonds on the
workingmen. These are they that stop trains,
and drive the railroad men from them, and
that are now threatening our city with fire.
Nor are they many. Their operations and the
general excitement gather crowd about
them, but everywhere they are few, and they
are persons that nobody knows as railroad
men or workIngmen, or even as residents.
Our workingmen are weakly submitting to be
driven from work and means of subsistence
by small gang of tramps and thieves, when
they have abundant power to defend them
selves


From all quarters where violence has been
done comes the same account that the vio-
lent element is not composed of railroad stri-
kers, nor of labo.ers of any sort. These are
the victims. They submit to be driven from
their work by their worst enemies, and they
stand idly by, giving countenance to the
roughs, and hindering the police from dealing
with them, when by a little organization and
bold front the workingmen eoull protect
themselves. And while they feebly stand by,
the trairips and thieves, that they in effect
protect, are only waiting some special con-
fiict or excitement to begin the work of fire
and pillage.


The workingmen have their rights in their
own hands. They have allowed a few vaga-
bonds to master them. They have the power
to combine and to restore order, land to resume
work in this city in a few hours. They will
be ashamed of their incapacity when they
come to reflect how they surrendered to such
masters. Their right and livelihood are in
their own hands. There is to be no force
used to make them work. The only force
used is that which drove them from work.
They can free themselves as soon as they
muster up sense and manhood, and organize
in self defense. Until they do this they will
remain in the power of a lot of vagabonds of
not one-tenth the number of the workingmen
whom they domineer over.-Cin. Gazette.
Year: 1877

could Mt be very we'll dug up, unless
somebody had gone and buried it be-
forehand.' H.


Touching further explanations on
my "Twist lot" I will not speak. I
will only add that I have at home
an old stocking with ;half a dozen
Jumps Of pewter in it; and | never
look upon it without | am forced
to acknowledge that dreams are some
times very strange and wonderful
things.
Year: 1877

A FAIR OrrER.-A man who ap.
peared to dave just struck the town
boarded a Michigan avenue car, and
as he rolled along began to eat big
pine apple. Pretty soon piece Of
the fruit went down his Windpipe,
and he coughed like horse. In his
struggles the piece was blown out, and
it struck woman who sat opposite in
the eye.


You great brute = she shouted, as
she brushed it Oft.


He coughed and coughed, and his
eyes rolled and his face grew red, but
as soon as he could get his breath he
showed out one Of his great now-hide
boots and said


Sorry, maam-purely accidental.
and I'm willing you should spit on
my foot to make it all square !!


1t was fair offer, but she turned
away and continued to feel mad.
Year: 1877

WHAT SHALL He Do An editor
writes: Editing paper is a nice
business. If We publish jokes, people
say we are rattle headed. If we omit
Jokes, they say we are an old FOSSIL
If we pui lish original matter, they
blame us for not giving selections. If
We publish selections, folks say we are
lazy for not writing something they
have not lead in some other paper. If
we give complimentary notice, we
are censured for being partial. If we
do not give complimentary notices,
folks will say we are jealous. If we
do not cater to the wishes Of the la
dies, the paper is not fit TO tie up
parcel or make into hustle. If We
remain in our office and attend to our
own business, folks say We are too
proud to mingle with other fellows
If we 60 out, they say we never at
tend 10 onr business. If we wear poor
clothes, folks say business is bad. If
we wear good clothes, they say we
never paid for them. Now, what are
we to do
Year: 1877

A few days ago a pet canary bird
owned in a family in East Haven was
found early one morning dead in its cage
A good many feathers were scattered in
the bottom of the cage, and the body of
the bird had suffered considerable lacera-
tion, as from the teeth of an animal. 1t
was impossible that the mischief had
been done by cat, and the following
night 6 mOuse-trap was set inside the
cage. No catch, however, until the night
succeeding, when there got into the
trap kangaroo mouse, as somebody
named it. This little animal, which had
undoubtedly destroyed the canary,
about the size of an ordinary mouse, per-
haps not quite as large. Its front legs
are much shorter than the others, and it
has way of sitting up like kangaroo.
Its movement is a jump or spring, like
that of a kangaroo, and it has spot of
white fur on its breast. 1t is conjectured
that the little animal may have been
brought to this country in some foreign
vessel, but how it reached the East Haven
shore and entered a dwelling-house
renders such proposition hardly reason
able.
Year: 1877

The gates of heaven are too narrow
for drunkards to stagger through.


The more a man denies himself, the
more he shall obtain from God.


Sunday is the golden clasp that binds
together the volume of the week.


Some prayers have longer voyage
than others, but they come with a richer
larder at last.


1t is higher exhibition of Christian
manliness to be able to bear trouble than
to get rid of it.


1 should say the happiest man is he
who can link the end of his life with it's
commencement.


A wise Persian maxim says: Act not
against thy reason; it is a sure guide !;
set not thy heart on illusions.


One of the most fatal temptations to
the weak is a slight deviation from the
truth, for the sake of apparent good.


There is nothing in the world more
useless than gilt edged Bible that has
been bought for show and not for use.


Every human being is intended to
have character of his own, to be what
no other is, to do what no other can do.


If God has chosen your way depend
upon it, it is the best that could be
CHOSEN; it may be rough, but it is right;
it may be tedious, but it is safe.


Never was sincere word utterly lost,
never magnanimity fell to the ground
there is some heart always to greet and
accept it unexpectedly.


There is an old German proverb to the
effect, that great war leaves the coun
try with three armies-an army of Grip
pies, an army of mourners, and an army
of thieves.
Year: 1877

Hotel dead-beats are becoming quite
common in New York and Boston. Some
time since lady arrived at a fashionable
hotel in New York with trunks and
bandboxes, and cut quite a spread. The
bill was sent in, but she informed the
landlord that she was expecting her hus-
band by the next steamer. Several next
steamers arrived, but no husband. The
Ian dlord saw that he was done, so he
made this proposition: 81 see how it is,
but l will say nothing upon one cendi
tion." Name it," she said. "I will
pay your passage if you will 60 to Bos-
ton and put up with my friend at the
- House, and what is more, l will
give you letter of introduction to him
announcing that you expect your hus-
band in the next steamer Lor' bless
you" said she, "your friend in Boston
advised me to pay you visit" She
was a professional.
Year: 1877

Have you ever missed us walking alone
By the beautiful shore of the jasper sea?
Do you keep the old place in your heart for your


own?


Do you love us and watcn us wherever we be?
Have you sat in the bush of some holy place,
When heaven was flooded with Gods own calm,
And kissed for its mother the angel face
OF some little child that crept to your arm?-
In the harmonies that the holy sing
Have you heard the voices we've missed so long
Have you the light which their glad eyes bring
Shining up through the heavenly throng2
Are there any to comfort, to cheer, to bless?
Is this the work to the freed soul given?
Has earth's most beautiful tenderness
part in the blessed life of heaven?


= NnkionnZ ReroSiiOfn
Year: 1877

THE true citizen ishe who realizes and
assumes the duties and responsibilities of
life. The more such citizens We have,
the better for the State and the nation.
Hence, the early training of our boys to
habits of industry and trugality is
matter worthy of our constant attention.
For we should bear in mind not only
that the "boy is father to the man" but
also that can idle mind is the devils
Workshop" Anything that induces care
fulness, regularity, and thoughtfulness is
valuable educator of youth.
Year: 1877

WORCESTER (Mass.) SPY: A pleasant
instance of true generosity and it's re-
ward occurred lately at Rockport,
Mass. A woman who supported her
two children by hard work was asked by
a fellow workman in the mill to aid in
making purse for poor woman"
She had but sixty cents left to carry her
and her children through the month, but
she gave twenty-five cents. A little
later the person returned and told the
woman the purse was meant for her, and
handed her twenty-five dollars,
Year: 1877

A correspondent of the New York Post gives
the following pen picture of John Fiske, who
lectured in this city lately on the Aryans. Al.
ter speaking of the Rev. Joseph Cook, it says:
Professor Fiske is even younger, but has
done an incredible amount of hard study; and
his vast learning is appalling to the ordinary
mind. Well known as he is in this country


his reputation is yet higher in Europe, where
he takes rank as leading Darwinan and
scholar of great attainments His mind is so
clear that it is said he never copies his manu-
script, writes slowly-the right thought follow


ing its predecessor with unerring precision, the
tit word dropping into its place; and with this
enviable faculty of composition, of understand
ing thoroughly and putting on paper just as he


has it in mind what he sees so clearly, be
works right on far into the night, scarcely feel
ing the need which most writer's have OF mental
rest. He is SO deliberate and to be relied on
that once seeing the man, and knowing his dill
lgeuce and habits of investigation and method
OF writing, you cannot entertain doubt that
he will accomplish whatever he sets himself to
do. He has gigantic power of working, of
holding on to subject till he has satisfied HIM
self.


Like Mr.. Cook he is of very simple and
sincere nature; and like him, of Saxon COM
pexion and hair, though of different type.
He has rosy face, auburn beard and hair
the latter in short, crisp curls-and brown eyes


as rourd as marbles, which seen through the
siaoseS no Always wears, seeu 10 nave just
looked up from some absorbing study and to


be scarcely yet ready to take in the common


scenes of life. His is not changeful counte-
nance, but of about the same calm, self.reliant
expression on all occasions, as if he took the


world philosophically and was!always in good
humor with it. He is solid inclined to the
sluggish in build and motion, and is slow of


utterance, speaking in measured phrases with
his teeth half shut, showing no fexibiity of
tone OF change of the muscles, but enunciatiug


RI c4tD tDaklr hAc,N 80. 10 hn 3D.


halt on some word, yet going forward steadily


with what he has in mind, always giving you


the assurance of a great amount Of reserved


power-resources that are insxhaustible. In
his gait there is corresponding deliberateness;
he is heavy and poudsrous, but you are sure


that he is swinging himself along with that
elephantine tread of his at a rate which will
tell against much swifter walker in the end.