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Year: 1878

Though not always openly expressed,
the true inwardness of the Democratic
opposition to national banks originated
in the States Rights doctrine. The
Ohio Democrats expressed the party
sentiment in the Bill Allen platform,
when they resolved in favor of "the ex-
tinction of the national banks" and the
organization of 'sa system of banks un-
der state authority )" and if they were
once in control Of the Government, the
national banks would not only be swept
out of existence by the Democratic par
ty, but the greenbacks and all Govern
ment paper issues would be declared un-
constitutional and retired in favor of
State bank circulation on reaching the
earliest possible decision of the United
States Supreme Court. There have been
two decisions of this court on the nation
Ell legal-tender Government paper was
unconstitutional, while on both occasions
the Republican Justices held the oppo-
site opinion = !. e.. that, as "war meas
ure," their issue was constitutional. In
direct opposition to the expressed opin-
ions of the Democratic side of the bench
and declarations of the Democracy at
that time, that party is now demanding
I the withdrawal of all national bank
paper from circulation and calling for a
neao issue of an equal amount of green
backs, measure decided to be uncon-
stitutional in time of peace by the en-
tire United States Supreme Court. But
this recent extraordinary declaration of
the Democratic party in favor of the
greenback is done merely to catch the
vote of the National -Greenback- Labor
faction. Should they succeed in this
and obtain the full control Of Congress,
both the national bank notes and the
Government legal tenders would soon be
swept out of existence and State bank
paper be made to take their place as a
Democratic States Rights measure to


weaken the central government.
Year: 1878

o, roses red and white, that glow
In summer glory at her door,
Fade, fall and die, that Winter snow
May speed the spring-time home once more!
For though her Punishment severe
Send me, an exile. from her side,
The golden love-tide of the year
Shall bring me back to claim bride.


When the spring comes in again, sweetheart,
With the May on grove and glen,


We will keep our love-tide then, sweetheart,


When the spring comes in again.
o, roses white and red, that shine
Stars in the nimbus of her hair
Tell her that all your thorns are mine,
Her tokens in my heart to wear!
o, tell her. since she bids me go.
Love-loyalty must needs obey;
But tell her, too that well know
Her soul would fain have bid me stayi


When the spring comes in again. sweetheart.


With the May on grove and glen,


We will keep our lOve-tide then, sweetheart,


When the spring comes in againl
0, roses red and white. that climb
About the windows of her room,
Breathe her the burden OF my rhyme
In silent speech Of fragrant bloom!
Watt it upon the wings of night.
Wed to the music of kiss,
flushed in whisper of delight.
Low on the night-wind murmur this:


When the spring comes in again, sweetheart


With the May on grsve and glen,


We will keep our love-tde then. sweetheart


When the spring comes in again, sweetheart


When the spring comes in againl
Year: 1878

Old paper may be removed by wetting
thoroughly with water, and when soaked,
it will easily strip off. If lime-wash
has been used on wall on which it is
desired to paper, the paper may be made
to stick by washing the wall with vine-
gar, or water which has been made sour
by the admixture Of sulphuric acid (oil
Of vitroD. Papering is very easily done
by making bench on which to paste.
of boards placed on two empty -four
barrels. Common -four paste is made by
mixing smoothly in cold water wheat or
rye -four (rye makes the strongest paste)
until thin creamy liquid is made; it
should then be boiled then it will thick
en-; if too thick, it may be thinned by
adding boiling water. A little carbolic
acid in the paste will keep it sweet and
prevent mould. The paper should be
cut to proper lengths, sufficient in quan-
tity to finish the room, before pasting is
commenced. Enough spare paper should
be left at top or bottom, to match the
pattern evenly. These lengths should be
laid evenly one over another, and the
bench should be little longer than the
lengths of paper. The paste should be
applied with board brush similar to
the white-wash brushes, and should be
laid on quickly, or the paper will soon
become tender. IF piece of tin be
fastened to the brush it can be hooked
to the side of the pail and prevent much
"mussing" with the paste. The cheap
sorts of wall paper should be avoided, if
possible. They contain generally twen-
ty-fve to forty per cent. of clay, and
very common material for the pulp is
cow-dung; only small proportion con-
sists of fibre of rope, mating, or other
coarse material of any strength and in
putting it on the wall it will often fall
to pieces in the hands. Two persons
are required to lay on paper with rapid
ity. one to paste and one to apply the
paper. When the paper is pasted it
should be handed to the person on the
ladder, who holds it about foot from
top end and lays it evenly against the
wall at the top. allowing the upper end to
hang over on the backs of the hands. By
looking down the wall it may be seen
that itmatches the previously-laid length
and should then be brought gently to
the wall, the backs of the hands then
pressed against the wall and passed up
wards towards the ceiling, spreading
them out towards the corners of the
length of paper. The scissors are then
run along at the junction of the wall
and ceiling, making mark which can
be easily seen, when the top of the pa
per is removed for little distance, and
is cut off even and replaced. Then a
soft cloth is gently passed downwards
and the paper pressed against the wall
to the bottom where it is cut off as at
the top. After few lengths are laid
the operation will become easy, and if q
room where the work is not very par.
ticular is commenced with, the best
rooms may be attacked next.-American
Aqy1cuLtu7iSt.
Year: 1878

Anywhere, everywhere, something to do!
Something for me, and something for you'll
Work for the hand and work for the head
Work for the winning Of daily bread.


Never a day dawns but brings its own task;
What. only for you and for me is to ask


Some are chosen to sweep and others to spin,
Some to sow, some to reap. while some gather in.
Some must build ships, and some guide the helm,
Some fashion our garments. and some rule the realm
Some must fell forests, the broad field must till,
Some paint and some carve, grind at the mill.
Some must buy and some sell, some traverse the sea-
Some Gods preachers and judges and singers must be-
Let each to his taskwork list for the call
Christ worked and the Father works high over ALL
Some work in the shadow and some in the sun,
Some in joy, some in pain; but the Master is one,
Calling all to their tasks, portioning each his reward,
AS he ceases his toll at the word of his Lord.
Werk while the day lasts. work with will;
Soon will the night come, when all will be still;
Sweet will it be. at set of the sun,


To hear from the Master the welcome, "Well done!"
Year: 1878

The best way to condemn bad traits
is by practicing good ones.


Is it not strange that some men hate
vice and are vicious, love virtue and do
not follow it?


Prosperity is great teacher; adYer-
sity is greater. Possession pampers
the mind; privation trains and strength
ems it.


Children are unconscious philosophers.
They refuse to pull to pieces their en-
joyments to see what they are made of.


"What is often called Incidence" J"
says Henry Crabb Robinson, sis in fact
the unconscious consciousness of incapac-
ity."


A man may be said to know thorough
ly only what he can communicate to
others.


Nothing is so wholesome, nothing does
SO much for peoples looks, as little
interchange of the small coin of benevo-
lence.


Q this itch of the ear that breaks out
at the tongue Were not curiosity SO
over-busy, detraction would soon be
starved to death.


Every man is liable to commit an

error, even to do grieyous wrong, in
moment of carelessness or excitement
but it is not every man who has the no.
bility to frankly acknowledge himself in
the wrong.


The love of glory, the fear Of shame,
the design of making a fortune the desire
of rendering life easy and agreeable, and
the humor of pulling are often the caus-
es of that valor so celebrated among
men.


The good man loves all men. He
loves to speak of the good of of others.
All within the four seas are his broth
ers. Love of man is chief of all the
virtues, The man sows, that himself
may reap; but the love of the perfect
man is universal.
Year: 1878

"How rare are acts Of will We are
all living according to custom; we do as
other people do, and shrink from an act
of our own. Every such act makes man
famous. and we can all count the few
cases,-half dozen in our time.-when
public man ventured to act as he
thought, without waiting for orders or
public opinion. John Quincy Adams
was man of an audacious independence
that always kept the public curiosity
alive in regard to what he might do.
None could predict his word, and whole
Congress could not gainsay it when it
was spoken. General jackson was a
man of will. and his phrase on one mem
orable occasion, 81 will take the re-
sponsibility, = is proverb ever since"
Portland Transcript.
Year: 1878

FINDING FAULT.-It is the easiest
thing in the world to find fault. 1t is
easy to say that nobody is honest. 1t
is easy to say the church would be right
if the minister would preach and do as
he ought. But it isn't easy to look on
the best side. to see that there are hun
dreds of faithful preachers. thousands of
honest, sincere men and women. count
less acts of justice, charity and humanity
which outweigh all the grumblers, SO
that it is really only the finest dust in
the balance. Let US all be fair and
cheerful. The world Is not all wrong.
Everybody isn't rascal. Our neighbors
are not trying to cheat US. The church
is doing good work for the world, and
even the GROWERS are not half as disa-
greeable as they seem.
Year: 1878

The Silver Bill passed the Senate on
Saturday by more than two-thirds vote


ensuing its final success over the vote of
President fhe is had enough to attaint his
character by an attempt to overslaugh the
will Of the Republic by such an exercise
Of the functions of his cfice. Never, in
the history of American legislation, has
there ever been so important q victory
won for the people. 1t is long stride
towards their emancipation from the
Year: 1878

THE working masses ought to be vigil
ant. The gold bugs, foiled in scheme to
rob them, will be more desperate in their
erdeavors to ruin them by means Of the
Wood tariff. Get tnp monster meeting,
and ask your Senator's and Representative
10 speak in favor Of trade.
Year: 1878

was warmingup to its work, the trencn
cook filed in time by pOking among the
Goals and ashes in search of the baked
potatoes. He found two, reduced to the
size of marbles, black as dream Of
despair and hard as fate. When the
buckwheat cake was ready to turn, ne
turned it. 1t took q long time before
he rot it all scraped off, mass OF raw
batter and burned dough, but the grid
die was clear at last, and the so-called
cake deposited along with the eggs.
Mr.. Rubelkins deposited the griddle in
the water pail, to soak off, put loaf of
bread under his arm, plate of butter
and a carving knife and a cup and
saucer in his hand, and then catching
up the cOffee-pOt, strobe gloomlly up
stairs, where it was more cheerful, he
said. He cut a slice of bread an inch
thick and his thumb. Then he cut
another slice and the same
thumb. Then he savagely thrust the
knife through the loaf into the palm Of
his hand, and then hauled off for re-
pairs. He tied up his thumb and pour
ed out cup of coffee. 1t was a little
too strong for lye, he thought, but
rather weak for aqua FORTS. He swal-
lowed this decoctiOn and chewed the
thick slices of bread, with the tears
coursing over his blistered cheeks and
dropping down on the wOrst-lOoking
clothes he ever saw. He glanced at the
clock. 1t was just half past eleven
o'clock, and without a word he put on
his summer clothes, and locking up the
house, he sought the shelter Of the hotel
and registered his name with a lie on
his lips and sorrow in his heart.-BuT-
6ngtOn HG10kege.
Year: 1878

DURING the last century, says the
London W0rld, a famous Partisan fnan-
cier gained great favor among the no.
biiity, because when he gave a dinner
every guest found under his napkin q
rouleau Of louis dor, and sometimes at
dessert large plates full Of gold were
brought on the table, to which each
person could help himself, the same as
if they were nuts. In Paris an Ameri-
can has just taken it into his head to
have his menus engraved on elegant
little silver plates bearing the name of
each of his guests, who are invited to
keep them as a memento.
Year: 1878

Probably no portion of the human
anatomy is so delicate, sensitive, and at
the same time SO capricious in its action as
the human ear. We have known woman
who could stand up in the garrett, looking
out of dormer window, and hear her hus-
band kiss the hired girl in the cellar, eight
rooms and two flights of stairs away,
and the next night that very same woman
would take her baby to church and hold
it on her lap while it screamed and howled
fifteen minutes c. rlnon into OBJ
livion, and lN shed when she
was told that tu, ,- vi child had been cry
ing. Burlington Hawheye.
Year: 1878

ScRUBBING A BLACK GIRL WHITE WTn
LYE.-A telegram from Battle Creek, Mich,
to tho Chicago Inter. Ocean, says An TO-
sane woman Of this city, named Mrs. EIihu
Warrincr, was recently seized with a curious
freak, and subjected young colored girl to
cruel and almost brutal treatment. The girl.
while out begging, called at the house of the
insane woman, who was at home alone, for
something to eat. The woman was cooking at
the time, and said she had nothing then TO give
the little girl. but promised to bako her a oicc
pie if she would wait a while. Not Knowing
whom she was talking with, this was an induce.
meut for her to remain. The lunatio did not
fancy the girls color, and told her that sue
had process for making black folks white;
also kindly offering to give her the benefit of
the same if she would call again. The next
morning, being anxious to undergo such mar
velous transformation, and believing all that
was said to her, the innocent negro put iu 40
appearance. She was asked to take of all her
clothing, and, after being placed upon the floor,
face downward. the lunatic took sc1ubhing
brush and covered her naked body With strong
lye from head to foot, which produced terrible
pain, but resulted effectualy in eating off the
black skin and making slight alteration ir the
poor darkcy's color. Her screams and cries OF
distress aroused the neighbors, who soon came
to her assistance and took charge Of the lu.
natic"
Year: 1878

BRAIN STGMULANT.--The best possible
thing for man to 90 when he feels too
weak to carry anything through is to go to
bed and sleep as long as he can. This is the
only recuperation of brain power, the only
actual recuperation of brain force, be-
cause during sleep the brain is in state
of rest-in condition to receive
and appropriate particles of nutri
ment from the blood, which take the
place Of those which have been
consumed by previous labor; since the
very act of thinking burns up solid par
ticles, as every turn Of the wheel or screw
of the steamer is the result of cOnsump-
ton by fire of the fuel in the furnace. The
supply of consumed brain substance eau
only be had from the nutritve particles
in the blood, obtained from the food eaten
previously, and the brain is so constitut-
ed that it can best receive and apprOpri-
ate to itself those uutritiye PARTICLES dur
ing the state Of rest of quiet, and stiffness
of sleep Mere stmulants supply moth
ing in themselves; they goad the brain
and force it to greater consumption OF
its substance, until it is SO exhausted that
there is not power enough left to receive
a supply.
Year: 1878

A HINT TO DUCK RAIsRRs.-It is well
known that the far-famad canvass back
duck of the Chesapeake derives its deli.
cate and peculiar SAVIOR from the yalise-
neria, or wild celery, on which it feeds in
those waters. An intelligent agricultur-
ist has turned this knowledge to useful
account by cooping and feeding the com.
mon domestic duck upon the tops and
roots of the garden celery for week or
two before killing them, which is said to
greatly improve their flavor and alto
gether destroy the rankness which is gen
orally observable in the barn-yard owl.
The plan is worthy Of trial by 6Oaf pi-
vGnts.--R0cheSter Express.
Year: 1878

One year ago the Temperance excitement in WI,


igton was inits height, and hundreds were night,
signing the pledge many of them the most intem
perate men in the city. who have we believe faith
iuliy Kept their obligations. That much good was
done cannot be denied but It looks now as the fold
was to be abandoned by those who were tho
leaders then. 1t looks as though the loader,
thought that Wilmington was a finished citv
thoroughly reformed, put beyond the reach of intem.
perance and they had gone in quest of other cities TO
conquer There is no Disgusting the fact that there is
more drunkenness in the city now than there has
oeen for several years past Notwithstanding the roads
that have been made in the ranks of drinking men
by the temperance movement and if ever the voice
and influence of butcher and Wells were needad Il,
Wilmington, they are need now.


The worst phases of this increase of intemperance
Is he iact that the recruits from the ranks of the
young-those yet in their teens, and the sons of
SOBER industrious parents These facts are enough TO
cause alarm when seriously thought over. and sug-
gest the inquiry ofwhat is best to be
-S- For additional County and STATE Reas see second
page. ' ' '''V''"
Year: 1878

CONDITION OF Our BEINa.-A man who
has duly considered the condition of his
being, will contentedly yield to the course
Of things; he will not pant for distinction
where distinction would imply no merit
but though on great occasions he NAV wish
70 De greater than others, he will be salts.
nea IN common occurrences not to be less.
Year: 1878

The HATcHING HEN THE MoTHER.-An
important question has been settled by a
West Stratford justice. A resident owned
hen of fancy breed that strayed upon
neighbor's premises and laid a nest full of
eggs. Another hen, belonging to the
owner of the land, took possession of the
nest and hatched the eggs. Then the two
nelghbors got into wrangle about the
chickens. They were sold by No. 2 to
third party, whereupon No. l got out a
writ of replevin, and the case was tried a
few duys ago with able counsel and many
witnesses. The court decided that the hen
that hatched the eggs the legal mother.
Year: 1878

A rather queer story is told and can


De youcheu Tor by over dozen persons
III Springfield, 1t appears that three
years ago Il young man living in Sum
mt got married, and in due time his
Wlle gave birth to a child, which was a
girl. When the child was about l year
old It's mother died. About five months
later the young widower became lonely
ana took unto himself another wife.
put before doing SO he took all of his
hrSt wlte's clothing, packed them in Il
truhK' locked it up, and allowed no one
10 nave charge Of the key but himself


Among the clothing put away was her
,|edIdlng,shaw and Il pillow his wife
haa made for her tirst-born, and also
'ome toys she had bought Just before
she died. Then he brought home wife
NO. :, who, 1t is said, made as good Il
mother as the average step-mothers do.


Ihings went on lively till one night last
week, when there was a party at the
next nelghDor's house. SO, after put
llhg the babe In its little bed, the father
ana mother No. 2 went over to spend the
evening at the party. Shortly after
they lett two men came along on their
way TO the party also. They saw a
wonderful light in the house, as though
II II might be on fire. They also heard
tne cries OF the babe, as though in great
pam They went to the house, and, as
soon as they reached the door, the light
went out and all was as silent as the
grave within. They hastened on to the
mousse where the party was, and told
thG man what they had seen and heard
Year: 1878

"I KNOW where there is another arm
Just as pretty as this one" said young
Oil City citizen to his sweetheart, as he
pinched her fair arm yesterday evening
The storm that quickly gathered upon
the lady's brow, as quickly passed away,
when the young man pinched her other
arm, and said: cit is this one, dear. "
oil CITY Derrick,
Year: 1878

The Democratic Executive Committee
of Massachusetts, have decided that
under the call for y State Convention
no person known to be in favor of nom
mating, through the Democratic Con-
vention, as candidate for Governor or
for any State officer, person who Is
not u recognized member of the Demo-
cratic party, should be entitled to sit or
vote in the Democratic State Conyen-
ton. This action is intended to exclude
the Butler delegates.
Year: 1878

Pinal creek is fordable at this place. Those who would enjoy a bath in that stream we would advise to take a canteen of water with them in order to float them in ease they should ground. It was never known to be so low as now; so low indeed Is 1t that before reaching the aqueous fluid it ls necessary to dig.
Year: 1878

We have heard that a firm on the Rio Granae seriously contemp t!e essah ashment of a branch store n this place and have made inqury is to whether 8 house suitable for their business could be had.
Year: 1878

Work on tbe R. E. Lee mine has been temporarily suspended on ac- count Of water. Pumping and hoist ing machinery will be at the mlne in September The company will then commence the sinking fa deep shaft and We inferred from the converse ton of the superintendent that if necessary they would go down seven hundred feet
Year: 1878

Indians are again Tn town in force and the energetic gay they attack an adobe pile or make and lessen the sl1e of mud pile leads us to believe that attending masons IS labor they delight in.
Year: 1878

touched her. She made her market with
equal Indifference, out Of the heroism of
William Of Orange or the bigotry of Philip.
Inc noblest aims and lives were only counters
on her board. She was the one soul iu her
realm whom the news of st. Bartholomew
Sslrred 70 mo thirst for vengeance aud while
england was thrilling with the triumph over
tne Armada, its queen was coolly grumbliug
over the cost, and making her profit out of the
spoiled provisions she had ordered for the fl set
snat tI saved her. No womanly sympathy bound
ner even to those who stood closest to Cecil.
but Tor the most part she was deaf to the voices
either OF love or gratitude. She accepted such
services as were never rendered to any other
English sovereign without thought of return.
Walslngham spent his fortune in saving her
life and her throne, and she left him to die a
oeggar. But as II by strange irony, IL was to
this very lack of womanly sympathy that she
owed some of the grandess features of her
character. Ii she was without love she was
without hate. She cherished no petty resent
ments, che never stopped to envy or suspicion
OF the men who served her. She was indiffer-
ent to abuse. Her good humor was naver
rufh.d by the charges of wantouness and
cruelty with which the Jesuits filled every
court in Europe. She was insensible to fear.
Her life became at last a mark for assassin af-
ter assassin, but the thought of peril was the
thought hardest to bring home to her. Even
when Catholic plots broke out in her very
household she would listen to no proposals for
the removal of Catholics from her court.
Year: 1878

Mr.. ATKINS seems to find trouble in man.
aging his fellow Democrats. Some of them
fail to see the wisdom of making insufficient
appropriations and then passing deficiency
bills the next session, and so insist upon in
creasing the money appropriated to sums
large enough to defray the ordinary expenses
of the Government,
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.