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Year: 1878

A young man stood listlessly watch
ing some anglers on bridge. lie
was poor and detected. AT last ap-
preaching a basket filed with whole
some looking fish he sighed:


eff now L had those 1 would be
happy. l could sell them at fair
price and buy me food and lodgings"


81 will give you just as many and
just as good fish," said the owner who
had chanced to hear the words, +" If
you will do me trifling favor.''


"And what is that p asked the other


"Only tend this line till come back
1 only wish 10 go on short errand."


The proposal was gladly accepted.
The old man was gone SO long that
the young man began to be impatient.
Meanwhile the hungry fish snapped
greedily at the baited hook, aud the
young man lost all his depression in
the excitement of pulling them in and
when the owner of the line returned
he had csugh ht large number. Count
ing out from them as many as were in
the basket, and handing them to the
young man, the old fisherman said


81 fulfill my promise from the fish
you have caught, to teach you when
y u see others earning v b It you need,
to waste no time in fruitless wishing,
but cast line for YOURSELF"
Year: 1878

any material over that way that they
think would make good delegates to
the Convention" indicates that in the
opinion of Bagley, there is some doubt
about there being anybody outside of
Olympia who has brains enough to be
good delegate in the Constitutional
Convention. He will do well to re
member that the people over here vote
when the time comes, and that they
WW not rote for nominee who is
placed before them through the means
of any such 'put up job" The 'lion's
share" we do not want; only meet us
half way and treat us as equals. We
all admit that Olympia is an ''import-
ant" town. The writer has lived there and
has a high admiration for both the
town and the people, and he does not
believe the good sense of the little city
will sustain Mr.. Bagley or anybody else
in "usurping authority and putting up
Jobs. In conclusion, if anybody shall
think this controversy trivial, let them
reflect that the science of politics lies
very largely in the initiative proceed
ings, and that no political party can
discard the opinions and wishes of any
considerable portion of their number
in these preliminary proceedings with
out suffering the consequences.


w. BYRON DANIELS,


Vancouver, w. r., Feb. Is, 1873.
Year: 1878

In Congressional caucus of the
silver men recently, it is reported
that Gen. Butler said that ''if the
President vetoed the silver bill and
there was not strength enough to pass
it over the veto, he should favor at
taching the silver bill to the general
appropriation bill and compel him to
sign it or stop the wheels of Govern
ment."
Year: 1878

If brother Moody has really con
verted those slippery Hartford insur-
ance men to the ways of truth and
righteousness, policy holders all over
the country will rise up and call him
blessed.
Year: 1878

special to the Star.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-2 P. M-Symp-
toms of lively fight on the Silver Bill have
just cropped out. Alex Stevens
gave notice that tomorrow he would
move to proceed to business on the
Speakers table and take up the Silver Bill
for the purpose Of moving that the House
concur i'll the Senate amendments AS this
is in direct opposition to the programme
adopted by the Silver League, tc
refer to the. Committee on
Banking and Curr1lcy, it created great
excitement, and Buckner, President of the
League and Chairman of the Committee
defiantly said he should make the motion
to refer at the first opportunity, and pre-
cipitate the fight There seems to be an if
reconcilable difference between the radica
and conservative wings of the silver party
that bodies no good to the measure.
Year: 1878

An earthquake in the South of Englands
on January 2Sth, startled many a ncrvou,
body. At Rydc it made china and flower
pots rattle in drawing-rooms, and the lus-
tres of candlesticks sway to and fro, while
a lady felt her chair sink under her
three times in quick succession so sensibly
that she moved instinctively TO save herself
from falling. At Brighton, tables oscillated
and windows ratified as if shaken by gust
of wind At Peterstield a gentleman sit
ting before CRATE fire felt his chair sudden
ly tilted off the ground, and looking down
ward perceived that the floor was heaving,
while the windows were violently shaken.
The shock was felt in all quarters of Lon
DON Those who were sitting in their Off
ces or parlors described the motion as simi,
lar to that experienced on board screw
steamship.
Year: 1878

sidered one of the best boats in the trade.
1t is supposed that there was fire in the
cotton when it was shipped. Mr.. Bean,
who had the remains of his son aboard, mar
rowly escaped, he having gone into the hold
to remove the coffin, with which he sue
ceeded in getting to the wharf


Another Fire.


AT 6 o'clock a fire broke out in the boiler
room of the four-stOry brick building in
the rear of 412 East Second street, occupied
as cane factory. Damage to the stock
$3, 900; to building, 5000. Insured i'll
various companies.


Singular DOings at a Theater.


If it were not that one party was on the
stage and another in the auditorium, it
would have been difficult last night to tell
which was the audience and which were the
performers at the Lyceum Theater. The
occasion was the benefit Of George, the
Count Joannes," and the extraordinary
spectacle of house full of people assem-
bling and paying q handsome sum for the
privilege of amusing each other was again
presented. Hamlet was the play but so
far as the audience was concerned it was
pantomime. Absolutely not one single
word from beginning to end was audible, so
loud and continuous were cat-calls, laughter
and sarcastic comments and advice given
by the spectators to the players.


The situation was more remarkable from
the fact that the audience was made up of
the more intelligent and refined classes of
the community. The gallery was filled with
well-dressed youths and young men, who
had come to have their say, and the lower
portion was crowded with those who came
to hear it and laugh. While the merriment
was boisterous almost to riotousncSS, there
was not shadow of bitterness or malevo-
lence in it. When some one in the course
of the play cried: Three cheers for
Sothern, the Counts Crushed Encmyn'
there was not single response.


Swindling tlae Beauties.


The Herald says the beautiful beings who
recently assembled at Gilmorc's Garden in
the international Congress were to receive,
in addition to the admiration and honor Of
the gallant audience the more solid CON
sidcration of $5 for their attendance, When
the expected SIS each separate parcel of love
illness and grace was handed business
looking scrip or slip of paper, which, on
examination, proved to be sort Of certifi-
cate of attendance or order showing that
the bearer was entitled to receive the Stipu-
lated amount on presentation of the docu-
ment at the office of the protector of the
enterprise.


Yesterday the holders of these securities
attended at the designated office, but alas
the protector was absent and had forgotten
to leave the amount required to meet the
due bills held by the disappointed beauties.
Of course there was an indignant excite
ment among the fair creatures, who forgot
that culture was supposed to be one of the
cardinal virtues of the exhibitors and were
more emphatic than select in their express
| sion of anger
Year: 1878

The Board met in regular session, all the
members present and President Bell in the
chair


The several contractors for street repairs
were ordered to proceed at once to repair
crossings and other portions of the streets


The Engineer was directed to prepare a
plan and estimate cost for stone arch cul-
bert at Westwood avenue and South-branch
Lickrun.


Warsaw Pike was ordered cleaned and re-
paired from German street to the corpora
ton line.


The Committee on Street Repairs was
directed to contract with Major Morgan
Superintendent of the Work house, for
three hundred perch of broken stone.
Year: 1878

made was that, owing to the publication of
prejudice had been excited in the minds
of the community against the defendants.
Prosecutor Johnson, however, Offset this
argument and the aiidavits by bringing
into Court sixty atiidavits, collected from
all parts of the county setting forth that
there was no prejudice and that the defend
ants could get as fair and impartial trial
in Wayne County as anywhere else. Judge
Kibbey reserved his decision, but the gem
eral opinion is that no change will be
granted.
Year: 1878

The Presidents speech OF Toledo ycster-
day, OF the "Tri-State" Fair, seems to us
to have been one of Mr.. Hayes ablest efforts.
His ganeral topic was tho material interests
of the country as affected by tho war and as
recognized by the people during the years
which followed the war. People need to
be told, as those of three great States were
told by the President, that while war made
of the government a sbeady cash paying
customer it also inevitably prepared the
way for the general business stagnation
which followed the withdrawal of the nation
from the position of principal purchaser.
Had the President emphasized the fact
that all commodities purchased by the
government were non-producing in their
tenden,ies, and consequently were practi-
cally of the nature of losses, he would have
more clearly elucidated the condition of
affairs which. after many gallant struggles
against the inevitable, affected the people
of the country at large during and after the
panic of 1873.
Year: 1878

excursion. But could he be tempted to
it--and what reason was there now why he
should rid himself OF what he had already
endured so many years? Her suit for
divorce had been in court that very day
and was adjourned for short time only;
and its exposures were likely to be very
painful, because wretched as the home was
it might be made more wretched still If the
story were gone over with the world for an
audience. There was some pride left in the
man. Now, when, with the thoughts
of the community in which he
lived in this frame, evidence was sought
and every little indication as it came up
supplied q circumstance against the hus-
band, it is not strange that the opinions OF
his neighbors assumed the form of reso-
Lutte conviction that he was the guilty man.
But whole community may believe man
to be guilty and the man may still be inno-
cent. Many men have been hanged on cir
cumstantial evidence, and some OF them
hanged wrongly. Hitherto we have heard
mostly stories against Billings and the case
against him. II the defence can give these
events any other Interpretation
than the one that assumes the prisoners
guilt we shall be glad to know it.
Year: 1878

Two victories were scored by our State
riAemen at Crecdmoor yesterday-one in
the Interstate Military match and the other
in the International Military contest. In
both matches the shooting was excellent
and the defeated teams have no reason to
feel ashamed Of their defeat. One of the
noteworthy incidents of the occasion was
the defeat of the representatives of the reg
ular army, who had two teams in one of the
matches, and who in the final reckoning
stand at the foot Of the score. That the
members of IN organization whose trade is
war should be beaten at tho rifle by citi-
zon soldiery is not so much reflection
upon the individual contestants as it is
upon the federal military system. With
more liberal allowances the soldiers of the
regular army would undoubtedly pro-
duce good marksmen in something like
numbers; but, under the false economical
policy that prevails in Congress, no provis-
ion is made to make our army, small as it
is expert in the use of the weapon with
which it is armed. 1t is to be regretted
that the attendance of the public yesterday
was as meagre as on the preceding days
Of the meeting. In failing to be present
at the exercises our citizens arc missing
one of the really enjoyable amusements of
the year. A visit to the Creedmoor range
in these pleasant September days is almost
luxury. The surrounding woods begin to
put on the brilliant garnituro of the fall,
while the grounds are bright with the color
of gay uniforms and of all the parapher-
MALTA of military life. In no way can an
hour be more pleasantly passed than in a
visit to the range.
Year: 1878

On the issue of the socialistic theories and
revolts the German government dissolved
Parliament and appealed to the country,
and the country has responded by the elec-
ton of another Parliament that it is not
certain will meet the wishes Of the govern
ment in respect to the changes it desires to
make in the laws Unless the ultramon-
tanes are acting in concert in the conceal
ment of an intention to support the govern
ment at the last moment they are appar-
emily not to be counted upon for assistance
in the enactment of the measure that is
framed to repress not socialism merely. but
any ism whatever that the police may choose
maliciously to call socialism or ignorantly
to confound with it. Indeed, the ultra
montane members seem likely to prove
more papal than the Pope Leo XIII. has
recognized that the revolt against society in
Germany is as much n movement against
the Church as against government, and for
that reason would perhaps, be pleased to
see the ultramontane delegates assist the
government in its suppression, and in so
far as his wishes can control them will, it
seems, urge them to act In that sense. But
it is doubtful now how far he can control
them. 1t would be an infinitely more hope
full sign for the future of Germany if the
understanding necessary to pass the anti
Social bill could be had with the national
liberals rather than in the other direction.
This party would evidently assist in the
passage of bill for the purpose that would
meet their views of what is liberal, but Bis
marck's bill cannot be adapted to those
views. But what if the bill fails? Then
the country. as represented in Parliament
and government practically omnipotent
for the enforcement of its will. will be face
to face and openly at issue. Out of that
attitude may come events which will con-
vince the national liberals that IN assent to
the bill would have been wiser than their
triumph in its defeat.
Year: 1878

Our correspondence from Ballston gives
us somewhat moro Of the horizon Of the
strange tragedy that is under investigation
in the court there. In the murder Of the
wife of the man on trial it has boen recog-
nized hitherto that domestic drama. re-
voting in its tone, yet possessing the in
terest that is inseparablc from all the fiercer
human experiences, reached crisis and 1t
was precisely because the assassination
was recognized as crisis in o terribly pain
full story rather than Gs On event that stood
alone and was without any antecedents OF
passion that might have led up to it-pre-
cisely for that reason and for no other that
suspicion immediately fell upon the hus-
band as the one person of the drama equal to
such crime and likely to bo tempted to
il. Was he the sort Of man to do such a
deed? is an inquiry that inevitably comes up
in such case; and the country people in
Saratoga answer with whispers and winks,
"He shot his own brother"--and they
shrug their shoulders at the declaration
that that was the accident of hunting
Year: 1878

ience to continue to act with it during the
short residue Of his stay. 1t will be every
way more fit and appropriate for the out
going Ministry to resign their offices into
the hands of the new Governor General on
the assembling of the new Parliament,
when all branches OF the government can
take a fair start together.


Whether Sir John Macdonald will be as
high-toned a protectionist in Office as he
has been in opposition may be doubted.
1t would be wiser in the interest of pro-
lection itself to snake haste slowly"
moderate enhancement of duties ut the out
set would be safer. since he needs to pro-
vide against q reaction. If he should carry
high tariff through Parliament, causing
large amount Of capital to be embarked In
new manufacturing establishments, and then
should be thrown out of power before the new
establishments got into successful opera
ton, the owners of the misdirected capital
would denounce him for their ruin. If he
is the wise and cautious statesman that
we suppose him to be he will begin with
moderate protective duties and wait to see
whether the policy on which his party has
been elevated to power expresses the de-
liberate and stable convictions of the Cana
dian people. If he is really an astute and
far sighted statesman the use he will make
of his strong protectionist majority will be
to employ it as an instrument for securing
trade advantages in new reciprocity treaty
with the United States.
Year: 1878

THAT LIoUoR DEALERS HAVE No RICHTs
which the Excise Commissioners are individually
Abound to respect is shown in the result of n suit
concluded yesterday. Murphy's case shows
that officially they are amenable neither to the
city nor the individual.
Year: 1878

of raising our army in its own esteem, and
causing it to forget how dependent Con-
gress has made it upon whatever support it
can accidentally find. An army as made
quate AS ours is to the fair demands made
upon it would seem to European to be
feeble burlesque, but of course Congress
will not view the matter in the besotted
foreign manner.
Year: 1878

TIE AcrIoN of one of the judges yesterday
In accepting plea of guilty OF man slaughter in
the third degree upon an indictment of murder
In the first degree merely because of the youth
Of the criminal is not calculated to discourage
the murderous gangs that ipfest this city.
Year: 1878

Two SAD CASES oP SUICIDE arc described in
our reports this morning-one that of a school
teacher in Mount Vernon, while temporarily
insane, and the other that of a copyist, whose
last period was a bullet in his own hcart.
Year: 1878

The TRIAL OF REILLY. who accused Of
the murder of police officer fourteen years ago.
and who ran away to escape punishment, has
resulted in his acquittal. Juries seem to be as
Intelligent as ever
Year: 1878

VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL LIGHT was thrown
upon tho Allcn-Molloy murder at the Coroner's
inquiry yesterday. All the evidence went to
prove the exceedingly friendly relations be-
tween the accused and the deceased
Year: 1878

GEORGIA CHlvALRY.--Let ~ suppose


. case fer the confederation Of the chiv>


alsic and hre-eatisg people Of Georgia.


We will suppose that one Of the gallant


sons of that paradise of illicit whiskey


had married . lady ard had made the
discovery after marriage that his wife
had previously been on intimate and


Questionable relations with another man;
thot be bad thereupon notified his rival
no. n attempt to renew his intimacy
with the lady; that despite this reques,
bis rival had thrown himself in. the
wife's way. boasted that he could wesn
her affections from her husband and
spread scandal"us reports about the
latter calculated to break up his home.
We will suppose further that the hnt-
band had entered ballroom and, find
ing this rival dancing with his wife. had
walked up TO him, chivalry fashion. and
shot him dead in his tracks or driven
bowie knife through his heart. Does
any one imagine that Georgian jury
could be found from the Tennessee bor>
der to Florida and from the Savannah
River to the Chsttahoochee that would
not have acquitted the infuriated hus-
band almost without leaving the court
room? Yet what would be chiyalry in
q husband is murder in q wife. accord>
ing to Georsia's idea of manhood. and
80 the Georgia chivalry declare Kate
Southern guilty and condemn her to the
gallows. 1t is to be hoped that the
Governor of the State Is not o Georgian
Gre eater.
Year: 1878

For fit of passion--Walk out IN the
open air. You may speak TO the winda
without hurting any one, or proclaiming
yourself to be a simpleton.


For a fit of Ideness- Count the ticking
Of clock. DO this for one hour, and you
will be glad TO pull off your coat and
work like q man.


For fit of Extravagance-Go to the
workhouse, or speak with the ragged in
mates of jail, and you will be con-
vinced.


For it of Ambition so TO the church.
yard and read the gravestones. They
will tell you the end OF man is at his best
estate


For fit OF Repinng Look about for
the halt, the blind, and visit the bed.rid-
den, and afflicted and the deranged; and
they viii make you ashamed Of complain
ing OF your light Affections.


For ct OF Envy Go and see how
many who keep their carriages are At.
ilicted with rheumatism, CONT and dropsy
how many walk abroad on crulches OF
stay at home wrapped In flannel and how
many arc subject 70 epilepsy aud apo.
pIexy
Year: 1878

1t will be gratifying to the numer-
ours friends and fellow -countrynen of
eX President Jefferson Davis to learn
that through decision of the courts
in his favor he has become a richer
man than he ever was-and, like job,
his latter days are likely to prove
more prosperous than his former
Year: 1878

To make unproductive fruit trees
bear cur from each limb close to where
it diverges from the trunk. a piece Of
bark abou1 four inches round the limb.
one inch in width and immediately
replace by tying it on with a rag utiI
it adhereS. This must be done early
in the spring, or just as SOFA as the
sap rises sufficient Tor the bark to slip
or skin,
Year: 1878

THOSE who read the article in another
Column showing up the scandalous con
duct of Robeson, late Secretary of the
Navy under Grant, will no doubt come to
the conclusion that he has hard cheek
to ask anybody to vote for him for Con
gress. But that is the safest place for a
scoundrel to be nowadays while under
the control of the Republicans. We hope
it will not be hereafter.
Year: 1878

lie hearing before the County Exc
e1tlye Committee of the contested nomi-
1ation IS OF very little Importance. We
presume nothing transpired that might
lot have been noted by the reporters and
ialhlished, had they been allowed to To-
main in the room. We fear we should
md il very hard to successfully sustain
decisions made in secret with closed
toors, III the face OF an active opponent.
aggravated by dissatisfied opposition in
our own party. We would rather SEQ
his revisionaly part ot the rules abolish
I'd than IA revision with closed doors. we
cannot conceive Of anything that should
ie said before the committee that nnioht
aot be said in open session, before the
.cople. We would not refer to this mat
~ at all, if we did not wish To avoid


arty difficulties in the future. What we


ave said we hope will he suggestive
he decisions of the Committee i'm III.
1ases before them Were in our Judgment
right and proper. In fact we do not see
:" what other conclusion they could have
a'me with the evidence they had before
lhtln.
Year: 1878

Bob Ingersoll despises stingy man. It's
all very easy for BIB to be down on stingy
men when he makes his thousands by abus-
ing his Creator IN the days OF bis youth.
Let him turn religious and poor, and try
how IL feels,
Year: 1878

FRIENDsHIP.-De not believe, because
a man smiles upon and seeks your soci-
ETY., that he is your friend. Smiles and
professions, alas! are so abundant as to


be of no value. He only is your friend
whose heart is in his words and whose
actions illustrate them; who stands by
you in all the vicissitudes of fortune, in
sunshine and shade. When you find
such a being, make him your second


self; cling to him as your very life, for
the jewels of earth are scarce, and there's
fore precious for the sand of life but
glitters in the radiance of high enjoy


ment, and even the golden bowl is brok-
en- at the fountain.