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Year: 1878

The Rev. Mr. -. of the Unitarian
church in a neighboring State, preached
sermon few Sundays since on the
importance Of saying No and in the
course of 1t dwclt impressiyely on the
moral courage required to use that mon.
osyllable at the right time After the
sermon collection was taken for a very
deserving charity. When the congrega-
tion was dismissed, a certain newspaper
man waylaid the pastor in the vestibule,
and seizing him by the hand thanked
him effusively for the sermon-one of
the most effective he had ever heard
The pastor modestly replied: Il am
glad you think so, but cannot see why
you should"


why replied he of the newspaper,
when | went into the church was full
ly determined to give five dollars to that
charity, but your sermon impressed me
so deeply that found courage to resist
the temptation, and let the plate-passer
go by with an emphatic MOI


'HUMBUG 1t was only the other
day that | read, in the catalogue of a
popular normal school. that the faculty,
by its superior system of teaching, was
able to give students more compre-
hensive knowledge Of the classics in
one year than our colleges give in four.
Now l say, '.Ratly," l don't beliere it. l
believe that Plato was right when he
wrote, There is no royal road to Geom-
etry," and these institutions of learning
which claim to lead students up the cas-
lest kind of grade, and in so short a
time, directly to the pinnacle of the
hill of science, are ''humbugs." l do
not believe the limitations of time can
be disregarded in education; and he who
attempts to delude the public mind with
such sophistries commits great crime
against the good cause, and deserves the
severest censure. l am full believer
in genuine progress, but | do not be-
lieve that, with all our modern improve
ments, we have reached, or ever will
reach, period when an education that
is worth the name can be acquired with
out ample time and hard work.-Com.
to Spiceland Reporter.
Year: 1878

The House of Representatives is an anus
ing body. There have been scenes this ses-
sion in that body of Congress which for
humor and rollicking fun beat anything fur
nished US at the theaters. The last comedy
was an after-picce to the river and harbor
bill. A whole day was spent, after that
bill was passed, in scolding about it and
holding up its items to ridicule. The quar-
rel over the item providing for the
survey Of two "unprOnounceable rivers" in
Pennsylvania-the Kishiminitas and Cone
maug-was as ridiculous as could be. The
Pennsylvania delegation divided on the sub
ject, some of them insisting that it was
very important stream, and others that it
was a mere brook that can be straddled bya
long-legged man. Old Hendrick B. Wright
declared solemnly that he had never heard
of it, though living in the State for sixty
years, and he was told by colleague
that no man could be Governor
of Pennsylvania who was so igno-
rant of its geography The speaker
was quoted by one of the participants in the
debate rs saying that these rivers awere
myth, but he FASTENED to correct the state
ment, not caring to offend the Democrats
living on the banks of the two aspiring
streams The fact is that the present
House is a turbulent one, and at times
Speaker Randall is at his wits end in
trying to keep it in tolerable order. If
it goes on as it has done in the past, it is
quite likely to be succeeded by Republican
House. The Speaker, it seems, is among
those Democrats who arc alarmed, and he
has been suggesting that the Legislature of
Ohio should redistrict the State. and try to
gain few Democratic members in that way.
If the Republicans were only wise, they
could elect majority in the next House;
but they. too. are in some things acting very
foolishly Washington Letter.
Year: 1878

to steal nine simon.pure Democratic
representatives to Congress, If at all
possible. They want no more Green.
hackers in their party bed. So. the
Weaver and Gillette crowd are likely
to be left severely out in the cold next
Tuesday week.


There is just one way now to meet
all this partizan trickery. The choice
made on Oct. 8, in each Congression-
al District in Iowa, ought to stand un-
changed, because that choice was
fairly made by the people after full
discussion and ample Moderation.
The validity Of that choice has been
questioned only because of party dis
honesty and meanness. Had II been
At all probable that the Clerk of the
Democratic House, and the House IT,
self, would have decided the cues.
tion of thst validity honestly and on
its real merits NO Republican, cer-
tainly, would even now give the
slightest attention 10 this demand for
another election. But In view of the
certainty of . dishonest decision. az
foreshadowed in the Colorado case
the gauntlet thrown down Nv these
Iowa Democratic leaders will be ac-
cepted. But it can be accepted by
honest men only as means to q pro
torma ratification of q choice already
really made. Hence, the man or men
who anywhere in Iowa offers himself
or themselves as candidate or can
didates in opposition to the nominees
duly elected on Oct 8th, should be ex-
ecrated by all lovers of honesty and


fair dealing as evermore unworthy
Of consideration wherever good citi-


zenship is held in esteem or has any


value.
Year: 1878

jim ANDERSON don't get any bite
from the republican side Of the House
now that he wants to unburden him
self. He Is ready to say now that his
testimony before the Potter commit
tee last winter is all a lie; also, who
paid him for lying. His lies, howev-
er, have become valueless in the mar
ket. Judge Shellabarger, who was
counsel for Secretary Sherman before
the Potter committee, says:


"Neither he nor the Secretary cared
one whit what Anderson proposed to
do, nor did they care whether he
made q retraction. He might do 90
II he chose, but it would destroy the
effect of any retractiOn he might
make II they encouraged 1t or offered
Inducements in that direction.


ssThose who have called upon me
in his interest have merely represent.
ed that he was sorry chad lied about
Secretary Sherman, and that he wal
now anxious to do the right thing.
They never intimated that he ex'
Year: 1878

ED. OF THE DAvENPORT GAZETTE
| Certain democratic newspapers, one
IOf which Is In Davenport, charges me
with being in favor Of an election In
November for Members of Congress


in this district because the October
election was illegal" Allow me 10
say that no statement could be fur
ther from the truth than that.


have, from the first, held that Oc-
tober was the time for the election of
Members of Congress In Iowa, and
have always, when speaking on the
subject, so expressed myself, and new
er In any manner uttered one word |
that could ever by implication be con-
strued differently-and why any one
should represent me differently is a |
mystery to me.


The October election was participat-
ed in by all the different political par
ties, each one striving for succls ss, and |


the result of that election is q full and |


fair expression of the will of the peo-
pie, and ought to be peaceably acqui-
esced In. No republican In this
district wishes to disturb IL.
or to put the people to trouble
and expense Of an election In NOyem-


Der. But it is equally true that re-
publicans do not propose to be cheat


ed out OF the results of that election:


do not propose to sleep while the enc


my ID sowing tares-do not propose to
iallow some dissatisfied and contep-
Year: 1878

special D'epatch 10 the chicago Tribune.


NEW ORLEANS, Oct. ga colored
man who reached the city from Ten
sas this morning describes the situa-
ton there absolutely fearful, SO far
as the colored people are concerned.
He says that on the l4th inst. the col
ored people of the parish met in con-
vention and nominated an exclusive
ly white ticket, composing the veal
thiest planters In the parish, and that
since then armed and mounted white
men have been riding through the
parish killing promiscuonsly. He
stated to your correspondent that he
saw three colored men thus slaugh-
tered in cold blood. Upon hearing
the story, your correspondent


AT ONCE VISITED GovERoR NICHOLS,
and informing him of the situation,
stating that the witness would, If re-
quired, present himself and make q
statement. Your correspondent sta.
ted that he desired in tho interest of
peace, to inform the chief executive
of the state of what was occurring
and at the same time place the wit
ness at his disposal should he desire
to have him. The Governor replied
that he had full information concern.
ing the situation there, but stated
that he would see the witness if he
called at his house.
Year: 1878

tious persons to cast some votes on the
9Th of November, depending upon a
democratic official to help them de-
fraud the voters of this congressional
district and seat some man In Congress
who is not the choice of the people,
and in this determination to stand by
and endorse the October election,
many good men of all parties fully
conc1r II. PRICE.
Year: 1878

LONDON, Oct. 29.-The air is heavy
with rumors of the illness of Lord
Beaconsfield and the cabinet has been
summoned to consider what shall be
done in case of his death. At the
last meeting of the cabinet he had q
serious apopletic fit and the presence
ofhis physician was necessary,
Year: 1878

su0 F0tSoG bVV08IuSAIlOUd q Wt0eS-


able and Criminal Conspiracy.


Special Dispatch to the Tribune.


WAsHINaroN, D. c.. Oct. 25.-The
Republicans are at last in possession
of the principal facts connected with
the working up of the forged docu-
ments and perjured testimony upon
which the Potter resolutions were
based. Anderson. the notorious wit
ness, has al last prepared q written
statement, and furnished corroborat-
ing evidence to sustain it, showing
how the agents Of Tilden from New
York and this city went to work to
manufacture a basis upon which to
set up the Potter investigation. For
long time the Republicans who
were approached here declined to
have anything to do with the matter,
as they did not believe Anderson
could make any statement which
would.command the least confidence.
But finally they were induced to look
into his statement, and examine his
proofs, and the result has been that a
complete exposure awaits most of
those who were active as Tilden's
agents in working up the Potter in
vestigation.
THE STORY WILL DISGUST A GOOD MANY


DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE,
who were deliberately deceived in
regard to the real character of the
documents which were exhibeted to
them as proof that case against Sec
retary Sherman and the President
could be made out at once if the dem
ocrats would pass the resolution of
inquiry. 1t can now be proven that the
Sherman letter was forged and
brought here by Weber, brother of
the murdered supervisor. IT. was
photographed here and then copies
were to be used so as to avoid being
technically guilty of circulating a for
gerry, since these were only photo
graphs. After these were taken, ex-
perts examined them and compared
them with Gen. Sherman's hand writ
ing, and agreed that it would never
do to try to pass the letter as genu-
inc one. 1t was next decided to in
troduce testimony to the effect that
Dan IWeber's wife had destroyed the
original, but that copy that An
derson had made here, and which he
had Afterwards produced, was a true
copy. Either because Mrs Weber
could not be prevailed upon to swear
to this story, or because some other
link in the manufactured story could
not be supplied, this line Of perjury
was dropped, and it was finally
agreed that Tom Weber should
swear to the story that he found the
Sherman letter in q box with his de-
ceased brothers papers, and destroy
ed 1t without even mentioning his
discovery to any member OF the fam.
ilv * H. EE e.f etis- Ettt-st fltfl
Year: 1878

Attention to small things, and by this
we do not mean giving up the mind to
petty details, but rather habit of neg
lecting nothing because it may seem un-
important,i is of the highest consequence.
Quite often we are in fault in our esti-
mate of what is valuable, apparent
trifes proving to be the weightiest re-
alities. We rec entity saw an enumera-
ton of some OF the great results which
had followed the observation Of appar-
emily little things. The rejecting ap-
paratus for light houses arose out of q
wager between two men that one would
read the smallest print of newspaper
by the light of farthing candle placed
ten yards distant. A snuff manufactur-
er, drying snuff one day, accidentally
overheated portion, which he found
thereby became wonderfully increased
in pungency. He profited by the acci-
dent and made fortune. The method
of glazing pottery with common salt is
said to have been discovered by the ac-
cidental boiling over of vessel contain
ing brine intended for use in curing
pork. The combing machine for long
staple cotton was suggested to the in
ventor by seeing his daughters combing
their hair. The burning OF flint for
the making of Staffordshire ware is due
to the fact that piece of flint was once
calcined and powdered for application to
the eye of horse. We could multiply
instances indefinitely to show that some
times the smallest circumstances taken
advantage of may be made exceedingly
profitable. Not only in the matter of
invention, but in the conduct of every
business, mucll may be gained by culti-
waiting a habit of constant observation
and turning everything to account.
Year: 1878

Pearl fishing is at the best only a
gigantic lottery, the prizes in which
bear very small proportion to the
blanks. But in this as in many other
uncertain pursuits, hope always tells
fattering tale, and keeps awake the en-
ergies of thousands of interested oper-
ators. First there are the divers, who
perform the actual operations of fishing
for pearls. Arrayed in natures garb,
and provided with knife and small
bag of netting in which to collect the
gathered oysters, and with rope tied
round their waists, and heavy stone
attached to their feet, they are let down
into the water, taking first deep breath,
and remaining there till forced to rise
again. Expert divers will remain be-
meath the water for sixty, ninety, and
even 1870 seconds. This period they oc-
cupy in detaching the mussels from the
rocks, matter frequently of much
difficulty. Those of very small size they
do not attempt to gather, for the larger
the shells the more chance Of their con-
tanning pearl. The native divers are
able to guess at the age of the oyster by
the resistance it offers; the older the
oyster the more easily it is detached, and
the greater the chance of its producing a
large pearl.
Year: 1878

obnoxious shop every day; he did not
want to hurt her feelings, so he never
asked her where she bought their meat
and ponltry. And as the new butcher
was doing a thriving trade there was
no hope Of his sueing for mercy or for
help.


Three months passed and day came
that for twenty-eight years Mr.. and Mrs.
Cameron had held "a home festival
their wedding anniversary. The night
before it dawned Basil Cameron knew
that his wife had cried nearly all night.
How could she keep festival without
her boy7


"Oh, dear /" he groaned as he left the
house after breakfast, "I must do it.
The boy is as stut HAAS am; and
can't see his mother, fret He shall have
his country girl--confound her Just
as he had the hammer and the looking
glass when he was baby"


Richard, the coachman, almost fan
cied himself crazed when his master told
him to drive out on the Barton road to
Farmer Litchfield's instead of down to
the bank as usual early in the morning.


"Does Miss Sophie Litchfeld live
here ?" he asked of pretty little girl
who was just coming out the front
door Of the house pointed out to him as
Litchfield's.


" Yes, sIrj please walk in; she's here
In the parlor."


Instead Of slipshod, blowsy girl, Mr..
Cameron found Sophie to be very at
tractive young lady; quite as we'll man.
t1ered and as pleasant as Hottie FELTON,.
His visit was far longer than he intended
for he ended by going all over the farm
with the father while the daughter was
making few changes in her dress pre-
paratory to spending the day with her
future mother-in-law. Mrs. Cameron
had smiles instead Of tears that day, for
she not only had her boy at home again
but discovered that Sophie was Just ex-
actly the sort of a girl she had always
pictured to herself as Maurice's wife,
81 could not have chosen better myself, "
was her verdict.


Maurice stuck to his determination to
go into business instead of playing the
fine gentleman all his life, but readily
agreed to his fathers proposition to buy
him an interest in the only wholesale
dry goods house in the town, saying that
he certainly preferred that to his former
occupation, "but then 1 was poor, and
beggars must not be choosers, you
know. "-PrdcticdL Farmer.
Year: 1878




Fewer Chinese wood reddlers are seel
on our streets than for many years, says
the Virginia City (NeV.J Enserprise.
The white retail dealers in fuel are driv-
ing John and his donkey from the field.
Wood and coal are now sold in very
small lots and delivered everywhere in
the city by white men. John China
mans occupation is almost gone. The
Chinese wood peddler and his donkey
we're formerly a feature Of the town.
They were decidedly picturesque, and
we shall miss them from our street
scenes.


A few years ago, before the Virginia
and Truckee railroad was built, our
streets swarmed in winter with Chinese
wood peddlers. They were then inde-
pendent to the verge of impudence.
Wood, by the cord, often sold as high
as $50 or $40 and many persons were
compelled to buy their fuel in small lots.
Thus were the Philistines given as a
prey and spoil to the Mongolian. Then,
when you asked the price of a donkey
load of wood, however fair the weather
might be, it was always: lone dolla'
hap p but the moment the "zephyr
began to howl and storm clouds arose,
John cooked an eye to the windward and
firmly answered "Two dolla'l"


AS the Chinese gathered their wood
III the summer ON the hills near the city,
and as they carried about two arms
full on each donkey, they had rich har-
vest every winter in the retailing of
wood, and all engaged in the business
made money quito rapidly. Then they
collected their wood within a mile OF
two of town now they must scout out
for it distance of from twelve to fifteen
miles.


When the whites first settled on the
Comstock the Piute Indians we're the
retailers of wood. They monopolized
the business and made what was to them
big wages. The work was generally
done by the squaws, and as they filed
down the steep slopes of the hills with
huge bundles of faggots on their backs,
they were almost as picturesque as John
Chinaman and his donkey.


When the Cinnamon came and en-
gagged in the wood business he drove
the Piute from the field. "Lo" scowled
and gnashed his teeth, but he and his
squaw could not compete with John and
his donkey. But the iron horse came
snorting up the mountain to the Com
stock one fine morning, to the terror and
discontinue of both John and his dom,
key. Long and stubbornly has he
fought his iron-heeled rival. While this
rival brought up the mountain wood
alone John still had hope, but when
coal began to be rolled into the town his
heart shrivsled. The railroad is about
to drive him from the field, as he drove
ont the Indians in the early days his
stay will be brief. "Thus the whirligig
of Time brings in his revenges.
Year: 1878

"Manv of our personal friends have been cured
by the PERUVIAN SYRUP, but we have one proof
more powerful than all these, and that is-OUR
OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES No authority
can put this down-no argument can contradict 1t ;
and no good word shall be spared our part un.
til a knowledge of this blessing shall be spread
broadcast among the people"
Year: 1878

much to make this meeting 80 pleasant ard
successful; but in short and brief set OF res
olutions we can hardly give an expression of
our feelings, but at the risk OF omission we Of
fer the following resolutions:


Resolved, That this Society would express
their appreciation OF the hearty reception ac-
corded to US by the hosptable citizens of Paw
Paw and vicinity, and especially extend our
thanks to those kind friends who have 60 kind
ly opened their houses for our reception and
lent their time and effort for our entertainment.
To one and all, collectively and individually, we
would express our qualification and sincerely
hope that the many favors may be reciprocated
and that at some OF the future meetings OF tins
Society we may nave the pleasure OF receiving
and repaying the many kind attentions which
we have received at this meeting To the mem
bers of the quintette, who go kindly furnished
such excellent music to enliven the meetings of
his Society.


To the members OF the local com.nittee and
others who have provided such excellent sc-
commodations for the meeting Of the Society,
and finally to one and all VINO have lent their
aid to make this one of the most successful and
pleasant meetings of TINS Society.


To those who have furnished such splendid
specimens of the products Of the orchards OF
their vicinity, thereby practically demonstrating
what Pomology can do and wha. the aims of
this Society have been in the past and should
be in the future, viz: the education OF the taste
OF the masses for better class and quality of
fruit, and to HIM who with generous impulses
but perhaps with doubtful generosity, has fur
nished for the use Of this meeting a sample of
so-called red ribbon Juice of the product OF the
orchard vulgarly called CiGer, we would desire
to express the qualification afforded us at being
present at this meeting, and reader our sincere
thanks. Respectfully submitted


c. F. GUILD, East Saginaw.


j. d. BALDWIN, Ann Arbor.
Year: 1878

No time Of the year is better for pruning
apple trees than this month of December. Do
not go in with hatchet and saw for general
trim OF it, but with knife and shears take limbs
of here and there that in your judgment are
not wanted. Now you have the leisure and in
the spring you will be hurried, 80 "take time
by the forelock'