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Year: 1879

QUIET TALK ON POLITICAL TOPICS.
WILL THE DEMOCRATS RENEW THEIR FIGHT OVER


APPROPRIATION BILLS AND ELECTION LAwsf


THEIR ATTEMPTS TO CoERCE THE EXECUTIVE


THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.


staff correspondent reports below con-
versation which he had few days ago with
President Hayes at his Ohio home. The Pres
ident expressed himself earnestly on the sub
ject of the revolutionary attempt OF the
Democrats in Congress to coerce the Executive
by refusing to pass appropriation bills, and
spoke frankly upon other subjects, his opinion
upon which the country will be glad to know.
Year: 1879

A young student, a relative of the writer,
had, with few friends, formed literary
society in which the works of contemporary
political economists, publicists and philoso-
pliers were read and debated. The secret
police denounced this society as revolution
ary organization, and the young student was
imprisoned and condemned to Siberia. All
possible influence was brought to bear on the
czar, but in vain, and at last the young man s
mother, meeting the czar one day in the
summer garden, knelt and implored her sons
pardon, asserting his innocence. The czar
seemed touched, and promised to give the
youth personal interview. The latter was
brought to his majesty the next day, and the
czar, forcing him to his knees before an
image of the Saviour, and exclaimed:


1Can you swear before Almighty God that
neither you nor your associates had any GRIM
inal design against my life? Can you swear
that you believe in the holiness and eternity
of the Russian autocracy?"


The surprised prisoner answered:


81 can swear to your majesty that neither
nor any of my friends had the remotest
idea against your safety. As to the autocratic
form of government, / can not conscientiously
swear that believe in its eternity. The
history of other countries teaches us that
the time must come. even in Russia, when
the people themselves will take part in its
government"


The czar tenderly embraced the student,
and giving him ring drawn from the inn
perial finger said:


"This is token of respect from your Gar.
You have been sincere and truthful to me,
and there is nothing / hate so much as lie"
He then approached the writing-table where
lay the students sentence of exile, and with
one stroke of his pen, signed the paperl q
pity you from the bottom of my heart" he
said; syou are an honest man, and an honest
man, true to his convictions is more danger
Gus to autocracy than an unprincipled rascal.
Therefore, 1 must punish you, though never
was this duty more painful to me than now.
God bless you, my son, and judge me merci-
fully if should appear to be in the wrong"


Then once more embracing the student, he
dismissed him to Siberia.
Year: 1879

upon our American ideas Of marriage which
deserves serious consideration. Our Ameri-
can women are in the main well-principled
and true-hearted, and if they incline to mar
~, as women generally do, they believe and
are ready to declare that the main thing is to
make an honest and hearty match with s
man whom they can respect as well as love.
But may we not, without ofense, ask wheth-
er the tastes and habits of our favored and
refined American women are not much per-
verted from the true standard and too often
made over to the European code7 While
men keep a certain republican simplicity in
their personal habits, and in some respects,
as in dress, are more frugal even than their
fathers, are not women becoming more aristo-
cratic and exacting2 We do not say that
they claim more than they deserve, but do
not they expect and ask more than the men
vino ought to be their husbands can give,
and is there not on this account Just now a
great pinch in the marriage market? Sterner
censors might say that American women are
asking for the emancipation and the dash of
their French cousins, without helping out,
as those cousins do, the means to pay the
bills. There is a way out of this difficulty,
we trust, without giving up our American
birthright of honest love.
Year: 1879

There is one thing no family pretends to
be without. This is hammer And yet
there is nothing that goes to make up the
equipment of domestic establishment that
causes one-half as much agony and profanity
hammer. 1t is always an old hammer
with a handle that is inclined to silver, and
always bound to slip. The face is round as a
full moon and as smooth as glass. When it
striks nail full and square, which it has
been known to do the act will be found to
result from combination of pure accidents.


The family hammer is one of those rare
articles we never profit by. When it glides
off a nail head, and mashes down a couple of
fingers. we unhesitatingly deposit il in the
yard, and observe that we will never use it
again. But the blood has hardly dried on
the rag before we are out of doors in search
of that hammer, and ready to make another
trial. The result rarely varies, we never
profit by it. The awful weapon goes on
knocking off our nails and mashing off joints
and slipping off the handle, to the confusion
of the mantel ornaments and breaking the
commandments, and cutting up an assort-
ment of astounding and unfortunate antics,
without let or hindrence. And yet we put
up with it, and put the handle on again, and
lay it where it won't get lost, and do up our
mutilated and smarting fingers, and if the
outrageous thing should happen to get lost
we kick up regular hullabaloo until it is
found again. Talk about the tyrannyzing
influence of bad habit 1t is not to be
compared to the family hammer.
Year: 1879

degenerate days. grappled with these
megatherial monsters ofprimitive erudition.
"Oh yes, have" he answered very quietly;
and then l, who thought / was dealing with
a modest young divine of the regulation pat
tern, took another look at the massive head
of the young man, whom Mr.. Wendell Phil
lips has lately spoken of as the "Jupiter of
the pulpit"


Somewhere between these two extremes
most of us find ourselves. But we must re-
member the French saying, "pappetit vent
en- mangvent," or, as Hamlet would phrase it,
increase of appetite grows by what it feeds
on; and if we do not love books enough
naturally, we must acquire the habit of
loving them, if possible, as peopleacquire bad
habits, that of intoxication or opium-eating,
beginning with a little and trusting that by
and by we shall thirst for more.


What shall we read2 am very thankful
that it does not fall to my lot to answer this
question. do honestly assure you I had
rather ask this question of the ladies and
gentlemen who have undertaken to direct
the home studies of those who are fortunate
enough to be under their guidance,
than to answer it. What infinite waste of
labor might not such guidance have
saved me- could have had it, and have had
wisdom and good sense to profit by it, at a





you most sincerely and deeply that the thor
oughly cultivated intelligence of the scholars
who surround me has been made tributary to
your advancement in sound knowledge and
wholesome training. 1t is task of great
difficulty TO point out the proper course for
so many minds of different natural aptitudes
and different stages of education. In this
inundation of literature / have spoken of
most young minds will be oyerpowered by
some flood or other


The daughters of Danaus are not all dead
yet; ON the contrary, their number is legion.
All those young women who pass their days
and nights in reading endless story-books
novels. so called, doubtless from their want
of novelty--what are they doing but pouring
water into buckets whose bottoms are as full
of holes as a cullender, and which would
have nothing to show if Niagara had been
emptied into them2


8. How shall we read2 / must answer
this question very briefly. l believe in read
ing in a large proportion, by subjects rather
than by authors.


Some books must be read tasting, as it were
every word. Tennyson will bear that, as
Milton would, as Gray would-for they tasted
every word themselves, as Ude or Careme
would taste pottage meant for king or a
queen. But once become familiar with a
subject and you can read page as flash OF
lightning reads. Learn a lesson from Hou-
din and his sons practice of looking in at q
shop window and remembering all they saw
Learn to read page in the shortest possible
time, and to stand a thorough examination
on its contents.
Year: 1879

A London lady, walking up a muddy
street, found that her dress holder had given
way, and that her skirts were sweeping the
pavement. She was at once accosted by a
"person" who seemed respectable, and who,
apologizing for having trodden on the dress
by accident, offered to loop it up anew, and
even-kind, obliging creature-tendered the
loan of spare dress holder which she hap
pened to have about her. The lady consent
ed, but, either mistrusting such effusive good
nature, or disliking closeness of contact with
an absolute stranger, she was on her guaro,
with the result that she found the hand of
her chance acquaintance had made its way
from the dress holder and the waist to the
pocket and its varied contents The at
tempt was decidedly clever, but it failed.
The novelty of this impudent attempt was in
the locality chosen-a crowded street, where
most ladies would fancy themselves safe.
Pockets are picked by the dozen, but not
generally when the victims attention has
been specially drawn by the thief to his or
her own maneuvres. This particular pick
pocket may have baited good many traps
with spare dressholders in muddy weather
and caught good many victims.
Year: 1879

Well, what If you are in trouble, my friend,


Or have debts which you can not repay.
As soon as you wishs ALI streams have an end,
And each night is succeeded by day.
Don't you know that repining will not help your casef
To be cheerfurs the far better plan,
To be steadfast and firm. wearing q smiling face
And hold up your head like man.
Midst the turmoil Of life we prone 10 bewail
Our lot, should we make mistake,
But jog along easy and never say fail,


And you'll conquer what you undertake.
There's much to encourage resoute heart,


For your friends all your actions will scan,
And will help and assist you in doing your part
If you hold up your head like man.
So, whistle and sing, drive dull care away,


And you surely will never regret
That you've tried to be thankful contented and gay,
And fortune may smile ON you yet.
Your burdens surely never so great


But our Father will Tighten the band
Under which you labor in sorrowfu strait,


If you hold up your head like man.
Year: 1879

Many poor mother, in an humble cot,
with no money or position, has struggled
hard to feed and clothe her little ones, to
train them to be an honor to their country,
and blessing to the world Most of our
useful, prominent men came from such
homes. Our churchyards are full of such
sleeping mothers, whose hands are folded
over their breasts. No worldly eye ever
saw the records of their lives; only God and
the angels. No tall monuments and high
sounding epitaphs mark their resting-places.
What responsibility rests upon the mothers
of this countryi Life is too short to be spent
in accommodating the things of this world
that must perish. The children do not stay
with us long enough to permit us to waste
our hours in the pursuit of fashion and gay
iety. What we SOW now we shall reap
hereafter.
Year: 1879

new breaking, At three dollars per acre,
was done in order to reach those made
exempt from taxstion by The Tree Claim
and Homestead Laws Of the Territory


Regardless Of what may be said concern.


ing the. course Of our present heard Of
commissioner, We have every reason to
believe that they have done oil that could
have been done; by any one toward
promoting the welfare and prospevit, Of
the county, They have certainly lsborcd


under many discouraging circumstances
a veil q sgainst much opposition, and to


sum it up briefly, they have done we'll.
Year: 1879

One of the pictures of the late French
salon represented the fable of woman
who was turned into a cat. She is
depicted crawling on all fours, woman
in figure, bat a cat in nature, with
kindling eye and stealthy movement
toward a mouse in the corner Of the
room. In the Rue de Montreuil re-
Gently, the inhabitants We're witnesses
of scene in which a woman assumed
for short space Of time the attributes
of a cat. But the case was different
and far more terrible than the one re-
lated in the fable 1t was the most
appalling of all human maladies that
took possession of this poor woman.
Last August she was bitten by mad
cat, and, although the wound was con-
sidered quite healed, suddenly a
few days ago she was seized with
hydrophobia. She altered terrible
scream, ike that of cat, and threw
herself with frightfui grimaces as if to
bite, upon a neighbcr, who FASTENED to
get away. The mad female pursued
her, but fell in the middle of the street
in paroxysms of agony, tearing out her
hair. The crowd looked on petritied
with fear and horror. Finally, some
policemen threw blankets over her, and
succeeded in carrying her to the nearest
hospital, but she was dead before ar
riving there.
Year: 1879

A remarkable freak of vegetation has
appeared in the grounds of r. b. Tat
man, at Worcester, in the shape of a
potato vine which bears tomatoes. 1t
appears to be mixture of the two vege-
tables, and is accounted for by the fact
that a strong tomato vine from chance
sown seed grew in the same hill with
the potatoes, and the pollen of the two
plants became mixed. fortunately
the vines were pulled up before the pc
culiarity of the growth was noticed.
Some of our agriculturists may derive a
valuable sugge stion from this. AS both
the potato and the tomato are of the
solanac@ family it is not impossible that
one should be fertilized by the other,
and remarkable economy of labor
might be effected if careful and scientific
cultivation should produce plant which
should bear good potatoes at the roots
and good tomatoes on the tops.-Spritlg
field (MaSs) Union.
Year: 1879

but she found out what kind, good, de-
voted husband she had in those weary,
trying weeks of pain.


When at last. there came day when
she could again be daintily dressed in
becoming ribbons, and when once more
crimps and curls were part of life, it
was a great day for them.


We were married last year, Polly"
says John, looking at her admiringly.
" Here it is the middle of a new Janu-
ary. We've been man and wife five
long weeks Quite an old couple, aren't
weP"


Polly put her hand in his


You have never kissed me yet,
Polly"


"I'll do it now" And she put her
arms around his neck.


Hel hei what fun" came giggling
from the half-open door, and Dick
dashed off down stairs.


Patsy and Kitty came rushing up to
see what could the matter be, and as
Kitty reported, "Polly just up and kissed
her husband as bold as lion before them
all, D." though her face was as pink as the
rose on her breast, and John Cary was
blushing like girl


And though when Polly got well and
strong enough she gave Dick a good
shaking, she thanked him all the same in
the bottom of her heart, and they both
petted and made much of the boy, till
Patsy and Kitty declared he was on the
high road to ruin.


But John proving n good husband,
Polly was right. Marrying a man is
like eating mushrooms. If you die they
were toadetools, if you live they were
mushrooms. If man beats you he is
toadstool; if not, be sure he is some
kind of mushroom, for which be
thankful.
Year: 1879

Two or three boating parties had n
good deal of fun with shark that strayed
into the Baltimore harbor q short time
ago. He was a regular man-eater of tine
Southern seas, and twice came near prov
ing it before he got through with the
boys. A picnic party saw him swimming
up with his back fin out of water, and
now and then stopping to pick up stray
bits by the way. They threw their lunch
to him piece by piece, and watched him
deVour it with evident relish. He finally
became so tame as to come nOsing around
the boat, and one of the party attempted
to harpoOn him with a boat-hOok. In
doing so he lost his balance and fell
overheard. He was soon dragged in by
his companions, and not to soon, either,
for Just as his last leg was leaving the
water the shark was at the spot and his
great Jaws were heard to snap at the hole
in the water which the retreating leg
left. BY this time the party had got
enough of playing with shark, and, hav-
ing disposed of all their lunch, went on
to picnic on memories of the big fish and
hungry stomachs. The shark continued
his way up the harbOr, apparently oman
exploring expedition, and another boat
ing party of boys and girls met him.
One boy was swinging his feet over the
side of the boat in the water. The fish
seized one of the feet, snapped off n toe
and lacerated others That was enough
of shark for that boating patry, and the
terrified boys rowed the screaming girls
into port without any further fishing eX-
perience. The shark was afterward seen
by divers others who were swimming
on the beaches, but they did not attract
his attention, and he tried no issue with
them. The last seen of the monster, so
far out OF his latitude, he was following
a tug down the bay, and would probably
find his way out to sea and back home.
man-eater of the torrid latitudes hap
pened to lose himself so far in Northern
waters.
Year: 1879

lay in grief,
And Hope drew near to where tossed alone


Without reliet,
And paused moment when she heard that
moan;
Then raised her glowing eyes and met mine
own.


Never a word she said
Yet still gazed and still was comiorted.
Then bending low with wond'rous gra
She laid her hand upon my eyes,
Her cool hand on my burning face,
And at her touch bright visions rise,
Fresh woods and streams and unimagined


skies.


In softest tone
She sang the song that has no close
That deathless song which no one knows


Save she alone;
The song that leaves no memory,
The song of endless victory


And future love;
And as l listened to the voice above,
felt as one returning from the dead.
Slowly I rose and raised my dropping head.


-.4H the Year Round
Year: 1879

THE Democrats ask nothing unreas-
enable in demanding the repeal OF the
Federal Election Laws. These laws
could be made as terribly damaging to
the rights Of The people by the Demo-
cracts when in power as by the Republic
cans. They are inimical to liberty and
equality.
Year: 1879

The Great Union Band will supply Highland


Park with music next Sunday. This park is


admirably located on Dayton Bluff for recrea-


tion, and the utmost efforts will be made
to give all visitors IN enjoyable time.
The best of order will be preserved and no one
who goes will regret it.
Year: 1879

The Senate committee on privileges and elec-
tions to day resumed consideration of the
question whether they should recommend an
investigation by the Senate of the charges
contained in the memorials which have been
Senator Ingalls,. Five, OF according to one ac-
count, six of the Democratic members of the
committee took the ground that the investiga-
tion ought t., be ordered, but upon intimation
from the minority that Senator Ingalls, had
himself determined to ask the Senate to author
ize the investigation, with q view to vindi-
eating himself and some Of his friends impli-
Year: 1879

From letter dated City of Mexico, September 29th, and written by Sena- tor Eduardo Urueta to a friend in this city we are permitted to copy the fol lowing:

 "A grand discovery has been made between Chihuahua and Coahuila, forty leagues northeast of Cuartro Cienegas and the same distance from the Rio Grande. They have discov- cred lodges of silver which are really fabulous. These they say are many yards wide and several leagues long and which yield from forty ounces per 300 pounds to one-half pure silver, and the country is rapidly filling up. From Parral there have gone 700 people and companies are forming in every part. Here every one is talking about the discovery and companies are also being formed. I have recently talked with two Senators who have been on the ground, and they pronounce it won derful and say it is not possible to cal eulate it's importance, but those who are acquainted with California say shis is greatly superior You may dis count as mnch of this as you please, but wish you 10 know that everyone here is talking of the discovery and the papers are full of it.

 The General Government is think ing of declaring the Sierra Moiada country Federal territory, although it is yet very questionable whether it be longs to Chihuahua or CoahuiIa.
Year: 1879

At no time since the organization

 of the District has Globe been in

 better condition than at the presen

 time. Her possibilities have nevet

 seemed so great and capitalists hay, never been as willing to invest and de velop as they are now. When the dis trict was first discovered the rich sur face ores gave it considerable promi nence for time, but it fell into the wrong hands, several feeble attempts at milling failed. The public faith was shaken. The great discoveries in Pima county drew the attention of cap italists in this direction and Globe was left to struggle in comparative quiet. During the last year the rush has beer to Tombstone, recently Patagonia has been. added and nothing but actual merit could attract in other directions. That Globe possesses this merit is evi- dent from the recent bullion shipments from that district as well as the devel- opment and sale of mines.

 A considerable sum of money is S200,000, and yet this is the sum paid for a controlling interest in the Mack Morris mine The Isabella mill and enterprise was a fraud and a failure, but under the " reform " management of Major Sisson the mill is running nicely with a profitable yield of bull lion. The Miami mill, which stood IS months on Pinal creek without paying expenses, and finally burned down, is now to be rebuilt and the contracts for the greater portion of the work have already been let. The Silver Nugget Mining Company are about to com mence a mill and the purchasers of the Mack Morris will doubtless have a mill up within six months.

 These operations above ground indi- cate what is being done below the sur face, and are an assurance that the de velopments in the various lodges war rant a considerable outlay of capital in machinery, etc. for the proper re duction of the ores. The miners are confident, visitors speak cheerfully of thc prospects and general reports are very encouraging. Doubtless Globe is on the verge of an era of great pros perity and the expectations of those who have waited long and patiently | are about to be realized.

 From this briet review of the situ- ation it will be seen that the trade with Globe District is a matter of increas- ing importance with the people Of this section. 4 good natural location and a preference should not deter us from watching closely every avenue of trade ! with view of directing Tucsonward every possible source of wealth and business. We now have it within our power to do this, but unless we act with prompt energy the day may soon come when these possibilities will have passed beyond our reach, leaving only !, a trifle besides vain regret.
Year: 1879

We have received photograph from PhcniX representing a building, which at first glance we took to be the boss brewery recently advertised in the Herald. A friend of ours suggested it might be the headquarters of a livery stable, another said it resemblcd a down East engine house, while still another said it reminded him of a place where they sell pork. Upon closer inspection we discovered a brand just above the big front door which read, "The PhGniX Herald" ." Hem.-beg pardon; really it is an eX- cellent picture of stately cdilce. Please touch us lightly Mac
Year: 1879

Last week TIE WEEKLY CITIZEN celebrated its tenth birthday and starts off on Vol. X with greater vigor than ever. The last year especially has been one of great prosperity and the volume upon hich we have just en- tered promises still greater results. The straightforward energetic management of THE CITIZEN has made it the peo. plc'S journal.