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Year: 1878

The new boulevard in Flushing. for which
the town was some time ago bonded TO the amount OF
5000 Is the Of trouble II Is alleged that the
not doing his work In accordance with the
specifications The trustees Of the village Of Flushing
through which the road passes some days ago snpiuY


MI g. Marten. second enneer Of the BROOKLYN Bridge
10 make AN Inspection and he reports that every
speet the contractor ~ dershet aud that the boulevard Is
poor Job generally. Tue Town Board have now II Is
decided 70 AppVlnt inapeetoT Vi s workA
Year: 1878

A newspaper in the fullest sense of the word
at once adapted to the Merchant, the Me-
cbanie, the Farmer, and everybody
desirous of keeping up with the
stirring news of this live and


progressive age.
Year: 1878

The Sacramento (Cal.) Union
says: GA large number of Chinese
ten or twelve wagon loads-went
out to the city cemetery yesterday
to feed the spirits of their dead,
taking with them a quantity of
roast pork and such other articles
as a well-regulated spirit of the
Chinese persuasion is expected to
relish. The food was placed upon
the graves, and over each grave
was poured a bottle of whisky. A
number of tramps stood among the
spectators, and seemed much
grieyed at the waste of the fluid.
They made up their minds to get
even by securing the food after the
Cinnamon had left, but the latter
have by experience grown smart,
and when they had given the spirits
a reasonable length of time to Sc
cure a square meal, they loaded up
the victuals and brought them
back to town."
Year: 1878

Inc law requires that officers Of the navy
shall bs absolutely retired at the aye Of
sixty-two, and we see no good reason why
the army should not be subject to similar
statute. The European Powers have laws
of q similar character, under which all Off
GERS, when they attain q certain age, are
placed upon the retired list. and at once
cease from active duty. II such law
proves beneficial to the military and naval
service there, it no doubt would here, and
it appears to work well so far rs the navy
is concerned. But with the army the case
is different The retirement is not made
absolute at s;xty-two, except, perhaps, with
line officers, while the stafl, under Execu-
tive discretion, either assumed or endowed,
are permitted TO hold on and lumber tin,
service with physical or mental infrmity,
or both, thus occupying places that might
be better filled by those who have not yet
attained the legal period Of retirement, and
who are justly entitled 10 the activities of
the service.


The law of retirement should be absolute
and general in its application alike to the
army and navy, This measure is based
upon the conceded fact that, at the attain
ment of q certain period in years, age and
its nfrnities render an officer disqualified
for active service, and then the Government
has generously provided for him during the
remainder of his days, so that he shall be
we'll cared for, and placed not only beyond
the possibility OF want, but under circum-
stances of respectable comfort. Under these
circumstance the law should be made arbi-
trary, leaving no discretion whatever with
the Executive, under which parliality and
injustice may be practiced or imputed.


This would be great relief to the CON-
mander-in-chief, and insure an impartiality
that is now no doubt often intringcd by q
to the service. Such law would work NJ
injustice to any one, for every officer would
know when the period Of his retirement
would come, aud he would be fully prepared
for it, while, on the other hand, the actiy,


officer would he relieved of feeling OF dis
trust and discomfort that is naturally en-
gendcred by the possibility that those VIII
should be retired might stand in the wa,
OF his advancement


We might cite personal instances in whicl
"supcruOus lags' are found in the seryic,


when they should be fully retired, but W
forbcar. We only contend for a principle @


common justice, which, if observed in tn
legal organization of the service, would re
move all cause of complaint and disconten
; and all possibility of partiality or injus
: tice. This end attained, and the harmony
: fraternity, and efficiency OF the army woul
be greatly promoted.
Year: 1878

direct violation Of the established rule Of
Its management:


During the past few days rumors Of the
probability of the severance OF his CDR. Wills
pastoral relations with the church haze OBJ
famed currency, and intimations have not
been wanting that connected herewith was q
scandal of the unchristian kind.


This is one of tho vague rumors' in
which we had pledged the paper to take no
stock,' and its appearance, in view oCsub-
sequcnt events and disclosures, is to us a
source of deep regret. The officers Of the
church over which DIR. WILLS ofiiciated as
shepherd seem to regard him as innocent of
the rumored allegations of unchristian con-
duct; and the ladies of the church and con-
grogation have made publication of their
confidence and faith in his Christian integ-
rity-thus giving strong evidence that the
rumors that had been put aaoat regarding
his conduct as q Christian minister were
destitute Of the slightest foundation in fact.
We give these facts and circumstances in his
full exonention with emotions of lively
satisfaction, mingled with those Of the deep
est regret that THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
should have in any degree contributed to
his unhappincss by an act which, though
unjustiied, was not intended to do him in
Justice
Year: 1878

When, ON the first day Of October last, we
assumed editorial charge Of the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, we gave the public the fol
lowing assurance


We shall take no stock in vague rumOrs or
calumnious assaults against any one whether
in public or private life, for, in our judgment,
the mission Of true journalism lies in quite
another direction. Personal and official repu-
tation are of too high a value and of too
sacred character to be invaded and damaged
to crafty animosity and hate. On this point
we have no hesitancy in-dcclaring that while
we control its columns this journal will not be
used for any such improper purposes.


II has been our purpose TO redeem this
pledge with the striCtest fidelity, but in the
conduct of u journal with multitude ol
counsel and assistance we find it difficult "a
keep that point entirely free from embar.
mSsment We have been taught that "ol.
frnses must needs come for under the
enterprise and efficiency Of our corps OF
, local news guthcrers, and an esprit Il" corp
which has determined not to be outdonc il
news matter one or more articles have beer
received at the oilire late at night, and ad
mitted TO the columns OF The REPrBLiCNN
not entirely consistent with our declarc'
purposes.


We are led TO this remark by the circum
stances attending the case of the Rev. ID
WILLS. On the nth instant the folIowin
sentence was inserted in these columns, il
Year: 1878

The "SlaveOcracy" of the South has
given way to the Bondocracy of the North,
and the poor white trash of the South who
were the pillars OF the peculiar institution
Notwithstanding il crushed and degraded
them, have ceased 10 believe in the Divine
origin of the dciunct orracy, and have given
place TO the poor class OF deludcd laborers
Of the North. who are even Jealous in their
defense OF the "BOndocracy" and their de-
mand for gold in payment for bonds that
cost them only sixty-dve or seventy cents
in currency, Notwithstanding their contract
called for current money of the United
States.


Let the laboring men of the North and
Fast carry this parallel further, and see, rs
we are sure they can, the absurdity Of be-
ing the catspaw TO pull out the golden
ehestnuts for their musters-nOt perhaps in
the same sense as We used the term mas
ter" in the South, ior there he had a direct
interest in the way OF an investment in his
slave, and owned him and directly received
the proceeds of his labor In the North the
master has no interest in the happiness OF
welfare of his slave, and he indirectly re-
eeives the proceeds Of his labor, by means
Of taxation, to pay enormous interest on .
debt largely increased by bribed Legislation
and maladninistration, as wei! as criminal
ly corrupt and forced constructions PLACED
upon plain contracts.
Year: 1878

We would again call the attention of
business men and Others to the fact that We
have connected with our Office one of the
most complete job printing Offices in the
country, which is prepared at all times to
do all kinds Of printing in the best of style
and at the most reasonable prices. Espe-
cially is this true of legal printing, briefs,
Arguments speeches, etc.
Year: 1878

A little Quaker boy, about six years old
after sitting IN silence like the rest OF the congregation
being afraid to eak first he thought got up
the seat and folding his arms over his breast murmured
IN clear sweet voice. Just loud enough 10 be distinctly
heard the fore seat do wish the Lord would make
all gOoder and go0der, and gooder TIL there is no bad
left"


CRUSHING REFINEMENT.-Lady: And how
long have you been out Of place fLady help Indignant
at out OF pacel: have been malaprOpos only few
weeks madam.-lF Funny Folks.
Year: 1878




In some parts Of China quite a panic
has been produced by cutting off the
"pigtails" Of large number Of the pop
ulaee. It was evidently the work of an
organized band, and was easily accom-
plished al night by mixing in the
crowds The real purpose Of it is IN.
known. Some believe it to have some
political bearing; others think it merely a
device Of ingenious spectators in human
hair. The lower classes are sorelY troubl.
ed, and attribute the mutilation to super
natural AGENCY.
Year: 1878




About week ago the store of Messrs.
Jones & Wildung was entered by burglars
and number of articles stolen, but the af-
fair was not given publicity at the time for
obvious reasons Since that time two of the
force have remained in the store, prepared
for the second arrival Of the thieves, If they
Jones and his son Albert remained in the
store, occupying a bed improvised for the
occasion upon the floor, at the end of a
clothing counter standing in the middle of
the floor. About 3 o'clock this morning
they were awakened by noise, which ap-
peared like the attempt of some one to re-
move pane of glass. This caused both Of
them to rise up. Mr.. Jones asked his
son If it would not be well to FIRE his
revolver, and thus alarm them if any one
was trying to enter; the son replied that the
better way would be to keep quiet, at the
same time left his position by his fathers
side, crept cautiously along the counter
spoken of above, and when at a distance of
about IA feet from him, suddenly came in
between his father and the front windows
where his shadowy outline could be distIn-
guished. The father, never thinking for
moment that his son had left his side, but
supposing the object before ham to be q
burglar, discharged his revolver, when the
son fell, exclaiming, Father, you have shot;
me-"


A physician was at once called, and upon
examination it was found that the ball haSi
entered the lower part OF the body, IN the
upper part of the sacral region, on the lef {
side of the spinal column, producing q seri-
Gus but by no means dangerous wound
Year: 1878

IeI every one WHO may need Darrell
Of flour be sure to attend the sale, which
will continue all day and evening. This
method will furnish all who have pros
perity of this most worthy institution at
heart an excellent opportunity of aiding
it without any sacrifice, as all the profit
IN the sale of each barrel is to be paid
over to the Home.
Year: 1878

or old the Democratic party allied IT,
self with the South solid for slavery, and
through that alliance rode into power, and
held for decades It's yoke onthe country.
To-day 1t organizes the insolvent South
TO attack the capital of the North, and,
by the offer of plumber, seeks again to
control the reins Of government.


The attempt Of the Democratic party
to re-impose the income tax In time Of
profound peace, and just as the portals
Of the gates OF peace are opening. is the
most desperate piece Of communism
that has ever been developed IN the his
tory Of this nation. Following the sill
bill and the various subsidy proffers "a
the South, 1t reveals q systematic and
deliberate plan to organize the debtor
interest Of the country against the cred
itor interest the poor against the rich
the vast array Of idle men who are do
ing nothing and making nothing agains,
those who are at work.


Let us analyze fully the vote on the
motion directing the WAYS and Mean
Committee to insert a provision re-es
tablishing the income tax--that danger
Gus form OF taxation which only th,
peril Of war and the danger of defea


ever forced us even to consider. Th'


following is the record by States:
Year: 1878

Always remember no one can de-
base you but yourself. Slander,
satire, falsehood, injustice-tbese
can never rob you of your man.
hood. Men may lie about you,
they may denounce you, they may
cherish suspicious manifold, they
may make your iailings the target
Of their wit and cruelty never be
alarmed; never swerye an inch from
the line your judgment and con-
science have marked out for you.
They cannot, by all their efforts,
take away your knowledge of your
self, the purity of your motives, the
integrity of your character and the
generosity of your nature. While
these are left you are, in point of
fact, unharmed.
Year: 1878




The Parts POlieeman's Ways and


Privileges.


Parts Cor. New York Tribune


Here as well as anywhere may
say a word about the Partisan po-
liceman, with whom the foreigner,
the American, at any rate, will come
in contact, for good or for evil,
much oftener than at home. He
will find him q very different per.
son from the guardian of the pub
lie peace he Is accustomed to in
New York or Boston. At first he
will probably dislike the air of au.
thority which the Partisan sergeant
de-ville possesses in common with
the soldier; indeed, the policeman
is doubly soldier, for he has prob
ably served in the regular army,
and the police organization takes
a military shape and has many
military customs. If you are un-
Willingly dong something you
ought not to, you will be spoken
to in tone rather sharper than
you are accustomed to; the remon-
STRANGE or request addressed to you
will sound very much like COM
mand; sometimes of the most per-
emptory kind. But the man does
not mean to offend you, and you
will be wrong to take an ofense;
still more wrong to show it. The
tone and manner are not put on fol
the stranger; they are such as the
French policeman has employed
all his life long in his dealings with
the French republic.


The custom.house officer has sa-
luted you on landing in a style moi
very disSimilar even the railway
conductors and the very portert
have much the same habit of ad,
dressing everybody who does MOI
wear a uniform (for decoration,
/ -as if they belonged to a distinct,
ly inferior order OF creation. You
needn't mind it in the least. In the
case Of a policeman it is doubly
foolish to resent it. If you don't
happen to speak French he will
pass you on with a smile or a grow
of contempt, making you under.
stand as best he can what you are
to do or not to do. If you can keep
lup your end of the conversation, q
few civil words and a tone of per.
feet GOODNESS will go a great way.
Keep your temper, no matter what
happens. Ifyou are never so right
and he never so wrong, you must
do what he says, unless you can
I make him see that he is wrong.
He will listen to reasonable ex
PLANTATION.


Anything like impcrtinencc to a
policeman will be apt to entail dis
agreeable consequences; resistance
will be sure to, aud nobody but a
mailman would think of it. A blow
would be followed by rough han.
ding land French policeman is
never alone); by very unpleasant
night in The police cells, and by q
term Of imprisonment which might
carry you well beyond the close Of
the Exhibition. The argument Of
the fist is not understood in FRANCE
No matter what the provooation,
the man who strikes a policeman,
or the man who, in private quar-.
rel, first strikes his adversary, is In
! variably held the aggresSor, and ad-
judged in the wrong by French
magistrate, and Imprisonment is
tho sure penalty; unless in the rare
cases where the offenders absolute
ignorance of the language, and Of
every thing French, may earn the
oontemptuOus lenity Of an unusual
" oOnsiderate Judge.
Year: 1878

He Conquers who Thinks he Can.


"Where there's a will there's a
way" That is a truism which is
but half understood. 1t is said that
a contest once arose between the
ugliest and the handsomest man in
England for the hand of lady OF
worth. and beauty. The homely
man won the prize. When Dis
raeli made his maiden speech in the
English parliament, he was laughed
down but not discouraged. Know
ing what was in him, realizing well
the power Of the will, he declared,
"The time will come when you will
listen to me-" That day came, as
all the world knows. Obstacles
which would alarm ordinary minds
he brushed as cobwebs, and pushed
on to the foremost position in Eng.
lish politics, proving that he con-
Quers who believes he can. "Faint
heart never won fair lady" or any
thing else worth winning.


Young man, aim high, take
counsel of wisdom, and you are al
most sure to win something worth
having. How many young men
are there whose watchwords are
"press on and push through" Toe
many are there who believe that
success comes more from luck and
favoritism than pluck. Many an
able and worthy man has been dis.
abled in the battle of life by trust
ing to outside support, leaning
VI on friends or waiting for a gov
ernment appointment and neglect
ing the power within.


1t would be interesting to know
if the number could be discovered
how many there are who use NOR
than tenth Of the brain and hear
power they really possess. Her
and there we find one who move
the world, but they are few and fat
| between,
Year: 1878

to take the child, but the mother
snapped at her like q british AMI
NAL and pushed her back. "Oh,
now she hissed, "Oh, no, no, no,
no, not you, not your Chief Nc
Menemy knows how to do his duty
as well as any man, but he saw this
was an extraordinary case and sent
the baby home. The mother went
into her cell holding her heart
She came rushing back and kissed
her baby and whispered in its ear,
''lt were better for you, my child,
that you never saw me again" The
child was carried away crying be-
cause they took the handouts from
it.D
Year: 1878

NORTH CONWAY, June 2, 1873


1t is said that "Nature never hurries' in the
matter of the change of seasons, growth of veg
citation, etc.. an exception has always been
wanting to prove the rule however, and this
year that lack is supplied. The change from
spring to summer is startling. There has
been no plodding, no slow and deliberate un-
folding of bud and leaf and blossom one BY one
We thought the reign of Boreas hardly over
in our chilly region, aud 10, summer bursts
upon us, not summer in embryo, not
the shivering rheumatic summer we are so
accustomed to, but summer iE full mature de-
lightful beauty. The great variety of wild
flowers in the woods, the delicate fronds of the
waving ferns, the pleasant green shade and
subtle delicious aroma of the pines are most en-
ticing, but alas for busy people we have no
time for the longed for idleness, for ''the
boarders" are coming and the air is redolent of
the resinous juice in another form than that
greeting us in our shady retreat. Tarpentine
is the prevailing odor in the village and we ara
warned of fresh paint wherever we CO. Every
body is getting ready for summer visitors, of
whom greater number than usual is expected.


This has been an ideal June Sabbath L
attended the baptismal service of single per-
SOD, young lady at the Saco this afternoon,
and it seemed to me that the solemn and beau
tiful sacrament was rendered more solemn and
beautiful by the perfect weather and lovely
surroundings. The sivery sound of the rip
pling river, with serious faced people on its
bank. the luxuriant valley shut in by the YER
dant sides of the mighty cloud-capped mount
aims, the wild imploring fervor of the hymn,
the clergyman's musical voice and the sweet
face of the young girl blended in scene not
easily forgotten.


Flies are raging on Rattlesnake Mountain.
They shoulder in haziness by day, but at night
they flame up gloriously, assuming all sorts of
fantastic forms. Tonight they are scattered
along the mountain side at regular intervals in-
voluntarily suggesting the tent fires of power
full and relentless enemy in their "night en-
campment on the HILL" No danger is annre-
hended from them, l believe.


The North Conway Improvement Associa-
tion has accomplished great deal this season,
10 planting shade trees. Those in the park,
(the park, try to write tin humility are look
ing finely.
Our Dramstic Association played "Caste" at
Tamworth Village last week, and were very
successful
have reserved my sensation ill the last.
a gold mine has been discovered on hiarsarge
Mountain. AT least we all believe and pray 1t
is gold mine. Mr.. Van Wight and other
New York gentlemen are interested and car
load is 10 be sent away to be assayed: With
out doubt it will prove to be the genuine prec-
ious metal, and [ prophecy an epidemic more
contagious than the gold fever OF '4S.


ELLEN NJ. MASON.
Year: 1878

There was a strange scene at Cincinnati one
day last week. A respectable aud intelligent
young lady was engaged to be married, and
made the discovery that her affianced was in
the habit of drinking, ana told him what she
had learned. He promised never to drink
again, and she forgave him. What followed
the Cincinnati Times TINS describes: The


wedding day was subsequently set, aud all


went well until the morning appointed for the


performsnce of the ceremony. During the in
terval he made his usual visits, and though he
drank at times his betrothed never learned of
his faithlessGess until it was nearly too late TO
punish him for it, They were standing side
by side, and moment more would have made
them man and wife, when he turned toward
her and his tell-tals breath spoke of whisky,
When the minister propounded the usual ques-
ton to her, the response came family mo"
In surprise the question was again asked and
this time the response was clear and decisive
"No." She then turned to her lover, accused
him of drinking, reminding him of his prom
Use to her. and said that a man that would
break promise SO solemnly made could not be
reued upon, and she feared to trust her future
to such man. ExpostulAtions and entreaties
were all in vain, and the little eyes" still re-
mains unsaid.
Year: 1878

The very dramatic opening of the Potter
investigation shows the possession of con-
siderable histrionic skill by the Democratic
members of the committee. Mr.. MacMahon
is said to have arranged the method of ex-
animation by which the testimony of the
witness Anderson was so strikingly brough t
out. He even seems to have anticipated the
questions put by the Republican members, and
schooled his witness to so answer them that
the effect of the testimony was heightened
by the Interruptions. The room where the
Investigation is held was chosen with the
same view to dramatic effect: it is the cham
ber in which the Credit Mobiier committee
met, and people have learned to expect that
regulations would be smirched and charac-
tiers destroyed by the testimony taken there.
So far, however, but one man has been in
jured, and that is Anderson himself


The testimony of Anderson is of course
utterly worthless. The statements he now
makes are in direct contradiction of those he
has before made under oath. The latest
statements rest in the main upon his unsup-
ported word. The previous statements have
been confirmed by many witnesses. One
thing, however, is made clear, and that is that
during the dispute over the Louisiana count
he was in correspondence with the Demo.
cratic leaders and was willing to sign any
papers they wished him to sign if they would
pay enough. They would not give him his
price and so the bargain was not completed.
Ihey seem to have raised their bids lately
and thus secured the badly damaged piece of
goods which they had so long coveted. An
derson's hatred of the Administration that