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Year: 1879

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When they are through blooming in the
spring spread coal ashes on the ground in
open air and place your pots on them the
coal-sshes will keep the roots from growing
through. Wafer just enough TO keep from
dying il they do wilt some it will not hurt
them. Take then in before the first frosl !;
repot in soil composed Of two parts rich
loan, one part sand, and one part leaf
mold water freely, give good sunlight,
aRd | think you will have flowers all win
Year: 1879

Abilene, the county seat of Dickinson
county, for plucky, energetic, enterprising
business men, is without rival in Central
Kansas, and her future, located a. she is in
the center of The great wheat belt of the
State, will inevitably WELD in the COM
merce of the country an enviable power.
Her population is large and principally
made up Of Americans who love republic
Year: 1879

VIM. Hughey, of North Topeka, while
working in we'll about six miles eas. OF
town, met with a painful accident about
ten o'clock yesterday morning. He was
working at the bottom OF well when a
large stone fell in and he looked up just in
time to receive the blow on his nose and up
per lip. Two Of his teeth were knocked
out and all of his upper front teeth loosen
ed, and his lip badly cut.
Year: 1879

Don't place too many eggs under the set
ting hens this spring. Nine or eleven, sc-
cording to the size of the hen will give a
better turn out than more Place three
inches OF fine dirt IN your box or barrel
nest, with some soft fine hay, and bidiy
will attend TO details.
Year: 1879

And now Wichita is inflicted by one Of
the checklist of his class. He boldly As
serts that he can perform greater miracles
than Christ did when upon earth, and pro-
poses, for the moderate sum of $25, to per-
NIT the Sheriff to hang him BY the neck
until he is "dead dead. Dead" say for
thirty minutes, and TO be buried six feet
under ground, hermeticslly sealed in me-
tallic coffin for the space of two days, and
then to rise again. The hanging would
afford him his desserts, and We think it
would be advisable to risk that much on
the chance of some accident Kidding the
of such q character.
Year: 1879

lCouncll Bluns Nonpai ell, q


Tiiden is booted and spurred for the
Presidential race, and the Democratic nag
is BEGINNING to realize that it has no alter
native but to carry him. All this is very
the Republicans.
Year: 1879

T-Vts ]


Now ia the time TO plan your summer
garden, and by reserving one bed, shaping
it into some geometrical design, and using
your taste In arranging the colens and sch-
yranthes, and also golden gem, you will be
more than satisfied. If you have one plant
that has lived through the winter, cut it in
small pieces, and having prepared saucer
OF wet sand being sure to keep it wetl.
place them in it about an inch spsrt put
this over register or on the kitchen reser-
voir, anywhere where it will get bottom
heat, and you will be "a successful az any
florist. In less than week tiny roots will
be formed, and the plants will be ready to
pot in rich soil and be grown in time for
planting out.
Year: 1879

There will come a time before long when
il will be necessary TO make both ends Of
the government purse meet. and then the
work Of this Democratic Reform Congress
will begin to be appreciated.
Year: 1879

Red clover hay safely housed and we'll
cursd is the best article for sheep. With a
supply of this, and an occasional sprinkliug
Of corn, sheep will keep as fat and az we'll
as on good pasture.
Year: 1879

present no one can tell. But she was heard to
observe. "If were dying. dear, you'd be the
first one I would send for" MY dalling-'
He had got so far, when an unsentimental lis
tener calculated something about being sick.
The girl screamed and darted away with great
couldn't overtake the frightened dear. The
moral is plain, to pull down the blinds and
spooney in the parlor at home.


A good joke is going the rounds concerning
the adventure few days since of party of
houses in this city. The party had Just par
taken of dinner and entered saloon for the
purpose of indulging in cigar, where they
were accosted by couple of acquaintance who
were throwing dice for the cigars, one of whom
is the proprietor of several hacks doing busi-
ness in this city. After looking on few MIN
utes one of the party suggested wager be-
tween the hack owner and the prominent
| Germans, the conditions being that if the
| young men lost they were to furnish the wine;
while if the dice rolled in their favor the
hackman was to stand the expense of a free
| ride. The hackman lost and the party EN-.
| barked on their easily earned excursion, which
was suddenly terminated, to their horror, by
the carriage drawing up to noted maison d.
| ioi from where the hackman refused t.
budge until after the joke had been squared
by the payment of $5.


James Fry, the deaf and dumb fraud, was VI
at municipal court yesterday. The only thin!
new which was developed was circular whic


he used in his swindling business. 1t frs


moves the sympathy by relating how, at a


early age, the bearer lost his hearing and powe


of speech by falling from the top of barr


Attention is then directed to the heart-rendin


statement that, in addition to his own mi
fortune, he performs the heroic task {


supporting two orphan brothers, one {
whom is crippled for life. He the
| begs the public not to rob themselves
3 giving, and assures them that if it wasn't f
| his bad fix he wouldn't think of asking f
help. With sublime audacity, he assures tt


givers that they will receive their rewa


above. When asked by the court how he can
! to originate such villainous scheme, he glib


replied that it had been instigated by a de


and dumb cousin, and the continual flow
. chin-chin, when set going, was probably


standoff for his self-imposed silence. He W


given thirty days on the rock pile, and merit


2S many wears,
Year: 1879

ACTON OF thc URtceFSIfy.


The faculty of the university of Mime
sofa, of which Morris Lamprey was one of
the regents, met yesterday and appointed
committee to draft set of resolutions of re-
spect and esteem. In honor to his memory
no session will be held at the university on
Saturday.
Year: 1879

From the way in which he turned out
when he grew to be a young man, it is
easy enough to conclude what kind of a
boy the Prodical Son was. He was ex-
tremely extravagant when child. There
wasn't anything in the house too good
for him. Every cent he could get his
hands on he spent for candy and things.
If his mother gave him nickle to put in
the contribution-box, he bought pea
nuts with it on his way to Sunday school.
eating them all up on the road, and not
caring a cent if the poor heather didn't
have peanut to his back. The money
that boy could spendl He would wear
his best suit week days, and could not be
induced to go barefOOted in the summer,
as the rest of the boys had to do. He
smoked 1O-cent cigar before he was six
years old, while other boys were satisfied
with grapevine.


At 10, he wore Understanding collars
and plug hat, and the nobbiest suit
that the tailor could make. He carried
a natty little cane, parted his hair in the
middle, and sportad an eye-glass. He
drank pony brandy, ponying up 25 cents
a drink for it, and spoke of his father as
the governor" and his mother as "the
old woman He was regular patron
of the opera, which he pronounced saw,
deused fine, you knaw," and never missed
the theater matinee.


At an age when boys are usually at
school, this young prodical was hanging
around bars and billiard-saloon, learning
those lessons in vice and vulgarity which
fitted him for the companionship he was
to seek when he came into his estate. If
they had Sunday night theaters in those
days, the lad was undOubtedlyla regular
attendant. And his father probably had
numerous livery bills to pay for his Sun
day riding. No hOrse-race came of
without that young reprobate being seen
on the track, hat on one side of his emp
ty head, and cigar in his mouth, max
ing bets with the grown-up and other
wise gray-headed infants around him.
And he probably never missed chicken
dispute or prize fight that was any
where within reach.


We have all seen such boys, and we
know they never come to any good.
There is responsibility at home for
their conduct, frequently, that is apt to
be overlooked. A father too much en-
crossed in business or mother too alb
sorbed in fashion or society to heed what
their boy is doing, or what company he
keeps. Or if his peccadillos are brought
to their attention by some friend of the
family, who doesn't get any thanks for
it, they are only smiled at and passed by
as the natural outbursts of somewhat
exuberant nature.


While we have admired the cordial re-
ception which his parents gave the Pro-
digal Son on his return as tramp, and
cannot speak too highly of their liberal
ity in Staying the pompered bovine to
celebrate the event, yet we have always
felt there must have been something
lacking in the way they brought the
young man up, or he wouldn't have
turned out as he did. But if they could
forgive the p. s. we have no business to
complain,
Year: 1879

Oh that wind would call


From the depths of the leahess wood
Oh that voice would fall


On the ear of my solitude
Far away is the sea,


With its sound and its spirit-tone;
Over it white clouds flee,


But l am alone, alone.
My heart was glad last night,


As 1pressed it with my palm;
Its thrOb was airy and light


As it sang some spirit-psalm;
But it died away in my breast


As | wandered forth to-day
As bird sat dead on its nest,


While others sang on the spray.
Oh weary heart of mine!


Is there ever truth for thee?
Will ever sun outshine


But the sun that shines on me?
Away, away through the air
The clouds and the leaves are blown
And my heart hath need of prayer,
For it sitteth alone, alone.
Year: 1879

IT is claimed by Secretary Sherman's
many friends in Washington that he is
now stronger than any other Republi-
can Presidential candidate except Grant.
They are wisely shy about being too pre-
mature, and are discouraging anything
like clamor for him at present. They
claim to have information from New
York that justifies them in saying he
fcould to-day carry this State against any
Democrat who could be nominated.
From all other parts of the North come
indications of the Secretary's growing
strength, which warrant his friends in
taking a hopeful view of the future.
His popularity is most gratifying DEM
onstration that the people are heartily
grateful for the accomplishment of re-
sumption and thoroughly in earnest in
demanding unceasing efforts to make it
permanently. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1879

Some plain and simple facts have been
furnished from the Treasury Depart
ment, under date of May 1, which are
important for doctrine, instruction and
reproof. They speak for themselves.
They deserve to be cut out and posted
up ready for reference. They ought to
be carefully studied and considered.
They should be familiar to every one,
both those who teach and those who
read finances. We put them in tabular
form:
Year: 1879

That woman is wise who selects for
her hus band man Eho desires to find


in his home place Of rest. 1t is the
man with many interests, with en-
crossing occupations, with plenty of
people to fight, and with struggle to
maintain against the world, who is
the really domestic man in the wife
sense, who enjoys home. who makes
friend Of his wife, who relishes prat-
tie, who feels in the small circle where
nobody is above him and nobody un.
sympathic with him, as if he were in
heaven of ease and recreation. The
drawba Of home life, its continued
possibilities Of insipidity, sameness
and consequent w-ariness, is never
present to such man. He no more
tires for his wife than of his own hap
pier moods. He is no more bored with
home than with sleep; he is no more
plagued with his children, than with
his own lighter thoughts. All the
monotony and weariness of life he
encounters outside of his home. 1t is
the pleasure loving man, the merry
companion. who requires constant ex-
citement, that finds home life unen-
durable. He soon grows weary Of it,
and considers everything so tame, so
fiat, like beer, that it is impossible for
him not only to be happy, but to feel
that he is less unhappy than anybody
else. We do not mean that the domes.
tic man, in the wife's sense, will be
always at home. The man always at
home has not half the. chance of the
man whose duty is outside of it, for he
mpst sometimes be ia the way. The
point for the wife is that he should
love home when he is here, and that
love, we contend, belongs, first of all,
to the active and strong, and deeply
engaged worker, and not to the loung-
er or even the easy minded man. In
marriage, as in every: other relation of
life, the competent man is the pleasant
est man to live with and the safest to
choos and the one most likely to
prove an unwearipd friend, and who
enjoys, and suffers others to enjoy,
when at home, the endless charm of
mental repOse.
Year: 1879

Last Saturday evening as the 9.45
passenger train from Philadelphia stop
ped at Chester, one of the passengers
who was asleep did not get off, and as
the train was near Lamokin the young
man aw kenea from his slumbers and
started out of the car with the inten-
tion of Jumping off. Mr.. Coke, of the
firm of Coke & Allen, of this city, see
ing that it was death no doubt to the
young man if he jumped off, informed
the conductor of the fact, and the
young man was obliged to wait until
the train had stopped at the station.
BY the timely warning of Mr.. Coke it
was no doubt the means of saving the
young mans life as several on the train
afterwards remarked that had the man
Jumped from the train it would no
doubt have been the means of his
death.
Year: 1879

There are fifteen vessels at Bowers
Beach, engaged in catching sturgeon.
This fish was formerly used altogether
fer oil, the refuse being sold to Iertili-
ger factories. Now most if not all the
sturgeon caught are sold in the city
markets for food. Sturgeon stake is
said to be dish that epicures are very
fond of. This industry, in connection
with the shad fishing, makes business
at Bowers Beach look very lively.
the hotel has been moved back from
near the beach and thoroughly repair
cd since the flood in October, when it
was nearly demolished. At night,
when the vessels have returned to the
creek after the days work in the Bay,
and all hands are gathered in the ho
tel, it presents a very lively appear
ance.
Year: 1879

From the Middleton Transcril t.


We have recently ipterviewed,a NUN
ber of prominent fruit growers in this
vicinity on the peach prospect for the
coming season, and We find the opinion
generally prevails that the present
showing for an abundant iruiL yield
was never better in the whole history
of peach culture in Delaware. W.
have examined several orchards in the
immediate Uicipity of Middletown. and
find the trees exceedingly full of heal
thy buds, which have hardly begun to
swell, and from all Appearances we
should think that it would rsQuire at
least two Weeks of the miIdest weather
to bring thsn in bloom. Las. season,
as will be remembered, the trees were
nearly in bloom when the cold snap
of March 9th cut the peaches off in
their youth. This season they are
fully three Weeks later than last. OF
course, the peach crop of 1879 is not
safe yet, bet it may be said that the
worst is past, and there is now every
reason to think it will safely weather
all future adversities.
Year: 1879

lnfrmities bind him to his chair. He
never IN the Hall Of Representatives
removes his stove. pipe hat, and the
wearing Of it adds to his weird and al
most uncanny appearance. His eyes
look bright and sharp as they peer out
from beneath the tile, which is we'll
pulled down over his brow his CHEEKS
are hollow and sunken, and his skin
resembles parchment. Like an old
woman in her rocking chair, he keeps
himself in constant motion by gently
proprlling his chair back and forth
When he speaks the members leave
their seats and gaih-r around him, as
near to his person as possible. His
voice is so weak that the galleries onIv
catch an occasional word.
Year: 1879




Senator Bayard shows symptoms Of
rising above party once more. His
constituents in the two lower counties
will only have cause to love him more
than ever. The only danger with Bay
ard is that his constituents may think
SO well of him by 1880 that they will
conclude t04eavs him at home and send
some one else to Washington-lpossibly
one who occupies high position on the
Bench at this time. More curious
things than this has happened. and
from the Shape matters arc now taking
it looks as If there might be sl;irmish
for position. Mr.. Bayard wsuld do
we'll to look down from the top of his
pole occasionally, and see whether it
still has a foundation, or else there
will be q fall one of these days and
some body will be underneath
Year: 1879

Company c. DUPONT Guards had a
full dress inspection drill last evening
at their armory in the Masonic Temple.
The company executed the manual of
arms in Inc style, and were drilled by
Captain Curtis. A number of the friends
of the company witnessed the drill.
Year: 1879

Eenan80ah, and IS used TO this dry.


UunkeFs have little religious re-
gard for the Sabbath. They abstain
Esrm aH Unnecessary labor on that day,
lslis make Il q day Of general visiting
They afs seldom found at home on Sun
1av' except shey have visitors them
selves. Sunday Is day Of rest and
faefNaiion. more than for religious ob-
Aefxanee. Church Is held in the morn
lnR. and from worship they 60 visiting.
nas are violently opposed 10 dancing,
80 permit many ether more questions


" means "A enjoyment among their


n.z. such n kissInR plays and
EAippEnE the detil around TIE Afoup
in plays that are Just as exciting and
more Objectionable than real dancing.
They have q great horror OF fiirtations
among the young people.


II q young man visits one young lady
at time that is considered enough,
and he must not DIVIDE his attentions
when he is especially attentive TO any
one among his acquaintances. The
Dunkers marry early, and in their do
mestic relations live happily as a gem
eral rule. The family government is
strict. The fathers word is the law,
and the children are kept in subordina-
ton to their parents until they are OF
age. When they are q they are paid
regular wages for their labor. Each
son is given horse or the money TO
buy one, and when he marries he eth
er rents or buys farm at once and sets
up.for himself. When the daughters
are Of age they often 60 out to service
in other families, or are employed al
home at the pay oil a domestic. When
they marry they are entitled to a cow
and certain articles of household furni-
ture TO begin with. The Dunkers US
ually devise their real estate TO their
sons and personal property to the daugh-
ters.


The Dunkers believe in a literal in
depreciation of the Scriptures, and hold
that everything God made was for some
purpose. Their reason for not shaving
their boards is that il is ga sin TO take
of what God has put on" A profane
young man once asked q relative who
uau SOuurCtcu utHtcCn WAtu tuS Ouh-
kers why il was sin TO cut of the
beard of the chin and not sin to cut il
from the upper lip, which they all do.
The bunker not being able to give a
satisfactory answer. the young man then
said he supposed the devil made their
moustaches grow. Some of them have
a positive dislike to Methodist preach
ers, and ridicnle them wherever occa.
sion offers.


A well-known preacher Of that de-
nomination from Baltimore, who COM
menced his ministerial career in the
Shenandoah Valley, was somewhat
fashionable m his dress, and when RI
ding used straps under his boots 10 pre-
vent his pantaloons from "rising." He
rode fine horse, with martingale and
an appliance 10 prevent him from throw
ing his head down. An old Bunker
meeting the young preacher in the road
one day, said: "My friend, you are
on the road to destruction. Why dc
you wear suspenders tokeep your trows-
ers up and suspenders to keep your
lrowsers DOWN. And your horse, see,
is dressed in the fashion, too, for he
has got straps TO keep bis head up and
straps to keep it down." The young
preacher accepted the reproof and toned
down his style to the more quiet fash
ION of the simple people he was sent tO
minister to.
Year: 1879

Commissioner French appears to have
some ideas on the subject of police regula-
tions not unlike those that are the common
possession of the people. He believes that
the bludgeon with which the policeman is
armed should be carried in sheath sus-
pended at his waist and not in his hands,
and he says, II am determined that the
locust shall not everlastingly be in the
hands of these ignorant fellows" Though
this may appear to be small point it is Of
moment. The habit of carrying and swing
ing club is half way to the evil. But
Commissioner French's good idea has not
been made rule-and why? Because the
police do not wear belts in summer. Well,
let them then not carry clubs in summer or
wear belts at oil times when they carry
clubs
Year: 1879

quick and jealous to turn opportunities
to account. Instead of going about the
country making speeches of congratulation
and self-gloritication he would DO more
usefully employed in faithfully warning
the country against the danger of keep
ing the greenbacks in circulation with this
great tide of gold flowing in upon
US, and insisting that 'from this nettle,
danger, we should pluck the flower, safety"
by conveying the abundant streams of gold
into the bank reserves and supplanting and
distinguishing the legal tender notes. which,
reluctantly adopted in great emergency,
have served their purpose and had their
day. There was no intention, when the
Legal Tender act was passed, that the
notes should be a permanent part of our
currency, and the time is fully ripe and all
circumstances are favorable for finally re-
firing them in faithful fulfilment of the
pledges made at the time they were author
lied.
Year: 1879

The president of the Neufchatel Asphalt
Company in a conversation with reporter
the other day, defended the asphalt road in
front of the Hotel Brunswick by saying
that if we would only be patient in time the
horses would become used to it and learn
to slide over it and there would be no more
accidents. A horse is most intelligent
animal, and we have no doubt he could be-
come accustomed to asphalt. We might
shoe him with snow-shoes, or he might
learn to skate. These accomplishments are
possible even to the horse. But on the
whole, we prefer the good old fashion-a
safe, sensible road, where the horse can 60
his gait without stumbling. The president
reminded our reporter that Mincing lane,
London, was paved with asphalt. This is
true, but Mincing lane is notorious as the
very worst road in London for horses.
Asphalt is not without its uses in our do
mestic economy, but its very worst use in
our variable climate-and in city so over
burdened with traffic as New York-is as a
pavement. The sooner the whole Of Fifth
avenue is macadamized the better it will be
for the comfort of those who drive and the
safety Of the noble animals which are
driven.