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Year: 1879

The Springfield Republican speaks with


voluminous regret Of the indisposition OF


the women Of Massachusetts TO avail them.


selves Of the voting privilege now open to


them in the election Of school commit


tees. The benefits OF the limited franchise,


1t seems, are to be reaped by women and


the community in the far future, and not


in the near present. It Is mainly of value,


says the editor, as an entering wedge, aud


few people look far enough ahead to ap.


preciate the value Of mere beginnings,


when the fruhion is distant and
general. Most people have the pa
tience to put in a harvest-whiCh
will grow visibly upon their own soil


within twelvemonth, but few men have
enough faith to plant forests, even though
they need no cultivation. The exercise Of
suffrage now opened to women is like
planting trees whose fruits shall be the
common wealth in the next century. All
this goes to prove how much more philo-
sophlcal than political are the advanced
ideas Of our cotemporary. II the women
do not see the necessity OF the en-
tering wedge, how is the distant
and general fruition to be brought
about? The trouble with most
advanced ideas is that they are far
too great and good to be of any practical
value. One OF the best tests both of phil
osophy and talent in our day is the limita-
tons. The moment they overtep the
narrow boundaries Of the comprehensive
they pass into insanity. schopenhauer
says in one OF his recent books that II We
could prevent all villains from becoming
fathers Of families, shut up all dunderheads
in monasteries, permit a harem to the
noble-gifted,. and provide every girl of
spirit and intellect with husband worthy
of her, we might look for an age surpass-
ing that Of Pericles.
Year: 1879




THERE is said to be general movement
in Chicago to strike for the eight-hour
rule. 1t has been commenced by the men
employed in the furniture manufactures,
some hundreds OF whom have quit work
and are endeavoring to foment similar ac-


ton on the part Of the employees in other
trades. The factory owners cannot, Of
course, comply with the demand, as it
would increase the cost OF their produc-
tons twenty per cent over those they come
into competition with, thus forcing them
either to go out OF business or sell their
wares at a ruinous sacrifice. The effort
to extend the strike has been afailure thus
far, but the men in it are melted by
the scoundrely professional agitators to
persevere with the delusive hope that
they will eventually succeed. The Balti-
more american says it is curious illustra-
ton OF their lack OF thought that they are
proposing to pool their savings and start a
cooperative factory Of their own. 1t is
evident to everybody except these wilfully
blind men that II they enter into the trade
they must do SO under the same conditions
as other producers. In order to mauuiac-
ture goods at ornear the same cost as other
workshops they must labor for as many


hours as their rivals, for to run for less
number OF hours simply means to pay 20
per cent more for labor than the current
rate. But such plain fact seems beyond
the comprehension OF these infatuated in
diriduals. Their eyes may, perhaps, be
opened when they come to make the prac-
teal test and find that 1t is impossible to
observe the eight-hour rule without losing
their investment.
Year: 1879

What blessed thing it is that we can forget! To-day's troubles look large, but week hence they will be forgotten and buried out of sight. Says one writer If you would keep book and daily put down the things that worry you, nd see what becomes of them, it would be a benefit to you. You allow a thing to annoy you as you allow fly to settle on you and plague you; and you lose your temper Cor rather get it)-for when men are surcharged with temper they are said to have lost it-and you justify yourselves for being thrown off your balance by causes which you do not trace out. But if you could see what it was that threw you off your balance, and put it down in little book, and follow it out and ascertain what becomes of it, you would see what fool you were in the matter. The art of forgetting is blessed art, but the art of overlooking is quite as important. And if we should take time to write down the origin, progress and outcome of q few of our troubles, it would make us so ashamed of the fuss we make over them that we should be glad to drop such things and bury them at once in eternal forgetfulness. Life is too short to be worn out in petty worries, frettings, hatred and vexatioD,n
Year: 1879

The great man is he who does nos lose his child's heart.

 Loveis lowliness; on the wedding-ring sparkles nojewel.

 The taking of the United States census next year will cost about Si.ooo.ooo-

 He who increases the endearments of life increases at the same time the terrors of death.

 The little value Providence sets on riches is seen by the persons on whom they are generally bestowed.

 Amosquito bar affords good protection from mosquitoes, but a crowbar doDt protect eornfield worth cent.

 Some men are as eovetous as if they were to live forever; and others are as profuse as if they were to die the next moment. ...

 He who does no good, gets none. He who cares not for others, will soon find that others will not care for him. As he lives to himself. so he will die to himself, and nobody will miss him, or be sorry that he is gone.

 It is easy in the world to live after the worlds opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after your own; but the great man is he who, in the midst of the crowd, keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.

 What Anacharsis said of the vine, may aptly enough be said of prosperity. She bears the three grapes of drunkenness. pleasure and sorrow; and happy is it if the last can euro the mischief which the former work. When afflictions fail to have their due effect, the case is desperate.
Year: 1879

While Charles Pope, tragedian. was performing at Grass Valley, Cal. an antique beet descended from the gallery and took Eim on the nose. Advancing to the footlights he said, in voice of suppressed thunder: '.If the human beat who threw that vegetable one will be at the stage door when the play is oyer I will be happy to punch his head.n After the applause subsided the play proceeded. When the show was over Pope was surprised to discover a temporary ring erected in the alley back of the theater. It was surrounded by strong delegation of the gallery gods, and in the midst sat a shock headed hoodlum upon his seconds knee, stripped to the waist and blandly awaiting his antagonist. The latter jumped into his carriage. "Why, don't you mean to sparp" inquired, with much astonishment. the particular rough who had been delegated as bottle-holder to the actor. "Go to, sirrah '" growled the tragedian, as he drove off. A murrain on these ape-faced villagers"
Year: 1879

For the GAZETTE.


Mr.. E. l.. Martin willplease accept my
thanks for two books he sent me, on fish
and fisheries. | had last winter received
such books from Mr.. salisbury. | do
not propose to 60 into the whale fishing
or mackerel, or cod fishery business,
simply wanted about two gallons of
young salmon and lake white fish to put
in mill pond. l did not want whale,
for he might punch hole in the mill
dam, as the Irishman who came to this
country and was so well pleased with his
good luck, that he wrote home to his
mother that he would be after sending
her COW, if he was not afraid her horns
might punch hole in the letter. Just
so whale might punch hole in the
mill dam. As this government fish
Matching and distributing business is
surrounded and controlled by red tape, l
shall have to content myself and do as l
have previously done, send to the Della
ware river shore in the spring, and get
young rock, white perch and white cat
fish, and put them in tubs of water and
haul them to the mill pond and empty
them into it. have neither the time or
inclination to read books got up mostly
by bummers who live out of the public
treasury of the country. Three fourths
of the books sent out from Washington
are not fit to kindle fire with, they are
mostly got up by set of treasury suck
ers. SAMUEL TOWNSEND.


Townsend, June 16, 1879.
Year: 1879

Are not the Republican managers little
rash when they ostentatiously display the
likeness Of Gen. Grant at their meetings
alongside Of that OF their candidate Mr.. Cor
nell, as 1hey did on Friday evening? Do they
vote for Cornell this year Is only vote for
Grant next year, and that this Is not the Re
publican party, but The Grant party?
Year: 1879

Bristow is said to be for Blaine. BFistte#-
that name before. II we mistake not, 1t was
in connection with some sort OF ratification
Of reform. We fail to remember whether the
poor man took out patent or not; but If he
has come to the surface there is still nope for
Redpath.
Year: 1879

CADET APPOINTMENTS New Congress
men are laboring under general misappre-
hension with regard tn the appointments of
sSHi9liftyafsg sSH9ftya ~ rRd JnaEal G
point one cadet to Annapolis and one to
West Point. Very many have recently
been mistaken in this particular. The ap-
pointment of cadets is the privilege of the
district and not of the member, and the APP
pointments each year are always equal to
to the number of the graduating class, and
all candidates for appointments must be
nominated one year in advance. 1t hap


pens that an outgoing member may DomI'
nate cadet for vacancy which may not
occur until the end Of the first year OF his
successors term in Congress, The same is
true of Annapolis. President Hayes has
not been able to appoint any cadets yet, as
the recent amendment to the law does not
allow more than ten Presidential appointess
at one time Wash. Telegram 10 Chicago
Tribune
Year: 1879

The cost OF the maintenance as we'll as of
the establishment of an international park
at Niagara Falls of course is matter for
consideration. 1t does not appear to have
been extensively debated at the meeting of
the Survey Commissioners on Thursday,
we presume because it is clear that it oan
be provided and permanent improvement
fund accumulated from the proceeds of
temporary fees SO moderate in amount that
they would be cheerfully paid by visitors
who groan under the present cxactions
We print elsewhere Canadians estimate
of the sufficiency of such fees for the pur-
pose, supposing them to be only one-quar.
ter of the charges now made by the private
proprietors. He computes that at that rate
they would amount to more than three hum
dred thousand dollars year.
Year: 1879

The annual report of Mr.. Hayt, Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, gives an encourag-
ing view Of the capacity of the Indians for
improvement, as attestedby the experience
of the year. The most Important civilizing
influence is agriculture, and there is a grow
ing addiction to agricultural pursuits, especi-
ally the raising of cattle. The transition from
the life of huntsmen to that of herdsmen
is easy and natural and will probably be
the intermediate stage to the extensive
growing of crops. The Commissioner
recomm ends the breaking up of the tribal
relations SO far as regards property, and as
signing to each Indian portions Of land in
separate ownership. When this is done it
will be great step in advance. One of the
hopeful evidences of Improvement is the
extension of education. The young Indians
are bright and quick in elementary
studies, and there are already thirteen
Thousand three hundred and fifty OF
them under nstruction-namely, six thou
sand two hundred and fifty in the five
civilized tribes, and seven thousand one
hundred at the agency schools. Agricul-
ture and education are the two grand levers
of civilization for the roaming tribes, and
when the older part of the present genera
ton of savages shall have died off there will
be great hope Of the now rising youth.
Year: 1879

The report of the Princeton scientific ex-
pedition to Utah and Colorado, noticed in
these columns on the 10th inst, will be
useful in awakening fresh interest in the
physical geography of the great plateau on
which the Rocky Mountains are built. One
OF its climatologic peculiarities, as illus
trated by the report of the Princeton ex-
plorers, in the profusion of forests and the
display OF flowers and grasses above the
limit of the tree growth. even at attitudes ten
thousand feet above sea level, is worthy of
special study. This remarkable vegetation,
extending almost to the mountain tops, is
apparently traceable to the influence of the
mountains in condensing the vapor borne
by the great belt of westerly winds from
the Pacific Ocean. But there is another in.
fuence which they exert on these winds
which has been seldom if ever appreciated
by the students of our plateau climates.


Were there no special comparative infiu-
ence exerted by our great mountain
range, its lofty submits, arresting the
vapbr laden winds from the Pacific
and condensing their vapor on grand
SCALE would make the adjacent plateaus in
tolerably cold. But within fow years OBJ
servations in mountainous districts have
revealed powerful climatic agency in the
heat-evolving process that goes on during
that Of condensation. When air is driven
against the mountain side and lifted to
great heights. its volume expanding, its
temperature Is lowered but in the conse-
quent condensation it's vapor gives out
great amount of heat which warns up the
surrounding atmosphere In the formation
of one pound OF water from aqueous vapor,
laboratory experiments show, heat is given
out sufficient to melt five pounds Of cast
iron. When south winds drive the warm,
moist air of the Mediterranean northward
over the Alps it is cooled in its mountain
ascent-for an ascent of ten thousand feet,
according to Helmholtz, over thirty de-
grees-while on the contrary in its descent
to the plains it is felt as an almost in
supportably dry, hot FUhn wind.


Intense chilling OF the air, with heavy con-
densation and the consequent evolution OF
heat and the distribution of the latter over
the higher portions of the intermediate pla-
teaus. seem to be the necessary results OF the
resistance offered by the mountain walls to
the passage Of the moist Pacific winds. The
Year: 1879

fierce wintry winds and low temperatures
OF Colorado are well known, but the Signal
Service reports give Denver, at an elevation
OF over five thousand feet above the sea, a
higher mean annual temperature than Bos-
ton, within hundred and fifty feet of sea
level The investigation of these climatic
agencies over the great plains which slope
from the Rocky Mountains toward the Mis-
sissippi will open a new chapter in the
physical geography of the globe and furnish
reliable information as to the climates of
the Far West.
Year: 1879

THE WEArHER.-The storm centre that passed
over this district on Thursday advanced into
the ocean and is now moving northeastward,
parallel with the Atlantic coast. The gradients
on its western margin are very steep, causing
heavy gales from the Northwest to prevail over
the Middle Atlantic and New England States
The barometer is highest over the South Attain
tic States. 1t is high but falling slowly in the
Northwest. and disturbance Is evidently NOV
lug over Dakota. Snow fell in the lake
regions and the northern portion Of the New
England States Elsewhere the weather was
clear. The temperature fell decidedly through.
t-ss az alsSricIs except the Northwest, where
it rose slightly. The winds have been generally
iresh except in the Middle Atlantic and New
England States, where they were high. The
storm that struck the British coasts on the night
of the 10Th continues with unabated fury. The
weather i'm New York and its vicinity to-day will
be cold and fair. Tomorrow it will be warmer
and clear.
Year: 1879

The arrests in Ireland have already pro-
duced their first effect, in causing great ex-
element throughout that country and among
the Irish people in English cities Thus
they will prove feeler as to the depth and
meaning of the anti-rent agitation. If there
is any rebellious fire under all the rhetor-
ical smoke the British government wants to
know it. The moving of troops may be
taken, too, as the governments intimation
that it is prepared to deal with turbulence.
while the arrests will develop the plan, if
any, Of resistance" to eviction, so vaguely
limited at by the anti-rent agitators. The
Sligo outrage reported yesterday gives,
however, dark tinge to the aspect of af-
fairs. If those who are able to pay their
rents are to be intimdated wherever the
anti-rent agitation is active the Irish land
question will be quickly relegated to it's
traditional settlement by the edge of the
sword. This is to be regretted In no
country of Europe is the land held under
such unwholesome conditions as in Ireland;
IN no. country OF Europe is the tiller OF the
soil so much the slave of the land owner.
To seek redressal of the iniquitous land
laws it is necessary that the questiA be
presented to England, to the civil
lied world, uncomplicated with stories
OF wanton outrage, which, however
isolated, can be made to. do great
service in the mouths of the interested
classes who live upon the money extorted
from misery. Because few men are put
in prison the cause they represent will not
be discredited in the eyes Of the world,
much less in country which has a regular
crop of popular martyrs" repetition,
however, of the Sligo outrage, if its motive
has been as alleged, will put different
face on the matter.


We have Earl Beaconsfeld's authority
for the statement that actual distress may
be expected in many parts of Ireland
during the winter. In those parts, then,
the oppressive laws will tell their own tale,
pointing the necessity Of a reform
which it is obvious the present
government has no intention of
proposing. It would prefer to deal with
the emergency as purely abnormal one
rather than as the accentuated manifesta-
ton of unsound economic condition. It
would meet it only by wholesale repression
of uttered discomfort and partial relief of
actual hunger. 1t is, therefore, the difficult
task Of those who aspire to lead the Irish
people to convince England that this plan
is not craftsmanship that broad reform
is necessary instead Of a course of action Of
no higher intellectually than constable
and poorhouse master might devise be-
tween them. It remains to be seen whether
such leaders are among those who have been
| speaking of late in the name of Ireland.
Year: 1879

PRESIDENT SALoMoS, of Hayti, must have
been proud man when he took the oath of
office after an exile of twenty years. The
whirigig of time did indeed bring him his re-
vcngc. Driven away as a public enemy, but
finally invited back by his countrymen to re.
store order and prosperity on the island, is in
deed % wonderful change for any man.
Year: 1879

GRAIN spEcULAToRs will no doubt be morti-
fed to find that the rumors of a canal blockade
by ice arc wholly unfounded. AS there is every
probability that all of the boats now OIL the way
will be able to get through, we may look for an
easier market and increased shipments within
the next few days.
Year: 1879

TIE POLICE COMMISSIONERS do business in a
most remarkable manner They began yester-
day to investigate certain charges against their
Superintendent of Scows, but the accused
turned the tables his supcriors by putting
each member of the Board on his own defence.
Year: 1879

WOMAN was severely injured yesterday by
being compelled to leap from the window of q
burning building. Our Fire Commissioners
should take measures to provide some simple
contrivance to prevent such accidents. A sail
cloth would be better than nothing.
Year: 1879

PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAREFUL how they order
other people to be arrested for theft, especially
by telegraph. respectable gentleman met
with such an experience on Long Island few
days ago and now looks for pecuniary damages.
Year: 1879

COLLISIONS IN OUR HARBOR are becoming
alarlningly frequent. These accidents are like
quarrels--somebody must be in the wrong con-
sequently punishment of the person at fault is
the only way to prevent their too frequent re-
pup
Year: 1879

A person by the name of William
Aldridge or Aldridge William robbed
the money drawer of the Lockwood
house at Sidney, last Saturday, of some
$3.50 in mouey and gold watch, and
then skipped. The sheriff of that place
telegraphed the fact to Sheriff Draper,
of this city, to keep on the lookout for
him. Yesterday when the midday
freight train pulled in, Deputy Sheriff
Martin was informed by the conductor
that there was tramp working his
way whom they suspected as the bur-
glar, and consequently allowed him to
ride into the capacious jaws of justice.
The train boys having been informed
of the affair before leaving Sidney, the
fact only quickened his pace to prison,
and assisted the officer considerably.
Deputy Sheriff Martin arrested him as
soon as he alighted, and upon search
ing him found the watch upon his per-
son, and very little money. A LEADER
reporter was on hand and heard him
acknowledge that he was employed as
dish washer at the Lockwood house,
and he committed the crime with which
he was charged, while the clerk of the
hotel was asleep. He contemplated re-
sistance in case of arrest, but conclud-
ed that it would be futile, as he had
but small pistol and only one cham
Der of that was loaded He is an orig
inal in the true sense of the word.
Year: 1879

About two O'Clock this morning the
terrible alarm of fire sounded through
the streets, and soon the streets were
thronged with firemen and spectators


1t was the old Overland house, stu
ated on Eddy street, near Seventeenth,
that was afire, and as it was a frame
structure, the flames spread rapidly.
As the LEADER compositors happened
to be on deck getting out the extra
edition of the paper they were first to
take hose jumper, that of the Alerts,
to the fire. The Babcock engine arrived
at about the same time and the rest of
the companies Immediately afterwards.
The Durant steamer was taken out and
placed over the Eddy street cistern, but
the supply of water was soon exhaust
ed. The fire had gained such headway
that all hope of saving the building
was abandoned, so attention was then
turned to saving the adjoining property.
A she'd connecting the burning house
with the frame building on the corner,
was torn down and several other out
buildings were demolished. The fire
was there fore confined to the Overland
house. This consisted of two story
frame and one story frame just beside
it. Both buildings were destroyed, the
loss aggregatins perhaps 81, 800 and
they are said to be uninsured.


The property is owned by Sarah
Buckley, who is now in Denver, and is
rented by Mrs. Sarah Donnelly, who
owned the furniture. This was all de-
stroyed, entailing a loss to her of over
$3.50. She has no idea how the fire
originated The first alarm she re-
ceived was from the boarders, who
escaped from their rooms and gave the
alarm from the street. AS Mrs. Donnelly
had her six children sleeping in various
parts of the house, she saved them to
the exclusion of other things All the
cash she had was under her pillow, and
of course was burned up.


The boarders can't explain how the
fire started. They awoke on account
of partial suffocation by smoke and
jumped out of the windows.


Too much credit cannot be given the
fire department for their conduct at this
fire. The membership of each COM
pany was almost fully represented. As
to the work done, old firemen say they
never saw a fire of such threatening
proportions put out with only the orig
inal building burned. At one time it
seemed as if the entire block must go,
but pluck and plenty of water van
pushed the flames. Cheyenne has good
reason to be proud of its fire depart
ment.