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Year: 1879

From the Milford Chronicle.


On Thursday last the wife OF Mr..
George Collins, who resides near Farm
ington, met with a terrible accident
which has since terminated fatally. At
the time of the occurrence, the family
with the exception of servant gl'
were absent gathering fodder in field
some distance from :he house. Mrs.
Collins was engaged in washing, and
while attempting to put some clothes in
a wash boiler which was on a fire built
in the yard, her dress ignited and she
was almost instantly enveloped in
flames, The servant girl was too
frightened to render any assistance,
and Mrs. Collins rushed screaming to-
ward the field where her husband was
at work. He heard her cries and went
to her aid, but she was already burned
so badly about the limbs and body that
nothing could be done to save her life.
She fingered, however, in intense agony
until Sunday afternoon, when she
passed peacefully away. Her funeral
took place on Sunday at Todd's Chapel
The bereaved family have the sympa.
thies of all in their great affliction.
Year: 1879

On invitation of A. D. Vandever the
Board of Health visited his zone mill
on Saturday. The neighbors found
thew could not have the place declared
nuisance in anyother way, tore up
part of the boards (Which are covered
with tar paper, to keep down the smelly
Of tho part which contains the hesh
and bones and by that means had the
place declared a nuisance. When left
the place no body Of men would have
declared the place nuisance. Such con-
duct may carry a point but to get a
decision by that means is not honest.


ALFRED D. VANDRvER.
Year: 1879

Is THERE A REPUBLICAN PARTY IN
DELAWARE ?-Delaware according to
the decisions of the latest assemblage of
those connected with the Republican
party, has no connection with the Re-
publican party of the United States. So
far - voting is concerned the Repubh-
can party in Delaware is dead. 1t died
Of want of statesmen to keep it alive
Of what use is it to the great party that
IL now struggling to keep from being de-
stroyed because Of the waste and extra
vagance Of the past eighteen years ?
None. 1t Is q mere cornorant-if there
is an Office to be filed. There are hum
dred gasping, hungry mouths seeking for
what 1t can get from the parent party.
But for all other uses the Republican
party of Delaware is of no account-it
committed hari-kari in 1878. The little
game played by the party in sending five
thousand uneducated negroes to the
polls, did not work to the satisfaction OF
the Delaware people, and drove them
into the Democratic ranks and resulted
in the political death Of the party in all
parts Of the State except in this city.
Year: 1879

Washington, May PA special to
the Bulletin says: The house members
of the joint democratic caucus commit
tee met this afternoon and unanimously
agreed on the following line of policy
which will be brought up tomorrow be-
fore the joint committee. They pro-
pose to send to the president rs a first
bill, the test oath, which will be signed
as separate measure; next they will
send in as separate bills, one repeating
the use of troops at the polls, and an
other repeating the supervisors law.
These will both be vetoed. Then they
will pass joint resolution extending
the Appropriation for the army till De-
cember, coupled with the proviso that
no troops shall be used at elections, and
also for legislative purposes, on condi-
tion that the supervisors do not act Ii
they are vetoed, they propose to adjourn,
and if again convened by the president,
to repeat the programme. Beyond this
all is chaos
Year: 1879

Chic igo, May 27.--Much speculation
is being INDUCED in by correspondents
and politicians concerning the result of
the Ohio republican convention to-mor-
row. As the democrats are likely to
nominate Thurman the republicans
incline more and more to put up Sher-
man. 1t is stated that there is no
doubt but that Thurman will accept if
nominated.


The Journals Washington special
says: More than ordinary interest is
manifested here in the Ohio republican
convention ON account of the position
taken by the president in favor of the
nomination of ex-Representative Fos-
ter for governor, as against Judge Taft.
The friends of the latter say they have
advices to-day which indicate quite
conclusively that he will defeat Foster
and receive the nomination. Nearly
all the republican members in congress
from Ohio have gone to Cincinnati to
attend the convention. Senator Thur
man and the democratic representa-
tives evlnce much anxiety about the
action of the convention.
Year: 1879

New York, May PA Washington
special correspondent interviewed Sena-
tor Butler on various topics. Later he
said he should vote for thesupplies to the
government and if taunted with 'back-
ing down. he should bear it as well as
he could.


Regarding the negro exodus as hav-
ing its origin in Washington, and
managed by politicians, he thought the
hegira would be blessing to the south
which had too many negroes and was
raising too much cotton.
Year: 1879

Washington, May 27.-It is not at all
likely that so early date as June 10th
for dnal adjournment will be agreed
to, although the agitation of the ques-
tion will undoubtedly do something
towards fastening the business to a
close, and may perhaps result in termi-
mating the session by June 18th or Goth.
Year: 1879

A New England school teacher Of no
little celebrity, when he caught two
Of his pupils fighting, used to send them
to bed their food consisted of bread
and mill, or pOTidge, sent to them In a
bowl, with two spoons, or of meat and
potatoes sent up, with but one plate and
a knife and fork for each. On meu-Of-
war it is customary when two Jack
tars'' resort to pugilistics in settlement
Of personal grievances to iron them
breast to breast, so that their hands al
most touch. An exchange gives the fol-
lowing amusing account Of the way in
which a Russian Solomon treated fish
women who came to blows He knew
that preaching would be Of no use
whatever where the hearers were two
women, who were CursInE one another
at tine rate Of one hundred and twenty
words a minute, and who were only
prevented from tearing one anOther's
faces Iy the strong arm of the police.
"YOI must be locked in one and the
same cell until YOU have kissed each
Oths7." This was invariably the sem
tenCe Of the new magistrate in every
case of female brOil which vas brought
before him. He knew T. at although
AL27LLIS JIG o--o-ALGA ID q Let1A1 "-s-- -----to
Russians, it is not so with the women Of
MuscOvy, least of all with the tshwives.
The women were hurried off; rallied for
a time louder than ever; protested that
they would die sooner than give this
humiliating sign of reconciliation and
then, after a few hours confinement,
called the jailer and informed him that
they had kissed. They were informed
that they must repeat the kiss publicly
in the open market-place. A small fine
was taken from each, and they were
compelled, in the midst Of their sis
ters in trade, to kiss each other three
times.
Year: 1879

We have been informed unofficial
Iy) that the Institute would open
Aug. 4th, but we think it time some
announcement were made.


We learn that the President is alb
sent from the county, but we hope
the Executive Committee will take
some action and make the pro
gramme public before this article is
in print. And, endorsing the sug-
gestion thrown out by Highlander
a week or two ago, we hope that
the teachers will be sufficiently inter
ested to do some work, and SO i'm
prove themselves.
Year: 1879

Probably we have said enough on
this subject, but we wish to make
one last protest. We havenot found a
single disinterested person, who will
say that It was good policy to have
the Examiners all interested in one
school, as ours are. While this is
the case, we have found several who
think our Examiners are too cOnsci-
entious to take advantage of their
connection with the school. We
have never said otherwise, but we
object to the precedent.
Year: 1879

Penmanship and Drawing in Schools.


Perhaps there is no one branch of
the common school education that
is so much neglected as Penmanship
and Drawing-for we would class
them as one-and there are really
none that are more important We
admit that we are not an artistic
people, but the time is passed when
we can claim that it is so, from any
cause except our own negligence.


We cannot expect our children to
be tasty, if we do nothing to i'm
prove their taste; so it IS that we, as
nation, have been compelled to
depend on France for our designs,
and such as require artistic taste and
skill.


But we are glad to know that our
Normal Schools are realizing the ne
cessity ola change in this direction,
and are giving their pupils oppOrtu-
mites for improvement hitherto un-
known. We have heard reports from
many schools, but we will cite only
the National Normal, at Lebanon, o.


Prof. 2. T. Loer has had charge
of the Art Department of that school
for seven or eight years. Last year
he received a salary of $500 for in
struction in Penmanship and Draw
ing alone.


We have been permitted to exam
inc the hundreds of specimens fur
nished by pupils, in all grades, from
plain business penmanship to elab-
crate fourishing and pen-draWing,
and we can only say that it is per
feetly marvellous that a pen can do
such work, in the hands of one who
has SO little training.


Such teachers will certainly be
well prepared to train the children
in neatness, and to bring out any
elements of taste which have been
lying dormant, waiting for the en-
chanter's wand. Success attend
their efforts.
Year: 1879

That man vino is scrupulously polite
and respectful to all women in public,
but habituaIly saves coarse manners and
vulgar language for his own wife and
daughters. is no gentleman. He Is only
an impOster. The young man who oils


his hafr.puts sweet Od0rs upon his pocket
handkerchief. and bows with charming
eIerarae to Miss Arabella Spriggins and
her lady friends, and goes home to sneer
at his mother, dis0bey her wishes, and
treat her with familiar discOwtesy, Is
imitation only of q gentleman
Genuine good manners and gentle breed
inc should begin at home. As rule the
men in a community who are the most.
trusted are the best men ut home. When
A man opens his front gate, only to meet
his wife's face at the door radiant with
pleasure. and hear the shout from the
eager children "Papa is coming 1t Is
safe as rule to lend that man money
He Is honest and will repay 1t If he can.
Year: 1879

Uses OF THE LEMoN.-The lemon
is Il necessity in any household.
Ihs following al given as some of it's
uses A piece of lemon upon "
corn will relieve it in u day or so.
1t should be renewed night and
morning. The free use of lemon
juice and sugar will always relieve q
cough. A lemon eaten before
breakfast every day for week or
two will entirely prevent the feeling
of lassitude peculiar to the approach
of spring. Perhaps it's most
valuable property is its absolute
power of dectecting any of the in
furious and even dangerous ingred-
tents entering into the. composition
Of SO very many of!the cosmetics and
face powders in the market. Every
lady should subject her toilet pow
der to this test.P lace teaspoonful
of the suspected powder in a glass
and add thu juice Of a lemon. II
etferyescence takes place it is an
infallible proof that the powder is
dangerous, and it's use should be
avoided, as it will ultimately iniure
tho skin and destroy the beauty of
the complexion.-GhorIotte Observ-


l..
Year: 1879

They Must Not Inveigle Man into


Wrong Doing and then Have Him


Punished.


[Ne,o Yorhc Times


1t is narrated that Connecticut
prosecution for liquor-selling has
come to grief through tho refusal of
the Judge to take tho testimony of
Police spies. The temperance men
Of the place employed one Butler to
collect evidence against the suspect~
ed dealers. Butler dropped in at
their saloons and called for drinks
over the bar, which were furnished
to him. He then made complaint,
and thore was an arrest and trial.
The dealers lawyer made tho point
that it cannot be lawful for the
Police or reform agents to tempt
men into crime for the purpose of
getting them punished 'for it that
tho receiver is as bad as the thief,
and one Who buys liquor with q
purpose to break the law by the sale is
an accomplice, and guilty with
the seller. The Judge sustained
this, declaring that ugh q mode of
enforcing the law was Not allowable,
and that the the testimony of the
spy did not warrant a conviction.


A somewhat similar decision was
made, not long ago, in Missouri. A
"coctor' in st. Louis was suspected
of dealing in articles lbade contra
h"nd by the laws for the suppress
sion Of vice, and the friends of the
law employed detective. He drew
up Il letter, dated from Georgia,
asking the doctor if he would sell
such and such things, procured it to
be copied in q lady's hand and Sign
eel Nettio G. Harlan, (Which was Il
fictitious name,) and got the letter.
carriers to deliver it as if it had
come from Georgia. Back came an
answer saying: IL have what you
desire. Price, $40" Instead of
sending this to Georgia, the Post
Office cle'k gave it to the detective
He instituted prosecution but the
court decided that it could not be
maintained. 81 have what you
desire gave no information of
whore the unlawful things could be
bought, except to the detective.
And giving information to detec-
tive Of violations of law is not.a
crime. In another recent case, a
proprietor of building suspected
a person of intended burglary, and
employed detectives. They pnt
themselves in communication with
the suspect, and enticed him to pur,
sue his design. He fell into the
trap, the detectives gave him vari,
ous facilities, he matured his plans,
and one night entered the building,
whereupon the detectives lushca in
and caught him. But tho court
held that he could not be con victed
of burglary. The detectives being
agents of the proprietor, their
egging the prisoner on in his pur-
pose was in law communication of
q consent from the owner to the
accused to enter, and deprived it of
criminal character. They might
have watched his doings as sharply
ts they pleased, but they could not
lawfully tempt MIN onward and also
complain of him.
Year: 1879

The Legislature Of Wisconsin, at
its late session, passed cast iron
tramp law that will have tendency
to discourage vagrant immigrants.
1t provides that any able-bodied
male person, over sixteen years, who
shall be without visible means of
support, shall be regarded as
vagrant, and if found in q town, city
or village of which he is not an in
habitant, he shall be doomed n
tramp. For this offense he may be
arrested, and if convicted may DO
sentenced to Imprisonment ut hard
labor in the county Jail, or for q
period not exceeding thirty days in
solitary confinement, his diet being
restricted by law to bread and water.
Municipal authorities are Empowered
to set the conyicts at work repair
ing roads, or in making other public
improvement and if any tramp
refuses to work he shall be sent to
the penitontiary for two years. Any
tramp who is found on the premises
of any citizen without permission, or
who kindles fire on any highway or
Oh the lands of another without
leave OF who frightens any person,
OF carries any irearm or other dam
gerous weapon, shall, upon convic>
tion, he sent to the penitentiary for
two years. All peace officers of the
State are empowered, and it is
made their duty, to arrest individual


tramps and to lodge complaint
against them. Any five or moro
,tramps who shall congregate to-
gether for the purpose of encourag-
ing vagabondage shall, upon conyic.'
tion be sent to tho penitentiary for
two years each. In the face of this
Draconian law it will require bold


heart to become tramp in the land
Of the Badger.
Year: 1879

A certain doctor, with the large
number of boys after the age of fifteen
whom he observed smoking, was led to
inquire into the effect the habit had
upon the general health. He took for
his purpose thirty. eight boys, aged
from nine to fifteen years, and care
fully examined them. In twenty. y.sev-
en- of them he discovered injurious
traces of the habit. In twenty-five
there were various disorders of the
circulation and digestion, palpitation
of the heart and more or less taste for
strong drink. In twelve was frequent
bleeding at the nose, ten had disturb
ell sleep, and twelve had slight ulcera.
ton of the mucus membrane of the
mouth, which disappeared on ceasing
from the use Of tobacco for some days.
The doctor treated them all for weak
ness, with little effect until the smok.
ing was discontinued. when health and
strength were restored. Now, this is no
"old witch tale," as these facts are
given on thea uthority of the British
Medical Journal.
Year: 1879

II you're waking, call me early, hotel clerk with
diamond pin,
And send TO me, before rise, . cocktail made oi
gin,
For to.morrow'i be. Of all the year, the booming.
est day, know,
And wouldn't miss, for heavy pile, the great
Grant show.
There's many man who would II no could, and
many man who can't,
But none who can have whatever he wants 90 easy
as old man Grant;
For many desire him to play tho game that he
played some time ago.
And freely they scatter their plentiful cash for
the great Grant show.
There's a lot OF corporations and . mighty sight
Of Rings,
Who seek to grind precious grist Of subsidiss
and things.
And they are.always ready with their bluster and
and their blow,
To swell the crowds that throng 10 see the great
Grant show.
They want central government. extravagant and
strong,
Where their affairs will 20 all right, whatever


else goes wrong.
And where tho peoples millions shall to private


purses flow.
To help them rule the land and keep the great


Grant show.
They manage him right shrewdly, and are careful


what he drinks,
And hold him up before US as the great American


Sphinx;
But Of all tho recent riddles there is scarcely one


throw,
That's palmer than the riddle Of the great Grant


show.
II you're waking, call me early, hotel clerk with


naughty air,
And with my cocktail send to me the breakfast


bill Of fare;
For must rise at an early hour, II would surely
What string they pull tomorrow in the great


Grant show.
Year: 1879

We are 10th to question the dictum


ofas wise and skillful an editor as be


Of the Marshall Herald, but when he


says after an experience of forty years


that there are fewer able editors to-day


North and South than at any time in


tho past, II is barely possible that he


is mistaken. He tells how the briga-


diers North and South just after the


war rushed to the press for employ


ment. Each of these with adnirals


and commodores soon ran ashore and


and was wrecked or found an Appo-


.nattox. and tie business Of journalism


became properly q profession or trade
in which they alone succeeded, who


were trained and fitted by nature and
attainments for the avocation. Uni
versatility If not accuracy Of knowledge


was an indispensable prerequisite to
success, and in this the brigadisrs and
aud commodores were grievously
wanting. Then, too, readers Of news
papers ceased to read because one or
another person wrote. The public


learned to value or reject q
paper for what tho paper itself was
worth without reference to tho vices
or virtues Of those writing for it. The
burden Of personal greatness thrust
upon the public attention was too
great to be borne, and newspapers and
not editors won fame and money. The
editor, in fact, finally disappeared in
the newspaper and personal journalism
was killed by the very weight Of the
great names which printers and pub
fishers used for time with tho vain
hope Of making money, The best pa.
pers the people learned, were publish
ed by those who made their journals
and not themselves great. The man
was unseen and lost in the infinite
multiplicity Of his works. and while
the brigadier was airing himself the eun-
seen practical journalist was diffusing
the fame Of his newspaper. The per.
sonal journalist went under the prac-
tical editor made money: the first
made ephemeral notoriety;the second
solid reputation. In practical good
sense, in literary taste, in the wise dis.
charge of tho multifarious tasks of
journalism, in clear, logical and prac.
tical apprehension Of public events in
adapting themselves and professional .
habits to the exactions Of the age in
which We live and to changed social
facts and forms and modes of life and
of thinking, the successful journslist
of to day is the poes in all things of
bis antidiluyian prototype. who used
his newspaper mainly as an agency for
the distribution of his own intellectual
photographs among his readers. The
Herald is right if it means to say that
idiots Of the past age were personally
much more conspicuous. but neither
wiser nor more skillful or success
full than those of to-day.
Year: 1879

sake merely of being in harmony
with them, bat for her own honor /;
for the better security Of the pro.
perty, the lives ana the liberties
of her people; for the hopes of a
more glorious destiny in the future.


1t is to be hoped, therefore, that
the State FL democratic executive
committee will bring this question
before the people and let there be
an expression of their will at the
ballot-box and as the rot popui
is the rog del, We shah bow to it
with all becolrfug grace: B..
Year: 1879

A young lady wants to know how
perforated cardboard is made.
There is; perhaps, more than one
way TO make it, brt the quickest
way is to send a man to Leadville
that doesn't know enough to mind
his own business. When thorough
" perforated slice aud dry. The
enly difficulty With this process is
that the perforatiOns are pretty
and hsole to run together.
Year: 1879

Summit Tunes: The Press con;
vention will convene soon, aud we
hope that the meeting will be more
amicable than the last. We are
sorry to see Some of OUR brethren
have not yet recovered from the
blow given their pocketbooks in
Vicksburg last year. 1t does not
show that spirit of brotherly kiid-
ness which should prevail, to pitch
into the generous citizens of the
" Historic City" at this late day:
1t can do no good. If any one still
thinks our Vicksburg friends did
not do all they were called ON to do;
to make our stay pleasant, let them
say no more about it. We hope I'd
see the Vicksburg press represent
ed in spite of the prediction of die
our State Exchanges that they
would be ASHAMED to come. -f.
Year: 1879

Forest Register: The time ap-
pointed for the glorious retinion
of the Mississippi press gang,
is near at hand. Many hearts
are now beating with rapture
at the near approach. In fan
cy they are now picturing what
they shall soon behold in reality.
The majestic steamers, and the
smaller schooners with their snow
white sails, which have been so
long sailing in mere illusi6n before
the pleased sight of onr brethren
will shortly be transplanted back to
their natural element, where the
editorial eye can behold THEM. mot
in fancy but in reality in all their
native grace, riding the waves of
the seacoast waters. The large
oysters which have SO long been
kicking at the editorial appetite,
will soon be made to feel the folly
of their experiment.. We wish all
much pleasure, and only regretthat
we cannot be with S0h to partici-
pate in your enjoy inents. -