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Year: 1878

4 Minneapolis boy was sent By his
teacher, woman,=to the superintendent
to be whipped. The lad suspected the
contents of the note, and hired . boy he
met on the street to deliver i, giving him
len. cents. The superintendent didn't dis
cover till after The eastigation was over
that the boy be had aogged had not seen
the inside of school house for amonth
Year: 1878

The Pacific Christian Adpocate does
not oppose Mr.. Hines election, but
condemns political preachers. Surely


the AdUocate will not deny that good
men are needed in Congress, and
that it is better that a good man
should canvass the State than an un-
principled demagogue. Or is the
Adcocate apprehensive that politics
will become more corrupt if preachers
engage in the business? If Mr..
Hines can do this work faithfully and
well which he has undertaken in the
political field, why should he not do
it? Is not this field as white for the
harvest as any other? May not the
minister of the gospel find work ac-
ceptable to his God, here as well as
elsewhere? Is not the healthy growth
of true christianity as much depend
ent upon good government, wise laws
and virtue in public places, as upon
the ordinary run of "whangdoodle
preaching" Of which commodity there
is so much in this country? And
then what is more than that, whose
businesse is it if Mr.. Hines or any
other preachers wants to engage in
politics? He surely has a legal,
equitable and moral right to do SO.
Honorably pursued there is no more
honorable calling, and it is unreason-
able and unjust to suppose man has
turned rascal because he runs for
Congress. The Church instead of
complaining should feel honored when
the people take man from the 81
cred desk to be their Representative.
Year: 1878

Secretary Sherman's recent order in regard to the purchase of silver has attracted attention especially because it practically announces a reduction in the coinage of the silver dollar 10 the least amount contemplated by law. Heretofore the purchase of sil- yer by the treasury, since coinage WAS commenced under the act of the last congress, have averaged about three millions of dollars per month. This will be reduced to something less than two millions if the order has not been misinterpreted. It is true that all that was bought has not yet been used, but the surplus on hand is not a large one. The past purchases very nearly capitalized the domestic produc- ton of silver, and a market being thus offered, agitation for free silver coinage has nearly ceased. It is probable, however, that it will soon begin again, as an agent of the Roths- childs is now in New York for that purpose. Large amounts of silver bullion are still held by that house and others, which were purchased upon speculation, before the passage of the silver bill, in the hope that there would be free coinage. The holders construe the secretary's recent order as bound to put the treasury, as the greatest purchaser of bullion in the world, under restrictions which will inevitably lead to an increased price.
Year: 1878

an element in Southern politics. The
President, of course, acted from q strict
sense of public duty, and claims no re-
ward at the hands of the South for doing
what he was bound in conscience TO do,
but he cannot avoid being a witness to
the ingrstitude eviuced by the Represen-
tatives of the South to the man who
above all others, has had their welfare
and happiness in common with the rest
OF the Union sincerely at heart. With
reference to his title, the President con.
ceded that it could be contested, but
there was only one way to test the ques-
tion and that was by writ OF quo t0ar-
rartO, which was the only remedy pro-
vided by law. When he became
President, the act creating the
Electoral Commission specially de-
clared that nothing therein
was to be construed as impairing or
affecting any right then existing under
the Constitution and laws TO question
by proceeding in judicial courts of the
United States the right or title of him
self and Mr.. Wheeler, if any such right
at that time existed. The President ad
mitted that Mr.. Tilden's remedy at
present WAS by writ quo tOarranto,
and such was prerogstive writ aud
obtainable as matter of right, but only
in the discretion of the court. and he
doubted whether any court would grant
it. The President also comedies
the power of Congress to
pass retroactive law to provide other
means of testing the title to the presi-
dencv, as the Office can never be said to
be in the past but always In the present.
AS to his impeachment being ordered by
the House, the President has not the re-
motest idea that such an occurrence is
ever among the possibilities. The Presi-
dent is fully alive to the exigencies that
may arise, and will see to it that the pub
lie peace is maintained and the laws en-.
forced at whatever cost. He proposes to
follow the policy already marked out by
bis administration and will take no back
ward step.
Year: 1878

LONDON, May l8.-The Government
will meet Lord Hsrtlngton's resolution
n the House of Commons on Monday
that no force be raised or kept by the
Crown in time Of peace, save within
India, without the sanction of Psrlis-
nent-with the following amendment
This House being of opinion that the
constitutional control of Parliament over
he raising and employment Of the
military forces Of the Crown is fully
secured by provision of the law, and by
the undoubted power of this House to
grant or refuse supplies, considers It un-
necessary and inexpedient TO affirm = re-
solution tending to weaken the hands OF
Her Msjesty's Government in the present
state of foreign affairs


Notice by the Colonial Secretary IN the
House last evening, that this amendment
would be submitted, was received with
loud and prolonged cheering by tie Con-
servstives.
Year: 1878

For the last two or three years the Demo-
Gratis have 'come out strong'' as political
intriguers. For some time past they have
had the disposition, but until of late have
wanted the ability to successfully carry out
an intrigue like that which is now being
prosecuted in the First District. Their cum
ming was, to quote the words of an angry
Ktterdteur upon quite another subject, can
ambition rather than an accomplishment"
But time, or Tilden, has changed all that.
The Democrats will not repeat the mistake
they made in 1872 of openly striking hands
with malcontent Republicans, or corralling
independents" They have learned better.
They make no more coalitions. Their OBJ
ject is to divide the Republican vote while
holding their own. "Independent" move
ments of all kinds will be secretly aided-up
to a certain point-by Democrats, but the
party organization will not identify itself with
them. 1t will pretend to condemn them.
That was the plan carried out at the election
this year in Oregon, State heretofore un-
enviably notorious for Democratic intrigues.
There the Democrats and the Republicans
kept their organizations, and Greenbackers
drawn from the ranks of both parties met
and made independent nominations. All
through the campaign the Democratic Green
hackers were loud in their declarations that
they had finally broken With the old party
and were acting in good faith with the new.
None were SO loud as they in their denuncia-
tions Of the old machines" But when
election day came they stepped up, almost to
man, and voted the Democratic ticket, leav-
ing the Republican Greenbackers alone in
their support of the "Nationap' nominations
and ensuring Democratic victory.


The same system of deception is carried out
here. The Democratic Greenbackers will go
over in body to Anderson. leaving the Re-
publican Greenbackers to work for Cove. OF
course they do not proclaim their purpose,
for that would defeat their intention. A few
of the more indiscreet ones; it is true, have
said that they shall support the Democratic
candidate, but the declaration has been gen.
orally made where they thought it would not
reach the ears of their Republican comrades.
The regular Democrats are not so cautious.
They openly say that the nomination of Cove
will divide the Republicans while the nomin-
alton of Anderson will unite the Democrats.
Every vote for Cove is counted by them as a
vote against Reed and for Anderson. They
are shrewd enough to see that Cove has no
possible chance for election but can be of
great service to them in drawing off Republi-
can votes. But they are SO exultant they
have become incautious, and their indiscre-
tion may cost them the victory they so conf
IDENTIFY anticipate. The Republican Green
hackers have gone into this campaign with
the desire to elect Cove, and not to help the
Democrats to seat in Congress. When
they find they are being used as instruments
to further Democratic ambition change will
come over the spirit of their dream.
Year: 1878

paper emissions by the government are
of "A natare SO Liable to abuse, may say
SO certain to be abused, that the wisdom of
the government will be shown by never
trusting itself w tn SO seducing and dam
gerOus n power.o


ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but rs guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

The New Era says Contrast the course
of the French Government with our own.
Their nation at the close of the war with
Germany was in an incomparably worse
position than We ever were-beaten in bat
tie, and forced to pay the costs OF the war
on both sides, the enemy retaining their
territory as collateral until 1t was so paid
and their chief city, with a population
double that OF the largest city of our repub-
lie, in the hands OF insurgents. Bat the
French Government made no criminal
blunder in the great emergency"


Well, let us contrast. The French Gov
ernmcnt in order TO pay the war indemnity
demanded of it by Germany borrowed
u,oney on interest bearing notes. Those
notes or bonds (for they answer to our
bonds are outstanding to-day. The French
Government also made a forced loan on
the people (as we did) and authorized its
fnancial agent, the Bank of France, to is
sue paper money that was for time ire
deemable in specie. Then what did 1t do?
Instead OF first paying its bonded debt 1t
set about paying the demand notes that
answer to our greenoacks. Ii contracted
itS paper currency, Withdrawing millions
year, and last January had so reduced the
amount that it was enabled to resume spe-
Gle payments aud to offer coin for every
demand note then out. That is what the
French Government has done, and the re-
suit. the Era says is that ''while business
stagnatIon exists in countries less wisely
ruled, the people OF France are busy, hap
py and prosperous. She has by her fnan-
cial policy kept her people employed
ayailed herself of all her productive re-
sources, increased the revenues Of the gov
ernment. eyaded financial crises, and paid
her enormous war fines"


Exactly, and had we done likewise we
might have been in as good estate. What
did we do? We reversed the financial poi
icy of France. We attempted to pay the
bonded debt instead of redeeming the green
backs. We did not perceive what France
perceived. that an irredeemsble paper cur
rency brings about financial distress and
Industrial stagnation. Unlike her We kept
our paper money irredeemable and did not
evade financial crises. On the contrary
we invited them. Had we followed her
example We doubtless should have kept
our people employed and have been pros
porous to-day. The resumptionists see
the mistake we have made and wish to i'm
itate France, and resume specie payments.
The Greenbackers insist that we shall pur-
sue our bad policy of discharging q debt
that is not yet due instead Of paying one
that is over due and thus freeing the coun-
try from the burden OF an irredeemable
paper currency.


That is the contrast between us and
France, and it is q contrast unfavOrable to
us. Let US hasten to follow the wise ex-
ample Of that prosperous country. The
Era says that France prohibited the corr
traction of the volume OF paper until IA
yorable balance Of trade with the rest Of
thQ world had hronoht into tho onu untry
metallic money enough TO substitute for
Year: 1878

Some demented dentist has recently per-
fected diabolcal invention. He makes
false teeth Of celluloid. Now celluloid is
perhaps not so dangerously explosive as
dynamite, but it has the reputation of blow
ing up sometimes, and when 1t does Its
destructive force is tremendous. Billiard
balls made of it are said to have gone off
breaking up match games and putting out
the markers eye. Breastpins have gone
OF leaving their wearers on their backs in
commissions. From these occurrences 1t is
PLAIN that where stability and conference of
structure are required it is not a good
thing to use. One does not want his in
ctsors or bicuspids to explode at dinner
party, nor does he want to wander the
earth burdened with the consciousness that
they are likely to do so at any time. 1t is
running sufficient risk to use this perious
substance IN the shape Of shirt-collars or
knife handles or other objects of the sort,
1t they explode It only befaAs that ones
ears are blown off or his fingers dispersed
about the dining-room, but in the case of
an aDpendage SO intimate rs q set of teeth
like occurrence would leave the wearer
no organs wherewith to curse the inven-
tor. Before putting them into the mouths
OF an unwary public the inventive DENTS.
ought to wear his own teeth for space and
submit them to the tests Of fulminateS,
percussion, chutney sauce, animated cob
versation and other Indictments to explo-
sion. If they endured these tests they
might In time gain public confidence, but
under the present pressure OF Insecurity
and apprehension the inventor had better
i turn his stock into cartridges aod sell tt EN-
| to the next government which has q war
| on its hands.-N Y. Tri' une.
Year: 1878

One OF the hrst things young men have
TO consider, when they begin to contem-
plate entering upon the actual work oflife
Is where to settle. Shall it be in the East
or the West, in the North or the South, in
this city or that village? Where is there a
good place?


Ia answer to these inquiries, arising in
the mind Of almost every young man, We
say, there is q good place everywhere,
Wherever you are is good place. Some
places may be better, much better, than
others: but every place is good


There l. no place on the face OF the whole
earth where character may not be formed
where the mind and the heart cannot be
cultivated. Are you alone, even upon a
desert; the phenomena of nature NAV be
observed, and treasured up in memory,
aud each successive day behoids you wiser
than on the day before. So in absolute soli-
tude high resolves and generous purposes
may be cherished until they become solld-
deG and fixed as part of our very being.


1t Is what we will be, rather than where
we will be, that should be mainly consid-
cred.


Whatever your occupation may be, and
in however obscure a place you may be
pursuing it, seek always the attainment of
the highest possible skill The same ex-





neghbOrs in a country village is the first
foundation of metropolitan or national dis
tinction. Never say to yourself, because
there are but few TO see my work will
not take the trouble to do it well. Guilt
vate such a love for perfection that a poor
ly performed task will be hateful to your
own eyes, even If they are the only ones to
look upon it.


Do not wait, do not postpone until YOU
get 10 great city, the doing of great
things. By great things, wemean every
thing that is done perfectly. Character is
always forming, and the forming of repu-
tation is always going on where two per-
sons are in company. Therefore, for the
establishment of both character and repu-
tation every place is adapted.


Be ever active. and do whatever you un-
dertake well, and you may travel the world
over and never fiud yourself out of place,
". Y. Ledger.
Year: 1878

the paper money to be retired. That Is


precisely what the resumptionists In this


country are doing. We have balance of


trade In our favor. We do not export all
the gold and silver we mine. There is to-
day over two hundred million dollars Of
coin in the Treasury. We are in the best
OF conditions to resume. Let us then fol-
low this GLORIOUS example Of France" OF
which the Gfeenbackers are talking, and
go back to specie payments, thus securing
a prosperity as great ~ that with which
France is sblessed.-Portldnd Press.
Year: 1878

We understand there ha. recently
been q great deal Of counterfeit silver
pat in circulation at Martin, Oh the
Central road. 1t is thought gang
of counterfeiters have their head
quarters near that place.
Year: 1878

Owing to the had condition of the
roads throughout the country, we
forbear telling I'll about tie good bar
gains we a giving this week, but
we will have plenty of cheap goods
after the mud is gone. Thanking the
people for past tavors we respectfully
ask them to continue to call at


The Emporium.
Year: 1878

New York sun, Aug.I.)


The tournament of the Jersey
City Heights Gun Club, which in
cluded an exhibition by DR.. w. F.
Carver, was had at the West Side
Driving Park near Marion. The
marksman first undertook the feat
Of breaking with a rifle 80 out of
100 glass balls thrown into the air
by q man 35 feet away. 1t was a
failure. He had missed 20 balls out
Of IS, and did not shoot at any
more. He attributes his failure to
the peculiar method of the thrower,
who threw some of the balls 80 that
the sun shone in the marksman's
eyes.


The Doctor repeated the attempt
and broke 81 out of 100. He then
undertook to break as many as
possible In a minute. As the balls
were thrown into the air slowly
he called to the man at the basket
to pitch them faster, and then the
Jersey made them fly through
space with such rapidity and in a
manner that so convulsed the Doc
toi WIN IuuSll1tI tuuL lie was cOtn-
PEELED to interrupt his shooting for
some seconds. He broke only 2S
balls. In the second attempt he
broke %.


While the Doctor was carelessly
talking TO friend somebody picked
up missed ball, and throwing it
violently down the track, chal-
lenged him to break it before 1t
stopped rolling. The Doctor, who
had not noticed the man throwing
the ball, turned around quickly,
seized his rifle that lay on the table,
loaded it, and broke the ball while
it was moving rapidly at a distance
o.about sixty yards. This was un-
questionably the most brilliant
shot of the day. After breaking a
number of canes, police clubs, cigar
cases, pencils, and coins, the Doc
tor retired.
Year: 1878

A novel and striking feature in cons
nection with the Chinese minister's
in London was the new
departure taken by his excellency from
the established custom of his country,
in allowing his wifo to be psesent to
do the honors as hostess. What will
his fellow countrymen in China say to
such concession to the foreigner, to
such a deviation from such social
systemp The higher classes Of Chi
nese, like true Orientals, keep their
women strictly secluded from the yul-
gar gaze. Woman's position in China
ia not an enviable one. She is looked
down upon as an inferior, is seldom
educated, and is regarded more in the
light of an appendage than as help
meet, counsellor and friend. Even as
early as her entrance upon life she re-
celves chilling welcome. Chinese
parents invariably desire SONS, no mat
tor how many children they may have


Hong Kong Daily Press.
Year: 1878

Boys is strange things. Boys is of
three kinds. The baby boy, the little
boy and the big boy. ! don't like the
baby boy because he squalls and kicks,
and | have to rock him with a cradle,
but il tho big boy or little boy
squalls and kicks, l can rock him
with stones. l like the little boy best
when he gets candy and gives me
some. But like the big boy best
when it SHOWS, because he can haul me
on his sled. A boy is little man if he
behaves himself, and if he doesn't he's
little devil; that is what mother said
brother Bob was the other day when
he told Miss Smith that mother said
she was an old bore. Ny papa said he
was little boy once, but mother said
she wasn't, and she wishes papa was
a little boy once more. Sister Juiar
says she doesn't like boys, aud when
| saw her and Tom Brown a setting in
the rocking chair Sunday night, size
said she was trying to squeeze the life
out him cause she didn't like him; ;
but | don't think he was hurting any
place, for he wouldn't let her get up.
This is all know about boys, and
mother says she hopes l won't never
know any more about them.
Year: 1878

Extract from Speech of Wade IIampton.l


We will Try to aid you, my colored
friends, in every way. We have tired
to aid you in an educational point of
view. We have done much, and
would have done more but for one
thing: When we took this government
we found that your Radical friends had
left a debt OF $l5O,O00 to be paid to
school teachers for their past services
and we have been paying off that debt
out of oar educational fund. We be-
lieve IN paylag as we 60. We don't
believe in opening schools and making
teachers trade off their certificates at
a discount, and allowing the officehold>
ers to bag the money. We believe in
giving You education for your children,
and urged upon the Legislature, and
they adopted my suggestion, that they
should ratify an amendment to the
constitution which gives to the counties
a two mill tax for educational pur-
poses. That has been honestly appso.
priated. That amout will increase, and
IN few years you will find a system
of education 50 broad and so perfect
that every mans child, black and
hite, can participate in the benefit,
Year: 1878

This time Edison thinks he has hit
upon perfectly feasible process by
which he can and will drive gas ont of
streets and houses, and give the cleo
trio light in its stead The new light,
he says, besides being a great deal
more brilliant, will be great deal less
expensive than the old one
Moreover, the same wire is to bring
power and heat into the house as well
as light, and be as available tor cook
ing or for rurning sewing machine
as. for illumination. If Edison is not
deceiving himself, we are on the eve
of surprising experiences. Meridian
Mercury.
Year: 1878

The following fitting ard singing
rebuke to the scandal mongers who, 10
a greater or less extent, infect every
community, is from the Ottumwa, Iowa,
Onward: Whisky under ordinary cir
cumstances can and does great deal
of mischief But when you desire 10
see the devil do his best work at tortur-
ing poor humanity just call and sec him
when he has turned a lot Of long timber
tongues loose in community. There
is a class of creatures-he's and she's
things that are neither men nor women,
they are hyenas in human form, and
they gorge themselves TO the tull on
the foul and fptid falsehoods that con-
tinually ooze from the Shiny and stink
ing sewers Of each others mouths.
Their daily food is falsehood and filth ;
and the more nauseating and nasty the
more nourishing and nutritious TO these
gloating ghouls. Their daintiest dish
is served up in its most sasory manner,
when two or three Of them meet 10
Dandy bawdy lies about some good or
virtuous girl or woman. These he-har-
lots or hades are always happiest when
spreading the spawn OF their lecherous
lies over the saiEted name of wife or
mother, for by so doing the devilish
ichor, dripping from their ulcerous lips,
will eat through and poison the whole
family. She scorpions are the samples
which Satau's drummers have located
in each village to show mankind the
meanest thing on earth or hell-a tell
tale termagant. Shut yonr ears and
doors against them. Let these filthy
fends feel that you ioathe them as you
do the SOW that is fresh from the wal
low. If the long cared and long-tongued
hound comes into your presence, bid
him begone and return TO his vomit.
Kick these skunks of society from your
path. Make them feel they are no moro
welcome to your homes or in your pres
ence, than is the bedbug or polecat.
Show these vermins that there is no
place for them in decent society any
more than there is for the buzzard, or
the bawd or the louse-ntected bat.
Sooner should we welcome 10 our hum
bic home a Shiny snake than one of
these babbling, tattling, scandal-serving
cesspools that betoul society.