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Year: 1878

About the beginning of the present
century q New England sea captain
having some business at a public office,
which required him to sign his name,
was rather tedious in performing the
operation, which did not escape the OBJ
servation of the officer, who was a little
impatient at the delay, and curious
withal to see what sort of name it
could be that it required so long time
to spread it upon paper. Perhaps the
captain had long string of titles to
grace it, such as honorable, esquire,
colonel of militia, selectman of the
town of -, etc., which he chose to
make an ostentatious parade of; or per-
haps it was his whim to subscribe the
place of his nativity and that of his
residence, together with his age, height
and complexion. He was mistaken !;
for the captain had subscribed nothing
but simply his name, which, when he had
done, the officer, after some trouble in
decyphering, found TO read thus !:
Through Much -Tribulation We Enter
Into the Kingdom of Heaven Clapp.
Win you please to tell me, Captain
Clapp," said he, with As demure face
as his violent inclination to indulge
in a hearty laugh would allow him TO
put on, "what might your mother have
called you in your infancy, to save her
self the trouble of repeating sermon
whenever she had occasion to name her
darlingP" "Why, SIR" replied Cap
tain Clapp, with laughable simplicity,
"when was little they used to call me
Tribby, for shortness.
Year: 1878

In that large composition called the
moral world what ideas, as the painters
would say, lie here and there! Stand
ing before the landscape of great
artist you find large assemblage of
thought. There is the expanse of blue
sky, there is band of white cloud,
there is the charm of great distance in
the mountain, there is the charm of
nearness in the foreground; the back
ground reminds us of eternity, the fore
ground of time, the mountain awakens
the sense of the sublime, the grass and
violets in the foreground awaken the
beautiful, the crumbling house or
church appeals to our natural sadness,
the vines on the wall recall us to hope; |;
the immenseness of the scene proolaims
God, the hunter or fisherman just visi-
BILE proclaims man. Thus the picture
bursts upon us with its many truths all
woven into one effect on the soul. Thus
our moral world is composition into
which for thousands of years the Gre
ator has been casting His varied and
divine thoughts. What the whole scene
will at last be has been limited at by ex-
alted prophets, but can be fully imagin-
ed by none. Isaiah has seen the desert
rejoice and blossom as the rose, the
thorn displaced by the fir tree and the
myrtle growing where the bramble had
been; but except in such figures the
heart can not approach the ultimate
magniicence of the scene. 1t is thought
enough for the hour that spiritual
realm is in the hands cf a powerful and
wise Creator, whose works in the ma
terial universe astronomers have found
to be stupendous. We may infer a COM
ing vastness of spiritual things.-Prof.
! SlDiu0
Year: 1878

These should be the largest, sunniest,
and best ventilated rooms in the house.
The reverse is too often true. Let a
person go back to his chamber after
half an hour in the morning air, he will
be startled to find how bad the air of
his room is. Generally there are two
occupants, and each, with every breath,
is using up oxygen, and pouring out
carbonic acid from the lungs, and at
the same time is exhaling poisonous
effluvium from the entire surface of the
body. Persons sleeping in small and ILL
ventilated rooms are not only liable to
coughs, colds, and consumption, but are
specially exposed to attack from prevail
ing infectious diseases. That is, their
vitality is lowered, and that means their
safety depends on their not being ex-
posed. Every bedroom should have
careful provision for its ventilation, es-
pecially in these days of air-tight stoves
and coal furnaces. 1t would be great
gain if we could get back our open fire.
places, even if we had no fires in them.
But the best that most can now do is to
keep the door open at night into a we'll
ventilated hall, or to secure slight cur
rents of air from open windows-open
more or less according to the tempera-
ture. Of course, a strong draught
should not fall on one when asleep,
We need hardly add that the air of ev-
cry bedroom should be thoroughly
changed during the day.-Yputh's Com
pdnton.
Year: 1878

Paint applied to the exterior of build
ings in autumn or winter will endure
twice as long as when applied in early
summer or hot weather. In the former
it,dries slowly, and becomes hard, like
a alglazed surface, not easily affected
afterward by the hot weather, or worn
off\ by the beating of storms. But in
very hot weather, the oil in the paint
soaks into the wood at once, leaving the
lead nearly dry and ready to clumble
off. \This last difficulty, however,
might, in measure, be guarded against,
though,at an increased expense, by first
going over the surface with raw oil.
Furthermore, by painting in cold wealth
er the annoyance of small flies, which
invariably collect during the warm
season on fresh paint, is avoided, As
an Offset to this, there is trouble with
slow-drying paint-it is that the dust,
which always will collect upon exposed
surfaces, will keep collecting as long as
the paint is not dry, and stick to it, so
that to obtain q smooth surface, free
from adhering dust, it is necessary to
secure quick drying. This is especially
the case when vanishing. We have
often been disappointed, and no doubt
so have many others, that the varnish
used dried so slowly that dust had time
to settle on it before it became hard
The Builder.
Year: 1878

This splendid command is well alive and in
good preparation for the celebration OF the
Eighth Of January. All the uniforms OF the
various companies are complete, and we are sure
that under the able command of its field and line
officers, the regiment will make fine display.
The citizens OF New Orleans and our welcome
visitors will see tomorrow the finest military
parade that New Orleans has ever Witnessed
since the war. The military spirit is aroused,
and all the different commands will turn out in
full force. So mote it be.
Year: 1878

The railroads in Virginia have been blocked
UP with snow the past week. when there has
been scarcely a snow fake in tho air In New
England this season. In the Northwest wet
midable mud blockade The roads In the
country are impaesable and In many sections
produce cannot be sent TO market: so that corn
are unable to meet their maturing obligations.
In Gatesburg. ILL.,, hauling In the streets is done
by fiat bottomed boats. The farmers are shut
UP in their homesteads. with the produce Of the
year unmarketed. and every mercantile inter
est is suffering from the terrible condition Of
the roads. From all quarters goes upa cry for
freezing winter weather.
Year: 1878

AT O'Clock last evening VIM. Smith. foreman
of the New Orleans Night Watch Company,
while making his rounds on the levee, fell
through the wharf at the foot OF Enghien street
into skif that VAS under the wharf, severely in
juring himself about the body. He was sent to
his residence ON Spain street, where he received
medical attention.
Year: 1878

The best and cheapest clothing
and furnishing goods can always be
found for cash at the Quincy Hall
Nothing store, Ducommun Block.
You can dress stylishly and with
economy by buying your goods
there. oct3l-tf
Year: 1878

Arizona is attracting large degree of attention at the present time, and from all the information we can gain, bids fair to increase rapidly in popula- ton and material wealth. The Terri tory is destined at no very distant day to occupy a place in the front ranks as a metal producer. The mining devel- opments become more prominent ev- cry day and promises to make Arizo- na one of the chief metal producers of the world. Some of the most valuable mining property in the United States is situated in the Territory, while new and rich mines are being discovered all the time. As soon as the Territory is made accessible by railroad, there will be a large iufux of population and capital, when her agricultural and mineral resources will be more rapidly developed. At present it is place where roughing it itly describes the country. But all this will disappear as the railroad opens up the country. Arizona is the place where the future massive fortunes of this coast are 10 be made.-Los Angeles Star.
Year: 1878

There is nothing dearer to true man hood than personal character. Moth ing will drive the proud spirit to des- peration quicker than unjust attacks upon his character-and nothing so surely undermines principle and in tegrity as these continued attacks. In this day of free speech and free press these attacks are too often made to gratify personal spite, personal ambi- ton or to secure personal property. There are parties with nothing 10 loose who care little for the individuals they ruin, or the evils they bring upon soci- ety so long as they secure personal ends The great evil ofAmerica to-day is the wholesale attacks tolerated against per sonal character through the medium of the press.

 New York has taken the first step to suppress this evil, and hereafter every person in that State, who shall either verbally or by written or printed com munication threaten 10 accuse another of any offense, or shall threaten to con- municate or to publish or in any man her to use information or documents or statements that are alledged to be inju- rious to the personal reputation or to the business standing Of any other pei son, with intent by any such threaten ing to extort any property or 10 derive any pecuniary or valuable benefit whatever to the person making such threat, shall Be guilty of a crime and made subject to severe penalties. Such are the terms of an act which passed the Legislature and has been signed by the Governor.

 This is a good law, we hope its scope will be extended and that it will be gen erally adopted.
Year: 1878

There seems to be lull in startling mining news bu; nevertheless the de gelopmcnts continue steady and sure. The new mills at the Picket Post are fast approaching completion Mr. Baldwin's ought Co be in running or der nov. The Seventy Six mill will noi be far behind. The additional five stamps Of the Silver King mill will soon be ready and then with twenty stamps instead of five the bullion pro dact of the Pioneer District will pre- sent quite a different showing. The work on the various ledges is not lag ging and developments continue Co l.6r tue owners hearts.

 Tn Che Globe country tle miners are sull making rich strikes, and sone of the older claims are developing into permanent and paying mines During the hot weather there will be less pros peciine, but old claims wiil be opened up, the result Of which may be better. for the owner and for Inc country.

 Since writing the above we learn that the Silver King mill has started up, and her ten stamps are working as smoothly as could be wished. When the new stamps were first set in motion a bys,ander would have thought that the mill had only been stopped to oil.

 The Baldwin mil was all ready and i, Was intended to set her at work yesterday afternoon on the first run of ore.

 The '76 mill is also completed and was set in motion the other day, with out ore, just to test the machinery. Everything is in perfect order and the mill will begin on ore as soon as Su- periutendent Foreman returns from San Francisco.
Year: 1878



 Last week We mentioned ihe post ponement of the Texas & Pacific R. F. bill until next December and sugges- ted that this action would cast a dark shadow oyer the prospects of that road, while on the other hand the favorable report of the Senate Military Commit fee, granting right ofway to the South Pacific R. R. through the Yuma Res ervation, gives great aid and comfort to this latter road and its many friends. Again this week we have further en- couragement The Senate Commerce Committee has recommended that the Southern Pacific Co, be allowed 10 maintain, operate, and use their new bridge across the Colorado at Yuma, which the Texas Pacific Company de- clared was built contrary to law, and encroached upon their rights and priv ileges.

 Congress will, without doubt, adopt the favorable reports of these Commit tees and thus settle the right of the Southern Pacific to roll through the Military Reservation, across the new bridge and land upon Arizona soil not withstanding the power of the War De partment and the Texas Pacific.

 We have been assured that the South ern Pacific O., woald extend their road through Arizona immediately af- ter the adjournment of Congress wheth- CT the right of way through the Terri tory was granted or not We are now impatient 10 see these assurances ful- filled Since the disputed rights at I una are so nearly decided in their favor it is but reasonable to conclude that Con gress will grant them all just rights along the line of their road as fast as the road is built We doubt that the right of way through the res ervation and over the bridge would have been granted if the road and bridge had not been built. If the Southern Pacific is faithful to its as surances and builds its road to MaricO- pa Wells, Congress will be faithful to reason and grant right of way, 6cc- Come on with your road.
Year: 1878

We understand from good authority that it is in contemplation by substan. tial menrto start new paper in Tue son which will truly represent the Bounty of Pima and its good and de serving people and interests. The want of such an instrument has been severely felt ever since the removal of THE CITIZEN to Florence, and we feel sure the proposition will be heartily seconded and aided by oar Pima friends.
Year: 1878

HE Manager of the Salt River Herald seems quite proud of bis new title Silly Puppy" He reprints It several times in his last issue and then threatens us with a libel sui if we do so any more. Pray Charles don't com pei us 10 prove it. That would be too easy and you would only feel so much worse.
Year: 1878

Oar friends of the First Tonnes
ses Congressional District will have
to be very careful whom they nomi-
nate. The race will be no child's
play, and democratic success is &
IRsrtcr Of very great Importance
Say whst you please, there has not
bsen, since the close of the war,
an occasion when it was half so
important that a democrats sue
cess should be won in that District.
We arc about to be blessed with the
exit of the fourteen year republican
majority in Congress, but it will
require very nice work. The
Senate will be ours in 1879. No
doubt about it. At last we shall
control that body, and while we
were cheated out of the election of
Tilden, we can, with the Senate,
control Hayes. The only hope of
the enemy is to get small ma
jority in the lower house Of Con-
gress. One vote may decide the
complexion of the House. We
have failed on all the old nominees.
Mr.. @. R. Vance, of Sullivan, is a
man of no party sntagonisms, and
came in one vote of getting a pre-
yiOus nomination. He is a smooth,
popular and sound man, and we
believe he can carry the District.
Can this be confidently said of any
other aspirant
Year: 1878

we all know that moGesty is not a
detrimental allegation, but is in his
favor, if anything. Take him all in
all, he is one Of the purest gentlemen
in his district. and your correspondent
knows many Republicans. as well as
most oil the Democrats. who will
heartily support him, rather than the
present Chancellor.
Year: 1878

From all parts of the country re-
ports come of the immense sales and
increasing demand for that deserv-
ingly popular Sewing Machine, The
Old and Reliable STANDARD" the
price of which the proprietors wisely
reduced to $50, including all the at
tachments, and at once secured for
them popularity among the peo-
pie, far beyond that ever yet attain
Ell by any other machine at any
price, the consequence of which is,
agents are leaving the old high priced
machines, and seeking territory for
the "STANDARD.o Knowing from
experience that with the best goods
at the lowest price they can outsell
all other Machines, where the supe-
ior quality and low price is made
known. This splendid Machine
combines all the improvements. Is
far ahead of all others in beauty and
durability of its work, ease of man
agement, light trunning and certainty
of operation, is sensibly made upon
sound principles, with positive work.
ing parts all steel, and can be safely
put down as the very perfection of
Serviceable Sewing Machine, in
every particular, that will outlast
any Machine, and at price far down
below any other. 1t is thoroughly
warranted for five years. Kept in
order free of charge. And sent to any
part of the Country for examination
by the customer before payment of
the bill. We can predict equally as
large demand for them in this
section as in others. Families desir-
ing the best Machine manufactured
should write direct to the Factory.
And enterprising persons wishing to
seize the chance should apply for so
desirable an agency. See advertise
ment in another part of this paper.
Address, Standard Machine Co., Cor,
Broadway and Clinton Place, New
York,
Year: 1878

sherman has Issued general orders


the attention of officers of the


the recently passed law as Con-
providing that it shall not be law
employ any part of the army as a
'omitatlls or otherwise, except as
'zed by the constitution or act of
'sS' The order explains the con-
pal provision and the several acts
greSs understood as being excep-
m the operation Of the law in
n
Year: 1878

following. This was cleared of debris
and the passengers imprisoned in the
coach were liberated. On the ground
near the English car lay the bodies of
Reagan, the defeated oarsman, and
Geo. Faulkner's wife, while the in
jured were on every side. The two
passenger cars behind this coach were
telescoped and shattered, and 1t was in
these that the most horrible work of
the accident took place. Many Of the
wounded were conveyed to Wollaston
and taken into the adjoining houses,
while many who were not injured were
brought to Boston by carriages. The
Old Colony road Immediately ran trains
to the scene of the disaster and built a
a track around the wreck.


Superintendent Kendrick, when asked
who was to blame, said that from what
he had learned, the conductor of the
freight train was the one.
Year: 1878

president made brief speech express
ing thanks for the generous welcome
extended him and his companions, and
paid high tribute to James Madison,
father of the constitution. He then
introduced Judge Devens who spoke
for few minutes ON the same line of
remarks as the president.
Year: 1878

AT UN1oN-STATIoN CHURCH TONIGHT
Ralph Bingham, the Boy Orator, will by.
special request give an entertainment Tor
the benefit OF the Ladies' Sewing Circle.
This will probably be the last opportunity,
the people in the vicinity OF Union Hili
will have Of seeing and hearing this youth
ful genius.
Year: 1878

THE MUDDY WATER.-A city official states
that the reason the lower portion OF the Guy
is complaining OF muddy water is that u Is Is
supplied from the old reservoir, Which ~
drawn upon so rapidly that no time Is
allowed for clearing.
Year: 1878

It is becoming quite the custom these
days for our people to find fault with


their neighbors-their personal appear.
ance and their wearing apparel just ~
if q mans respectability hinged upon
the peculiar cut of his coat or the pat
Of his pantsloons There is, or there
should be, some higher standard
Of measurement than this, and man i
q man whether he wears French csssi.
mere or copperas breechss. All that :
gentleman needs to make him presenta-
bic anywhere and to any crowd is .
white shirt a whole suit Of clothes,
clean hands and an honest heart. It ID
all well enough to wear bruadcloath, and
a good black suit is very becoming and
always in place, but little gloss and
show will not make any one . whit
more worthy or respectable. We pay
too much attention to such small mat
'ers to the great neglect Of our bighor
and better parts. If you chooss To-.
Irittsr away your existence in such the
fes, 20 ahead; but allow your uoighbor
TO pursue the even tenor OF his way IN
his shirt sleeves. even If that saits him
best. It is never polite to remark upon
the appearance or apparel Of another.--
Abbevilk Medium,
Year: 1878

THE FROZEN HEART.
The winter snow fell deep and fast,


Perplexing all the April day,
While bitter blew the surly blast


Which shook each lesHess twig and spray
The little birds were dumb and blue,


And chirruped forth no cheerful note,
The simplest melody they knew


Had frozen fast in every throat.
Just then, teneath the cloudy sky,


A little maid demure and sweet,
Shot forth, with sorrow in her eye,


And skinned the fields with naked feet.
She fed because her heart was sore,


And when q bird fell from limb,
She thought Of her own griefthe more,
And stepped aside to rescue him.
But, when her brother followed too,


And bore her sandals in his hand, -.
She said: s.The cold that chills me thro.,"
Is in my heart-not where / stand.
"For those who hold me in their thrall


Have linked me to Q loveless mate;
No colder fortune can befall,


Since I must love the one hate"
Year: 1878

The Northern Democratic organs-,hose


which have been gushing with pure cussed-


mess" during the late campaign ex-


press their great delight that y Solid South"
is the result Of the collision So long as
this has been the object OF their aim, II Is


not surprising that they should iubilate


over the achievement. We have a Solid


South, and it has been formed out OF the
elements of fraud corruption, wrong, yiO-
lenCe, OutlawTy, and murder, and Is a tit
emblem Of the Democratic party, Tho
| solid South" Is a fitting ofishoot Of treason
aud rebellion for the reason that it is formed
of broken faith, violated law, and the blood
Of s>sassiudtions which have occurred to
dccimatc a majority and convert it into a
minority With such a compound as the
! basis OF a party, 1t can never succeed In the
nineteenth century. 1t must fall to pieces
Of its own rottenness. The North and
West are full Of Democrats, who have re-
mained 80 underthe force of early education,
but whose patriotism and sense of right and
justice aud love Of law and order, will no
more permit them now to ally themselves
with the Solid South" than they would to
enlist in the Southern army during the re-
bcllion. No reasonable man-be he Repub-
lican or Democrat-wll close his eyes and
his Judgment against the bottom facts upon
which Solid South" has been based. A
Year: 1878

Mr. BENJAMIN DEANS effort to prevent
the Hon. WALBRIDGs A. FIELD from filling
his seat as Representative from the third
Massachusetts district In the Forty sixth
Congress will come to naught The trick
by which he expects TO accomplish this re-
suit is so despicable, so contemptibly
mean, and so unworthy the considcra-
ton of any flir-minded man, that It
cannot fail to react to his disadvantage
when he begins his threatened contest
The telegraph has already given our read
ers somo information regarding this but
reports received by the mails expose the
details OF Mr.. DEANS little game still fur.
Of the Democratic tickets had DEANS name
on them twice-in the regular large type
and in small type at the bottom Of the slip,
where It would not be easily noticed. The
idea Of getting up the ballots in this fashion
was that "pasters" with Mr.. FIELDS name
on them would be put over the large type
by persons voting split tickets, and that in
| making the count the names Of FIELD on
the "pasters' and DEAN in small type at
the bottom of the slip would neutralize each
other. DEAN has, on the strength of this
trick, fled petition for recount of the
ballots, and, If he cannot prevent FIELD
from getting the Governors certificate, he
will probably appeal to the House, in the
hope that the latter may again be ousted by
the majority from the seat to which he was
| chosen by the DeODle