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Year: 1874

MIR. W Wackup, married man OF
Bridgeport, quit work early the other
afternoon, and went home to fix up for
the purpose Of spending the evening
or rather half the night-with a number
of his friends. He found his wife lying
upon the lounge enjoying sick head
ache. but he couldn't find a clean shirt.
Mrs. Wackup said his shirts were " ash
ed. but not ironed, and she was too Ill
to do it, and it was the girls afternoon
out. A shade of disappointment cloud
ed his brow, aud rushing into the kitch-
en-, he slammed the door with much
earnestness, and fortunately found an
iron on the range, nice and hot. Then
he dived into the basket OF dampened
clothes, and found one of his shirts at
the bottom, just as he expected. lie
spread the garment on the table without
first removing the oilcloth cover and
hurriedly consulted his watch. Then he
couldn't find the ironholder, and subStl-
tuted his pocket handkerchief and after
burning four OF his fingers and breaking
one of the commandments he landed the
hot iron on his shirt bosom. Hethought
the garment had a strange look, but
supposed it would assume It's proper
shape when ironed, and he showed the
iron up and down like jack-pIane.
The labor seemed so easy that he men
tally said that he had mind to follow
the business for living. Then he un-
dertook to turn his shirt, and just be-
cause it adhered to the glazed table Gov


er, he gave it a violent jerk, adding at
least six inches more to the split III the
back. Then he noticed for the first
time that he had set the hot iron on the
tail Of the garment and scorched a hole
in it as large as his hand, and in his
haste to remove the smoothing machine
he neglected to use the holder, and
dropped the hot fraud on his choice toe'
and when Mrs Wackup, who was star
tied by the intensity of his language,
entered the kitchen, holding her head
with both hands, she discovered her
husband hopping about the room on one
foot and clasping the other with both
his hands. The sympathy that Mrs.
Wackup rendered was not Of nature
that her blstered husband yearned for
Just at that particular moment. She
placed her arms akimbo andindlgnantly
observed: : "Ain't You ashamed OF
yourself, YOU old fool dancing the can
can around here, and your poor wife
nearly dead, too !-And"-here her
eyes rested upon the wreck on the table
land if the old idiot hasn't gone and
ruined my best! o, the-the-'
Wackup didn't tarry to hear his iniurl-
ated better half finish the sentence, but
adroitly lodged the broom handle, and
limped out OF the room and up stairs 10
bed without his supper. The next
morning he told his friends that the
reason he failed to keep his engage
ment, he was suddenly attacked with
the cholera morbus at the supper table,
and liked to have died during the night.
Year: 1874

banes, a Persian general, who, although
staggered by the knowledge the priest reveals.
assumes an air Of naughty Indifference suited
70 his imagined superiority. A philosopher
beside him stands in uncertain Doubt A
woman OF the people, her head half covered,
takes in with una uestfoning faith every word
that falls nom the venerable lips of her oracle
This group was q charming one, thoughtful
historic In its idea, and suggestive OF the early
standing of those sciences that now rank al
the head of all human knowledge A passing
gaze as the car glided on was too brief a trib-
ute of admiration to this fine tableau.


Next came transparency with the follow
ing:


fThe princely dome, the column and the arch,
The sculptured marble and the breathing
Year: 1874

Everybody is wondering why the BAZAAR
Is selling their goods so cheap. The reason Is
they must clear out their Spring and Sum
mer goods to make room for the immense
stock of Fall and Winter goods which they
will soon receive
Year: 1874

A New York telegram of the 9th
inst. brings the following intelli-
gence to cheer the hearts of the
Bourbons in the West--the brave
few who have not bowed the knee
to the new party Of uncertain names


At a meeting of the Democrats,
from all parts Of the country, in the
rooms of the Manhattan Club, last
night, Augustus SchelI, who presid-
ed, stated the object of the gathering
in the following address of welcome:
The occasion is one of great interest
to us, to our city, our State and our
country. We have met together
once more to feel that the great
Democratic principles Of our govern
ment are recognized. Throughout
the country recent elections bring
vividly to our mind the condition of
our country twenty years ago, when
the Democratic party was in full tide
of successful experiment; when
our government was ably governed
by men of character and integrity.
We are happy to meet you on this
occasion to join with US in celebra-
ting this return to the great princi-
Piles, and we are satisfied that before
another Presidential election shall
have passed, we shall not only be
recognized in the States, but in the
Presidential chair by the Democrat
of virtue and ability.
Year: 1874

The Ottumwa C0urier admits q
mistake in announcing that the Re-
publican nominating convention for
this Congressional District WAS to be
called Immediately, and says the
Convention will not meet until after
the meeting Of the State Convention.
This Is right, and we are glad to
learn that the committee had no In
tention OF violating precedent by
making "A call so early AZ was antici'
pated when the announcement was
made by the Courier. Although we
entertain the hope expressed hereto
fore that the present incumbent viii
not be renominated, we could nofwish
that the Convention be held In his
absence IL he desires TO be present.
A hasty calling OF the convention
would have given cause OF suspicion
that advantage was to be taken OF
Mr.. Loughridge while he was absent
in the performance Of his Official du-
ties.
Year: 1874

An exchange says: Professor
Denton, prominent geologist, takes
no stock in the various popular theo-
ries of the inevitable destruction Of
the earth by burning, freezing, burst
ing, perpetual darkness, or any one Of
half o dozen other ways. He says
that people who believe thatthe earth
attained its present maturity In less
than six thousand years, may not un.
reasonably suppose that its destruc-
tion in some of the ways specified
may soon come to pass, since If so
wonderful a world had grown to its
prime in SO short period of time, a
few years more might with reason
effect its destruction. But when the
story Of the mighty past is learned
from science, the conclusion is very
different. He does not believe in
any such quick growth. Tracing the
earth's history In the great book Of
nature, In the solid rocks, the depths
of earth aud the mountain SUBMITS,
he concludes that a hundred thous-
and years at least shave been spent
in bringing man to his present
state,n that much longer period
will be given to carry humanity to
its highest ideal of excellence, and
predicts glorious future, which,
metaphorically speaking, foreshad-
ows to coming generations "a light
brilliant As the sun" That is more
cheering, aud aids to dispel the
gloomy forebodings induced by the
prediction of that French astronomer
who insists that the moon il badly
cracked AMI liable TO come down up.
on our heads in great jagged frag-
ments some day, and grind everybo-
dy to powder while it crushes also
through the crust of the earth and
lets loose the pent-up fires of the
molten mass within.
Year: 1874

[From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican,


The post Office department. have, for
some time, contemplated radical


change in the design and character Of
the postal card, and preparations are
in progress which will insure the
change during the present quarter. The
present card is printed from steel plates
furnished by the department., and while
they would have done good work had
the product been numbered by thou
sands instead Of millions, as it is, their
work has never been satisfactory, not
giving uniform impressions. BY d.
rection Of Third Assistant Postmaster
General E. w. Barber, designs were re-
ceutly submitted for new card, and a
determination has been reached, subject,
perhaps, to some variations. Two
plates were submitted. in eight different
colors. The design which is most
favorably received, and will doubtless
be selected, retains the vignette nearly
as on the old card, but the words
s'United States Postal Card will be
printed in plain letters, and there is to
be no scroll work on the
card. The direction. 'Write the
address only on this side--the
message on the other,' will be printed
in white letters on the narrow border.
The ink will be handsome aniline or
black; the choice is to be determined
by the result of thorough experiment.
Bond stock will continue to be used for
the material Of the card, though the
color probably will be lighter; the
price Of the card and the contract price
at which the Morgan envelope company
furnish them will remain the same. The
expense of the change, by the way, will
be borne by the contractors, the con-
tract providing that they should make
such changes as the department, from
time to time, should order. The new
cards will be ready, probably, in Sep
tember. Circulars will be sent to every
postmaster in the Union notifying him
of the change, and to sell all old cards
before ordering new, and the manufac-
turers intend to have 20,00O,00O cards
ready for the first rush Of orders. The
demand for the present cards continues
increasing, and this quarters business
will exceed that of any preceding one.
Year: 1874

Z hoped that with the brave and strong
My portioned task might lie;
To toll amid the busy throng
With Essypose pure and high;
But God has fixed another part,
And He has fixed it we'll;
said so with my breaking heart
When first this anguish fell.
These weary hours will not be lost,
These DAYS Of misery,
These nights Of darkness, tempest-tossed, !,
Can l but turn to Thee;
With secret labor to sustain
In patience every blow,
To gather fortitude from pain
And holiness from woe.
If Thou should'st bring me back to life,
More humble should be,
More wise, more strengthened for the strife,
More apt to lean on Thee;
Should death be standing at the gate,
Thus should keep my VOW,
But Lord! whatever be my fate,
On, let me serve thee now!


-lAnne Bronte.
Year: 1874

ALI who dearly love the darling children
will read the following verses with pleasure
Open the door for the children,
Tenderly gather them in;
In from the highways and hedges,
In from the places of sin.
Some are young and so helpless,
Some are so hungry and cold;
Open the door for the children
Gather them into the fold.
Open the door for the children,
See, they are coming in throngs;
Bid them sit down to the banquet,
Teach them your beautiful songs.
Pray you the Father to bless them
Pray you that grace may be given;
Open the door for the children,
"Of such is the kingdom of Heaven"
Open the door for the children,
Take the dear lambs by the hand;
Point them to truth and to goodness,
Show them to good in the land.
Some are SO young and helpless,
Some are SO hungry and cold;
Open the door for the children
Gather them into the fold


RoIHsCHILD.
Silver City, New, Dec. 2s, 1874.
Year: 1874

SOLOMON as. BEECHER.--We can
not say that we are believer in cor
poral punishment, even though Sol
ONION did say something about spar
ing the rod and spelling the child.
Solomon lived long time ago, and
was considered very wise, clever
man in his time, particularly to the
ladies'. But if he lived to-day, he
would either believe in controlling
the child by means of love and rea-
son, or be regarded as an old fogy,
Notwithstanding that Henry Ward
Beecher attempted to back him up
by discarding the silken cord of af
fection that the mother is wont to
lead the little ones by. He advised
the father to follow behind, in GER
tain cases, with the smallest bit of
ounce bush. That ounce bush, by
the way, is terrible tickler-it beats
an apple tree sprout all hollow.
Year: 1874

"YoUR HONOR" said prisoner
to a Paris Judge, my lawyer is not
here and request delay of the
case for eight days" But said
the judge, "you were caught in the
act of theft; what can any lawyer say
for you?" That's just what l should
like to hear" said the prisoner, and
the court laughed, but sentenced
him for year.
Year: 1874

A correspondent of the Chicago In
Ter Ocean, writing from New Orleans
on July 4, says:


The appearance yesterday of the
platform of the Crescent City White
League has sounded the note of the
campaign in this State. The tone of
the document is unmistakable. After
repeating the woes and Affections that
have fallen upon Louisiana, it disa-
VOWS all responsibility for the present
condition of things, and close with "a
determination to maintain legal rights
by all means that may become neces-
sary for that purpose, and to preserve
them at all hazards TT is time says
this reorganized band of ku Klux,
that timely and proclaimed union of
the whites as race, and then efficient
preparation for any emergency, may
arrest the threatened horrors of social
war, and teach the blacks 10 beware of
further insolence and aggression
They then come out fiat-footed' and
ask all white men to join them lin an
earnest effort to re-establish a white
mans government in the city aud
| State


These white leagues are being organ
lied all over the State. Your cores
pondent called upon one of the princi-
pie movers in tris organization, a Gre
ole of education and influence, and one
of the leading contributors to the col
umns of the Democratic press of this
city. He frankly said that the Demo-
Gratis of this city had tried all the dodg-
es and games known to their leaders.
we have been beaten, we are in the
last ditch, and we intend to do any,
thing to carry the coming election
The opposition press have come out
boldly and advocated the discharge of
all colored persons in the employ of the
whites. They daily parade the fact
that the State is at the mercy of the
people, that the soldiers stationed here
since the war have been removed, and
that the police of the city are in dis
organized condition.


The whole Southern mind is central
izing around this one pOint-Opposition
to the negro. During the last thirty
days this idea has been spreading and
deepening more than ever before. 1t
means blood, civil war, destruction.
In conversation with the commander
of the militia in this State, he said:
These leagues may precipitate war
at any time; the State is without pro-
lection. fear the coming campaign
This apprehension is shared by all the
law-abiding citizens in the State. Al
ready scores of the colored people are
seeking refuge in the city. Hundreds
will be compelled to leave the State.
Year: 1874

The latest thing in hats-Heads,


On the CONTEMPLATING a mule.


A base pastime-The national game.
Very blonde hair is known as the
slight fantastic tow"


Nothing comes home so much to a
man as an unsettled bill.


Shadows are like false friends. They
follow you only in sunshine.


A one years wedding celebration in
the South is called cotton wedding.


The Boston Traveller quotes Cod
Liver Oil under the head of "Kitchen
Prices Current!"


Unless tree has borne blossoms in
spring, you will vainly look for fruit
on it In autumn.


The man who shoots dozen cats this
month will stand high in the esteem of
his countrymen.
Year: 1874

The first large public meeting of the Republi-
cans in the present campaign was held at the
City Hall, last evening, and proved an earnest
and enthusiastic gathering. The hall was crowd
ed from first to last, the addresses of Messrs.
Higgins and Bird were forelble and eloquent,
and the whole tone, character, and circumstan-
ces Of the occasion inspire us with the belief
that we are now entered upon an energetic CAN
yass Of the State, to end one month hence in
decisive Republican success.


The meeting is oil tue more calculated to give
encouragement, because there appears to have
been, outside the city, an impression in the
minds of some that Wilmington would falter in
her devotion to Republican principles, and her
support of the Republican candidates. This was
an idea not established on sound premises, and
there is now, we tlink, not "a doubt that the
majority given in Wilmington for the Republi-
can county and State tickets will be as large as
it ever has been, and possibly, by hard work and
harmonious effort, may even be increased. We
urge upon our lends throughout the State to
devote themselves energetically to the work of
the campaign, lavipg hold of that nearest their
hands, and accepting the assurance that there
Will be no flinching and no failure here.


We publish elsewhere report Of the proceed
ings o. the NEE. pg, preseDting as far as posi-
BILE, The poirts in he addresses. The presence
Of DR.. Jump, aud the evidence that it not an
orator, he is pleasant and popolar speaker, ca
pable Of addressing an assembly Of his fellow
citizens in PLAIN and srieadly terms, added to the
force ald use:ulness of the meeting. lie will
make friends for himself and tue cause lie rep
resents wherever the people become acquainted
with him
Year: 1874

In conclusion the address says:
"Our tale of misery is complete.
Nothing remains but submission, re-
ieved only by the dim, distant hope
that the sober, second thought of this
great people will consider calmly our
conduct, and devise in their wisdom,
some method of relief for their un-
happy countrymen.
Year: 1874

We observe that q motion has been intro
duced into Congress to 'extinguish the rights
OF the Indians TO their reservation in the Black.
Hill country" This means that our federal
troops have found gold in this region, and
that the Indians are to be driven out in order
that the white men may 60 in and dig for
gold. We suppose that the inevitable ton
dency of civilization will be to remove the
tribes. But We never see suggestion of thus
kind without wishing that our government
had statesmanship enough to adopt sound
policy of dealing with the aborigines.
The President began his administration with
the best intentions on this subject We
wish we could feel that these intentions had
been sustained. But the Indian Ring-and
there is none more shameless in the history
of corruption, because it lives upon the plum
der of the ignorant and helpless savage-is
stronger to-day in Washington than it has
been at any time in our history. manifest
destiny"-by which swelling phrase we gem
orally mean national selfshness points to
the extinction Of the Indian race. At the
same time it is cruel and cowardly thing
that as q government, we have never yet
made a serious effort to treat the Indian
tribes with Justice and humanity. 1t will be
q good time to begin fair dealing in settling
this Black Hill question.
Year: 1874

The investigation by the 'Iocal inspec-
tors Of steamers" into the collision be-
tween the Harlem and Sylvan Glen steam
boats, has resulted in one Of those farcical de-
cisions which render any punishment Of per-
sons endangering the lives Of the public quite
hopeless The Inspectors, it appears, after
weary labor, came to the conclusion that
pilots and steamboat captains, in charge Of
river steamboats,, are in the habit Of breaking
the laws enacted for the protection Of the lives
Of passengers. Every one who has sailed on
one Of these boats to Harlem knows this fact
quite well, though it took the Inspec-
tors Of Steamboats,, who are supposed
to know all about such matters, so
long to find it out In the case brought
under their notice the public required that
more than mild censure should fall on the
guilty. 1t was case in which the full penalty
OF the law should have been inflicted. But
the inspectors finding it impossible to white
wash the offenders, instead of putting the law
in force, simply give notice that on some
future occasion the law may be vindicated.


The public have right to ask why the guilty
should not be punished in this instance as


well as in some future case. Why should the


aw punish man tomorrow for what IT
Year: 1874

There WAS just the least bit Of temper in


that part Of the Presidents Message referring


to the civil service The President says, prac-
ncally that he had done all in his power to
secure this wise reform; that Congress had


nindered him; that unless Congress gave him
the legislation necessary to enforce it he


would abandon the whole scheme No doubt
tne Fresident feels that it would be the crown
ana Jewel OF his administration to introduce
the civil service into the government At the
same time ne should remember that he him
SELF in the transfer of General Sharpe from
the Marshal's Office to the Surveyorship, and
the consequent resignation of Mr.. Curtis from
the Commission. gave his own plan the Arst,
and, we think, the fatal blow. II. however.
ne has any doubt about this Congress passing
the necessary legislation let him wait another
year and see what the democrats will do.
They come into power pledged to civil service
reform. Mr.. Tilden means to introduce IL
into New York, where there are more officer.
In ths various departments Of the govern
ment than in many OF the monarchies Of Eu-
rope. The President should not abandon tho
reform because his party abandons it Let
him cling to civil service reform, or SO much
of it az = left, and see what the democrats
will do when they come into power.
Year: 1874

often as you want to be paid, but nev. n taking


any other steps to discharge the obi, yation'


Such a hocus-pocus is no payment S'ut
trifing with the patience and an insult toN the
understandings of creditors.


This precious scheme is as Objectionable in
form as it is ridiculous in substance. Even
from its own standpoint, that greenbacks are
money lent to the government. the process is
cumbrcus and absurd. Supposing green
backs to be money the scheme converts the
Treasury into savings bank for keeping the
spare money of the people and paying it back
on demand, with moderate interest. Why,
then, use the clumsy machinery of bonds in
stead of simply keeping an account with the
depositors? A bond is form of obligation
given for debts having considerable time to
run. 1t is ridiculous to resort to the formality
of bonds for debts payable on demand. The
scheme is preposterous in another view. The
infationists have all along been contending
that we have no excess of currency for the
busy part Of every year, when the grain and
cotton crops are seeking markets. By
their own showing, then, every dollar
of the greenbacks would be called
back into circulation for considerable por-
ton of each year. What then, becomes of
Kelley's argument and Butler argument that
the greenbacks received for the interchange
able bonds could be employed in redeeming
the six per cent public debt and thereby fund
ing it at lower rate of interest3 When the
new bonds were all returned to the Treasury
in August and September how could the gov
ernment pay them on demand If it had parted
with the means of doing SO by purchasing
6ve-twenty bonds? The scheme is really too
absurd for serious argument and we are curl
GUS to see what proportion Of the members of
the House are crazy enough to vote for it
Such vote would be q gauge of Legislative
folly.
Year: 1874

TIE Bill INTRODUCED by Mr.. West Of
Louisiana, providing for the construction of q
United States postal telegraph line between
Washington and Boston by way Of Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and Hartford, is the
pioneer movement of the postal telegraph sys-
tenn in this country. The proposed line is in
tended to test the practical operation of q
system here which has been found to work
advantageously to the public in Europe.
While there may be differences Of opinion as
to the expedisncy of placing the telegraphic
business under the control of the government
there ought to be no objection to the test pro-
posed by Mr.. Vests bill. Let us see how o
government telegraph between the designated
points works, and we shall then be in a better
position to judge of the wisdom Of bringing
the whole telegraphic business Of the country
within the jurisdiction Of the Post Office De-
partment as national undertaking.