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Year: 1878

a reliable man wanted to take charge oi
a farm" reliable man wanted in 9
counting ng-house"-"A reliable man wanted
to superintend mill" What demand
there is for reliable men Young women
want them for husbands, fathers and moth
ers want them for sons-in-law. People in
trouble inquire anxiously for a reliable
lawyer whom they can consult; the sick want
a reliable physician, the churches want q
reliable man for minister although they
do not advertise their wants in a newspa
per.


There seems to be no end to the de
mands for reliable men. Are reliable mer
so scarce that so much point is made of
getting them.


We apprehend that they are not as
plenty as they should be. Reliable archi
tects and contractors and engineers are
not to be found in every place, or there
would not be so many railway and bridge
accidents, cashiers and other bank officers
are not always reliable or there would be
no defalcations. The same may be said
of trustees or insurance officers. In truth
reliable men do not crowd one another in
any class or occupation.


Young man, it is for you to determine
whether you will be a reliable man or noi
1t all depends upon yourself Nothing is
easier, only resolve that you will be a re-
liable man and stick to it through every
temptation.
Year: 1878

This wonderful explosive was discovered
in 1S47, by an Italian named Soboro, but
its practical application was made by Al
fred Noble, Swedish engineer. The pro-
cess by which it is made is thus described:
Every one knows what glycerine is-a
clear syrupy liquid, sweet to the taste and
somewhat greasy to the touch. Its scope
of employment ranges from the surgeons S
dispensary to the lady's boudoir. Chem
lists term it traitomic alcohol, and it may
be derived from fat or tallow by action of
lime and sulphuric acid Its properties are
many and various, but as they have no
bearing upon the present subject we shall
abstain from noticing them. If q quanti-
ty of nitric acid be added to twice its
weight of sul2huric acid, glycerine be
poured into this, and stirred carefully, the
whole being surrounded by freezing mix
ture, we obtain that wonderful substance
known as nitroglyeerine, which has more
than ten times the explosive force of gun
powder 1t forms on the surface as an
oil of a pale yellow color, is perfectly ino-
dorous, and has a sweet aromatic taste.
1t is poisonous whether taken internally or
absorbed through the skin, and small doses
of it produce distressing headaches. 1t
does not explode when brought in contact
with fire, and remains unchanged even
when raised to temperature of boiling
water; but at about forty degrees Fahren-
heit it becomes converted into an icy mass,
which merely requires friction to develop
all its explosive qualities.
Year: 1878

PAPER BARRELs.-It is claimed that
the new paper -four barrels are not only
cheaper, but more tight and durable, as
well as lighter than those of the ordinary
construction. By an improved method of
manufacture, these barrels are composed of
straw pulp, which is run into mould made
in the shape of one-half of barrel cut
vertically. The pulp is subjected to a
powerful hydraulic pressure, and when
reducd to the required thickness, the ends
of the halves are cut off; the pieces are
then placed in a steam drier, the sides are
trimmed evenly, and the substance thor
oughly dried 1t comes from the drier
ready for making up into barrels. There
are three heavy wooden hoops aud two
hoops fastened together, and, into grooves
cut in the slaves, the paper halves, which
have an average thickness of three six
teenths of an inch, are slid. The ends of
the barrels are made of paper of a similar
thickness, constructed upon the same prin-
ciple as the sides. The barrels are man
uiactured entirely by machinery, and the
halves are cut so true that any pieces of
the same size will readily fit together
Year: 1878

Springs are little things, but they are
the sources of large streams; helm is a
little thing, but it governs the course of
a ship bridle-bit is a little thing, but we
know its use and power; nails and pegs are
little things, but they hold the parts Of a
building together; word, look, a frown
are all little things, but powerful for good
or evil. Think of this and mind the lit
tie things. Pay that little debt; if it is a
promise, redeem it; if it is a shilling, hand
it oyeri you know not what important
events may hang upon it. Keep your
word sacred; keep it to the children-they
will mark it sooner than any one else, and
the effect will probably be as lasting as
life Mind little things.
Year: 1878

ADVICE TO STUDENTs.-Sit up to the
table when you read; easy chairs abolish
memory. Do not read the same book too
long at one sitting. If you are really
weary of one subject change it for another
Read steadily for three hours day for
five days in the week; the use of wet tow
els and strong coffee betrays ignorance of
how to read. Test the accuracy Of your
work as soon as you have finished it. Put
your facts in order as soon as you have
learnt them. Never read after midnight
Do not go to bed straight from your books.
Never let your reading interfere with ex-
ercise or digestion. Keepa clear head,
good appetite and cheerful heart.
Year: 1878

If you wish to preserve continual har-
mony in your family the great secret lies
in being sometimes blind to things you do
not care to see and deaf to things you do
not care TO hear.
Year: 1878

NTE have noticed that Phosphate circulars


w and books have but little influence
with farmers as there are frequently names
used without permission, and when the party
is investigated he has never used the phos-
phate. For the benefit Of those that have
never used our Phosphate we give the names
of few of our farmers and their postofiice
address, so that inquiry can be made in re-
gard to the same. Some Of the parties named
are the most successful farmers in Carroll and
Frederick counties. and have used from Ten
to Twenty Tons OF our Phosphate per
year. We ask inquiry. We would rather the
farmers would talk for us than we talk for
ourselves. We give you the analysis Of our
Phosphate and guarantee every bag to be uni
form and in excellent order for Drilling.
Year: 1878

At about "a o'clock the body of Tweed was
placed in an ice box and carried out to Under
taker Cases wagon, which was waiting in front
Of the Jail. Some idlcrs gathered to see what
was gong on. but without apparently knowing
that Tweed WAS dead. The wagon was slowly
driven into the Bowery and up. Third avenue to
at 63, the residence ot Mr.. Douglas. The
Year: 1878

Although the price Of wheat has declined
somewhat in English markets, and the
growing crops look better than they did a
short time ago, still the prospects for rea-
sOnable prices for our surplus crop are fair.
During the past year nearly all Of the
wheat has been consumed, leaving less on
hand than usual at this season OF the year.
The continued high prices have also had
the effect ofclearing the European markets.
In England the people are purchasing
more Indian corn or maize than before.
and this has the effect OF influencing the
price OF wheat somewhat.
Year: 1878

SENATOR SARGENT yielded gracefully
to an interviewer, and said that the
activity Of Kearney's party will bring
out a full vote in California at the next
election, and the state will consequent
ly 90 republican.
Year: 1878

THE president indicates by his pri-
vate conversation that be will send In
some ringing words In his message on
the question of southern outrages. But
will the house perform the necessary
action? rs .sfr
Year: 1878

THE attorney general will make re-
quest of Governor Hampton which he
is not likely to grant. Wade is as
strong bulldozer as any man In the
state, but he goes about 1t In a kid
gloved manner. The president put too
much trust in him. He has been
Wade in the balance and found want
Year: 1878

ALREADY is the hint given out that
the democrats Of congress will keep the
business mill SO busy that investigation
grist, especially of the late elections in
the south, will be entirely ignored.
Year: 1878

Banks. from the committee on rules, re-
ported back the resolution admitting one
representative of each public journal which
employs a permanent correspondent for re-
porting the proceedings OF Congress TO the
halls and passage ways around the hall OF
the House; adopted.


Consideration was then resumed OF the
case of Polk, doorkeeper of the House.


After quite a long debate, Eden closed
the discussion tor the day by saying it
would not he just to Polk to discharge him
from OIL .e and put the brand of disgrace
upon his brow simply because he had en-
ployed an extra force. The Democratic
party could not live and do injustice to
Polk. He gave notice he would offer
substitute concerning the doorkeeper, re-
committing the whole subject. and instruc-
ting the committee on civil service reform
to report the number and pay of employees
to be kept in the door6eepers department,
and whether employment of laborers
should not be committed to the charge of
the superintendent or ianitur.


Cravens and Henry favored retaining
Polk.


Frye opposed it. He said the disabled
soldiers appointed by Polk, at the instance
of New England Democrats had served
three years in an independent company at
Boston. Another had served i'm the navy
as an apothecary. Another sprained an
ankle in the war. Another had fever.
he created much merriment by giving
these and other instances.
Year: 1878

VIEW BURGLAR


John Waltner. clerk in Hoboken cigar
Itore was gathering cLesnuts Sunday morning In
Kings Wood the city limits Of Hoboken When at
lracted by dreadful smell, he found under beech
tree the decompOsed remains of man. In speaking OF
Ihe matter yesterday he sad was startled at first
when that body had head, but soon found
that by where it had rolled, apparently when the
the lgaments had rOtted of The body lying on its
back with the right the chest within twenty
Net OF the Bulls Ferry Boulevard, much requented
road saw at first revolver but On returning TO the
Ipot with the Coroner found one lying by the side OF
he body. 1t was a sevenshOOter, and one barrel had
been discharged"


The man was dressed IN black brOadcloth trousers
lark sack waistcoat snd about forty
M age. Nothing was found the body except bot
Tie containing small amount OF whiskeY. The inquest
win be held on Thursday evening. The finding OF this
body, which had evidently lain long near public
highway, created much excitement yesterday IN Hobo
KEN 1t s believed that the body was that OF one Of the
Farvew burglars who was wounded and had been traced
ls far as Gutenberg The morning after the burglary
t Engles three men crossed the river TO NewYOrk IN
rOWbOa whereas there were tour burglars and one OF
them had been wounded. The body was too much de-
composed 10 allow u TO be ascertained whether there
we're any mark OF violence upon 1t.
Year: 1878

The CALAMITY
In Our Southern Cities Will
Continue Its RaVages
Until the Autumn FrOsts Come Like An


Angel Of Mercy,
And Bid It Cease In Its Havoc Of


Life.
hut We Have n ScOurge Among Us
Which Has All Seasons and


Chimes for Hts Own,
and is RObbing Us Of the Best and Fairest OF
Our Wives, Mothers and Sisters,
Year: 1878

HARTFORD Ct, Nov. 29,-A serious acct
dent occurred at Lexington, on the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, six miles
south of this CITY, at 7o'clock this evening.
The Boston express, which leaves New York
at .. IN, while passing Lexington and run
ming at q rate of thirty-tive miles per hour,
ran into a side track, on which were five
freight cars, which had been switched off the
main track on hour before. The station
agent had neglected to turn the switch
The engineer applied the air brakes, but
before the speed of the train could be
materially decreased the express collided
with q crash. The engine was thrown
from the track and completely wrecked
The baggage car was whirled around at right
angles. blocking the down track. The
smoking and palace cars also ran Off the
track the latter turning partly over; None
of the passengers were injured. Engineer J.
Locky was thrown off his engine and badly
hurt In the side, but not fatally. Fireman
Jos. Plunkett was buried to his neck in tho
coal from the engine and had to be dug out.
He escaped with q broken knee. Both tracks
are blocked. A wrecking train was sent from
Hartford at once, and the track will be cleared
before midnight. SO far as can be learned the
responsibility for the accident rests upon the
station agent, Mr.. Sternberg, who neglected
to close the switch 1t Is rumorod, however,
that the switch had been tampered with
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The veteran ex
Senator Thos. L. Clingman, Of North Caro-
lima, Is on q shert visit to this city. In an
interview at the New York Hotel in reference
to the prospect of Democrat or Republican
occupying the chair Of the Chief Magistrate
after the next presidential election, the ex-
Senator said:


'It is rather early to give al opinion as to
which party will occupy the White House at
the close OF Hayes term. AS the matter
stands now, however, l am of opinion, that q
Democrat will be invited to take the chair In
fact this time, and not, as Mr.. Tilden did, let
some one who was not elected take the Office


"Whom do you think the Democrats, at the
next presidential convention will select?'


"WeIl, I think Thurman will be acceptable
to the Democracy of the South generally.
[ don't know Of any other man who would be
more SO, excepting Hendricks. They are very
partial to him, because they are confident
he will strive to do better II he got the nomi-
nation for the people. He is we'll known TO
all of them Therefore they will be- relieved
from all doubt as to what his principles CON
sist Of 1t is very probable that the candidate
for presidential honors will be n Western or
Northern man, and we are satisfied that 1t
shall be So"


Gen Clingman is candidate for senatorial!
honors In North Carolina with Mr.. Vance and
others
Year: 1878

BERLIN, Nov 29-There is great excitement
over the order for the expulsion of conspicu-
GUS Socialists and disturbance are feared


The Prussan Parliament will demand an
explanation of the government OF the reason
of Herr HasseImann s expulsion.
Year: 1878

A Republican party In the South Is as nor
NAL O. condition of things as gambling den
ia a church, and no more SO; and a church
society might as well be charged with fraud
for getting rid of the gambling den as to
charge the South with fraud for Wiping out
the Republican party.
Year: 1878

Young wife !" My dear, don't be
esernally finding fault with the fashion.
If you don't like the style of my hair
dent dress yours in that way, that's all:
If [ were to follow your example l
should have to wear my hair bald-headed.
Puck.
Year: 1878

young named Ransom Van Rensselaer, fell
through tho ice yesterday afternoon while attempting
to skate from the Globe HOTEL in Red Bank, N. j., TO
his home Locust Point, the Shrewsbury River
When rescued and proceeding homcward with tho
aid OF those who had come his assistance he died
II Is supposed IRON the effects OF the chill previously
received. He was young man greatly beloved and
cd
Year: 1878

held mp as our great exomplar but she our an
tagonst IN all matters OF commerce. Tho United
not that OF England. This country must seek the
trade OF those countries using silver for money and
not deprive ltse Of the right Of using It's own prod
silver. The demouetzaton OF silver in this country
had brought upon us all tho miseres we are now la
boring undcE England by her great trade was bring
ing all the world In debt TO herr but the United States
Was getting In debt 10 all the world. This country
paid 600 600 annually to foreign nations 10 do
| It's carrying trade. and This must be rcmeded He
argued that the bondhoders had right 10 complain
They had always received large prohts upon their IN
vestments


DIR. LIxpgKmAS's REPORT


Ho then criticised The reoeht publication OF DIR. Lin.
de-man, Superintendent OF the Mint, upon tho


finances, and said long the head OF tho Mint was
hostile 10 silver we coud never have any fair silver
coinage. Tho book unworthy of reliance, al.
though many OF his facts and tables entitled 10
consideration Remonetizc silver and he had no sort
comotogether occupying the positions they dii
prior TO the act OF 1873 Encand would not be able
to drive other nations of the world away from the use
OF silver


Iu conclusion no spoke in favor Of reducing taxa
,ion aaa said Congress should nse every instrument
rency Of tho country and enable the people 10 pay
their debts


THE BILL TO BE DISCUSSED IN THIS CITY.


The Executive Committee OF the Industrial Union
Club met last evening at Science Hall, No 14l Eighth
street, and made arran gements for mus1 meeting to
be held In Science Hall on Wednesday evening next
at which Is TO be given expression OF tA views oil
the working classes tho Bland Silver bi3-and the
Resumption act.


The members OF the Cotton Exchange will givc
preston to their views tho Band Silver bill AZ
meeting to be held this afternoon at three O'Clock.
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB ON SPECIE PAY


MENTs.


The following arc tho resolutions adopted by the
Union League Club at Its annual meeting last night
Resolved, That this club Is opposed to ALI legislation
w wi q a
gold basis, provided for by law.


Resolved Tint support the principle OF the act ot this
State of March -. 1870 which provides that all taxes
levied and confirmed after January 4 1873 shall be
allie gold in certificates which redeem
able in gold demand.


Resolved That object silver coin practically
exch angea0le Tor gold being legal tender Tor limited
but object silver coin exchange
aDle made unlimited tender. because 1t has do
precaed: hold tho nationa honor and pros
ncry alike require that the public debt shall be paid In
gold or Its equivalent
Year: 1878

thirty miles to water. No velvet
sward or spreading, umbrageous
trees invite to that luxurious re-
pose so dear to the tramp's heart.
While here and there valley may
be encountered which could be
made rich by irrigation, and at
other points there are prosperous
agricultural settlements, such as
those of the Salt River and Giia
valleys, as a general thing an arid
land reflects the blistering rays OF
the sun with maddening intensity,
and the tramp who gets into the
heart of one of these deserts Is as
like as not to leave his bones to
bleach there. Arizona is the most
inviting place we know of just now
for persons of capital and energy;
but, for the tramp, it is the last re-
source on earth. The delights of
laziness and vagabondage would
vanish in region in some parts of
which it is iokingly said that when
you put down your hand you grasp
either a rattlesnake or piece of
prickly cactus. If tramps were
miners, industrious and a little
ahead with this worlds goods, we
would cbeerfully advise them to
HE them to Arizona. There they
would find innumerable .Iodes OF
the precious metals which only
await development. But as tramps
are deficient in all these, they
should stay where they are.
Year: 1878

WE are at loss to understand
the reason for the IuquestioDed
movement here in force of tramps
from San Francisco. We have not
heard anything which would lead
us to think that our people are any
more hospitabIe to these Ishmaels
Of society than of yore, but that
they are coming in multitudes can
not be disputed. We have received
information which leads US to
think that between sixty and
seventy Of the people who are gen.
orally known as "tramps" have
reached this city from San Fran
cisco during the past ten days.
Many Of them avow that they are
On route to Arizona. We assure
such Of these gentry now resident
In the central and upper counties
who may mediate coming here
that Los Angeles county has not
lost any OF their genus and that
Arizona don't want them. The
man who supposes that couch in
the hot sand and cactus patches in
Arizona is equivalent to lying on
bank Of violets on which the soft
South winds play Is fearfully mis-
taken. More than In any quarter
OF the American continent are some
means, self-relIance and industry
needed in Arizona. 1t Is the last
country on the footstool for a
tramp. There are no cosy farm
heuses, poultry yards, or other vag-
abond coIgns OF vantage. to be
availed Of. 1t Is often fifty miles
botWeen houses and occasionally
Year: 1878

A few days since wretch guilty
of burglary, arson, forgery, bigamy
and murder was justly hung for his
crimes at Pittsfield, Mass, and he
professed, when on the scaffold.
profound submission to his fate and
confidence in the future, at which
the Intelligencer asks whether
there Is not surfeit of this kind OF
piety?
Year: 1878

"Doctor," said wealthy New
Yorker to bis physician, II want
you to be thorough, and strike at
the root of the disease" "Well, !
will,n said the doctor, as he lifted
his cane and brought it down hard
enough to break into pieces q bot
tie and a glass that stood upon the
sideboard. 1t was his last profess
slonal visit to that house.
Year: 1878

The ancient Pennsylvania patriot, Simon
Cameron, is bowling around Washington for
Grant. All the "old guard are in line and
ready for desperate effort to secure the
presidential nomination for their ex-chief. He
out conscience or principle; full believer In
the spols doctrines which are their political
religion They have nc, hope that another
man so entirely in accord with them can ever
come near the White House. and they are
quite confident, therefore, that the safety OF
the country demands another term OF Grant
ism. Fortunately the chances are about a
hundred to one that they will not see their
homes realized.
Year: 1878

Rats and mice will 30 into trap much
more readily if II piece of looking glass is put
in any part of the trap where they can see them.
selves. They are social little creatures, and
where they see any of their tribe there they
will 90. am quite sure of the effect the look
ing-glaSS has, us | properly "baitcd' my trap
for whole week without being able to coax
one of the depredators in: but the first night
after putting in the looking. glass Icaught two
one very large and one small rat; and every
night, since this device has made one or more
prisoncrs-L,tier to G,rmIgtDrH Telegraph
Year: 1878

\ western New York farmer j. credited with
the noteworthy remark that he once carefully
observed the effect of the application of stable
manure which had been saved under shelter
till needed for use, and he concluded that one
load of il was worth about rs much ~ two
loads of that exposed in the usual wasteful
strongly.