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Year: 1878

Either God has abandoned the earth and
the devil reigns here supreme, or the hope.
ful aspect of human affairs is always the
true one. We need not hide our heads in
the bush, ostrioh-like, for fear of seeing
something; we can afford to face all sad
facts, and TO know the very worst. Nor are
they the wisest friends or truest helpers who
prophesy only smooth things. 1t is y ne3es-
sary and noble service to expose the errors
and follies, the sins and dangers of the
times. The Spirit of Truth is reprover as
well AS comforter. But to declaim about
the times in tone of consciousness and
discouragement is very different business.
1t is said TO be one trick of Satan, "the ac-
cuser of his brethren" to make men believe
their case is hopeless and their sin unpar-
donable, so that they may give up all thought
of repentance and reform


Gas sbirds, bv kissing serpents scared,


Drop down through sheer despair"


What invasion of Hinduism is this which
overawes our scholarly men and drives them
to the conclusion that we are living in the
Kalee Yug, or evil age that the world is on
its last legs that all human affairs are
swept downward toward perdition by a
strong stream of tendency 7" We can
take no stock in the philosophy of despair.
10 despair oil the republic, OF civilization,
of modern society, of the reality of virtue,
of the reformation and supremacy of re-
gion, seems like sad form of mental aber-
ration. A sad form of atheism, too for
how should any man fall into such paralyz.
ing gooms while he really believes in " God
over all, blessed forever" In that faith is
hope, joy, victory for it gives power to do
and to endure, and courage to war good
warfare. True, any large view of history
makes it clear that there are uplifts and sub
sidings, human cataclysms, vast ebbs, in
which whole nations and races are caught
on retreating wave aud swept backward
like helpless sea-weed and that cosmic
causes, solar and stellar forces, may operate
powerfully to retard or promote the well-be-
ing of the inhabitants of earth. But such
retrospect does not seem to prove that
disastrous twilight" has fallen on this
nineteenth century of Christi and many of
the noises by which some tremuous gentle
men are disturbed may strike on healthier
nerves, as a chorus OF Growing cocks that
greet the rising disqualification Register.
Year: 1878

one may be alarmed at the fact that there
exists so dangerous a counterfeit of genuine
spiritual life. Every one OF us may know


that he is not common bypocrite, delib-
crate imposter but may he not be deceived,
as muliitudes of others have BEEN by mis-.
taking shallow emotion for genuine re-
ligious principle p Exchange and Chronicle.
Year: 1878

RESOLUTIONS OF THE BENT ON
COUNTY DEMOCRACY.


Benton County Argus


The following resolutions were
introduced and adopted unanimous
ly, excepting one dissenting vote:


BE it resolved by the people of
Beuton county, in convention as
semblcd at Ashland


/. That We hold it to be the duty
of senators and representatives i'll
congress to vote according to, and
in things be governed by, the wishes
of their constituents when known
in other words, to represent the
people and not themselves.


2. That all officers should be the
agents and servants of the people
and not their masters, since the
government belongs to the people
and should not be run in the inter
est of the bondholders or railroad
crS, or any other class to the exclu-
sion of the interest of the masses.


3. That we hold it TO be the duty
of any officer whose consciences, or
interest, or private obligations, or
anything else, will not allow him to
represent the wishes of his cOnsti
tuents to at once resign.


4. That we favor the increase of
our currency sufficiently to meet all
.he necessities of the people and
the repeal of the resumption act,
and that we oppose the national
banking system.


5. That we regard the failure of
the government to allow the bonds
to be taxed while the labOring mas
scs are ground down with taxation
to pay interest on the same in gold
and the general expenses of gov
ernment, as species of robbery
that ought not to be tolerated.
Year: 1878

On page 1T, vol XI, we publish
ed "A recipe somewhat similar to
this; we however give our readers
the following which is from cor
respondent of the Practical Farmer:


Melt together ID. of rosin and l
ID. of good beef tallow. Remove
from stove and let cool until scum
forms over it, then add teaspoon
tul of turpentine +; replace on stove
and add z or OF a mixture of 2
parts strong alcohol and l part wa
ter, stirring briskly, and taking care
that the alcohol does not intlame, as
it will, if the mixture is too hot.
Stir until the liquid is lost in the
mixture, when it should be of the
consistency Of honey. Keep in u
closed bottle and apply with a
brush. If after a month or two it
becomes hard, remelt, add few
drops more of the turpentine, and
more of the alcohol aud water. A
few days after it is applied it be-
comes hard, and will remain un.
changed, except that it grows har-
der, for an indefinite time.
Year: 1878

The Summer Rose the sun has flushed
With crimson glory, may be sweet
'Tis sweeter when it's leaves are crushed
Beneath the winds and teDlpcsts' feet.
The Rose, that waves upon its tree
In life sheds perfume all around
More sweet the perfume floats to me
OF roses trampled on the ground,
The waving Rose with every breath
Scents, carelessly, the summer air
The wounded Rose bleeds forth in death
A sweetness far more rich and rare.
1t is truth beyond our ken


And yet truth that all may read-
1t is with roses as with men


The sweetest hearts are those tha


bleed.


The flower which Bethlehem saw bloom
Out of Heart all full of grace
Gave never forth its full perfume


Until the Cross became its Vase.
Year: 1878

OAford Eagle.


A public official is the servant Of
the people, the agent and not the
principal, the creature of the public
will and not the creator, amendable
to the party electing him, and in
matters of great public concern the
conduit as it were through which
the public voice must have cSpres-
sion. This principal of republican
government denied and republican
government is at an end.
Year: 1878

"Few people know the value Of
lemon juice. A piece Of lemon
bound upon a corn, will cure it In a
few days /; it should be renewed night
and morning. A free use of lemon
sugar will always relieve a cough.
Most people feel poorly in the spring
of the year, and so take medicine for
relief but if they would eat a lemon
before breakfast every day for week
with or without sugar, as they like
they would find it better than med
icine.
Year: 1878

Lovers quarrels arise from different


causes; sometimes from mere intensi.


ty of affection making undue exac-
tions, and at others from causes which,
if properly understood and apprcciat-
ed, would warn the parties OF the i'm.
possibility Of their ever living happily
together For instance, a young man
who is engaged finds his aflianced
very jealous, Whenever they meet
other ladies in society she treats him
with great GOODNESS. This chills his
ardor, and makes him discontented, SO
much 40 that he is in doubt about
marrying her at all. He has, in fact,
come to the conclusion that, if he be.
lieved she would treat him after mar
riage in the same way she does now,
he would never marry her. AS gen
eral proposition 1t may be laid down
that persons will not change essential


y after marriage. A belief that they
would have been the cause OF countless
unhappy marriages. They will be
just about the same after as before,
and, if anything, little more likely to
give way TO strong natural proclivi-
ties, Or peculiarles Of temper. If
you would not marry young woman,
provided you believed she would con-
tinue to be as she is now, without any
marked change in her disposition,
then you do very perilous thing to
marry her at ALL The same rule, on
the other hand, applies to the young
men. Many and many a girl has
made u shipSre Of her happiness
for lite by marrying a young man in
the confidence that after marrying she
would WELD such an influence over
him as to reform his wild habits. She
finds her influence diminished rather
than increased after they are married,
q d dlsagreements and misery neces-
sarily follow.
Year: 1878

With the return of the butterflies
the tramp problem receives its annual
revival The gentry of the road have
tested fortune variously through the
winter months. Some have timed it
SO as TO be comfortably kept in Jail
until the birds and blossoms came
again many have been wandering in
warmer ATTITUDES, and "A no inconsid
erable representation have found it
possible TO follow their profession
without interruption, so mild has been
the season. But now migration has
set in again. The tramps believe the
wild goose is Il wise fowl after all, and
follow this bird of good omen South
and North. They will soon enter up


on the summer campaign with swollen
ranks and more perfect organization.
They exert an influence, and it Ger
tainly is not in the direction of social
progress or security. Their harvest
is to be found in stirring up commo-
tions in industry and society. Give
them an entering wedge and they will
undertake a carnival of blood, incen.
diarism and plunder that defies all
moral influences, and sometimes
threatens even the very majesty of
the law itself. Last year they found
this opportunity in the railroad strikes,
which they turned into riots, thereby
heaping undeserved reproach upon
honest industry and those whose pro.
tests would have been orderly and re-
spectiul, but for the fact that their
banners were captured and made to
wave over thieves and murderers and
constitute the symbols of their vile
lawlessness We hope this year that
the tramps will be made to stand
forth, with no respectable mask TO
shield their loathsome front, and then
be held responsible for theil lawless
deeds so far as the strength of cur in
can compel them to an
swell Boston Post.
Year: 1878




Frank w, Miller, a New Hampshire
editor IN his very al 10 and sensible
address at the recent assembly Of the
New Hampshire state board Of agri-
culture, says


"Farmers do not hang together a.
they should they are too jealous Of
one anothers success, II one is got
ting a good thing IN selling milk or
In raising any particular crop, they
arc Too apt TO strive TO fpoll the basi-
ness by cutting under, Or by getting
away customers, Who ever heard OF
q lawyer sneaklng aroand to get a
easS away from brother fthe craft 7
And who ever knew q rumseler TO
cut down prices to secure trade q
No, the lawyers and the rumscllers
hang together the best OF any class
know, and sometimes l am tempted
to wish more OF them could hang to
gether.


Farmers are too much inclined TO
dcpreciate themselves. II they get a
little money ahead and think TO start
q bank, they will pay clerk for tax
ing care Of the books ten times as
much as either one ofthem would dare
ask for doing the same number of
hours work Tor the clerk. When /
commenced business as u printer, !
had been told that lawyers and pbysic.
ians must charge big fees for their
services, because it had cost them so
much to acquire their education I
made up my mind that those men
who charged me big fees would have
big ices chalg ged them in return. 1t
has cost me as much to be printer
as il would have cost to become a
lawyer. Farmers need as good an
education as u lawyer, and better Of
tho two, and they should value such
an education, and realize the dignity
which belongs with it,
Year: 1878

READING. Il wish your daughters
to resemble me in nothing but the
love of reading knowing by expert
ence how far it is capable OF soften
ing the cruelest accidents of life; even
the happiest cannot be passed over
without many uneasy hours, and
there is no remedy 50 easy as books
which, if they do not give cheerful,
ness, at least restore quiet to the most
troubled mind. Those that fly to
cards or company for relief generally
find that they only exchange one mis-
fortune for another Lady Monta-
gue's Letters.
Year: 1878

make a clinic Of yourself, aud tell me
tho Christian names Of your bones,
and tho appurenance thereto apPer-
tanning, Tell me.


hut he gotup and slowly backed out
Of the car and the conductor shortly
aherward told mo that tho man with
tho liver told him that the man who
escaped from the asylum at Jacksonville
last week was Ia the rear coach,
Year: 1878

A CUNNING DoG.-A near neighbor Of
mine has IL large mongrel dog, II terrible
nuisance to all passing the house. which
unfortunately stands near the highway
rhe brute has the nasty habit of rushing
out and attacking every passing vehicle.
Complaints were loud and numerous; and
ut length the owner hit upon plan which
he thought would eflecrualy cure his dog
He attached II small log of wood, or II
" clog" by chain to his collar. This
answered admirably; for no sooner did the
dog start in pursuit of any thing than the
clog not only checked his speed, but gen
orally rolled him over Doggie was evi-
dently puzzled and reelected upon the pc
stion; and if he did not possess rel5onng
powers, he certainly showed something
like them, for he quickly overcame the
difficulty. and to the surprise of all, was
soon at his old work, nearly rs bad rs ever
And this is how he managed: No Longer
did he attempt to drag the clog on the
ground and allow it to check and upset
him; but before starting he caught it NJ
in his mou b. ran before the passing horse
dropped it, and commenced the attack
and when distanced, would again seize the
clop in his moath, and resume his position
ahead, and thus became rs great pest as
ever. Even on his ordinary travels abou
he is now seen carrying his clog in hi:
mouth, instead of letting it drag on the
ground between his legs.-Chdmber'
journal.
Year: 1878

1t would be we'll for the poor man to
ponder and think well before blaming the
government for the hard times. Last
week there was riot in Canada, and the
cry WAS for bread or blood. Remember
that Canada is not governed by the United
States. and still they are having hard
times. Why is it that England Can buy
her cotton in this country. take it across
the ocean, manufacture it into fabrics. and
sell them again to our people cheaper than
they can be manufactured here? Simply
because the poor people here would scorn
to work for what the poor people of Eng
land would. They don't know how much
more degraded the poor are in other coun-
tries than they are in this. The poor peo-
pie in this country live far better than
those in England How would you like
to live in Italy, where the common labor
er gets what would amount to twenty five
cents II day and the skilled workmen only
receives sevenly-iive cents per day for his


labor? 1t is so in all countries; the poor
people are suffering and no intelligent
man but demagoguc, will try to make
poor people believe that they are poor be-
cause the government. is corrupt and is
run in the interest of the rich and to the
detriment of the poor. We have one OF
The best countries in the world for the poor
man, and it is the desire Of all patriots to
give the poor people every chance to BE-
happy, that can be given them in an hon
est way.-Bteflon (Ltd) Chronicle.
Year: 1878

According to Nature, the mirror of the
great telescope recently added to the won-
ders of Paris is forty-seven inches in diam
eter, with a focal distance of twenty-three
feet The weight of the mirror is half a
ton; it is constructed of glass, and is sill
vered by the Foucault process, the whole
cost of the mirror being some ten thousand
dollars. A magnifying power of five hun
dred has been found 10 answer excellently
for observing minute stars, The finder
and the ocular and the small plane mirror
are all placed at the front Of the tube. and
can be rotated around its axis. thus flcili-
tating the use of the large iron winding
staircase from which observations may be
made; the height OF this staircase is about
forty feet. and its weight six tons; it rests
on two circular iron rollers. and is always
placed on the same side of the tube as the
counterpoise, being moved by special ma
chinery. The observations are made in
the open air. but the instrument is protect
ed at other times by means of an iron
house, which weighs Twelve tons, and is
moved on rollers by machinery so that il
can be rolled to one side, and IN less than
a quarter of an hour the huge and magniti.
cent telescope can be uncovered and point.
ed upon any object in the heaven, however
distant and minute.
Year: 1878

WOULDN'T HAVE IT.-In New Haven
the other day superintendent of II line OF
steamers wanted some laborer4 on the
dock. and gong TO II lot of idle men on the
street whom he had been informed were
seeking work, he offered them dollar and
half day. TO "a man, however, they
demanded twenty-five cents IN hour and
jeered the superintendent for his proposal,
One would suppose that times are hard in
New Haven, or that people find it more
comfortable to live without doing any
thing, but local paper explains that
among those who refused this proposal for
a dollar and half day are a number
who are frequently petitoning the city
authorities for relief. Labor reform is
evidently not so much needed in New
Haven rs II reform of those who won t
Labor. And these are the kind of men
who are most dangerous, who, having the
least right to consideration, are constantly
agitating for recognition. A man has the
right to refuse work if he can get along
without it, but such II character is gener-
ally good kind TO watch.
Year: 1878

THE HOTTEST SPOT ON EARTH.-One
of the hottest regions on the earth is along
the Persian Gulf, where little or no rain
falls. At Bahrin the arid shore has no
fresh water, yet ii comparatively numerous
population contrive to live there, thanks to
the copious springs which burst forth from
the bottom of the sea. The fresh water is
got by diving. The diver, sitting on his
boat, winds great goat skin bag around
his left arm. the hand grasping its mouth.
Then he takes in his right hand heavy
stone, to which is attached strong line,
and thus equipped he plunges in and
quickly reaches the bottom. Instantly
opening the bag over the strong jet of
fresh water, he springs up the ascending
current. at the same time closing the bag,
and is helped aboard. The stone is then
hauled up, and the diver, after taking
breath, plunges again The source Of these
copious submarine springs is thought to
be in the green hills of Osman, some five
or six hundred miles distant.
Year: 1878

rouge, another piece of chewing gum, Il
fragment of looking glass, peach stone,
cigar holder stolen from Charley, a piece
of damasse silk of the pattern of her friend
Lucy's new dress, an artificial flower
horse-har ring, long brown hair enlan.
gIed in lump of taffy, and slip of paper
containing directions for handkerchief
| flirlations.


Tommy placed the last articles on the
table and slid from The room with a grin
OF triumph on his roguish face. His sister
made an Intellectual grab for him, and AS
he passed into the street he heard her
voice calling: You nasty little brat, if you
get at my pocket again Ill slap your face
Tommy thinks honors are easy.
Year: 1878

1t is al ways well to remember that moth
inc in the world is easier than to pull
down and destroy. 1t requires no inteli
yence, no character. only power and will.
A hog can root up Il garden. One hen,
scratching for worms, will destroy in an
hour what nature and the gardener have
been years in producing The verlest dolt:
with u pickaxe, on the Parthenon, allowed
to indulge his destructive propensitles'
would soon make that charming building
an unsightly ruin. Nothing Is easier than
to find fault, to tear down and to destroy.
An oil spot can be put in n second on
silk dress, and every day 1t will gather
more and more of the dust that is always
| flying.
Year: 1878

Practical mothers learn much of their
experience with the little bodies in
trusted to their care. Some of the most
common sense facts in the physical cul-
ture of these little ones known to the
more experienced mothers may not come
amiss to those who have had but little
care of children. The foundations must
be well laid to insure healthy and happy
children. The child must be we'll
nursed, well aired, we'll fed and we'll
bathed. By a thorough understanding
and practice of these four simple rules,
much of the physical, mental and moral
suffering in life would be avoided by
parent as we'll as child. If a healthy
child (and delicate one proportionately)
is regularly put to bed about dark, in a
quiet, well-ventilated. or even cold room,
after a supper Of plain food, it will
naturally awake at daybreak, good ma
tured, with keen appetite for whole
some breakfast. Nutritious, plain food,
at regular hours, with no candy or stimu-
lant,, and free bathing, help the system
to ward off many prevalent children's
ailments, and to bear with much less
danger the few that must neces-
sarily come to the majority of little ones
The child that is just given tile con
fectionery, or any unsuitable food, and
then rocked to sleep, should cause nc
surprise at waking peevish and feverish
1t is simply the result of imaginary af
fection and want of knowledge on tn,
part of the one in charge. 1t will Ger
tainly pay in the end to search diligently
for the cause when little child il
proverbially cross.
Year: 1878

ALASKA is wonderful place for
thieves. A correspondent of the San
Francisco Chronicle says one merchant in
Sitka hires Indians to steal for him, and
recently shipped away ton of copper
that they had taken from the flooring
and walls Of Government building for
storing furs. The candlesticks and
other silver articles we're long ago stolen
from the church, and even metal crosses
have been taken from graves in the
cemetery. There is not constable or a
justice in the Territory, and there is
no atte mpt to enforce any law.
Year: 1878

A SINGULAR duel occurred in Boston,
England, recently. An ass had been ac-
customed to visit one of his own kind
which grazed on neighbor's land, an
action looked upon with much disfavor
by an old black ram, which pastured in
the same field. Accordingly, he at
tackled the ass, goring him grievously,
but the ass met his assaults with great
courage, sprang about with astonishing
agility, and kicked him with great force.
At last he seized the ram by the nose
and shook him as dog worries a rat,
bit him about the neck repeatedly, and
left him weltering in his blood. The
combat lasted for nearly half an hour,
and the ram died soon after it ended.
Year: 1878

1T Is well known that the shad, like
the salmon, spends a considerable part
of his life nobody knows where. Two
fish experts, who had spent all their
lives in the shad business, testified on
the subject before Committee of the
Connecticut Legislature this year. One
sid the shad came to Connecticut from
Florida by way of He'll Gate, and the
other said Connecticut River shad
never went twenty miles south Of
Saybrook. Neither Of them knew any.
thing positively about it. The fish ap
pear in the spring, in swamps, fat and
lively; but in the winter not shad
dead or alive, is to be found in the rivers
nor the sea. They are in their sub
marine feeding ground somewhere.
Year: 1878

AT length the Chinese, in spite of the
prejudice and superstition of centuries,
appear desirous Of utilizing the valuable
coal and iron deposits of the Empire. A
native company is about to develop the
rich coal mines of the Province of
Sbautung. The coal and iron known to
exist in the Province Of Chill, to the
northwest of Tientsin, are also to be
mined on an extensive scale. If these
enterprises prove successful, the effect
upon the social and commercial condi-
ton Of China will be incalculable.
Year: 1878

Nor long since the Reading Railroad
Company was about to appoint a man to
take charge of a station on one of its
numerous branches. Among the many
applicants was single young man who
had been in the employ of the company
for some time. When he applied for
the position he was informed it would
be given to married man. Such an
obstacle as that was easily overcome,
and the enterprising young man went
to work and was soon no more bach
elor. OF course, after showing such
good business qualifications, the COM
pany could no longer refuse him, and he
now has charge of his new Office
Easton Free Press.