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Year: 1879

A revival meeting has been going on
for the past ten evenings in Brandy
wine M. Z. church, under the charge
of Rev. L. Z. White. Several persons
have presented themselves at the altar
for prayer, some OF whom have been
converted. A general experience
meeting will be held this evening to
which a cordial invitation is extended
to all. The revival services will he
continued every night successively for
some time to come, and the prospects
are said to be favorable for a wide
spread revival.
Year: 1879

Many persons are under the impress
sion that they can discharge firearms
anywhere outside the city limits with
impunity, but such is not the case. A
lad was fined before Squire Hagany
yesterday for discharging q gun in
West Wilmington. The law upon this
subject is very strict, and those who
wish to amuse themselves in this direc-
tion should always be sure they are
right before pulling the trigger.
Year: 1879

From the Philadelphia Record.


1t seems certain that the Republicans
have elected Foster in Ohio by a good
majority. What the complexion of the
Legislature will be cannot yet be definite
ly determined. The Democrats deserve
the thrashing they have received for
standing out for financial heresies which
the country has outgrown. The soft
money lunacy, even when backed by
respectability, cannot stand the logic
of business prosperity and big crops.
Year: 1879

For the Republican


For several nights past the continued
bowling Of dog kept in the factory at
Fifth and Walnut streets, has caused
the residents of that neighborhood, to
lose considerable sleep and has already
become an intolerable nuisance. 1t is
hoped the owner of the dog will abate
the nuisance.
Year: 1879

Mrs. LA. BUrrERrIELp, from Boston, Mass.
Is prepared to do dress and cloak making in all
their branches. at the corner Of Fourth and
Mulberry streets Boston and New York styles
received every month.
Year: 1879

PAUL WEBBER the new proprietor of the Prescott Enterprise says: A public journal is, in a certain sense, the property of the people and should only contain what is of public inter est Mere personal squabbles shall never be allowed to defile our col umns, and when we have difficulties and differences to settle with others, they shall be settled without any re- course to print and not be allowed to interfere with our duty to the public in the least. A journalist has no right to prostitute hIs position for mere personal ends, and the public may rest assured that whatever difficulties and troubles we may have with oth- CTS, the columns of the Enterprise will never be burdened with the de tails-there are better and more sen- sible ways to settle snch matters, We shall, in conclusion, earnestly endeav. or to give 10 our readers what they have had in the Enterprise in the past, truly progressive, impartial and liberal territorial newspaper.
Year: 1879

Gov. FREMONT and Judge Silent have recently made trip to Mohavc county, to inquire into the condition of the Indians living there, and in q forthcoming report will recommend that they receive aid from the govern. ment. Judge Silent thinks the gov ernmcnt should set apart permanent reservation on the Sandy river, as their field of supply is constantly be ing diminished by the encroachments of white men.
Year: 1879

To-day is the first in the year 1879, and as such we presume will be cele- brated in the manner usual with us since time immemOrial-that of feast ing and jolliiication, calling on friends, etc. Many will be the resolutions made to turn over a new leaf in our life's history-some to be kept sacred ly, others to be broken at the first un- guarded moment. The Christian will seek the sanctuary, and there offer up his fervent thanks, with pcnitent heart, to Him who " doelh all things we'll" for the many blessings that have been bestowed upon him during the eventfcl year just closed, while others will enjoy themselves as their more worldly instincts may dictate. The old year has been a lesson to us all, and may we conduct ourselves in the new so that at its close we may he a better and happier people. To the thousands of readers of THE HERALD we would say, in the language of Washington Irving's Rip Van Win klc'-" May sou all live long and prosper."
Year: 1879

THE new goloid dollar, which con tains half the quantity of gold in tic gold dollar and half the quantity of silver in the silver dollar, and is about the size of half dollar, is advocated as an ingenius compromise between gold and silver, and its introduction is calculated to assist in preserving the equilibrium of value between the two metals.
Year: 1879

day that yellow fever had broken out


IN Plaisance. Judge Fontenot attempted


to hold a term of his court, and we be-


lleve, failed. The public mind was in


no condition for court. People wanted


TO fe0re town, not came to town. The


town was liable to be stampcded at any


moment. More than once people left
town, because they thought, or feared,
yellow fever was already in our midst.
Country people thought it was safer to
pick cotton then, of which they had an
abundance, than to loaf about town.


We never saw the town frcer of loaf
ers since 1S7O-and then it was from the
same cause. To have held court before
the yellow fever panic was over, would
have been, if not impossible, cruel ;
many could not have been compelled to
attend, and the proceedings would have
been blocked every day; others would
have suffered at being held in place
where yellow fever might be lurking.
There is now no yellow fever, no cotton
to pick, and the ground is entirely too
wet for agricultural orcrations-so this
is the best time to hold court. But witlfa
some people everything goes wrong.
their own affairs included and as it is
not human nature to complain of them
selves, they groWl at others. We doubt
II those who were so anxious to have
court during yellow fever and cotton
picking, are now more than ready, if
they have cases before court,
Year: 1879

"A reliable informant informs us that
not great distance in the past, in a
land net of pure delight, there lived IL
young couple, whose connubial bliss
seemed to consist in disagrcemcnts and
separations, the faircr and weaker YES
sci returning to the parental domicil.
This individual not seeing the wisdom of
this kind of matrimonial felicity, made
it known 10 her whom it most con-
ccrned that the next return to his roof
must be the last. In due course of time,
according to custom, the return took
place and there she uWcit longer than
usua convincing her parental protcc-
tor, by this earnest, that her stay was
to be permanent. Legal proceedings
were instituted now to recover from
her cX-lord- considerable sum that
had been advanced to the happy couple,
by the wife's parent, when they were
married and he, taking fright at this,
visited his separated better half, during
the absence Of her parent, on the legal
business aforesaid, persuaded her to try
matrlmony again, and cloped with, ac-
tually stole his own wife.
Year: 1879

slnee We must laye sickness and must
nave drugs it is wise to choose the best
medeelnes-Rosey has them in quality
and variety equal to good metropoli-
fan drug store. There is never any error
IN prescriptions he puts up. for he
thoroughly understands his business
and gives his whole time and attention
to it. His variety department too is
extensive, well selected, and at the lowest
possible prices. Call and examine for
yourself.
Year: 1879

We haze received a pamphlet of eight
eantos, printed in New Orleans, entitled
"Where all the money goes-A financial
review and report from the committee
ON suppression Of dead beats Oh the


public treasury" We publish Canto I.
this week, and will continue till we
finish them. We have no opinion yet
to express Oh the subject, but give the
contents of the pamphlet for the con-
sideration of our readers. .- ..
Year: 1879

Do yon want to be gladdened by ex-
eeIlent bargains Then go to Benjamin's
His goods are the best of their kind,
and his prices the best too for these
hard times. He has every thing you
can call for, from paper of needles to
the finest dress goods, and lie and his
courteous clerk serve their customers so
well that every one likes to return to
them. just try them and you will not
regret it, it you like to get good value


for your money. .. "#
Year: 1879

The war between the steamboats,, we
understand, has already began. and
freight and passage is going down.
"Opposition is the life of trade" We
sincerely hope they may all make a
fortune, and at the same time keep the
price of freight and passage at figure
that will not take all the profits of q
crop to pay the freight or all the money
in a fellows pocket book, including the
lining, to pay his passage.
Year: 1879

If the Legislature is going to call
a constitutional convention, the sooner
il is done the better. The unnecessary
expense of sixty days, or even of a
thirty days session, will considerably
detract from the merit of that body in
calling such a convention. If the con-
ycntion is q necessity, the expensive
luxury of protracted session of the
legislature should be dispensed with.
Year: 1879

TO GLOSS SHIRT BosOM>.-Takc ,
ounces of fine white gum arabic powder,
put it in a pitcher, and pour on it pint or
more OF water, and then, having cover
ed it, let it stand all night. In the morn
ing, pour it carefully from the drcss
into clean bNttle, cork and keep it
for use. Put q teasnoonful of this gum
water in pint Of starch, made in the
usual way.
Year: 1879

Such roads! Such weather! is the
exclamation we hear from every lip.
Nothing but mud Oh every side. Streets
and side walks are both alike. Hauling
is almost at a standstill, and if the
present weather lasts much longer even
walking will have to be discontinued,
and each and every man will have to
put on his old clothes, put his trust in
providence, and take the mud "alliga-
tor fashion,"
Year: 1879

We would be glad for our subscribers
to come forward and pay up. Each one
has to pay only one dollar and fifty cents
q year, and we need the money to buy
the paper they read. We have to pay
cash for paper regularly, whether our
subscribers pay or not. Gentlemen,
plcasc take the hint and "fOrk over"
that one dollar and half.
Year: 1879

In different parts of the world there
are people who'eat earth; among them
are some of the natives of Java, who
eat red kind of earth as luxury.
This earth, which is soft and smooth to
the touch, has been analysed by Ger
man chemist, who finds it very rich in
iron, with a small quantity of potassa
and soda. Some tribes eat earth to
stay the pangs OF, hunger by filing
their stomachs, and because at times
they can get nothing better; but the
people in Java eat their earth, baked in
thin cakes, as an agreeable variety in
their general diet. The cakes, when
slightly moistened are rich and unctuous,
and the enjoyment in eating is supposed
to consist in the sensation produced by
a fatty substance. It is curious fact
in the history of human habits.
Year: 1879

The Englishman seems never to be
able to escape the influence Of his sur
roundings. Though he occupies part
of every continent, his methods are sell
dom continental. This is aptly illus
trated in his railroad building. His
island is small and densely populated,
his roads short, and the traffic heavy.
Naturally the roads are of the best.
Every valley is spanned by viaducts or
bridges, every hill pierced with deep
cuts or costly tunnels. The early rail-
road men had an impression that rail-
road must be as nearly straight as pos
sible, and as, level as labor aad money
could make it. Later English builders
followed these ideas closely, and the
final result is magnificent in every sense.
The roads are the best known, and make
fit ways for the splendid engines de-
signed to run upon them. But all this
is insular. When the Englishman tried
continental railroading, as in Canada
and in Australia, he built on insular
plans, and the result has not been wholly
happy.


It is to the American we must turn to
learn what ale the requirements Of the
modern railway, and to get some sug-
gestion of its future. More than this,
the moment the English locomotive is
taken from its island line it exhibits
defects and certain want of piability
that completely unfit. it for conti-
mental railway. But; if the English road
and the English engine are the best in
the world, why are they not the best for
the world? Simply because they do not
pay. There can be no higher reason
than this. Anything that does not pay
is useless, because It does not meet
human want. The excuse Of the rail-
road and its train is that it moves men
and things cheaply. The cost of any
operation is the measure Of its value to
human beings, and, if the road does not
pay, of what good is it2 Now railway,
to be cheap, must follow the face of the
country. That is, the line must go up
and down hill, pass around abrupt
curves, according to the lay CT the land,
and without much attempt at straight
line or level bed. It is upon this idea
that American railroads have been built,
and all continental lines are likely to be
built in the future. IF o railroad can
thus follow the face of the country, it
will not cost SO much, there being no
high bridges, deep cuts and tunnels.
Of course there is limit in this direc-
ton, and even the American engine
cannot climb up the side of house, or
turn right angle in its own length ;
but within certain broad limits it may
be said that the future locomotive must
follow lines that run up hill and down
dale, and get round very remarkable
corners.


This being the case, what of the En-
glish locomotive? Can it travel in safe
ty over crooked Lines that wander in
astonishing freedom over hill and dale
through all the sinuous lines Of wind
ing river valley? There is no need to
say it ought, or it may, for it never did.
It has been tried again and again, and
the end of ali is, the engine is in the
ditch, and the unhappy stockholders
are clamoring for American engines, OF
at least engines built on American plans.
Charles Barnard, IN Hafper's Mag
| Gzi9le fO7. March,,
Year: 1879

They had their explanation after
ward; and Miss Maria Croker brought
her suit against him, but sympathiz-
ing jury, hearing his simple tale of
truth, couldn't be prevailed upon to
bring q verdict of guilty against this
victim of circumstances.
Year: 1879

Rev. DR.. MacLaren remarks in one of
his published sermons: "If it had been
possible to destroy the church of the
living God, it had been gone long, long
ago. Its own weakness and sin, the
ever new corruptions of its belief and
pairing of its creed, the imperfections of
its life, and the worldliness of its heart;
the abounding evils that lie around it,
and the actual hostility of many that
look upon it and say, Raze it even to
the ground would have smitten it to
the dust long since. 1t lives, it has
lived in spite of all, and, therefore, it
shall live. God will establish it for
ever In almost every land there is
some fortress or other which the pride
of the inhabitants calls the maiden
fortress and whereof the legend is that
it has never been taken, and is mex
pungable by any foe. 1t is true about
the tower of the flock, the stronghold
of the daughter of Zion. The grand
words of Isaiah about this very Assyri-
an invader are our answer to all fears
within and foes without: Say unto
him, the virgin, the daughter Of Zion,
hath despised thee and laughed thee to
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her head at thee. will defend
this city to save it for My own sake, and
for My servant David's sake FGod will
establish it for ever And the pledges
of that eternal stability are the deliver
ance of the past and of the present"
Year: 1879

Every State does not have girls grow
ing up with the country as in Wiscon-
sin. 1t is told of one of them that she
put on trousers and started through the
deep snow to walk six miles to village
for provisions, the family larder being
empty. She soon became tired out, be-
sides losing her way, and the cold was
intense. A big Newfoundland dog
which accompanied her was the means
of saving her life. She scooped out a
hollow in the snow, lay down in it, and
made the warm dog lie on her, shifting
him about SO as to successfully cover
the coolest parts of her body. In that
way she passed a whole night, and was
not. very severely frost-bitten. With
two or three more dogs" she said, "I
would havo got along yerylcomfortably,a .
Exchange.
Year: 1879

The evidence of true holiness is,
hatred to, mourning over and forsaking
of sin.


Be an importunate beggar at the
throne of grace.


What wonderful condescensionl God
beseeches me to be reconciled to him.


Nothing is more calculated to quiet
the mind in trouble than viewing all
things in the hands of God; and that
God as my friend.


Resignation to Gods sovereign will
in trying times displays wisdom and se-
cures comfort.


There is but one place of rest for the
human mind, and that is on the Rock,
Christ.


Those who are intended to do any
eminent service for God are always
emptied of self, and led to see their un-
fitness for their undertaking; then they
trust simply on Gods wisdom and
power, and He gets all the glory.


Transact all business with eternity in
your eye.


There is fountain of blood to cleanse
your souls, and fountain of supply to
fill your souls.


If the Lord lead you in rough way
it is to keep you humble before Him.


Jesus lived for you, and requires in
return that you should live for Him.


If we grieve the Spirit Of God by our
SIhtness, worldliness, or presumption,
we do but fill our own cup with worm
wood and gall-Yott1ag Christians
Pocket Book.
Year: 1879

The German army horses are now
fed on biscuits of three parts each of
rye flour, oat flour and dextrinated pea
flour. The biscuit are made with q
hole in the middle of each, SO they can
be strung on string and hung to the
saddle-bow or be carried by the trooper
around his waist. Each biscuit weighs,
when baked dry and hard, about two
ounces Seven biscuits are broken up
and given to the horse in the morning,
moistened with water, if convenient,
otherwise dry; twelve at noon and seven
at night, After careful experiment in
camp, oD the march and campaigning
they are reported by all the cavalry and
artillery officers better than oats. A
trooper can easily carry thirty pounds
of these biscuits, which will furnish his
horse with full rations for eight days, OF
will serve, with forage, for twenty days
hard marching.
Year: 1879

The Rural Ne,u Yorker says: aAn
intending purchaser should have the
horse brought out before him, and
watch the animal as he stands at rest.
If the owner is continually starting the
horse into motion, and urging him to
show off, something may be suspected,
because it is when the horse is at perfect
rest that his weak points are diyulged.
If the horse be sound he will stand
square on his limbs, without moving
any one of them, the feet being placed
flat upon the ground, and all his legs
plumb and naturally posed. If one foot
be thrown forward, and the toe pointing
to the ground, and the heel raised; or,
if the foot be lifted from the ground,
and the weight taken from it, disease or
tenderness may be suspected."s
Year: 1879

VERY young girls of u or IA years OF
age wear the hair in two. long Swiss
braids, Ted with ribbons to match the
dress; for full dress little bunch of
ilies.of- -the-valley or roses or forget
me-nots are worn on the side of the
head. Older girls wear the hair in
rolled curls turned up at the back, thus
forming a low chignon. at the side OF
which is worn a bunch Of flowers.
Year: 1879




If we attempt to discover what it is in
the personal character of Jesus Christ,
as shown in His life, that thus attracts
such permanent admiration, it is not
difficult to do so. In an age when the
ideal of the religious life was realized in
the Baptist's Withdrawing from men,
and burying himself in the ascetic soli-
tudes of the deserts, Christ came,
bringing religion into the haunts and
homes and everyday life of men. For
the mortifcations of the hermit, He
substituted the labors of active beneyo-
lence; for the fears and gloom that
shrank from men, He brought the light
of cheerful piety, which made every act
of daily life religious. -


Serving the Lord with Gladness.


We must serve something or some
one. If we serve ourselves we gain
nothing by it; for we can give ourselves
only what we already have. If we
serve our fellow-men, obey their COM
mands, promoting their interests and
enhancing their glory, we can obtain
from them only what they have to give.
Perhaps they will not perceive the val
ue of our services, and have no grateful
appreciation thereof. What they can
give is perishable and of little worth.
If we serve any lust we are slaves of q
beast If we serve any passion we are
the slaves of a demon. God permits us
to serve Him, that is to obey His COM
mandments, cooperate with His great
movement and promote His glory.
The service of God is duty; it is also
much more, it is a privilege. Chris
tians dishonor their religion by repre-
senting Christian life as a chain that
must be worn for season, instead of a
magnificent robe which adorns them.
Serve the Lord with gladness. Be
glad that you are permitted to serve
Him. Engage in His service cheer
fully. Let His service be the fountain
of your highest joys. Do not act as
though you would say, @Ab me, I must
pray, I must fast, I must give Him my
time, my labor, ah, mel" Go before
His presence with singing. Sing prais-
es unto Him, that He permits you to
give anything which in any wise con-
meets itself with Him. The only per-
manent Joy on earth is the Joy of Gods
salvation-ReU. DR.. Deems.
Year: 1879

All tor God.
Take my life, and let 1t be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse Of Thy love.
Take my feet and let themIbe
Swift and beautiful for Thee;
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only for my King.
Take my silver and my gold
Not mite would withhold;
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my will and make 1t Thine
1t shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own
1t shall be Thy royal throne.
Take my love; my Lord, pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.
InceS Ridleu HdperOdl.
Year: 1879




Too MUCu LAND.-We knew farmer
who, ten years ago, owned one hundred and
fifty acres, and was doing well; he now
owns five hundred, and is worse off than
before. And why because this large
farm is great bill of expense to him; he
cannot afford to keep it up in good condi-
tion, and it hangs milestone of care about
his neck. His wife and children, both
sons and daughters, are obliged to work
hard to keep the great machine running
We presume his boys deolara they will
leave home as they are old enough; and
the girls say they will die before they will
marry farmers Neither sons nor daugh-
ters are educated as they deserve to be !;
they cannot be spared for this from work
on the big farm. Now we declare that
such farm is curse to its possessor and
his family, and an injury to the whole ag-
ricultural interest. If that man wants to
save himself and his household, he should
sell at least one half of his land, improve
the remainder to make it more productive,
release his children from bondage, and try
to make his home u comfort He will live
longer, lay up as good a property, and will
train up more intelligent aud a happier
tamily.-American A.yricuhuist.