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Year: 1879

In the church trial at Lebanon last
week Judge Caruthers was unami.
mously acquitted of the charges
against him Of unchristian conduct.
This is not surprising to us, for we
have since boyhood revererced and
honored the grand old man, and it
was impossible for us to believe that
he was capable of an unchristian act.


He has lived a long and useful life,
and we are glad to know that this ap-
parent shadow has passed over, leav-
ing all bright and clear in the sunset
of life. The bar of West Tennessee
did a handsome thing at Jackson last
week in passing resolutions of conf
dence before the trial was concluded.
Year: 1879

The President has decided to forego
his pet idea of keeping his Cabinet CO.
existent with his official term; will
permit Secretary McCrary to retire,
and will give him the Judgeship OF
the United States Circuit Court for
the Eighth Circuit District, made va
cant by the resignation of Judge Dill
lon, who has decided to accept the
new chair of law recently established
at the Columbia University of New
York. The appointment, however, is
not to 60 into effect until September
next. Meanwhile McCrary will re-
main at his post, and his successor will
not be chosen until fall As yet the
President has MAIDEN selection for the
vacancy which will then be created
in his Cabinet, but the impression is
that it will be given to a Southern
man.
Year: 1879

Mckenzie recently had a newsra.
per enterprise on foot. The editor
was at Union City, and the press at
Milan, 50 we are told. We suppose
the local news was got the same as the
old woman got hers, who declared
that when she wanted any news she
made it. We credit this item to
our reporter.-BentOn Banner.


A mistake, neighbor. Milan has
not printed the Mckenzie paper, and
has never seen but one copy. Be
sides, Milan would not need to go to
Union City for an editor; and we
don't think Mckenzie would either.
A town with two live colleges is able
to furnish its own editors.
Year: 1879

1t is very probable that Horace
Maynard will resign his position as
Minister to Turkey, and return to
this country in time to run for Con-
gress from the Second Tennessee Dis
trict next year.
Year: 1879

The extra session Of Congress now at
hand bids fair to be the mostimportant ever
held. Party lines are closely drawn and
bitter and unrelenting contest is sure to
be made over the repeal of the obnoxious
Federal Supervisors law, That the DEM
ocrats will contend for it's repeal to the
end is foregone conclusion. There Will
be 10 compromise on this question, never
before were the democrats more soIldly
united. The republican press sends up
wall of distress and pretends to fear for the
sauctity of the ballot. This is all bum
cumbe. The real reason is because the
republican party managers know that II
this law is repealed, that success in 1880,
at best doubtful will then be impossible.
They know that republican victory can
not be fairly won. They know that the
party is loaded down with corruption,
fraud, bribery, and record as foul as ever
existed. What care the republican mana
gers for the purity of the ballot box. Why
x the object is to protect all impartially,
is the exercise of the law to be confined
only to democratic localities? Where were
all these pure minded howlers in 1876,
when the purity Of the ballot box was made
q farce by the electoral commission fraud,
which consummated the most gigantic
villainy ever perpetrated in a free coun-
try. Why did not these pious and
anxious mortals, these men who are such
Jealous guardians of the elective franchise
come to the front in 1876 and raise their
voices against the conspiracy that deprived
Tilden of his rights and seated Hayes 10
the face of the most glaring frauds. This
cry is not the result of sincere desire to
secure purity in elections. it is, on the con-
trary, a deliberately. agreed upon plan to
save the republican party, and the carpet
baggers and thieves who have grown fat
through its patronage.


If the enforcement of the law had the
effect its republican supporters claim, then
the democratic congress could do no more
injurious thing than enforce its repeal.
But it does not, nor will it ever do what
its letter intends. On the contrary, it is a
powerful political agent used purely to
further the Interests of one party. The
men appointed as supervisors
are generally selected because Of
their peculiar fitness to do dirty
work. Most Of them, as was the case in
New York, last fall, are from the very
scum of society, men who would hesitate
at nothing, if it held cut the hope of re-
ward. The supervisors law is black
spot in the statutes of this country, which
cannot be too soon eradicated. Let it be
repealed.
Year: 1879

Our country is getting to be feerfully
alarming, the average of life being lessen
ed every year, without any reasonable
cause. death resulting generally from the
most insignificant origin. At this season
of the year especially, cold is such a
common thing that in the hurry Of every
day life we are apt to overlook the dangers
attending it aud often find too late, that a
Fever or Lung trouble has already set in.
Thousands lose their lives in this way
every winter, while had BOSchee'S German
Syrup been taken. a cure would have re"
suited, and large bill from Doctor beer
avoided. For all diseases of the Throat
and Lungs, B0Schee'S German Syrup has
proven itself to be the greatest discovery
of its kind in medicine. Every Druggist
in this country will tell you of its wonder.
full effect Over $4,000 bottles sold last
year without single failure known.
Year: 1879

Elixir of Honey is the best household
remedy for Coughs, Colds, and Diseases of
the Throat ever brought before the pub
lie. For children it is the best remedy in
the world. For sale by druggists.
Year: 1879

AEEcDoTE OF A CELEBRATED Doc
ToR.-The renowned DR.. Abernethy
was a man ofsharp wit and biting tongue,
but was sometimes brought up with .
sharp turn. On one occasion the doc
tor was forced to own that he had the
worst of il. The story runs thus: He
was sent for one day in great haste by
an innkeeper, whose vile had in q
quarrel scratched his face with her nails
to such an extent that the poor man
was bleeding and much dis6gured.-
Abernethy thought this an opportunity
not TO be lost for admonIshing the Of
fender, and said, MADAM, are you not
ashamed of yourself TO treat your hus-
band thus-the husband who's the head
OF alI-your head. in facti'


We'll, DOCTOR 6ercely returned the
virago, and may l NOT search my own
headS


A gentleman once asked Abernetny
il he thought the moderate use Of snua
would 'imnre The brain


NO. str,' vas the doctors prompt re-
ply; FOR no man with single ounce cl
brains would ever think Of taking
snuff
Year: 1879

One question just at this juncture IL
deserving the serious study Of every
young man. Does your way lead to
true happiness There may be enjoy.
ment In 1t for tius-but DOES It lead
to ultimate and permanent happiness !
Suppose you 90 aud mediate again,
and do so with special reference to the
solution Of this great question. A sad
spectacle was Witnessed In the streets
Of Wilmington on Thanksgiving day.
Young men, youths scarcely grown,
middle aged men, some gray headed
men, Notwithstanding along, un-
conscious that they were the objects Of
tender pity to many who bsheld them
IS they passed by. At their homes
there might have been mothers, wives,
sisters or daughters with aching hearts.
This was the way those unfortunate
persons spent the day set apart for
returning thanks to God for the bles-
sings Of the year They were seeking
happiness in that way. Within them
was q void, an emptiness, q vacancy
that needed to be Glled. They could
not help that void, that feeling Of want,
that hunssring and tllirsting Of the
soul to be filed with some unknown
good. It was the craving within for
somsthii & that their. mature wanted in
order to make them happy. They were
mistaken, dsluded and carried by appe-
tite in the wrong direction. They
sought happiness, but did they find it :
How did they feel when they became
sobsrH Money gone, time lost, charac-
tor injured, family and kindred morti-
fed, ashamed on account Of the re-
proach Of such conduct. o, they were
not happy. No man can be happy in
the indulgence of any vice that defles
his path in life. Perhaps, young man,
you did not seek your happiness In
that particular way, bot are you not
seeking It in some other indulgence
that can never secure for your higher,
better nature that which 1t really needs
and must have in order to make you
truly happyf If SO, your way needs
cleansing. THR OLD MAN.
Year: 1879

During the earliest years Of Sara
Bernhart's fame gentleman In the
audience had one night the exceeding
ly bad taste to hiss her. She marked
him, found out his address, called at
his house and had an interview with
him. She told him 1t was always her
endeavor conscientiously to do her
duty as a histrionic artist, and to please
the pablo; that she regretted anything
like failure in that duty, and that she
should feel greatly obliged If he would
point out her defects, in order that she
might correct them. This spirited con-
duct won for her another passionate
admirer. Another day she read in a
certain Partisan paper the statement
that her hair was false and that her
teeth we're lar too good to be genuine.
Next day the dramatic critic was amaz-
ed to behold a lady dash into his room
and let down her hair in his presence.
"Pull it I" she exclaimed, as she plae.
ed o luxuriant tress in one OF his
hands. /" Is this real hair or
not 7" Certainly, certainly" STAN.
mered the man. Catching hold Of
his other hand she opened her mouth
but happily not to bits--and made him
finger her teeth. "Are these false ~
shrieked the ladys "No; they are the
most beautiful teeth ever beh-ld in
my life," declared the terrified victim,
who would willingly have sworn that
black was white it 1t would have given
his visitor the least satisfaction. I" /
am Sara Bsrnhardt," proclaimed the
lady, with as much serenity rs she
could possibly put into her voice, and
the wrstched critic made up his mind
for the worst. He, too, has since become
one OF her most devoted vassals, though,
indeed, / do not know how any man
would dare to be anything else. If any
such foolhardy wight exists in Paris he
may bs sure that sooner or later, Sara
will "go for him."
Year: 1879

The ABOVE Is about the conclusion
chap came to yesterday morning at
police court, who not only had to fur
nish' court plaster enough to convert
his face into . war map, but had be.
sides to pay one dollar and costs for
the trouble officer Biddle was put to in
Oosrting him In from the middle depot.
Year: 1879

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Hosiery in the United States and matched
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Year: 1879

Bernard Fischer and his wife and daughter Rosa
have for some time been residents in boarding
house ct No. % Henry street. The husband and
father WAS formerly cigar dealer. but had given up
business. Want Of occupation brought a de-
preston Of spirits and melancholy, and finally he
became partly deranged and imagined that some
was constantly following him to take his life So
strong was this impression that he hired detective
to watch his house and see that no harm came to
him. About one O'Clock this morning his daughter,
Rosa, heard Q pistol shot in the house, and upon
running to her fathers room found him lying dead
upon the floor. Near his right hand was pistol
aud wound upon his chest showed that he had. AZ
he often threatened to do. taken his ife He left
were determined to have his life 10 thwart them
he put end to himself Fischer was not fnan-
cially embarrassed. He was eccentric and In the
habit Of hiding money IN odd places around the
house. Deputy Coroner Cushman took charge of
the remains and after taking some testimony. issued
a permit for their burial
Year: 1879

1t is a bad sign when husband does
not spend his evenings at home. Some
mems business duties will not permit
them to do so, and they are excusable,
but are nevertheless most unfortunately
placed in life for enjoying the sweetest
and best part of home happiness. 1t is
even q worse sign when the wife and
mother prefers to spend her evenings
elsewhere than in the home circle of
which she should be the center and the
light. Bad, likewise. is it when the young
folks find their enjoyment away from
home, or are kept in at night only by an
authority from which they long to be tree.
Betn cen lawless freedom and stern
restraint for children there is not much
to choose. Each course sends thousands
to their ruin every year. It is a pity
there can't be play-room in every house
where there are young children, fitted up
with simple gymnastic apparatus; kept
clear of furniture, so that all sorts of live
ly games and indoor sports may be In
dulged in, and open to the boisterous lit


tie folks whenever they want a 'sspree.'


But it is not much to give up an early


evening hour in the sitting room for som'


one of the many pleasant ways in which
Year: 1879

It hung in the sun, the little house,


1t hung in the sun, and shone;
And through the walls could hear his voice


Who had it all for his own.
The walls were of wire, as bright as gold,


Wrought in pretty design;
The spaces between for windows served,


And the floor was clean and fine.
There was plenty, too, to eat and drink,


In this little house that shone;
lucky thing. to be sure, you'd say;


a house like this for ones own.
But the door was smut, and locked all tight,


The key was on the outside;
The one who was in could not get out,


No matter how much he tried.
Twas only prison after all,


This bright little house that shone;
All we would not want a house like that,


No matter if'twere our own!
And vet, through the walls 1 heard the voice


OF the one who lived inside;
To warble sweeter song each day,


It did seem as if he tried.
To open the door, he never SOUGHT,


Nor lutterei in idle strife;
He ate, and he drank. and slept, and sang,


Aud made the best of his life.
And I, to myself, said every day,


As his CHEEKY song heard,
There's lessen for us in every note


Of that little prisoned bird.
We all of us live life like his,
We are walled on every side;
We all long to do hundred things,
Which we could not if we tried.
We can spend our strength all foolishly
In disconteated strife;
Or we can be wise, and laugh and sing,
| And make the best OF our life.
II. H., st. Nicholas for February.
Year: 1879

Plants are often frosted through neg
lect and allowed to die through igno-
rance. Those that have been quite
severely n1pped may be saved if treated
rightly. The proper way is, when the
frost has been partially dried out of
them, naturally, to drench them with
cold water from a fne-nosed watering
pot, and Immediately cover again and
let them so remain until they regain their
natural color. When they are removed,
clip off all such parts as are blackened.
As soon as i: is discovered that plant
has been touched by frost, remove it to
a cool, dark room, and on no account
suffer the sun to shine On it. If they can
be covered so as to exclude air as well as
light, it is better still. Dahlias, cannas
and the like need not be removed until
the fosts are severe enough to blacken
the leaves.-HeraZd.
Year: 1879

What blessing &c household is a
merry, cheerful woman-one whose spirit
is not affected by wet days, OF little dis
appointments, or whose cream of human
kindness does not sour in the sunshine OF
prosperity! Such woman IN the dark


est hours brightens the house like piece
of sunshiny weather. The magnetism of
hel smiles, the electrical brightness of
her looks and movements infest every
one. The children 60 to school with a
sense Of something great to be achieved
her husband goes into the world IN con-
queror's spirit. No matter how people
annoy and worry him all day, far off her
presence shines, and he whispers to him
self, cat home shall find rest" So day
by day she literally renews his strength
and energy; and if you know man with
a beaming face, kind heart, and pros.
porous business, in nine cases out of ten
you will find he has wife of this kind
Year: 1879

This land derived its name from its
many-colored turreted hills and rocks,
which, white, pink, and blue, stand out
in painted contrast with the unchanging
greenery of gnarled and wide-fringed
pines. From the divide the whole range
of the Rocky mountains is seen at
glance; and they are ever varying in color.
In tie early morn Pixies peak is clad in
violet, and the rising san tips him with
gold; in the evening he is all rose. The
Snowy range is sometimes silver-pure,
bright silver; and at other times the snow
is perfect pink, fading, as the sun sets,
into gray and violet and white. In a
bright no onday the foot hills display all
their hues Of green and amber. The
peak, as I write in January, is violet
colored, streaked with silver. I fear no
brush can ever represent it as it is in
natures dress. 1t must be seen. The
vivid colors of the rainbow in this land
are truly enchanting when they appear,
though we seldom have true rainbow,
so rare is the rain-shower. But we have
other rainbows rainbow in the snow
mist, kind Of snowy sleet which falls on
the hills, and at times rises from the
Snowy range undet the heat of the sun
like bright gauze vail. On frosty
evening, too, at sundewn, the landscape
is hemmed with an atmosphere painted
with all the colors of the rainbow as witt
broad ribbon. Night in Colorado il


not black, or even gray; but when tht
} weather is fine, which is nearly always
. the moon sails in armament of dart
blue, bright and clear. Truly, then, i


this Western land styled Colorado
land clothed, like the darling child o
, the Hebrew patriarch, in robe of man.
colors.-Frnzer's Magazine.
Year: 1879

Titusville Herald. There is poor
man in Titusville that has been out at
the Black Hills three times and back.
After staying awhile at home he gets un-
easy and saliies out again for the last
new town talked of. Last February,
with $G5, he set out for Leadyille, his
funds gave out when he got as far as
Trinidad and he footed it the rest of the
journey, 800 miles, In Leadviile he got
a place as cook for $50 q month and
board, but could not stand the heat of
the weather, threw up his place in a
week, and at last adyices, with 81 in his
pocket and 800 miles beyond Chicago, he
was turning his face homeward again to
this city. He has good habits but an
incurable rowing disposition, while his
boys are just the opposite. Four of
them are grown men and none of them
have scarcely set their foot out of town,
but once since they came to this city to
live in 1865. When the old gentleman
leaves he always says: "This is the last
time. I'm never coming back; I am
going to make something and send for
you ALL" But it is always the same old
story. In due time comes a letter.
bad luck Can't stand it, dead broke.
Boys, send me some money or I will
starve." A FIRMLY council is held. The
boys have little laid up against rainy
day, little deposit in the bank. They
pool together. They go to the bank and
then to the postoffiee and start money
order and bring the wanderer home. He
gets home at last. The family all have
q good laugh and cry when he gets back.
They ask him if he is cured; he says:
cured for life" But they know he isn't
Some morning he VIII disappear again.
He must have gypsy blood in his
veins.
Year: 1879

The Commercial of yesterday
morning contains the cool an
nouncement that the Democratic
leaders had broken an agreement
made with prominent Republicans
not to nominate more than one
candidate for Superior Judge, pur-
suant to which agreement the Re-
publicans had only nominated one
candidate. We are afraid it would
sadly puzzle our contemporary to
establish the making of such an
agreement. We are obliged to say
that we don't believe that any such
an understanding was reached, and
we are certain that no one was au-
thorized TO commit the Democratic
County Convention to any such
policy. The fact is that the scheme
Of nominating only one Republican
candidate for Superior Judge orig
mated In the fertile brain of Henry
T. Hazard, Esq, and that gentle
man expected to be the nominee
himself. The result was that the
,genious Harry was hoist by his


n petard. Democrats have not


slightest objection to seeing


,mitable Hazard trotted out as


scond Republican candidate,


hat gentleman will save time


money by letting well enough
Year: 1879

The point made by Mr.. Brown
last night that the present Demo.
cratic State administration has
been highly economical and careful
of the interests of the people was
correctly taken. We desire to en-
phasize the often expressed opinion
of the HERALD that Gov. Irwin
and his associates have made a
golden record for themselves on all
grounds of honest and republican
administration. They have at all
times shown a disposition to lop of
every dollar OF unnecessary outlay.
Few of those who delight in de-
nouncing these gentlemen could or
would pass through the ordeal
from which they are about to
emerge with hands half as clean as
theirs. There are terrible num-
ber of pseudo reformers in Califor-
mia to-day, but lip service while in
quest of Office is very different
thing indeed from laborious, sue
cessful and economical administra-
tiOn
Year: 1879

from every standpoint. Thesgreat
bulk of the nominations are from
the country, thus presenting re-
markable contrast to the Republi-
can and other local tickets already
In the field. In fact, it is hardly
an exaggeration to say that the ru-
raj districts got about everything
They certainly got all they had the
heart to ask, and that not grudg-
ingly, nor as the result of a sharp
struggle, but by the cordial conces.
sion of the clty Democracy. The
old bug-a-boo of the Court House
ring has been effectually exploded
by the Conventions action. The
people, without duress or dictation
from any source whatever, made
ticket.which is 10 orally certain to be
triumphantly elected on the third
day Of September. We shall have
something to say In detail Of the
individual nominees as the cam.
paign progresses.
Year: 1879

BEPU.LICANs are at last begin
ming to realize the mistake made
by them in putting forward Per
kins, . monopolist, as the repre-
sentative of their party. The at
tempt to carry Perkins into the
Gubernatorial chair with an hurrah
has proven q lamentable failure
and the more judicious members of
the party are at last realizing the
fact. Glenn is gaining strength
sieadlly; and, at the rate at which
Perkins is dropping to leeward, his
"Pinafore will soon be on the
rocks. This fate is overtaking the
Republican candidate in spite of
the universally conceded fact that
personally he is very clever gen.
tleman who would probably be the
last person in the world to do a
harsh or tyrannical action. But
Gov. Stanford himself is very
clever gentleman, and it is noto-
rious that in his personal relations
he is the pink of good nature, hav-
Ing most of the milk of human
Kindness which was allotted to the
Railway megatherlums of Caiifor.
mia. Few men would like to take
the position, however, that, good
nature and all, Stanford would run
very we'll just now as the Republic
can candidate for Governor. The
people have largely and stubbornly
settled down to the belief that Per-
kins is q sort of miniature edition
of the Ex-Governor, and that he is
the pet and darling Of the mono-
Gratis and monopolists of the State.
That impression will be fatal to the
Sailor Boy. Glenn, on the other
hand, stands forth as the champion
Of the farmers and the triumphant
New Constitution sentiment of the
masses; and, in consequence, he
wakes stronger every day and will
keep on doing so to the end.