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Year: 1878

II The Bulletin says of A. W. Waters, that
he is Q gentleman whom the editor took much
pleasure in voting for, few years ago, when he
was candidate for County Surveyor. Uncle
Henry Wilson was the candidate against Mr..
Waters. So the editor of the BHlletiR took much
pleasure in voting against the old veteran, Will
son, did hef-the father of the man through
whose backing the Bulletin was started, and who
is now carrying the editor for three times as
much as his Office is worth. Honestly, now
Brother, didn't you show your ticket to some one
whom you can use as a witness to prove that
You voted for Wilsonf
Year: 1878

The Concordia Empire has been enlarged to
such dimensions that it can now afford to send
us half.sheet in exchange. We always hated
half-sheet. If the Empire, the Holton Recorder,
and the Manhattan Nationalist will let us know
what boot they ask for full sheet in exchange,
We may be able to raise enough to secure the
desired object,
Year: 1878

~ William Mcpherson one of the defenders of
Baltimore against the attack of the British in 1914
was buried last week By his ante mortem directions
flag sixty by forty feet which he always contended
was the one that foated over Fort Mcfienry on the
day of battle, spread his coffin it being too
large to 90 inside, he desired. He also requested
that a b0mbshell thrown at the fort, which he had
in his possession should be placed at the foot Of his
grave.
Year: 1878

6 The Parsons San says that the people of
Kansas do owe George T. Anthony re nomination
for Governor, and that his defeat would be q
crime against good government. Couldn't the
Governor and Milt Reynolds get together and
stop this crimei If they could not make case
of high treason against the Governors oppo-
nents, they might at least arrest them for debt
Year: 1878

es Many topics of a serious nature, and eome of
them of very threatening aspect attracting


more or less attention throughout the country; but
the most serious and the most likely to be fruitful in
evil Is that compound of ignorance and madness
known as socialism.-y T. HeTuh
Year: 1878

Rr The editor of the BulletiR is going to ge,
even with those Democrats who opposed endors-


ing him. He is going to bide his time, and
whenever one of them wants an office, he is go
ing to Externally salivate" him. Democratic


Conventions will please take notice, and not
nominate any man not approved by the Bulletin.
Year: 1878

partisan hate and treason. II cannot he re-
strained, Tor "out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaketh !" and hence
those who paid tribute to the noble braves
yesterday are rcyiled by those who SYM
pathizc with their slaughterers more ihan
with the slaughtered, in language like this:
Over the graves Of the patriot dead they
try to rekinde the slumbering embers of
sectional hate"


1t is but recently that revolution has
barred its hated front at the National Cap
ital to insult loyalty, patriotism, and devo-
tion to the national integrity. Since the
House of Representatives raised the flag Of
revolution the parasites of rebellion begin
to put on an air of insolence and defiance
that two .ears ago they would no more
have dared to do than to have performed
the act of hdrikdri in front of the Capitol.


The signs of the times are ominous The
spirit of revolution that turks in our midst
warns of coming trouble. Frcshcr graves of
those who died in defending the national
integrity may call for tributes of respect and
affection from survivors at no distant
day-for those who once before aimed
deadly blow at the Union are now engaged
in "rckindling the embcrs of sectional hate"
that brought four years of terrible war upon
the nation, and 1t is more than probable that
history will repeat itself
Year: 1878

JUDGE KEYS Open Letter is robbed of
some of its intrinsic force by the suspicion
that it was the product of Cabinet consul
tation. As II defense of the Administration
by the Administration itself it loses much
of the dignity and independence or unseli-
ishncss and patriotism that would attach to
1t If IT were simply and plainly the personal
and voluntary product of ID. NJ. KEY. We
would be glad to record the fact that 1t was
put forth rs the result of ex-Confederate
Colonel KEYS private convictions
Year: 1878

THE Democrats have become very timid
So much so that they take alright at
mere shadows-and this is not strange when
We consider that conscience makes cow
ards of us ALL Our highly respected CO.
temporary of the Buffalo Courier seems to
have gone into the scare business with con-
siderable enterprise. 1t thinks il discovers
u partisan object in the movement to erect
monument in memory Of the martyrcd
CHIsOLN, who f1' u vie % Democratic
hate and sava@' III M.s..,,ppi, where he
was denied the rites of Christian scpulture.
1t finds a ready word in defense of the saw
age butchery which bereft CHIsoLM of his
life and laid % son and daughter in the
grave by his side. And the most rcmarka-
Bile feature Of the Courier's present position
on this question is that it is seized with u
sudden desire for the welfare of the col0red
race now, after it has spent years Of yocman
service in behalf Of the party which clung
t. slavery ...lh the clutch of death until
the emancipation proclamation broke its
grasp. TO tell the truth, the Courier doesn't
care much for the black man, but it prefers
TO see money spent to promote his welfare
rather than that it shall be expended to
erect u monument over the remains of Judge
CHIsoLM and his murdered children. Such
is Bourbon Democracy
Year: 1878

THE Administration, us We have had oc-
casion TO remark before, relies upon the
shifting partisan vote of the country TO
rally TO the side OF the regular or legitimate
Republican vote in its support during the
present crisis. This latter element is
counted upon for that support as matter
Of course, machine politicians and all,
and Judge KEYS Open Letter was n bid for
the support of the former. There is sus-
picion OF intrigue about this
Year: 1878

1T is little anomalous that while the
people of Europe are looking to congress
to bring about peace, the people of America
are looking upon Congress, or one branch of
it, with apprehension lest it inaugurate
revolution and bloodshcd.
Year: 1878

1T is evidently the intention of Mr.. Woop
and his Democratic cogfrcres to hold his
tariff bill over until the next session of
Congress thereby leaving cloud of doubt
hanging over the industrial interests of the
country more damaging to those interests
than even the passage Of the bill, by the
very uncertainty rs to what their status
will be when Congress meets again.
Year: 1878




Fam. Randall Is not so much Of Presidential
candidate as he was before the Plttsburg conyen.
ton. Perhaps Tiden will give him the second
place on the ticket IN 1880 In that event the De.
mocracy could take It's two Sans in one dose.
Year: 1878

There seems to be good deal of misconception in regard Is the local columns of a newspaper as advertis- ing agencies. The proprietor of 6 newspaper depends largly upon his advertising columns for support The subscription rarely pays cost of the paper. The advertising columns constitute the publishers stock in trade, the commodity which he sells to the public at a stipulated price, just as the merchant does his goods And yet publishers arc constantly asked to insert gratuitous locals, no tices and advertisements in aid of money making enterprises. With just as much propriety might the mer- chant be asked to donate goods fromh;s counter in aid of these enterprises-a favor that few would think of asking The sooner the public get correct understanding of this matter, the better All local news of general interest, We are glad to publish, but we sell the right to advertise private buriness at fixed prices,-whetEe the advertising be for lectures, concerts, exhibitions or ordinary business enterprises. The fact that the enterprise has a moral or religious bearing does not give claim for gratuitous advertising, any more than on the merchant or me- chanic for donation of goods or pro ducts. If we see fit to contribute to to these enterprises, we prefer to do it as other people-in mOney-demand- ing pay for what we sell There is question of sound morals, as well as sound business in all this, which will be approved by all who dare to use little reflection.
Year: 1878

Now that the harvest is nearly over it is ascertain ed beyond a peradventure that the wheat and barley crop in Salt River Valley is large. The Gila Valley usually produces an cnor- nous quantity of that grain but this year very little has been raised there, ow- ing to the lack of water for irrigation. The late abundant rains will insure fodder in the Northern part. of the Territory but it has come to l.te for the corn, so that crop will be nearly a failure this year. This state of affairs in the surrounding country will give the farmers of Salt River Valley a market for all their grain at remuner- ative prices. Barley has advanced a quarter and wheat half a cent since har- vest began, with an up- ward tendency.
Year: 1878

THE venerable bridegroom, Mr.. Lord,
and his bride no longer feel compelled to
fly from the world A policemen and a
detective stand in front of their house to
protect their honeymoon from the intru-
sion from angry sons and stepsons.


Mr.. Justice Bradley, in denying the
prayer OF the returning board for a
change venue, has deprived the eminent
account, ,nts who composed that body of
their last hope and chance of escape
and it doubtless sadly grieved the soul
of their august friend tnat he could find
no excuse for giving them sanctuary
Year: 1878

VOWtTrTT


A few days ago we announced the
birth of two young grizzly bears at our
Geological Garden. Yesterday morning
the keeper of the bear pits entered the
den of the grizzly, and found his young
pets dead. An examination of their dead
bodies disclosed the fact death had been
caused by the mother, who undoubtedly
during the night must, in her efforts to
shield her young from the damp, cold
atmosphere, had brought her body to
rest heavily on her tender cubs, thereby
smothenng them.
Year: 1878

In one tribe through whose territory
we passed after leaving Tangany iks,
Lieutenant Cameron found the women
much more regarded than is usual among
the Africans, and censs quently they
we're far more fashionable than the rest
of their sex in that happy country. One
Of the bellies of the country is thus de-
scIibsd in Cameron's journal; "She is a
merry sort OF person, this Mrs. PAX
wanya, and really lady.lke in her man
ners. 1t was great fun showing her a
looking glass. She had never seen one
before, and was half afraid of it. and
ashamed to show she WAS afraid. She is
dressy body, double rows Of cowries
around her head, besides copper. iron
and ivory ornaments stuck in her hair,
and just above and in front of each ear
tassel Of red and white beads. A large
necklace of beads was around her neck,
aud around her waist a string of opal
co 'ored sinagoms zzi and rope made oil
red beads. Her front apron was a leop-
ard skin and the real one of grass cloth,
with its fringe strung with beads and
cowries sewed on In a pattern: bright
iron rings were around her ankles, and
copper and ivory bracelets were on her
arms; her hair was shaven little back
from the forehead, ard three lines, each
about quarter OF an inch wide; were
painted below. The nearest one TO the
hair was red, the next black and the next
white. Her upper lip was perforated
and piece of stone inserted, until the
upper lip protiuded couple Of inches


giving hideous expression to the face
aud making her articulation indistiuct.' >
Year: 1878

KATE SOUTHERN is not to be hanged
she is to stay in the Georgia state prison
for ten years. She killed the woman
who was her husbands paramour she
did just what General Cole did-just
what General Sickles did-but they were
acquitted, while she was sentenced to be
hanged, and is finally sent to the state
prison. 1t is fact that the deed for
which Kate Southern is made to suffer
infamous and degrading punishment is
the very same deed which makes heroes
ofmen Is this because men are jurors
And If that is the reason, is 1t not dis
grace to the sex?
Year: 1878

TIE Philadelphia Ledger suggest,
that the benefits OF the eight hour law
might be extended to much larger class
II it was made to apply to the working
hours OF housewives, with special clause
providing that the babies should sleep
during the hours devoted to the rest and
recreation of the mother.
Year: 1878

RUSSIA has purchased the steamer
Saratoga, one of the fastest OF the line
running between New York and Havana.
Unless peace is soon assured Russia will
gather a handsome feet at any rate.
The United States has few more steam
ers to sell, and we hope will soon be in a
condition 10 build vessels for all the
world.
Year: 1878

A SIMPLE method of postal delivery is
said to prevail in Spanish provincial
town. Those who expect letters come
to the postoffice and form queue. The
postmaster then hands all the letters he
has received, in basket, to the first
conner, who looks through them leisurely,
takes his own, if any, and passes the
basket to the person Immediately behind
him, and this goes on until the basket is
emptied or the queue exhausted.
Year: 1878

My son, learn not thou even the hum.
BILE art of basket making or other skill
with thy hands, for by so doing thou
wightest at some future day be enabled
to provide thyself with honest bread.
Nay, rather improve tbyselt in those
ancient games yclepted polo and base
bali, the exercise OF the which shall
furnish thee much muscle wherewith to
break stone when in prison. Courier.
Journal.
Year: 1878

Before Judge Ellsworth in the Newark Quarter Ses-
sions yesterday very touching scene was presented.
Joseph Bone boy eleven years Of age. arraigned
charge Of having stolen pair Of shoes from the
store of Mr.. Diebold Bank street The mother
of the boy was in court, and when he was
found guilty she stood up, and with tears
streaming from her eyes. and her voice
shaking with emotion, implored the Court to be


ciful. She begged Opportunity to make state
ment 1t granted. She then stated that her hus-
band Industrious blacksmith, but being
able to find employment, he he had gone away. I'm
able pay the rent she with her boy and two other
children one babe of three months. elected
and forced to seek shelter in the poor
house. Hearing that her husband had returned
10 Newark she sent her boy to find him. The little
fellow barefooted and had sore feet. Passing
q pair of shoes. The poor woman told her story in
ouch to greatly affect the Court and spec


tators. 1t deemed best to send the boy to the
Reform School, as the mothers pleading was in vain
Year: 1878

SIX HOURS WITHOUT FOOD.


From the Seattle (w. IT, Tribune


PonT TOWNSEND, W. T., Oct 20. 1873.


This afternoon news reached the effect that
q man and wife. residing farm at scow Bay. op-
posite this city. had been murdered The fact
made known to the Coroner. who empanelled a jury
and started for the of the horrible crime The
party returned this evening" nine o'clock with two
small boats containing the dead bodies. The man
was found in the stable near the cow which it is sup
posed he was preparing milk. with bullet hole in
his head. BY the wound it appears that he was lean
ing to side when the fatal shot was fired the
ball striking him in the neck, just below the ear.
and extending upward into his head. The hole
made by the bullet Ia quite large. The ball
is supposed to have been fired from musket The
corpse of the presented CHASTITY sight. having
blood. The woman found lying the ground
Just outside the house. and as blood discovered
the floor it is conjectured that she shot in the
house and started to TO her husband at the barn
when she overtaken by the assassin. who cut
from to her throat The shot wound is in the
chin extending into the mouth and IL about the size
of that inflicted in her husbands neck. The wound
in the throat is from knife. and IL cash of about
one and half or two inches deep The crime
is thought to have been committed yester-
day morning, shots were heard by the
nearest neighbor (half mile distant) at that
time The man is farniliarly known in this vicinity
Long jim" Two small children were found in
the house-the oldest about two and half years Of
age and the other six months. They had been about
thrty-sx hours without food. Nothing seemed TO be
disturbed in about the premises and ii cannot be
imagined what prompted the murder Some Venture
the assertion that he saving and always carried
considerable amount of money about his person. the
man wss murdered and robbed and afterward to pre-
vent clew the assassin murdered the woman. The
victim inotfensive man, and it Is hardly
probable that the crime perpetrated through any
malice llfeeling He aged about forty and his
wife about twenty five.
Year: 1878

The Millvile Herald says that ON the farm
of DR.. Bethel, on the Bridgeton and Mill
vile turnpike, there is rooster that is Ger.
tainly valuable bird. He goes to work
every morning in the potato field-taking
two rows as he goes up and two as be comes
down-devouring the potato bugs as he
moves along. He has kept up his work as
an exterminator of the bugs with as much
regularity as the working hands on the place
have atten led to the other work, ever since
the beetle made their appearance, and has
performed his work so we'll and faithfully,
that Paris Green was not needed although
the potato bugs were unusually numerous.
The result is that Mr.. Bethel has a fine crop
of early potatoes-and to the rooster, as
much as to ''any other man" on the farm,
belongs the credit
Year: 1878

The Cumberland County Temperance Her
aid, published at Millville, has this to say
concerning the good people of our city
"Bridgeton is under the iron heel of the
rum traffic. Three licensed taverns, and
numerous saloons and liquor stores. Some
of the so called best families, drink rum and
favor license. They sit in the high-toned
churches, to which they belong, and sing
Psalms and think of Heaven, while their
influence and their signatures are sending
souls to hell These useful saints would
think it awful should their minister venture
to say word touching their private drink
ing habits, and therefore the result in two
or three cases is, that the pastors do not say
anything. Many of them are however, out
spoken and manly in their denunciation OF
this intolerable curse. The Reform Club
is at work in a persevering manner and there
is yet SOME hope for Bridgeton.'
Year: 1878

In period Of business depression the true
policy of the Government should be to make
liberal appropriations for all needed public
improvements. If public works are to be
suspended the suspension should be in times
of general prosperity, not in the face of bus
iness stagnation. a Democratic House of
Representatives, in the face of suffering la
Dor, refuses the appropriations necessary to
carry on work already begun. 1t cannot
deny the necessity of the urgent demands
of labor But it wants to cnt down expen.
ses so as to go before the country as the
friend of economy and reform. Where is
the economy in taking bread out of the
mouths of laboring men? Where is the re-
he done sooner or later? If any working
man has been deluded into the belief that
Democracy was the friend of labor let him
look at the record of the present Congress.
IT has favored measures that tend to make
the poor poorer, and, instead Of lifting the
burdens of dull times, has added to their
weight. True craftsmanship looks to pro-
noting industry-not to checking it; to the
restoration of prosperity-not to the post
ponement of its return. But then, true
craftsmanship is not to be found int the Dem
ocratic party, and labor must continue to
suffer until the Republican party can again
assume control. Democracy cares more
about investigating dead past than it does
about the living present Or the near future.
If one-half the time, energy, and money ex.
pended by Democratic House in raking
among the ashes of the last decade for some
item of scandal had been applied to helping
the country out of its business troubles,
hard times would be dream of the past
and every laborer to-day would be receiving
lust reward for his toll. Let US hope that
another session of the present House will
he the last of this national infliction.
Year: 1878

In South Jersey, huckleberries will be
plenty this season, despite the early frosts
and the crops of cultivated blackberries and
raspberries will be unusually large. On one
day last week one thousand quarts of rasp-
berries were shipped to Philadelphia from
Vineland by the New Jersey Southern and
Camden and Atlantic Railroad.
Year: 1878

The Rev. DR.. Gatty recently preached at
Sheffield, England, to the members Of the
British Medical Association, during the an.
nual meeting. We give the following sug
gestive extract from his discourse upon the
appropriate text: "They that are whole
need not physician, but they that are sick:"


"Some of the smaller philosophers of our
own time regard the Bible as the sacred book
common to all forms of religion, and so far
to be respected, but only to be trusted when
it does not clash with their own deductions.
That man should have come perfectly formed,
by an act of creation, from the hand of his
Maker, is to them less credible than that he
should be the slow result of process of ev-
olution, no satisfactory traces of which can
be shown, while all palpable experience con-
tradicts the doctrine. I do not know where
science gives more reliable history Of the
generation of man than is to be found in the
one hundred and thrty.ninth Psalm. So
far as the record, Of the by-gone world ex-
tend, they exhibit man, both Intellectually
and physically, as quite equal to his descend
ants at the present day. Moses was OF
least as great law.giver as the first Nspo-
leon. The biography of Joseph and his
family, written more than three thousand
years ago, has literary merit, SURPRISING in
it's own style of simplicity and pathos any
authorship of any other age or country
David has shown US in his Psalms that he
knew human thoughts and feelings quite as
profoundly as Shakespeare himself; and if
the sermon on the mount and the parallels
of Christ are not unique and supreme in
sublimity of expression as we'll as doctrine, l
want to know why all the religious teachers
Of the world have failed to produce what We
can listen to with the same lifelong stten-
ton? Is there, nevertheless, fossil still
deeply hidden, but not beyond the final reach
of discovery, which shall prove that grapes
once grew on thorns, and figs on thistles; or,
in other words, that man, by some internal
effort, protracted through ages, released him
self from the form and nature of lower
brute, and has since advanced TO the position
of being able to tell the history of his own
origin? There is, however, one degrading
vice peculiar to man, and at the present time
national disgrace, which is certainly no in
heritance from any lower animal. The
drunkard is only to be found in the ranks of
humanity, and this terrible moral stain brings
to the candid mind an assurance that what
revelation tells us must be true--that God
made men upright, but they sought out many
inventions, by which the noblest handiwork
of the Creator has become damaged and de-
based"