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Year: 1877

The same cause that lost our
townsman (Mr Doggett) the nomi-
nation for School Commissioner,
namely, locality, no doubt had much
to do with the defeat of Mr.. Will
Jams, of Brown county, for Clerk Of
the Supreme Conrt. He stood a
very fair chance of being nominated
if it had not been for the selection
Of so many candidates from this part
of the State before the office of
Clerk was reached by the Conven-
ton, in due order. He is a young
man, however, and can afford TO wait.
Year: 1877

The following item is going the
rounds of our exchanges; Another
new swindIe has been developed, the
modus operandj of which is as fol
flows: a pack peddler calls at the
house with a fine lot of articles which
he offers at ruinOus sacrifices. He
makes a sale and goes on his way.
The next day two men drive up to
the house with printed bills, giving
an account of a robbery of a certain
store. They claim the goods, and
usually bulldoze the purchaser into
giving them up. It would be well
for newspapers throughout the State
to give these swindlers the benefit Of
a gratuitous advertisement, so as to
guard their readers against such i'm
posters. People who do not read
the papers would then be the only
ones to suffer, and this class, it may
be added, are generally the ones who
are taken in by the plausible ras-
Gals.
Year: 1877

Captain Eads has made & report
to the South Pass Jetty Company,
in which he claims that the greatest
success has thus far met his efforts.
He closes by saying: Finally I
may add with absolute certainty that
this entire system of works is now
so far completed that no financial
difficulties can intervene to arrest
the process of nature, which is con
tinually operating TO enlarge an6
perfect the desired channel through
them.
Year: 1877

A Providence man, who is fond OF
statistics, conceived an idea about
year ago that he would keep a mem
orandum to show just how many
men whom he should have dealings
with would do Just as they agreed.
Thus far only four out of 623 have
the right kind of a mark against
them.
Year: 1877

Shad are now ascending the Ohio
river, and are caught in large num-
bers at the Falls opposite Louisville,
where they go to deposit their spawn.
This is the result of the deposit OF
100000 young shad by the Govern
ment, five years ago, in the head Wa
ters of the Allegheny river, their in
stinct being to return for spawning
to the point where they we're hatch
n1
Year: 1877

With the coming into power Of
the Democracy-Iet that take place
when it may-will come a revival of
the old Southern arrogance, hatred
Ct the Union and insolent assump-
lion of superiority. If National har-
mopy and good feeling be not re
stored under Republican rule, it
never will be. If the Hayes admin
istration experiment fails, the pat
riotic people will have to resort to
measures of yet unheard, of energy
to preserve, or lose forever the
Union of the States and with it Re
publican government Lancaster
Gazette.
Year: 1877

We call the attention of our read
ers to the following important law,
passed at the late session of the
Legislature, authorizing Narrow
Gauge Railroad companies to issue
preferred stock, in lieu of bonds, to
aid in the construction of their roads
In view of the project now on foot
of building a Narrow Gauge railroad
north and south through our county,
as a link in the Maysville & CoIum-
bus road, this law is of great inter
I. est to our people, and we trust they
will give it a careful perusaL


A cotemporary, in speaking Of the
law, well remarks, that Railways, as
a rule, have been slaughtered, so to
speak, by their bonded indebtedness.
The issuing of bonds is a power
which a Board of Directors Of any
company can exercise to almost an
unlimited degree, and when issued
they have the power to sell them at
any price. The act authorizing pre-
ferred stock, limits the sale at par.
The measure is a good one, and
will enable Railroad companies to
push their work forward without
putting their bonds in the market al
prices that will force them to pay
from eight to twelve per cent inter
est for a long period.
Year: 1877

Clear thought and vigorous action depend upon
that perfect condition Of system resulting from
pure blood When symptoms provocative Of dull
ness and inactivity presents themselves then use
at once Dr.. Bulls Blood Mixture.
Year: 1877

have Just received large and fresh stock, which
I will positively sell a. a SMALLER PROFIT
than any other house in town, because my. eX-
penses are smaller, and 1 can afford TO do so. Ny
motto viii be
Year: 1877

WELL Done A young man called
in company with several other gentle.
men upon young lady. Her father
was also present to assist her in enter
tanning the callers. He did not share
his daughters scruples against the use
Of spirituons drinks, for he had wine
to offer. The wine was poured out,
and would have been drunk, but the
lady ask ked.


Did you call upon me or upon pa?


GalIantry if nothing else, compelled
them to answer, we call upon you.


Then You will please not drink
wine; | have lemons for my callers


The father urged he guests to drink
and they were undecided. The young
lady added, remember, if you call
upon me, then you drink lemonade;
but if you call upon papa, | have
nothing TO say.


The wine glasses were set down
with their contents untasted.


After leaving the house one of the
party exclaimed. that IS the most Ell
lective temperance lecture ever
heard.


Indeed, it was sown in good
grounds. 1t took root, sprang ny and
is now bearing fruit. The young man
from whom these facts were obtained
broke off at once from the use Of all
strong drink, and IS now u clergyman
preaching temperance and reigon.-
As he related the circumstance to
Inc, tears came in to his eyes. lie sees
now his former dangerous position,
and holds in grateful remembrance the
Idd y who gracetuIIv, and still reso-
Iutely, gave him to understand that
! her callers should not drink vine
Year: 1877

John Cain was quiet, unobtrusive
citizen. He didn't long iol fame and
renown, and he diln't care five cents
whether tnis great and glorious coun-
try was ruled by one horse Repub-
lican or a two-horse Democrat.
lie had pew in church, gave six
teen ounces for pound, and VIII n a
man looked hlm square in the eve Mr.
Cain never took back seat lie was
at home at a reasonable hour in the
evening, never took part in the dis
cls!ioh, is lager helIthy?' and many
man wished that his life rolled Oh
AS evenly and peacefully AS John
Gains.


But alas the tempter came. In al
evil hou: John Cain allowed the poll
lIciaus to get after him and surround
hi'n. They said he vas the strongest
man in the country, that lie could
scoop out Of his boots any man set ny
in opposition that his virtues We're
MANY and his faults, UOOOUO: that it
was his duty to come out and Ia Ike It
nomination in order that this pure and
iucorruptlble io.m OF government be
IN intained pure and incorrnptible.
All this and much more thov told him,
and John Cain became pulled up


1t surprised him some to think that
he had held his peaceful way along
for forty years, like knot hole IN a
barn door, without any one having
discovered what fellow he Was, but
he concluded that there was new
era in politics ana that it was all
right.


The politicians covered John Cain
with soft soap. They tod hl,a that
the canvass shouldn't cost him a red,
and that he could retire every night
at Ell ight and rest assured that bis in
terests would be property cared for.
1t was to he still hunt in very
quiet election, and he would hardly
know what vas going on. John was
an honest, unsuspecting IDIOT, and be
swallowed their words as the coniding
fish absorbs the baited hook.


John Cain was duly nominated and
the band came out and serenaded him
With the band came out several hum
dred electors, who filled the Cain man
sion to overtowiug, spit tobacco all
over the house, ate and drank all they
could find, broke down the gate, and
went off with three cheers for John
Cain.


Before the canvass was ten days old
half dozen men called on Cain and
gently hinted to him that he must
come down with the Sugar He
didn't even know what sugar was
until they explained. They wanted
money to raise d pole, to buy beer, to
get slips printed and to do fifty other
things with, all for his particular ben
benefit and he had TO hand out the
money.


In the course Of another week they
drew Cain out. to make a speech at a
ward meeting. lie tried to claw off,
but they told Lin that the opposing
candidate would run him out OF sight
if he didn't come out, and lie went out
When he got through speaking the
crowd drank at his expense, and Mr.
Cain wa astonished at the way liquor
went down, and more astonished at
they way the bill footed up. He did
not reach home until near midnight
and for The first time in his life he was
going to bed with his boots on. Ills
wife wouldn't speak to him. the hireo
Year: 1877

No SUccEss WITHOUT WORK.
When Charles Dickens said that all
he had accomplished had been achiev-
el by diIligent, patient, perseverlng
application, he only stated what has
been the experience Of every success
ful man. Nothing is more important
to young men than they should early
learn and fully comprehend this great
truth. 1t is step by step, by tollsome
effort added to toiIGome effort, that
all great achievements are made. As
has been we'll remarked, there is nc
royal road to anything else Of great
value in this life. Work-st steady
long continued application-is the
only price for which anything wortl
the living can be bought Their is
no great success Of any kind without
great labor.
Year: 1877

.


AN ANT FIGuT.-An interesting
account Of an engagement between a
party of red and black ants is related
by correspondent Of the Forest and
Stream Last week, as | was coming
in the gate, says the writer, my at
tention was attracted by seeing a
stream of ants moving across the wall
going in different directions. They
were travelling in a belt about four
inches wide and moving very rapidly.
OF those going in one direction, each
had large ant egg IN its mouth. !
followed the EN-, ty mouthed ones and
they were robblng Il nest Of red ants.
The nest was about one foot across,
and was covered with red and black
ants engaged in a most desperate bat
tle-the reds trying to defend their
home from their thievish enemies
At times the ants would form in their
little hills, sliding and rolling over
the ground. | observed that the black
ants that were engaged in stealing
took no part in the fight but wouio
sleze the eggs and make for their
own hill, leaving the fighting to be
done by the rest Of the band. The
black ants in making these depreda-
tions had to cross one carriage drive
two plank walks, and climb up ter
race two feet in height-the distance
between the two hills being l52 feet
through the grass of an ordinary lawn
Out of curiosity | killed one Of the
black ants, and took it to a jeweler
and had it put on the balence with
the egg it was carrying, when the egg
waa the heaviest; which shows the
remarkable strength and endurance
Of these interesting insects. | once
noticed a small red ant trying to car
ry worm, several times as heavy as
itself, up small mound on the top Of
which was its nest. After trying sew
eral times without success, it ran Np
the hill and disappeared ii its hole,
and presently returned with quite Il
number Of companions, who easily
carried their captive into the nest III
spite Of his struggles
Year: 1877

How is it that you have never
kindlei a flame in any man 5 heart p
asked rich lady Of her portionless
neice. Il suppose it is because 1 m
not a good match, meekly replied the
niece.
Year: 1877

The Water Supply.-The present City
Council has already earned the gratitude OF
the people for its energy and enterprise in
the matter OF street Improvement. II they
will now contriye some way to resume the
supply OF water for washing, cooking, and
drinking purposes they will deserve to rank
as public benefactors.
Year: 1877

The Street WorE.-The work OF relayiEg
the sidewalk on Fourth street from Decatur
TO Stockton was commenced yesterday.
This is the street leading to Baconsville,
and will be great accommodation to the
people in that vicinity. The sidewalk is
also being laid on Twelfth street from
Stockton TO the Petersburg railroad. The
Bridge-avenue sidewalk will be the next to
ba reIaid .s IT.
Year: 1877

Of loving hearts. Who is to I'll his place q?
It is hard to duplicate such man. We
will not say that he had no equals; but we
will say. would to God we had more like
him. He has been cut down by the insa-
tiate archer just at the time he was reach
inc
Year: 1877

DRAuA-M MAUD MULLER. = Everybody
knows that there is class Of people, each
individual OF which, being all beauty and
grace and hence naturally being so smtten
with her own beauty and so completely
won by her own grace as really and honestly
TO dsdain, whilst pretending to think highly
OF, the cultivation OF brain power,-laughs
at the want OF intelligence in every other
one OF her class. In parlor these peo-
ple do very well, offering a pleasant con-
trast to the beauty OF the furniture, to the
graceful flow OF the curtains as we'll rs to
the paintings hanging around on the wall.
They lack little something-but so do the
other things in the room. Besides, they
are useful: they give philosophic mind
something to muse over, the poetic gentle
man something to rhyme about, and, once
in while. they even give reporter some
thing to scratch upon.


We admit it is cruel to scratch beauty, and
vet not half so cruel as putting helpless
beauty upon the stage. This world does
not produce a sadder sight than that Of u
pretty girl making an exquisite little Ounce
of herself on the boards OF some theatre,
nor do the boards Of any theatre produce a
more pleasing sight than one, who has some
claim to loyeliness, more to grace, and still
higher claim to talent, acting in O smoothly
moving play. ..


Maud Muller was presented at the Theatre
last night. The character and the play are
both fair. Miss Rogers has fine, interesting
features, lit up by goodly amount Of in
teligence. She is graceful in gesture and
in movement and she acts naturally-so ma
turally, in fact, that we are unable to make
I'D our minds as to whether we like her the
more in moments OF her gayety or in mo-
ments of her tearfulness: we are happy to
have her happy, but she is so winning when
sad that we are happy to have her sad.
Doubtless the experienced eye and ear will
detect some trivial faults; but the eye must
be blind to many things that 1t has no right
TO be blind to and the ear deaf to all chaste
and sweet appealings that cannot appreciate
the numberless beauties OF Miss Rogers's
now-gay and now-lnournful Maud Muller.


with some care bestowed here and there,
the company would prove fine one. Mr..
Abbott US the Judge lacked sustained dig.
nity: MIR. Liston as Uate Harpin was clever.
The orchestral selections were animating
and scene-settings excellent.


Miss Rogers, by the way, Is very mucn
like Kate Putnam: her features and man
ner, however, are more delieately refined
Year: 1877

while on patrol duty at an early hour yesterday
morning Ofncer Schumaker, OF tho Fourth prccincs,
Brooklyn, discovered woman lying on tho sidewalk
at the corner OF Casson and Van Brunt street,
and groaning though In great pain, and conveyed
her to the Myrtle avenue station house, whore she re-
medical attendance, and under the influence OF
powerful aptdotes tho effect OF tho Paris green which
sno had taken, with suicidal intention, was counter
acted The unfortunate patient gave her name as
Annie Frie
Year: 1877

A youth Of six years, on returning from
church, inquired of his father if those who
engaged in silent prayer on entering the
church, all made use Of the same words
His father was unable to inform him, but
asked what led to the inquiry. The boy
replied that he overhead the prayer of Mr..
X, who on bowing his head, made use in
an audible voice Of the following words -
Il wish to Heaven ] had bought barrel
of -four before this cussed war broke out
Always my luck"
Year: 1877

TIE DAY WE CELEBRATE-John Han
cock could not have been very warm when
he siSucd the declaration Of independence.
or he would not have had the energy to sling
the ink round in the profusc manner indi,
Gated by his signature. But John was Il
younSish, vigorous sort of man at that time,
and being the first on the list, perhaps he
wanted to let posterity know by his sign
manual that he wasn't afraid. The weather,
however, must have told on old Mr.. Hop
kins, for his pen wabblcd about as if it WAS
slipping through his fingers, and his sig
nature looks as if several big beads of per
spiration might have dropped down upon
the ink. Aside from the weather, it mus,
have been rather warming time. Yet the
rest of them seem to have written off their
names in the utmost cooncss


Those were times that tried mems souls
and signatures. These arc times that try
mems paper collars and stomachs That is
the only difference. Many patriot will
start out this morning like John Hancock 5
signature, bold, firm and erect, aud will come
home this evening like Stephen Hopkins
signature, wabbling and staggering, and not
very certain where he is going to stop. a
decent respect for the opinions of mankind
will fail to deter many men from celebrating
this glorious one hundred and first anniver-
sary of the occasion when We assumed
separate and equal station among the pow
crs Of the earth, by imbibing proGgious
amount OF good lager and mean whisky
When both arc good rho n.:a tu-~ ;.-nos IL
visablc; when both arc bad the consequent
ccs arc horrible; when the whisky alone is
poor it destroys very good beverage, and
the results cannot be counted upon with any
degree of certainty


We have nothing to say concerning the
day VIC celebrate. We are all patriotic, and
it has all been said. But we have word of
advice for those who celebrate the day, and
it is this Don't celebrate too much The
thermometer is floating around in the nine
ties, the sun is scorching hot, and some
people have already succumbed to excessive
heat. Sometimes man puts something in
his stomach and wants to keep it there, aud
he cant sometimes he puts thing in his
stomach and then wants to gee it out, and he
can't; sometimes, again, he puts something
in his stomach for his stomachs sake, and it
all goes into his head and he feels top. heavy.
and then tries to feel all right, and, equally
he can't. None of these conditions arc de-
srablc at any time, and especially on hot
day.


These arc all the suggestions we have to
make concerning the appropriate dccorous
and healthy observance of the nations natal
day. BY noting them there raay be some
ardent brother who will be spared the regret
that this day is still so near, was so dear, and
seduced him with so much beer, and left
him feeling so queer Columbm Register
Year: 1877

In new Mexies-Whsse Faaslass Prss.


trsseA -su merises Hndurea-F9sa,


Medicine ana msney NeeAsA.


The epidemic still continues; the at
tack is not severe and yields readily to
quinine, but unfortunately there q ne
quinine In the county outside of the
military hospitah. The FIRST symptom
is chill, which IL followed by . severe
fever lasting four or five days, when the
patient--~ith proper treatment--conva-
lesces. Whole families and whele
neighborhoods are prostratod 1t one time,
and there is no person 10 procure and
prepare food In consequence many poor
people are literally starving TO DEATH
We visited one family of six persons
this week, al Of whom were down with
the fever, not one was able to get up TO
give another q cup of water; there was
not an ounce of food in the house, fine
feldsof corn belonging to the head Of the
family were going TO destruction for
want Of care. This IL not an isolated
case, most of the neighbors were in The
same condition. Wien able to crawl
out the children would gorge themselves
with green corn and melons; they had
nothing else 70 eat. It Is 3 matter Of
astonishn1ent that the deaths have been
20 few in this town under the circum-
stances Over one thousand persona have
already been stricken with the epidemic
in this town, and but fifteen deaths have
occurred. At this moment there Is an
unprecedented amount ofsuffering among
the poor people OF this country. Over
five hundred destitute sick are in need
Of relief. They require medical attend
ance. We know Of whole families lying
sick who are In absolute danger Of star.
wing to death.-Mesiza Independent.
Year: 1877

AS a resident of Woodward avenue stood
at his gate yesterday morning, a boy about
thirteen years old came along with a snow
shovel on his arm.


"Ha boy-come here-want job p
called the gentleman.


aSir y answered the boy with great
dignity.


"Pitch the snow off my walk and I'll give
you quarter" continued the Avenuer


"You don't know me, said the lad as
he marched on. II am on my way to clear
the walks in front of fathers fourteen lots
up here. All our eighteen horses are lame,
and our gold-mounted snow-plow is out OF
order, or you wouldn't see me carrying this
shovel around I'm offering five dollars
to any one who will carry it up as far as
Parsons street.-Free Press
Year: 1877

Two young women want washing.


''Teeth extracted with great pains


"Babies taken and finished in ten min
utes by country photographer"


And what does this mean?


Business chance-To be opposed Of
genuine fried fish business at the West
End"


Does the genuineness apply to the fish,
the business, or to the way in which they
are fried


And ones mind gets hopelessly dazed
over the advertisement offering a large re-
ward for GA large Spanish blue gentle
mans cloak lost in the neighborhood of the
market"


There are others deliciously inconse-
quent, like the advertisement of run
away which furnished this valuable hint
for Identification


cage is not precisely known, but looks
older than he is


Or the notice a shoemaker put on his
door


''Shall be back in ten days from the time
you see this shingle"


Some, however, leave no loophole for
doubt:


Babies, after having taken one bottle
of my soothing syrup, will never cry any
more"


And an editor, putting air-tight cof1ins,
said


"No person having one tried one of
these air-tight coifins will never use any
Others"
Year: 1877

A farmer let his lands to an oil company
last spring, on condition of receiving one
eighth of the oil produced. The well
proved to be pretty good one, and-the
farmer began to think that the oil men
should give him better chance, and VEN
tured to tell them so. They asked him
what he wanted He said they ought to
give him one-twelfth. The agreement was
finally made, with the understanding that
the farmer was not to tell any one. All
went smooth until the next division day
came, when friend was early at hand
to see how much better he would be off un-
der the new bargain. Eleven barrels were
rolled to one side of the oil men, and one
for him. This did not suit him. "How's
dish p says he. 81 think [ was to get
more as before. BY jinks you make mis-
take p The matters were explained to
him, that he formerly got one barrel of
every eight, but it was his own proposition
to only take one of every twelve. This
revelation took him aback. He scratched
his head, looked cross, and relieved his
swelling breast of feelings of selfreproach
by Indignantly remarking; "Well, dat ish
de first time as ever l know'd eight was
more as dwelve"
Year: 1877

A Western lawyer who was defending
man on trial for wife murder, sought for
some euphonious and innocent phrase with
which to describe his clients crime, and
finally said ''lIe winnownd her into
Paradise with fence rail-
Year: 1877

still has his Office Main street in the second story
OF DR.. WatonS brick building nearly opposite the
AroudSburg House and he aterS himself that by egi-
Teen practice and the most earnest and
careful attention TO all matters pertaining To his pro-
i-sSon that hr Is fully able perform all operations
In the dental line in the most careful and kiful man
ner


Special attention given saving the Natural Teeth;
SS1 n the insertion of Artificial Teeth Rubber,
coh Silver or Continuous Gums and perfect hts III all
eases insured.


Most persons know the great folly and danger of en-
trusting heir work to the inexperienced to those lv-
ing at a distance April 13, 1S74-tf