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Year: 1879

A bill has been introduced into the United States Senate by MT. McDona1d, which authorizes the President "to nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoin Spruille Braden an Ensign in the Navy, to take position at the foot of the list of Ensigns on the active list" The young gentleman whom it is thus intended to commission into the Navy is the American lad who late last summer graduated from one of her Maiesty's naval colleges with the highest attain able honors. In class numbering nearly one hundred, and composed almost exclusively of young Britons, Master Braden was the only one from the United States, as indeed he was the first boy from this country ever ad mitted to an English nautical college. For three long years he struggled alone and, so to speak, unaided against class in land where naval heroes are born and bred, and where sailors seem almost indigenous to the soil. In course of time the examinations were begun, and it was soon known that young Braden was far ahead of all others in the graduating class, and was bound to carry off all the hopors. The first, and most coveted prize was grand gold medal, valued at $500, and sent personally by Queen Victoria, to be awarded to the boy who shows the qualities likely to make the finest sailor" These, she added, consist of cheerful submission to superiors, self-respect, and independ- ence of character, kindness and protec- tion to the weak, readiness to forgive ofense, desire to conciliate the differ ences of others, and, above all, fearless devotion to duty, and unainching truthfulness. To win this prize Cadet had not only to gain the indorse- ment of the Captain of the ship and his Professors, but also the goodwill of his fellows, as each one on board had 8 voice in it's bestowal. This prize was awarded to Braden by an almost unanimous vote. Several other first class prizes fell to his lot, and the only one he left untouched was a Midship- mans warrant in the Royal Navy. This he won, and it would have been given to him had he claimed it; but his loyalty to his own country prevented his doing anything of the sort. This course met with the hearty approval of the bows countrymen. and and this is per- haps the main reason why Senators and Representatives of all parties are now working for the passage of bill, the substance of which we have already quoted. They hold, and very properly, too, that young man who graduates with the highest honors in a British nautical college, and who is patriotic enough to refuse 8 Midshipman's posi- tion in the greatest Navy in the world, is fully entitled to an Ensigncy in the American service.
Year: 1879

The whole science of social economy is found in these lines: -.

 No man knows the highest happi- ness of life until he knows the happi- ness of giving.

 He is the only rich man in the world who has learned to be content with what he has.

 If you sweep your own doorsteps clean you will have little time to criticise those of your neighbor.

 We'll. while am a beggar will rail

 And say there is no sin but to be rich;

 And being rich my virtue then shall be

 To say there is no vice but beggary.

 Many man who feels himself great among little people would find himself little if he were among great people. '.., .--.

 Even the most religious man, who would scorn to worship an idol, takes a peculiar delight in being worshipped as an idol himself.

 Mrs. Burlington truly says that there are great many women who, if they were once free, would never enter the maritime state again.

 Such is the universally charitable nature of woman that when she finds man who has no mind of his own she is always willing to give him piece of hers.

 Tt is said to be the custom nowadays for matters to put bit of looking glass in the crown for the purpose, we imagine. of allowing the purchaser to see how the hat fits him. a.-'

 The man who does wrong and tries to avoid the consequences is like the animal which tried to crawl through Virginia fence, but the fence was so crooked that he invariably came out on the same side.

 There is too much religion in the world that is just shade off color. "My dear," said a grocer, "we have all been converted and can't sell milk on Sunday, but if you happen to want a little just come in by the back gate, 

 please"

 Nothing can be found more ludicrous than this: A colonel in the army lost his head by cannon ball. A rhetorical friend, after relating the sad circumstance, added, and his last words were, Bury me on the spot where I fell.'." Witnesses ought to bs careful, because some lawyers are sharp. "The person I saw," said one who was in the midst of the tortures of -examina- tion, ''was Q man with one eye named | Wilkins" "Ah :" retorted the lawyer on the other side, twill you be kind enough to tell the jury the name of the other eye?"

 Science has given us many instances of striking resemblance between chil dren of the same mother. The old adage i that nature never makes two things exactly alike is, therefore, myth. We heard the other day of two brothers who were so. nearly alike that they frequently borrowed money of each other without knowing it.-N. r l Herold.
Year: 1879

PLAYING WITH FIRE.-In New York City boy seven years of age was amusing himself by putting the end of stick into spool, the spool into the fire and drawing it out burning. A lady in the family objected, when the boy thrust the burning spool towards her, set her clothes on fire and before aid could reach her the unfortunate woman was burned to a crisp,
Year: 1879

Mr.. SANFORD, of Alabama, has introduced
q bill in the House which makes it unlawful
for money to be boarded in the treasury, and
provides that all money in the treasury not
necessary for the payment of the ordinary
expenses of the government shall be used
for the payment of outstanding United
States bonds. We presume Mr.. Sanford
was honest in his purpose in framing the
bill, but he has made an egregious mistake.
If it is unlawful to keep any money irf the
treasury not necessary for the payment of
the ordinary expenses of the government,
we may find ourselves in pretty bad fix.
For instance, the law as it now stands re-
quires the treasury to redeem greenbacks in
coin on demand, but if the treasury was
empty how could that be done ? A better
plan would be to leave matters as they are
with the exception of the appointment of q
secretary Of the treasury who has judgment
enough to act for the best interests of the
country.
Year: 1879

By the simple chance of the killing of a
burglar at Rochester gross injustice has
been developed and partially righted. The
finding of a diamond stud upon the dead
robber gave rise to the belief that it belonged
to Governor Davis, and further investigation
developed the watch, which was stolen from
the Governors residence, upon the person
of another member of the robber gang.
Governor Davis, on receipt of this informa-
ton, secured the release of the young men
who were in Jail awaiting trial for the rob-
berry, and they now go free of all suspicion
of any connection with the deed. We said
above the injustice was partially righted, be-
cause it will be impossible to wholly repair
the wrong inflicted upon tho young nen so
wrongly accused. 1t is one of the many in
stances of thep peril resulting from reliance
on circumstantial evidence.
Year: 1879

IT would he a surprise to everybody on
this side of the Atlantic if Weston, after
failing to accomplish everything he has at
tempted for the past twelve years, should
walk away with the champion belt in the
pending walking tournament at London.
His first days walk was certainly marvel
GUS piece of work.
Year: 1879

In the Senate on Monday Senator Carpen-
ter. of Wisconsin, called attention to one
imperfection in the federal jury law. He
declared that at present there was no such
thing as trial by jury in the federal courts.
The trial was by the marshal and clerk,
and they could pack jury to convict or ac-
quit, they pleased. There is no question
but Mr.. Carpenter spoke the truth. He might
have gone further, and declared that in the
federal courts in almost every State, North
and South, juries are packed by the marshal
and clerk to convict or acquit, as they may
see fit, at every term Of count.


The manner of drawing juries in federal
courts is not generally understood. There
is vague idea in many minds that they are
drawn at random from the. poll-lists, as
juries for State courts are drawn. Such,
however, is not the case. The United States
marshal aud clerk of the district or circuit
court simply select the jurors from the State
at large, and generally they personal
friends or acquaintances of one or the othe
Of these officials, and invariably adhere to
the party they represent. It is plain to see
how easily a jury might be packed under
such circumstances. That it is not done
oftener is due to the fact that many mar
| shals and clerks are honest, and aside from
seeking to favor their personal friends by an
easy job during dull times, take no interest
in the pending cases.


There are notable exceptions, however, to
the rule. The recent prosecutions Of Off
cials in Chicago, and the previous prosecu-
tions of the whisky thieves, furnish notable
examples. In the whisky cases there
was no secret made of the facl
that the jury summoned was sum:
moned to convict. Every person upon the
panel was an avowed temperance man, who
esteemed it crime to touch, taste or handle
q drop Of liquor. They went into the jury
box with their minds made up for convic


tion, and the marshal, clerk and district at


torney knew the fact. There were but two
cases brought to trial, as the others, realizing
the certainty Of conviction before such ,
Year: 1879

BILL KINGS Minneapolis paper, printed
in st. Paul, did not continue its onslaught
on the State Fair. yesterday morning. It
evidently though it could kill off the pro-
jectin couple of articles, but instead of
that it vitalized the State Fair. The people
of st. Paul will not offer deliberate in
suit to the people of the State at the behest
of traitor to the CITY.
Year: 1879

CONGRESSMAN Cox has introduced a bill
into the House legalizing all certificates Of
naturalization that may be defective or ir-
regular after the lapse of two years from


their issue, provided the holders of such GER
tiioates are proved not to have committed
fraud to obtain it, This bill is intended to
cover the naturalization certificates issued
in New York in 1868, which were techni-
cally defective, and upon the strength Of
which Johnny Davenport ordered the arrest
of nearly eight thousand voters year ago.
It is simply an aot Of justice, for if any
Year: 1879

CoRB1N can't 60 to Utah this summer as
chief justice of the territory, the Senate hav-
ing agreed to defer his confirmation till De-
cember. He is in hard luck. Denied a
seat in the Senate and kicked out of South
Carolina as unworthy to be called one of her
sons, he will be wanderer on the face of
the earth for many months to come, if not
to the end of his career.
Year: 1879

the Union SO highly he could not believe there
would really be bloody war. Many similar
storms had blown over in safety But even
should a conflict nsue,'-he wrote, 'of
use could you be, a mere lad of sixteen,
delicate, and unused to hardships Of any
kind? fyou desire to be of real service
TO the South do not waste an hour, push
''for college, complete your education, then
you may lead, whereas now you could not
even follow, for you would quickly break
down. Alas if war should come. which
may God forbid there will be no lack o.
opportunity for fighting, years hcnce.'


This, OF course, was prior to Lincoln 5
proclamation of war. And now the lines were
drawn, and all communication cut off Let
ters were sent to me through many routes,
but none came to hand, while my own lu-
gubrious epistles also fell by the wayside.
Col. H., an abolitionist, like all his genera
ton, and surmIsing my sudden anxiety for
money, vouchsafed no word of reply


The weeks Of waiting which followed were
among the most dismal and distressing of
my existence
Year: 1879

From the toronto GloDe. August 10.


The Washington government does not seem to
realize that the British government has no more to
do than the man in the with the making Of
the regulations under which fishing is to be con-
Quoted in our waters. The utmost the British gov
ernment could do would be to advise the Governors
OF the Dominion and Newfoundland TO ask their
Ministers to repeal such legislation. IL any, was
inconsistent with the Treaty OF Washington. This
advice would only be rendered after PROOF had bcen
made that there actually was such obnoxious
legislation i'll existence. The American gov
crnment seems to proceed upon the
idea that If there be any legislation
which prevents American fishermen IRON taking fish
by any every means. fair or foul therefore such
legislation is contrary to the spirit of the treaty.
The fact s that the Americans have purchased tor
term OF years the right to resort to our fisheries
under and subject to the rules and regulations
are imposed upon our own fishermen That and
nothing more. II there actually be IN existence any
law which operates harshy against the foreign
than against the native fisherman we have desire
to defend 1t without knowing what 1t is But so far
AS know. there has not been the least hint that
any such partial law exists. and II 1t does exist we
that neither the government of the Domin-
ION that of Newfoundland would suffer 1t to
exist after its partiaity had been proved. even
through such an informal medium as the public
press.


contend, IL 1T does contend that have not the
full right to protect our fisheries against reckless
spoliaiou. The United States once had fisheries
supposed to be inexhaustible but tho scnseless
pacity of their fishermen destroyed them. The
same fishermen would. no doubt. ike to serve





an important point to be borno in mind-since the
IN ore completely the fisheries can be despoiled In
the half dozen years the less valuable will they
be when the negotiations come to be held. our
neighbors may well dismiss the thought that thoy
will ever long tho Dominion lasts,
be allowed to acquire sovereignty, even par
tial sovereignty, over our fisheries. The
immense and growing value OF that
possession is only now becoming known. With
careful attention such ii has been the policy OF
Canadian governments to bestow upon them, the
fisheries promise to become vast and permanent
source OF wealth. II the sovereignty over them were
divided the fisheries could not be properly pre-
served; millions OF tons of good food would bo
wasted because II was nobodys business to see after
II. The sovereignty must be retained in our own
hands, and If Americans admitted they must pay


fair sum- not only for the fish they catch, but also
for the cost of preserving the fisheries. The nature
of the regulations to be submitted to should form
part Of the considerations to be taken into account
at the next arbitration. AS for the existing regula-
tions, they made before the award OF the late
commission was rendered. and therefore II the
diet was rendered IN ignorance OF them--which Is
not at all hkely-the Americans have only them.
selves to blame.
Year: 1879

From the Yazoo City Herald. August 22l


The democratic party OF Yazoo has not been so
united since the war. This is 1t should be. for
there is no victory without unity and organization
Year: 1879

The last number of the Salt River HERALD announces its change from a morning to an evening paper. winch will enable it to give the A5izona,7's dispatches to its readers several hours sooner than it could have done as morning paper. The thrift of the HERALD is remarkable; it will never impoverish its management by pay ing for news.

 The falsity of the charges contained in the above editorial note, clipped from Wednesdays Arizonan, will be readily detected by an examination of copy of that days HERALD, to- gether with 2 perusal of the follow ing notice, also clipped from the ArizOnGa of tAe same date:

 The Military Telegraph line be tween this place and Maricopa is down, and we are compelled to go to press without the Associated Press re- port Should the line get in working order during the day the despatches received, if important, will be issued to the readers of the Apiz0nan in the form of an extra.

 In the first paragraph the charge is made that the sole reason of the HER AIDS change from morning to an evening newspaper was that it might more readily appropriate and publish, the fresh telegraphic news con- tained in the Ariz0nan; in the sec ond the ArizOndn gives as its excuse for appearing without a line of telegraphic matter, the fact of the telegraph line being down be- tween Prescott and Maricopa, as a natural consequence Wednesdays HERALD would-had It depended on the -Arizoada for telegraphic news have been entirely devoid of such matter, butt the contrary, it contain ed the usual amount of fresh news by telegraph. Is the nntruthfulness of the charge susceptible of better proof
Year: 1879

A BIRDS ROMANTIC DEATH.-A lady
who lives on Olive street, says the St.
Louis Times, rolates the following: A
few days ago there fell in front Of her
window from = tree "chippy," or ground
bird, such as chatter about the parks and
streets. Itseemed wesricd anl,crippled.
She picked it up, carried it into the house,
fed it from her own mouth, and at night
placed it in the cage with her canary
The canary at once bestowed upon the
new conner all the attention Of mother,
and nestled beside the little stranger dur
ing the night. In the morning the lady
placed the chippy in the window so TINT
it might have the privilege Of regaining
its freedom, Itplumcd its tiny wings and
went away. The caoary mourned during
the day as IL it had lost his mate. In the
evening the chippy came back and perch-
ed upon the window. The sash was raised
and it few in and nestled upon the cnqe !;
the canary at once struck up his liveliest
notes and seemed gra;ided. This was re
peated two or three days, the chippy going
each morning and returning in the even
ing. One day it went away and did not
come back. The canary dropped, and the
next day fell dead from his perch in the
sunshine that played over tbe gided cage
in the window. That night the chippy
returned, and during the evening it
mourned over its dead companion. In the
morning it clung to the cage until it was
turned out. For few days the empty
cage was hung in the window, and on
each. succeeding evening the chippy re-
turned and chirped as if it were grief
stricken. One day it brought worm in
its bill, dropped it in the cage, flew away
and came back no more.
Year: 1879

A SENACA Falls minister is in trouble
with his people for conduct unbecoming
n clergyman. and one Of the formulated
charges against h i'm is that he recently
hired livery horse and wagon, was gone
two days, snapped horses six different
times, and came back to the stable with
the same horse he took ont and with 500
in his pocket which he had made out Of
the transaction.
Year: 1879

New York Sun.


The electric light which is being ex~
hibited from the Sun building illumlnes
the City Hall park with much more
than full moon brightness. It not on
ly attracts swarms of moths and beetles
but the boy comes forth by squads and
troops, and having feasted his eye on
the novelty falls to playing tag and
leap frog under its vivid rays. At 9
o'clock at night the park is play
ground and shouts of merriment and
glee fall upon the ears Of the toiling
editors and compositors Of Printing
House square. The fact suggests
anew the usefulness to which the light
may be put. For skating carniva]s,
for festivals, and for out door gather
ings. nothing can approach it. The
night may not be distant when nine
inning base ball game will be played
under its rays, and the possibility ex-
lists of even midnight horse trot.
The Coney Island folks are to use a
dozen or more electric lights in to.
morrow's all nights festival, and for
some time they have illumined the
surf with them to the delight of the
bathers.
Year: 1879

NAMED quietly hunting south of the
river. Thus the whole Missouri coun~
try is reduced to condition that
makes it safe for occupation and trav~
ell. Not hostile savage is left south
of the British boundary. Though his
work is thus happily completed, and
though it is expected there will be no
occasion for any more hostile demon>
strations, it is thought Gen. Miles will
remain north Of the Missouri for some
time longer, as measure of precau~
ton,
Year: 1879

To sick headache, that infallible symptom of q


dsOrde1ed stomach liver and bowels. Msny suffer
from it many three or four times week. They
do edlessly for Hosetters Stomach Bitters, by
toning the digestive organs and regulating the bowels
and liver, removes the and dispels the pain ful
symptom. The intimate sympathy between the brain
and the region the slightest disorder
affecting the latter to b, reflected it in the
organ of thought The reform instituted by the Bt.ers
when the digestive secretive and evacuatve functions
in state Of chaos has other and beneficial
results viz the complete nutrition Of the whole phys
cal economy, the restoration of appetite and reposs
and increase in the power of the System resist
diseases of a maarial type.
Year: 1879

In the Hall of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple in London hangs a celebrated picture of King Charles l., painted by Van dyke. The other day recently admitted stu dent of the law was piloting some country cousins through the wonders of his inn. In the course of the excursion he halted before the painting and enlarged eloquently upon it's inestimable value. Fired by their admiration, tonishment by informing them that the picture was prized all the more by the benchers be- cause it had been presented to them by Queen Elizabeth herself. The young man received his education at a well-known public school
Year: 1879

Dismsy fell on the quiet little bank in Toll kirk. The former uneasiness became panic.

 Hamilton had been made ill by the anxiety of his position, and was in bed on the day that MT. Traills deficiency occurred. After close ly scrutinizing every entry in the books, Traill came to the conclusion that he had not paid the money in excess to any one, and that the notes must have been stolen by some one on the premises. The banks safe was duly ex- amined but the locks bore no marks of being tempered with. The windows and doors of the office were unaffected, and MT. Duff's do- mestics-who swept out the office-had been

 his servants and were known to him for years

 The matter was on this occasion reported to the banks head office but thence c;ime the cold intimation that no further deficiency could be made good, and referring the bank agents to their recent letter to that effect of such and such date Mir. Duff began to think the place was haun- ted. Wherever the money was gone it had to be paid up <; raising the total losses made in this mysterious way to the unpalatable sum of fourteen hundred pounds in less than three months. The mystery was all the deeper that during the day of the difference in Traill's cash, It had happened there had not been a slngie cash payment amounting to five hundred pounds. Then there came vague rumors- such as the Police, had the matter passed into their hands, would certainly have made use of
Year: 1879

The returns of railway earnings Of thirty
one roads given by the Public. show an ag-
gregate of $126,521 1854 for 1878, an increase
of over two millions over 1875. Only few
of the main trunk lines are included in this
statement, which of course covers only a
small part of the whole carrying trade Of the
country; but the figures have a relative in
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commun
cations. The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
out as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve com,
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

Would notify the pubic that he has resumed the
practice of Law. lin connection with Insurance Bus
lnessl and VIII give special attention to OFFICE
BUSINESS. All business entrusted to nv care will
receive prompt attention. ial3eOd3m