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Year: 1879

IN. Y. Cor. of the Springfield Republican,


Ghost stories are always in order. and
a haunted house in New York will be
regarded as great novelty. But the
exhibition just mentioned recalls
story. told me by a well-known and
much talked about lady author and lee
turer. She is neither a fanatic nor
fool, and the last person in the world to
see sights or dream dreams. She had
taken the upper floor of q house in
self. In a few days she noticed that in
a certain part of one Of the rooms
strange, unearthly chill came over.her.
1t was 80 disagreeable that she shurned
the place. She also frequently had
very distinct feeling that some one was
coming up the stairs, and at first rose
and opened the door, expecting to see
visitor, but finding no one. In the
night between eleven aud twelve, she
was regularly awakened from sleep. as
though some one was standing by her
bed, and oftentimes as though a hand
was on her throat trying to strangle her !;
she could see no one, and the experience
became so disagreeable that she gave up
her bed to her woman-a very substan-
tial, matter of fact, courageous person
and took the lounge, where she slept
without difficulty. But the poor domes-
| tic had a hard time of it; she had expe-
rienced the chill, and had opened the
door hundreds of times to. the stranger
coming up the. stairs; now she was
choked every night Just as though some
one was trying to strangle her. One of
the lady's friends visited her and expe-
rienceds the chill and also opened the
door to the invisible visitor, and with
out knowing what her occupants had
felt, declared that the place was strange


and depressing. ' 's''+' 5's5


A popular newspaper writer, a lady


well known in the social circles here


called one day and told the occupant OF


the reoms, who had left her alone for 8
few minutes that they were haunted, as


she saw the form of a person standing


in the very place where the unearthly


chill had been felt by several persons


Sickness obliged the lady to leave hel


apartments several weeks in charge ol


her faithful woman. When she returned


she found this woman nervous anC


ill and was still suffering. In reply t.


ucI dttsltdUcu iHq ulTlcS tHe Woluau toIe


her the following story: u" 1t was neal
. midnight after you left that / woke sud
denly out of sound sleep, and ther,
sat woman in the rocking chair by tn,
fire, her back toward me, with full
head of dark hair. Thought it piec
of impertinence in any one to come VI
to my room at that time of night, an'
without knocking; then remembers,
) that l fastened the door. But to b


certain about it, slipped out of tn


bed at the foot and tried the door


which found bolted. Then got int
) bed. The woman turned her fac
toward the door in an anxious way, in
Ginning it as though listening to hea
some one coming up the stairs. The
,, she arose as though she were comin
! toward the bed. l covered myself wit
the bed clothes and stood it as long as
Year: 1879

AT Lewiston, in Neal Dow's State, a
collector sent to dun a resident found
the lady of the house intoxicated, her
husband singing, their three daughters
simmering, and several visitors warm
ing up, and the only satisfaction be got
was an invitation to take something.
Year: 1879

MRS. MADISON is probably the only
lady who, after leaving the White
House as its mistress, received up 10 the
time of her death the same attention as
when its queen. Many now in Wash
ington remember how the crowd, includ-
ing all the diplomats, always went from
the White House to call on Mrs. Madi-
son, who, when she was past seventy
years old, used to receive in low-neck
dress, and always wore turban. Such
crowds called on her that the visitors
were Obliged to pass out the back door
while others entered by the front.
Year: 1879

The other day, while Major Robert
son, of Rock Hill, S. c., was lecturing
his fifteen year-oid-son on the careful
use Of firearms, he took up gun to H.
lustrate how a gentleman of his ac-
quaintance, with a gun standing before
him with its butt on the ground, shot
himself fatally by carelessly dropping
his upraised foot upon the hammer,
thus discharging the weapon in his
body. As the Majors foot went down
in graphic illustration, bang went the
gun, and he received the charge Quckily
small one) in his left jaw, inAicting a
severe but not dangerous wound. 1t is
thought that the boy was deeply
impressed by this object lesson. 3 y
Year: 1879

In the report of the poultry commit
tee OF the Massachusetts Board of Apr,-
culture we found an account of youth
who Two or three years ago '.took it in
to his head to keep fowls Tor profit, and
this is what he did, With his own hands
he built moderate sized hennery, which
increased his mechanical ability, pur-
chased few fowls and took care of them
while attending school and doing his
proportion OF the chores. In about one
year and half he cleared. after paving
Tor everything that his fowls consumed
one hundred and forty dollars, and vet
ne spent no more time with his fowls
than most of his schoolmates did in their
amusements. which brought them moth
ing. and without doubt caring for his
peis gave him rs much satisfaction AS
anything could have done. He made
his money simply by having regular
system of cleanliness and feeding those
lew fowls, and properly caring tor eggs
and increase.
Year: 1879

the steady and rapid growth of the west
IS considered, we may safely predict
that in the near future the wealth of the
nine western states will have outgrown
the wealth of the east rs lar rs the debts
OF that region now ovcrshadow the debts
of this


The truo progress of the nation does
not depend on what it has accumulated.
but on the continuity OF those processes
and resources by which the wealth was
won in tho first instance. 1t has been
shown very clearly in a recent invcsti-
CATION that the wealth of Massachusetts
saved for future use is less in value than
81 O0.O00.000. This is in the ratio OF
about 5000 per capita. and includes only
the products OF labor and capital the
value of the land beng lett out of the
account. 1t has also been shown by sta
tistics carefully compiled that the value
OF the annual products of labor and cap
ltal in that state for the ear 1879 was
about $500, 900 900. Or Il r.tlc in excess
OF $500 per capita 1t will be seen,


therefore. that the people of Massachu-
setts have accumulated property enough
to keep them led and clothed only about
three years, il they should cease to


work. When we compare the resources
of the west with those of the east, we
can fully comprehend that when the
nine western states are as old in clvili-
zation as are the nine states in the east.
the west will lead the east not only In
population and wealth, but in all things
that pertain To a higher civilization and
a larger liberty Tor the citizen. We re-
tered only a few days ago to the fac,
that persistent effort has been made
for more than year on the part of the
eastern press to prevent capitalists in
that section from lending money in the
west. Eastern capitalists have loaned
large sums of money on western real
estate, and in most cases these invest
ments have proved .iudicious ones-far
better than those loaned on the lots and
city property of many eastern cities;
such for example as Elizabeth or Rah
way. New Jersey. In most cases where
mortgages have been foreclosed in the
west the land has become the property
of the eastern money-lender; and in
many cases has resulted IN bringing him
west to live. As the demand tor eastern
capita! is decreasing, and the west is
preparing to break the leading strings
that have so long held her in check, her
growth and prosperity will astonish the
country during the next decade. With
the iron OF Missouri. the coal of Illinois.
and the lum Der of Michigan with the
finest agricultural lands in the world,
with capital to develop these grand re-
sources. and u free water way to the
sea. the west is just entering upon an
ora of prosperity and power such as
has never been granted to any section
OF this or any other country.
Year: 1879

A rustic frame of pine cones and need.
les is made by covering an ordinary pinc
wood frame with the pine needles held
in place by strips of cigar-box wool,
1 he needles are glued upon the body
frames alter being arranged with precis-
lon' inch by inch. so as to represent a
covering OF heavy gros-grain silk Strips
OF clgar-box wood are then tackled down
along the edges and laid across in dia-
per pattern, so that the whole frame
seems divided up into squares of cigar
box wood, with diagonals from corner


corner OF squares. Cones may be
added to the corners of the squares as
bosses. The pine needles against the
req WOOD nave very pretty effect. if
the work IS done with sufficient neat
ness.
Year: 1879

a lady told her little son, who was
teasing Tor something to eat, to wait
until breakfast. With a tear IN his eye,
he burst out II Jest honestly sometimes
think you're = stepmother.
Year: 1879

Aside from all the questions now pend
ing between the people and the railroad
corporations it must be conceded that our
fculties. While obliged, on tho one hand,
to form Western connections, competing
for the trade with roads leading to cities
south Of us, and, on the other hand, to
meet the requirements of local business,
yet all the while compelled to struggle
against the serious disadvantage Of greater
distances, they may well be excused for
making some mistakes. But when these
mistakes are such as to create popular dis
content their acts have to be considered in
a different light from those Of any other
class of business men, for, being in charge
Of its transportation routes, they have in
custody the States most vital interests. In
no State is this fact more conspicuous than
in New York, which, owing partly to enter
prise and partly to location, has, since the
opening of the Erie Canal, been the great
highway of trade between the seaboard and
the West. As with the building of the
canal, so with granting the right to con-
struct rnilroads. The object had in view
by the State was to bring distant points,
whether within or without it's borders,
nearer to the great market of New York, in
order that the commercial and othor inter-
ests of the whole people might be promoted.
This could not. however. in the very nature
of things be done without creating great
disturbance in relative ms we'll as in
real values. Tho land Of tho West
was brought into more direct and
immediate competition with the more
highly valued land of the East
But it will readily be seen that this CON-
petition is by no means due to the fact that
the traffic OF the West passes over the New
York roads, but because 1t reaches the Now
York market at comparatively less aggre.
Year: 1879

The great outpouring of public enthusi-
asm which greeted General Grant on his
arrival seems likely to continue so long as
he remains in San Francisco. 1t cannot be
said that the warmth and magnificence Of
this great demonstration of welcome is
consequence Of the remote situation
of California, which allows its citi-
zens but few opportunities for see
ing distinguished public men. There
are few eminent republican statesmen or
generals who have not visited San Fran
cisco within the last four or five years, but
none of them has stirred public feeling
like General Grant. Undoubtedly this ex-
traordinary ovation is in great part reflex
of the honors paid him in his tour through
the principal countries of the Old World.
1t would seem stolid and churlish if
his own countrynen failed to appre-
ciate the career which has made General
Grant an object of curiosity, attention
and unprecedented courtesies in every part
of the world to which the light of Christian
or Mohammedan or heathen civilization has
penetrated. 1t is in his person and in the
nonors bestowed upon Hlm tnaS our coun-
try and its probable great destiny have first
been adequately recognized by all the
widely distrib uted branches of the hu-
man family. His own countrymen may
feel justifable pride in career
which has attracted such universal homage,
and may properly make it apparent by the
heartiness Of their welcome that they do not
undervalue the compliments which so many
foreign nations have paid to our Republic
in the person of the most eminent and
illustrious of it's living citizeus.
Year: 1879

The WEATHER.-The large area of high ba-
rometcr that extends over the Middle Atlantic


aud Now England States caused the disturb
ance that was advancing from the eastern Gulf
TO take more easterly course than anticipated.


Its influence, however, is felt very much along
the South Atlantic coast. The depression that
advanced from the Northwest is now NOV
ing toward the central valleys and is
likely to develop energy. Rain has
fallen on the South Atlantic coast and in the
lake regions. In the former districts 1t is re-
ported to have been very heavy. The weather
in the other sections of the country was gen
orally fair The temperature fell slightly in
the Middle Atlantic and New England States,
and varied but little elsewhere. The winds
have been brisk on the South Atlantic coast
and in the Northwest, and light In the
other districts. The weather over the British
Islands is unsettled. The weather in New York
and its vicinity to-day will be cool and cloudy,
with rains. Tomorrow the same conditions arc
likely to prevail, followed toward night by
gradual clearing. ...,,s
Year: 1879

part of his future in their power.
He repaid their sights by neglecting
all the accepted democratic leaders
and surrounding himself with new
recruits from the republican party and
young men who had no standing
in politics, the design being to tolerate no
man in public life whom he could not un-
make as easily as he had made him. He
chose to have Mr.. Dorsheimer-a recent
deserter from the republicans-on the
same ticket with him when he ran for Gov
ernor. The next year, when he dictated
the whole State ticket, he selected two ex-re-
publicans-Mr Bigelow and Mr.. Robin
son--for the important places, and filed the
others with very young men, whom he
could command as dependents, because
they had no party standing orpersonal
backing which would have enabled them
to resist their creator. 1t was the jealousy
which thus ignored the old democratic
leaders that raised up against Mr.. Tilden
host of enemies in his own party.


But the greatest mistake made by Mr..
Tilden in his management of State politics
was in reorganizing Tammany Hall, instead
of abolishing it, as he could so easily have
done after his signal triumph over the
Tweed Ring. His willingness to convert
Tammany into an instrument of his own
ambition seems likely to prove fatal
blunder. At the outset Mr.. Kelly, the
new Tammany chief, was obedient and SER
viceable enough; but once in the saddle he
chose to run Tammany in his own interest.
Hence the conflict which portends the
defeat of Governor Robinson and the blight
of Mr. Tilden's hopes.
Year: 1879

It has been unusual of late years for
nominees to State offices to write formal
letters of acceptance Acceptance is pre-
sumed from the fact that they permit them
selves to be candidates. But this year
Governor Robinson has thought fit to silence
all doubts as to whether the Tammany
bolt might not shake his determination to
remain in tho field by writing such letter
as renders his withdrawal impossible.
Since the attitude of Tammany may be in
tended to scare him into declining tho
nomination il was no doubt prudent to dis
pei the idea that there may bea compromise
founded on the joint retirement OF Mr.. Rob-
inson and Mr.. Kelly and the substitu-
tion of some mutually acceptable name
at the head of the ticket Governor
Robinson declares that he did not
seek nor desire the nomination, but he
puts his acceptance on grounds which
would make it dishonorable for him to
Year: 1879

The REPUBLICAN PARTY is responsible for SO
much of the wickcdness Of this generation that
the charge Of a labor reforner, that tramps
were never heard of until that party came into
power, is unnecessarily cruel. Tramps date
back to Adam, the founder of their order, and
every man who, like him, has thrown away a
good living without knowing where another
was to come from has been u tramp in every
sense of the word
Year: 1879

If THE SUSPICION proves correct that Coney
Island hotel proprietors are going to oppose a
general system Of drainage because of its cost
they should be legally compelled to do what is
their manifest duty in the matter. Frequenters
of the island do not grumble at hotel expenses
so landlords have no excuse for not doing all
that the general health demands.
Year: 1879

The MoMENToUs QUESTION Of the League
championship in baseball is nearly settled The
struggle has been longer than the leading politi-
cal fights of the season and has involved harder
hitting, but in one point it was superior to the
political game-when a man was "caught out"
he had sense enough to know it, instead of in
sisting upon holding the place which some ADLER
man had earned
Year: 1879

One OF THE GREENBAcK ORATORS at Hamil-
ton Park yesterday was u little too hard on the
press when he said that if an angel were to come
down to support their cause the leading papers
would deny his heavenly origin. We are sure
we express the sentiments Of our contemporaries
when we say that angels being the only variety
of instructors in finance that have not yet ap-
pcared, we would be sure to recognize one at
sirht
Year: 1879

ANOTHER REsPECTABLE MAN in physical suf-
fering has been arrested by the police for
drunkenness and locked up in a cell all night
The committing of such an outrageous blunder
should be taken as proof positive that the officer
at fault is utterly unfit for his position.
Year: 1879

A couple were occupying a mid
die seat in the ladies' car, having
got on at way station. Probably at
tracted by the invisible fascinatio n
which never fails to bring about a
cOntretemps, a gentleman from a
rear car came in and took seat
Immediately behind the pair. There
was shock of surprise as his eyes
fell upon them, and deathly pallor
overspread his cOuntenance. But
this was for an instant only. Then
a flush succeeded, and a queer smile
began to play around the corners
of his set determined lips. An
hour passed. The billing and COO
ing went on, and the man was a
patient, and evidently an interested
listener. The people in the car be-
gan to perceive that something un-
usual was going on. Finally the
man leaned forward with that pecu-
liar smile still lowering about his
lips, and said:


"Ibeg pardon, but you seem to
be enjoying yourselves immensely"


The lady rose with a stihed
scream, and wheeling around con-
fronted the stranger with pallid
face and great, staring eyes. Her
companion was no less discon-
certed. He, too, had risen to his
feet, and stood uneasily looking at
the intruder, blushing and paling by
turns.


"My God, it has come at last -
walled the woman.


The stranger was cool and imper-
turbable. a@aH


you did not expect to see me,
did you ?"


"Heaven knows | did not n' ex,
claimed the lady, from whose eyes
the tears had already begun to
trickle. -


"Well. it's not unusual. People
often meet under peculiar circum-
stances. [ suppose you are on
your bridal tour ?"


The lady covered her face with
her hands and sank back into her
seat. She had already begun to
sob Historically.


q happened along this way by
mere chance" continued the stran-
ger. 81 am going West to Lead
vile. I thought | would try and
do something for the children, mas
much as you have left US. But l
trust you will not let this accidental
meeting disturb your enjoyment"


The woman was moaning in alb
ject misery. 3.


''I wish you all sorts of happi-
ness, and will no longer intrude
upon you. This, ladies and gentle
men," facing around to the specta-
tors, sis my runaway wife and her
lover. They are very nice people,"
and then turning away, he stalked
out, leaving the guilty couple alone
in their humiliation and shame.
At the next station they quit the
train.
Year: 1879

TUE Contrary JAPs-A piece of
cord in japan is twisted from left to right
in process Of manufacture. A plane Is
drawn toward the person who is using it.
The teeth Of a saw arc 50 aset that il is
the upward pull which cuts. Their books
begin at what we call the end, turning the
leaves fiom left to right, while the lines
run up and down the page, instead Of
across. aud the pages are numbered at the
foot. The face Of their clock moves and
the hands are stationary. They say, sits
four O'Clock" meaning that il lacks four
hours Of being noon, while with us it is
always SO much past the starting point.
Year: 1879

The reporter who wrote, with reference
to well known belle: "Her dainty feet
were encased in shoes that might have
been taken for fairy boots tied his ward
robe up in his handkerchief and left for
parts unknown when it appeared the next
morning: --"Hcr dirty feet were encascd
IN shoes that might been have taken for
ferry boats
Year: 1879

The tongue viii sometimes make the
most awkward slips. 1t is told Of cler-
gyman in one Of the towns near Boston
that he had given him to read from the
pulpit an announcement that ''the Bclling-
ham praying band would conduct the
services at the evening meeting; but by
some strange peryersity of the unruly
member, the congregation were astounded
with the announcement that there would
be service by the "Prayingham belly
band.
Year: 1879

New York, April 1.-THE SUMS
Washington correspondent says: The
managers of the Texas Pacific railroad
here, say that they will make no effort
during this congress. to get any subsidy
legislation. They feel, that as this
road is so largely in the interest of the
south, that southern men have not res
ponded as they should; hence the COM
pany will wait for some decided action
from that quarter. They say also, that
the public will soon begin to clamor for
protection against the exactions of the
Southern Pacific, of California, and
then congress will be forced to take
some measure for relief.
Year: 1879

Chicago, April 1.-THE Journals
Washington special says: "a member
of the cabinet said to-day, regarding
the presidents probable action on the
army bill, that the administration is in
entire accord with the republicans in
congress on this question, and that the
president will stand up like adamant
against any attempt of the democrats to
interfere with his constitutional right
to control the army.
Year: 1879

The Mary Stannard Murder.


New Haven, April 11.-Chief JUS
tice Park said at the opening of the
court this afternoon that he would,
within day or two, name the date for
opening the trial of Rev. II. II. Hay
den, for the murder of Mary Stannard.
The state wanted to wait until June,
but the defense urged an immediate
trial on account of the poverty of the
client and the long imprisonment al
ready endured. Probably the case will
go over to June.
Year: 1879

The Cabinet on tho Indian Problem.


Washington, April 1.-THE Indian
question came up for consideration at
the cabinet meeting to-day. The dis
cussion took a wide range, covering
the relations Of the Canadian govern
ment to our own in the event of a hos
tile movement southwark by Sitting
Bull and his band, the habeas corpus
of Standing Bear, now in custody of
Gen. Crook, and the incidents thereto;
and also the wisdom of the policy of
keeping northern Indians in southern
latitudes against their wishes, if they
were disposed to be peaceful in the
north.


DeSecretary Schurz took the ground
that to promote the best interests of
the country, both to whites and In
dians, it was necessary that the Indians
should be kept upon their reservation,
and out of the way of bad white men,
who would incite or provoke them to
acts of violence.


No definite conclusion was reached.
Year: 1879

ment, unless we can get man who
has more backbone, Grant has that and
we are for him heart and soul.' The
publication will help Grant greatly, be-
cause conservatives will see that every
body is for him, and no one likes to be
left out in the cold, so they will turn in
too.r
Year: 1879

Washington, April IA member
Of the cabinet said to-day, regarding
the presidents probable action ON the
army bill, that the administra tion is in
entire accord with the republicans in
congress on this question, and that the
president will stand up like adamant
against any attempt of the democrats
to interfere with his constitutional
right to control the army.