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Year: 1878

And now we see, in Franklin County
and the Third district, what money, ar
tifce, audacity and unbounded cupidity
and ambition can do towards reversing
the fair expression of the peoples will,
in regular nomination, and forcing
upon The district, by discontents inside
and outside of the Republican party, a
man who has been fairly passed upon
and found wanting! We do not believe
the people will accept this mongrel con-
Germ: and we expect for il defeat more
humiliating and disgraceful than that
which was experienced at Hydepark.-
+. Wands0r Journal.
Year: 1878




Mr.. Barlow is the candidate of the
men who advocate all the heresies of the
Greenback element. He believes, or, at
least, he has promised to faithfully rep
resent in Congress, if elected, those who
would have the Government make fresh
issues of paper money, never to be re-
deemed, and who would make the paper
dollar utterly worthless by issuing an
amount sufficient to pay off the bonded
debt of the country. The Republicans
in every Northern State are opposed to
this heresy. Consequently no man can
claim Republican vote or Republican
sympathy who goes to Greenback
meeting and pledges himself to serve
them "with fidelity" He is not a Re-
publican when tried by the. Republican
test. He is, therefore, no more entitled
to the support of any man calling him
self a Republican at the present time
than Mr.. Vallandigham would have been
during the war.


Let there be no doubt about this mat
ter. Those who vote for William W.
Grout for Representative to Congress in
the Third Vermont District will vote
for the candidate of the party which
stands for an honest dollar and the
pledges of the Republican party. Those
who vote for. Bradley Barlow will vote
for man who accepts the nomination of
a fat money convention, and who.
should he abide by his pledges, would
pay off the bonded debt of the country
by issuing a volume Of paper money
that would render the whole issue nearly
worthless. This is the alternative pre-
sented to the Republicans of that dis
/ rict.-BoStos Journal.
Year: 1878

Warm and bright In the summer air.
Like pleasant sea when the wind blows fair,
And its toughest breath had scarcely curled
The green highway to a distant world
Soft whispers passing from shore to shore,
AS from hearts content, yet desiring more


Who feels all folorn,
Wandering thus down the path through the corn?
A short space since, and the dead leaves lay
Wondering under the hedgerow gray,
Nor hum OF insect. nor voice of bird.
Ger the desolate field was ever heard;
Only at eve the palid snow
Blushed red-rose IN the red sun-glow;


Till, one best morn.
Shot up into life the young green corn.
Small and feeble. slender and pale,
It bent its head to the winter gale,
Hardened the wren's soft note of cheer,
Hardly believing that spring was near;
Saw chestnuts bud out. and champions blow.
And daisies mimic the vanished snow


Where It was born,
On either side Of the path through the corn.
The corn, the corn, the beautiful corn,
Rising wonderful morn by morn;
First scarce as high a fairy's wand.
Then just in reach ofa child's wee hand
Then growing, growing TALL brave and strong,
With the voice of a new harvest IN its song:


While in fond scorn
The lark out-carols the whispering corn.
strange, sweet path, formed day by day.
Hew, when and wherefore we cannot say,
No more than of our life-paths we know,
Whittier they lead us why we go.
Or whittier our eyes shall ever see
The wheat in the ear or the fruit on the tree;


Yet who's forlorn7
He who watered the burrows can ripen the corn.
Year: 1878

The internal fever burns up the carbon
in the system faster than the food eaten
can replace it. The disease then preys
on the fatty substance of the body and
destroys the lungs, and eventually the
life. The prescription spoken of has at
least the merit Of simplicity, and can
do no harm.
Year: 1878

The calcined remains of Mrs. Benn
Pitman, when they were taken from the
retort of the furnace of DIR. lie Moyne's 8
crematory, weighed a fraction over four
pounds two ounces. Their appearance
generally, as described by a correspond
ent present, was that of clear white
bone ash, as of a thoroughly burned
bone pulverized by a heavy weight, in
termingled with flakes resembling fish
scales, of an extremely light pearl color.
Mixed with the bone ash were the hardly
distinguishable fibers and shreds of the
cashmere robe in which the body was
wrapped, and of the alum-soaked sheet
with which it was covered, distinguish
able by the difference of texture, and
what were also believed to be the petals
of.the flowers placed upon Mrs. Pitman's s
bosom but all these were reduced to
an impalpable dust in handling the re-
mains, which lay on the bottom of the
retort, distributed in almost exact pro-
portion to the quantity of bones that go
to make up the human skeleton.
Year: 1878

Coined money was known among the
Chinese as early as the eleventh century
before Christ, but their inability to com
prehend the principles upon which a
currency should be based has led them
into oil sorts Of extravagances, which
have been attended by disorder, famine,
and bloodshed. Coins came at last to
be made so thin that 1000 of them piled
together were only three inches high;
then gold and silver were Abandoned;
and copper, tin, shells, skins. stones,


and paper were given a fixed value, and
used until, by abuse, all the advantages
to be derived from the use of money
were lost, and there was nothing left for
the people to do but to go back to bar
ter, and this they did more than once.
They cannot be said now to have a coin
age; 1900 years ago they made round
coins with square hole in the middle,
and they have made no advance beyond
that since. The well-known cash is a
cast brass coin of that description, and,
although it is valued at one mill and a
half of our money, and has to be strung
in lots of 1000 to be computed with any
ease, it is the sole measure of value and
legal tender of the country. Spanish,
Mexican, and our new trade dollars are
employed in China; they pass because
they are necessary for larger operations.
Popular Science Monthly for March.
Year: 1878

and who was the best peruke- maker;
and was still more surprised when L said
that no one wore wigs now, except law
yers and coachmen. He asked if travel
| ing was as dangerous as ever; though he
confessed that he had not been much
troubled lately by the knights OF the
road. He said that one rode up to stop
him twenty-five years before, but the
sight of his headless driver had 80
frightened him that he put spurs to his
horse and disappeared as If he had had
twenty Bow-street runners at his heels.


"Did you not ask what became of
him on the other nights of the year,
when he was not out for his drive.


"He said that, in company with the
innumerable shades who were condemned
to occasionally visit the earth for crimes
committed during their past lives, he
passed his time lowering ronnd his old
haunts, longing TO become visible to his
descendants, and to assist them in times
of trouble, but unable to do so. As we
conversed, the time rapidly slipped
away; and at length the lamps of Lon.
don became visible in the distance. Af-
ter thanking the old man for his cour.
tesy. / suggested that 1 might now
alight, as i had great many friends in
town that should like to visit; but he
shook his head.


"'No, no, said he; we are at the
mercy of my coachman; he has the en-
tire command during our drive, and he
will only stop at the place we picked you
up. See, he is turning the horses round
we are about to return


"If the journey to town seemed short
the journey back was still shorter. The
Year: 1878

Theft at twelve or twenty, or even thirty
or fifty years of age, is not uncommon in this
fast age of the world, but when feeble eighty
goes into the business IL might possibly be
made the subject ofIema. <. Toe police came
across such q case yesterday. A day or SO ago
an aged woman called at the residence of a
lady and asked for money enough 10 pay her
rent. She rep. .esenied herself as very poor,
and Certainly her appearance justified
her statement: The lady noticed that
during her visitors stay the latter kept her
hand closed. but did not take particular note
OF the fact at the time. Shortly after. howev
er, she became aware of the absence OF a gold
watch chain, appended thereto being some
charms and lockets highly prized. Making
known the fsct to the police, she gave de-
scription Of her visitor, and Deputy Marshal
Davegon set hi imself TO work mp the case. He
was acquainted with an old woman in North
Leavenworth Who answer ed the description,
and who likewise bore a reputation not the
most savosy, and calling upon her desired
her 10 be 70 kind as 10 deliver over 70 him
the afoccsaid chain or suffer arrest. This
was en- appeal she could not we'll resist, and
being further admonished BY the sevsse man.
ner of the officer. and not doubeang that he
would carry his threat iuto cuech prol1esd
the article. The property will b 1saivsrsd
to its owner, and the octogenarian kleptona-
MAC will be more careful in the fature.
Year: 1878

Two or three days ago as little daughter
of Mr. VIM. Wisler, living OH Cherokee
street, between Third and Fourth streets, was
playing in the yard at the rtar Of her fAiher's
residence, she was considerably surprised and
alarmed at a sudden singing and burning
sensation in her heel, and ran into the house
frightened Ii was found that she was not
injured in the least, but that ti.e heel OF her
shoe had been carried away, having been
taken of as neatly As If done with a knife,
and cutting the leather somewhat. The mys-
terry was shortly afterwards explained. Two
gentlemen, standing in rear window of a
block on Delaware street had been negotia-
ting in regard To the sale of pistol, and one
wishing to test the weapon, had fired shot
into the alley. By striking some hard sub
stance, presumably a stone, the bullet had
glanced, taking the effect above mentioned.
Year: 1878

Officer Miller arrested two men yesterday
named Henry Miller and James saunders, OH
the charge OF petty larceny, the caGse of the
trouble being Il s.iwbUck- The sawbuck itself
was all right, the ownership being the point
of contention. Saunders had been saving
wood out on broadway, and while 80 doing a
m An who hal lost a sawbuck came slOng and
recognized his property, thereupon causing
the arrest OF saunders, and Miller, who lives
with hiE. They will be examined at the
police court, this morning.
Year: 1878

Thieves and swindlers Of all denomina-
tions are abroad and on the war path now,
a nd II behooves the unwary metropolitan to
be on the lookout for the same. Yesterday
afternoon two Of these ught-fingered gentry
succeeded in roping in an unsophistica;ed
countryman al the New Market on brace
game of their own peculiar invention, and
relieved him of $50 in less time than it takes
to tell it. He had been previously warned in
regard TO the tricks and wiles Of these sharp
ers, but preferring 10 fnstI uct himself in the
school of experience instead of listening to
the advice of friends. he came out OF the 1T
tie end of the horn, and will probably know
more next time.
Year: 1878

Julia Williams swore out warrant yester.
day against Haywood Collins, charging him
with keeping a vicious dog. allowing the
animal to run at large unmuzzled, contrary
20 the statutes made and provided for such
cases, and setting forth that the aforesaid
canine was terror to the community and
dangerous to every body in general and her
self in particular. The matter will be inves-
tigated this morning in the police coIrt.
Year: 1878

The COUNCIL OF SEVEN.
That Being the Number Present at
the Meeting of the City Faith


ers Last Night.
A Good Deal of Business Transact
ed in a Very Short Space OF


Time.
The Opening Of Fourth Street
Shall There by Light?
Year: 1878

Ilopeka Biaue,-oi


The tide of immigration seems TO roll high
er as the warm weather comes on. People
are coming rom across the ocean liz large
numbers. People too. are leaving good farms
in the Western States and coming TO Kansas.
where they are sue Of increasing their
wealth. Many are coming for the climate
They have heard of the "I,aly of America"
and If there is any place in Ame.'ca that can
be called such, IL is Kansas. Taking the sea-
sons as they come, theIe is not a more pleas
ing country in the United States. Many
come because lands are cheap. They come in
cars they come in wagons; they come in
any way they can. Too many go too far
west of Topeka. There are thousands OF
acres within n radius of one hundred miles
around the capital, that can be had for from
s5 to SIS per acre, and an extra effort should
be made to induce some OF the land hunters
TO loca,e near the capital city. There Will
then be enough to settle in other localities.
Ordination of a New Minister at Lin.
Year: 1878

Oh the INNING ration th8t n POUxs
ing In.


Lawrence journal, l0l
y good many citizens are talking of the
propriety of taking measures 10 influence the
immigration which like a food is pouring
into our State. We have suggested the pro-
priety of this repeatedly N the JoGTnaL We
have a board OF trade organized some years
ago for just such emergencies as this. Let it
inaugUrate movement, and we do not doubt
it Will be heartily seconded by the whole
community. Other towns have their agents
out circulating documents and directing emf
grants to their different localities. II we are
to do anything at all, the movement must be
msde at once.


The Papers of a Community q Bar.


omeicr of the Place where they arc


Published.


fCawker City Echo.1


The papers OF a community are always a
barometer to the place in which they are
published. II the people are enterprising
they will give the papers a patronage that
will warrant them in being enterprising also;
If the citizens are slow, do little advertising,
go abroad for work they can just as well have
will show the efTect of starvation patronage
and reflect the spirit of the general average
We know ,f few newspaper men whose am
bition does no; prompt them 10 print a better
rather than poorer paper than their patron
age warrants.
Year: 1878


We understand the Board of Education has
concluded TO close the public schools next
month. This Is certainly very bad policy
and IL there is any way to avoid closing the
schools, measures should be taken at once, to
accomplish so desirable a result. Better keep
the schoolssopen two months longer now,
then open them later in The fall. Children
learn much faster during the spring months
than they do in the early fall, when the
weather is intolerably hot. Don't close the
schools now. 1t is very poor policy.


Nnnsas Men cam Afford Elegant
Year: 1878

From the St. Cloud Journal Press.


The victims of the cloth peddlers
who have recently been making raid
through this county have been quite
numerous IN town the past week look>
ing for the men who had so OUT
rageously deceived and swindled them,
but the sharpers had gone to other
parts. We saw one of the packages
of goods-cloths, shawls, pieces Of silk,
etc,,-for which a farmer had Civ
en- his note for $3.50 and which
could all have been purchased in
any store in this city for $50. In
some places the packages were sold
for $10o, and in some for $75, but in
every instance the purchaser paid two
or three times the atual value of the
goods received. The peddlers had
told plausible stories, offering to make
good any deficiency there might be,
but this, Of course, they never do. It is
astonishing how farmers will allow
themselves to be swindled in this OUT
rageous manner. With these Develop
opments it is not to be wondered at
that so many of them succeed so poorly
at getting along in the world. In try
ing to "buy cheap" to get "great bar
gains" of irresponsible parties, they be-
come the victims of sharpers and
swindlers. Farmers and everybody
else may learn some day that the best,
and in the end much the cheapest,
way is to go to we'll known and re-
sponsible merchants, buy good goods
and pay fair prices for them.


It is always the part of wisdom to
kick cloth peddler out of doors as
soon as he makes his appearance, and
hasten his going with bucket of hot
water, we'll distributed from his head
to his heels.
Year: 1878

Columbia College Boat Club who sail for m
Europe to-day to participate In the Henley
regatta on the Thames. take with them the
best wishes of thousands of persons The
four are to row against crews from Cam
bridge and Oxford universities and against
the famous London Rowing Club. They do
not go as champions of American colleges on
of the United States, but simply as represen-
tatives Of the Columbia College. 1t must be
said Of them, however. that they are a strong
crew: their physical training has been excel
lent and they are In superb condition. Quietly
but no less faithfully, they have been preparing
for the great contest and there is ground for
the belief that they will acquit themselves in
a most satisfactory manner.
Year: 1878

PHILADELPHIA, May lo.-The present Com
munistic scare has had the effect Of causing
the National Guard here To prepare for an
outbreak. The field officers of the Second
Brigade have received orders TO have their
men we'll in hand, 50 that in case Of n sudden
call they may be assembled promptly. The
men are to be kept fully equipped, and in case
of call each man is required to supply him
self with one days cooked rations Roster
books containing the names OF the men ia the
various commands, their residences and
places Of business, are to be kept in public
places Mt the araories, so there may be no de-
lay in getting the men together in case Of
trouble. It is feared there may be another
outbreak in the State. and the military are TO
prepare for it In time. The police force drili
weekly, and every measure Is being taken 10
suppress all riototls proceedings
Year: 1878

Billy Bangs is q Philadelpbian who collects
bad bills. He wears a very high hat with the
in letters Of considerable size. The debtor
class" naturally object to see him hang
around their doors, and he has little difficulty
in making his collections. One indignant
debtor recently had him arrested but Billy
was acquitted, the Judge ruling that he might
wear hat with town clock in it If he saw fit.
Year: 1878

A CONSIDERABLE DAUGHTER. - What
was intended to be marriage up town
Wednesday evening was spoiled because
the bride at the last moment refused to
have the ceremony performed. Before
beginning the ceremony the minister
asked if the parents had consented, and
neither answered, but when the two stood
ON the floor together and the question
was asked the bride, "Do you take this
man as your husbaud2" she replied in a
firm tone, "Nol" The minister was in O
fix, but as the lady persisted in her an
swer, he could only tell them that the
ceremony could not proceed, aud the
couple went TO the carriage and started
back for home. Before they went ths
lady told the minister the reason for her
action. She said that after be had asked
them whether their parents had consent,
ed to their union, she thought over the
matter, and had come to the conclusion
that, as her mother was dead, she ought
to get the consent of her father before
she married, and as he so far had been
opposed to the match, she had made up
her mind to see whether he would not re.
lent, and, if he did, then she would re.
turn at some other time and have the
ceremony performed .-KenSingtoH (Neai
York; Freeman.
Year: 1878

A NOVEL FIRE-EsCAPE. An Iowa
deaf mute has invented novel fire.
escape. 1t is cap or turban tobe placed
on the head and fastened secur ely under
the chin. 1t contains enough material
to form a small balloon, and when in
fated looks like balloon. It is so ar
ranged chat when placed on the head in
its collapsed state the air can enter it
from underneath and expand it. In case
of danger it is adjusted firmly on the
head, and the wearer then jumps boldly
from the window of the burning build
ing; the air instantly rushes into the tur-
ban, swells it into balloon, and, buoyed
by it, the wearer comes down so gently
as to strike the ground with little force.
The inventor claims that with it one can
jump safely from fourth-story window
but to make certain of it and to impart
confidence TO the jumper. there is pair
of huge padded shoes TO be fastened on
the feet, so as to blunt the conclusion.


DUTIES are ours events are God s.-CecH.
Year: 1878

NO fARTY papers are fraud, or re-
pubhcan form of government is such as
an intelligent and educated people can
sustain. Parties are necessary to ra
publican government and party papers
are indispensable to intelligent party
organization. Ifit were not tor marry
papers the people could be deceived by
partisans at any time.
Year: 1878

The Sioux Falls Paragraph gives al
account of the experience Of T. Spcn-
GER, Of Delpre. Lincoln county, Dakota.
1t says:


Last Spring, he planted about five
and a half acres of his farm with seed
Of the early amber sugar cane, and
this fall he has for sale one thousand
one hundred and forty eight gallons Of
syrup which he is readily disposing of
at IS cents per gallon, giving him an
average Of over $3.50 per acre for his
crop, and netting him very much larg-
er income than he could possibly have
secured from grain of any kind.


Mr.. s. used hay for fuel in making
his syrup. The P;.ntagraph says:


This he binds about the size Of wheat
bundles, and secures Il fire equal to all
that could he desired. lie also burned
the crushed cane wl;cn it is sufficiently
dry. The furnace which enables him
to do this is constructed us follows:


Side and end walls two feet high are
laid with brick SO as to leave an opening
two feet and eight inches wide and six
feet long. Into each end wall he fixes
an iron door in an iron frame, the
frame being necessary to protect the
walls from being broken with the
poker in stirring the fire, and to Sc.
cure these for his furnace he took one
side of the double-doored elevated
oven in an old cook stove which
he had. A side plate of this he cut in
two so as to give him door 4 foot
square and frame with hinges fol
bricking into eacl end of his furnace
No CRATE is necessary, but the hay is
put in bundles and burned at the mouth
of the furnace, and the flames reach
back the whole length Of the evaporAt.
ing pan which is laid right down on
the brick walls, these having first been
sufficiently covered with mortar to in
sure tight joint. Notwithstanding
the peculiar fuel used. it is necessary
to remove the ashes only once day
III the morning; and it is advisable tt
have trench dug, into which the ash
es can be drawn and dampened down
in order to prevent them from being
blown into the work, and also as Z
guarantee against fire. 1t is much bet
ter. also, to have the furnace under
shelter to keep dust out of the pans
and to prevent sudden storm from
damaging the syrup that may be boil
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