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Year: 1878

We are told, and by such authority as
to render it fully creditable, that certain
Districts in the South are to bc selected
for the tramp of the soldier of the cam
paign. Among those are named two in
Louisiana.


We are fully prepared to believe that
the Republicans of the North intend to
| use the army as Indicated and we warn
tho Democratic House to stand by their
clause in the appropriation bill, for if
they do not, bloodshed will result.
This may be startling to the timid, but
it's true, nevertheless. We, of the south,
arc free Americans OR we are nothing,
and VIC intend to assert that freedom
J from this time forward. In 1874, Grants
| cavalry raided down this section and ar
| rested innocent citizens by tho score, in
order to intimidate and drive them from


the polls. Let that raid be repeated ;


let Hayes dare send his cavalry Or his in


fantry on Il mission of such character to


this valley, and his military column will
go out faster than they came in.


This "tramp of the army will have Il
! uouDle meaning ncNG Iinlc anu bile amer
| icans of Louisiana will make the march


interesting, and warmly hospitabic to


such dragons as may tramp through


this way.


| If the Democrats of tho House desire


to avert collision between the citizcns


of the South and the soldiers ofthc army,


they had best stand hy that clause for


bidding their use as police.-Natchi-
| tochc; Tin1icatOr.
Year: 1878

You might nearly as we'll forget your
churches, your academies and school
houses, as to forget your local paper. 1t
speaks to ten times the audience thaI
your local minister does. It is read eacl
day and week from beginning to end. 1t
reaches you all, and, and as it has a low
er spirit and less wisdom than a sermon
it has Thousand times better chance at
you. Lying, as it does, on every table
in allnost every house, youowe to your
selves to literally add to- it's support, and
exact from it as heightened a character
as you do from an educator i'll your midst.
It is in no sense beneath notice and care
for it is your representative. Indeed,
in its character, it is the sublimation of
the Importance, interest and welfare of
all. 1t is the aggregate of your own
consequence, and you cannot ignore it
without miserably depreciating yourself:
Decatur, Ull.) Sun.
Year: 1878

There are many ways III which ono can :
annoy his friends. A few Of these are
easily stated. Call upon people out Of
season; upon business people, especially


in business hours, for a long friendly chat
on things in general. Stop people in the
street if they appear to be in Il hurry; if
they are not i'll the latest cut and newest
garments say you thought your friend
was going to his t;.lor's. Always assist
the tellcrs in the midst of Il story Or a
statement. Come in late to church, OIL
the concert OF to dinner. Always laugh
in the wrong place or about a minute too
soon. Toll al anecdote that comes as
near as possible to some unpleasant cir
cumstance in the family affairs of per-
son present. If at Il loss for CONVERSE
tion, the smallpox or drainage will fill
the gap.--The Chmrchman.
Year: 1878

There is great harm in the notion adopted
! by all Protestants and many Catholics, til at
money given to support religion is aims, that
the altar, the sanctuary. and the Priests are a
pauper Institution, subject to the benevolent


instincts of every one in the congregation.
THE harm done by this is two-fold to the
honor of religion, and to the souls of those de.


uded by the 1olse idea. Where congregation
for the priest, partially that may arise fron


oonsanguinity or caprice, as we'll as from any


solid reason, the mischief is often very great


As long as the Priest does not have TO Gross


any one he will have candles and vestments in
abundance. But as soon "a he is obliged tO


stand up for Justice against auybody's whim


there is no one to aid him among them ALL


We have known instances in which people
made personal presents of vestments, ohsl
ices and other sacred objects to clergymen 81


practice not to be approved in it's motives or
in it's results. The other evil, is done to the
souls of the donors in the loss of faith and
merit occasoned by it. Persons giving thusI
may really give more than their due. But
more or less they do not give because it isI
their due bat because impulse moves them.
Hence when they give, they do without
faith and without merit ana by degrees GO.
customiDg themselves to act from impulse they
loss their faith.
Year: 1878

lin my Judgment, to recognize the title because
is the interest of the public stability and
tranquility to do 80, it ia still none the less
true that an imperative duty demands th lat


sdtting punishnlent should be visited upon the
2pablic criminals in the Sonth through whose


crime that Judgment was obtained.
Year: 1878

BEING \ BoY-One of the best
things in the world is to be boy it
requires no experience though it needs
some practice To be good one. The
disadvantage of the position is that il
does not last long enough; it is soon
over; just as you get used to being a
boy, you have to be something else.
with good deal more work to do and
not half so much fun. And yet every
boy is anxious to be man, and is very
uneasy with the restrictions that ar
put upon him as a boy. Good fun as it
is to yoke up the calves and play work,
there is not boy on farm but would
rather drive yoke Of oxen at real
work. What glorious feeling it is,
indeed, when q boy for the first time
given the long whip and permitted to
drive the oxen, walking by their side,
swinging the long lash and shouting,
Gee. Buck : 'Haw. Golden = Whoa
Bright . and all the rest of that re-
mSkable language, until be is red in
the face, and all the neighbors for half
mile away are aware of something un-
usual is going on. If l were boy l
am not sure but l would rather drive
the oxen than have a birthday.
Year: 1878

A GOOD STOPPING PLACE.-A little
boy of five in Philadelphia, according
to religious paper published in that
city. was playing railroad with his
younger sister. An inverted footstoOl
served as the car, and the boy was both
engineer and conductor. After part
tally completing the circuit of the
room, putting like an engine. the little
fellow called out New York and
after little further progress. Pat
terson, and then Philadelphia As he
was now somewhat tired. and his pas
senger seemed not to have arrived at
her destination, he went on little
further ard then called out Heaven.
upon which the little one cried out
eagerly Top Top the tar-I dess I'll
dit out here
Year: 1878

Eat only what is proper food;
Drink only that which does yon good
Spend only what you can afford;
Lend only what will be restored
Then you will have no cause to say;
| was a fool Yesterday.
Year: 1878

It is a most excellent rule in life, for


those who would keep out of trouble


and keep themselves out of reach of


busy bodies, to have their eyes and ears


open and their mouths shut. These


are scheming times. People are not


what they were twenty years ago. The
struggle for life and wealth has been


so fierce and intense as to break down


many Of the scruplos that once gov
erned it. Matters spoken of in conf
dence, or words dropped incautiously in
a chance conversation, are not always
accorded the privacy they are entitled
TO. They are too often used without
remorse, whenever they can be used to


the advantage of one or the detriment
of another; and in this way man who
has honest schemes of business in hand
or who may have the misfortune to have
unhappy secrets in his household, or in
his personal circle. frequently finds the
world cognizant of them all without
feally knowing how it obtained the In


iormation. An upright, just and hon


trable person who chances to come in


b possession Of a knowledge of his


reighbor's private affairs, will lock his


lips upon 1t, and suffer no one else to


obtain it from him. But all men do


MT possess this high regard for others,


and the only safe rule for dealing with
suth persons, and indeed with all per-
soas, is to keep your own counsel-con-
Eefe freely and generally on all ordinary
subjects, but on grave, personal matters
cultivate careful rcticence. If you
have important business projects in
hand, keep them to yourself, Or at most
lint the knowledge Of them to few
trusy friends on whose discretion you
can rely, and whose advice and assis-
tance you may need. There are few
successful business men who do not
make this an inAexible rule in their
operations. 1t saves them infinite
trouble, and is one of the secrets of
their success.


Good advice. But how can an edit
or follow it, and De sincere ia his pub |
ications ?
Year: 1878

THERE is question whether any purely
personal lawsuit, even if one Of the parties
to it be n newspaper editor, is of enough
again in the public prints. But when such
n fight is once begun there is no telling
where it will end. Washington is just now
suffering from an illustration Of this fact,
aggravated by the circumstance that one
OF the contestants is publisher and the
other q paper manufacturer We refer, OF
course, to the case of HILL VS.. PIArT, or
PIATT against the Reopening of Oblivion,
But It is apparent that in recomposing the
ashes Of the urn, 50 to speak, d. Z. is di-
plomatic success.
Year: 1878

EDrToR CLAPP, of the Washington REPUB-
LECAN, is making one Of the haudsomest pa
pers in the country, and is waving the en-.
sanguined neither garment with q vim and
effectiveness that should rightfully make him
again public pIinter.-Bgfdio Star.


While we desire to make proper nc-
Acknowledgement of the kind and hattering
words Of our Buffalo cotemporary with
thanks-we desire also in this connection
to say that our ambition does not point in
the direction indicated. When we succeed
in making one OF the handsOmcst journals
and most faithful exponents Of the doctrines
of true Republicanism, and bear a stalwart
part in saving the country fiOm the control
OF its enemies, we shall have filed the
measure of our ambition. We prefer our
present position and prospects to any Office
in the gilt of this Government
Year: 1878

1NsURANCE.-We call attention to the ad.
vertisement of the Royal Insurance Company
in another column. This company has the
largest net surplus Of any company in the
world, and does business with our Southern


agents. The managers for the South are Bar
bee s. Castleman, of Louisville. In Kentucky
the company does third more business than
any company in the State, and its business
here is evidence Of its popularity everywhere.
Year: 1878

THE Fools ARE NOT ALL DEAD, even in Cal
ifornia. When men get money they Seem to
have an infatuation to get rid of it as soon as
possible. No speculation is too wild and no
scheme too daring. In Sonoma Valley gen
tleman resides, who at one time owned that
entire yalley-one of the fertile places of the
earth. In it everything will grow that grew
in Eden, except the tree of knowledge. The
grant was obtained from the Mexican Gov
ernment. After selling large tracts of land,


the gentleman had great rancho Of his own.


His wheat fields were immense. His vine
yards known through all the State His focks
and herds were huge. He had money, and he
took a sure course to get rid of it. He went
to San Francisco, built large hotel and un-
dertook to run it himself He knew as much
about hotel keeping as a Chinaman would
know about running a daily newspaper His
ruin was sudden and complete. His fine es-
tate has just been sold under the hammer by
the Sheriff Running hotels and buying dilap-
idated railroads seems to be favOrite occu-
patton for the rich men of California. The
White Elephant, Of considerable magnitude
Year: 1878

DEER IN VERMONT. twenty deer are
to be turned out on the mountains in the vi
cinity of Rutland as soon as the snow is gone
If the efforts of the Rutland gentlemen en-
gagged in this work prove successful it will not
be many years before deer will be plenty once
more in this State. They would probably
never have been exterminated if they had not
been murdered out of season in their yards
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
and the Central Vermont Railroad Company
aid this enterprise by transporting the deer
over their roads free.
Year: 1878

THAT WAS 4 BRAVE LAD who found himself
suddenly adrft in dilapidated schooner of
Atlantic City. n. j.. the other day. He was
little fellow, but when he saw the surf boat
which had put ont to his assistance turn back
to shore, the cruel crew probably concluding
that it wasn't worth while to make much of
an effort for only boy, and when he fully
realized the peril of his position, he didn't
drop down and sob. he didn't despair, nor did
he lose his head. But he set resolutely to
work and prepared his crazy craft as best he
could for the struggle with the waves. The
first night out he says in his homely narra-
tive, IA heavy sea broke over the vessel and
rolled me over the wheel. The rigging and
deck were covered with ice, and it was with
difficulty that | kept myself from freezing" +"
The next day he thought he was near the Gulf
Stream. There was about a foot and half
Of water in the hold, and heavy sea rolling.
The pumps gave out, and was forced to bale
her out with bucket" At about ten o'clock
the next night he was hailed by a barque
which cleared the schooner by only about ten
feet. But the barque sailed away, though
the little fellow promptly hung out a signal
light aiFl his struggle continued. The next
morning the plucky lad sighted land near
Beach Haven. After beating about all day" "
he says, Il headed up abreast Absecom Light.
The sea was very rough. and, failing to bring
the vessel into the inlet. and as the water was
up to the cabin floor, beached her on Little
Brigantine Shoals, where l was taken off af-
ter having been without sleep for four days
and three nights
Year: 1878

The Cabinet have had the question of re-
nonetizing silver under consideration and
il has leaked out that the President will not
approve Of any bill in relation thereto which
does not limit the lcgal-tcnder quality of
the silver dollar. 1t other words, he will
approve u bill that will remouetize the sill
yer dollar, provided it cannot be used in
the Payment of debts. This will simply
give the people stone when they ask loT
bread. If this he so, nothing could be more
cruel and tantalizing to a suffering people
who seek relief The President has two
roads before him-one that leads to sub
jugation of himself to the gold king, and
the other that will take him into the conf
dence and favor Of the suffering business
interests of the country, He must select
and all the responsibility of the direction he
takes will rest upon his own shoulders


To remonetize silver and then restrain ii
usefulness in providing for the business
wants of the people, and prevent its free
use as a par factor in our currency, woulo
be Just a. consistent with common sense Ane
Year: 1878

IT is intimated that the veteran THUR
Low WEED has written letter of advice
to the President, in which he expresses the
opinion that he cannot afford to put him
self at the head of the Democrats in the
Senate, and patch out his majority by few
Republicans whose political status is Of
doubtful nature, and that until he can Sc
cure the support of his own party he should
90 very slow" or course everybody is sub
ject to the advice of the Philadelphia
Times, which seems 10 think its mission is
to fix everything everywhere. 1t says
"Mr. WEED doesn't appear to have heard
that the President is reforming things, and
o. there are serious objections 10 reform
within the party, Mr., HAYEs-liko the
man whose house was on fre-wants help,
and can't stop to ask about those who come
TO his assistance" The Times seems to for
get that man whose house is on fire. and
who has plenty of help in his own family
to put it out If ho would only call upon
them, would be counted insane if he should
neglect to call on them instead OF going
elsewhere.
Year: 1878

THE Post does not seem to fancy our Eng
hsh. 1t is a little too plain for it, perhaps.
II certainly has had wonderful effect upon
the Post. Its eccentricities, syrations, and
ground and lofty tumbling under the effect
Of our plain English have been marvellous
since it first put its head out Of its shell in
pursuit of popular favor. If our style of
English does not please the Posi-, it is all the
more gratifying TO ourselves, for, to tell the
truth, We have no ambition to reduce its
Standard to scale where il will be in ac-
cord with the vulgar tastes of our rude CO.
Temporary.
Year: 1878

For some months past a number Of gentle
men of this city, who are not satisfied with


any of the political parties asat present organ


lied, have been consulting together and cor
responding with others in various sections
having similar views, upon the propriety Of
organizing new party. The first result Of
these consultations has been the organization
of an association known as the National Union
Association" with national executive COM
mittee from all the States. This part of the
work has been quietly done, but now the assO-
citation proposes to come before the public and
explain its intentions Some Of TIE gentle
men engaged in the movement are men Of cX-
poricncc ability, and character, aud they come
both from the Republican and Democratic par
ties We can well understand why and how
a man can be digusted with Democracy, and
desire to sever his connection with it, and we
can readily see how, if President HAYES
! Southern policy is to be considered the policy
OF the Republican party, Southern Republicans
should become disgusted with, aud wish TO dis


avow that party, but we do not believe that
the time is propitious for the successful forma'
ton Of new parties. We believe that a remedy
for all the evils under which the country Ia


bors can bs found, aud found oply In the Re


publican party that its principles, carried
Year: 1878

The first time that soldier goes into
action he fancies the shot he hears whiz-
zing through the air is aimed at him.
But if he is not hit at first he soon ac-
auires a sort of fatalistic feeling that he
never will be. The eve OF a battle might
be supposed to be a solemn moment. L
have been at several ewes (says Mr.. ID.
Labouchere in his paper, Isath), and
never perceived the vestige Of solemni-
ty, nor-so far as | could perceive-did
it strike any one that the next day he
might be killed The thoughts of every
one were concentrated first on supper,
and then on finding a comparatively
comfortable place in which to sleep.
During battle all not Immediately en-
gagged are simply bored. If ever
hand-to-hand fight takes place it is due
to some bungler being in command on
one side or the other. Most of the reg
iments engaged do not even see the en-
emy Attacking in column and bayo-
net charges are things of the past
Shells and bullets are fired into posi-
ton or upon troops advancing. The
victory is decided by artillery and breech
loader-firing. Those who can concen-
trate the heaviest fire upon particular
strategical points win. So mechanical
is the whole affair that it is an admitted
axiom that if one-third of the best regi-
meut in the world can be put hoTS de
! combat, the remainder will execute a
strategical maneuver to the rear.-Bos-
| ION Co,trieT-
Year: 1878

SOMEBODY BOUND TO BE DISAPPOINTED.
The young man paced the parior,
While she was cleaning her teeth;
And he thought of the brilliant dollars
OF the daddy who would bequeath.
The old man sat on the counter,
With his head between his hands,
And rejoIced that his girl had a Liver
Who would help him to meet his demands.


ANONYMOUS.
Year: 1878

PAREGoRICM. M..-Once upon time
medical man and fourth
rate attorney combined great
chunks" Of their wisdom in devils
ing ways and means to foreclose
their mortgage upon the world for a
living. 8v industriousIy bowling
ring, ring.!" they sought to divert
public attention from their own ma
nipulations in that line, about which
there was too much "dirty work" to
stand investigation. But just as the
legal bsntling imagined himself sure
of a nomination, the party which he
would fain have encumbered as a
fgurehead set him down in such an
obscure corner that politically he
is said to have had his wings clipped
and his tail feathers pulled out.
Can any one fail to recognize the
similarity?
Year: 1878

Just now seems to be an accepta'
ble time 10 call attention to the fact
that a few thousand dollars could be
invested to a good advantage in Clal'
lam county, in the erection Of gr'st
mill.


For many years the people OF that
sectien have labored, "biding their
,ime," awaiting the good pleasure OF
some enterprising capitalist who
might conclude to serve the double
purpose of supplying their necessity
in the erection of a mill, and lining
his pockets with the profits from the
same. They have sent abroad their
wheat, selling it at price which al
lowed spectators margin for profit,
or have fed it to the hogs, relying
upon the price of pork for fair re,
muneration, and purchased their
flour from merchants whose Only OBJ.
iect in selling it to them was the
profits to be obtained through the
traffic. Occasionally they have sent
small cargoes up the Sound to -four
ing mills, but this plan always in
volved the paying Of freight both
ways besides running the risk of
ship wrecks, delays, SC.


Enough Of the Clallam County
wheat has been manufactured into
ifiour to demonstrate the fact that
whenever seasons are too damp to
admit of its being properly cured, it
can easily be dried ar.i6cially SO
that first-class -four can be turned
out. However the absence of mill
within the county or near it has so
shaped the course of industry that
Notwithstanding the natural adapta-
bili,y of large portion of the tlla
hle soil for wheat raising, the amount
of wheat annually produced is far
less thal it would be otherwise. 1t
will easily be seen, in considering
these facts, that the erection Of q
small Touring mill, large enough to
meet the demands of the people
say Of capacity to grind from six
to ten barrels per day-at some con-
venient point within the county,
would not only cause more wheat to
be raised there but would obtain
fair margin for profits upon its own
work as we'll as reduce the actual
cost to which farmers are annually
put in supplying themselves for home
consumption.


Two or three sites within the coun-
ty are favorable for udlizing water
power at comparatively small cost,
although steam power would render
the machinery available for operation
at any or all times of the year, while
the former would not owing to the
fact that the streams are subject to
great variations between their high
and low water stages. While our
fishing interests are receiving q
healthy impetus, other Industries
oughs also 20 be remembered, Who
will step to the front and 6ll the
vacant nook in business?
Year: 1878

REMARKABLE RECOMMENDATION.
A case in court this week discloses
a joke upon a young attorney, which
is too good to be left out Of print.
"Your honor" said he, "the defend.
ant pleads guilty, and recommends
himself to the mercy of the court !''
The fun which found vent in conse-
quence of this startling disclosure
was not diminished by the assur-
ance that the defendant must meet
with executive clemency after such
a responsible recommendation for
the same.
Year: 1878

ing the fastest time ever made.


New York, May 2l.-Purchasing agents
of various railroads throughout the United
States and Canada, who met in western
city last year, assembled in convention here
this morning.


Pittsfeld, May 2l.-Lenox Plate Glass
company began suit in the supreme court
this morning, to recover 100000 from VIM.
Z. Dodge, New York. The suit is based on
the claim of the company, that Dodge by
means Of Misrepresentation induced them
to 60 into the manufacture of white Glass OF
porcelain, and caused them to be utterly
ruined thereby. The defense makes gen
eral denial
Year: 1878

Serious Loss.-A gentleman Of this city
some time since purchased very vicious
bulldog, and kept him on his premises to
act as a guard against thieves, who had
made several attempts to enter and rob
him. a few nights since some daring rob
ber entered the yard and stole the dog, but
did not trouble the chickens, wood, or other
property. II the dog is returned no ques-
tionS will be asked