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Year: 1877

New YORK. Nov 21-The Law and Order
League was a little unfortunate yesterday in its
witness against the liquor dealers. He had
been strongly recommended as a stout soldier
of temperance. but the examination developed
the fact that he Was an ex-convict, and the
liquor men retired triumphant
Year: 1877


EditOr Democrat - If one cent pieces are
brought into use in New Orleans it will prove
of a great deal of benefit to everybody and
particularly to the working people. saw in your
paper how the great reform was made in st.
Louis, and how much the working people
saved-that is, 25 to 40 per cent. 1.-THE reform
Of using cents in our currency-Ought to be
brought about here. 1t would relieve mucn
poverty. and those of US who live by the sweat
of our brows and get very low wages and some
times no work, would then live much cheaper
than we can now. Go On. Mr.. Editor, with your
kind work; and we hope the rich and the mer-
chants bankers. and our grocery keepers and
marketmen will act on your plan, and bring to
a success this important reform. J. l.. n,


New ORLEANS, Nov. q, 1877.
EdHor Democrat-Haying read your several
articles on the Introduction Of the cent in the
business of New Orleans with great interest. it
occurs to me that plete success would at
tend your exertions if the City Council would
repeal the present bread ordinance. which is
not observed. and pass one compelling bakers
to make and sell their bread by weight at any
price they pleased. This would introduce here
free trade in bread, which we have never had
for the want of the cent, and would compel
bakers and corner groceries to keep supply of
cents on hand to accommodate their customers
with change. as the price of bread will vary
with the price Of -four.


Very respectfully. your obedient servant


AN OLD MERCHANT.
Year: 1877

land. They cannot be kept away from


the western country, and year after


year more of them go there. If you


live roaming about without homes they


will sweep over you like q great flood of


water. To sustain yourselves against


that food you must have homes in


which you and your families perma-
nently live, and land on which you
can raise that which is necessary to
support you. Then you will have firm
ground to stand upon. am good
friend to you and your people, end as a
good friend 1 give you this answer and
advice.


Now will speak word to the Arap-
ahoes. You desire to go west with
your people to join the Shoshones and
live with them as friends, but If you go
you must provide for your own support.
The Grand Council Of my nation has
given me no money to aid you on your
way. If without such aid you will
make the journey, then 1 am willing
you should go, and the agent whom I
have sent to the Shoshones shall also be
agent for you. You, have been good
friends to the white people, and hope
you will remain so. You all have the
best wishes of my heart. Let us live
in peace and friendship together, and
I will protect you with all the power I
have. heard yesterday morning that
forty lodges Of the people Of Crazy
Horse and Lame Deer had gone north.
AS long as these people are north we
do not know our friends from our enc
mics among them. 1t is of the greatest
Importance that you should keep all Of
these people at the Agencies. know
that your hearts are right and that will
make you strong with me. 1t is i'm
possible for me to let these people g0
up into the Tongue river country until
we know they are our friends. 1t is
necessary that all of the Indians should
60 down In the direction of the Mis-
souri, river to get their supplies, so as
to be ready early in the spring to select
the best lands on White river and other
places on the reservation for cultiva-
tion
Year: 1877

The LEADER earnestly requests its
friends in all parts Of the country to
send in the news. Write often, give
US all the news and keep us posted in
aii matters of progress and develop
ment. When in the city our friends
are invited to call at this office and fur
Alsh US with any information they may
possess.
Year: 1877

s We are under obligations to Sol. Miller, of the
Troy Chief for a select story each week. We intend
each week to give short select story first
page. We notice that the Chief always has good
selected story consequently We go for it most every
week. In this connection would say that the Kan
sas Chief is of the best read papers among our
Kansas exchanges. We generally want to what
Sol. Miller has to say-Coinmbns Courier.


Just 60 ahead, and clip all you wish. Nearly
all our exchanges make heavy drafts upon oul
selections of poetry and other matter, which we
take as compliment to our taste. If you hav.
emit room to clip all you want, we'll send You an
extra COPY.
Year: 1877

WHERE THE Sun NEVER SETS The
following graphic passage is from the
description of a scene witnessed by Mr.
Campbell and his party in the North of
Norway, from cliff one thousand feet
above the sea The sea stretches away
in silent vasness at our feet The sound
Of its waves scarcely reached our look
out away in the north the huge old sun
hung low along the horizon, like the slow
heat of the pendulum of the tall clock in
our grandfather's parlor corner. We all
stood silent, looking at our watches.
When both hands came together at
twelve, midnight, the full round orb
hung triumphantly above the waves a
bridge of gold running due north
spanned the water between us and him.
There he shone in silent majesty which
knew no setting. Weinvoluntarily took
off our hats, no word was said Com
bine, if you can, the most brilliant sun
rise and sunset you ever saw, and its
beauties will pale before the gorgeous
coloring which now lit up the ocean,
heaven and mountain. In half an hour
the sun had swung up pcrceptibly on its
beat the colors changed to those of
morning; fresh breeze rippled over the
Hood &; one songster after another piped
up in the grove behind us we had slid
into another dnv.
Year: 1877

The best way to represent to life the
manifold uses OF friendship, is to cast
about and see how many things there are
which Il man can do for himself: and
then it will appear that it was sparing
speech OF the ancients to say THAT a
friend is another of himself :" for a
friend is more than himsel.
Year: 1877

wisdom Of business men the most ad-
vantageous points are not always Sc
lected as locations for the operations
of skilled labor and machinery, it
does not seem at all strange that the
superior advantages of Port Town
send bay, for a milling port, have
been, though not unnoticed, still un-
used. Possessing a harbor capable
of accommodating whole fleets of
the largest vessels the world produces,
having a location to which logs can
be towed from any port of the Sound,
and being surrounded by rising and
spreading agricultural interests on
account of quantities of neighboring
farming land, the citizens on Port
Townsend bay may we'll invite a
careful examination of their induce
mentS to numbering men for bring
ing the "Iron horse" here ard chain
ing him down to his daily duty in
changing our wood from its natural
state to marketable forms.
Year: 1877

Now that Eastern capitalists begin
70 discern q phenomenon similar to
that Of the ancient rising of the
"cloud about the bigness Of mans
hands" said cloud, upon being
brought within range of the tel scope
Of business scrutiny, revealing itself
70 be the spectre Of a magnificent
trade to be built up on Puget Sound,
the future thoroughfare ofthe world,
it might not be inopportune to offer
= few facts and suggestions by way
Of guidance to those who, desirous of
sxpending their money "where it
will do the most good, "may be look
ing for guide-boards to pilot them
clear Of the shoals and reefs always
in the way to wreck or mar the for
tunes Of ''money changers"


In looking over the vast lumber.
ing interests Of Puget Sound, and
especially in travelling through the
many extensive, and in some in
stances, unbroken red 6r forests on
or-near her shores, one is impressed
with the immsnsity of this great and
uDfailing source of wealth which.
side BY side with the unlimited coal
deposits Of this Territory, invites the
money kings of the world to occupv
place among us. Look ahead over
the inevitable position of Washing.
ton Territory and see how the finger
of Destiny points significantly to the
grand manufacturing establishments
on the shores Of our beautiful inland
sea, which are to bring at our beck
and call the precious gold as we'll as
the commerce Of many foreign lands.


Knowing that through the finite
Year: 1877

1t has been suggested by promi-
nent citizens in town that attention
be called to the fact of so many boys
being allowed to roam at large, in a
great measure uncared for as fa- as
being brought under proper discip-
line is concerned.


The youthful mind is, of all earth
ly things, most susceptible of impress
sions. On its tablet is indelibly
stamped, everything with which it
comes in contact, either good or
bad-the one perhaps as readily as
the other. The old idea that child
rem take to sinful thoughts and ac-
tions much easier than to good ones.
is easiest explained as faIlacious by
presenting the cruel fact that there
is, in the proportion of good and
bad in the world, much more OF the
latter than the former, to exert an in
auence Bring q child up under
nothing but absolutely pure and
good influences and its character
will exhibit that beautifying purity,
and sweetness so aptly illustrated by
the comparison of the soft, delicate
powder which overspreads the outer
coat of the apricot, or plum. Strike
your hand over this, or allow it to be
come displaced by any agency what.
ever, and it is gone never to return;
it appears but once. The little VIC
let that trembles in the first rays of
the morning sun, under its load of
pearly dew drops, if but rudely
Jared, will be freed at once of its
beautiful ornaments. Now sprinkle
it with water As you please, bring all
the devices Of art to bear upon it in
your endeavor to reproduce the van
ished gems, and the absolute fruit
less result Of your labors will speed
lily convince you that the refreshing
dews of Heaven are not to be coun-
terfeited through human agency.
Or again, obliterate with rough hands
the unique designs so bewitchingly
traced upon your window pane on .
winter morning by the frost, then
try to replace them by any means at
your command, and you will be
abont as successful as the person
who attempts, by the ordinary edu-
cational and reformatory means, to
replace that purity and loveliness of
the juvenile character, after it may
have been destroyed by contamin-
ating influences.


There is in youth a God given
purity of character, which, when
once de6led, proves to have been
more delicate than frost-work, and
more difficult of restoration. Much
If not all of the future success of
boys depends upon the watchful
care Of parents while bringing them
Year: 1877

Tie Paducah Sentinel, after paying
a very high compliment to the foan
cial ability and political worth of Capt.
Henry Tyler, of this county, puts his
name in nomination for the State
Trcasuryship, and at the same time
el1ses its article with the suggestion of
Tyler's fitness and probable candidacy
for Congress in this District Tyler 5
friends, hereabouts, approaching and
endorsing the .SentiaeEs compliments
as to his financial ability and fitness
for the Office of State Treasurer nev
erthelcss protest against his candidacy
for that Office. They want to enter
him for Congress the next term. Ty
ler is too active to be shut up behind
a pile of record books and treasury
warrants. He needs to be out in the
open field Of political battle. The
political gladiators may burnish up
their blades, for his friends in Fulton
expect to enter him in the next Con
gressiouaI contest.
Year: 1877

There is go material change in the
aspect of the Russo Turkish war
The armies hold, relatively, about the
same position, as for weeks past. Some
lighting has occurred, but with no
specially advantageous results to either
side. The Russians have not been
able to cross the Danube, and that riv
er being swollen it is said crossing
is impossible for several weeks. and
there will likely be no decisive fighting
until they do cross In the meantime
their army is suffering terribly in the
Roumanian swamps. The peace talk
Is not as current as last week.
Year: 1877

TEN BRoEcK is now the running
King of the Turf. He has now the
fastest one, two. three and four mile
lime on record in the world, and his
owner has determined to take him
from the course, where he will not
appear again until some horse lowers
Year: 1877

WHEAT was recently forced mp to
p 23 per bushel by the spectators.
and now it has fallen back to more
reasonable figure, being now worth
ut 81 90 per bushel. This is de
cline of 60 cents per bushel, and the
vriee is siin weak and may 90 lower
Flour is also coming to its level, and
some 50 per barrel lower to day than
it was three weeks ago. We suppose
corn will also meet with "bad luck" in
iespect TO price.
Year: 1877

A Western editor, in an unguarded
moment, recently wrote: "The good
husband keeps his wife in wholesome
Ignorance of all unnecessary secrets" !"
The next day his wife laid the rolling
pin down on the table under his nose
three or four times, and in italicized
syllables inquired what he had been
up to now.
Year: 1877

If you have heard a man make
great professl ons in church, and are
still doubtful, you can settle the mat
ter beyond peradventure by trading
horses with him. That is the last
critical test.
Year: 1877

OF the inflated bills brought sgainst the


county are brought by far-payrs-th.


oHiy class rho hare any thought for Al


material interest Of tie county! Men


who are honest in their dealings with
each other, think IL no harm to iabricate
enormous charges against the county.


Their taxes may be increased thereby,
still they profit. II is a great tempta.
tation to q shrewd business man to know
that by investing S. he can realize a
few hundred! | sincerely hope that
neither Of us will live to see commu-
n'sm rooted n our country, but he can
rest assured Il will soon be amoae us
u there aressny -sttempes o .pst his the-
ory IN PRACTICE. ] am well aware that
the Republican party is composed most.
iy OF laborers, but can the gentleman
show when they have ever evinced any
levellng disposition Will not their
elected and appointed officers compare
favorable in the matter of tax-paying
with those OF any democratic admins.
tration' If they did not care tor the
interest ofthe county, methinks it would
be otherwise.


A few words to J. He says, in speak
ing OF the Southern Maryland Railroad,
81 cannot 60 from home without dis
covering new evidences that the Repub-
hcan ticket will be run in its interest at
the first favorable opportunity" He
should have given those evidences to
the public. II is not right to leave US
in suspense. We may be trying TO pre-
pare to meet the foe and our prepara-
tons might turn out all wrong. Me-
thinks have heard some Of the would
be political prophets of his section in
dulg'ng in that talk before, but unfortu-
nately fog their regulations as such, their
prophecies have never been VERIFIED
The truth is, the wish is parent to the
thought. Nothing would give the mana.
gers ofeither party greaterjoy than to see
their opponents commit themselves to
some such suicidal course as he talks
about. The majority ofthe people Of this
county wish railroad andthink that there
will eventually be one built, but woe
unto that politician or set Of politican
who endeavors to pledge the countys
faith to endorse any railroad bond or
subscribe to the stock of any company.
There has been enough of those invest
ments, and no more will be made / am
certain until the county realizes on the
one made. II he will examine the re-
cords OF the last Legislature, he will
find that the attitude of the Republican
party TO thus company was not very
friendly then, and have seen no change
since. BE thi- a. it may, he may roo.
assured that poor and ignorant as the
are, they are not such fools
as to attempt the resuscitation of a
corpse. We will cheerfully leave all
such pleasant tasks to our opponents.


We have lately had fine rains in this
section, and they have greatly bright
ened everything up. Corn is looking
well for the season. The tobacco crop
is nearly all planted and is growing off
finely. The wheat harvest is over and
a fair yield Is looked for. And. on the
whole, despite the hard times, every
thing looks cheering. Nj.
Year: 1877

Power of speech is often marvelously
quckened in prayer. Emotions which the
soul has struggled with long and painfully,
find sudden outlet in language OF which the
praying one never conceived before. Some
men can habitually speak in prayer as no.
where else. An unlettered Christian was
once summoned into court in u trial in
which he had much at stake. lie was called
upon TO tell his own story. lie was ilustered,
he stammered, he repeated aud contradlcted
himself, and was in danger OF losing his case
for want of the power of utterance. lie
knew himself, aud knew that there was one
act in which he could talk lie begged OF
the judge liberty TO pray. 1t was granted.
lie knelt down aud with flowing tears poured
out his case before the Lord in language
clear, coherent, fluent and convincing to the
jury, BE this story literally true or not, it
illustrates a fact well known TO believers in
the reality of prayer. man is known To
me who in common life is an incorrigible
stammerer. lie cannot say a'word without
making it three lie is the butt OF mimcs.
But in prayer his utterance is Ciceronian.
Few men can mimic him in that One
prayer offered by the late Professor Stuart
more than forty years ago Is still remem-
bere |, and fragments OF it rehearsed, as a
most thrilling approach TO apostolic insplra-
tion. The Spirit helpeth our intirmities. y
How often does the promise come home to
the struggling suppliaLt as a fact revealed


Apostles had no monopolyo OF il, Leaders In
public worship, to whom the service is a
Year: 1877

TO think that the more "A man eats the
fatter aud stronger he will become. To
believe that the more hours children study
the faster they will learn. To conclude
that, il exercise is good, the more violent il
is the more good is done. To imagine that
every hour taken from sleep is an hour
gained. 10 act on the presumption that
the smallest room in the house is large
enough TO sleep in. 10 argue that whatever
remedy causes one to feel Immediately better
is good ior the system, without regard 10
more ulteror effects. To eat without an
appetite, or to continue TO eat after il has
been satisfied, merely to crafty the taste.
To eat hearty supper Tor the pleasure ex-
perieneed during the brief timeit Is passing
down the throat, at the expense OF whole
night OF disturbed sleep aud a season of
weary waking IN the morning.
Year: 1877

The wife of Louis XIV, writing to her
friend Madame de la Maisonfort, says
"Why cannot give you my experience ?
Why can not make you sensible of that
uneasiness which preys upon the great and
the difficulty they labor under to employ
time Do you not see that | am dying
with melancholy in a hight of fortune which
once my Imagination could scarce have con-
ceived ? ! have been young and beautiful
have had relish of pleasure-and have
been the universal object of love. In more
advanced age have spent years in intellec-
tual pleasure. have at last risen to favor
but protest to you. my dear madame that
every one of these conditions leaves in the
mind dismal vacuity." God, who made
the human heart, so formed it.that while
many things can please only one can sat
isfy, and that is God himself. To think of
peace and rest within him is folly and mad
ness. The experience of ages is, man tries
the world exhausts its Joys and pleasures,
and cries out, All is vanity and vexation
of spirit" Thirst is not quenched by sand ;
hunger is not appeased by gold pain is not
cured by merchandise and sinful. ruined
world with all its pleasure, profit and honor,
has no balm that can heal an aching heart,
no joy that can fill the "dismal vacuity -
that earthly safety leaves behind.


ave sought for bliss in aitterng toys,


And ranged the lurid plains of vice;


But never found substantial joys,


Until saw my Sayiours face"


In him there is permanent satisfaction ;
the peace that passeth knowledge; the joy
that is unspeakable and full of glory. And
the saint of God, poor and hungry, and
friendless and crippled, aud in rags, wasting
with disease in some humble garret, has a
contentment and blessedness that palaces of
royalty do not afford-that the soul unsaved
never knows. Oh, world-wearied souls, cease
from your vain endeavors, your fruitless
strivings for something that earth can never
give. The foundation of living waters is not
in these burning sands it bursts from the
smitten Rock, the Rock of Ages, cleft for a
thirsting world. And in the ears of the
painting, dying nultitudes, Jesus cries, " If
any man thirst, let him come unto me and
drink" And whosoever will, let him come
and take OF the water of life, freely
Year: 1877

Including one Mare eight years old who easily In gs5
We have also full stock OF HARNESSES Of every de-
scptiOn sale. Our stock IN every department very
extensive, and we invite the inspection Of all.


our Carriage Repository In Montpelier IA In
Year: 1877

The population Of our globe Is now
about fifteen hundred millions. OF about
su average OF thirty to the square mile OF
land surface. With proper cultivation OF
10th land and water, aud the largest poe


sible reclamation OF waste aud dsseft
land by irrigation and otherwise. the
earth is capable Of supporting perhaps
tn times as many people: probably not
more. as that would require every iuch
Of dry land to be a. dens.-ly populated ss
China now is, and y very cousIdeTablo
Year: 1877

corpse was on its way to be buried,
whereupon the functionaries forth
with hurried after the funeral COM
pany, overlook it before reaching
the graveyard, and acquainted
those present with the nature Of
their mission, suggesting that the
corpse should be taken back to the
house for the purpose mentioned.
This proposal seemed repugnant to
the persons in charge, and they
made as if to continue their prog
ress; but they had only gone q few
PAGES when the sheriff's officer
stopped the coffin, which was being
carried in country fashion, and
placed it on a roadside heap. The
funeral company seemed disinclined
to have a disturbance on such an
occasion, and having been given to
understand that the Law must take
its course, they stood by and saw
the coffin opened and the doctor
make his examination Of the corpse.
This over, the coffin lid was re-
fastened, when the funeral was
duly proceeded with. nes
Year: 1877

Frederick the Great was almost
as much a votary of the muses. as
Of Mars, Poetry and music were
his greatest pleasures, and at one
time his companions thought that
he was likely to distinguish himself
more than with his sword. Fred


erick taught them better than that
when occasion arose, but retained


to the end Of his life his love of art.
He had a passion for the opera, and


collected his singers as carefully as
his father selected the grenadiers
Of his famous regiment. But one
of his prima donnss was, by rea-
sons of her whimsical temper the
source of as much disappointment
to him and his court as pleasure.
Whenever anything occurred to dis
please her, she Immediately COM
planned of sore throat, One night
the manager came to the front and
said Ladies and gentlemen, |
grieve to announce that our prima
donna has a sore throat, and that
the representation announced can
not take place." Immediately the
audience was about to retire, but
Frederick ordered the musicians to
keep their places, and thus stop the
exodus. In less than a quarter Of
an hour the manager reappeared
before the. footlights and announced
the recovery of the fair but tickle
artist. In the meantime Mademoi.
selle had been seized by guard Of
soldiers and had been under way
for the military hospital for surgi,
cal treatment. m 1a4 n