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Year: 1878

[From the Burlington Hawkeye]


The latest sentimental ballad is entitled
"Give Me the Home of My Childhood. y
Bless your soul, we'd do it in minute, but
why, haven't you heard !? Old Tadgers
closed out three mortgages on it in 1867 and
'68 and the next year it was sold for taxes it
was seized for debt in the summer following;
then your oldest brother claimed that it be-
longed to his wife, and brought suit in her
name to recover; and before thatwas through,
they found an old flaw in the title, and in try
ing to straighten that out, it transpired that
your grandfather had no Government patent
on it at all, but had stolen it bodily. from the
Indians; and now two half-breeds have
brought suit to recover the property as the
heirs. The house was burned down about
two years ago, and the nelghbors have used
the fences for kindling wood; your wife's
cousin is trying to get hold of the lot, and
your half-brother jumped the property one
night, put up a shanty on the alley corner,
and is now in possession. There doesn't seem
to be much show for you, but you might file
your papers, with lawyer, and sail in.
Year: 1878

An honest binder, employed more than
twenty years in a Rouen house, had been
sent up to the Paris Exhibition, his expenses
being provided out of the Lottery Fund. The
poor fellow enjoyed himself immensely and
would doubtless have felt grateful ever after
to the Administration which had provided
him with so delightful an entertainment for
nothing. Unhappily, however, workmen
thus favored are expected to draw up re-
port of their experiences for the commission
ers of the Lottery. Now, the binder had no
sooner returned to his native city than this
literary labor began to weigh on him like a
nightmare. He was afraid he should be ex-
pected to give full account of all the Sec
tons of the exhibition, with copious observa-
ton on the wondrous things contained
therein. If he did not do this, he was con-
vinced that the Government would sue him
for the costs of his trip. 1t was to no pur-
pose that his comrades tried to cheer him up
and even offered to compose his report for
him. Lesage-such was the miserable mans
name-lost his appetite, grew morose and sui
len, and one day disappeared from his home.
His body was shortly afterward found in the
Seine.
Year: 1878

(Philadel phia North Americana


The expenses of the army have been steadily
diminished, although it has more work to do
in proportion to its size than any army in the
world, and it is kept on the fly from Maine
to Texas, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Besides, it is believed to be in the very best
condition as regards discipline and efficiency.
for Congress to try and get through the next
session without endeavoring to abolish the
little army that we have left.
Year: 1878

Smith and Cunningham, both, evidently thought they could come the old game of deceit and fraud in Tnesaay's election. We base this remark upon the manner in which they had their tickets made out both of them having their tickets printed on slips, some seven or eight tickets on each slip. Some of these tickets on each slip were headed Democratic Ticket and some oi them were not. Those headed "Democratic Ticket were put up in different type from those which were not so headed, the words, Demo cratic Ticket" being in bold, heavy type. The intention evidently was to deceive voters and catch their votes by fraud and deception. Nei ther' Smith nor Cunningham sub, mitted their names to the nnminat- ing convention of the Democratic party. They have both left the party, and it was contemptihle and disreputable act to try to steal Gun ter's votes by such tactics as this.

 Their vile scheme, however, didn't pan out worth cent The Demo crats of Pope are not to be caught mapping; nor can they be scooped up by such men as Smith and Gun. ningham.

 If either of these astute states men() ever offer thelr names for an office again to the Democratic party of Pope county they will iind out in even more emphatic way than it was expressed last Tuesday, what genuine Democrats think of such frauds as they.
Year: 1878

We are not one of those who are inclined to be discouraged at the result of the late elections. Altho' the aggregate result of the fall cleo tions has not brought us any gains, but on the contrary has resulted, as it appears at this writing, in the loss of one vote from our democratic ma lority in the house, nevertheless we see no cause to pine at the status of affairs as we now find it. The result shows the firm Gxedness of demo- cratic principles and policy in the affections of the m sses, for we have had to meet and vanguish not only an old and willy, and a well organ. ized and disciplined foe, but we have also had to combat one of the most popular and plausible new move mcnts-the Greenback party-which was ever sprung in our politics. We have fairly shook in our boots as we have watched the delusive and se- ductiye oYertures and efforts made by our greenback friends to draw democrats into their rahble; but thanks be to the good sense of the people, we have not been seriously hurt The love and devotion of the masses for the good old Democratic party has wilAstood all temptations, and We have come out victor with the loss of only one from the major lty we had in last Congress. This is victory of which we may well eel proud.

 We trust the result wsll teach both ,emocrats (those few who strayed otf after the devious wandcrings Of he so-called greenbackers) and greenbaekers Q lesson. Our green back friends now ought to sec their aove can never amount to anything for the good Of the country, and can lever win the confidence of the peo.

 le or ween them away from the old, long tried democratic party. All it tan do is to act as an auxiliary to  the old hard money, forced resump- tion, bond-holdlng radical party, to lid it in again obtaiLing control oi he country. If greenbackers are honest in their professions they will iow abandon q cause which has no

 ther than this tendency, and will eturn to their old fold. The Demo

 ratir party is the only party which in an attitude or has the power to iIord the country the relief which It

 reeds in it's financial and monetary

 fairs. Let the so-called Green. hackers cease thelr foolishness and all in with us and hereafter ne CT gain wander off after strange Gods
Year: 1878

If the Congressional election n our State, just over, has demonstrat- ed anything at all, 1t is that there is great danger in holding our cleo tions for State officers and for Con gressmen on different days. It is next to m impossihility, after the interestand excitement Of the masses of the voters has been wrought np to the highest point of tension, by a heated canvass for State officers, to get them to again within q few weeks time, take any great amount Of interess in another electior. There must be change so as to have fewer elections and get our State and Congressional elections come off together, or the State will be lost to the Democracy

 Speaking of this, the Hot Springs Sentinel says:

 There IS one thing eertaln, the election law of oar state must be changed so as to make the state and congl lessional elections take place on the same day. The frequency of elections generates an apathy and prevents the people from turning out and voting; hence there is not q fnll expression of tue voice Of tho people. Two important elections within sixty -four days IS too much Our state and county officers ought to be elected for four years.
Year: 1878

This timely and sensible sugges- tion comes from the New Orleans Home Journal, and if the prescrip. ton were carefully followed out relief would surely come:

 Farmers will see the end of hard times when they raise their own food supplies, when their principal crops are not mortgaged for advances, ~yhen they can pay cash on the spot or go without, when their corn cribs are full and their smoke houses not empty. This may compel them to wear old clothes and ride in the old carriage for time. They may be obliged to head their labor gang in- stead at playing the gentleman or oyerSecr. They must not look upon manual labor as degrading or be ashamed to harden their hands by honest toll.
Year: 1878

In gambling room in Nevada the janitor on opening the place in the morning, found man sitting dead at table, with cards still in his hands. He had been shot at poker by his adversary who had He'd.
Year: 1878

Prof. Aarinkson, who boards at the
Washington House, met with an unex-
pected mishap this morning which might
have proven more serious than it was.
He was passing behind the bar, for the
purpose of getting a number Of letters
that had been left for him, and not no.
ticeing that the trap door was up, he
stepped into the open space, aud fell to
the cellar, and i'll doing so struck his neck
aud head against the steps. He was
picked up aud taken to his loom when it
was found that his neck was very badly
sprained, and 1t is thought that oAe Of
the bones are broken.
Year: 1878

Previous to the starting Of the o'clock
train this morning from Philadelphia,
one of the cars caught fire from the stove,
which caused considerable excitement
among the passengers, who speedily left
the car. The fire was soon extinguished,
causing very little damage.
Year: 1878

THE announcement that Gen. Stewart L.
Woodford, of New York, will address the
Republican State Convention to be holden in
this city next week, will be received with
pleasure by all who have ever been so fortu-
nate as to listen to this eloquent orator and
accomplished gentleman. Gen. Woodford is
one of the ablest political speakers in the
country, and his patriotic services in both
military aud civil life give additional weight
to his words.
Year: 1878

If this sort of weather holds, Edison will
be called in. The American people have
learned to look to him for help in all their
troubles. Indeed those of advanced opin-
ions are seriously thinking of substituting
him for the old conception of deity. Before
doing that, however, it would be well to sub.
jecs him to the final test. Let him be put to
the task of extracting the truth from Lou
isiana witness. II he can do that all doubts
of his omnipotence will disappear.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municstions that are not used.
Year: 1878

THE Paris correspondent Of the New York
Times says it is rank heresy to hint even at
the possibility of war in Europe in the face
of the success of the Berlin Congress, but
there are still unbelievers in the long dura-
tion of peace, who persist in seeing danger
GUS symptoms for not very distant future.
and no one can deny that the acquisition of
the port, town and plateau of Adjerored by
Germany is an act of serious gravity. Ger
many has no interests in Morocco, and Adje-
rored is only separated from the French pos
sessions in Africa by little river, the KRIS,
which it commands by position easily forth
fed and capable of the construction of city
of $4,000 inhabitants.
Year: 1878

PEOPLE are wondering what Beaconsfield's
new title will be. Why not follow the FASH
ion set by the French empire of taking the
title from the place of victory, and call him
Duke of Berlina Or how will it do to steal
the title the House of Savoy now holds, and
style him King of Cyprus and Jerusalem?
By the way, what grand advertisement for
Disraeli's novels the Berlin treaty is. OF
course he still holds the copyright.
Year: 1878

THE men who paint portraits with single
stroke of the brush are now ascribing Bea-
consfeld's success to the fact that he has
imagination" Judging from the debate
between Derby and Salisbury he is not the
only English statesman so gifted.
Year: 1878

The difference between partition and di.
vision, as explained by Lord Beaconsfeld, is
too fine to be perceived by the ordinary
mind. The treatment of Turkey by the Ber-
lin Congress bears suspicious resemblance
to the first partition of Poland.
Year: 1878

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigneG by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials Of every person claiming to represent our
Year: 1878

The officials of the New York Elevated
Railway have set men at work remedying the
noise producing qualities of the road as ex-
planned by Edison, the remedy thus far being
system of muffiiug the vibrating parts. 1t is
believed that the noise will thus be reduced
one-half Meanwhile many of the crying
evils OF steam and horse transportation are in
the way of being overcome by the Second
Avenue Railroad by the adoption Of cars pro-
PEELED by condensed air. 1t is claimed to have
been demonstrated this system is at least
thirty per cent cheaper than that of horse cars,
while its superiority over both steam and horse
transportation in point of cleanliness, absence
of noise and danger is very great. 1t is urged
that by using air propulsion on the elevated
road single cars could be run once every half
minute, giving material gain in stiffness and
In convenience,
Year: 1878

| Bible every idle moment and learn oi Christ, for if we read the Bible at idle times we would find something perhaps that we never saw before. For if we study the Bible we are sure to find something new everytime we read it. The Bible is the true way that leads to the salvation cf souls. The Bible is the light by which christians are led. The Bible tells us of the home beyond the skies, where all is joy and love and peace, where sickness, sorrow, pain and death are never feared nor felt; t is always one bright summer, and there sorrows never come, for the Lord reigns forever there. The Bi- ble tells us that there is broad road that leads to everlasting de- struction; also that there is a mar row path that leads to heaven be- yond the skies, where the weary are at rest. o, how many are travelling in that beautiful path that Christ traveled2 Are there as many as are in the broad road that leads to hell? o, no, I fear not. Dear friends the Saviour is standing wait ing to see if yov won't return, for the blessed Saviour is wishing for you to come back. He says there is more rcjoicidg over one sinner that re- pents, than over ninety and nlne that needs no repentance. So sinners do return and see the Savior's bleeding hand and heart, so that he may re- joice. Only think of the awful place you are going to, and surely you will return. For Christ says ask and it shall be given unto you; seek and ye shall find; knock ard it .shall be opened unto you, for my yoke is easy and my burden light. He does not say come tomorrow, but come now at thls time, for we know not what a day may bring forth. o, how great the Bible is. What has the Bible done. It has saved thousands from the place of torment, and may save many more. Take away the word of God and this world would be a place of torment, for people would not care what they said or done. Some people have no Bible. o, how I wish everybody in this wide world had a Bible, for only think what the Bible says; it says, many are called but few are chosen, also, many shall strive to enter in at the straight gate and shall not be able. The Bible is made for the purpose of saving souls; it is the on- 1 lybook that has the exact truth in it.; of all books it is the best. It ismore precious than the finest gold. Al ways be prepared to die, for we know not what time will be ours. But some of us may not be prepared atall for many are called but few chosen. Only think that we will all be judged by the deeds done in our bodies. We will have to give a strict account before God when the last day shall come, and the world shall be in a flame, and all things be burnt up, and 8 new earth and new heaven created. For everyday brings us nearer to the last day. Oh, must I before judge ment be brought before the face of God for many will say to the rocks and mountains fall upon me and hide me from the face of the almigh- ty, for no man knoweth what day or night the end will come.

 Dear friends 1 could write twenty pages more, but perhaps you are tired, so l will close.

 DOVER, Ark, Dec. IF, 1877.
Year: 1878

Persons travelling much by railway are
subject to continual annoyance from
the flying cinders. On getting into the
eye, they are not only painful for the
moment, but are often the cause of long
suffering that ends in total loss of sight !:
A very simple and effective cure is with
in the reach of every one, and would pre-
vent much suffering and expence were it
more generally known. It is simpie-one
or two grains of flax seed. It is said
they may be placed in the eye without
injury or pain to that delicate organ, and
shortly they begin to swell and dissolve
glutinous substance that covers the
ball of the eye, enveloping any foreign
substance that may be in it. The irrita-
tion or cutting of the membrane is thus
prevented, and the annoyance may soon
be washed out. A dozen of these grain
slowed away IN the vest pocket may prove,
in an emergency, worth their number in
gold.


The foregoing remedy, from the Min-
ing and Scientific Press, appears 70 be
based on the homeopathic principle.
Like cures like" Whether the stiking
of faxseed into an inf1amed eve is likely
to prove beneficial is questionable. Bet
ter pull out cinder with looped horse
hair.-Sc;entifc 1d:Serican.
Year: 1878

Widow Sarah J. Wilson, with her
niece Annie Cass, were found murdered in
their home on the morning of the 9th inst
They were living alone about nine miles
north Of Greenfield, Ind. The assassin gained
entrance by breaking the glass of the front
door ana then unlocking it. Mrs. Wilson's
body was found in Il room adjoining her bed
room. Her bed clothes and her garments
were scattered about the room, giving evi-
dencc ola desperate struggle. The body of
the little girl was found in the bed room. There
was no evidence OF an attempt to ravish, or to
rob. The discovery of this foul, mysterious,
and so far as known causeless murder threw
the community into the widest excitement.
No clue to the discovery of the assassin has
been found
Year: 1878

The subject of Indian troubles is a
source Of great attention at the war depart
7nent. The secretary Of war and the general
of the army have been in consultation with
reference thereto, and in the brief cabinet
council on the 4th inst. Mr.. McCrarv indicated
to the President and members of the cabinet
his views and that Of military commanders re-
porting to the secretary OF war regarding the
seriousness of the situation. Army officers are
convinced that there is danger ahead II is
The opinion at the war department that the
army force is far from sufficient number to
accomplish all necessary to prevent outbreaks,
but reliance is placed upon the support troops
will receive from fron1iersmen. Troubles on
the Rio Grand just reported cause as much ap-
prchcnsion as the Western Indian outbreak.
Year: 1878

We don't know that any man ever
owned an umbrella for two years. That
il, the same one. 1t there is any such
man in this country, we should be
pleased to receive his name and address,
not necessarily republication, but mere
iy as % guarantee of good faith. We
think he would be curiosity, and would,
furthermore, be quite All acquisition to
tO some travelling show. Besides, we
should like to borrow his umbrella.
Year: 1878

The first water, r,-how much 1T means!
Seven tenths of man himself is water.
Seventeenth 70 the human race rained down
but yesterday! It is much more pro-
bable that Caesar will flow out of bung-
hoe that any part of his remains will
ever stop one. Our life is indeed a vapor,
a breath, a little moisture condensed up
on the pane. We carry ourselves as IN a
phial. Cleave the flesh, and how quick
sly we spill out! Man begins as fish.
and he swims in sea of vital fluids as
long as his life lasts. His first food is
milk; SO is his last and all between. He
can taste and assimilate and absorb moth
ing but liquids. The same is true
throughout all organic nature. IT'S
water power that makes every wheel
move. Without this great solvent, there
is no life I admire immensely this line
Of Walt Whitman:


&C The slumbering and liquid trees.


The tree and its fruit are like a sponge
which the rains have filed. Through
them and through all living bodies there
goes on the commerce Of vital growth,
tiny vessels. fleets and succession Of fleets
laden with material bound for distant
shores to build up, and repair, restore
the waste of the physical frame.
Year: 1878

The Denver (Col. Tribune describes an
accident which recently happened to Mrs.
b. ]. Mallett, of Canon City. Mrs
Mallett is an excellent horsewoman, and
having great confidence in her riding
skill, started out with her husband and
other friends on horseback, to visit the
canon. OF all the wonderful canons in
Colorado, the Grand Canon of the Ar
kansas is the most awe-inspiring. The
walls are 1900 feet high at places,and al
most perpendicular. Before operations
we're begun within them by the railroad
men, no one ever attempted to pass
through the gorge, except during the
winter, and t en- on ice. The laborers
have, however, made paths in the very
sides Of the immense preclpices, and it
was along one OF these that Mrs Mallett
and her friends were travelling. She rode
trusty horse, and was as composed as
any other party. They had proceeded
to point beyond the horse trail and
we're descending a steep hill.


The path was narrow one, the walls
of the canon shooting far up toward the
blue, clear sky, and down for hundreds
Of feet until they dipped into the dis
turbed waters of the rapid rolling Ar
kansas. It was at this dangerous spot
that Mrs. Mallett's horse stumbled and
fell. There was no room for the least
falter. This was, therefore, q fatal step.
Mrs. Mallett, with almost incredible
presence Of mind, disentangled herself
from her horse Below her ten feet,
was shelving rock, about fifteen inches
wide. This she struck and caught with
her hands. With nerve that would have
made the sterner sex proud Of manhood
the lady held on the end of the rock


dangling in the air, gripping it with des-
peration. Had she let go. her lodgment
would have been on another shelf fifty
leet below. To hold on was her only re-
sort. With all the dispatch possible,
Mallet and Others came to her rescue, and
succeeded in taking her from her peri


ous situation almost uninjured, but OF
course very much exhausted from fright


Now comes the strangest part of the
story. The horse fell also, and lodged
on the same shelf to which his mistress
was clinging. In falling he had tuned
completely around, but there he stooa
on the narrow ledge Of stone, hugging
the wall, and evidently realizing his
position, if horse ever realized any
thing. He did not stir muscle, hardly
breathed for an hour or more, until
ropes strong eaough to take him out
was sent for and obtained at a camp
mile distant. By the time these arrived,
fifty men or more, who we're sen gagged 1n
the canon, had gathered along the trail,
and as many as could make themselves
useful, assisted in lifting the animal up


He seemed to realize fully that steps
were being taken for his relief, and did
not move to make resistance until he was
placed upon sure footing in the path.