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Year: 1878

It is the benefcent influences which ever radiate from an upright character that form its greatest virtues. Thus character may be defined as a personal quality, and therefore as our qualities are good or bad great or small, thus will be our character.

 Every man is deeply interested Tn the character of those with whom he associates, he can not enter any circle of society but that he is influenced either in one way or the other by it, whether it be for good or for evil. It is impossible for any to live to them selves, they may act a good and noble part upon the world stage, they may do nothing worthy of notice, yet they leave an influence behind them which will ever be felt in its effects upon in. dividuals and upon society. The slightest action which we may forget | in a moment will continue to defuse its influences throughout generations Hence the cultivation of noble prIn lciples and the weaving of sterling virtues into the individual character is duty we owe to ours, Ives and tc our fellow men. This must be the tirs necessary qualification, without thi: the man is nothing.

 Young people should be doubly care ful, as a false step may destroy theil whole future life. Let them carefully and surely lay the firm foundation O a true character and the victory i! then half won, their path already . marked, it would be difficult to sway them from it. X man should not b' judged by his rank or riches but bI his behavior, by his sentiments and b. his principles, it must be these whicl

 give him his position in society ant

 m the world. That our characte

 might be pure and upright should b Q our ernest ambition, ever striving |

 attain that degree of virtue which

 so essential to true manhood.

 ?. "HIgher, then, and always higher,

 Let mans motto be, aspire!"
Year: 1878

It is not hard to ride camel Gal witty writer says), but the process has some sweet surprises for the novice. The camel lies on the ground, with his legs shut up under him like jack knife. You seat yourself in the broad saddle and cross your legs in front of the pommel. Before you are ready something like a private earthquake begins under you. The camel raises his hlnd quarters suddenly and throws you forward upon his neck, and before you recover from that he straightens his knees and gives you jerk over his tail, and while you are not at all cer- tain of what has happened he begins to move at that dislocated walk which sets you into a see-saw motion, a way ing backward and forward in the capacious saddle. Not admlring this movement, you courageously lash the

 beast with your koorbash to make him change his gait He is nothing 10th to do it, and at once starts into a trot which sends you foot into the air at every step, bObs you from side to side, drives your backbone into your brain,

 and makes casianets of your teeth. Capital exercisel When you have

 enough of it, you pull up and humbly inquire what is the heather method of

 riding a dromedary, fully convinced

 by this time that Christians do moi

 know anything about it.
Year: 1878

More than the usual number of bills relating to public lands have been in roduced at the present session of Con- gress. A bill to give the proceeds of sales of lands in aid of public educa- ton, is one likely to pass according to reports. A bill to prohibit further sales of public lands to individuals or corporations, and that a certain DOT ton thereof, as prescribed in the homestead bill" may be set apart to actual settlers, for which an annual rental shall be paid, has been consider ed by the Senate Finance Committee and is now in charge of the Commit tee on Public Lands. Bills for the sale of timber with aud without the land, are pending, and also bill to encourage the growth of timber, and various other land bills are now before one of the branches of Congress. As yet, we observe none touching the method of acquiring title to mineral land, but here is a report on bill which passed the Senate about February 1:

 The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. No. i 196) to further define the rights of per- sons with respect to homestead entries on the public domain, have had the same under consideration, and submit the following report:

 The purpose of the bill is apparent

 from an examination of its provisions

 It is designed to remedy the hard

 ship which frequently results, from

 the operation of the law as it now

 stands to the party who by purchase ol the right of a previous settler or by contest, secures the restoration of { ltract of land to the public domain and again subject to entry. The ln Il lducement to secure this cancellation

 or to contest the right of person whC

 has not complied with the Jaw is tht hope of securing the land for himself

 This is practically prevented by tht law as it now stands, for after the re , ceipt of the notice of cancellation a the local land office, the first persol

 applying is entitled to enter the land This bill, if it becomes a law, vii | give to the successful cOntestor notic of the success of his contest and thirt.

 days time in which to avail himsel

 of the privilege of applying to ente b the land which, as the result of hi r act has been restored to the publi |, domain.

 f All legislation affecting public lanl . IS of special importance to the peopl Y of Arizona.
Year: 1878

PHLADELPHIA, February 1O.-This morning one of the arches of the bridge over the Schuylkill river at Sixth street fell in, carrying with it nine other arches, and completely wrecklng 300 feet of the bridge. The portion which gave away rested upon piles m the marsh on the eastern bank Ot the river, and this piling has been gradual ly sinking in the mud. A large num- Der of wnrkingmen were engaged ID snoring the defective arch at he time of the accident, but they were warned in time and all escaped uninjured. The briuge was built of iron and granite, and cost originally S770,0OO. The loss by the accident is about $lOO,OOO.
Year: 1878

THE late King Victor Emmanuel never ate in public. He sat out all State dinners at which he was obliged to be present with his hands resting on the hilt of his sword, without tasting anything, eXcep perhaps some tritie al dessert. His long and superabundant mustaches were the cause of this ab- stemiousness. He made up for II, how ever, in private, when he could bind up his Obstructives on each side of his face without becoming a public laughing stock.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, February 12.-A po- Iitical crisis is impending, and, before many days, It is very probable that there will be a radical change in the policy of President Hayes towards the South, at least so far as Louisiana IS concerned. The President and the entire Cabinet are very much wrought up by the trial and conviction of Gen. eral Anderson, and make no attempt to conceal their feelings. The statement sent out by Secretary Sherman IS not alone the utterance of his own mind but the opinion of the entire Cabinet and President himself.
Year: 1878

From d pdpIA bg Aa" ''@NH'

 For the active, outdoor laborer and artisan, and early breakfast before work. a midday dinner, with an in- terval of rest and supper after the day's work is over have long been

 proved by experience to be the most conducive to health. For the busl- ness man, a later breakfast, mid day luncheon and a late dinner alter the days work is over, is the best ar ranGement For literary men who write more in the evening than during the day, an early dinner and a light supper will be found to be. the ad- yantaceous for steady work. ldlers, 10 enjoy life if they possibly can, should dine early if they intend to spend the evening at theatres and the like; but if they accept dinner invlta. tions freely they should be very careful not to eat too mnch at the mid-day meal. The breakfast hour should be determined, in great measure, by the hour of rising, but ill any case food should be partaken of before the ma terial business of the day Is com menced. Those who like to take a constitutional before breakfast would find their appetite whetted and their walk made all the more enjoy

 able if they took little milk, or cafe aulait, with bread or biscuit before starting. Work done before breakfast is always irksome and fatiguing, and on that account is very likely to bt badly done. The last meal should be

 sufficiently late for the whole not tl he absorbed before retiring to rest. TIC

 q person in health three meals a day

 ought to be quite sufficient, and thu nractice of continually taking some T 'ithlng" is sure to bring on lndlgestlon
Year: 1878

A rRuE Wherever true wife
comes, home is always around her. The
stars may be overhead the glow-worlns in
The night-cold grass may be the fire at her
foot hut home is where she is and for a
uoble woman it stretches far around her, bet.
Ger than houses ceiled with cedar or painted
Nith vermilicn, shedding its quiet light far
Year: 1878

cause he condemns the means by which Mir. Hayes got the office he is unwilling to let my good come from the administration. He simply lacks the trying experience that we of the South have had. If he had our experince he would not refuse good, let it come from where it might; nor would he hesitate to fight the devil with fire if necessary. We agre exactly with a distinguished Arkansas minister, whom we heard preach a short time ago. He said if you catch the devil doing good, don't try to stop him, but just let him alorc Mr. Tildcn cannot do this. He cannot content himself to see any good come from MT. Hayes admin istration becausa he don't approve of the way the Electoral Commission cheated tho Suns fayorite out of the Presidency.
Year: 1878

In recent address before one of the secret college societies at its annual convention in New York, Professor Wincne.l, of Syracuse all luded very pointedly to some of the defects in our educational system. Among other defects the Professor spoke ofone to which the reference has frequently been made Tn the col umns ofthe Free Press, the failure of the system to provide that education which fits the pupil for an intelli- gent discharge of his duties as cit izen and an elector. On this point the professor said:

 Permit me now to point out some oi the evils of our dreamy, theoretical and antiquated system of education. First and worst of all, is the crying lack of qualification for citizenship. In country where every man wields
Year: 1878

BENEFITS BAYOU, ARK, Oct. A, '7S.

 EDIToR's GAZETTE: Perhaps it will not be amiss for me to chronicle few items from these parts, etc. About six days ago this county was visited by Deputy U. $. Marshal Hollowell and posse, of Sharp coun- ty, for the purpose (as they claimed ] of capturing some illicit distillers, for which thls county is noted. After capturing few, who were charged with having been engaged in the business, the majority ol the posse started for Little Rock with the prisoners on yesterday morning. A party of four, however, was sent by an old gentleman's by the name of Fant to arrest him and two of his sons, who had been reported by some person as having been guilty of trafficing in whiskey. The party arrived at the house of the old gen tleman last night. Not finding either him or his two sons at home, they stayed there over night This morning they informed one of his little boys, only thirteen years old, that they meant to take him with them. The boy was eating his breakfast. As soon as he was done eating he got up from the table and stepped out to the lot. As he turn ed the corner of the yard fence, one of the party halted him; the boy failing to stop was shot dead; where upon, the murderer and company mounted their horses and left. No attempt has been made as yet to capture .he murderer, but it is hoped ere long Le will be dealt with ac. cording to law. Respectfully,

 J. NJ. FLuTY.

 If the above statement is correct the deed is one of the most heihous that has ever been committed in our State, and the whole power and per severance of our State government should be put actively and vigorous ly at work, and no let.up should ever be made until the majesty of the law has been vindicated and the most eondign punishment visited upon the guilty devils.
Year: 1878

Cotton, cotton, cotton! More of it and less for it! More and more the South increases her cotton produc- tion year by year, and down, down, down goes the price. Five million bales, or more, is now the estimate for the present crop. The Liverpool quotation for the staple on the first of the month was lower than it has ever been since the liberation of the slaves of the South. Thirty three or thirty four dollars per bale of four hundred and fifty pounds is all that our cotton will net us this year. Our cotton crop this year-five mill ion bales or more-will bring us no more money than the crop did when we produced only four million bales. We expend the toll and sweat of our brow to add a million bales to our crop without adding cent to our net aggregate receipts from the same. Our planters are all complaining. So are our merchants who supply the planters and have to take the cotton for pay. The planter says he cannot produce cotton at present prices without coming out in debt

 He says when he pays his rent, his pickers and hls store account he has nothing Jeff, luckily he can do all this. The merchant says the cotton business is breaking him up too. He claims that he, too, is losing on the staple--and so far as our obser- vation and belief goes he is. The spinner says cotton is too high yet
Year: 1878

A British farmer by the name of Mckinley, has this year performed the Herculean task of collecting and planting six hundred varieties of potatoes, and it is thought this great assortment will afford excellent opportunity to correct much of the existing potato nomenclature.
Year: 1878

Every man who comes INTO TINS country
with a determination to remain, and VINO
nlants his household gods among us, merits
something more than the usual greeting ac-
corded the stranger. He is entitled to not
only a generous welcome but every citizen
who has the welfare of the community at
heart shonld see that the stranger does not
fall into the hands OF sharpers, who will rob
him of his substance. Hundreds and thous
sands are coming here, with barely sufficient
money to take up 4 tract OF land and erect
A temporary shelter for their little ones.
Tricksters and confidence operators abound
everywhere, and. though the admission is
painful. Walla Walla has its full quota. To
urevent the new conner from falling prey
to these vultures every safeguard should be
thrown around him. This country needs
population. idle lands require cultivation and
new avenues of indutry developed With
increased population and the cultivation OF
the soil, and with the Inauguration OF man
ufactories comes wealth and following in
the footsteps of wealth will come the means
of TRANSPORTATION for which We are now daily
prayinG. An honest, industrious man who
comes here now is worth dozen who will
come when the country Is more advanced.
Some premium ought to be offered to those
whose confidence renders it possiblefor them
to bear mp cheerfully under the comparative
harlships of the present, and with whose
faith is coupled firm belief that the future
is freishted with prosperity The man who
has learned "to labor and to wait Is lnfl-
nitely more valuable than whole city full OF
hangers son and men whose wits supply that
which is the representative OF the labor OF
Others. Every time We meet one who tllls
the soil We fundamentally raise our hat for
he. in the broadcast sense, Is pubhc bene-
fnctar, and as such is worthy OF homage.
Upon him depend all mankind, and upon lis
labor and upon thc fruits of his toll nations
are founded and their existence maintained
and without him there would be neither pros
per1ty nor happiness. The true gentleman
is the farmer, and as he prospers so does tie
whole community. All wealth has its origin
in the SOIL and the man who comes among
us for the purpose of reclaiming even but
one acre is entitled to a more generous and
hearty welcome than he who won his title to
Glory amid the scenes Of bloody strife.
Year: 1878

TIE TEUE SouEcE Writing from this
city, under recent date the editor of
the AsorigR uscs TIN. language: People
generally in eregionse east Of the mountains
seem to realize that wealth comes in the
first place from ear;h-fr"m tillage. The
settler raises first all that he lives upon. and
the surplus is cash. This reaction in favor
Of farming proves that the man who is Will
ing to work. and possesses intelligence need
not leave this country 10 obtain the true
source of riches They are bnildins up here
a competence with small beginning IN few
Tcars. IN education for their children, and
the influences and aids Of healthy state Of
society"
Year: 1878

The demand upon the Advertising columns
Of the STATESMAN eompels us u transfer
portion of our editorials and local ne"slIenis
the first and fourth pages In order To DO
this We arc forced 80 omit the selected mat.
ter which formerly occupied that portion OF
the paper. We trust that the change VIII
meet the approval of our readers, IN whose
interest II il male.
Year: 1878

a Partisan couple had been married


three months, and were very happy.


One evening they were invited to a


wedding, and while at supper with


the bridal pair and the wedding guests


the husband quarreled with his father.


in-law over some money matters. They
returned TO their home about mid
night. The lady bitterly reproved
her husband for having quarrcllc,
with her father, and the husband re-
piled in passion. "1f you prefer
your parenis To me, you had better 60
and live with. thcm," on WHICH she
expressed her intention to go TO her
fathers house. She opened the door,
and as she was in her evening dress,
he placed his overcoat over her shoul.
ders to prevent her catching cold. On
the following morning he sent u
change of clothing to his wife; but on
the servant arriving at the house Of
the parents, II was discovered that
nothing had been seen there of the
young wife. Monsieur was immedi.
ately fiilei with alarm. All her
friends were visited. but in vain; no
trace Of her could he found. At length
they resolved to 60 to the morgue,
and on entering that sinister-looking
building, the remorseful husband saw
the body Of his beautiful young wife
exposed on one of the marble slabs.
She had been picked up by one of the
dredging barges Of the Seine. The
poor creature was only twenty-five
years OF age.
Year: 1878

According to the scientific authori


tics, the small boy becomes a hoy ai


the age Of sixteen. At that age he
ought to put away small-boyish
thingss and put on the bashful awk-
wardncss Of semi-iniclligcnt boyhood.
AT all events, he ought to know that
his presence is not desired by young
men who como 10 see his sister. We
do not expect this amount Of intelli-
gence in the small hoy, and il is often
necessary TO bribe him with candy or
to persuade him with clubs before he
will consent to treat his sister with
common humanity. But the lG-year
old boy usually pcrceives when an
area Of courting-accompanied with
increasing pressure In the
region Of the waist, and marked de
preston of the parlor gas, is about to
set in, and thereupon discrccily, even
if sneeringly, withdraws.
Year: 1878

A Minneapolis 10y was sent by his
teacher, woman, to the superintcnd-
ent to be whipped. The lad suspect
ell the contents OF the note and hired
a boy he met on the road to deliver it,
giving him ten cents. The superin-
tendeni didn't discover his mistake un.
til he had whipped the boy.
Year: 1878

If a man has husky voice does it follow that he must be corned2

 Prepare yourselves to see the partial eclipse of the sun, which will take place next Monday.

 Gilbert Williams of Sandy Hook in tends to start up his saw-mill in the Glen in few days.

 Having and harvesting is nearly fin- ished in this town, and the crops are above an average.

 Bass fishing and picnieing are now the order of the day, with a clam bake or two thrown in.

 Mir. Wm. B. Jennings had several sheep killed and some wounded by dogs upon his farm in Taunton a few days ago.

 Change your clothes with the weather -clean out cellars and cess-poois-and thus cheat the doctor out of visit or two.

 If you wish to try a self-aeting cow milker call at the Sandy Hook meat market and get one. They are said to work well.

 Two men nearly seventy years of age employed by Curtiss & Son, Berkshire, were cutting new teeth a week or two since. Pact.

 Joseph w. Isenbocek of New York city has taken the place of Alvin Opel in the barber shop of Chas. Rininsland in fhis town
Year: 1878

The clock in Trinity church tower is
the heaviest in America. 1t might seem
that in its construction an effort had
been made to ascertain how much metal
could possibly be planted in a clock.
The frame stands nine feet long, five
feet high and three feet wide. The
main wheels are thirty inches in diane
ter. There are three wheels in the time
train, and three each in the strike and
the chime. The winding wheels are
formed of solid casting, thirty inches in
diameter and two inches thick, and are
driven by opinion and arbor." On
this arbor is placed jack, or another
wheel, pinion and crank, and it takes
$50 turns of this crank to wind each
weight up. 1t requires 700 feet of three
inch rope for the three cords, and over
an hour for two men to wind the clock.
The pendulum is eighteen feet long and
oscillates twenty-five times per minute


The dials are eight feet in diameter,
although they look little more than half
that size from Broadway. The three
weights are about eight hundred, twelve
hundred and fifteen hundred pounds
respectively. A large box is placed at
the bottom of the well that holds about
bale of cotton waste, 50 that if a cord
should break the cotton would check
the concussion.-NewY York Mercury.
Year: 1878

A Watertown, n. l., paper tells this
story: A rather ludicrous 81 ght was wit
messed while ago on top of an incoming
freight train. The conductor of the train
had ordered brakeman, very green
hand, to the head of the train, there to
repeat all signals to the engineer as given
by him (the conductor) to the brakeman
on the back end of the train. The last
brakeman was comical genius so he de-
termined to have some finn With
"greeny." The first few signals
necessary to the running OF the train
were all right, but soon the end
brakeman commenced his fun. He Law
down on the top of the car and rolled
over. "Greeny." on the other end f the
train thinking it was a signal, did like
wise. The end brakeman's leg went up
in the air; then the other leg went up;
then both legs together; then yell then
both legs commenced to kick, and a
grand kicking match commelced.
"Greeny" took all this maneuveriag of
the end brakeman as signaling, and re-
peated accordingly. Thus they were
drawn into town, fiat on their back, and
kicking in the air,
Year: 1878

To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette


From a local in the GAZETTE, of last
week, in reference to the Telephone
fever" in Russellville, we infer that
Morristown is without this crowning
triumph of modern science. Feeling a
deep selicitude for the welfare of our
sister, lively interest in her progress
and prosperity, and an earnest desire
that she drop her fogyism, get out
of the ruts, and keep pace with the
spirit of this enlightened age, we have
concluded to come to the rescue. We
send you to-day the materials for making
a telephone" two cast away fruit cans,
raw hide enough to cover one end of
each, and fifty yards of connecting
twine.'' This is all you need do in the
matter, as the editor of the GAZETTE
knows exactly how the thug is made,
and of course will be willing to do his
part. With a sincere desire for your
success in this matter, we remain, hope
fully yours, RUssELLynLE.


[WhIle we acknowledge thanks for
the interest manifested by our flourish
ing little neighbor for our scientific well
fare, we will say that the 6 tin cans,
twine, &C., have been tested, and while
they will most certainly convey sounds
what the Irishman said to the Indian:
Z" Faith, hear ye, but divil the bit un-
derstand p'1