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Year: 1879

 Don't go to the theatre, grange or ball,

 But stay in your room tonight; Deny yourself of the friends that call

 And good long letter write Write to the sad old folks at home,

 Who sit when the day is done, With folded hands and downcast eyes,

 And think offhe absent one Don't seldshly scribble excuse my haste, I've scarcely the time to write,'' (back Lest their brooding thoughts go wandering To many by-gone night, When they lost their needed sleep and rest, And every breath was prayer That God would leave their delicate babe To their tender love and care. Don't let them feel that you've no more need Ortheir love and counsel wise; For the heart grows strongly sensitive

 When age has dimmed the eyes It might be well 10 let them believe

 Ton never forget them quite; That you deem it pleasure when far away, Long letters home 10 write. Don't think that the young and giddy friends, Who make your pastime gay, Have half the anxious thoughts for you That the old folks have to-day: The duty of writing do not put off;

 Let sleep or pleasure wait, Lest the letter for which they looked and long Be day or an hour too late led For the sad old folks at home,

 With locks fast turning white, Are longing to hear ofthe absent one

 Write them letter o-night-
Year: 1879

Advice to Printing Ofice Vis-

 itOrs.

 Never send an article for publica- ton without giving the editor thy name, for thy name often secures publication to worthless articles.

 Thou shouldst not rap at the door of B printing office; for he that answer eth the rap sneereth in his sleeve and Ieoseth time.

 Never do thou loaf about, nor Knock down type, or the boys will love thee as they do the shade tree sThen thou leayest-

 Thou shouidst never read the copy on the printers case or the sharp and hooked container thereof, or he may knock thee down.

 Never inquire of the editor for news, for behold it is his business to give t to thee at the appointed time without asking for it.

 It is not right that thou shouldst ask him who is the author of an ar ticle, for it-is his duty to keep such things to himself

 When thou dost enter his office, take heed unto thy self that thou dost not look at-what concerns thee not, for that is not meet in the sight of good breeding

 Neither examine thou the proof sheet for it is not ready to meet thine eye that thou mayst understand.

 Thou shouldst not delude myself with the thought that thou has saved a few cents when thou hast received a dead head copy Of his paper, for whilst the printer may smile and say it's all right he'li neyee forget thy meanness-
Year: 1879

Mr.. VOORHEES, / must confirm the statement of the
Senator from Kansas chairman of the committee and of
the Senator from Virginia in regard to the entire and
utter absence of all party considerations in the Pension
Committee. Inasmuch oppose the proposed amend


ent think it proper to say that in view Of the paper
which the Senator from Kansas has read and anmad-
Year: 1879

Richard Grant White thus writes
in the September Atlantic:


Precedence in England extends even
into the servants hall and the kitchen.
This is manifested every morning.
As family prayers all the house SER
wants attend, just as they used to do
here IN families in which that domestic
discipline was kept up. A row of
chairs is placed for them in the break
fast room, and they enter and take
their seats. The head of the house
reads prayer and the lesson of the
day, or some other part of the Bible.
l observed that the servants in each
house always entered in the same
order, the housekeeper marching at
the head Of the line and taking the
seat furthest from the door. And it
was, | am sorry to say, rather funny
to see some dozen or more of them
pound solemnly in and plump stolidly
down upon their seats. After prayers
are over they of course rise and 20
out. But | saw that they did not 90
out in reverse order, the one nearest
the door going first, as would have
been natural and convenient. They
rose, stood in a line, and then the
housekeeper went out first followed
by the servant next to her; and thus
the line doubled upon itself, the file
thus telling itself off, so that the one
who entered the room last left it last.
The order of entering and leaving was
the same. On speaking of this, | was
told with smiles that precedence was
strictly observed among them; that in
the servants hall the housekeeper
took the head of the table, the butler
the foot, and that the servants, upper
and under, had places strictly assigned
to them according to the dignity Of
their positions. What is the order Of
their sitting or of their going the lord
Of precedence only knows; but | sup.
pose that my lady's maid sits on the
right hand of the butler. and my lord 5
own man on that of the housekeeper
At dinner they sit together at the
common table down to cheese anG
the upper servants only rise and 90 in
state to dessert in the housekeeper'l
room. The upper servants are those
who have servants under them; an
upper servant never wears livery
When visitors at a great house brinl
servants with them, the guests in The
servants hall are formally assigned
places strictly according to the ranE
Of their master or mistress. | learned
also that servants do call each othei
by the titles Of their master auC
mistresses, and that this incident o
high life below stairs is no fiction
Year: 1879

Household troubles should be kept
as far as possible from the sick room.
Squabbles of children and servants
never should find an echo there.


In the event of some calamity oc-
curing, of which it is absolutely
necessary the sufferer should be in
formed, the i'll news should be broken
as gently as possible, and every sooth-
ing device employed to help him to
bear the shock.


Above all, an invalid, or even a
person apparently convalescent, should
be saved from his friends. One gar
rulous acquaintance admitted for half
an hour will undo the good done by a
week of tender nursing. Whoever is
the responsible person in charge
should know how much her patient
can bear. she should keep a careful
watch on visitors Of whose discretion
she is not certain, and the moment
she perceives it to be necessary, DO
litely but firmly dismiss them.


She must carry out implicitly the
doctors directions, particuly those
regarding medicine and diet. Strict
obedience to his orders, faithful,
diligent, painstaking following of his
instruction will insure to the sufferer
the best results from his skill, and
bring order, method and regularity
into domestic nursing.
Year: 1879

Suggestions for the Sick Room.
"A Trained Nurse" in Scribner for Septom-


ber.


In preparing a meal for any one
whose appetite is delicate, it should be
made to look as tempting as possible
The tray should be covered with the
whitest napkin, and the silver. glass
and china should shine with cleanli.
ness. There should not be too great
variety of viands, and but a very
small portion of each one. Nothing
more quickly disgusts feeble appetite
than a quantity Of food presented at
one time.


The patient should never be con-
suited beforehand as to what he will
eat or what he will drink. If he asks
for anything give it to him, with the
doctor $ permission otherwise prepare
something he is known to like ana
9tfer it without previous Comment
One Of the chief Offices of a good
nurse is to think for her patient, His
slightest want should be anticipated
and gratifed before he has had time
to express it. Qaick observation will
enable her to detect the first symptom
OF worry or excitement and to remove
the cause. An invalid never should
be teased with the exertion Of making
? deeIqlQp, Whether the room II to6
hot og too cold whether chicken
broth, beef tea or cruel is best for his
luncheon, and all similar matters, are
questions which should be decided
without appealing to him ''
Year: 1879

The sword of Damocles which has


been so long suspended over the head


of the Tuileries ruins has at length


fallen, says the London Standard ;


the Chamber has voted the demoi-
tion Of all that the incendiaries of
the Commune did not destroy of the
palace. Unquestionably the ruins in
their present state are an eyesore, and
recall somewhat too vividly the aimee
terrible. But, as NJ. Haussmann
pointed out to his colleagues in the
chamber, when the eyesore is gone
there will remain something yet more
unsightly behind. The coup d'mil,
says M. Haussmann, who is eminently
fitted to judge in such matters. from
the avenue of the Champs Elysees
will be completely spoiled, and those
who are crying out the most urgently
for the demolition of the ruins will be
so struck by the ungraceful and mar
tistic effect resulting from their alb
sence that they will as loudly demand
the erection Of some edifce in their
stead.


He urged on these grounds that it
would be better to conserve the cen
tire pavilion, which is an architectural
chef d'auvre of Philibert Delorme to
rebuild the wings on either side, and
devote the reconstructed palace to
whatever purpose might be deemed
desirable. The chamber, however
failed to see the force of NJ. Kauss-
mann's reasoning. 1t is determined
that the Tuileries ruins shall disap-
pear, and the site they now occupy be
turned into a public garden. This
project, it is calculated, will cost for
its execution little short of / 900, ,000f..
and as there are already the Tuileries
gardens adjacent, the need for another
in such close proximity can scarcely
be said to exist; whereas the rebuild
ing Of the palace would have saved an
historical monument from destruction
and provided the public with a Gov
cred place of recreation. But the
Tuileries were necessarily fraught
with souvenirs of the empire. Per
haps this reflection outweighed all
others with the Republicans in the
chamber,
Year: 1879

invalid, and naturally felt that
he would like to withdraw before the
family shooting began. Senator Linck
seems quite unable to account for
Governor Sprague's hostility, and
Professor Conkling, who is apparently
peaceful and unobtrusiye German,
is quite surprised to learn that he had
any connection with the affair. After
this the ladies instantly withdrew,
and it is now said that it was net
loaded, and that there is some mis-
take somewhere"
Year: 1879

New York Herald Letter from China.l


A skilled Chinaman could build a
shallow boat, drawing few inches of
water, with propelling wheel in the
stern, and skurry up and down the
river under steam. But when YOU
think of the labor that would thus be
extinguished, the thousands who live
on the river, whose home is on the
boats, who labor on the water from
infancy to old age, who have tracked
and splashed and waded through the
shallow Peiho, as their fathers did be-
fore them, we see what a serious me
chanical problem is involved in steam
navigation. AS | remarked in Can
ton, there can be no successful labor
saving machinery in a country where
man is so cheap
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is SIS per annum and
SOC per month fOrlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.


Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstOfHCe,
Year: 1879

hended in political circles, and on the
receipt of the statement above re-
ferred to orders were Immediately
dispatched to Captain General Blanco
to hold himself in readiness to sup
press any separatist outbreak by the
most vigorous measures.
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIBERS who wish to re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list IL very
large, and our force to do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

RoLFE S. SAUNDERS, in the Ma
tional Highway, says:


No one extended relief to plague
stricken Memphis last year, when the
terrible scourge desolated that beauti-
ful city, so literally as w. w. Cor
coran, and now the same noble gener-
os ity is exhibited by a contribution of
two thousand dollars to enable the
poor and destitute left in that unfor.
tunate city to escape the threatened
doom that seems to await them. What
a grand and noble example does this
greathearted philanthropist hold forth
before the accumulators of great for
tunes And how grandly does his
name rise up amid those who have
blessed mankind, to be revered by
millions of grateful hearts through
countless ages, that will hallow his
memoryl Who would exchange one
generous pulsation of that philan-
thropic heart for the dreary life time
of miserable miser, spent in hoard
ing up for the moth and rust to cor
rupt, and thieves to break through
and steal?
Year: 1879

Yesterday morning early pedestrians
along Third street were surprised at
seeing great pools Of blood at the corner
of Shipley street, near the gas Office.
Conjecture once being started, gain
ed volume as it passed from lip to
lip. until by the time it reached the
ears Of the REPUBLICAN aud the police
force, the very air seemed to be heavy
with assassination, embellished with
phantom details of a horrid butchery.
Hurrying to the spot we found that the
blood was well sprinkled against the
wall of the gas Office, with here and
there marks of bloody fingers. The
man had evidently then staggered to
the tree box, where he bled for q con-
siderable time. Here there must have
been a quart Of clotted gore. to say
nothing of the blotches that were
smeared over the tree and boxes. From
this spot the blood was traced down
towards Front and Market streets. In
front of Schultz's segar store, on Market
street, above Water, there were marks
as il wounded man had stopped to
rest. The tricklings we're traced from
here to Market street bridge, where
they were lost. On the other side of
the bridge slight indications of blood
were found in various places, more par


ticularly on the door knob OF the disre-
putable house known as "Walther's
saloon," the house where the supposed
Demby murderers found shelter after
their terrible assault. Rumors that
aoated all over the city were of such
an alarming kind that for the time be-
ing that tree box on the corner was a
sort of Mecca for the morbid minded.
One rumor thus solved it The police
had traced the TRACKS to suspicious
house, from the interior of which voices
could be heard in angry alteration
One Of the voices was heard to say 81
must have half that money, | fought
hard enough for it," Another rumor
brings the police some Information that
leads them to suppose that a body was
carried to the Market street bridge and
there thrown overheard. The police,
however, found nothing of the kind.
They inquired around diligently, but
found no information of anyone in the
city being injured to the extent which
the loss OF so much blood as was there
strewn about, which would necessarily
bring with it more than usual COM
ment. Some OF the police looked upon
the mysterious circumstances as be-
ing nothing more than the joke of some
waggish individual who had procured
the blood and smeared it around for the
Year: 1879

Stranger than fiction is the manner
in which the ladder that is used by
Mr.. Bareford the Third street bridge
tender, in lighting his lamps on the
bridge, left the premises without per-
mission last evening. While Mr.. B.
was in the bridge house getting his
lamps to put up, some person must
have taken it away or thrown it over
board as il has not been seen or heard
of since. Mr.. Bareford says he is of the
opinion that some lamp lighter took ii
in mistake or as a joke bat if he for a
moment supposed he intended it as a
Christmas present he is undoubtedly
mistaken.
Year: 1879

Things were made lively in the
neigh borhood of Second and West on
Saturday evening by a crowd of yonng
rouphs who had evidently been imbib-
ing too much, and thought it
rare sport to batter one another. A
great deal of profanity but very little
blood was the result.
Year: 1879

Mr.. William Harrigan, another work
man, made narrow escape. lie was
walking up the plank towards the lad
der when the crash came and his path
was blockaded by the walls and falling
timber. The escape of the entire party
was miraculous. They all are more or
less injured but their injuries are the
mere result of bruises. The son of Mr..
Lynch it is thought was in the cellar at
the time the accident occurred, but the
fact was overlooked by Mr.. Ruth and
the boys. The work of clearing away
the debris will begin to-day and the
work of reconstruction will be begun.
Year: 1879

We next called upon the contractor
Mr.. Patrick Dillon. He stated that the
houses were being built for Mr.. Patrick
Sullivan, S. W. corner of Third and
Jackson streets. He knew the material
put in the brick work was good and
that Mr.. Ruth could be held III no way
responsible. The foundation wall had
slipped on the northwest corncr of the
building and let the brick work fall.
This no doubt, thought he, was the
cause of the trouble. He had left the
building with his workmen, Che being
carpenter, about four o'clock in the
afternoon.


Mr.. Patrick Sullivan stated that he
was not in the yard when the houses
fell in. About five minutes before the
crash he saw two men in the third
story of the building with a light. He
supposed the men came down with the
building.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON. D. c., July 10, 1879.


The speech of Senator Zach Chan
dler near the close Of the late session
is bothering the Democratic press.
That Senator has developed lately
capacity for saying the right thing
at the right time, and stopping when
he gets done. His argument of the
Democratic party for its recent sins
was more effective than anything that
Blaine, Edmunds, Conklng, or Gar.
fielda has said. | am glad to know
that it will be extensively circulated.


Nothing being left unprovided for
by Congress except certain expenses
connected with U. S. Marshals and
their deputies, and it being thought
they would serve without pay, rely
ing upon the common sense and pat.
rlotism OF Congress at the regular
session, the President did not imme
diately call second special session
upon the adjournment of the first,
but there is no doubt he will call
one if during the next quarter there
should be any trouble arise from lack
of funds in conducting the business
of the Courts.


See. Sherman goes to Maine short.
ly to deliver two or more speeches
on the finances. There is in that
State a great deal Of missionary work
to do, and in his peculiar field the
Secretary is an excellent man. He
will 90 to Ohio after his labors are
over in the Pine Tree State.


The appropriation Of 100000 to
prevent the introduction Of yellow
fever on ships arriving from infected
ports vii hardly be available for use
this season, the officers who have
control Of the expenditure not being
satisfied with any plan offered.
Year: 1879

Two ladies resided in large town, III
which they ever busted themselves
much among the poor and suffering
The longscontinued commercial depres'
sion had very much affected the means
of these ladies and also. in the depth
of last winter, had aggravated the dis
eases around them mora than ever be-
yond their power to relieve. One day
the younger lady came in especially
down cast-"Oh! how I wish I that
some one would send Inc little ,mou-
ey," she exclaimed: sit is so hard to be
unable to help, had we not better
lay the whole matter before God in
prayer" The ladies' knelt together
Within day or so of this friend call>
ed. After while she said little mon
ey had been entrusted to her for distri-
bntion amoug the necessitous. Feeling
sure that Miss-wonld find ample
use for some, she had brought her a
guinea. A day or two passed again when
a note was brought in, saying that a
kind friend had sent the writer check
for sum of money to be used amongst
the suffering poor. Knowing how
many cases came under the notice OF
the lady, he enclosed to hor several
pounds. Another short interval, aud a
lady living at distance drove up to
the door, to leave as she passed to he,
own work in the town, basket to hel
friend, containing suitable stores of va
rious kinds, accompanied also by Z
guinea. Unable herself to go about
much. it had occurred to her take These
to one she well knew would make good
use of them. This lady was then told
of the longing for means to help, o.
the prayer offered, and how coming was
the third answer that had been re.
ceived to that prayer in the course Of Q
very few days.
Year: 1879

1t was the night of the first pass
over in Egypt. She WAS the first born
in her Hebrew home. She lay sick OF
fever. But she had heard the order
that came from God, through Moses,
about sprnkling the blood on the door
posts. She knew that the death angel
would pass along at midnight, and that
wherever he SOW not the blood he
would slay the first born. As the even
ing advanced and she heard the family
feasting in an adjoining room, she he
came intensely anxious abont that
blood. She cried at length. "Father,
father, it is nearly 3welve o't.loskj are
the door posts sprinkled?" "Yes my
daughter" he replied, az ordered it
done an hour ago. 'sBut. father. she
cried again. "are you sure? Father,
you know that my life depends upon it.,
and would like to see it with my own
ewes. Father won't you carry me to
the door that may look upon the
blood?' She persisted in this plea un-
til the father to crafty ner, took her
in his arms to the door. They looked
and 10 the blood was not there. He to
whom the order had been given had
neglected it, Easily may we imagine
how they hastened to bring the precious
drops and sprinkle the door. Scarcely
had they done so when they heard the
rustling of wings and knew that the
death angel had passed by.


We do not know whether the legerd
is true or not. We hope it is. and that
the maiden. three or four thousand
years ago, did save her life by seeing
to it that the blood of sprinkling was
actually applied. But whether she did
or not, you ought to do 50. That pass
over blood of sprinkling represents the
precious blood of Jesus. shed for MS.
Has that blood been applied to yonr
conscience? Like the maiden. see to it,;
it might have been neglected.


If she had not seen to it. she would
have been smitten that night. Will you
see to it at once?
Year: 1879

Senator Sharon's reception at his
palatiai residence at Belmont in honor
Of General Grant is described by the
San Francisco papers as being more
magnificent than anything that has
ever been witnessed on the Pacific coast
Grant Is reported to have said he saw
nothing to compare with it in travels.
The silver king can afford greater dis
play Of magnificeuce than the kings OF
the Old World.
Year: 1879

If you only have candle light, bless
God for il, and he will give you star
light; when you have got starlight
prase God for it, aud he will give you
moonlight; when you have got moon
light, rejoice in it, aud he will give you
sunlight; praise him still more. and ht
will make the light of your sun as the
light of seven days, for the Lord him
self shall be the light of your spirit.
Year: 1879

ElGHr-PAGE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,


On Wednesday morning next THE Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN will be printed in an
eight-page form, for the purpose of accom-
modating the extraordinary advertising
patronage with which we have been flv-
ored, as well as to enable us to give to our
readers comprehensive and satisfactory
report of the opening ceremonies of the Ma
tional Fair This report will be accom-
panied by cuts and diagrams of the Main
Building, Agricultural Hall and Art Gallery
as they will appear on the morning of the
opening.


Advertisers whose fnvors appear in this
issue will enjoy the advantage of an extra
increase in our circulation; also of the fact
that the paper will be preserved by hum
dreds and thousands of readers who will
naturally desire TO keep record of the
inauguration of that great local enterprise