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Year: 1878

'Rah for the obelisk and its safe arrival
Now where is the fool who was going to
buy one for America?


Wasn't Cleopatra's needle intended to
thread the River Nile2 Answer that an
Nile give you harder one.


"Will the coming woman dancei in
uuired the Cleveland Leader. She must
either do that dear sir, or pay the fiddler.


Ten years ago a Newburyport girl
broke off a needle in her right foot,
ard last Sunday it worked out Of the little
finger of her left hand.


A correspondent asks whether we be-
lieve that women should VOTE Well,ves,
when parasols are stolen as freely as um-
brellas.


There is a Morristown man who has
offered to bet that he can walk million
hours without sleep. If his girl will only
walk with him.


The Chicago Times exults because the
Game law is so thoroughly obeyed in
California; butt wishes to know when
Chinsmen are out of season.


A Maine boy ask that he might GO
home because his mother was dead
When asked by the teacher when she died
he, tearfully, said, "Four years ago d


The people in town in Iowa wanted q
Touring mill, and finally they got it; and
they are now very anxious to have bank
established, SO that they can borrow
money to buy -four.


An English critic says that the most
selfish. offensive person in the world is 9
woman with an iron constitution, iron
nerves and principles of steel. IT ley are
the dragons Of society"
Year: 1878

classes, but they are being rapidly edu
Gated now. The condition of the coun
try is teacher whose awful lesson is en-
craven or all their hearts They have
also recently read the proclamations Of
the great organs of the money power, re-
moving all disguise as 10 the meaning of
our financial legislation and the misery
it has created. In the columns of one
they have read that:


The American laborer must make up
his mind henceforth not to be 40 much
better off than the European laborer,-
Men must be content to work for low
wages. In this way the
workingman will be nearer to that sta.
ton 10 life to which it has pleased God
to call him"


In the columns Of another organ of
consolidated capital they have read the
following revolving sentiments:


''There seems to be bat one remedy.
1t is change Of the ownership of the
soil, and the creation of class OF land
owners on the one hand and of tenant
farmers on the other; something similar
in both cases to what has long existed
and now exists in the older. countries Of
Europe"


And. in every form in which the Ea
glish language can be used the American
people, and especially the people OF the
west, have been notified, not that their
consent will be asked, but that they will
be compelled to submit to the legislation
which results in this British system oil
baronial landed estates, dependent
tenantry and pauper wages for the work
ingman. Sir, have no word of menace
to utter on this floor, bui in behalf OF
every lahorer and every owner Of the
soil whom represent, l warn all such as
value their investments that when thest
doctrines of despotism are sought to be
enforced this fair land will again be con
vulsed in agony and the fires of liberty
will blaze forth again, as they did hun
dred years ago, in defense OF the natura
rights of man. May the wisdom OF oul
fathers and the benignity of our Goo
avert such an issue; but II it shall come
if infatuation has seized our councils, ,th,
result will only add one more instance tt
the long catalogue of human crime ant
folly, where avarice, like ambition, over
leaps itself, and in its unholy attempt t.
rob others of their possessions loses i'll
i own.
Year: 1878

A man was saving wood yesterday AZ
ternoon in the back yard He severed
two sticks as thick as your wrist, aud
then went into the house. /" Mary" said
he to bis vie, niy country needs me;
there is no use talking, we will just go
to slaughter all these Injuns, no true
patriot can be expected to hang around
woodpile these days" John," said
his wife, "if you fight Indians as well as
you saw wood and support your family.
it would take one hundred and eighteen
like you to capture one squaw, and you'd
have to catch her when she had the ague
and throw pepper in her eyes," John
went back to the woodpile wondering
who told his wife all about him.
Year: 1878




ne The President, it is said. chooses
to defy the people in Louisiana who
are determined to poster him. He
has wisely chosen. Nothing has trans
pired in all this business of determining
the present Presidency that duplicates
the President. Whatever others may
have done, be goes acquit He can af


ford to defy the petty men who attack
him because their wishes have not been
granted in the Administration. He took
the Presidential title as it was given him


For the most part he has treated the high
office as though it were rightfuHy his
If he has made any mistake it has been
in seeming to recognize obligations to
the-to the men who did it-En euirer
Year: 1878

There is nothing which 'issiaanuld De
more frequently impressed upon the
minds of young men than the impor


tance of steadily pursuing some one
business. The frequent changing
from one employment to another, is
one of most common errors commit
ted, and to it may be traced more
than half the failures of men in busi-
ness, and much of the discomfort and
disappointment which render life un-
comfortable. 1t is common thing
for q man to be disappointed with his
business, aud to desire to change 1t
for some other which it seems to him
will prove more lucrative employ
ment; but in nine cases out of ten it
is mistake. Look around you and
you will find among your acquain-
tances abundant verification of our
assertion. There is an honest farmer
who has toiled few yesrs, got his
farm paid for, but does not grow rich
very rapidly, as much from lack of
contentment mingled with industry
as anything, though he is not aware
of it. He hears the wonderful stories
of California, and how fortunes may
be had for the trouble Of picking them
up; mortgages his farm to raise
money; goes away to the land of gold,
and after many months of hard toll
he comes home again to commence at
the bottom of the hill for more
weary and less successful climbing up
again. Mark the men in every COM
muIiity who are notorious for their
ability and equally notorious for never
getting ahead, and you will find then
to be those who never stick to one


business long, but are always for.
1 saking their occupation just when il
is beginning to be profitable.
Year: 1878

A man can always tell exactly how
tall he is by walking through a low
door in the dark. Next morning he
can measure the height of the door,
and then measure from where it strck
to the top of his head, add the two
together, substrsct the swearing and
multiply by what o'clock it was when
he got home, and the result will be
his net hight.
Year: 1878

Now is the time to put weather.
strips on the old mans gate SO that it
won't creak or siam. It's getting
warm enough to stand outside now.
Grease the front sioop with hunk of
pork. This vii give YOU block
start, and you can get round the cor
ner. turn quickly. pass him as tie bolts
down Ihe street after you. and have
an extra half hour with her while he's
chasing sone other fellow who is run.
ming after car.
Year: 1878

vertical portion and the cook-s,oye
sustained no damages. From above
the lightning sped to the shop below.


burned through buggy seat, melt
ing portion of tho iron brace at
tached to the underside of the seat


then glided along the side of the
buggy box toward the rear, leaped
to the tire of the hind wheel, pass.
ing partially around it, and from
thence was conducted through the
floor by a nail, into the ground be-
meath. Several telegraph poles be-
tween Belmont and Calamine were
struck by lightning the same night.
Year: 1878

on the body, evidently made by the


dogs who had dragged the body into
the road. The only thing found on
the body was a gingham string,
wound twice around the neck and
tightly drawn, probably the means
used in destroying life. When first
discovered the body bore a natural
color, and it was thought that it's
life had been recently taken. A JUS
tice was notified and proper steps
have been taken to work up the
case.-Bosco6el Dial.
Year: 1878

On Sunday night very heavy
rain storm took place along the
railroad from Pla.teville and CAL
anime, and on Monday morning,
while Mineral Point was partaki ng
of the suns most radiant light, the
same portion of country above men.
toned was again experiencing a most
tremendous rainfall, the water colr-
ing down in perfect delugs.
Year: 1878

| ""o'" io" Vuo 0Oio IoCCuCe delivered
by }. Z. Davies, at the Reform Club
Rooms, recently:


"My simple design is to present
this important subject in q manner
so plain that readers Of the Bible
may understand what are my con-
vict'ons OF its teachings on the sub
ject OF temperance. and particularly
of the wine question.


A contemptuous treatment Of D
new Interpretation of the sacred
text, is DO proof that it is not true!
Only the original text is inspired
no translation, much less any mere
human Interpretation is absolute au-
thority.


AS all wisdom has not died with
those who have done their work on
earth and gone to heaven, so there
is possibility that clearer light
may yet be thrown upon tho inspiv-
ed page which will give more sat-
isfactory understanding of tho Word
of God. 1t has generally been GUS
tomary for those who possess the.
scriptures, but who do not under
stand their contents or design, to
array the Sacred Volume against
whatever may oppose their preju.
dices. The authority OF the law was
marshalled by the Jews against the
gospel OF the Son Of God. Scrip
lures and the fathers of the church
were quoted to prove that Columbus
was hereto and ar infldel for sug
gesting that there was another conti-
nent. And a clergyman actually
published sermon to show that
Jenner for endeavoring to check the
ravages of smallpox was the beast
Of the apocalypse. But in our day
the authority Of tho Word Of God il
pleaded as a sanction for tho use Of
one OF the most desolating Of all
poisons-intoxicating beverages.
The question then, what does tho
Bible say respecting the use Of in-
:oxicating drink, 10 an oil important
one and one which It becomes the
duty of every lover Of truth to inves-
tigate."


After considering the various pas
sages and answering oil objections
to the total abstinence view by tho
most cosent reasoning the lecturer
asserted.


1--WE may bs we'll assured that We
cannot plead scripture sanction for
drinking alcoholic liquors. What.
ever it be, be it ale or beer, brandy
or fermented wine, whiskey or gin,
rum or champagne, We cannot say
that we have the authority Of God
in his word for taking II. Men may
say if they will that they have taste
for it, they like IT,, or they think
they feel better for it, or they see it
enlivens their company at their So
cial meetings, but they can never
affirm that they have the Divino.
sanction for it in tho Bible. And as
he puts forth his hand to the glass
of liquor he may think, i am taking
this for which God has given me no
explicit sanction - against which
God has addressed to me more than
hundred warnings in his Book; ].
am taking this which can do my
higher nature no gpod--which God
tells me is temptation and. y snare.
was the canse Of the degradation
OF Noah-the incest of Lo tho
death Of Nadab and Abihu-the apos-
tasy Of the priests and prophets Of
both Israel and Judah--the long and
shameful debauchery Of Solomon
the overthrow Of Belshazzar. and tho
wreck Of IItrod--I am taking this
which the Bible, History, Science
and Experience all prove Will carry
ne in'o the ign oniuiVus grave Of the
Year: 1878

We can hardly imagine anything more
curious as subject Of inquiry than the
difficulty experienced BY every writer of
fiction in the attempt to paint . very good
man or woman. 1t seems to be very easy
to depict wicked people. The villains Of
the play and the novel appear in great va
rety with no lack of types of the finest
interest. Wickedness seems to be peren-
nially fresh. as it is proverbially engag-
ing. For instance; it would have been
quite impossible for John Hay to write an
acceptable or an Impressive poem about
sweet christian fellow who had sacrificed
his life to save boat-load OF myers
but he could paint Jim Bludso-a bad man
with o few touches that can never be
forgotten. If he had undertaken to de-
scribe good young man. who did not
chew, or drink, or swear; who taught q
class in the Sunday school, and who lived
virtually with his one wife, snd rose q
last into an act Of heroism, he would not
have found ten readers; but the rough,
coarse, profane wretch, who had one wife
at Natchez-under-the-hill and another
one up in Pike. becomes at once Q MEM
orable hero in his hands. With all that
may be said legitimately against Bret
Hart's heroes and heroines, there Is no
question that many of them are made
marvelously interesting by the forms Of
wickedness they represent. This much
is true at least, that as literary material,
the rough, low types of life and character
to be found in California and on the bor-
der. are much superior TO the best types
to be found here. er7


Perhaps the inquiry into the reason of
this should go deeper, or start further
back. 1t might be well to ask why some
of the most interesting people we ever met
were scamps. 1t might be we'll to inquire
why some OF the best men we know are
the least interesting. 1t might be instruc-
tive to learn why it is that q company of
virtuous girls will be attracted by man
whose virtue they have reason 70 doubt,
in the presence Of those who are knOwu
to be men OF purify and honor. These
inquiries might show US that goodness 10
not only less interesting to men as liter
ary material than wickedness, but is less
interesting in itself. 1t is undoubtedly
true that we should rarely 90 among eur
best men and women for our most inter-
esting characters. Certainly we should
not go among the membership Of our
churches. There arc churches the dead
level OF whose tasteless and 6aSorless
christianity is not only unintsresting, bat
repulsive.


DR.. Eggleston. in some Of his Wsstsrn


lcess'udsd on issr.A pss~I
Year: 1878



 The Maricopa Literary Society held its second meeting last Wednesday evening in the school house. While the attendanbe was not as large as could have been expected, yet there is encouragement for is future devel- opement. Three new members were added to its number. This is an in stitution that should receive the SUD- port of every man and woman in Phe- nix. We have hops and other ar engagements almost every week for the development of the phisical, let snot forget that we have minds, the higher faculties of men, which also need development. Now while there is such a stir in the material interests of our community, let us also have something of which we can speak from a literary and intellectual point of view. To this end let all devote a small portion Of his time and success is secured.
Year: 1878

ANEW SOCIAL CLUB.-, number OF young
men engaged in the various wholesale trades
OF the city are arranging for the formation
OF an association for social aud literary pur-
poses. Notice will be given OF their first
meeting, and they expect and desire the CO.
operation OF all persons connected with the.
wholesale trade of the city, regardless Of
tie branch OF business in which they may
be engaged
Year: 1878

PAINFUL ACCIDENT. The city ambulance
was summoned yesterday afternoon at Zoo
o'clock to the corner Of Eighth and Broad
streets to aid Mrs. Bell, who accidentally
fell through the skyIight on the back porch,
breaking her arm. She was conveyed TO her
residence. s. sss.s Is IS
Year: 1878

we have also large overst0ck, The supply having
exceeded the demand for the present season. These
goods must be run of. We Will not hold them over.
So that If you want Clothing ut all this Is decidedly
the bes. opportunity you win have for getting 1. at
low figures.
Year: 1878

AFTER MATURE DELiBERArfoH
WE HAVE DETERMINED


NOT TO CARRY OVER


ANY PART
or OUR PRESENT STOCK OF


WINTER Goops,
AND TO CLOSE OCT IsrMEDrATELy
ALL OUR oyERCoaT8
ANp OTHER WINTER CLOTHING
We WILL SELL At ABOUT
FORTY PER CENT. OF


= FORMER PRICES.
Year: 1878

July 10th, 1878.


To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:


Will you allow me to suggest to
nv farmer friends a sure way to Sc
cure a good crop Of turnips? Plow
the land well, so that it may be
thoroughly pulverized, Manure it
we'll with some fine, well rotted ma
nure (cow dung is best.) and harrow
it in well. if it was not put on top of
the ground and plowed in. Then
run a subsoiler so that the drills or
rows may be twenty inches apart, so
that the tap-root Of each turnip can
penetrate the earth. Then drop the
seed into the drill every ten inches
or more so that you can cultivate
with the hoe between the turnips.
After the turnips are up, pull the
weeds out by hand or cut them up
with the hoe.| If they are troubled
with the fly, sprinkle over them,
when the dew is on, or when they
are wet with rain, some ashes, or
scat. The latter is best.


Be sure your seed is good. Try
them by putting a few seeds to soak
"a or SO hours. If they do not
swell, and show signs of germina-
ting. throw it away and get other
and better seed.


1 have today paid your agent,
Mr.. Warner, for your paper one
year in advance. Let farmers fol-
low my advice in planting turnips
and / will insure them satisfaction
let them pay for the paper in ad-
vance. and they can sleep sound and
sWeetly. A SUBSCRIBER.
Year: 1878

The New York Times gives an an
count of seizure, robbery and outraging
of very wealthy and respectable new
" married lady, a native and resident
of Boston She had been on visit to
some friends in the interior of the State,
and started home, via New York Cen
trail Railroad, expecting to reach Al
bany where her husband was to meet
her. Towards evening she changed
cars at Rome and noticed that two men
got on the train with her, and seated
themselves near her, and by their glan-
ces and gestures seemed to have her un-
der discussion There was nothing un-
prepossessing or suspicious in the ap-
pearance of the men. They were mid
die aged, neatly and soberly dressed,
and had an air of entire respectability.
Very soon the conductor of the draw
ing-room car came through, and she
was on the point of paying him the ex-
ira price (she had secured a through
ticket when one of the two men said
quietly: "Do not take that lady's fare,
she's in our charge we will pay for
her, and informed the conductor that
she was insane and they were taking
her to the State asylum at Utica. De-
spite her protestations and prayers that
she was not insane and did not know
these men, the conductor and passen-
gers allowed the villains to take the
lady off the train at Utica. Here she
was placed in a carriage, chloroformed
and taken to a house on the outskirts OF
the city, where she was outraged and
robbed of her jewelry, money and wear
ing apparel, being left almost nude
She had been richly dressed, and had
gooe deal of jewelry on her person.
Among other things pair Of valuable
earrings, containing large solitaire dia-
mouds in her ears. The husband has
made every effort consistant with pri-
vacy, to discover the villains who play
ed the part of custodians of his wife,
but all TO no purpose.
Year: 1878

The Lee County Sentinel gives the


following particulars of an exciting


accident which befell three young


ladies in that vicinity, on the 27th.


The most frightful accident known


in this vicinity occurred near Mr..


Francis Holidays Mill, five miles
south of Jonesville, on last Saturday


evening, to party of ladies and


gentlemen who were returning from


a picnic in a two-horse wagon. At


point near the mill, the gentlemen


got out Of the wagon to walk up hill /;


at this point the road runs parallel


with the river. along the side of a
steep, high ridge. overlooking the
river from a rugged cliff; when they
had gotten about half way up the
side Of the ridge, they were in a mar
row piece of road, and Immediately
over an almost perpendicular preci-
pice about forty feet from the river;
the front wheel of the wagon, on the
lower side, run upon large fat rock,
which gave way, and slipped over
the bank, carrying with it the team
and wagon. There were four young
ladies in the wagon, and all went
over in a terrible chaos. The young
ladies were Misses Headrick and
Howard, of Harlan county, KY,
Jerrio Worley and Maggie Wade,
of this county. Mr.. Tyler, who was
driving the wagon, was walking at
the time, and sprang to the heads of
the horses and attempted to turn
them and draw the wagon back into
the road, but he was too late, and
the wagon dragged both horses over
the cliff. The harness of one Of the
horses caught upon a broken tree
about ten feet below the road, and
held the weight of the other horse
and wagon upon him; his struggles,
however tore the wagon loose, and
both dropped, leaving him suspended
in mid-air; the wagon fell to within
10 feet of the ground, and again
lodged upon a tree, and there it was
held, throwing the four ladies, it's
occupants, to the bottom, together
with one of the horses.


Miss Wadle's injuries are so seri-
GUS as to make her recovery almost
beyond hope. Miss Headrick receiv-
ed severe injuries upon her head and
face; falling upon her face, her nose
was broken and her face badly dis
figured. Miss Worley received sew
eral severe bruises upon the body
and head, which are not dangerous
and strange to say, Miss Howard es-
capped unhurt. The wagon was but
damaged, while the horse
which lodged upon the side of the
cliff was cut down after the ladies
had been removed, and dropping in
to the river, picked himself up un-
hurt
Year: 1878

To any one sending us a club of Fifty
Subscribers to the GAZETTE, accompani'
ed with seventy five dollars in cash, be-
ing the amount for fifty copies Of the
GAZETTE at ONE DOLLAR AND A HAIL per
copy, we win give late improved new
Howe Sewing Machine, the cash price
of which is twenty-five dollars, all over
the world. This offer is made simply
as an inducement for ne1O subscribers,
gnd not as a pecuniary motive.
Year: 1878

On Sunday evening last we saw no
vel sight. AS the cars left the depot for
Bristol dense smoke was emitted from
the smoke stack, which swung low. A
single off-shoot ascended which looked
like q blackened stick of wood as large
as a fence rail and about six feet long.
This divided in the middle and formed
a ring, which continued to ascend a min
ute or more, till it was lost in the atmos-
phere. 1t was a beautiful sight to be-
hold. Several gentlemen present de-
clared they had never seen anything of
the like, while one-the exception to
the general ruls-said he had seen them
frequently.
Year: 1878

ing In good faith TO produce his witnesses in which he
stated that his witnesses being In NewJersey he could
not compel them To come. The question discussed
with good deal OF Joking, but the result was an ad-
JouTnment to this morning at IL o'clock.
Year: 1878

MIG HIT.
Night came down Ger ali the earth.


And took the tired Day,
And clasped her tightly in her arms,


And bore her far away.
The moon like some vast lighthouse seemed


Far up in the milky way;
The glistening stars, ike tiny barks,
At anchor round her lay.
And like single silver thread
That twineS in some dark curl,
The river wound through trees and brakes


A cleaning band of pearl.
heard the soft low dip of oars,


Like weary slow heart throb; Tboat-
And the wayelets lapped the bow of the


A low half broken sob.
And on that night. so long ago,


A vision wondrous sweet
Came to me in its fullest Joy,


80 perfect and complete.
o, golden dream ! why did wake


To find it past and gone
The dream was like glorious day


The waking, cold gray dawn.
IT were better far that had died


Believing it were true,
II were better far to sleep for aye


Beneath the sky so blue,
Than live, when each long weary day


Seems longer than before;
When life is but constant pain


A wound unhealed and sore.
The river still flows murmuring on ;


The stars are Just as bright
AS when the vision came to me


That restful summer night.
The same? Yes. | alone am changed,


Oh, God each weary day
wish that had died that night
The vision passed away.