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Year: 1878

party, 1t would spring into existence,
clothed with its former prestige, aud assert
its former power at the ballot-box. With
him rs their standnrd-bearer the people
North and South who have dread OF
Democratic domination in the Federal Gov
crnmcnt would push on to certain victory.
Then we shall hear no more OF a Dictator,
but all classes who love the Union and re-
gard II as worth preserving will enlist their
best efforts TO make success certain and
victory sure. Tie political horoscope puts
on this aspect, and we refer TO it not in the
advocacy Of General GRANT so mach as a
layorite as q nccessity for the reriod
Year: 1878

THE deciphercd cipher dispatches sent by
the Gramercy Park corruptionists to Oregon
pending the electoral count have turned the
tide against the Democracy. Instead of cry
ing Fraud Fraud !! and pointing to the
SOUTH rs they have been in the habit of
doing for year or more, they have either
assumed the defensive, or refuse to pay any
attention TO the matter. The New York
Tribune did an excellent bit of work in this
dcciphcring business. Now it remains only
that public sentiment shall be further
aroused to compel the Hon" PoTrAH to
summon the parties to this infamous corre-
spOndence before his committee.
Year: 1878

FRANK SpINpIA, a sccdy sort OF hanger
on to the Democratic party in New York
city, at late meeting in Tummany Hall,
read an address which is aimed exclusively
at the working classes. That was a good
hit for this horny-handed son of toll, whose
chief occupation has been for twenty years
TO promote the highest possible altitude of
his ssirt-collar without cutting on his own
ears It is Of such that workinsmen are
made Of in Tdmmany.
Year: 1878

ders his ears to General LEW WALLACE for
q sacrifice, but it is very doubtful if one so
lacking in personal and military proves
as the Gazette strives to make him out to he
would venture upon such n hazardous under
taking. or would care to gather 50 large q
yield of auricular ornament1tiOn.
Year: 1878

not have bones In their COLLARS


Cuvier asserts that the female cor


set contains large number Of


bones which are not found in mep,


Tor the simple reason that men have


no such organ as the corset, but he


never pretended that girls collars
contain bones. The researches Of
the most experienced investigators
have uniformly failed TO find any
thing appromimatinR to homes In
the collars of either sex. There ia
evidence that at an early period
the female collar was of the deli
cate texture known to anatomists
as lace work. During the present
period, however, it is of the sans
texture and corfguration as the
male collar, and can be distinguish
ed from it only by its comparative.
lY smaller size. There is no doubt
that frmness is gi, en- to it by a de-
post OF starch, but starch is not
bone, and canno: be confounded
with it. We may safely challenge
the production of one solitary spec.
linen of the existing girl with bones
or even bone in her collar. How
idle, and worse than idle. then, is it
to pretend that girls cannot throw
stones because their collar lones
are of a peculiar patternl


The simple truth is that no an
swer has yet been found which e1-
plains tie inability of a girl to
throw stone. The answer cannot
he successfully sought in her phys
ical conformation, and is probably
to be found in her peculiar mental
constitution. We may hope that
the day will come when science
will Wrest this secret from its OBJ.
security and bring it into light
Meanwhile, all that we certainly
know is that no girl can throw u
stone. Perhaps if the Rev Jos e2h
Cook were to deliver a Monday
lecture on this subject, he would
be able 10 bring conviction and
rest to some perturbed spirit uu-
with the latest Results
of German thought.
Year: 1878

Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.


WAsHINGToN, May 7.-Commis.
sioner Raum has been watching the
Cincinnati whiskey ring for six
months. The result is the discov-
cry of fraud upon the government,
! which he estimates will reach ST.
25O,000. This explains the reason
why the Cincinnati distiIlers have
been able to undersell those in ev-
cry other city. This ring is sup'
ported at the department to have
been in operation for one year.
The process cf discovering it has
been very difficult one.


The rese lltion of vestigation
into the Florida and other frauds
in the presidential election ls, it is
stated by member of the House who
has been prominent in the matter,
positively drawn up and ready to
be offered. The reason given for
its non-introductioh up to this time
is the absolute necessity, as stated
by the member, Of having the whole
programme pre-arranged so there
shall be no hitch when the ball is
opened. 1t is considered that there
should be an assurance that the
Democratic majority in the Honse
should be practically at least unani-
nous in favor, ,,ot the investigation b;-
fore motion is made to that effect.


There are number Of Democrats
of the House who say they will not
favor any investigation which has
for its object the expulsion of MIR.
Hayes from the White House, but
they will vote for an Investigation
designed simply to expose frauds
which were committed in the presi-
dental election. A prominent
Southern Democrat, understood to
reflect the sentiments of many of
that section, said that the Demo-
cratic party could not afford to put
itself in the attitude OF undertaking
primarily through congressional
action to correct election frauds IN
State. II was for the State of
Florida, through its regularly con-
stituted authorities, to investig gate
and ascertain the facts contained i'll
the confessions of McLin and Den
mis-, and if they were ascertained to
be true the State authorities should
pnt McLin and Dennis in the penis
tentialy.


Then if the State of Florida
should send a memorial to Congress
after the fashion of the Maryland
memorial, it would be competent and
proper for Congress to take action.
If the resolution of investigation bs
SO modified as to provide only for an
exposure of the facts it will be much
easier to draw support to it than
otherwise.
Year: 1878

as you can buy for cash in New York, and there he
>ng no remnants to take off the profits we are en-
aDleo 70 sen on very small commission, and rnos
respectfully invite the public to examine our stock
and satisfy themselves.
Year: 1878

Dip you ever think what 4 nice
arrangement il is TO haye Christmas
and New Years days break into the
dreariness of midwinter? It nav
tax the pocket, but who doe, NON
receive hundred fold on tho in
vestment Smiles and good hnroor
Year: 1878

u H. James the Oldest jeweler in
'he city Is open every day with as
me selection of Solid Gold and
Plated goods in his line So was ever
oroughtto this place, aud is prepared
to sell them way down for cash. Give
hin call and see his splendid holI-
day stock.
Year: 1878

DON'T spend every cent calculated
for holiday money before New Years,
because that would be bad manage
ment. Think of the anuual and
popular tea meeting by the p. M.
ladies Of this city. lis bound to be
up to the usual high standard.
Year: 1878

Most of us have had troubles all
our lives, and each day has brought
all the evil that we wished to en-
dure. But if we were asked to
recount the sorrows of our lives
how many could we remember?
How many that are six months old
should we think worthy to be re-
membered or mentioned? To-day's
troubles look large, but week
hence they will be forgotten and
buried out of sight.


If you would keep a book and
every day put down the things that
worry you and see what becomes of
them it would be a benefit to you.
You allow thing to annoy you
just as you allow a fly to settle on
you and plague you; and you loose
your temper (or rather get it; for
when men are surcharged with
temper they are said to have lost it,;
and you justify yourselves for being
thrown off your balance by causes
which you do not trace out. But if
you would see what 1t was that threw
you off your balance before break
fast, and put it down in a little
book, and follow it out, and ascer-
tain what becomes of it, you would
see what a fool you were in the mat
ter.


The art of forgetting is a blessed
art, but the art of overlooking is
quite as important. And if We
should take time to write down the
origin, progress and outcome of {
few of our troubles it would make
us so ashamed of the fuss we made
over them that we should be glad tC
drop such things and bury them at
once in eternal fOrgetfulness.


Life is too short to be worn out
in petty worries, frettings, hatreds,
and vexatioEs. Let us Danish al
these and think on whatsoever
things are pure, and lovely, Gnc
gentle, and of good report.
Year: 1878

was straightforward and manly in
appearance, and had lost the air OF
putting his vest forward at the ex-
pense Of his chin. But a fig for
these fellows of the footlights whose
claims to public favor are based
upon their being lady-killers and
the pride of the matinee; who study
part to please soft and shallow
femininity, and never stir the heart
of true man or woman with the ring
or even echo Of real inspiration.
Year: 1878

The only way to prevent railroad
collisions is to require railroads to
have presidents enough to furnish
one for the pilot of each locomotive.
Then make them fixtures on the
engines. This plan has cost us
much anxious thought, but the
public can have it withot extra
charge. II Keokuk Constitution.
Year: 1878

The lookout of the Bounding Billow, q
Gloucester mackerel schooner, lying-to
about twenty miles off the lightship, ear
ly on Sunday morning sighted two black
objects, seemingly drifting logs, close up
on the weather bow. These objects drifs-
ed nearer and the lookout saw that they
were mt nster swordfish, far out of their
latitude. They were basking motionless,
in the sun. A boat was lowered, and was
soon within few lengths of the sword
fish. The harpooner hurled his harpoon
with unerring aim at the smaller sword
fish. The keen steel sank deep into its
body. With one slap OF its tail, which is
much like three-bladed propeller, the
swordtish darted away, leaving wake OF
foam. The harpooner's line whizzed out
from the boat, until thirty-five fathom had
gone. Then there was sudden stop
Some of the crew began to congrat-
ulate themselves on the death of
the swordfish. but the harpooner
cried out: "Look out; he's coming!"
The swordfsh darted toward the bow of
the boat direct. The crew backed water,
but unavailingy. The sword of the fish
pierced the thick oaken planking of the
boat as though it was tissue paper, and
the boat careened until water poured in.
The harpooner escaped by jumping back
ward. With a hatchet he chopped off the
part Of the sword protruding through the
side, and then he hacked the fish until il
died. This furry. strangely enough, had
not disturbed the other swordfsh. The
harpooner sent harpoon well home just
behind its head. and after darting about
and churning the water into great ex-
panse of foam, it died. The swordfish
were sold to John b. Lynch OF Fulton
Market. According to his measurement.
the larger swordfsh measured from the
tip OF the sword to the extremity of the
tail nearly seventeen feet, the sword con-
stituting one-fourth of this length. lis
weight was 355 pounds. The smaller
swordiish was only a few inches shorter
and a few pounds lighter. An employe of
Mr.. Lynch said that the presence of the
swordtish near the entrance to our bay is
probably an indication that whales are
not far away, for the swordfish is the
natural foe of the whale. and is probably
the only fish that the whale breads. In
duel between whale and swordfish,
the result is almost always a foregone
conclusion in favor of the latter.-New
York Sun.
Year: 1878

A writer in the American Agriculture
ist offers the following suggestions, by
abedience to wlick the art of swimming g
may be readily acquired:


When was boy learned to swim
bv means of a swimming board. This
is the safest method possible. If corks
are used they may slip from around the
breast down beneath the body, throw
ing the head below the surface, and
putting the wearer in danger of drown
ing.


Some country boys get two bladders
and then tie them together with short
cord, and use these as supports. They
are the most dangerous things possible
for boy to have.


The board is perfectly safe, and one
may learn to swim in d very short time
bv using one. 1t should be over four
feet long, over foot wide and two
inches thick, white pine or cedar.


To use it, boy Wades into the watef
up to his shoulders, then taking hold or
the end of the board he pushes it before
him-toward the bank, and not into
deeper water-spring forward with his
feet and throws himself f1at upon the
water.


The movement carries him along a
1cW 1ecU. 11C tItH tidNo up oOtli Ills
legs at the same time, keeping the knees
as far apart as possible and then strikes
out with both feet, not straight back
ward, but side ways, just as frog does.


The stroke is made slowly and is re-
peated again, drawing up the legs slow
iy and steadily. The board keeps the
head above water. When the leg stroke
has been learned, one hand is taken from
the board and the stroke learned, or the
chin may be rested on the board, while
the stroke is taken with both hands.


This is very good plan, as it compels
the swimmer to keep his hands under
the water, which he should always do.
BY -and-by the board may. be pushed
allead, and the young swimmer may
swim after it, and always keeping it
within reach When number of boys
60 to swim they should always have
two or three of these boards with them
for use in case of an accident.
Year: 1878

An unusual gathering of the Radi
cal clieftains at the Turner'S Hall yes
terday proclaimed the meeting Of the
Republican State Central Committee
The meeting was entirely secret, no one
but members of the committee being
allowed in the room.


The object of the meeting was an
nounced as being for the purpose of
ascertaining the individual opinions of
the members as to the advisability OF
holding State and city conventions OF
the party during the campaign. No
final determination was arrived at, but
it was the general understanding that
mo State ticket would be put in the
field. Local fights will be made, Con-
gressmen, Senators, Representatives and
pa1oefsial tickets will be placed in nomi-
nations but nothing further.


The committee of the parish is left
free to act as circumstances may die
take-to put up an independent ticket,
or from suitable alliance.


1t would appear that the contest be-
tween Dumont and Pinchback for the
Craftsmanship is practically at an end.
1t was alleged yesterday that Pinch
back abandoned connection with the
committees, and Mr.. CAN'T supplied
the vacancy as a member. Pinchbacls
the congressional representation of the
Fifth District will satisfy him.
Year: 1878

| The average returns of cultivated


crops may be largely increased by a
| thorough pulverization of the soil, be-


cause the more soil is pulverized, and
| the greater the state of division in which
| It's parts are, the greater is its absorbent


power. The action of the hoe increase
the attraction for moisture, encourages
the circulation of the atmospheric and
| nutritive gases, and thus, be the soil
what it may, adds to its fertility. By


the mechanical operations of agricul-


ture, we divide and renew the surface,
and endeavOr to make every atom of
the soil accessible to the action of the


carbonic acid and oxygen of the atmos-


phere. In this way we distribute the


excess of mineral food found at one


thus enables a new generation of plants


to find everywhere the materials which


are indispensable to their growth and


prosperity.


The pulverization of the soil by plow-


ing, grubbing, narrowing, rolling, hoe
Ing, mellowing, and other operations, is
a main department of agricultural labor,
and one which is far too much neglected


by majority of farmers. While tillage
cannot practically be offered as a sub
stltute for manure, yet it quadrupIes the
effectiveness Of the latter. Every time
the earth is broken by any sort of till
age or division, there must arise some
new superfceS of the broken parts
which never has been open before.
F1brous roots, which alone maintain the
plant, can take in no nourishment from
any cavity, hence the necessity of so
pulverizing the soil that each particle
can be reached by the roots. The finer
the soil, the richer will it become and
the more plants will it maintain.


Successful cultivation can only be
maintained by the intermixing of air
with the soil. The presence and circu-
latiOn of the air in the soil, in as many
minute streams and as large aggregate
quantities as possible, is important to
free and luxuriant vegetation. The
grand means of effecting such acration
are, such as maintain the porosity of the
soil. Air is thus supplied, however,
not only in a direct manner by the at
mosphere, but indirectly and quite as
necessarily and efficiently by water.
The fine parts of the earth are impreg-
mated throughout their whole substance
with the riches contained in dews and
gentle showers, and in such soils the |
most weak and tender roots have free |
passage to the utmost extent, and have |
also an equal pressure, everywhere Civ |
ing the needed contact with the minute |
particles of earth. The subject of the
pulverization OF the soil de-
mands increased attention from every |
practical agriculturist.
Year: 1878

DID NOT STAY LoNG.-A colored man


living in New York, having admired a
colored widow living in the next block
above, but being afraid to come out
boldly and reveal his passion, went to a
white man of his acquaintance the other
day, and requested him to write the
lady letter asking her hand in mar
riaage: The friend wrote, telling her in
a few lines that the size of her feet was
the talk of the neighborhood, and asking
her it ste could not pare them down q
little. The name of the colored man
was signed, and he was to call on her
on sunday night for an answer. The
writer OF the letter met the nigger
limping along the street, and asked
him what the widow said. The man
showed him a scratched nose, a lame
leg and a spot on his scalp where a
handful of wool had been violently
jerked out, and answered in solemn
tones; She didn't say muffin, and
didn't stay dar more'n minute"
Year: 1878

Coop TINES AHEAD.-The imme-
diate future is full of promise. On
every hand mems energies, so long par
alyized, are reviving. Want and dis
tress have sensibly stimulated the enter
prise and skill Of our people. Economy
in all branches of government, State
and federal, is the rule, and no longer
the exception. A greater number of
men are willing to work for living
than at any time since the war, and
farmers and skillful and industrious
mechanics in all parts of the country
are earning a living. Few men are
making rapid fortunes, and speculation
has undoubtedly received a blow; but
faithful, punctnal. honest and skillful
labor is already getting the moderate
reward with which it was satisfied be-
fore 1860. It a curious sign of the times
that in many Of our cities house build
ing has recommended, but the houses
are mostly small and inexpensive. Fin
ally, there is little doubt that if lhe peo-
pie who now cry out about the severe
pressure of the times and demand a
new initiation could be examined, it
would be found that they consist al
most entirely of two classes-tramps
and speculators who bought at the top
OF an inflated market, and are suffering
the results of their incautious ventures.
But no legislation can help these two
classes.-[New York Herald.
Year: 1878

There is considerable talk on the
streets, that the friends of Judge
Adolphe Bailey will present his name
at the Baton Rouge convention for
nomination for Congress from this
District. Judge Bailey was elected in
1868, to Congress, from this (then the
Third District, by majority in the
District of over 5000, and in the parish
by majority of 1858.
Year: 1878

When the DEMOCRAT was established
last January, it was mainly with view
to harmonic, if possible, the conflict
ing elements in the Democratic party in
the parish. This course the paper has
consistently and unwaveringly pursued.
Now, that the goal is about to be reached,
let not the spirit of diseord prevail, and
undo the good work already accom-
plished. On the goth of the present
month delegates ale to be elected in
the various wards to attend the parish
convention here is a fine opportunity
to firmly cement the union already ac-
complished in name if not in fact. Let
the delegates be selected without re-
gard to past factional atfiliation let
, Varieties and Courthouse names appear
side by side on the list of ward dele
gates this is the only true and firm
basis on which our union can be estab
lished and perpetuated. II any aspirant
for Office be in the way of this union,
let him stand aside, he cannot enter the
Peoples Race. Any attempt by either
of the late factions to continue its Or
ganization, will only end in defeat of
the whole party, and upon that wing
will rest the responsibility.
Year: 1878

We have several baldheaded persons
in this locality; but a certain four year
old boy, having been accustomed to see
but one of them, took a fancy to his
head, thinking that was his style of
having his hair cut, and went to the
barber and asked him to cut his hair
like Mr.. So-and SOS, that is, to cut all
the hair off the top of the head, leaving
lust little on the sides.
Year: 1878

The gentleman who attracted atten-
ton in church last week by crying out,
Holy Moses" had no intention Of dis
turbing the congregation. He had been
tacking down carpets on the day before,
and just us he sat down in his pew he
suddenly remembered that he had half
q paper OF tacks in his coat pocket. We
make this explanation in Justice to his
family, who are highly respectable


IStillwater Lumberman.
Year: 1878

Mr.. EDIToR:-The statements in your issue
on the 4th inst, in regard to an " Adroit
Swindler'' who, it was said, rented piano of
me and that lost the same, need correcting
The facts are these:


A man, who gave his name as George Hoyt
of Springfield, came to my warerooms and ar
ranged to have piano sent to his home to
await the arrival of his daughter, then in Brat
tleboro, VT, attending school. After waiting
a day or two, Hoyt came and apolOgized for her
non-arrival. He appeared exceedingly anxious
to talk to me on religious matters, but did not
appreciate his true inwardness at all, his breath
being so full of bad rum it might be considered
a clear case for search and seizHre PerceiVing
him to be an unmitigated fraud, l concluded
his s'dear child" as he called her, had got on


the mixed train for Portland and would be too
long coming.


Notifying the City Marshal of my suspicious,


he requested me to allow the piano to remain
while he would watch his movements. The in
strument remained but short time. when L
sent for it and took it away. Meanwhile Hoyt
was active in trying to obtain money on the
piano. A gentleman stated yesterday that he
had the money all counted out for him, but
that for some reason he did not take it, An
other party it seems was not so fortunate he
produced and gave fraudulent bill of sale
purporting to be for this piano, whereas this
identical instrument was not manufactured al
the time the bill was dated.


If this man Hoyt is still wanted probably ht
NAV be found in or about Brattleboro' hunting
for his lost child. ED. B. ROBINSON.