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Year: 1879

THIS from the Boston Herald: When
Hartman had chance of winning, the
Portland PRESS predicted that the Green
hackers would nominate him for Speaker.
Since he has failed, allow US to suggest him
for place on the Butler State ticket this
fall
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commun
cations. The name and address Of the writer are in
s cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
cut as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return OF preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

Federmeyer, the Eheelbarrow man, if he has proved nothing else by his tramp across the cs1tineut, has shown up the falsiiy of the theory that the Indians of the far West are always eager to take a white man's scalp He travelled more safely, by nigat and day, among those Western savsges, than he could have done in i've months journey through the streets of New York. Indians in plenty he anu hts companion saw. but they did not harm hair of the heads of the two travellers. nor did they pill Ter from the much truadled barrow. IL was prudebt for federmeyei and Pattee to let the Indians alone. And that policy became their complete protection.

 The above appeared in the New York Sun of recent date and is another speci- men of Eastern ignorance. Ths wheel bar row idiots travelled along the line of the Pacific railroads, where it would not be safe for hostile Indian to show himself, and even if there were i'll disposed Indians aIoug the route travelled by the wheel barrow ma niacs they would not have been apt to have intertefed with them. for the simple reason that Indians never kill idiots. There is not a single instance on record to show that they have ever bean guilty of taking the life of an imbecile.
Year: 1879

X Lady writes thus very seesibly to a Western paper: Make home home, and make il one in every sense of the word My husband is a greater smoker; be loves to play cards, dominOcs and chess; he is per feet liberty smoke in any room in the house and am always ready and willing to juln him in different games. endeavor in ev- cry way to be not only helpmeet, but { companion to him, and the result has been that have and enjoy his society; hs pre- fers spending his evenings at home with me to seeking other society. l cannot under stand why women will run the risk of losing their husbands society and love merely fol the sake of gratifying an Oyer-fastidious taste 1T they d. not like tobacco dId they object to his using it during the days oi courtshipl And if they objected then and failed, why d.d they marryl If men will not give up such habits at the solicitations of their sweethearts. it is not likely they will be persuaded out or them by their wives Therefore. think it unwise for woman tO risk her happiness by quarreling with her husband over a venial fault, the existancC and extent of witch she knew and perfectly understood before she took npon herself the duties of wife,
Year: 1879

There are probably from twenty to twen ty-fve million dollars invested today by the people of New England in mining on. teTpr.ses of ore sort and another, and with the interest on government securities run ming at the low rate it IS, and will be for a long tige to come, the small inducement there is for the investment of money either in commercial or manufacturing dirnction in New England at present, ve look to see this sum largely increased, if, indeed, not doubled within the next two years.
Year: 1879

The Los Angeles Herald says: There is no disgusting the fact that both the New Constitution and Workingmen's parties are ayindling every day in Los Angeles county, By the nine election day comes eound the process of disintegration will have become so complete as to astonish many an intri- guing politician who hoped to ride into of flee on wave which has already spent it's force.
Year: 1879

THERE NOW APPEARS to be great fears
that the yellow fever which has broken
out in Memphis to such an alarming
extent will become epidemic and spread
all through the Mississippi valley.
Five new cases and one death were re-.
ported there yesterday, making in all
sixteen cases and seven deaths up to
that date. These cases are becoming
too numerous to 60 by the term of spar
odic, and shows that in spite OF the as
surances to til. contrary the dreaded
diseaso is gradually and surely spread.
ing, Le~ us all hope and pray that its
ravages may be stayed, but as General
Putnam told the American soldiers at
Bunker Hill! not only to trust in God
but to keep their powder dry, so let the
people of Wilmington not only pray
that the disease may be checked, but
go to work and haze their homes puri-
fed and cleared of any thing or every
thing which might encourage the ap-
proach of the yellow fever or any other
disease. Put your homes in order.
Year: 1879

| IL Is so SeluOn tuat VIC ~" ~ po''N
BILE to agree with the Democratic party,
or any part Of it, that when such a
thing does occur, We think we are III
duty bound to make note OF 1t. We
are just now, We are happy to say, in
entire accord with the Democratic par.
ty of Pennsylvania in at least one Of
the planks" of their Harrisburg plat
form. So full Of good things is that
manifest, that no limits that news.
paper could spare, would suffice to do
Justice to it as a whole and We are
compelled to confne our atention to
the Third plank. So entirely are our
sentiments expressed in this plank that
We could not feel satisfied unless We
had made an effort to call attention to
its excellencies.


1t first asserts the great truth that
"the military are and ought to bs III
all things subordinate to the civil au-
thority.' We hold this noble senti-
n,ent up for the admiration oithe world
but it is not upon this that We would
dwell. 1t speaks for itself. We pass
on to what follows. Ut" that IL the
Democratic party, " denies, as it ever
has denied, the right of the Federal
Administration, to keep on foot, at the
general expense, a standing army, to
invade the States for political purposes
without regard to constitutional re.
striction; control the people at the polls
to protect and encourage fraudulent
counts of the votes or to inaugurate
candidates rejected by the majority"
Now, there's where We say we agree
with the Democratic party of Pennsyl-
vauia aud We feel like calling upon all
our enemies to rise in their might to
resist such dreadful abuse of power.


We mention our enemies particularly
because if any Of them should be hurt
in the conflict, We might stand it, you
know. Contemplating this awful pic
ture, We almost expect to see the shade
of the immortal Don Quixots arise
we were about to say from his grave
but inasmuch az he never lived he can
have no grave to arise from. But when
we remember his famous tilt against the
wind mills, We feel that he would have
been most conspicuous ornament OF
the Pennsylvania Democratic Conven
ton, and but for one reason, We should
most deeply regret that he did not live,
and that he could uot have been mem
Der of that distinguished body. But
for one reason, We say, and that is, if
he had run a til: against the wind mills
in this case, he would have had to en-
counter the whole convention, or at
least those who spoke for it. Hence we
dismiss the Don, and congratulate him
that though he never lived, he has the
happiness to be the proseuitor of a
larger posterity than any of the dis
tinguished men who have lived and
made their mark in history. And We
dismiss tho platform of the Pen nsylva,
mia Democracy with the hope that when





they rna that Federal administration i
that proposes to do these terrible things
they may give due notice, that Wa Re-
publicans, who are for once in accord
with them. may be there to see the de
served and condign punishment which
the most virtuous and patriotic Demo-
cratic party of Pennsylvania will infict
upon it.
Year: 1879

we're not 0ply in the main true ou'
Justly d erved. We have faith in
Mayor Almonds intentions to govern
the city wisely and in the interests OF
order and morality, but while we say
this we hope he will allow us also to
say that some mistakes will have to be


rectifed to accomplish this desirable
object, and those mistakes we hav
pointed out.
Year: 1879

OTTAWA Nov. 8, 1879.


notice that will prove Of considerable interest to
railway men is given in the Canadian official Gazette
to the effect that the Credit Valley Railway
Company will apply to Parliament next session for
an act to declare and provide for the enforce
ment of the right of the Governor In
Council to exercise control and direction Of
the station aud other grounds of the city OF Toronto
occupied by the Northern Railway Company. well
as the alignment and disposition OF the tracks or the
said railway leading to aud within said city. to
confirm to tho Credit Valley Railway Com
pany the right of way into the said city
Granted or intended to be granted to said
company by certain license Of occupation
from the Minister OF the Interior. bearing date 22d
July 1872 and also to remove all doubts as to the
right of said company enter upon and use. for the
purpose OF their railway. much Of the land of any
other corporation or person in said city as may.
under the direction Of the government engineer be
found necessary for the extension OF their line to
to its proper terminus in that city.
Year: 1879

Made expressly for the use Of Steam Fire
Engines, and will stand q pressure of 400
pounds per square inch. Officers Of Fire
Departments requiring new hose will find
this much superior in strength and quality
to any other.
Year: 1879

John Groves who was confined in the
city Hall last evening, fell into spasms
and remained so through the night.
This morning as he was al out to be-
brought out for trial the convulsions
again came upon him, and the case had
to be postponed until evening. AS one of
the witnesses was passing out the door,
she turned to His Hsnor and remarked
increduously. "Them fits have Just
started there" while another shrugged
her shoulder as If under the impression
that they were made for the occasion" !"
Year: 1879

The gentleman who fell into The
Brandywine on Saturday, assures uf
that he had not been drinking liquor
and consequently was not "top-heavy'
in the sense that is generally under
stood from the use of that term.
Year: 1879

Portfolio, the Italian who murdered
Bolender in New York last week, has
been trying to starve himself; but tn.
prison physician determined that he
should not cheat the gallows in that way
so he had four men held the murderer
down, while an iron tube was run into
his mouth. Portfolio gnashed his teeth
and shouted, but at length he succumb-
ed, and the doctor forced milk down.
After pint had been forced down his
throat, the prisoner jumped up, and sent
both milk and force pump flying across
the cell. The doctor then had him LASH
ed down, and then Portfolio was com
PEELED to take the nourishment prepar
ed for him.
Year: 1879

The Clearield Journal tells of mer
ry party going from Tyrone to Hunt.
ingdon on the Pennsylvania railroad.
When the train was in Spruce Creek
tunnel there was an audible commotion
in the crowd, and when it again came
into the daylight a handsome and jolly
looking lady (not of the party,) in
quired, "Who Kissed Ne ?" There
upon modest gentleman sitting in the
seat in front turned his head and re-
marked: Indeed, madam, it wasn't
me ~ This brought forth smiles from
all who heard the remark, but the poor
fellow, who was so sure he had not
done the kissing, will not soon hear
the last of it.
Year: 1879

The public debt statement shows an
increase of about $7,00O,00O, which
means that the disbursements on war.
rants during the month have exceeded
the aggregate receipts by that amount.
This extraordinarily large excess of ex
penditur-s is mainly attributable to
the fact that, in accordance with an
act passed at the last session of Cou.
gress, the Secretary of the Treasury
was directed to pay out for pension ar
rears the fund held for the redemption
of fractional currency, which amounted
to nearly eight million fve hundred
Thousand dollars.
Year: 1879

On Sunday last, Cornelius Stephens,
living near Frederica, went off to Cam
den camp meeting and left the farm in
charge of youth about sixteen years
old with the charge that if any tramps
came about to shoot them. During the
day person came across the field to-
ward the house, and sure enough he
banged away at him at about seventy
yards distant when the wounded man,
fearing for his life, and smarting under
his wounds, fled to the friendly cover Of
the woods for shelter.
Year: 1879

MEssRs. EDIroRs Il must say q
word for that railroad gospel meeting
at the Holly Tree Inn. 1t is a place
where they hold warm hearted prayer
and experience meetings, and it is the
place TO get your soul filled with red hot
salvation right from salvation's we'll.
1t is a wonderful place to 60 to, and
think, Messrs. Editors, if you would
come down and see you would give
them good send off and encourage the
public to come with them and help
them move this ark of salvation on.-
They want everybody to come on this
(Monday) night to hear the strange
man that is going to lead that meeting
to night almost as good as Mr.. Moody,
the great reviva'ist. Come everybody.


c..
Year: 1879

Enforce the Ordinances


MEssRs. EpIToRs:-Last market day
the clerk Of the market gave his orders
to Jersey people to stand ON the street
only during market hours, he also gave
orders to commission men not to occupy
the streets as ware house. The CHIEF
Of Police also promised to see the law
enforced. Now, no one has obeyed his
orders and there is more business done
Oh the street than in the stores. Will
the clerk and Mayor see that their
orders are not disregarded but enfore
the law on all who persist in violating
them. G. M.
Year: 1879

All lifc's brightness comes not in the sunshine,
Or it's sweetness all in summer flowers,
Deepest joy is not in onward seeming,


Trucst rest is not in empty hours.
II the shadows deepen just before us,


Not cloud but is with silver lined,
Though we cannot see the waiting blessing
While our downcast cyeswith tears arc blind.
Hours for which we wait with anxious longing
Come and go-nor bring the peace we
And we almost murmur in our weakness


That our asking has been NIL for naught.
Seeming to forget the tender kindness


OF the Hand that leads along the way,
Turning all our signing into singing,


Changing all our darkness into day.
God, who notes the growing Of lilies,


And who even marks the sparrOW's 1all,
viii not leave his chosen in the darkness,


Nor will fail to hear their faintcst call.
For he knows the path His children Journey,
Nor unmeaning sorrow will tic send,
Known to Him is every foOtstcp,


Who, from the beginning, secs the end.
If VIC will but trust His loving kindness,


If VIC do not clasp His outstretchcd hand,
Safe through lifc-its sunshine and its shadow


He will lead us to better land
Year: 1879

AS I write dear little wasp falls on
the table and expresses his emotion by
whirling around on his back as he lies
prone on the manuscript before me.
Somebody left tAe window open and "the
wind blew it in.' 1t lies prone enough
just now, but it isn't half so prone as it
looks. whistle up the dog of my neigh
Dor. It is young dog, foolish in its
general habits, impulsivc to fault,
usually incorrect in its premises, faulty
in its deductions and utterly erroneous in
its conclusions. I direct the attention of
the dog to the struggling wasp and by
sib1lant sound and taunting and encour-
aging gestures, endeavor to excite the
unjust wrath Of the quadruped against
the insect. I am eminently successful.
The instincts of the brute would undoubt-
wasp, bat as this insect appears to be
suffering from broken back the dog is
confident of an easy victory. After a
short Introductory overture Of barks, he
advances upon the buzzing victim and
picks it up. But how shall we desp1se
the day Of small things? Without the
sunshine floods the dusty thoroughfare of
Eighth street with the glory of spring, the
maple buds unfold and the white bios
SONS sparkle like summer snowdrops on
the cherry trees, child in clean white
dress and flannel leggings is falling down
the stairs Of the house across the way and
man in the lot adjoining is trying to
chase seven chickens into one coop, while
the seven chickens with fine burst of
speed are endeavoring very successfully
to distance the man IN seven different
directions. No one man can head off
seven chickens under those circum-
stance. A woman out calling" and
Year: 1879

Young Trout-Fisher' wants us to tell
him chow to throw fly" My young
friend, there are various ways of throwing
fly. The collar-and- d-elbow hold is a.
bout the squarest way Of doing it, as the
advantages then are about equal. If you
are quick on the flop, 20 umight try him
side-hold. If we vanted to throw fly we
would prefer run-and- catch catch who
catch can. If you don't want to take
any risk in the business, place banana
skin in front of the fly and let him throw
himself.
Year: 1879

evidently little bit lost as to locality, is
standing with a card-case in her hand,
patiently knocking at the door of house
that has been empty nearly eight weeks.
The wasp, evidently cheered and toned
by the skirmish, is wheeling airily about
the room, singing in low, soft tones the
songs Of other golden summer days. How
peaceful the picture.
Year: 1879

"Talk about your narrcr 'scapes"
said Czardine, must tell you bout
the one l had. Ten years ago last
winter went out into the woods
where bears and panthers were thick
er than gum-chewers in female
academy. | soon got my eyes onto
big noble looking bear. My gun had
been loaded with bigger charge
than usual. / just pulled bead onto
that bear and crack went the rife
and over went the bear, while my
gun just gave one powerful kick and
laid me fiat ON the ground. But the
best of the thing was this l didn't
see a big panther that was on the
bluff behind me, and as shot the
cuss jumped for me, only to meet the
but Of my gun which was going his
way, and the ugly varmint fell dead
with his skull crushed In by the gun
stock.r-t Whitehall Times. s.
Year: 1879

While / never practice working
myself or hired help very hard on
rainy days, there is plenty of neccs-
sary work than can be donein leis-
urely manner, at this season Of the
year. If the stone drag is worn out
it is a good time to make new one
do not put the hay rack in winter
quarters broken, you do not repair
it NOW you will have to do II Just ii
tho very time when YOU want 10 ust
1t. Yonr sleds for drawing WOOD
and lumber need putting III order fol
winter use now Is the tlnie to have
1t done. In short have everything il
order by the time 20 IL want tito use
and you will never De in hurry.
Year: 1879

In the year lS49 died in the town of
Greene, Me-, an old man named Thom-
as, who had a thrilling wolf story of
his own to tell, though the experience
was too early for his memory, he being
at the time baby in arms. MIR. George
j. Verney relates the adventure in the
Lewistown Journal. Mrs. Thomas was
a fisherman's wife who lived in the
town of Brunswick, Me-, where Bow
doin College now stands. At one time
when her husband was in port, but
could not come home, she started on
foot to Harpswell, distance of ten
miles, to see him, carrying her young
est child in her arms. Returning with
load of fish on her back as well as the
burden of her babe, she heard wolf
howl in the for est, and terror quickened
her pace, although she was already fain
to sink with fatigue.


She was midway of the five miles of
unbroken woods when the howl of the
wolf again smote her ear, and this time
other voices, one after another, Joined
in. The pack had gathered on her
trail


She must climb a tree, one would
say; but she did not. She did not even
throw away her fish.


The wolves gained upon her moment
by moment, the great gray wolves of
the North, that stand as high as a man
when they rear. 1t was mile and a
half to the nearest house when she first
caught a glimpse of the approach of the
demons


She had for the last two miles walk
ed at her utmost speed: it was now
time to run. Yet still held firmly her
babe and her fish.


A quarter of a mile more, and swift
ly as she lad passed it, the wolves
were within few yards. She could
see their white teeth and hear their
| labOring breath above her own. She
Ioosened and threw down single fish,
and ran. The pack discover ed rare
game, and fought together for its pos
session.


By the time it was eaten the brave
woman had got a quarter ola mile in ad-
vance; but the pack were soon at her
heels again. Another fl h checked them
and their snarls and yells,as they again
fought each other for bite of the saw
ory fresh Goldfish, hurried the labor
ious flight of the weary woman.


Her baby, annoyed by the shaking it
had received from the rapid pace, at
Year: 1879

General John Beatty, on one occasion
when on long march regaled himself
with what he supposed to be tea, but
was in reality, tobacco juice, and had
been concocted from a paper Of chew
ing tobacco which the General had
handed to the servant by mistake. The
General thought once or twice that the
"tea" seemed slightly impregnated
with flavor of tobacco, but attributed
it to the fact that he mad been smoking
more than usual for some time before,
and that the tobacco taste was there
fore not in the liquid but in his mouth.
When the General returned from his
march, he happened to mention to his
servant that the tea tasted like tobacco
juice, and was astounded at receiving
the reply, cit is terbacker juice, sir! !"
"Why, you must be an internal fool
john" said the somewhat horrltied
General, 'to give me tobacco juice to
drink - "Can't help that, sir: you
gave me paper o. terbacker and tole me
to make tea of it. Did jest as you tole
me sir" The reasoning was conclu-
sivc, and the General was obliged to
content himself with pouring the rest
of the "tea" out of his canteen.
Year: 1879

The fairest action of our human life


Is SCORING to revenge an injury
For who forgives without further strife,


His adversary's heart doth to him tie
And it's q firmer conquest truly said,
To win the heart, than overthrow the head.
III we q worthy enemy do find


To yield to worth, it must be nobly done
But if of baser metal be his mind,


In base revenge there is no honor won.
Who would worthless courage overthrow,
And who would wrestle with worth ess foe ?
We say our hearts are great, and cannot yield
Because they cannot yield, it proves them


poor


Great hearts are lashed beyond their power


but seld


The weakest lion will the loudest roar
Truths school for certain doth this same allow,
High heartedness doth sometime teach to bow.
A nobler heart doth teach virtuous scorn;
IT, scorn to owe a duty over long
Z To scorn TO be for benefits for5orne;


To scorn to lie to scorn to do a wrong;
To scorn to bear an injury in mind
To scorn free born heart, slave like to bind
But if for wrongs we needs redress must have.
Then be our vengeance of the noblest kind ;
DO we his body from our vengeance save,


And let our hate prevail against his mind
What can 'gainst him greater vengeance be
Than make his foe more worthy far than he
Year: 1879

To think the more man eats the fat
ter and stronger he becomes.


To conclude that If exercise is good,
the more violent it is, the more good
is done.


To imagine that every hour taken
from sleep is an hour gained,


To act on the presumption that the
smallest room in the house is large
enough to sleep in.


To argue that whatever remedy
causes one to feel Immediately better, i:
good for the system, without regard tc
ulterior effects.


To eat without an appetite, or to con,
tinue to eat after it has been satisfied
merely to crafty the taste.


To eat hearty supper for the pleas
ure experienced during the brief time
it is passing down the throat, at the
expense of a whole night OF disturbed
sleep, and weary waking in the morn
ing.