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Year: 1878

Two young men, acting in q Suspicious ssanrsr on
Pearl street Wednesday night attracted tho attention
of Officer Vail Of the Fourth precinct. They entered
alley alongside Of No 4s2. liquor store kept by
James Prendegrast and the officer followed and found
them in the store. with q small amount of money
in their possession, which they had taken from
drawer. They were locked up over night
and taken to the Tombs Police Court yesterday
morning Tellef Tillfsen, Swede, arrested for in
toxication was in the prisoners with them
waiting for examination. He complained to the ofli-
Ger in charge that one of the men, James Sweeney.
about to search Sweeney when James Russell, his
companion took the So out of his shoe and giving it
to the officer, said Sweeney gave it to him. On the
charge Of burglary they held in default of
5000 bail each. The prisoner Tillifscn, made a
charge of larceny from the person, upon which they
We're held in 81 900 additional bail each.
Year: 1878

THE CECIL COUNTY FARMER STILL IN


sIsTs HE HAS GOLD ON HIS FARM.


From the Newark Ledger:-Mr. Nc
Allister the gold miner, called again to
see us ON Tuesday night. He said that
three prominent citizens of Newark had
been out on Saturday afternoon last to
view the excavations, and one of them
carried off cigar box full of the ''dust u
He was much encouraged by their words
of cheer, and he also stated that a Mr.
John McCarn dreamed he saw q lump oi
pure gold in the centre of the spot where
the digging has been going on. Mr.
McAllister brought about a dozen speci-
mems of rock with him in a phosphate
bag He drew our attention to a vein OF
a dark color running through the rock
This, he was informed that day by per-
son who had been twelve years in the
mines of California, was certain indi-
cation of gold. He took several of the
samples over to Professor Wolf, of Della
ware College for further analysis. In a
short time he returned somewhat dis
heartened by the discouraging remarks
of the Professor, who told him there was
no resemblance to the desirable article
in any of the specimens. But Mr.. Meal
lister says he is determined to prosecute
his researches in the earth, as he has op
portunity, for a year or more. If re-
Ousifa
Year: 1878

Having had occasion to pass over tue road from tJis place to Dover anumber of times this week and last week we are not speaking at random when we apply the caption of this article to that road. We cannot imagine how the overseers escape indictment when they allow roads ill their district 10 get in the fl of that road. It being the main thoroughfare from the County Seat south, andsnot. only this, but being the main road of travel, so far as it reaches, for all the country north of Dover to the railroad, should be kept at all times in good condition. There is no reason in the world why that road should not be all excellent road at all times, for there are no bad, boggy, marShy places to contend with, and no places natur- ally so rugged or rough but that with the proper amount Of attention and labor the road-bed might be first class and it would not require any more labor, in our opinion, than the present road law authorizes overseers to require of the hands under his jurisdiction. It is not the fault of the road law that many of our roads are so bad: it is alto- setlier attributable to the trifling work that is done on the roads when hands are put upon it-throwing few shoy- els-full of dirt here and few there and eii'ectiug no permanent improve ment in the road at all. The manner in which road overscers generally put the work upon their roads, so far as our observation has extended, is labor thrown away.

 There is d good clay foundation for road-bed between here and Dover, and as we said before, the road between these points can be made iirat-rate one if the overseers and hands will do their duty. By putting some well directed labor on the worst places, and putting it on So as to do some PERMA- NEWT good, and making road-bed which will not wash out the first heavy rain; and by taking the road by sec tions this way and making it GOOD re fsrAY, we would after while have nice road. It seems to us this would h' much wiser than merely passing oFes the road and cutting few brush and throwing in few shoycis-full of dirt here andthere etfecfiug no good, until the road becomes impassable and a new one is cut out, making the road as crooked as the worm of a fence.

 Much of the cursing which is bes,ow- cd upon the road law would be more justly applied if it was bestowed upon road overseers who thus neglect theif roads,
Year: 1878

Why may not tue government, which always has use for money, and

 is amply responsible for all it uses, establish postal savings hanksY This inquiry is becoming general, and daily grows in emphasis. There seems to be at least three good reas ous why this question should receive an affirmative answer. In the first place, the governmenB needs more money. and by just the amount Dor. rowed from it's own citizens would decrease the necessity of borrowing from foreign capitalists and the con- sequcnt exportation of gold for the payment of interest. In the second place, such measure would en- courage thrift among the people by placing the opportunity before all alike to save securely. little by little, the surplus of honest industry. How to help the working classes place themselves above want, should be she careful study of ali governments, for security from want is security from temptation and consequent crime. In the next place such q plan would tend directly to foster an abiding attachment for, and q per, sonal interest in the prosperity and perpetuity of the government among that class whose loyalty is of prime iinportance.-Chieag Alliance.
Year: 1878

The average woman hates Il flea with an
intensity almost diaboiical in its nature.
She Will pursue one of these little inno-
cents with the rclnorselcssncss of tiend.
and If you ever expect to see beautiful
exempltication of wolnanly traits ne!er
look for it when she knows that flea is
about.


And in proportion as a woman hates, a
fen seems to love, and is never enjoying &C.
static bliss unless favored with her society.
He likes to see her couch in the Silly hours
Of the night, WOO her from slumbcr, and
exertions 10 escape his c;,resses; but per-
haps lie docs not reach the acme of enjoy
ment until he can slyly accompany her to
church and not make his presence known
until she has satisfactorily settled her fur
bellows and fiounces on the cushioned seat,
all ready to be admired. and make note of
how others look. And then the flea be-
gins his manipulations, knowing full well
that he has his victim Mt disadvantage.
Here there can be no hasty tlinging of
skirts, no assuming of unbecoming pos
lures while making frantic grabs at the mis-
chievous and inaccessible monster. lfyou
note the woman closely you will see COM
pressing of the lips and look of hate and
pain creeping into the face which she
would fain conceal and not reveal, for are
not many eyes upon her? One moment
she settles herself little more firmly on
one side hoping to crush the aggressor,
but the next instant she feels him scamp
ing.
Year: 1878

To a young man in debt, Benjamin.
Franklin gave the following advice: Make
a full estimate Of all you owe, Aiitl of all
that is owing to you. Reduce the same to
note. AS fast as you collect, pay over to
those you owe. Ii you cannot, renew
your note every year, and get the best Sc
curity you can. Go to business diligently
and be industrious, waste no idle moments;
be very economical in all things, discard
all pride; be faithful to your God, by rcgu.
lar and hearty prayer morning and night;
attend church and meeting regularly every
Sunday; and do unto all men as you
would they should do unto you. If you
are too needy in circumstances to give to
the poor, do whatever else is in your pow
er to do cheertully. But if you can, help
the poor and unfortunate. Pursue this
course diligently and sincerely for seven
years. and you are not happy, comforta-
bic and Independent in your circumstances,
come to ME and will pay your debts.
Year: 1878

4 comic fellow down the river gets off
the following:


The state OF matrimony is one of the
United states, that is bounded by hugging
and kissing on one side, and babies and
cradles On tho other. Its chief products
are population, broomsticks and staying
out late at nights. 1t WIS discovered by
Adam and Eve, in trying to find Il north
west passage out of Paradise. The eli.
mate is sultry till you pass the tropic Of
housekeeping, when squally weather gem
orally sets in with such power rs to keep
all hands as cool as cucumber. For the
principal roads leading into this interesting
state, consult the first pair of pretty blue
eycs you iun against.
Year: 1878

Inever bet on the man who is always
telling what he would have done if he had
been there; have noticel t..at this kind
never get there.


The fear Of the law here and the law
hereafter, has furnished us some very clcv.
er specimens of Christianity.


Fools don't know their strength; ii they
did. they would keep still.


True happiness seems to consist in want
ing all that we can enjoy, then getting all
we want.


The best way to keep a secret, is to for
get it.
Year: 1878

The very moment man achieves sue
cess there's always somebody at hand to
tell how poor, how obscure, how no ''ac-
count he used to be, and to express w0n-
der and astonishment that he should ever
have amounted to anything" The fact
that he has amounted to something, that
he has proved himself success, seems to
make some of his acquaintance feel that
they have been in manner robbed; and
that by so much as he has risen above
them in position or influence, by so much
they are dwarfed. Men who have groped
blindly to find a fitting place for the exer-
else of their talents, find it, and with ii
comes naturally appreciation, money, in
fluencc, prosperity. Can their good fo--
tune cause anything but rejoicing in mag
nanimous and noble mind? There are few
men Of note before the public who have
not fought their way up through poverty,
obscurity. disaster and countless opposi-
tions OF adverse circumstances. In fact


almost everybody ''that is anybody has
had TO fight for his crown, and when he
gets it, shouldn't everybody rejoice witt


him? Doubtless there's many rough
diamond that is never polished or set, but
lies buried in mountain gulches covered
with mud; many s'mute inglorious Nil
tom sleeps in quiet country church-yarls


but the world is flashing with light from
diamonds that are set, With melody from
Millions that are not mute. One thing L
certain: the man or woman who Is Occ,i


pied in picking to pieces the crown law


fully won by successful neighbor, is NO


likely to wear one; for the time thus spen


is worse than wasted. and the disposition
that can find pleasure in employment q
| ignominiOus and degrading, can never fins
those aspirations, labors and tolls coEge
NAL which bring deserved reputation ant
honor and success. se s# .s-f
Year: 1878

would resume, and we have steadi
ly endeavored to progress in that di


rection until it is here, and this res,tl


Is Just achat is enabling as to enlire,


business, restore confidence, andso bring
prosperity. Does any man suppose


that with all these improvements that
we have mentioned here in Ottumwa
thus bringing us into close com.
mercial relations with Europe, it car
be possible for us to succeed and have
absolute money, paper money, i7edeen,.
able scrip, and do business successfully
with the rest of the world? they
having money, real money, the recog-
nized money of all nations; money
that has a real value whether in bul.
lion uncoined, or coined; metal that
is worth a dollar whether stamped by
any nation or not? In the name of all
that men seek for, viz: happiness and
prosperity, will they not see? Can
they not see? must they not be driven
irresistably to see the stupendous folly
of going back to the wallow of a de-
preciated currency?


Reader, whoever you are, let us say
to you, that these improvements
which you see now giving evidence of
prosperity to all of us, would be
blighted as by fire were it possible to
carry out the scheme of the fiat mon
ey. The people Of this country never
had a more vile or more terrible enc
my, than the demagogues who for per-
sonal ends are now trying to lead the
of this land estray; lead them
to their ruin.
Year: 1878

Extract from speech Oy Congressman Frye at AR-


burn. Me.


But, says our greenback friend, we
are going to make this new issue OF
paper money legal tender. Admit,
for the sake of the argument, you can.
What can government make it a le-
gal tender for' A legal tender for the
payment of debt. Oh, yes! Here we
are, all in debt, and the news comes
that the government has printed
1000, 100000 pieces of paper which
are a legal tender forour debts. Good
gracious! how we want to get at that
$4,000, 100000 How can we? There
is no man i'm this hall that can tell me
any way to get dollar without pay
ing for it in work or worth, unless
you steal it. They say they are going
to have cheap money; well, it will be
cheap money. | asked one of their
leaders the other day. He replied:
"We have not concluded how the
people are to get it yet laughter ;
but my idea is that the government
should print them and appoint a Sub
Treasurer in every county in the
United States, and send him some OF
this money! supposed bale or bas-
ketful-and that he should loan this
out to Tom, Dick and Harry at a low
rate of interest, and take mortgages
on anything man had who wanted
money!" What magnificent field
this would be for the Androscoggin
bar! 1t would take every minute OF
our time to draw up the papers and
protect the Sub-Treasurer; and the
Judge will take all his time in enter
ing up judgments! You 60 over to
Augusta and pick out the craziest
man in that Asylum, and take that
crazy man and you pick out the dark
est e night Sa ha evs6 be ekea ana
ever was, and you get an angel to
bring him the widest dream that ev-
er came to the craziest man in the
darkest night on this earth, and il
would not begin to compare to this
insane delusion. Roars Of laughter.
Year: 1878




A republican victory is needed as 9
breakwater to stay the threatening
tide of communism.


1t is needed to reassert the doctrine
now assailed by both democrats and
nationals" that all honest debts
should be honestly paid and that the
paper money of the country should
have the honest basis of gold and
silver.


1t is needed to rebuke the democ.
racy for reopening the electoral dis.
pute and rejecting their moral obliga.
tion to abide in good faith by the de-
cision of the electoral commission.


1t is needed as a condemnation OF
the southern scheme for paying hun.
dreds of millions of rebel claims out OF
the national treasury.


1t is needed to show the south that
if it chooses to act as a solid body in
support of the party in the north
which favored the rebellion, it will
encounter the solid opposition of the
men in the north who put down the
rebellion.


A republican victory can be won by
unity and earnestness on the part OF
the republicans. We have the votes,
if they are got out, and they will be
got out if "A spirit of harmony is cult.
waited and little old-time vigor and
activity are displayed.
Year: 1878




CINCINNATI, Aug. 2S.-At the close
of the session of the Chamber of Com.
merce this noon Secretary of the
Treasury, John Sherman, was intro.
duced to the merchants by Pres. Hart.
we'll and said:


81 have great deal to do with
merchants and take this opportunity
to congratulate you that by the boun-
ty of Divine Providence you will
have to market the largest crop we
have ever gathered, since the world
was born, in this country. The only
point Of an unpleasant nature affect
ing the industrial interests is the mis-
fortune which has befallen q large
portion of the South, where yellow
fever has spread pail of distress
among our Southern brethren. lean
congratulate you also that our curren-
cy is soon to be based upon the solid
money of the world. [Applause. I
do not wish to talk politics to you but
l suppose it is the common desire of
all men engaged in business to have a
staple, certain standard Of value, and
although you and I may differ as to
the best means of obtaining it and as
to whether the means that have
been adopted have been the prop
er means yet believe it is the
slosire of-ths marchants of Gin.
cinnati that their money shall
be Is good IS the money of any
country with which we trade, and
that will soon be accomplished.


/ take hopeful view of our .busi-
ness affairs. After this week there
will be an end of bankruptcies. All
men who believe they are not in
condition to pay their debts will have
to take the benefit of the law provid-
ed for their relief. After Saturday
next we will stand upon better ba-
sis, upon the basis Of our property
and our deserved credit. It has been
the habit of one Of your able and in
journals to charge me with
all the bankruptcies Of the country.
II grocer could not sell goods
enough to pay expenses, or q saloon
keeper could not sell beer enough to
get rich, he took the short way of
paying his debts and this paper would
announce the fact that he had been



We have passed through a severe
crisis. 1t has been common in all
But ray of hope has
on us. Every sign of busi-
ness is hopeful. We do not owe Eu-
rope anything Of consequence. We
have gone through the debt-paying
process. A few years ago we were
running in debt at the rate of hum
dred millions of dollars q year. From
this time we will be more prosperous.
You who live in the heart of the
great West take heart in your busi-
ness, because / believe you have
reached a sound basis upon which to
conduct your business profitably, the
basis of solid coin.


On descending from the stand the
Secretary was greeted with a general
hand shaking and complimentary re-
n arks.
Year: 1878

We publish to-day part of Secretary
Sherman's recent speech in Ohio. 1t
is a splendid statement of the finan-
cial question, and, of course, coming
from the highest financial officer of
the government, Is authoritative as to
its figures. On this account it is es-
pecially valuable. We commend its
careful perusal to every reader of the
COURIER. It is not long-its state
ments are terse and plain. The show
ing he makes ought to be source of
the highest qualification to every low
er of his country.


1t shows that we have really reach
ed q solid basis and that we are ready
now to build upon healthy, sure
foundation and to commence an era
of prosperity that shall bring comfort
and plenty to all our people if we
shall be sensible people and accept
the situation. 1t is the most insane
delusion that ever afflicted any people
to now seek by the issue OF lrredeem-
able currency to unsettle values, de-
stroy confidence, drive gold and sill
yer from the country and so impover-
ish and distress our land. 1t does
seem to us that Secretary Sherman
points out the way to certain prosper
ity SO plainly that no man ought to
fail to comprehend it and be convinc-
ed. The balance of the speech is
In reply to Thurman, and it is a per-
fectly overwhelming reply, but oul
columns will hardly permit giving
the entire speech without the exclu'
sion of other importantmatter. THAI
portion Of the speech we do give is ir
explanation of the republican finan
cial policy.
Year: 1878

The National Republican is after
that horny-handed son of toll, Ben
Butler, and challenges him to give
his consent that the register Of the
treasury may exhibit the records Of
his Office, in return for which the Re.
publican promises that it will under
take to show that Butler is now, and
has been for some time, the owner in
his own right and the custodian OF
United States government bonds ag-
gregating more than $1,OOO,OOO. 1t
would be very funny if it turned out
that Dennis O'Kearney's patron saint
was one of those ''lecherous' bond
holders after all. A million in gov
eminent securities is a snug sum for a
workingman to have laid away for a
rainy day.
Year: 1878

publican party from the beginning OF
the war to this time, even in the dark
est hour Of the war, always professed
to be in favor, and talked in favor, of
good money redeemable in coin.
This class OF Democrats, though they
opposed the Resumption act, did it
because they declared it to be him
drance to resumption, and denounced
us because we did not resume sooner.
This was the position of the last ma
tional Democratic convention.
Year: 1878

A joint discussion between Samp-
son and Weaver will be held at each
county seat in the district we sup
pose. At least we know this Is the
intention on the part Of Mr.. Sampson.
We see q notice that they meet in Os-
kaloosa on the 23d of September. We
have not yet learned of other appoint
mpnfa.
Year: 1878

All the great men Of our country,
our Revolutionary fathers and their
descendants in the War of 1912, and
the statesmen Of the day Of General
jackson, deeply felt the evils Of ire.
deemable paper money, and exper
fence led them to the conviction thai
gold and silver coin, or paper none,
well secured and convertible into
gold and silver coin, wss the best fol
oil classes and for oil industries.


In these general views in favor ol
resumption, adopted by the Republi.
can party, we have had the sympathy
and concurrence of certain portion
of the Democratic party, who, though
they always by instinct and habit vo


ted against every measure Of the Re
Year: 1878

An impecunious editor, while
travelling on the New York Central
Railroad on a pass, was put off at
Utica by the conductor in compl;-
ance with a new law then enacted
in that State forbidding the use of
passes. In letter to his wife the
unlucky journalist thus related his
woes: Dear Wife-Sell my 10th
er clothes for what they will bring
and remit at once. Had my linen
duster for supper and my spare
shirt will have to go for lodging.
May be able to make light break
fast on o German silver comb and a
pair of shears that l chanced to
have with me. Don't know when I
shall get home; it will depend good
deal on the walking. Don't marry
for few months; there is a bare
possibility of my getting back
Year: 1878

Mr.. Blame uugh. To have served as
chairman of the committee appointed
on his motion to investigate the
Southern elections. His failure to do
30 does not impress the country favor.
ably. We quite agree with the Wash
ington Republican when it says:


"If he knew OF wrongs and out1
RACES against the rights of citizenship
in the South that would justify in
vestigation, it occurs to the mind of
the average American citizen that he
should have headed his committee
and made the work efficient and
thorough to the last extremity. II
there are no wrongs to be Investigated
then the whole thing is q farce, and
will prove q miserable failure; but,
nevertheless Senator Blaine, after in
ltistiDg the fight, should be in the
fore front Of the battle, instead Of at
the rear, among the baggage train"
Year: 1878

An instance of the poverty at
tending formerly the editorial call
ing is given in the following story ;
A country editor called his "devil"
to him one day and informed him
that he would be obliged to dispense
with his services, unless he would
be willing to take nine-pence week
for his work, or share the profits of
the paper. The /" devil" after
meditating a few moments, decided
to accept the nine pence a week.
Year: 1878

CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE will sit with
Judge Bond at the next term of the
United States Court in South Carolina,
for the trial of the cases growing out of
n violation OF the election laws.
Year: 1878

The waste scraps of gutta percha, so
often thrown away as useless, may be
formed into caps for bottles by dissolv-
ing them in benzole. Dissolve the gutta
percha in benzole over gentle heat till
a moderate thick fluid is formed, and
then add vermillion or other coloring
matter to suit the fancy. The corked
bottles are then dipped in the mixture,
as in making caps in hot sealing-wax.
This method in making capsules is re-
ported to give capsules that are imper-
vious to air and all ordinary liquids,
and the process has the merit of being
simple, easy and cheap. [Scribner.