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Year: 1879

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NOR at the Republicans in Council io'
insisting on the Democrats giving
reason why they give nine cents a ioo'
for setting curb stone, while other par
ties just as responsible have offered tc
do the same work right straight along
for six cents q foot. The editor calls
this embarrassing, as the Democrats
are conducting the affairs of the city
economically, and he even goes 80 fal
Is to say, almost in SO many words
that if the Republicans had modicum
of brains above that of children, they
wouId be above such conduct. Oar
neighbor ought afst TO give some reason
why Democratic contractors must have
80 per cent. more for doiug street worE
than Republicans have offered to do the
same work tor, before he accuses the
Republicans in Council for being brain
less, childless, lacking in Intelligence,
and slluding to them in a very uneom'
plimentary manner in many other
reSpects. He should never say word
about economy with the glaring fact
that the Street Committee Is giving one
third more for work on the streets than
it can be done Just as we'll for, simply
because they want to favor Democrat
10 frm. This is letting out contracts to
the lowest bidder with a vengeance,
and because the Republicans in Coun-
Gil have seen fit to object to such So
called economy, men like Philsmms
Chandler, Cesar A. Rodney, Joseph X.
Adams, Henry W. Downing, David R.
Smith and Peter Wood are to bs stig.
matized as lacking brains and common
sense, and acting like children. We
reckon such men as Mr.. McMenamin,
Chairman OF the Street Committee, and
Mr.. McGlinohey, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Opening Streets, are samples
of large Drained men, in whom there is
no childishne.s, and well developed
and rounded out in intelligence. These
are the men that are paraded before
the public week after week as great
economizers in conducting the affairs Of
the city, and after all when the truth
becomes known these very men have
been going through form all summer
Of giving out contracts for street work
but are always sure to award the con
tract to one particular Democratic firm,
giving third above the bid of 9th
ers. Well, We have heard of such
economy before, but it is seldom that q
newspaper would so far forget its self
respect as to recommend this a. true
economy, and equal the men who ex-
pose and oppose such false notions Of
economy to lunatics, children and lack
ing in intelligence. No doubt We shall
have more to say upon this question,
especially when q report upon it comes
up for action next Council meeting
night, and we will finish our present
comments by publishing tho following,
which we clipped from yesterdays 8
"Gazette," to show that we are fully
justified in what might be considered =
severe criticism in the absence Of it:


at is small business in the Republi-
can partisa rs in the City Council to at
tempt so openly. to embarrass the Dem
ocrats in conducting the affairs of the
city economically. Men with a modicum
of brains above that of children would
be above such conduct, especially when
they ought to know they are too lack


ing in intelligence and adroitness to
enable them TO conceal their designs
Year: 1879

A REPoRT is NOW going the rounds OF
the papers In the North that Senator
Bayard was captain Of a rebel company
OF militia in Delaware during the re-
bellion, and that he and other officers
of the company held commissions from
the Confederate Government. Not
Wishing that injustice should be done
to the Honorable Senator from Della
ware, it is no more than night and pro.
per that we should say that the report
has been exaggerated aud is only lit
tie more than half true. There is no
disputipg the fact that Senator Bayard
was acting captain of company Of me
litia formed from what were the Breck
iuridge Guards, but We hardly think
the officers were commissioned by the
Confederate States Government. The
company was uniformed in rebel gray,
often hurrahed for JEFF Davis, and it is
said when seven $ S,uthern States had
seceded, a salute Of seven rounds was
fired by the company in honor Of The
event. Soon after this exhibition Of
Mr.. Bayard's loyalty TO the Union, the
company was diaarmed by United States
troops, but we have never heard before
that the officers Of the company bore
rebel commissions. II we mistake not
gentleman now editing paper in this
city, OF the time, wanted to have the off
Ger arrested, tried for treason and shot.
Ir WILL be remembered by many that
when the question Of resumption Of
specie payment first came before Con
gress that Mr.. ,,Bayard's eloquent tongue
was not only silent, but his name
failed to DO recorded on the side OF that
honest and just measure. But now
how changed When it has provsn 70
he an undoubted success he out le!-
od s Helod in his devotion to what is
called sound financial Legislation, and
would have the nation believe that he
is the only sound fnaucier in the S4n-
ate. Willy Bayard !!


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Year: 1879

turn of this forfeited estate, an estate that
in any other country but America would
have been forfeited beyond repossession.
All through this case the son and heir has
been kept in the background, as though he
were an innocent babe, not of age and
therefore not responsible &C. But we read
of late that he was old enough to be in the
war himself Though like many of the sons
of the first families of the South, he
seems to have been kept out Of harms way,
given some mild post Of duty free
from the danger of the bullets fired
by the true men in blue who
now lie buried upon the Arlington
estate, But toward the close of the war
when his presence was needed as an exam
pie to still prop up the defunct and un-
holy Confederacy, and to cause the needless
sacrifice Of more and more millions Of dol
lars and thousands and thousands Of pre-
cious lives and heart-aches and yearnings,
the value of which the world can never
know-to keep up the treadmills of sla-
very and disunion-to protract its fendish
labors-he seems to have come to the front
and tried his utmost TO add protraction to
protraction, and for this he must receive q
high reward. AS this man was of age sulli-
cient to realize what he was doing, he must
at least be responsible for no small share of
this enormous sacrifice. The mere money
expense per day was enough to buy forty
such estates as this was before its present
value and honor was given TO it. Congress
thus far has stood firm and treated with be-
coming contempt all measures looking
toward the surrender of this national ceme-
terry back to those who made not only this
cemetery necessity, but many others
throughout the country. And we think
that all their former decisions and actions
in the matter were based upon the highest
moral grounds, and we trust that their ac-
tons may be again and again indorsed if
need be, and that the Arlington estate may
be allowed to remain the burial place
of the honored martyrs whose many
comrades were added to the list of the dead
for the reason that he who now claims to be
its heir was one of those who helped pro-
long the war; and thereby added millions to
the public debt and thousands of lives in
sacrifice that he and his might break up the
Union and in its place build up II vile slave
oligarchy that would have been founded on
every principle which was base TO us rs n
people and degrading to us rs civilized
power.


final ingenious plea in the case seems
to be that Mr.. LEE only wants to 90 through
the mere form of having the estate returned
to him (; that he will then sell it to the coun-
try, and will not attempt to disturb its
present relations The country has already
paid very, very dear, for this estate, and
those who would reclaim il haye caused
enormous expenditures to the Government.
We trust that this point will not be lost
sight Of We do not think that the Govern
| ment owes him anything-not q single cent.
Year: 1879

ships ii is only necessary to cite one case as
sample as they attach to all alike, and in
about the same proportion. The salary of
the American Minister at Berlin is $17,500,
while the British Minister there receives
S6OOO0 and the Ministers of other European
powers are equally well compensated. I'm
der such circumstances it is not possible for
the American Ambassador to sustain style
and course Of life in diplomatic circles of
equal dignity aud respectability without
providing largely from his private means.
He must do this, or take an inferior posi-
tion in the social scale, and be regarded
as n mean representative, or the representa-
tive of mean Government. TO avoid such
unpleasant conclusions our Ministers
abroad, in most instances, spend from their
private resources as much money as they
receive from the Government MS salary.


In conversation a few evenings since
with former Minister TO second-class
mission within European Power we
learned that his soiourn at that court had
taxed his private purse TO an amount above
$4,000 to sustain the dignities of his posi-
ton while there, and that, too under the
possibly be exercised within the limits of
propriety. These facts go 10 show that this
Government is constantly belittliug itself
and its representatives abroad by system
of parsimony that borders upon maauness.
True we claim TO be people of republic
can simplicity, but we have widely out
grown the habits, tastes, and conditions of
our ancestors. We have become q
great nation of progressive peo-
pie, with intelligence, wealth, ell
terprise, and advancement to be repre-
sented by our ministers abroad, and that
can only be done by enabling them to keep
pace with the representatives of other Pow


ers, which are not our superors in anything
relating to national greatness, intelligence,
refinement, or progress. Otherwise we
lose respectabiity and influence in the
diplomatic world, and must accept posi-
ton of inieriorty, however much we may
intrinsically deserve better fate. We re-
gard it MS mistaken and humiliating pol
icy ON the part of this Government to stint
its representatives abroad with limited
and parsimonious salaries, which Grip
pies their influence or subjects their
own resources TO severe taxation, This
policy is unbecoming q nation which
holds rank with the proudest and most
powerful of the Old World, and is making
rapid strides which within another century
will ouistrip them all on the race of national
progress. If we cannot afford to provide
amply for the positions incident upon for
egn representation, we had better abolish
our diplomatic system and live within our
selves under domestic humiliation rather
than afford meagre support to those we
send abroad, and subject them 10 deep
modification under the eye of foreign poten-
tates and Powers. We can, perhaps, afford
to be mean with each other at home, but
we cannot afford to publish our meanness tC
all the civilized Powers of the earth.
Year: 1879

ALL the Republican Congressman from Wis
consin stayed away from MATT CARPENTERS S
reception the other night, word having been
sent out that none but original CARPENTER
men were desired to be present Senator
HowEs friends were indignant and the whole
delegation stood by them.-BggdlO Express.


OF course we have no means of knowing
from what source the Express has gathered
so much error on the subject in question,
but it has certainly been greatly imposed
upon. Those who had the management OF
the CARPENTER reception invited all the
friends of Senator CARPENTER and all
Others so disposed to unite in giving him a
proper and hearty welcome on his return to
Washington. All were invited and none
excluded, Nobody was indignant, as rep
resented; on the contrary, everybody ap-
peared TO be happy.
Year: 1879

IT would be entirely consistent with
Democratic sincerity for that party, after
having claimed the paternity of the arrears
OF pension law, to withhold an appropria-
tion for carrying it out
Year: 1879

RESUMPTION at the end of month is
pervading the avenues of business and i'm
parting life and activity to our manufacture
ing interests. Several of the large factories
III Troy and vicinity are brushing the dust
from their machinery and putting their
wheels in motion. This is gratifying in
dication.
Year: 1879

THE Democratic majority in the next
Senate will not be notable by the addition
Of any remarkable amount of brains or com-
monding ability to the present Opposition
strength in that body, The newly elected
Senators who are thus notable are all Re-
publicans.
Year: 1879

have just received letter from the Vicar
of earn, which relates an instance of mental
reflection on the part of poodle dog that has
the merit of admitting neither of mal-observa-
ton nor unconscious exaggeration. The Vic
ar's friend Canon whose name have at
present no express permission to publish-went
to visit cousin, who owned the poodle dog.
will conclude by telling the rest of the story in
my correspondents own words: "The poodle,
whose name is Mor, went into the dining
room with them, and kept quietly under the
table till the end of lunch, when he begged for
a little food, and he was given a small shred of
beef. They returned to the drawing-room,
while the servant cleared away, and the beef
was taken into the larder The dog did not
think he had had his fair Share \
Now he had been taught to stand on his hind
legs, put his paw lady's waist, and hand
her into the dining-room. He adopted the
same tactics with my friend the Canon.
but the sagacious dog, instead of steering
for the dining-room, led him in the direction
of the larder, along the passage, down steps,
&c, and did not halt until he brought him to
the larder, and close to the shelf where the
beef had been put" After giving him
piece of beef, the Canon went up stairs, and
refused again to be led down as before. |
Finding he could not prevail on the visitor to
make second excursion to the larder, he
went out into the hall, took in his teeth Cam
on-'s hat from off the hall table, and car
ried it under the shelf in the larder, where the
coveted beef lay out of his reach. There he
was found with the hat, waiting for its owner
and expecting another savory bit when he
should come for his hat."-Nature.
Year: 1879

OF late Chase's Chronicle is getting very
much excited over the prospect of fusion. In
last weeks issue it said: ''The Greenbackers
traded at Augusta last Winter. Uncle So
Ion stood up in the private room of G. A.
White, esq, at the Augusta House, and of
fered the party to the Democracy as an auc-
tioneer would a piece of real estate. The
price to be paid was few Offices The De-
mocracy retained the lions share for them
selves. Nearly every Greenbacker who got
an office is now anxious to trade again to
keep it. These ofiice-holders controlled the
Portland convention and secured platform
that will satisfy the Democrats whether
they believe in soft money or not. If there
is no election by the people this fall Uncle
Solon and G. A. White will sell the party
again at public auction, when the Legisla-
ture meets. BY that time the party will be
traded out. Our convention will be called
and Bill Rust or some other auctioneer will
be nominated for Governor. A mongrel
platform will be adopted and the party
called the National Democracy Uncle So
lon will say it is radical, practical and invul-
nerable, and them steers will pull no more
Greenback boulders, no, neyerr
Year: 1879

THE Albany Journal has few words con-
cerning the Bangor show which are of inter-
est and value. 1t says: The Maine Demo-
cratic Convention renominated Governor
Gareelon, and adopted a platform which
shoulders burdens enough of the extra ses-
sion to sink the party hopelessly out of sight


The platform, besides cordially approving
the Democratic raid upon the election safe
guards, favors the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver. Now, if the people of Maine
are ready to endorse ballot-box stuffing as
has heretofore been practiced by the Demo-
Gratis in New York city, Cincinnati and else
where; if they want to enrich the bonanza
men at the expense of the Government, and
if they want to do many other unwise, un-
patriotic and wrongful things as set forth in
bourbon platform, they will elect the
Democratic ticket; but we don't believe the
true and earnest men of the Pine Tree State
will permit any such disgrace to befall them.
Maine lapsed last year, but next time she
will wipe out the adverse score and win
fresh laurels. Mr. Garcelon will be elected
to retire to private life by very handsome
majority. %
Year: 1879

THE Nelo York Eeening Post says the
Democrats "will be obliged to say, if they
are candid, when they go before the people: !:
We have not done what we announced that
we would do. We have taken two steps
backward for every step forward. We have
made violent threats and we have feebly
omitted to execute them. Upon the whole
we must confess that we have made a sad
mess of it.'''
Year: 1879

We 10 not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publica
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


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

Boston Transcript; 1t was in the job room.
The foreman had just put into type an elabo-
rate ''iob,' and was stepping back to take a
squint at the justification. A little in his
rear was an open elevator way. The Office boy,
fresh from school, took in the situation with
the wonderful but acknowledged intuition of
the newly-graduated scholar. He had heard of
Michael Angelo in the great dome of St. Pc
ter's stepping back, back, all unconscious in
rapt admiration of his beautiful creation that
in another instant he would be over the stag
ing's verge, to be dashed to pieces on the mar
BILE floor below. He remembered that at this
juncture an assistant flung a paint brush
stepped in paint, full drive at the masters
fresco, destroying its beauty with one fell
stroke. He thought how the great man rushed
to save his darling painting, thus preserving
his own life. Quick as thought the office boy
seized mallet and threw it at the laborious
'job," knocking it into pi. But, alas! how diff
ferently are great minds affected by circum-
stances SO nearly the same. The foreman
didn't rush at the upset type crying My poor
jobl" No, he turned right round and-dis-
charged the boy.
Year: 1879

A Buffalo reporter on his way home from
the prize fight was taken for Elliots second by
the crowd and considerable indignation and
modification ensued before the people could be
induced to believe it was one of natures noble
men they were gazing upon.
Year: 1879

Bridgeport Standard: When the head of a
Main street family passed the weekly appro-
priation bill Saturday night he tackled on rid
er providing that on and after that date there
should be no more cold dinners on wash day,
but when it came back with a veto showing
how utterly unconstitutional it was, as well as
revolutionary in character, he had to take wat
er and adjourn down town without debate.
Year: 1879

Cleveland Voice: The rustic whose ginger
bread is annually stolen by the elephant was at
the circus last week, and this time when the
appetizing comit was suddenly snatched from
him he shook his fist at the huge thief and yelled
while the tears coursed down his cheeks,
Darn yer, ye double-tailed fool, give that
back here or I'll knock yer two front teeth
down yer old throat!'
Year: 1879

About week ago an Iowa man died. He
was very wealthy and left three sons his only
heirs, and would you believe it, the ungrateful
boys got together and ran away with all the
property before the lawyers could get at it and
divide with each other. There is so much sor-
did, mean, grasping selfshness in this world
that sometimes it is enough to discourage
good lawyer.
Year: 1879

While examinations at the close Of
schools are very good, to show the
knowledge of the pupil, they fail to
show how, and when he acquired
it. An exposition, properly managed,
will show what the pupil learned
during each month of the school
Their work in penmanship, map
drawing, SC, can be readily shown by
means Of contrasted specimens, but
for regular work the task is not so
easy. Outlines and written exami-
nations may both be used to ad-
vantage, but either one will require
much patient instruction and drilling,
where the pupils are unaccustomed
to such work yet we think it will
not be time lost, for the drill in or
derly method is of more practical
utility than most things that are
taught in our schools, and the re-
suit will be much more interesting,
to those who are really interested
in the improvement of the pupils,
than any school examination.
Year: 1879

ther, and then we shall not do it in
the Teachers Column.


We will say to the teachers, that,
personally, we do not care a Gig" for
his attacks; but, as we expect to leave
the county on business connected
with our future work, before you see
another issue of the Column, we
feared that some strangers who
were disposed to be friendly, might
put wrong construction upon our
silence, so we have written as we
have. We beg the pardon of our
friends for using so much Of their
space with this personal matter.
Year: 1879

Before the next issue of the News
reaches its readers, we expect to be
in Lebanon, in attendance at the
National Normal School. In view
of this fact, we have been trying,
since early in April, to find some one
to take our place, or rather take the
place we have been striving to fill,
but so far we have not been success
ful. We may succeed yet, however
If so, you will be duly informed ot
the fact. If no one can be found
we will do our best, under the cir.
cumstances, until the assembling Of
the Institute in August, at which
time we shall turn the Column over
to the teachers, and we hope some
one will be found willing to take the
work in hand, aud carry it on to the
success it merits.
Year: 1879

We have been reading the Hills
boro Gazette again, and we beg Of
our readers to overlook our style
this week. We confess that we have
caught the blatherskite Bridwells
beautiful q style, but we hope it
will wear off when we leave the
country for awhile.


Three weeks ago we accused Tur-
ner Of writing the letter in the Ga
zette, hoping he would see his error
and expose the true author. Now
we say, he did not write it. We
have read somewhere of San ass in
lions skin" but the Gazette ass
brays with lions voice, and shows
lions teeth and claws; and when a
lion comes out in an ass skin, look
out for "dirty work. Worse than
this, there are five or six big lions
trying to hide Ill Turner's skin, and
we pity the fellow. We know all
their plans, too, and, in confidence,
we will just tell you, dear reader,
that if you want to read something
of which what has already been pub
Hshed don't begin to be fOretaste,
subscribe for the Gazette.


Turner's twaddle about "truth"
gives US some consolation, but we
can give him a better quotation:


"Truth forever on the scaffOld,


Wrong forever on hte throne;


Yet that scaffold sways the future,


For, behind the dim unknown,


Standeth God, within the shadow,


Keeping watch above his own"


We have knowingly and willingly
taken the role of "Truth on the scat
fold" We like it, at least we pre-
fer it to being ''puffed up with lies, "
and Wrong may come down from his
throne sooner than some people
think.


Let Turner produce one response
bic witness to say that we said one
word about the Glove theory" before
we taught the Stringtown school or
that the big boys rode us on a pole. "
Let him find one intelligent indi7id-
ual, who attended our Readings,
(except certain Rev. whose free
and-easy conduct with the young
ladies has sometimes caused him to
change his base unexpectedly, and
who expected us to admit him free,
but was disappointed,) who will say
that we did not do moro and better
than we promised, either in poster
or opening remarks. When he does
these things, we say, it will be time
enough to notice his illusions fur
Year: 1879

One Of Rice's weaknesses as a Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor is the
fact that he is connected with a Ma
tional Bank. The Democracy have
been making the opposition to Nation
al Banks a leading feature in their
campaigns for several years past, and
it would be very inconsistent in them
now to support man whose interests
are Unidentified with the obnoxious in
stitutions. Bishop used to own bank
stock and to be a director in a bank,
but he sold out and thus eondoned
his offense.