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Year: 1877

A curious blunder seems to have been
made at the opening of the political campaign
in this state. 1t was said with good deal of
confidence that the Republican party was
divided, and would be seriously weakened in
the contest by that division. 1t now appears
that there was mistake in names, that it is
the Democratic party which is divided, and
will be seriously weakened by the division.
We are not concerned to learn through whose
carelessness the mistake was first made, but
we are indebted to the Bangor Commercial
for its correction.


The Commercial is Journal which has the
courage OF its opinions, ,and though it frequent
ly recalls the old story of the audacious bull
and the locomotive it is in this quarrel plainly
contendng for that Interpretation of the Sec
ond plank of the Portland platform which the
convention itself accepted. The explana-
tion of the resolution which the candidate
makes is forced and absurd, and the Com
merciaps ridicule of it is fully justified. The
The Bangor paper feels that the party has
been betrayed by its chosen leader, and It
does not hesitate to give expression to that
feeling. Men thought that after the first
outbreak of its wrath 1t would fall into line
and work for Mr.. Williams with a will, but
it shows no disposition 10 its opposition
to that gentleman. The truth is that the
present trouble in the Democratic ranks is
the outcome of quarrel which has been
raging in the party ever since 1870. Until
this year that wing which the Commercial
represents has been victorious, or at least has
held its own. But at the last state conyen-
ton it was overcome by trickery. Hence
this wrath. The history of the quarrel is
fully and frankly set forth in an article in the
Commercial under the caption "How 1t Was
Done," which we reprint in this issue. This
leaf from the history of the Democratic party
in Maine will be found very entertaining
reading by Republicans.
Year: 1877

ATRAMp, who said he had father and
brother occupying good positions in the New
York Custom House, asked for work at
Dubuque so as to get an old pair of boots, his
ieet being nearly naked. The sarcastic
housekeeper pointed him grimly to a test
pile of knotty wood from which thousands of
tramps had recolled in terror; but this excep.
Year: 1877

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


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

THE French Cabinet, with MacMahon at
its head, is guilty of the folly of deciding to
prosecute Gambetta for one of his speeches..
If it were bent on increasing his popular
strength, 1t could not have adopted more
successful method
Year: 1877

PITY the sorrows of poor Pittsburg. The
railroad company whose property was
destroyed or damaged in the late strike is
making out its bill with view of presenting
it to the authorities of the city. And pri-
vate individuals are pursuing the same course.
Pittsburg will interpose the laws delay, and
will twist and turn but there is no help for
her-she has got to pay up. And the next
time that riot occurs in her midst let us
hope that she will be fully prepared to put 1t
down as soon as it shows its hateful head.
Year: 1877

The National Board of Trade did not fall


in with the silver delusion. 1t rejected the
proposition for an unlimited reconciliation
of silver, and endorsed the plan for an inter-
national commission to consider and fix the
relations of silver and gold. That is the only
way of reaching any practical results. 1t
might not accomplish anything, but it is the
only thing which promises solution admit
ting of the use of both metals. The repre-
sentatives of the great commercial interests
saw the futility of attempting to restore un-
limited silver without some such concert of
action on the part of the commercial nations.
Year: 1877

The following are the results of Policies now
in force at this Agency, and such the actual and
uniform results of insurance with this Company
1t will be seen that all these Policies have more than
doubled in amount.


Dividends declared yearly in Cash and may be
used in payment of premiums II wanted.
Year: 1877

WITH other journals, we were led TO pub
fsh portions of an interview which the New
York Herald set forth to the public as hav-
Ing occurred between one of its reporters
and Senator CoNRLINU. That gentleman
denounced the affair yesterday on the floor
OF the Senate as n fabrication, no such inter
view having occurred. What could have
led the NcrdM into such an act OF rank in
Justice toward Senator CoSKLING or any
other man, VIC are at loss TO divine. Ii
intended rs mark of enterprise, the rcpu-
ttion acquired in such n way is very chcNr
at best, and the effect will be to bring dis
credit TO its statements when it speaks the
truth. We are heartily glad the interview
proves untrue.
Year: 1877

Why does Secretary SCHURZ go back on
the concliation policy of the President in his
treatment of the Poncas2 lie assures them
that he shall treat them much better than he
will the hostile Sioux, because of their uni
fOrmly peaceful character. The con-
cilation policy of the President teaches
us to placate the white hostilcs of
the South at the expense of our
friends. If this policy is good for the white
Southron, why not just as good for the red
Indian? Dress up, gentlemen! Let us have
the slmc policy all around. SWhat is sauce for
the goose NUT be served up to the sandcr
also.
Year: 1877

SOMETIMES city boys don't like to
spend the summer at hotels, cause there's
so many people to make remarks about
how they look and what dirty face he
has, or else frerkles, and some girls, too.
A good way for their mothers to do with
them IS to find farm house where they
don't object to children, and ask the
folks to take them to board. If you get
the right place it's splendid, for l know.


The incest way to go is in boat and
then is wagon; the cars are awful tire
some and thirsty. The farm house ought
to have lots of rooms with queer things
to look at and play with on rainy days,
and the farmer better have q gun or two
to clean. The house mean has table
all covered with pictures and then var
nished; and don't believe you could ever
see them all, if you looked every wet day
all summer.


Out doors you want a wood; stone
fences, with blackberry bushes and sumac
I'D =, i,r~ni st. ns,A ,rild nranas Growing
all over and through them: and bush
lot, with great big stones with holes under
them-'most like caves-and some hollow
trees. You want these to play Indian,
and keep house in. Farmers don't like
bush lots, but boys do and so do squirrels



every trap you set catches something, and
once it was a skunk He was dead, and
we had a funeral that all the folks in the
house came to- Such long procession!
Aud nobody was sorry, you know.


And you must have a brook with STEP
ping stones in it, and other stones, too,
and a bridge over it. There are lots of
fishes in such brooks-cricks the country
people call them-and if you want to see
them you can either sit quiet and wait or
stand on loose stone and rock it.


You can walk down the brook on the
stones till you come to the wood; and one
boy | know used to tell stories about wild
beasts all the way, and then go into the
woods and roar like lion till all the lit
tie ones, standing on the stones, grew
frightened and cried-almost. Then he
came back and said, "What's the matter?
] amt 'fraid of tigers or anything. Come
along!" So we came back and sat under
the bridge and ate some cake.


That's another thing; you don't want
folks who won't let you have anything to
eat between meals. The best way is for
them to have the buttery door on the out
side and easy to open. Some country
ladies know how to make a real nice kind
of cake-solid; 1t tastes splendid some
times. If the buttery-door slopes when
it's shut it is grand fun to slide down. l
know one that shines like everything, and
has not one single splinter in it. 90


Your motherd don 'thave a bit of trouble,
'cept to start you clean in the morning
and see your face and hands are clean
meal times, and you wear out all your
old clothes. It's splendid!


Yours truly, T. JONES.
-Christian Union.
Year: 1877

ALBANY, June 1l-An examination OF the
Eew-Iork Life Insurance Company VIII Dee begun to-
morrow by the Insurance Department of the state.
superintendent Smyth will attend 10 determination IN
person for at least the first day The examination is i'll
tended 70 be very thorough, and may last week or ten
Gays haste will interfere with full investigation.
The examination has been ordered, because OF any
reported deficiency or delinquency the management OF
the company but IN order to comply with the recent law
Year: 1877




Dig narrow pit twelve to eighteen
inches deep throwing the earth all out
on one side. From near the bottom Of
this pit dig trench of the length of
one or two joints Of stove-pipe at such
an angle as will bring the end away
from the pit to the surface of the
ground; over the end Of this pipe set q
common -four barrel, or a large cask as
may be needed, and having removed
both heads, bank up around it with
loose earth, so that no smoke can es.
cape at the bottom.
Hang the hams, shoulders, etc. ,usin
something like broom handle to run
through the strings. Putting cover
on top of the sticks will leave space
enough for draught, to. let the smoke
pass freely. Build smoke fire of corn
cobs, damp hard wood sawdust or fine
chips, aud you will have a cheap, safe
and efficient smoke.house with very
little trouble. s.
Year: 1877

COupdic ldVOIdOly, as well INFORMED
and good citizens, with any other class!
That they are otherwise, and that any
such institution or reflection, should
be cast at their dooc, as a class, the
writer as one of them would most in.
djgnantly resent. Taken as a whole
what other class are better informed,
generally, or better understand practi-
cally, business Perhaps they may be
less learned in laboratory science than
some exceptional cases among scien
lists but when we come to the real
practical, there is very much less want.
ing. Put the theorist in the same
place as the practical farmer, with only
the same pecuniary means, and the
same demands upon him, with only
his resources to fall back on and which
Of the two will add the most to the
dollars.and.cents wealth of the neigh
borhood and country, in given time,
say FIVE or ten years! And what other
trade, profession or pursuit is so gen.
orally successful, in self.surport, as
the farmers!


Comparatively there are very few
American farmers that are not com.
PEELED to be architects of their own
fortunes; and very few attain such
wealth as to raise large family and
classically educate them, and further
endow them with sufficient means to
send them off at the same speed the
elder ends with.


The American system is more a de.
mocracy than an aristocracy of wealth;
the accumulated wealth of the parent
being equally divided among his child.
rem instead of entailment to the eldest
son so that practically. in large fam.
lily the youngest is better started than
those older.


Farming under such circumstances
becomes a matter of ''bread and but.
ter, or rather, how to get it. in ma.
jority of instances little time can be
spent in obtaining anything more than
the rudiments of an education, suf1i.
cient for everyday life and use inprac.
tice; the practice perfects theory or
knowledge primarily obtained from
books, or otherwise. AS q general
rule practical farmers understand
what Is necessary in order to retain or
Year: 1877

EDITOR HASKELL, OF the Boston Her.
aid, did very graceful! deed of charity
before his departure for Europe in
opening bis beautiful house and grounds
At Auborndale, with instruction TO at
Boston institution 10 send five poor
children and their mothers there each
week Tor weeks enjoyment.
Year: 1877

Ex.GOvERNOB WOODFoRD, Of New
York, who delivered the Annual Ad.
dress before the Literary Societies Of
the University Of Mississippi, last
June, on his return home, said in the
course OF q conversation: "Iu every
instance that came under my personal
knowledge all contracts respecting
wages, entered into between the white
employer and the colored laborer,
were honestly observed. Although |
took particular pains to post myself on
this particular subject and cOnversed
with many colOred men, did not hear
Of single instance where the employer
had failed TO keep faith with the color.
ed laborer in the matter OF wages"
Year: 1877

special to the Star.


GENERAL HARLAN FOR THE SUPREME


BENCH.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-It has been
decided to appoint General John A..
Harlan, OF Kentucky, to be Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, vice Senator David Da-
Wis, resigned. The domination Of Gen.
Harlan will be sent to the Senate imme-
diatey after the organization Of that
body.


RAILROAD COMPANY IMPUDENCE.


In the cabinet session yesterday the
most OF the time was devoted to a con-
sideration OF the action of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany in building their road
through two Government Reservations
near Yuma without first obtaining au-
thority from the Government. The i'm
portant question was presented whether
or not the Company should be allowed
to use the portion OF the road built
through the Reservations before Con.
gress had decided that such privilege
should be granted. After thorough
discussion OF the question it was de-
cided to permit the Company to use that
portion Of the road pending action by
Congress on the subject.


Ex SECRETARY BkIsTow.


The name oil Ex-Seoretary Bristow is
associated In connection with the
English Mission, and it is the intention
of the Administration to tender MIR.
Bristow position commensurate with
his previous distinguished services
under the Government.
Year: 1877

Sophia Frey, a girl of twenty-five,
heiress to $4,000, applies in one OF the
Philadelphia courts to be declared sane
and given the control of her property.
She was adjudged lunatlc in May, 1876,
upon the application of her aunt, who,
it is said. will inherit as next of kin
should Sophia die in an asylum, for
lunatics do not make wills-valid wills,
that is. When Sophia's father died,
leaving her a totally untaught and ig-
norant girl OF twelve, she fell into the
hands of an aunt who sent her off to o
country place in New Jersey, Sophia
STAYED there nire years, growing up
entirely wild and Observation-Disclosures at
her own instance or not does not appear,
except by suggestion, in the proofs 50
far taken. But in May, 1876, when her
aunt applied to have her adjudged insane
it was satisfactorily shown that she could
not read or withholding then twenty
one years old-could not count on her
fingers and did not know what money
was. Insane she was declared to be-.
But in the asylum what does she do but
find book and a teacher and learn to
read with great promptitude, as though.
being legally lunatic, she yet had =
certain sane appreciation OF things, and
even in her inexperience wished to sug-
gest that, had she chanced to be taught,
she might have learned before. Also q
physician says that she is really not
crazy, though her mind is weak, anu anu
that she is capable of administering hei
own affairs. If her case is correctly re-
ported doubtless the law will recognize
that n mind left idle for twenty years
NAV be weak as child's and yet not
rone.--N.w York World.
Year: 1877

A theological student, who ventured
out from an Ohio college recently to
preach in little village near Cleveland,
learned while there that countrymen are
appreciative of literary art, He preach
ed sermon on the mystical importance
of the number 3-three kinds Of life,
mineral, vegetable, and animal Noah
had three sons faith, repentance, and
baptism, the three things necessary to
salvation, etc. After the service an aged
deacon approached him and said
"Really, your discourse was one of the
most ingenious I ever listened to. ]
was sorry that you did not carry your
illustration in regard to that wonderful
number just little further. For in.
stance, there are three lamps in the
chandelier hanging yonder F.; there are
three aisles running through this house:
three books lie on the pulpit there are
three ink-spots on this table; and
better than all, I noticed three colored
men in the gallery"
Year: 1877

Lucy h. Hooper says that the Partisan
pickpocket has invented special mode
of theft. The thief enters the omnibus,
chooses his seat beside some well-dressed
and apparently afluent person, and re-
mains motionless and apparently ab-
sorbed in his reflections. But between
his finger and thumb he holds O very
small grain of shot attached to a black
silk thread of extreme fneness and
strength. When his next neighbor
opens his or her pocket-book to pay the
fare, the thief adroitly throws his grain
of shot into the pocket. book, retaining
the end of the silk thread in his hand.
The pocket-book is closed and replaced
in the owners pocket. grsin OF shot and
all. The thief profits by some extraor.
dinary Jolt of the vehicle to fall against
his neighbor, and in that moment he
draws in the silk thread and gains pos
session of his prize.
Year: 1877

A writer says: Giraffes, if not hard
pressed, do not go at any great pace, 80
that before long we were within one
hundred yards of them. Even in the
ardor of the chase it struck me as a
glorious sight to see these huge beasts
aashing along in front, Gathering over
the stones or bursting passage through
opposing bushes, their long, graceful
necks stretched forward, sometimes bent
almost to the ground to avoid horizontal
branches, and their bushy black tails
twisted up. And how easily, and with
how little exertion they seemed to get
over the ground with that long, sweep
ing stride of theirs Yet they were
going at great rate, for I felt that my
old nag was doing his best, and I could
not now lessen the distance between us by
an inch. I now saw that D. was about to
make a push, and, as the horse he was
Hiding was pretty fast, I knew that he
would press them into much quicker
pace and leave me behind altogether;
80, refining in at once, I jumped off, and,
taking as steady aim as my arm, tired
with fogging, would allow, fred at
large dark colored COW that looked to me
in good condition. The bullet clapped
loudly and I saw her stagger, but, re-
covering Immediately, she went on,
though slightly in the rear of the troop.
At this moment my friend jumped off
close behind them and gave another COW
a shot. I was now long way behind,
but my horse, though slow, possessed
good staying powers; so that, by dint of
keeping on hard galop and cutting
angles when T could, I again crept up
and gave my COW another shot, quickly
followed by third, which brought her
to the ground with a crash. She was
not dead, however, for as I approached
she raised her lofty head once more and
gazed reproachfully at me with her large
soft, dark eyes,. A pang Of remorse
went through me, and for an instant I
wished the shots unfred that had laid
low this beautiful and inofensive crea-
ture. But now the cries of my Kafrs
and Masaras, following like famished
wolves on the blood spoor, broke upon
my ear; 80, sitting the still small voice,
I again raised my rifle and put an end to
the miseries of my victim, whose head,
pierced with two-ounce ball, fell with
a thud upon the ground, never to re
raised again. Leaving some of the boys
to cut up the meat I rode On with the
rest to look for my friend, whom I found
beside another prostrate giraffe, which
he had killed little further on. AS the
one I had shot was the fatter of the two
we left the Ka6rs here and went back to
mine. It was now late; so, hastily divid.
ing the boys into two parties, and bid
ding them sleep by the two giraffes re-
specively and cut them.:up and bring in
the meat the following day, we started
for the wagons with our gun carriers,
who also carried a few of the fattest bits
of meat. I may here remark that it is
difficult to imagine anything more tasty
and succulent than steak of a young
giraffe COW when in good condition,
though it may be that hunger, the sauce
with which l have always eaten it, had
something to do with this opinion.
Year: 1877

A Dollar or Two.
With cautious steps as We tread our wa!
through


This intricate world, as other folks do,
May We still on our journey be able to view
The benevolent face of dollar or two!
For an excellent thingis dollar or two;
No friend is so true as dollar or two;


Through country and town,


AS we pass up and down,
No passports so good as dollar or two.
Would you read yourself out Of bachelor


crew,
And the hand Of female divinity sue?
You must always be ready "the handsome
Although It tf shouIa ruuv yv,. ..-,.-..----- -
Loves arrows are tipped with dollar or two,
And affection is gained by dollar or two


The best aid you can meet,


In advancing your suit,
Is the eloquent clink Of dollar or two.
Year: 1877

The right index finger of the foreman
of machine shop in Webster, Mass,
was cut off by circular saw the other
day, and hurled through window with
such force that it cut q clean hole in the
glass like bullet, and want twenty feet
beyond.
Year: 1877

Tho Salt Lnko Tribune of tho 9th re-
cords tho suicidal death OF Dan Il Bell
at his room i'll the Valley House, Salt
Lake City, about 8 o'clock Thursday
morning. Tho fatal net was induced
by determination to escape prolonged
misery from IN iucurable cancer by
which he had long suffered, unable to
obtain the slightest relief. lie recently
returned from San Francisco, and met
his wife and child nt tho Valley House.
Conversing with his friends in hope
less way, he assured them that his limo
was very short. After finishing some
letters which he wns busily engaged in
writing in his room up to late hour,
he went to his wife's bed, bid her and
his little child good night. aud return
ing to his own room, sent n bullet
through his brain. Decoused was an
old Pacific Coaster, md ono of the pio-
neers of this State, having migrated to
the Eastern part at the time Of the
Reese river excitement. He WAS widely
known throughout this country MS the
builder of some of the best quartz mills
in Eastern Nevada. lie was the Re-
publican candidate for Sheriff of Lah-
der comfy several years ago, but after
hot contest was beaten for the posi-
ton by Ben Sanborn. Many OF the
old timers will still remember the feel.
ing manifested in that election. The
deceased WIS member OF the Masonic
fraternity, and by that order was buried
on Friday evening ut o'clock.
Year: 1877




The brutal Horrigan, who committed rape
on the little six-year old girl in Auburn, is still
at large. The little girl is suffering seriously,
but 1t lis hoped will recover 1t seems the
young villain had ascertained that the mother
of the girl worked in the mill; that the father
was away; and that the little boy of ten years
and the girl of six were alone in the house.
Horrigan told the lad that he was a policeman
and had come to arrest him. He then locked
the boy into one of the rooms in the house.
and taking the little girl into another room.
perpetrated bis foul crime and then took to his
heels.


AROOST0OK COUNTY.


The cheese factory at Bridgewater was
burned last week. 1t was unoccupied and un-
doubtedly set on fire.


HANCOCK COUNTY.
DR.. Samuel Greeley of Ellsworth died Satur-
day.


Charles Coombs of Franklin, while out
hunting recently, accidentally shot himself in
the foot, taking off two toes and mangling the
foot badly.


The authorities of the town of franklin
recently sent for about sixty dollars worth of
liquor, and had it come to Ellsworth in the
town clerks name; and two fellows went to
the place of deposit, representing themselves
as the ones to whom the liquor should be de-