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Year: 1878

EASTERN bankers and capitalists
who have been trying to defeat the pas
sage of the Bland silver bill now con-
slider their efforts fruitless, and already
recognize the value of the almighty
silver dollar of their paternal ancestors.
Year: 1878

THIS is the season of the annual
Mormon wife selection, and Salt Lake
City is so crowded with the Saints from
a distance that the Endowment House
has been opened for their accommoda-
tinn
Year: 1878

A. J. Vanduzee agent for the Singer
Manufacturing Company has received the
first and only premium in the Middletown
fair. Their new family sewing machine is
the best now in use all in want of machines
do we'll would to see the Singers before
purchasing elsewhere.
Year: 1878

The above is the title of Milfords news
paper and the co.candidate with the News
for the favor ofthe people of that flourish
ing place. We see no reason why the
newspaper should not succeed and the
contentso the initial number which can
hardly be taken as a fair sample of
what it may be after while. II certainly
for snap and interest reflects much credit
upon the young editors and proprietors
Messrs. Scott and Townsend. - ,..
Year: 1878

OUR old friend Of the Sussex Journal is
mistaken in stating that the HERALD is
opposed to Agricultural Fairs. We like
them. The HERALD sent reporter to
both the Dover and Middleto8n Fairs, and
gave two columns daily of the proceedings
With your usual chivalry make the amsnde
honorable, Colonel. ur
Year: 1878

In last weeks DEMOCRAT we had the pleasure of announcing the marriage of MT. James Potts to Miss Ada Bradley. The happy couple were married Thurs day morning and at train time they took the eastern bound train and hied themselves away to the City of Roses. Their return last Saturday to the home of the groom's parents was the occasion of the pleasant and recherche affair of which we now are privileged to speak, being one of the fortunates who was lucky enough to be an invited guest npon the occasion. The day was bright and beautiful and the music of the warbling songsters of the forest filled tue pure, sweet country air with melody. A drive of an hour brought us to the commodious and beautifully located residence of our esteemed fel- low-citizen, Mir. Kirkbride Potts, the groom's father. It is one of the most delightful country-seats in the upper Arkansas River Valley. The distance from town is just six miles. The resi- dcnce stands upon commanding eleva- ton some three hundred yards off the line of the railroad and to the south of the track. In olden times, before the iron horse ever coursed his way up the valley, thousands of travellers can att test the hospitality and good cheer al- ways dispensed by the open-hearted host and hostess of the Potts Mansion. Long years have passed since then and been added to the seried columns of past, and many and strange are the changeful vicissitudes which onr couns try and its inhabitants have experience ed. But the aged host and hostess of Potts Mansion still remain upon the scene without jot or little of their noble hospitality having been detracted by the flight of years. Old Father Time has dealt gently with them as if careful how he laid the weight of his passing footsteps upon them, and al- though the frost of many winters has left silvery threads among their locks, they are yet cheerful and active, and hale and hearty. and en passant we beg to wish them yet many years of health and prosperity. But, on to the ban quet! Promptly at l2 o'clock the west ern bound train came rushing in sight and pulling up at the station, a short l halt was made, and our newly married friend and his bride were soon on the platform surrounded by group of waiting friends, whose congratulations were gracefully received by the bridal pair. At the family residence the couple were met and received by yet other friends who had not gone to the depot. At l o'clock the infare dinner was announced and the happy groom and smiling bride led the way to the dining hall. And here we shall fail, for all the adjectives we can bring to mind fail to do justice to the rich ban quet spread upon the generous board. It was feast indeed, and nothing seemed to have been overlooked or omitted to render it one among the most superb dinners we have attended. All tn } skill and adroitness of the culi- nary art had surely been exhausted in the preparation of the feast. It is need- less to say that the guests did most amply appreciate the fare, and ample justice do thereto.

 Altogether the occasion was most enjoyable one, and we know all the guests will long remember it as pleas ant day
Year: 1878

There are men in every communi-
ty who think they know how II
newspaper ought to be conducted ;
while, at the same time, they are so
charitable as to believe that those
who happen to be newspaper men
by profession have no capacity
whatever for Imposition. We have
known many such men to be so
much in love with themselves in
this way, as to drop their lifelong
pursuits and engage in the newspa-
per business, just to show the world
how a paper ought to be run; and
in almost every instance we have
witnessed as stupid aud as grand
failures as the world ever witness,
ed. We never meet With men of
this style that we do not urge
them by all means to supply them
selves with u hat full of type and II
Quire of white paper and engage in
the newspaper business, and give the
world the advantage of their won
derful knowledge, or we offer to
sell out to them, "at half cost for
cash." as an encouragement to ge-
MUS andthat the country may have
at least one good editor.-Ray,nOad
Gazette.
Year: 1878

And she is dead;
Dead in the freshness and mirth OF hor
childhood
Dead like beautiful flower in the wild
wood


Where careless feet tread.


Her smile we shall miss,
AS though some sweet morning the sun.
light should fall;
We shall yearn in the night with passion.
ate wall
For her lingering kiss.


Her birdlike, sweet voice
Nonore with its prattle shall tighten our
woe,
Her sweet, little feet shall not run to and
fro


In the paths of her choice.


We loved her 80 well
Oh can this cold clay be the sweet little
child
Who never looked up in your face but she
smiled;


Whose voice was a bell.


With clear silent notei
Oh, can this white clay be the rosy, pink
girl,
These rigid white outlines the changeable
pearl


OF her beautiful throat'


These CLASSY gray things
Have no sight of the hue that was graced
by her eye,
Her locks of pure gold cannot show as
they lie


The grace that life brings.


,Tis not the child!
This cold thing is Deaths, and the child
was our own,
She left us part of her chad we but
kownD


Each time that she smiled.


She stays with us yet.
The pressure but now of her soft hand |
feel;
hear her low prayer just the sams when
we kneel;


We cannot forget.


We cannot forget,
And so all Deaths efforts to rob us are
vain,
She lives. Der her coffin say it again,


She stays with us vet.
Year: 1878

Walter Brown g. SOIL, New York.
send to tue Utica Herald the fol-
lowing sound suggestions on what
is necessary ior wool growers il
they would secure a better price :


There is no doubt that the wool
of New York State is, in strength,
texture and working qualities,
equal to any grown in this country,
and the whole reason why it is
sold in the markets so much lower


than the woods from Ohio, is on ac-
count of the great loss in shrink.
age from dirt and grease, i'll pre-.
pairing it tor the cards at the mill.


The first point considered by the


manufacturer in buying his raw
material, is the probable cost of
the wool sorted, and the nearer
the wool is brought, to that con.
Sideration, when he examines it,
the more surely can he calculate
that cost, aud the more willingly
pay the intrinsic value for such
wools, where the chances of n mis-
taken judgment are diminished,
than for greasy, heavy parcels, on
which it is more difficult for him to
calculate the loss in shrinkage.


Another feature of the case which
the growers should consider, is
TINT with heavy, half-washed feeces,
when some months elapse before
they 90 into conSIlmntiOu. the
grease becomes set in the staple,
and the additional trouble and ex-
pense to the manufacturer in rem
dering them clean must naturally
reflect back upon the grower. In
this connection we would mention
that the farmer should not let his
sheep run too long after washing
and before shearing, otherwise the
grease will start out again and in
time give the wool yellow and
appearance.
Year: 1878




AS an evidence of what can be
done IN the way of growing grain
in our section, we had yesterday
from that well managed and pro-
ductive plantation, "DunbartOn," )"
the residence of Col. J. F. III. Clai.
borne, specimens of three kinds of
grain, all perfectly and thoroughly
Inatured. The first was of red
rust proof oats, which was well
ripened and ready to harvest. The
next was the white Dutch variety
of oats, which is IL little less for
ward than the first, but is SO tar
matured as to make its maturity
certain. The third specimen is one
of both bearded and beardless
wheat, both of which has headed
out finely, and the beardless varie-
ty is ready for the harvest, while
the other is not yet entirely ripe
All these specimens of grain show
plainly what can be done in our eli
mate, and that there is no reason
why We should not have al
home not only oats and barley fol-
food for stock, but also Il good sup,
ply of wheat, to market before that
from any other part Of the country
is matured. The specimens of
wheat from Dunbarton isas fine
as can be raised in any country,
and Mr.. Logan, the excellent man
ager on the plantation, assures us
that it was grown OH land which
has been iu cultivation for about
three.quarters of century.
Year: 1878

bind us together in our duties and
pleasures now, and perhaps make
better women of us hereafter"


This idea was actedupon, and the
spirit of the old crusaders stimula
lated these young girls to prepare
their lessons faithfully, to be polite
to each other and obeslient to their
teacher, to be honest and truthful,
to be ready to aid others in various
ways. Without leaving their own
city, they reached the Holy Land
of self-denial, which must be gain.
ed by those who look forward to the
land OF purer delight.
Year: 1878

The funny fellows oi the town Were
taking advantage OF the hot weather, this
morning, by informing their friends that
a certain uptown barber had died last
night. On inquiry the victim was in.
formed that the barber had simply dyed
a customers whiskers. One OF these
joking fiends actually sold GAZETTE
reporter TO such all extent that he drew
out his notebook and pencil to jot down
the particulars. 1t is to be hoped thai
these funny fellows will survive through
the hot weather.
Year: 1878

DokonESrER, MAss.. June II, DR H, R. STEyENs:-

 gard the great benefit have received from the use of of the greatest wonders of the word is Vegetine have been one of the greatest sufferers for the last eight years that could be living do sincerely thank my God and your Yegetne for the relief have got. The Attenuation has pained to such extent that my feet broke out in sores For the last three years have not been able to walk; now walk and sleep and do my work well as ever did, andI must say owe it all to your blood purfer Vegetine.

 VEGErINE The great success of the VEGErINE as cleanser an, purifier of the blood is shown beyond 8 doubt by the great numbers who have taken it. and received immediate relief with such remarkable
Year: 1878

An exchange encouragingly remarks that the average young man is so unreliable that fathers ought to hide their daughters What the average young man is afraid of is not so much that father will hide his daughter as that he will hide the average young man.
Year: 1878

It requires great moral strength and tena- city of purpose to enable man to sleep till seven in the morning when an industrious fly has decided that he had better get up at half past four.
Year: 1878

There are two classes of men in politics,
and only two, when political tendencies
are reduced to their first and broadcast ele
ments. Some men think that almost every
thing ought to be done by the national
government that whenever government
can take charge of any work it will be bet
ter done than by private enterprise. Others
hold that government work is less econ
omical, lees energetic and less honest than
that conducted by individuals that the
citizen degenerates and sinks in the scale
of manhood by shifting his responsibilities
on the government and putting himself in
the position of child that multiplicity of
offices is the very mother of corruption,
and that civil government departs from the
object of its creation whenever it goes be-
yond providing for general order and pro-
lection. Men of the former class naturally
desire to see government enlarging it's field
of operations: those of the latter class
would inexorably limit the action of the
government to those functions, and those
individuals to exercise whether singly or
in combination. 1t will be remarked that
this distinction has no reference to strength
of government, but only to it's scope.


We are not aware that philologists have
settled upon any two terms as suffi-
ciently descriptive of these two classes. In
this country the latter class have for many
years been called Democrats, while the
former have enjoyed the various titles OF
Year: 1878

T. Fitzwilliam IL Co., ststioners and epgra
yers. 76 Camp street, have favored US
with a finely executed engraving of the
Lee Monument, now being built in
Lee Place formerly Tivol Cirolc), The
engraving though done on stone, possesses
all the sharpness and softnesS of a copper plate
engraving, and is q convincing evidence of the
ability of this firm to do suoh work in as
artistic q manner ~ it can be done anywhere.
Copies of the engraving are for sale, and we
have no doubt that many of our readers only
need this information to possess themselves of
. copy without unnecessary delay.
Year: 1878

One of the most serious objections yet raised
to the Moffet bell.punch, was urged in the New
York Legislature last week upon discussion
of the bill establishing the tax. 1t was that
+" there would be danger of an earthquake
from the ringing of the bells when everybody
took his II O'Clock drink.n
Year: 1878

Se-en thousand acres of land have been
bought in Virginia, upon which will be organ
ized vast industrial farm for the benefit OF
the Catholic colored people of the State. The
Bsnedictines " IL! take charge of this charitable
work.
Year: 1878

No family in this broad land should under
take to keep house without Johnson's Anotlyne
Lininaent, many have tried to but failed 1t is
worth more to family than whole medicine
chest.
Year: 1878

The use of long words which we get
from other tongues not only makes our
thoughts and our speech dim and hazy,
but it has done somewhat to harm the
morals of our people. Crime sometimes
does not look like crime when it is set
before us in the many folds of a long
word. When a man steals and we call it
defalcation," we are at loss to know
if it is blunder or crime. If he does
not tell the truth and we are told that it
is a case of prevaricatiOn, it takes MS some
time to know just what we should think
of it. No man will ever cheat himself
into wrong doing, nor will he be at loss
to judge of others if he thinks and speaks
of acts in clear, crisp English TERMS
[Horatio Seymour.
Year: 1878

Could we but know
The land that ends our dark, uncertain travel,
Whsre lie those happier hills aud meadows low
Ahi If beyond the spirits inmost cavil
Aught of that country could we surely know,


Who would not go7


Might we but hear
The lowering angels high imagined chorus,
Or cStch, betimss. with wakeful eyes and clear,
One radiant vista Of the realm before US
With one rapt moment given to and hear,


Ahi who would fear7


Were quite sure
To ind the peerless friend who left US lonely,
Or there, By some celestial stream as pure,
To gaze in eyes that here were lOvelIt only
This weary mortal coil-Ee quite sure


Who would endureP
Year: 1878

By SUNDAY the viceroy of India will
learn the state of the ameer's mind, as
the native emissary bearing missive
is due at that time. An unfavorable
letter will Immediately precipitate me-
gotiations.
Year: 1878

The constitutional convention of
California adopted resolution yester-
day to memorable the president and
senate to so modify the Burlingame
treaty as to prohibit Chinese immigra-
tion. Before that convention ajourns
a reward will be offered for the photo
craps of the members.
Year: 1878

An account of a recent miracle is furnished by the Rev. Father Durin, of the missionaries of the Sacred Heart, to the last number of The Annals The incident is related by $. M. Carola, of the Convent of the Holy Family, Baltic, Conn. Last April one of the Sisters accidentally broke the second joint of her thumb. The doctors set it and kept it ban daged for about ten days. It was very painful and rendered the Sister quite incapable of writing, though she was still able to preside over her class. When the bandages were re- moved the sinews were so contracted, though the bone had Been we'll set that the Sister conld not move the thumb She discovered, too, that at the end it was paralyZed. Our anxiety for our poor Sister," says the corrcs- pendent, ''and our desire that she should be cured became so ardent that, seeing no chance of succeeding by human means, we turn to an unfailing source of compassion, namely, the Sacred Heart was approaching, and through her powerful intercesson we determined tO seek our Sisters cure. On the third day of the Novena, the Sister felt sensation in part of the thumb, which circumstance greatly increased our confidence. No further change took place, and we concluded the NOvena on the Feast of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart by a general communion. The Novena was fin- ished, but the day itself had not come to q close, and so we still kept hoping on. School time came, and the Sister had to go to her class with but little courage. For seven weeks she had not been able to hold pen, another Sister had to write exercises on the blackboard for her. She had hoped to be cured, but now, feeling the thumb just as dead as before, she thought that it was not Gods will that she should be cured, so she resigned herself per fectly to His good pleasure, and en- deavored to apply herself to her class duties Suddenly she felt warm glow rush through her hand and arm, and in an instant she could move the long immovable thumb" The cure is represented to have been instantaneous and complete The physician who was in attendance certfies to the correct ness of the statement.-T Tribune.
Year: 1878

WAsHixGros, Feb. 8, 1878
THE BLAND BILL TO BE IN THE HANDS OF


THE PREsIDENT NEXT wEEK-REPuBLIcAN


TACTICS FOLLOWING THE VETO.


senator Thurman got down on the wrong side Of the
fence to-day. Senator Herman made brief but thor.
eughy practical speech against the BILL showing shat


would iphiot great losses the country and utterly
fail give the relief expected Senator Chrstianoy
also spoke Senator Blame has tho hoor for TO- % or
row, and will oppose the Bland b but favor an Issue
Of silver dollars worth dollar


The Silver bill will probably vote this week.
II will then 30 back the House. where the intention


to suffer debate, and tho silver men mean to accent
the Senate amendments, unless these should be such
Is sst thcm against the BILL which not probable.
The bill ought therefore, TO be IN the Presidents
hands BY the middle Of next week before He will
veto II and the attempt to pass IL over the veto
will almost certainly fail This, al least 10 the sxpso
tation OF leading republicans who mean ,hereupou to
bring in at now silver BILL which the President
will be expected to sign. This new bill. which
ID now preparing, will provide for largo and
I'm medats Issue OF silver dollars Of greater weight
than AJAX grains each and will make them legal
tender for future transactions for considerable
imouot, perhaps so high $1,000, and certainly Tor
ever $100


The calculation OF the republican leaders is that In
shs way they will set themselves right with all
tons OF the country pleasing the East by suffering
the defeat OF the Bland bill, and tho West and South
BY ordering issue of silver. And thus the fall
campaign, they think, will be covered" ut all
points 1t is believed that while the President will
undoubtedly veto the Bland bill and any bill which
Affects tho debt and interest any past transactions
10 10 inclined to sign silver bill and almost any bill
Ehich vii bring silver dollars into circulation. 1t 10
said that the reports which been repeatedly cir
culated here with great positvenrss that he would
not veto the Bland bill-reports which undoubt-
edly false-have been put forth by persons who knew
that he was favorable TO silver. and who wrongly
jumped the CONCLUSION thar hs would sign any bill
which oame before him.
The republicans are averse to going into the fall
campaign ~ the opponents OF silver. They believe
thar they do not pass bill authorizing issue Of
silver they will lose the whole West and Northwest
but they believe that II the Bland bill 10 defeated by
tho veto they lay the blame OF that the Presi
dent, and BY putting forward new silver bin
publican the ial elections for thsm
selves They have but fear Of this strategy. and
that Is that the Bland may bs numerous and re.
ssntful enough 70 defeat their bill IN turn The demo-
cratic plan, II there 10 any, Is not known
Year: 1878

As result of his observations of the
transit of Mercury, DR.. Peters reiterstes
his disbelief that there is such q planet
as Vulcan, and says that the present
transit shows ne perturbations of Mer-
curry that could be ascribed to the infu-
ence Of an inner planet. Hs thinks,
however, that mercury is surrounded by
an atmosphere, SIS faint vibration was
discernible On the circumference of the
spot, similar to that on the sans limb.


A Pbiladelphian has just improved
the steamboat propeller. There are four
wheels, two on each side of the boat,


run on endless steel cables from one
wheel to the other, like belt over two
pulIeys, both ends of each paddle being
securely fastened into q triangular
shaped piece OF iron which works like
cog, dropping into notches in the iron
wheel at proper intervals as it revolves.
Thus there are continually several pad


dies in the water all working at once,
instead Of only one, as IN the ordinary
wheel. Further, these paddles are work
ing in comparatively still water, while
with the common wheel the water is
churned into foam, and after a certain
point Is reached in the swiftness of the
revolutions, speed is lost instead OF
gained
Year: 1878

The child of oolored parents of differ
tints, such as ouadroon and mulatto, or
mulatto and black, will be nearer the
tint of the darker parent. If both
parents are of the same color, the child
will be shade darker, and singularly
enough, the second child will be darker
than the first, the third darker than the
second, and so on to the last. In other
words, a colored community left to itself,
is fatally destined to return to the
original African black after limited
number of generations. Thus, while
each new alliance with an individual of
pure Caucasian blood brings the negro q
step nearer to the white standard, the
reverse is the case the moment the
Caucasian element is withheld, and the
color retrogrades from light to dark.


A curious proof of this is found in
observations made during some time in
one OF the islands. A mulatto woman
had q female child by white man this
young girl gave birth to a quadroon by
a white father, and this recrossing with
the white race was kept up for six
generations. An identical process OF
recrossing had been simultaneously
noticed IN another plantation. The
children resulting from the seventh
crossing in both of these families were of