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Year: 1879

The Neac Era says the PRESS is unusually
quiet about Jefferson. 1t may be so.
When the Ne,v Era went so far as to assert
that Jefferson favored fiat money because he
said nothing about it we concluded that the
discussion could not longer be pursued with
profit to anyone
Year: 1879

A STARKs correspondent writes to the
Lewiston Journal: know OF voters here
who went Greenback last year who will this
year vote the straight Republican ticket.
The canvass is progressing well in this coun-
ty. Our speakers are driving the Green
hackers to the wall, and tie stragglers are
coming back into the Republican ranks l
think the hard-money Democrats will have
county ticket of their own here, and L be-
lieve we are all right in old Somerset.
Year: 1879

The Democratic and Greenback papers
have great deal to say about Hercules
They will find themselves wrthing in the
grasp of the Republican Hercules on the
eighth of September as the two serpents
writhed in the grasp of the mighty Doric
Hercules in the days of his childhood.
Year: 1879

TIE grand demonstration at City Hall
last night was in striking contrast with the
Democratic fizzle of the night before. The
fact is our opponents have lost heart while
the Republicans are growing i'll strength
and courage every day. Let the good work
go on and we shall carry that majority far
I'M among the thousands.
Year: 1879

The Belfast Journal asks if the Demo-
Gratis of Maine will sanction by their votes
the shameless trickery and bargaining of the
so-called Democratic leaders, thus placing
their hands in the fetters already forged for
them; or will they assert their manhood,
and by vote for honest money uphold
those financial principles to which the
Democratic party has heretofore adhered
and which can alone give us stable cur
rency and national prosperity" This is a
question many of them are seriously con-
sidorinG
Year: 1879

THE statement made by County Treasurer
Mcclellan has effectually disposed of the
Argus statements about county taxes. That
a deficiency is certain on account of tax re-
ductions is the opinion not only of Mr..
Mcclellan, but of the entire board of County
Commissioners, Republican and Democratic.
1t is altogether probable that the condition
of other counties is similar to that of Cum
berland county, and that the claims made
by the Demnitionals elsewhere have as little
foundation as those made by the Ardns
Year: 1879

THE Leader says the excerpts purporting
to be from the World and Times are the ut
terance of their editorial opinions. They
say the excerpts are not We are willing to
leave the matter there. People can believe
these reputable journals or they can believe
the Leader-a paper that has the brazen au-
dacity to say that Eugene Hale is writing up
the Maine canvass for the Boston Herald,
the boss lie yet put out by the Demnitionals
in this campaign.
Year: 1879

THE tenth of the Tribune articles on
finance, which we print to-day. shows how
the use of bad money robs the many to re-
There are over nine-tenths of those who work
lieve the few 1t also takes up the debtor
class argument
Year: 1879

THE Pennington Chronicle hears ''of
quite number of Democrats that propose
to vote the Republican ticket, and of others
that say they shall not vote at all; also OF
large numbers of those who belong to the
Greenback party that have returned to the
grand old Republican party, the party OF
honesty, loyalty and honor. Now is the
time for every true son of this country to
strike blow for the peace, welfare and
perpetuity of this nation"
Year: 1879

Kalloch is bad lot. So is De Young. Both
are dirty. They INDUCED in bad language
toward each other-a very bad practice.
Neither told the whole truth about the other.
1t would take long time. 1t would be no
loss to the world if Kalloch should die of De
Young's bullet, or De Young of tight eravat.
Last year the California workingmen wor-
shipped De Young. This year they worship
Kalloch. Why do they worship unprinci-
pied editors or adulterous preachers when
Herald


HERE in Maine it is the adulterous editor
and the unprincipled preacher that are the
objects of Greenback worship. Things are
twisted that's all
Year: 1879

A NOTE to the Kennebec Journal from
town in Knox County says: 81 have just
returned this evening from the organization
of Davis club. We start with 65 good men
and true. Only A of this number voted the
Republican ticket last year. Five OF the
number voted Greenback
Year: 1879

THE Neay Religion says that the Govern
ment guarantees the payment of the National
Bank bills The Ne,o Religion is not quite
accurate. What the Government does is to
compel the stockholders of the banks to
guarantee such payment. To illustrate:
Suppose gentleman offers to furnish Mr..


Seitz four hundred subscribers SO that he
can run newspaper on condition that it
shall be Greenback newspaper. Now sup
posing also that this gentleman collects the
subscriptions and tells Mr.. Seitz that he
will hold them until it is certain that his
newspaper is a Greenback one. Does that
gentleman guarantee that the paper shall be
Greenback, or does he compel Mr.. Seitz to-?
The case of the National Banks is parallel
Year: 1879

THERE is disgust among the Greenback-
ers of York Their committee has sold them
out, and substituted for the Greenbacker
d. A. Hill on the Senatorial ticket the
Democrat Josiah A. Slower. As Hill and
Stover are partners in business the Green
hackers think the job must have been put
up from the first
Year: 1879

THE Neav Era reiterates the assertion that
the extract it quotes from the New York
Times about tenant farmers, is an editorial
utterance of the Times. The Times says it
isn't. 1t strikes us that the Times ought to
know, and we prefer to accept its state
ment. We have seen the copy to which the
New Era refers, and the extract quoted does
not appear in the editorial columns. Now
how about the forgery on the New York
World? The Era said at the time its atten-
ton was called to that forgery that it would
write to the World about it. Has it ever
written? If so, what answer did it get. II
says the PRESS accuses it of lying. The
PRESS does. In its very latest issue, bear
ing the date of August %, the Ne,o Era at
tributes to Senator Blaine words that were
never uttered by him; that is to say, it lies
about him. We refer to the Western boat
forgery, and we say again that no statement
made by the Ne,e Era on its own authority
is worthy of belief.
Year: 1879

lne more lntel18enU 1nelnDeTS Ol Tic COd-
lition have given up all hopes of carrying the
State ON the popular vote, or OF throwing
the election of Governor into the Legisla-
ture; but last desperate attempt is to be
made to secure Legislative majority.
Their prospect for success is Of the faintest,
and it will vanish utterly if the Republicans
make judicious nominations and get all
their men to the polls. The necessity OF so
doing cannot be too urgently insisted upon.
All personal ambitions and jealouses should
give way to the common good.


In all the representative districts OF the
State the wise and safe policy is to nominate
men who can command the most votes. The
man held in highest regard by his fellows is
certain to be a man well qualified for the
position; and others, however strong their
claims may be, should give way to him.
After the nominations are made an active
canvass for election should be at once en-
tered upon. Every Republican should be
got to the polls, and the chances to win con-
verts must be taken advantage OF. The
fight must be hand-to-hand fight in each
school district and each ward. Thus we
shall secure large Republican majority in
the House, and majority made out of good
stock.


In Cumberland County as elsewhere this
is the programme that ought to be carried
out. The County should send as many Re-
publican Representatives as it ever has sent,
and it will send them if the nominations be
judiciously made and every voter got out.
AT the preliminary meetings in this city
tonight the utmost care should be taken to
select men of good judgment who in their
turn will make wise selections. Then, like
the English at Waterloo, it will be 'Up
guards, and at them!'


A BATH correspondent of the PRESS Sug-
gests an apt type of the Demnitional par
ty, thus: s.The remarkable combination
which exists to-day in this State opposed to
the Republican party, ready, if possible to
defeat it, reminds me strongly of Barnum's
once famous mermaid. 1t was obvious to
the most casual spectator of that ingenious
fraud that the head and shoulders of the
creature were those of monkey, while the
other extremity was as certainly that OF q
fish. The great puzzle was to discover how
and where the two parts were joined to-
gether. So it is with our opponents. We
see at glance that the ostensible head and
front of the movement is the so-called
Greenback party, while the tail is all that is
left of our old enemies, the Democrats; but
the two parties are so mixed up and run
into one another that even Agassiz himself
could not tell where the Greenbacker leaves
off and the Democrat begins" "But', he
adds, "of one thing you may rest assured,
and that is, that reversing the usual order
of nature, the Democratic tail will wag the
Greenback body every time" Thus it ap-
pears that the Demnitional party is the
greater fraud of the two.
Year: 1879

T. H. RRENrs.-We received letter during
the week from the Hon. Tom Brents at Wash
ington. He advises us that he is doing all he
can for the benefit of our citizens irrespective
of party or politics. We did not need his own
assurance of that faot for We are continually
being asked by prominent citizens to give him
word of praise for the anxiety he has shown
to prove himself useful. Some of our citizens
say that his aptitude for work actually saves
them the expense of an agent at Washington
to do the business M- Brents considers 1t his
duty to perform for them.
Year: 1879

Coon BooK-"0n the Verge: A Romance
of the Centennial, is the title of one of the
most interesting books We have read for long
time. 1t is well and vigorously written, re-
plete with interest and full of exquisite word
painting of scenery. The characters are fresh
and drawn by master hand. The book is
most elegantly gotten up and Is fit for any
drawing room table. Published by Bancroft K
Co San Francisco
Year: 1879

CHANGE IN THE PRoGAYME.-Owins to the
absence of Gen. Forsytbe in the field there
VAS no chance until his return to the Fort to
extend him an invitation 10 participate IN the
procession on the 4th On Tuesday last Az IN
ritasion WAS extended aud very courteously ac-
eepted by the General. THIS was the only
thing required to make the affair q grand sue
CESS, The three companies, headed by the
splendid military band, viii march ct the head
d the procession They will then return to
Che Fort, when at noon grand national salute
vii be fired, one for every state in the Union
altogether grand jubilee will be heid here on
FRIDAY next. Come one, come al.
Year: 1879

TAKEFT AwAY.-There is some job work IN
this Office for certain party, who, at the time
of ordering. was in somewhat of n hurry to
have it done. 1t has been lying in the office
fer several weeks, and We would like for him to
come and pay for the same and take it away.
Year: 1879

Mr. EDITOR II hope that no one will think it an
imprOpriey in me to express in this public way the
very pleasant feelings which the visit of your
little Smyrna people has left among in Dover.
The sound of their voices has hardly died away and
they are yet seeking the quiet of their faraway
homes as sit down to recall and record some of the


To me it was one of the prettest things that have
seen and have not spent evening dny1chere more
agreeaby How could those young heads carry SO
much? Their parts were well sustained, not only
throughout the singing and marching, but in the
thousand and one little movements that give life to
any performance. No hesitation, no delays no mis-
takes. All was prompt and brghtand happy. All, Mr..
Editor! there is nothing more beautiful to behold in
this world than childlike children in action And to
your town indebted for such sight; and de-


ightful entertainment full of sweet faces sweet songs
and sweet sentiments.


Among other things seen and appreciated was the
courage displayed in performing in strange place
and before strange audience The parts were every
one carried with case, and some even with a
dignity which old stagers do not acquire The con-
duct too of the children was orderly and elegant n
more mannerly company of young people l never
saw Many of these Juveniles have accordingly left
many admirers in Dover


Much cedit is due to the skill and labor of the
manager, or managers. We were hardly prepared for
anything so fine as the Grand March, and confess to
being taken quite by Storm 1t would hardly he fair
to mention any names when all acquitted themselves
so well.


OF the adult performances I did not propose SO
much to speak Mrs Gritfths singing quite captiva-
ted US of course. OF this her applause was the best
evidence, and Dover audiences not usually very
demOnStTative. When they fairly aroused, they
were tonight, the applause comes down in showers


The CtGtd is beautifully written piece, full of eX
| quisite touches of sentiment and able to stand any


where on its own merits and it is only just to say that
played in Dover by the Smyrna troupe, it was well


presented and is accordingly entitled to be called
and, by general consent Is called grand success We
only hope that your merry pinaiOres think as well
| us as we do of them; and that in this visit we sc
struck their fancy as to make them think pleasantly


Ofus when ever the vsit mentioned. (Confdentally


Mr. EditOrfthe children OftheSe two ghborly towns


agree to agree shall always be of Inind.) I've


give three cheers and one cheer more" for the party
from Smyrna. Thanks to each Of YOU and please ac
| cept our compliments +. A.. W.
| DOVER, DEL May so, 1879.
Year: 1879

and we notice in some places the most improved
methods III road mending are being employed. The
people gradually growing into the plan Of advo-
eating permanent Improvements in the matter Of
road mendng. Supervisors must remember that one
worth two in the fall one little hole filed in time
saves not only nine but dozens Of springs bolts and
H7Cles in the course of season.
Year: 1879

Mr.. VIM. H. Jones, whom we noticed last week as
preparing to keep the dust down in our streets by
contributions from the citizens, the general sum
being % cts per week. did not get his tank erected
and wagon made until Monday afternoon. About
that our citizens had been so auXiously waiting for


Especially the previous three hot dusty days. cloud
hove in sight and bore down towards the town from
the same direction the sprinkler coming. 1t
became question of time which should make it, out
Mr. Jones was the ground first and. pulling up his


flood gate, was fast making thick dough of the i'm
palpable dust. The chief difference between Mr.. J.
and the cloud was that the latter did business on
larger SCALE and speedily covering the ground sent
its small rival to the until the next dusty day
Year: 1879

Jas. P. Hoffecker's peach orchard shows peculiar
phrase affecting his crop One half If his orchard
was plOwed just before the May frost the other half
just after the powing being done directly across not
with the varieties The trees that plOwed before
the frost promise from half to quarters of crop
whilet those that were powed after will have very
mcager fruitage, not more than eighth of a crop.
Year: 1879

There is q person treveling through Pennsylvania
says exchange who has another sharp trick to get
farmers into trouble. In instance he left plow
at farmers with the verbal consent to the pow,
and if not liked to return it. He also left printed
advertisement of its merits. The farmer in looking
over it found notice in due FORM stating that when
trial had been made of the plow the agent must be
notified within two days of it. Many farmers will
never see the notice but will take the advertisement
hecdlessly and then through failure to notify in two
days will be compelled to keep the plow, inasmuch
as the agent can be qualified that the farmer cannot
deny receiving it. Look out for this swindler re-
cent experience in this section with these sharpers
should put all farmers q sharp look out.
Year: 1879

While silver is alarmingly abundant. it is a rare
thing to see gold coin in circulation. For some
reason the yellow metal is not kindly taken to by
business men, while tradc-doarS are plentiful as
black5erries in August. and bank notes of the one
and two dollar denominations are almost as rare as
the old fractional currency
Year: 1879

The evapOTator specifically invented to re-
the moisture from fruit and vegetables but Mr.
Underwood has put it to a new use, an expert
ment viz: drying fish He showed us a week or
tC ago two samples of trout he had dried on It, one
fresh and the other after it had laid in salt "A hours
The work looked as if it had been completely done
and the fish as if they would keep in any weather in
definitely.
Year: 1879

One of our peach growers who has protested since
the rot that his peaches were gone. admits this
week that on nearly half his orchard his trees are
reasonably full During the scare he saw only those
the trees had the appearance really as if fire had
ScOrched them
Year: 1879

DIR. John W. Flick having sold out his bakery and
confectionery establishment here as we stated last
week. left yesterday for Stroudsburg Pa. where he
intends to enter on the practice of medicine. He
came 10 this town some fifteen Years ago. and has
been a business success, a man of his force and
energy is likely to be anywhere. lie surprised his
friends two years ago by announcement that
he intended to study medicine and adopt it as his
future business no one doubling his success when be
had made up his mind to it. He entered Bellview
Medical College, New York from which institution
he graduated few weeks since. DR. Flick has good
education. mental force and an Otf-haud manner OF
address always popular with Germans. He has the
good wishes of his old friends
Year: 1879

Good crops and confidence in the future and in
each other will do more to revive prosperity than all
the legislation that emanate from the craniums
our law-making SolOns for Il century.
Year: 1879

Great damage has been done by forest fires along
the lake shore in Michigan. Forty or fifty buildings
have been burned and many families have been rem
dered homeless Telegraphic communication has
been cut with several points by the fire.
Year: 1879

The most of the fruits and vegetables of the season
are in market viz: by tapping over the late of last
year or the early of this. Apples and strawberries
year the other of this. Peas from points further
south have been in market for some time, but last
week our market began to be plentifully supplied
with "home made" ones. New cabbage have also
been in market. The season is about here when the
most of people can make out some how to live" ."
Those two important factors the peach and tomato
have not shown their ruddy cheeks yet but the latter
will soon and the former is coming on pace.
Year: 1879

Last week we made brief mention of the Sullry
pIIow and It's exhibition here by Gen Wisewell. On
number of our most practical farmers and mechanics
went out to the farm of Mr.. Hazard to give it
thorough test in suitable soil. Our people were
mostly incredulous that plow would run lighter to
the horses and work better with riding on it,
and consequently watched its every movement very
scrutinlzingly, the chief reliance being the unerring
test of the dynamOmeter. We are told by the men
who witnessed it that there is question as to its
efficiency as a labor saving machine, the saving to
the team (not taking the plOwman into considera-
tom being from one fifth to one quarter of the
draught- This is an important consideration and
one which the farmer will not believe without the
best demonstrations of proof 1t carries conviction it
seems wherever tried and in many places are getting
into general use. The General has fixed on Smyrna
the place to manufacture them for the Peninsula,
and it is most probable that the work will be done bv
Messrs. Geo. w. 4 S. Taylor. The gentlemen who
witnessed the test expressed themselves entirely
pleased and satisfied The American AGric,liuriI
which is the best authority all subjects relating to
the farmer. has the following in reference to this
pillow in its last issue:


BILE to any pillow, and affords seat for the plowman,
while he can still have perfect control of both plOw
and horses At first sight this seems like labOrsaVing
at costly rate namely, at the expense of the team
If hired man add his own weight to load
tnat IS about hcayy enoug ne learns pretty soon that
his place is on the ground This plow-sulky, how
ever is very philosophical affair, not only guiding
the plow more accurately than can be done by most
plowmen but making tTun lighter, even when carry
ing the pOwman'S weight. This hardly posi-
BILE yet it is clear when consider that the pOw
/ three-sided wedge, only one side of which, the
mould-board does any efficient service the sole and
the land side, only contributing to hold the mould


board in position There is deal of friction between


The sole or more correctly speallingthe undersidC
of the pow and the ground and hardly less between
| the land side and the land! The sulky attachment


TO the plow has wheel under the beam. in front
and one running behind the ploW in the furrow
which take all this ground friction, and the lateral
thrust made by the single large wheel running upol
the land, which is increased when the weight of the
plOwmOn is upon the seat, takes great part of the


friction off from the land side. Thus the team is re
lieved by doing away with useless friction. ThesC


two advantages are certainly proved to be all tha
was anticipated, and perhaps more"
Year: 1879

THE election in New York this fall
will be one of more than usual im-
portance. A Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary Of State, Comp
troller, Treasurer, Attorney General,
State Engineer and Surveyor aie to be
elected. Never before in the history of
the State were all these officers chosen
at the same time.
Year: 1879

Eelse Parker, the notorious colored
fellow who pretended 10 know all about
Charley Rsss and sentthe officers scat,
terng on false clues, has come to the
front again. Parker was sent to the
Eastern Penitentiary some time ago for
shooting the woman who was recogni-
zed as his wife. This Darkey is a Gu
riOsity. As a liar he is not equalled,
except, of course, by the notorious
Annanias Anderson.


Since Parker has been locked up he
has been afforded but few opportunities
to ply his chosen vocation. He sue.
ceeded, however, by some means, in
creating sensation among the police
in Jersey City. A few days since the
authorities of that place were in receipt
of a letter informing them that Mrs.
Smith and Cove Bennett were innocent
of the killing Of Policeman Smith, and
that he knew who the murderer was.
An officer was dispatched post haste to
this city. At the Penitentiary he in
quired if such person as Nelson Park
or resided there.


He was answered in the affirmative
and given cue respecting Parker's
inclination to roam into the realms of
fancy rather than stick to the truth.
The officer desired but to talk with
Parker, and this request was granted.
The convict poured out terrible tale,
which, be said, man from Camden
told him about, but would not reveal
who the person was. The officer was
soon satisfied that Parker wanted to
have his tongue loosened by money
and pardon. As he went so far wide
of the facts in possession of the officers,
Parker's scheme was easily s-en
through, and the Jersey City man re-
turned home, not much wiser, but
sadder man.