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Year: 1878

The Shoe and Leather Reporter has these
timely and sensible words to say of failures


Little more than a fortnight of the new year
has elapsed, and the harvest of failures is as


prolific as ever. There are no very large


concerns in the list; the great corporations


and firms that were weak succumbed early.


The parties that drop out now are found to


be In state of such extreme exhaustion


that the only way they could possibly have


concealed their insolvency for so great while


was by artificial and anomalous methods.


Men who have been Ia good standing for


term of years can do business on their repu-


tation for considerable period after they
are bankrupt. But in such cases, when the
collapse does come what is left is hardly
worth counting. These are the kind of sus-


pensions we are witnessing now, and they
evidently follow last in the order of that great
procession of mercantile fatalities which has
been moving on before the eyes of the Amer
lean people since the autumn of 1878.
Meanwhile, the country is drifting with un-
erring certainty toward the haven of safety
and thrift. Through the furnace fires of trial


which test the vigor or decay of the condition
of the trading community is to be wrought
out the clarifcation of the commercial atmos.
phere. The sooner those who are not able


to give assurances of adequate capital for the
conduct of their business are compelled to re-
tire for want Of credit, the sooner affairs will
be re-establshed on a stable and healthy
basis. The worst competitor that a MIR


chant can possibly encounter Is the man who
does not pay his debts. He can overbuy and


undersell him all the time. One of the most


potent causes to-day why almost every de-


scription of merchandise is being valued at


less than the cost of production is that there


are so many houses who are either necessi-


tous or in liquidation and to whom price is


comparatively unimportant matter.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous etters 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: 1878

The Western Republicans are beginning to
get some light on the financial question and
to believe that honesty is the best policy af-
ter all. The action of the Republicans in
the Ohio Legislature IS very encouraging.
Year: 1878

The Michigan Christian Advocate truly
says that "a church, to be mighty must
be a leader in the civilization OF the age;n
and it further says that sin these times,
certainly the pastor must be scholastic.
The minister who does not study has no
right to 60 into the sacred desk, and il
he will not study, he should be speedily
ejected."
Year: 1878

cough that deprives you of it may take
your life too. One bottle of Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar will avert
the evil, and save you from consumption.
Will you weigh life against half-dollar I
Sold by all druggists.


Pixies Toetbache Drops cure in one
m mute. jams I'm
Year: 1878

Live for something, be not Idle,

 Look abont thee for employ; Sit not down in useless dreaming Labor Is the sweetest joy. Folded hands are never weary,

 Selfish hearts are never gay; Life for thee hath many duties

 Active be then while you may. Scatter blessings in the pathway!

 Gentle words and cheering smiles Better are than gold or silver

 With their great creating wiles. As the pleasant sunshine falleth,

 Ever on the grateful earth, So let our sympathy and kindness Gladden. well the darkened hearth. Hearts there are oppressed and weary; Drop the tears of sympathy, Whisper words of hope and comfort, Give, and thy reward shall be Joy unto thy soul returning,

 From this perfect fountain head; Freely, as thou freely givest.

 Shall the grateful light be shed.
Year: 1878

The last number of the Salt Silver Her, ald received at this office was so blurred and besmeared with ink that 1t was impossible to make any use Of 1t what ever. further than to consign It to the waste basket. - Los Angeles Repub lican.

 Sorry you lost your temper and ruin ed your waste backet-Enterprlse.

 The more that paper is blurred, the more popular it will be until plotted out entirely
Year: 1878

The examination in the case of Jack Swilling, charged with robbing the stage, etc, was completed on Saturday night and the defendant discharged the Court holding that the evidence was insufficient to hold him to appear before the Grand Jury. The case o the Territory against these parties vii come on as soon as it can be made conyenient-Enterprise.
Year: 1878

MARK TWAIN heard of dentist who had a very funny story to tell, and went to get some imaginary defects in his teeth remedied so as to hear the yarn and be able to publish it. As, however the doctor has sent in bill for $20O it is moi likely that Mark is much ahead.
Year: 1878

THE Army Appropriation bill, as reported from the Senate Committee contains an amendment appropriating S1O0.O00 from the construction of a Military Post, for protection from the Sioux, ator near the point where Milk river crosses the Canada boundary
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Ihe treasury Department will make another effort to put into circulation SIX millions and more of silver dollars which have been coined in accordance with the new law the law officer having decided that the Department has authority 10 pay the cost of the transportation of silver dollars from Mints to Sub Trcasuries The policy of trying to put out among the people the large amount on hand will be tried. Official letters received here from California say the new silver dollar is treated as a subsidiary silver coin. and that there is no demand whatever for it. The banks refuse the new dollars, except as special deposit The coinage of the new dollar has been practically stopped at the Sar Francisco and Carson City Mints, tho supply on hand being largely in exces: of the demand. The amout of bullion on hand at both Mints is very small It is regarded as significant that th' owners of the bonanza mines refuse ( sell the Government bullion excep : for gold. No purchases have therefore been made. During the month O ! May 3.500.OO0 silver dollars were coin 

 ed at the various Mints. Most of th,

 Mints will suspend work lOr abou

 thirty days, on the 1jth of the presen

 month, 10 make the annual settle imelt and repair their machinery.
Year: 1878

THE MARYLAND RESOLUTIONS AND THE KIM.


MEL BILL.


In connection with the investigation now
proceeding, the action of the judiciary COM
mittee OF the House in delaying the report on
the Mar! land resolutions and the Kimmel bill
is somewhat significant. Two weeks ago
majority OF the members were ready to make
an adverse report and supplement it with the
declaration that the Presidents title is IRE
fragib,e. Since then strong Influence has
been exerted TO have the report withheld.
To day meeting to consider the report was
held, but the sub iect was again postponed
until to O-morr0w. A member OF the Committees
said that Gen. Butler favored delay, and that
he had said the result of the present investi-
CATION might be the presentation of articles of
view OF such possibility it was better that no
dc eiaration be made affecting the Presidents
title until the investigation SLau have been
completed,
Year: 1878

TERRIBLE TORNADO AT CANToN.-The con-
sui at Canton reports to the Department of
State that terrible tornado passed over that
struction of life and property. The whirlwind
came from the sea in the form of a water.
spout. and struck the shore on the foreign SET


lement of Shameen, passing thence in north.
easterly direction through the crowded part of
the city of Canton. The average breadth of
the track left by the tornado is 600 feet. AL


hOugh many houses We're destroyed in the
foreign settlement, no life was lost there, and
the cases of miraculous escape from death
were numerous. The United States consulate
was Just beyond the track OF the storm, and no
American property was damaged. In the
native city 1t is estimated that 10000 persons
were killed. Owing to the narrowness of the
streets the work OF removing the dead bodies
from the wreck made slow prOgress and
would take several weeks to accomplish. The
weather was very hot, and the fearful stencil
from deeompOsing bodies led many TO fear the
outbreak of a pesiilence.


81" Idiots fringen is the latest for banged
hair.-I Boston TfQRScriDt
Year: 1878

mercantile life sit or stand many
hours each day, are frequently bur-
dened with important and trying
work, have so many irons in the
fire as to get no rest, and at the end
of the day find themselves thorough
ly exhausted, and in humor for
anything but vigorous muscular ex-
ertion. If their work calls them
out much, it uses their legs only,
leaving the arms idle, and SO keep
ing the Development but partial.
The spade, the pick and the bar of
the laboring-man keep him stopped
over in spite of all he can do, and
he lives and dies, as Charles Reade
described him in his admirable
sketch Of the brave blind swimmer
of the Scottish firth, James Lam
bert-a man with a slouch in his
gait.
Year: 1878

which an elephant expresses ioy;
and he waited patiently, expecting
Jim to take his prize off the hook
and put on more bait for him. But
Jim, the little rascal, sometimes
liked to plague Old Soup. lie nod
ded at us, as much as to say, "Look
out, and you'll see fun, now!" Then
he took off the fish, which he threw
into water jar placed there for
the purpose, and went back to his
place without putting any bait on
Old Soups hook. The intelligent
animal did not attempt to throw
his line into the water. He tried
to move Jim by low, pleading cries,
1t was curious to note what tender
tones he seemed to try to give his
voice.


Seeing that Jim paid no atten-
tion to his calls, but sat and
laughed as he handled his own
line, Old Soup went up to him, and
with his trunk tried to turn his
head in the direction of the bait.
box. AT last, when he found that
all he could do would not induce
his willful friend to help him, he
turned round as if struck by a sud-

den thought, and, snatching up
with his trunk the box that held
the bait, came and laid it down al
the majors feet; then picking W
his rod, he held it out to his mas
ter.


"What do you want me to dc
with this, Old Soup?' said thu
major.


The creature lifted one great foo
after the other, and again began tc
utter his plaintiff cry. 0ut o.
mischief, took Jimmy's part, and
picking up the bait-box, pretended
to run with it. The elephant wa
not going to be teazed by me. HI
dipped his trunk into the Gange
and in an instant squirted a streau
of water over me with all the force
and precision of fre-engine, t.
the immense amusement of thC
children.


The major at once made Soup
sign to stop, and, to make my peac
with the fine old fellow, l baitct
his hook myself. Quivering witt
Joy, as a baby does when it get
hold at last of a plaything some ont
has taken fromit, Old Soupramany
hardly paused to thank me by
soft note of JOY for batting his lin
for him, before he went back to hi
place, and was again watching hi
cork as it trembled in the ripples q
the river.
Year: 1878

A Newspaper in the fullest sense Of the word,
at once adapted to the Merchant. the Me-
cbanic. the Farmer, and everybody
desirous of keeping up with the
stirring news of this live and


progressive age.
Year: 1878

This is the latest Chicago story
about Miss Kellogg. ." "Miss Kei-
logg sent word to Behrens, the mu-
sical conductor, that she wanted to
rehearse with him the polonaise in
Mignon. Behrens at once went to
hunt up the music, but found to his
horror that the man who had
charge Of Miss Kellogg's music had
sent it all on to New York. After
falling to find the music in any of
the Chicago music stores a lady
said that a friend Of hers had the
polonaise; and that if Miss Kellogg
had no objection she would write
her note aud ask her to send it
down to the hotel. So a note was
written to the owner, asking her to
send up her polonaise for Miss Kel-


logg's use. Unfortunately, when
the messenger reached the house
the lady was out. The note, how
ever, was opened by her daughter, a
younglady of seventeen or eighteen,
who, after looking through her
mothers room, sent back a note
saying that she didn't know exact
ly which the Mignon polonaise was,
but that her mother had only three,
and no one of them was large
enough to fit Miss Kellogg, who,
she understood, was a little stout"
Year: 1878

dogs. hut when with their charge, neither
domcsticated nor Wild dogs dare venture


u attack them. These dogs can be
readily taught to bring homo the flock


at certain hour in the evening. Their
most troublesome fault, when young,
is their desire to play with the sheep,
and III doing So, they sometimes gallop
their charges numerically. In train
ing the shepherd dog, commence when
not more than six months old, The
best place to train pup is on the road,
Teach HIM first to mind Your word,
Nearly all directions To the pup should
be given hv motion Of the hand in the
direction you wish him Is -, ana nj.
ways accompany the voice hy motion
of the hand. After your pup has
learned to mind the word and is trained
to march haek and forth from one side
of the flock to the other nj the sweep
of your hand, commence to teach him
to pass M the side of the llock 10 do
this make II motion with Your hand up
the side You wish him To 70, throwing
your arm out Ms you would to direct u
man beyond the reach OF your voice,
and call ont :" Away UP |" until he gets
hold of vour meaning. 10 teach him
to 20 clcar round il flock and 50 turn
thcm towards you, repeat the motion
of sending him up the side until he gets
partly round the head OF the flock aud
then call down on the opposite side.
A(tor ho has once learned to 20 round
the flock, II sweep of the back and
when hc has got 10 his plaec; keep mn
eve ON him, and sing out ut times,
" Drive them upw To train him to
bark whenever YOU wish, mako u fuss
yourself and 50 get him excited and
then sing out, "Spcak to them" We
arc often surprised that therc arc not
moro Of these valuable dogs on nll our
western farms Quincy lFedcn Agricd
ttria,
Year: 1878

young soldier came home, Then there
was i quiet wedding the festivities cou-
Scquent upon the marriage II tile heir
of the manor being reserved until the
return OF the bridal pair from u lengthy
tour in Italy, when ii WAS iondly hoped


that Cyril would he fully restored ~
health ana strength, 50 that the tonant-


~ could he made happy by his presence.
Year: 1878

cialties, chooses in action, and claims O,
debts, of whatever description, belong
ing to the Territory of Washington.
shall enure to and vest in the State Ol
Washington, and may be sued for ard
recovered in the same manner, and to
the same extent, by the State OF Wash
ington, as the same could have been by
the Territory Of Washington.


All criminal prosecutions and penal
actions. which may have arisen. OF which
may arise, before the change from a
Territorial TO State government, and
which shall then be pending. shall be
prosecuted to judgment and execution
in the name of the state. All offences
committed egoinst the laws of the Ter
ritory of Washington, before the change
from Territorial to state government
and which shall not be prosecuted be-
fore such change, may be prosecuted in
the name aud by the authority Of the
State of Washington. with like effect as
though such change had not taken
place; and all penalties incurred shall
remain the same as If this constitution
had not been adopted. All actions at
law and suits in equity. which may be
pending in aay of the courts Of the
Territory of Washington, at the time of
the change from Territorial to State
government, shall be continued, and
transferred to such court of the state
having jurisdiction of the subject-matter
thereof.


SEC. 5. All officers. now holding
their offices under the authority Of the
United States or of the Territory of
Washington, shall continue to hold and
exercise their respective offices until
they shall be superseded by the author
ity of the state; and shall be entitled to
receive, for services rendered the state
a compensation not greater than that
heretofore received. On the taking
effect of this constitution, all officers
thereby continued in Office, shall before
proceeding in the further discharge of
their respective duties. take an oath or
affirmation to support this constitution.
All vacancies that may occur in existing
offices prior to the election and qualifi>
cation of officers under this corstitu-
ton, shall be filled in the manner now
prescribed by law.


Sec. G. Whenever the Judge of the
circuit court of any circuit. elected or
appointed under the provisions of this
constitution. shall have qualified in his;
office, the several causes then pending
in the district cour: of the Territory,
within any county in such circuit, and
the records, papers and proceedings OF
said district court; and the seal and
other property pertaining thereto; shall
pass into the jurisdiction and possess
ion of the circuit court of the state for
such county; and until the district
courts Of the Territory shall be]saperse-
ded in manner aforesaid. th said dis


is and the judges ereof, shall


1ictlon and


same ju-


hereto
Year: 1878

The elevated railway is great convenience.
New-YOrk men can come home late at night and be
landed the tops OF their houses without waking up
the police the front steps.- NewOrleans Pleayune
Year: 1878

The advocates of a single gold standard
have not offered single argument that
10 of value to any one but the bond and
mortgage holders. We cannot have too
much silver money, and all the people
ask is that they shall not be oppressed
any further to buy gold to pay debts con-
tracted in paper. The European bond
holders could well afford to pay many
millions to secure a single gold standard.
President Hayes now says he will sign
the silver bill as soon as it is presented to
him
Year: 1878

IT IS given out as finally determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury to give the
Syndicate ten days notice of the annul-
ment of their contract for the negotiation
of the per cents. The limit of the no.
tice expires on the 26th instant. As the
syndicate have ceased to sell the bonds it
is not likely they care much about the
notice to end it. The amonnt that will
sell in SO or even s1OO bonds will not ag-
gregate very large, and of what is to be
done in this way the syndicate bankers
will probably get their full share.
Year: 1878

An "old mother" writes to the Hart
ford Times about married life thus:
" Preserve sacredly the privacies of
your own house, your married state,
and your hearts. Let no third person
come in between you two. With Gods
help build your own quiet world, not al
lowing your dearest earthly friend to
be the confident of aught that concerns
your domestic peace. Let moments OF
alienation, if they occur, be healed at
once; never speak of it outside, but to
each other confess, and all will come
out right. Never let the morrow's sun
find YOU at variance. Review and re
renew your VOWS; it will do you good,
and thereby your souls will grow to
gether, and you will become truly
onen
Year: 1878

1t follows that we each of us carry
about very nearly as many distinct
selves as there are people who know us,
or think they know US. To one we
represent one conception, to another
qnite different one. You are one per-
son to the bearer of contribution box
on Sunday, upon whom you smile be-
nignantly as you drop in your coin, and
another person altogether to the tenant
whom you eject on Monday. To the
beautiful young lady, to whom you de
lightedly resign your seat in a crowded
car, you represent one thing-if, indeed,
she gives you thought at all; and to
the overladen working woman, upon
whom and whose bundles you look COM
placently and unmoved, you represent
another. To the man on your doorstep
who is suing for aid, you stand for un-
bounded prosperity; but your creditor,
who is just getting out an attachment
on your property, knows better. So
crates expounding lofty philosophy in
the midst of admiring disciples, and So
crates attempting to explain to Zantippe
why his night-key wouldn't turn the
lock, were two very different individ-
uals.-BostOn journal.
Year: 1878

A certain family in town are the for
tunate owners of a fine large flock of
chickens, for nearly all of which they
have some especial name to designate
them. A few evenings since, just after
lighting the gas, two of the young Ia
dies of the house, who were sitting near
a window, were frightened almost out
of their senses by a something flying up
on the outside of the window-sill and
tapping against one of the panes, evil
dently trying to attract the attention of
some one. This something, upon a
second look, proved to be nothing else
than one of their chickens, by the name
of CHARITY" One of the young la
dies OWNED what the difficulty was, and
started down to the chicken-coop, fol-
lowed by the knowing Charity. She
found the door of the coop shut, blown
to, perhaps, by the wind, and the flock
collected together and waiting very pa
tiently until some one should appear
and open the door As soon as the door
was opened the whole flock went quietly
in, and nothing more was heard of them
until the. next morning.-Laaeaster
| (Pd } NelU Era.
Year: 1878

JIM. KEENE. It seems ,bis poor copy ( Jim. Fisk has gone to Chicago with tw o million dollars and is buying up all the wheat he can get hold of for,the purpose ot advancing the price and pocketing the pro ceeds ..., Gambling in stocks ID Wall street IS bad enough, but when these magnificent blacklegs begin to gamble in breadstuffs and the necessaries of life it is bout time they were stopped. It is pity that some of them could not be suspended somewhere between the terrestrial and celestial spheres "by due process of law" If they shoule wake up some fine morning and find them selves in such predicament by no other process than such as issues out of Judgt Lynch's Court we, as faithful journalist

 might consider it our duty to condemn tn. informality of their taking off. but we should do it in the mildest form possible.
Year: 1878

The seer. tary of the New Orleans board of health reports that the dumping ot kitchen garbage Tn the middle of the streets which so intensified the malignity of the fever last summer. is persisted in by the recently installed city administration.
Year: 1878

He HAD NO HAND IN FRAMING 1T, But Is IN


FAVOR OF IT.


General Sherman, seated at his desk in the
War office, told STAR reporter this morning
that he did not care to express any opinion on
the army bill, reported by the joint Congress
siOnal committee.


'SOme say that you are in favor of the bill,
and others that you are opposed TO it, inSit.u-
ated the reporter


"Weil, on the whole, l favor it, replied
General Sherman, smiling; Il read 1t yesterday
for the first time, and came to the conclusion
that it was very good BILL The General did
not care to enter into detailed discussion OF
the merits OF the proposed legislation.


might ask, General" inquired the repor-
ter. chow much you had to do with the prepa-
ration of this bill?"


Nothing whatever. 1t is measure agreed
upon entirely and framed entirely. as far as
know, by the commission itself aftef hearing
the views of various individuals cOgniZant
military affairs in this country, and after a
thorough consideration Of the subject did
not even have any correspondence with the
commission While 1t was considering what rec
concentrations it would make to Congress.
repeat that had no hand in the preparation Of
the bill. Your question is. to some extent. a
natural one. There are no doubt people who
win think that because l favor this bill that
had hand in its preparation, while the con
tray is the truth