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Year: 1879




Annie Moore, the young woman OF
Beaver, Pa, who caused a sensation last
May by eloping with and marrying a
negro, has been found living quietly
with her negro husband, Frank Alex
ander, in the small town of Salem,
Ohio, about seventy-fve miles from
Pittsburg. Her husband is rather
good-loeking negro, Of pleasant address.
The girl says she is contented and
happy, and the only thing she seems
anxious about now is her piano, which
her father gave her some years ago,
but which is still at home. Her father
was terribly seandalized by her strange
conduct, and has since tried, though in
vain, to have Annie arrested and sent
ITO an insane asylum.


For some time previous to the elope-
ment Annie had given her parents a
great deal of trouble by her reckless,
wayward conduct, but being an only
daughter she was spoiled by indul-
gence. She had a quarrel with her
parents on Wednesday night, May IA,
and early on the following morning
left her home and met the negro by an
appointment which she had made the
night before. The two went to Roches-
ter, about mile from Beaver, to the
house of a colored clergyman, who mar
ried them in the presence OF two white
men, whom they had called in to act as
witnesses.


The couple then took the next train
back to Beaver, where tie negro hired
a room in house which had three
rooms only, two of which were already
occupied by negro families. The reck-
less girl sent home for her trunk, piano
and some of the ornaments from her
room, and this was the first intimation
her mother had of the marriage. The
mother tried 70 persuade the girl to re
turn to her home, but she refus-d.-
Her father, who is United States Store
keeper in Indiana county, and is veal
thy, was not at home at the time. Soon
afterward the couple disappeared,
threats having been openly made by
the young men Of Beaver Of tarring and
feathtring the negro. Annie is twenty
years old. She is brunette, with
large eyes, exceedingly pretty tac-.
and fine form. Her family is one of
the best in that part of the State.
Year: 1879

A woman who resides in the neigh
borhood of Sth and Walnut ST., scalded
a dog very badly a few DAYS ago, by
pouring hot water upon it, because il
had annoyed her at different times by
its barking and bowling. The dog has
suffered so greatly that its owner call
ed the attention of Emily Webb to il
and she at once made complaint before
a magistrate of the person in question,
and the case will be properly adjudica,
ted
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon, it is said on good
one of the policemen of this
city was imbibing the Intoxicating cup
rather freely. One place he entered
and threw his money around very care.
lessly. In another place he remained
a long time, and more than once a par
ty was seen going out after beer tor
him. This is sample Of Mayor ALL
nOnd's model police force,
Year: 1879

The excursion of the Hanover Sab
bath School which was held at Penns-
grove yesterday was an enjoyable one.
There were about four hundred present,
and all SEE med to enjoy themselves
hugely. The day was spent in beating
croquet playing, and other like amuse-
mentS,
Year: 1879

A snapper lunch will be served at
the Western Hotel, corner of Fourth
and Orange streets, this fThursday)
evening. Lovers of good soup are in
vited to call. There will be enough for
all and to spare.
Year: 1879

The Philadelphia Sunday Press says
there is DO probability of a compromise
between the two Democratic factions in
that city. This of course, insures an
overwhelming Republican majority in
that city next fall,
Year: 1879

According to the Democratic definition
of the Constitution, the executive au-
thority of the Government is distributed
among the Governors of thirty six
States, and not in the head of the ma
tion or the President.
Year: 1879

From our own correspondent %. .n- .
Well we are all on the move and are en-
joying good health, but greeny. He was
down to Verndale the other night for green
amusement, and fell through the railroad
bridge, but came out all right except skin
ned shins.


Viola's old beau Billy Brooks came back
in time to take her to u dance at Vcrnd.le
last Friday night. The fun of it was the
wagon tongue came out aid they had hard
time to g't it back a4aiu, and coming home
they got lost in the Jack Pines. Well sup
pose they wanted to make the road us long
as possible. Clara says she has got Albert
sure as Billy is here.


Nathan Palmer AMI party have been up
north hunting.


The Modoc Band expect call to play for
a dance over the Leaf River before long


y. Williams is away at present singing
beer over Vanzant:s counter.


Verndale has boss fiddler and lawyer
ONCE IN WHILE.
Year: 1879

ED. N. p. FARMER: Having received two
letters from your county asking my opinion
us regards the best breed of swine for a farm
er to raise, l thought that would reply
through your paper, hoping that other breed
ers will reply through the same medium,
aud make your paper interesting to the
farmer and breeder.


My preference is the "Berkshire'' for. the
following reasons. l. They are free from
disease, generally speaking.) 81. They are
active and good feeders. Sd. They are
prolific breeders and make good mothers.
4th. They mature early and iatten readily
at any age, and make the best pork OF any
breed that l ever raised, and have raised
all except the Poland China.


In selecting breeders be sure to not get
them Of kin, and set those that keep easy,
and above all get none but the pure breed
that are entitled to registry. And here let
Inc advise your Numerous farmers and breed
ers not to go out Of the State to buy their
stock, as you can get as goAd if not he tier in
the State than outside. have bought from
breeders in sister States. and paid big prices
and did not get near as good stock l got of
e. A. De Graft, Importer of breeds of blooded
stock of all kinds, and of the best quality,
and what he ships will he as good if not bet
ter than he represents And right here let
me add that it will pay any farmer or breed
er to visit his stock farm at Janesvile, Wa
SEGA county, Minn., and look over his stock,
Our State is fortunate in having such IN ell
thusiastic breeder and gentleman as Mr. De-
Graft, who spends time and money in having
the best the country affords, and places his
stock in the market &C prices so low that
they are within the reach of all farmers.


should be pleased to give my experience
in breeding stock ofany kind or answer en-
quiries with regard to stock through the
medium of the N. p. FARMER during. the
winter, and trust that other breeders may do
the same and try and make the FARMER one
OF our leading agricultural papers.


a=,. 4. G. yTDsuN.
Year: 1879

Hunting is al healtlful. and exciting re-


creation, and in some c:,. e proves remuner-
ative as we'll as enjoyable; but should not
be INDUCED in to such an extent that yonr
business suffers in consequence. The sue
cesstul farmer is just as much business
man as the merchant, and farming NAV he
made just as much science as the study Of
geology. Therefore to make farming sue
cessful in the hi CHEST de gree it mast neces-


:ariIy receive the careiul thought and atten-
ton of the manager. There is no season o.
the year when farmer can turn his atten-
ton to something else: other than his bnsi-
ness with ultimate profit to himself. A
merchant would not think Of closing his
store 20 60 hunting for days at time, and
il he did you would call him foolish. Is
not your business as important to you as the
merchants is to him! If the merchant can
afford to hire somebody to conduct his busi-
ness during his absence for a short period, ,
we'll and good. The same with the farmer.
If his business is such that he can afford to
hire his work done and his business does not
suffer by his absence that is well enough.
There are many things which farmers in this
country may do through the winter months
to enhance the value oftheir property. The
thrifty farmer does not wander through the
wood; day in and day out with a gun on his
shoulder, but is all the while deyising means
to add to the attractiveness Of his home and
the profit Of his business This is not to say
that hunting is objectionable in the farmer
any more than in amy other business man,
and onl :, becomes SO when he allows any,
thing which should be done about his prop
erty to remain undone while he indulges in
the chase "All work and no play makes
Jack dull boy" but reverse the words
"work'' and t'ploy'' AMI you will have an
infinitely worse boy than you would under
the original adage.


,'Nothing succeeds like success but sue
cess seldom crowns the efforts Of any person
in more than one direction, j, e. A man
seldom realizes the full measure of SUCCESS
in more than one particular. The lawyer
cannot combine mercantile business with
his law practice and he individually success
til at either. The doctor could not he an
editor and doctor at the same time and
achieve any eninence III one or the other.
So it is with the farmer. His farm is his
business and profession, and he becomes
professor who masters the art of farming just
rs much as the man who goes through COL
lcge and masters the knowledge OF. mcdi.
Year: 1879

manage to get the peace; as we would like
little Of it among us: bu: for the happy, i
will come in its place, all right, if we can
only get little of the other.


Still they come and plenty room for more,;
Mr.. Welsh from Iowa settled on n. L. II
of Sec. % and has put him up house and
intends stopping with us.


Any enc having a fair yoke of oxen or
steers to trade for horses or sell for part casl,
will fud good chance if he will Just step
down this way TRAMP
Year: 1879

There is a time and place for everything,
but the proverbially "funny" man is no re-
spector of persons or occasion when he wish
es to relieve himself Of some meant-to. he
witty idea, <a
Year: 1879

cine. In whatever vocation a man may
choose to earn his livelihood that becomes
his business, and the more time he dcvotes
to labor and thought in that direction the
greater will be the measure of his success
But let him divide his time, this day to one
thing and the next to something entirely in
another direction and the chances are that
he succeeds at nothing. o; course there are
times when the farmer can hunt with profit,
not pocuniarily but as a pan;cca to bring rest
to his tired brain and prepare him for the
40 k to come. There is no objection to
hunting in the farmer at all except to him.
self, and it. is he who is to decide for himself f
whether he can afford to hunt or do any
thing else outside of his farm.


If his stock is all we'll provided for against
the cold blasts of winter; if he has no fenc-
ing, no cordwood, ties or logs that he could
get olt if he chose; no Improvements to lie
made to his house; nothing to read which
would give him valuable hints about his
farm work; his machenery all we'll protect
ed and so taken care Of that everything will
60 to work like clock work next season, in
fact if there is nothing for him to DO about
the farm, then hunting becomes good
amusement Every day shortens mall s
life, and sweetest is the sleep of him who
utilizes every God-g:ven moment to the
best ADVANTAGE
Year: 1879

Of worldly guile In the adroitncss with which he
puts his case. A Zulu who should read the Arch
bishops speech would infer that it the men OF
science who had beon making war on the clergy.
They ade it in tho same way that CetywayO male
war the English The Archbishop is the Sir
Barle Frere of the church. Until the time Of these
two the world has not held il unr ghtcous for man
to defend himself when wantonly assailed. Bnt
doat wish to dwell on that. 10 insist thai pro-
fcssonal logician shall be above the tactics Of his
trade. The speech was on the whole. a
good and conciliatory speech. Dr. Thomson is
liberal man in his way. and he was doubtless
sincere in the hope he expressed that science aud
religion were coming to a better understanding.
Some OF the proceedings OF this meeting. he said.
ouraged him to hope this. lie Is liberal in
that, for one Of the features of this meeting has
been the Official enunciatlon Of biological doctrines
which the clergy once mathematical as materials
tic aud ungOdiy.


Nor Is this good temper merely the Ceniality of
after-dinncr talk; which. indeed, far as my ex-
percnce goes in England, is commonly anything
but genial or eifn,ive. His Grace said much the
same thing in a sermon he preached next day in the
parish church; He told his hearers once more how
glad he that during the present meeting
there had been none of those collisions be-
tween advocates of science and advocates oi Te gOn
which seemed TO him so needless In substance his
discourse was plea for proposition from which
few men of science will dissent; that science can
minister the spiritual wants Of man, and that
between science and faith essential hostility
lists. 40 yol Of science belong the secret har
monies of the wcrd. its immense history.
the wealth of wonder AMI beauty; to us,
mans sorrows and aspirations. There is
for both" This is in very different style
from the outpourings Of the Belfast pulpits on the
Sunday following the delivery OF DIR. Tyndall's
memorable address president Of the British Asso-
citation. Yet DR.. .sllmans address this year con-
tains matter which ten Years ago no man could have
uttered without being denounced as All infdel. The
Archbishop OF York is great dignltary, and man of
much moro ability and culture than are always
thought ncedful for a Bishop. When his great in
huence thrown the side OF liberation aud good
manners aud free inquiry there IS reason to hoTe
that great party II the church is OF his mind and
will follow his example. G W. 5.
Year: 1879

vance of its delivery to Congress excites
some comment Once during Johnson's
administration his message got into the
papers before it was delivered to the House,
and the Republican members at that time
objected to its being read, but it was read,
nevertheless.


OVER A THOUSAND BILLS.


There are over one thousand bills pending
in the House, or before committees of that
body, which were introduced at the Extra
Session, and seven hundred and fifty-one
are pending in like manner in the Senate.
There are also number of bills on the
calendars of the respective H uses, and
therefore in condition to be disposed of.


THAT oLD-TIME TEAsER.


II the regular business should be taken
up tomorrow, the House will again be
brought face to face with the bill to pro-
hibit officers and employees Of the Govern
ment and contractors under it from con-
tributing for campaign purposes.
Year: 1879

A German has discovered (what won't
a German discovery that twenty-nine
per cent. Of men and seventy-one per
cent. Of women miss railroad trains. But
that German should remember that a
woman's back hair always wants fixing
just at the critical moment, while the
men generally have very little if any
hair to trouble them.
Year: 1879

IIN.lNfIAL DINt C>NItN ~ tONGLENNs


Senator Morgan has made speech. Whether
any body listened or not, his primary and chief
ol iect was accomplished when ne was enabled
to send to his constituents copies of another
address, n0minally for soft money, but really
for reputation. Probably he is put forward
again, rs representative and leader OF the
iufationstS, because it is known that he will
be a. uncomprOmising and reckless as any
other man of kindred opinions. Any Repub-
licans who vote with him will at least have the
satisfaction of assocIa;ing themselves with the
worst end not only of the Democratic party
but of the Southern Democracy.


Ii grows more uncertain every day, however,
whether any considerable body of Republicans
will consent to act with Mr.. Morgan and the
Democratic regulators. For, first. it becomes
clear that the object of nearly all the Dem
ocrats who oppose repeal of the legal-te
der enactment is to keep open an opportunity
for n new imitation, for general scaling or
confscation of debts, and for an application OF
the repudiating tendencies of Democracy to
the public debt. But the Republicans who
have felt inclined to oppose the resolution of
M Bayard have no wish to be classed with
repudiators or inflatiOnists. If some of them
really wish TO bring about another era of in
flatlon, they do not venture to confess the fact,
either to their constituents or to themselves
They profess to oppose change only because
resumption has succeeded so well and they
find it not pleasant to be associated with men
who have continually opposed resumption
itself, just as they opposed the suppression of
rebellion. Rank Communism and malignant
hostility TO the public credit are alike repug-
nant TO Republican ideas. The fact that Com
munists and repudiators all desire the legal
tender currency retained, so that imitation may
be easy, hereafter, will have its weight in time
with all Republicans.


Next, it is evident that the Democratic fac
ton which Mr. Morgan represents will refuse
TO abandon the field that it intends to claim
for itself all the credit of defeating every
measure to complete resumption; and that it
will have irresistible advantages in making
that claim. 1t Will point to the action of
Democrats in Congress. For many years the
ably voted for every form of initiation, and
has given nearly all its force to every assault
upon the public credit. II judged by its his
tory, the Democratic party has right to
claim that it has been steadfast and unflnch-
ing in the financial notions which all Commu-
nists and repudiators favor. III judged by the
latest expressed disposition of a large majority
of Its members. it is utterly hostile to main
tenance of the public faith. Republicans, If
they take sides with these Democrats, cannot
expect equal favor or confidence. They will
Year: 1879

On Wednesday, while the Grant party, as il
is called, was winning its victory IN the elec-
tioD of chairman of the Republican National
Committee, Admiral Ammen appears to have
been cOniidng to various representatives of
uewspaIcrs assurances, which General Grant
has now, in measure, but only in a measure
dIScYeditcd that there was 10 longer any doubt
about the Generals acceptance oG the PreSi-
dency of the Nicaragua Canal Company. Ii Is
true that the choice of Senator Cameron to
preside over the National Committee does not
insure the nomination OF Grant at Chicago.
Ii is also tue that the Canal scheme is sill
uncertain, and that General Grants services to
the projected company may never be called
for. The significant Toint III the case is that
the ex-President's most intimate friends being
active and confident in both these movements
on his behalf have placed him in the compro-
missing position of appearing to occupy two
mutually incompatible positions.


This Is a mistake for which General Grant
of course is not responsible, yet the General
himself is the only person who can correct it,.
lie has preserved a dignifed silence thus far
while the whole country has been guessing at
his intentions. The time has perhaps come
when true dignity requires speech rather
than silence. 1t may be said that he
can neither accept nor refuse a nOmi-
nation until it has been offered him.
But though the nomination is yet uncer-
tain. the candidacy for the nomination has al
ready gone very far, and General Grant, either
with or without his consent, has been made
one OF the foremost competitors. In q case of
this kind silence will not only be interpreted
as an acceptance, but silence is an acceptance.
General Grant cannot honorably allow his
friends to make such extraordinary exertions
for hun. and then at the last moment, in case
of something better offering, throw them over
with protest that they acted without his
authority. On the other hand if he has re-
solved to accept the Republican nomination,
il is unfortunate that his name should be so
freely used in connection with the Canal en-
terprise. Silence would certainly seem to be
Admiral Ammen.


1t is related of an intimate friend of the
Generals that while the Grant family were
abroad he crossed the ocean for the express
purpose of asking the ex-President whether he
meant to accept q denomination but when he
reached the reticent presence bis courage failed
him and he came home again without broach-
ing the subject. 1t is pity some bolder spirit
does not take the risk of representing to our
returned hero the awkwardness of the situ-
alton in which he has been placed by the in-
judicous enthusiasm of either his Canal friends
or his political friends. we cannot tell which
There ought to be no ambiguity about the
public position of so great man.
Year: 1879

II "assumed judicial functions This colossal
crime can only bc contaminated by the CO.
operatiOn OF the entire body of Democrats
aud Greenbackers in the State and halt
dozen righteous men III that Democratic
Sodom have now an opportunity to preserve
orr institutions from strain rs scrions as
any to which they have yet been subjected.


This Outrage is in violation Of all equity
and every established precedent in constituting
election laws. The intent of the voter ard
his right to express his intent have always
been the paramount considerations which nave
weighed with Courts in the decision OF
these questions. The whole conspiracy Is
therefore fragrant perversion of every recog-
nized canon Of interpreting law, as well rs
violation of common sense and common honor.
Under the circumstances, it is n serious qucs-
tiop whether the defrauded members and
their constituencies will tamely submit to be
dsfranchised by the minority. The result
would be deplorable whether the majority
surrender Internationally or resist the wrong
by force. 1t is assuming terrible response
bility to drive high-spirited men to point
where they must decide between two evils OF
such magnitude.


All the dangers which threaten to be so
grave and trying can be ayerted If only n
few of the members counted in refuse to
become particeps criminis Even one resoute
representative in Augusta taking an open and
manly stand for honesty and honor, and re-
jecting the position proifered him by fraud,
might demolish the whole conspiracy. The
structure is too himsy to endure any such
commotion within it. The attempt to set up
a government against the will of the people
would come to sudden and ignomnious col


lapse if there was one Democrat In Maine
who could deny himself the privilege OF
stealing a seat in the Senate or the House.
A party which cannot discover among its as
sets one man to take n heroic stand for
"nobler manners and purer laws" must be
thoroughly bankrupt in political morality.
Year: 1879

Not long ago Virginia Democrat declined
to receive a certificate of election based upon
some technical error in the returns, when a
majority of the voters in his district had
plainly intended to support his competitor.
Perhaps there never was Maine Democrat
who had climbed even to this moderate height
Of civic virtue, and it. is altogether too much
to hope that any considerable number of the
fusionists who have been counted in by
Garcelon's gang will refuse to accept seats
in the Legislature to which they know they
were not elected. Without doubt the Garcelon
Board thought Ii was sure of its men before
Year: 1879

The signs are unmlstakable that General
Grant receive auO her Presidential nOmna-
tiOn AT the hands OF Rel ubncan Convention without
first enconnterng AN org sed and determined oPpos
which would be fatal to his cordial and united sup
port by the masses OF the party IN lesO
Two classes of people still clamOrous for Grant
one ass includes the traders In politics who hope 10
see IN his return to the White House return Of their
day ~ harvest. rudely interrupted. The other ald
larger class includes the army OF moral towards the
tiuid folk who st oppressed by the nightmare OF
the Civil War aud think that Grant Is needed at wash
ington to repel new imaginary attack upon the
Capital, which only he conquer. II will be sad
day for the United States when combination OF thsse
two classes boast that IL has dictated the Govern
ment OF the Nation.