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Year: 1879

iendent OF the Little Wanderers Ilome,
in R., received one morning request
from The judge that he would come to
the courthouse He complied directly,
and found there a group Of seven little
girls, ragged, dirty and forlorn, beyond
what even he was accustomed 10 soo.-
The Judge, pointing to them (uttcrly
homeless aud friendless), said


Mr.. r, can you take any Of ihese2


Certainly, l can take them ALL was
the prompt reply.


'Alll What in the world can you do
with them.


I'll make women of themp


The judge singled out one, even worse
in appearance than the rest, and asked
again:


What will you do with that one2'


I'll make woman of her. Mr., T
repeated, firmly and hopefully.


They were washed and dressed and
provided with supper and beds. The
next morning they went into the school
room with the children. Mary was the
name of the little girl whose chance for
better things the judge thought small.
During the forenoon the teacher said to
Mr.. T, in reference to her:


i never saw child like that. i have
tried for an hour to get smile, aud
have failed.


Mr.. Il eaid afterward, himself,
that her face was the saddest ho had
ever seen--sorrowful beyond expression;
yet she was very little girl, only five
or six years old.


After school he called her into his Of.
fee and said, pleasantly:


Mary, I've lost my little pet. used
to have little girl here that would
wait on me, and sit on my knee, and ]
loved her very much. A kind lady aud
gentleman have adopted her, and l
should like for you to take her place,
and be my pet now. Will you?'


A CLEAN Of light fitted over the poor
child's face, and che began to under.
stand him. He gave her ten cents and
told her she might 60 to the store near
by and get some candy. While she was
out he took two or three newspapers,
tore them in pieces, and scattered them
about the room. When she returned he
said


Mary, will you clear up my Office a
little for mo, and pick up the paper and
see how nice you can make it look?'


She went to work with a will. A lit
tie moro of this kind of managemeut-in
fact, treating her as a kind father would
wrought the desired result. She went
into the schoolroom after dinner with so
changed a look and bearing that the
teacher was astonished. The child's
face was absolutely radiant. She went
to her and said


Mary, what is it2 What makes you
look SO happy?'


'Oh, I've got some one to love me-
the child answered earnestly, as if it
were heaven come down to earth.


That was all the secret. For want of
love that little ones life had been 30
cold and desolate that she had lost child
hoods beautiful faith and hope. She
could not at first believe in the reality
of kindness or joy for her. 1t was the
certainty that some one had loved her
aud desired her affection that lighted
the child's soul and glorifled her face.


Mary has since been adopted by wealthy
people and lives in beautiful house;
but more than all its beauty and com
fort, running like golden thread
through it all, she still finds the love of
her adopted father and mother.
Year: 1879

On Saturday evening our worthy townsman
John W. Free and bis excellent wife, celebrated
their crystal wedding. Hosts OF their friends
were present and q general good and enjoyable
time WAS had by all present.


The presents were numerous and OF great
variety. Many OF the articles we're fine and
ari site, in design as well as useful, and gentle
reminders OF the esteem OF their many warm
hearted friends. We wish them many returns
OF the anniversary just celebrated, and that
their Golden Wedding may be as happy and
gleeful.
Year: 1879

You cannot resist having sympathy for the
sick and afflicted at the same time you often
feel that it was by neglect OF the proper means
within their reach that they were suffering
We have recommended Lawsons Curative fire.
queptly in cases of Diphtberia and Sore Throat.
and have never had cause to regret IT and
have also seen the most wonderful results at
tend its nee in cases Of Rheumatism and Neu-
ralgia. Take early steps on feeling the first
symptoms OF any disease to check il at once
The Curative is 80 excellent for family medl-
cine that we cannot too strongly counsel every
head Of household to keep it on hand. Large
bottles 80 cents.
Year: 1879

The Board OF Supervisors we're In session up
to Thursday Of this week. They disposed OF
the ordinary business that usually comes be-
fore them. The equalization Of the values
between the several townships for the purpose
Of the apportionment of taxes, does not give
so general satisfaction as is usual, and some
people on the board charge the inequality to
ring manipulation. Whether there is any
ground for the charge, we arc unable to cay at
this writing, as we have not followed them
very closely, prefering to wait until they had
completed their work, before indulging in
structures.
Year: 1879

The effect Of shock on editorial nerves is
shown by the following extract from tho KaIa-
mazoo Gazette:


THE terrible shock received by us when
reading the returns from the Ohio election,
caused us to entirely forgot to announce TO the
readers OF the Gazette, that Iowa had gwen
decided Republican majority, and elected the
entire state ticket"
Year: 1879

The Chicago News says the more tho Ohio
returns como in tho molo the Democratic wind
goes out; and to-day there is scarcely enough
of tho latter left to cool the fevered brow OF a
New Jersey mosquito.
Year: 1879

The editor of the Cincinnati Sat
urday Night discovered that his
girl wore two sets of gold mounted
false teeth, and he sat down and
wrote a poem entitled erich and
rare were the gums she wore"
Year: 1879

That was ghastly joke that a
sinful townsman played on strang-
er whom he promised to introduce
to a rich planter, and then took
him around and introduced him to
the leading NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Gazette.
Year: 1879

ber." The know nothing is again up
permost. Pelton to-day can't remem-


ber whom he had correspondence with
which led him to send Smith Weed to
Soath Carolina to try to purchase re-
turning board Weed yesterday also
forgot evidence at the critical point.
Year: 1879

WHY the house incorporated some of
the army reorganization features in the
army appropriation bill is explained in
a telegram this morning. Political
capital is always greater boon than
lust and proper legislation.
Year: 1879




Washington, Feb. 6.--The house in
committee of the whole, ON the army
appropriation bill to-day adopted Harry


Whites amendment to incorporate in
it most Of the reduction and reorganiza-
tion features Of the Burnside commit
tee bill. This unexpected action is the
result Of the pressure brought to bear
upon the democratic members of the
appropriation committee by Speaker
Randall, and several other leaders of
the party, who do not expect that these
provisions will become a law, but think
it will be Of advantage to the democrat
ic majority Of the house to go on rec
ord as having attempted the reductions,
although they will doubtless be aband-
oned after the senate refuses to agree
to them. There seems to be no doubt
that tile senate will strike out all the
reorganization sections, though it is
quite possible that the scheme of a
prospective reduction, framed by the
house committee on appropriations, or
something similar, may be substituted
for them by the senate, and finally en-
acted through the fundamentally of a
committee of conference.
Year: 1879

FROM private advices we learn that
heavy snow storm recently occurred in
northwestern Nebraska, particularly
about the sand hills The six companies
Of the Fifth cavalry have therefore
much to contend against in their hunt
for Little Wolf.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The President received
the universal peace union to-day and in reply
to an address SAID: It is hardly to be expect
ed should make any personal reply to the ad-
dress Just delivered to me or to the remarks
lust made AS a matter of course any reply
on matter of such Importance should, to be
of value, be carefully and maturely considered
As have not yet given this subject careful
consideration, and not caring to reply on the
spur of the moment, will not make any
formal answer. 1 will say, however, that with
the general sentiment, which is the foun-
dation of all such movements, am
heartily in favor. That is perhaps all
l should say. am very glad to nave met you.
The Delegates wished the President to under
stand his prevention of encroachment on lands
of the Indians in their Territory and obser-
vance of the treaty with the Indians met the
strong support and appreciation of all we'll dis
posed people of the country. The President
said: 1t is certainly gratihcatlon to me to
know you take sides with us in that matter.
The stand we have taken will be made a fact.
The question of how to deal with the indians
is always one of difficulty. 1t should be met
honestly and with integrity in carrying out
our treaties with them. The God given golden
Do unto weaker nations as we would have
stronger ones do unto us. The visitors then
retired.


DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.


The Democratic members of the House of
Representatives to-day held another cacus, and
determined upon line of action in regard to
the army appropriation bill, and agreed upon
the exact terms of the measures to be separ-
ately passed in lieu of the sixth section, 1t be-
ing also agreed that all consideration of the
remainder of the bills shall be deferred until
the independent political measure shall have
been acted upon by the President. It will
provide in substance that sections 2,002 and
2,003 revised statutes shall not be construed
as authorizing the presence of United States
soldiers at the polls except under orders of
the President TO-, repel armed
enemies of the United States, OF
in pursuance of the constitutions
requirement upon application of the legislature
or of the Governor when the legislature cannot
be convened, to repress domestic violence. Tht
bill will be accompanied with short preamble
Among the titles suggested for the bill wer
the following: "A bill to protect the ballo
box from military interference;' "a bill t.
prevent the army and navy from interfering
Nth the freedom of elections;' ''a bill to pre-
vent the control of elections in the States b
the army and navy of the United States;' .
hill to prevent the use of the army at the polls
and to promote the freedom of elections.
is understood the title finally adopted is: ..
bill to prevent the interference by the arm
with elections The action taken by the cat
Gus is substantially in accordance with tn
amended report presented to-day by the con
mittee to whom the whole subject was recon
mitted yesterday.


COMPROMISE.


The House Democratic caucus committ<
Year: 1879

Who Our Preachers Are and What They
They VIII Talk About To-Day-GOssip
from the Pews and the yestibule.
Stand in the gate of the Lords house and proclaim
there the word and say, Hear the word of the Lord


x X 4
Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works. and glorify your Father which
is In heaven.


~ y
Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father which
is in heaven is perfect.
Year: 1879

The special committee 10 prepare an
ordinance regulating the sale of meat
upon the streets, have prepared one which
will doubtless be presented to City Coun-
Gil tomorrow evening. 1t provides that
any butcher residing in Wilmington, and
any person residing outside the city limits
who is not engaged in butchering, but
who desires TO sell the meat raised on his
own farm, may offer their meat for sale
in the street market, upon procuring a
license from the Mayor of Wilmington,
the price of said license TO be S. per
year. Persons residing outside of the
city desiring this license, are required to
swear or affirm that they are farmers,
and not engaged in buying cattle for the
purpose of slaughter, and that they will
offer for sale no meat except that raised on
their own farms. 1t is made the duty of
the Clerk of the Market to see that all
persons selling meat on the streets are
possessed of this license, and any person
selling without license shall be subject
to fine of $40. Should any farmer
swear falsely In relation to the meat he
sells, he would, of course, be liable to
prosecution for perjury.


This ordinance is generally acceptable
even the ciy butchers approving it, with
the exception that some of them desire
the city butchers to be prohibited from
selling meat in the street markets, leav-
ing them simply open to meat sold by
farmers. The committee, however, is
not in favor of making this distiction.


This bill will, however, not meet the
views of farmers, and the Council should
not adopt it.
Year: 1879

New CASTLE, March u, 1870.


One case before the mayor, yesterday
morning, which he disposed of in very
few moments, and the culpr;t was advis-
ed to 60 and sin no more.


The condition of 9th street below
Washington avenue is disgrace to any
community, let alone city. The Socie-
ty for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
should send an agent to look after this
road. Yesterday horses even stuck with
half ton of coal.


Yesterday, the Collector from Christi
ana brought over man who refused to
pay his school tax. The sight of the
jail caused him to think better of the
matter pay up he did, and then started
to foot it home. The Collector called
him back, and gave him ride back in
the same vehicle that brought him to
New Castle.


The Court House removal does not
seem to arouse our people much, even a
telegram to the effect that the bill had
passed only caused some to raise their
heads and wonder why it was done.
Year: 1879

This evening mum sociable and musi-
cal entertainment will be given by the
Ladies Aid Society in the Wilmington
Temperance, Reform Association room,
second story of No 220 and 222 Market
street. Refreshments will be served and
ample arrangements made to insure the
comfort aud pleasure of all who attend
Admission only ten cents.
Year: 1879




The grape growers along the shores
of Lake Erie are very much alarmed
by the appearance Of species of rot
in their vineyards which has destroy
ed about half of the crop. The dis
ease does not discriminate in the
slightest between the best examples
of cultivation and the vines which
have been sadly neglected; in other
words. the appearance Of the rot is as
malignant and as extensive in those
vineyards where the vines have been
most carefully and promptly tied up
and kept entirely clean of grass and
weeds as it ia where the canes have
been suffered to droop atrandom from
the vines or drop prone upon the
weedy soil.


Another peeuliarity of the trouble
is that it is not confined to any spe-
cial class of vines growing on partic-
ulsr soil. 1t strikes the carefully
tended young vineyard on the high,
breezy, dry ridges with as much i'm
partiality ss it visits and ravsges the
old and neglected ones that may be
found on the wet bottoms across the
road and below it. This rot is doubt
less the same as that which has ruin
ed the grape crop of South Jersey
for the last two or three years, and
from which the vineyards there are
still suffering. In this latter locality
many methods have been resorted to
to protect the crop, bat without sue.
cess.


10 numbers of instances this year
the young lunches were separately
tied in paper bags, but appearances
now indicate that the rot has not
been prevented by this means. The
Lake shore growers say the ravsges
of the phylloxera have no connection
whatever with the rot epidemic The
effects of the work Of that enemy are
apparent in totally different manner
When this microscopic insect attack;
the roots of the vine its presence
there is manifested not by decsving
clusters Of fine fruit hanging to thrifty
vigorous canes and foliage, but by a
sickly, weak growth, where in the
year previous it had been strong and
healthy. The struggling punches o.
grapes which hang to the root-infest
ed vines never ripen. but cling there
green and acid until smilten by frost
They believe the rot to owe its origir
to peculiar and exceptional combin
alton Of atmospheric agencies. pro
dacing An undue fermentation snt
decay Of the sap and the tender lis
sues Of the swelling fruit--Philada
Record.
Year: 1879

| . practical hand in the entire circle o.
housewifely duties. from the most in
tricate mysteries even down to black
| ing the range, then / will come to you
and be your household angel, dear
Harvey"


"And / will wait for my darling Of
for the most precious gift l could re.
ceive. The range shall prove q
homely but effective talisman be.
tween US, my little Amy; and my
heart shall safely repose in this true
wowan, whose price is above ru-
bies."


He kissed the little hands, rough
ened by unwonted labor SO cheerfully
performed. and after little further
lovers talk, left her, with q ring
sparkling on the hand be had been
last to release.


And Amy. crowned with the triple
blessing of love, happiness and an
approving conscience, wrought with
such good will that when a year was
ended her garments of mourning
were laid aside for bridal robes. And
as she stepped over the threshold of
the luxurious home that had been
given her second time, it was the
presence, the love, and the benedic-
ton of that heart which no beauty
nor fashion, but true, unsullied worth
had won.
Year: 1879

Lo, the sun doth compass US round
about and the heat thereof doth pre-
vail nightly .against the son of
man.


1t catche.h him in the seventh hour
in the morning and tsrrieth with him
until evening and there is no good in
him.


He swesteth ike unto the street
sprinkler. Yea, verify, Ike unto the
hose cart and his bowels yearneth for
ice-water.


If be so hath iee-water wherewith
to quench his thirst, what prohteth
him; it boweth his soul in anguish
and vexeth his reins sore.
o, daughters Of Jerusalem, why
art thou girt about with wrappers
and wherefore dost thou slam the
doors all the day long when the
men folks do enter into thy habi-
tations


Why dost thou array thyselves in
slender rsiment and laugh unto scorn
the son of man who cometh unto his
home at the third hour


Is thy servant dog that be shall
be snUbbed in his own habitation,
and who art thou, o daughter OF Je-
rusalem, that visiteth him with wrath
even in his own temple


Our sons and daughters are sore
chsstened against the vengeance Of
the sun; it is hard for them to kick
against the prickly heat.


The milk soureth in the dairies,
and the sound thereofis an offence to
our nostrils.


The undershirt is mockery, and
the paper collar is full of vanity ;
there is no health 10 good shirt
fronts.


Whittier shall we fee to escape the
calamity that is come upon us, and
where shall we hide from the froward-
ness of the oppressor.
Year: 1879

Notwithstanding rumors 10 tie con trary the Enterprise says the Peck mine still continues 10 turn out large quantities of ore, and the mill keeps grinding out the usual amount of bul- dion. The Peck is one of the very few mines that have paid from the start, ond in all probability it will continue to pay handsomely for some time to come.
Year: 1879

At the present time Yavapai county is turning out over $100,0O0 in silver bullion per month In three months time the y;eld will be over $250,000 per month. The yield of gold is fast increasing, and with proper reduc- ton works would soon equal the yield Of SiIvar
Year: 1879

Upon the return of Surveyor General Wasson from Washington last Satur- day we immediately called upon him and introduced the subject of the late Presidential order relative to lands on the Salt River. The order was new to him but after carefully r adlng it he said he could see nothing therein to really alarm or disturb any present set tiers in the valley The order simply withdraws from further sale the pub lie lands" within the described con- fines. It in no manner disturbs land to which settlers have present title or claim. The public or uncccupied lands are for the time being withheld from further disposal until some provision can be made for the relief of the Pima and Maricopa Indians. The Surveyor General further said, that while in Washington he had brief interview with Secretary Schurz and Commis- sioner Hayt, in which he expressed the hope that the then prospective withdrawal of lands was intended to be only temporary. They replied they hoped such would be the case, but that their plan of removing the Indians to the Indian Territory could not be executed, as provision Lad just been incorporated in pending blll prohib- iting the Executive Department from removing any Arizona Indians with out a special act of Congress authoriz- ing such removal. This action of the House of Representatives led 10 the withdrawal of the Salt River lands for what seemed to the Secretary and Com missioner pressing need. It Is the Surveyor-Generars impression that these officers undoubtedly acted from what seemed 10 them urgent necessity, believing at the same time that the best interests of the Territory had al ways been promoted by the abolish ment of Indian reservations.

 The interpretation of the Presidential order given by the Surveyor-General is undoubtedly correct. But even in this light it Is very wrong and injurious. In view of the present great influx of settlers into Arizona, seeking lands and homes, any wholesale order bar ring from settlement a vast strip of agricultural land where irrigable agri- cultural land is comparatively scarce, cannot be otherwise than injurious, and the extent of the injury will de- pend upon the delay of relief in theI matter
Year: 1879

General Butler, in a late speech at the Hebrew fair in Boston, said:

 The Hebrew nation is q nation dis tinguished for three characteristics the integrity, the thrift and the indus try of her men, and the purity, chastity and domestic virtues of her women. 1 need pay no compliment where none is needed 1 speak from knowledge upon the subject For forty years, save one, 1 have been conversant with the criminal courts of Massachusetts and other states, and l have never vel had q Hebrew client as a criminal ; but, you may say, that was because the Hebrews dId not choose you for their lawyer; but that is not the true answer for 1 never yet saw a workable Israelite in the prisoners box for crime in my life; and thinking of this matter as 1 was coming here, met a learned judge of one of the highest courts of the commonwealth, of more than forty years experience at the bar and bench, and l put the same question to him and he said he bore witness with me to the same effect; he neither at ihe bar nor the bench had ever seen any He brew arraigned for crime.
Year: 1879

IF the powers at Prescott that are in such a hurry 10 copy the effete code of California will only hold on awhile they may copy the entire constitution now being matched by the convention at work in that State. They may not have any present use for it but they could lay it away against the tune Arizona becomes State. \ provision in that constitution just adopted by the convention provides, that the Gov ernor of the State shall not be elected 10 the United States Senate during hIs term of office.
Year: 1879

"Ir has no capital stock" were the words added to a notice, in late cX change, of the filing of articles of in- of 9 certain organization We don't know wheu we have been so refreshed in reading a sentence as III reading that It is a regular oasis in the desert of interpretations that has for wears bounded our mental horizon with untold millions of capital stock. An incorporation with no capital stock is a rare and beautiful exotic
Year: 1879

AN eastern newspaper, speaking of indiscriminate kissing of children by grown people, demonstrates to it's en- tire satisfaction that throat disease are directly conveyed to children by this custom, and advises mothers not 10 let strangers kiss the baby. We have waited for this revolution for some time and have long condemned the injurious habit of baby kissing. Al though not so satisfactory it is far bet ter, in sanitary light, to kiss the mothers, and the change cannot De in any too soon.
Year: 1879

TIE new silver mines in Silver district Yuma county, are attracting a great deal of att -ntion and are re- ported very rich. The peculiar fea- ture is the vast quantity of ore on the surface of the ground.