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Year: 1878

rodD and peremptorily told that he " has no claim
,ipOn the consideration of the majority" In treat
ing oil efforts at compromise with COLI
tempt the silver men are rendering an Important ser
vice to the friends of sound currency. few vigor-
Gus kicks and cuffs from the silver organs may stnen
the courage Of some weak-kneed COhgresslE:en. " y
the point of voting fairly and squareiy agaiis'
debaSed coin.


correspondent of The Cincinnati Enquirer mas mas
been interviewing the advocates Of the silver Dill
in the Senate as to the probability OF comproiiso
between them and their opponents. The OPINION
was unanimous that no compromise would be ac-
cepted, and that the only change likely to be made
in the Bland bill would be the adoption OF amend
ments striking out free coinage and limiting the
amount of coinage to four millions month Senator
Jones was, of course of the number tapped, and
he volunteered the information that in favoring the
reconciliation of silver he was actuated wholly by
disnterested motives. 81 have not mined dollar
worth of silver for three years" said he. " dld
own "a mine and have worked it out. Now L nave
buttoned UP my pockets, and am trying to keep
what little l have left from what L made" In
other words having bled one mine dry, the Senator
proposes to bleed the country and then button MS
plethOric pockets again.
Year: 1878

whatever may be the final verdict "A 10 the
responsibility for the loss Of the MGir99pQilhIs,
scandalous ineniciency of the Lifc-Saving Ser
vice on the North Carolina coast must be held
accountable for the awful sacrifice of human
beings. The ship remained nearly twelve
hours on the beach, at a distance Of only 100
wards or 50 from the dry sand, before she broke
Nd and all the survivors agree in declaring that
if ihcy had obtained the assistance from the
shore which they had right to expect nearly
all on board cOuld have been rescued. The
nearest station was only three miles away.
Yet it appears to have been five hours after
the disaster before the patrol, which Is sup
posed TO be constantly on us rounds in danger
ous weather, discovered the steamer, and when
the crew of the Station reached the spot
they seem to have come almost empty
handed. No surl-boat WAS launched ;
the FAINT attempt to get line on board was
abandoned, after two or three rcpetlIiOns, be-
cause there was 10 more ammunition; ANA
thereafter the lifc-Savcrs stood helpless on the
beach, watching hundred men drown, OF
dragging living and dead bodies out of the
water as the waves tossed them at their feet.
while the gentle and beautiful people of the
ncighborh0Od rlilcd pockets and mail-bags and
stripped the corpscs and the scnscless. Con-
sdcring what we undertake to do OF the
coasts, this scene was dsgIacclul, not only to
the actors i'll it but TO the United States
Government.


We do not blame the members Of the Lie
SAVING Service They have been warmly praised
for their care of the survivors, and We have
Of lnn or wi tst th.r hoy
failed in any part Of their duty on that fatal
morning. 1t may well bc that the stations
were not properly manned, that the equipment
was insufficient, that the beat assigned to each
patrol was too long These are points to be de-
cdcd by an official invcsti igati0n. And it is quite
certain that such IN investigation must be or
dercd without delay. 1t is well known that
the service has been seriously crippled on the
North Carolina c0ast-and we may presume
that it has been similarly crippled elsewhere
by the refusal OF Congress TO make the neccs
sary appropriations for it, the idea OF economy
entertained by the present House OF Repre-
scntatiycs being apparently to cut and
slash without reason at all items which
affect tho nOl-pOlitical service Of the
Government and to appropriate unlimited
millions for Southern claims and subsidies.
IL must be understood that a Life-Saving Ser
wee which consists Of nothing better than
dcIusiyc man on horseback waving his hat, is
no credit to the country that produces it ; and
if tho whole force which could be brought to
a frequented part of the coast IN twelve hours
of daylight did not suffice to establish COM
muncatIon with stranded steamer across
hundred yards of surf, there is an outrageous
fault somewhere, which cannot be too speedily
lvInsnl
Year: 1878

for an exchange. But certain stahoaro WIS
ALWAYS maintained. Butter was butter, even
in cheap boarding-houses.


The oleomargarine manufacturers assert that
the article which they offer is, II anythihg'
rather better than real butter. The dalrymeh
are of different mind, and no wonder. Inc
Legislature, to make all as smooth as possible,
has enacted that OcOmargarinc shall not DC sou
except it be distinctly branded as such ana the
old butter dealers are determined that the law
which is perfectly reasonable, shall be enforced
In Brooklyn complaints have been made against
at least four dealers, for selling unstampeu
oleomargarine. Their disinclinatiOn to comply
with the statute is not only little suspicious
but impolitic If they make a substitute Tor
butter. which is as good as butter IT
self, they should let their manufacture stand
upon its own merits, and should, in fact,
prefer to stamp it, in order that the puDic
may accord the palm to the thing when
merits it. This is the true way OF promoting
an honest sale. Instead of pursuing 1t, some
of them at least run the risk OF paying q
penalty rather than use the brand.


We can never be sure that our clothes be
not shoddy, that our drinks are not dOctored,
that our tobacco is what it is sold for, that
our hOe-backing is not an imposition. NO
matter how carefully we may buy, we are
doomed to be now and then cheated i'll some
thing. Mr. Carlyle, in one Of his essays, bursts
into a rage, sublime as that of the gods, on
discovering that the paper on which he is
writing has lime in it. There is nothing 80
cheap but somebody will contrive to make
what seems to be like it, and can he sold more
chcaply. Eternal vigilance is the price OF get
ting the genuine even though it be only a
patent pill. The last thing we should expect
to find an exception to the rule is butter. 1t
has always had such Il dubious character to
begin whit has always been so "mighty
" Onsartin.o
Year: 1878

Now that the Metropolis has gone down, il
has been discovered that that was what every
body might have expected. She had been
greatly heightened and weakened thereby
her engines had been enlarged without
strengthening the rest Of her machinery !;
the hull was in bad condition, and
even the sheathing was said TO be
wanting The ship had a bad record several
times before she had been disabled, and her
name was changed without the customary leg
islative permission. The NewYOrk inspectors
who gave her a certificate of scawortlincss
might do well TO explain their action


Plain people, who may be confused bv the
iargon and Interpretations Of the silver advO-
Gates can see in the effect which the trade dol
lar is already having upon prices the begin
ming Of the disastrous end that would follow
unlimited silver AS is shown by an article on
another page, many of the shop keepers are al
ready adding to their prices, when the trade dol
lar, which is of greater value than The Bland dol
lar, is offered in payment. Butchers and ba-
kers and grocers do not like currency reform
which would rob them of S per cent Of their
receipts, and the employees of factories and car
companies fail to see the beauty OF money which
their butchers and bakers and grocers will take
only at a discount. The silver swinde is 20 be
perpetrated, if at all, in the name of the COM
mon people, and the common people are learn
ing very fast that they are to be its victims
and not its beneficlaries.


Such able lawyers as Joseph II. ChOatc, cx-
Judge Comstock and Wheeler II. Peckham
take issue with the theory that The present
Year: 1878

Diptheia.-This disease is prevailing to
an alarming degree in this county. At
Wye Mills three children in one family
have died-and the ravages of the disease
has been felt more or less in almost every
district. There are several severe cases Of
the disease in town.-CentreyWe Record.
Year: 1878

We publish to-day the full text
Of the new Silver Bill.


1t will be eaen shat it EXPANDS
the currency between two and four
millions Of dollars per month. In
other words puts that much more
money in circulation, thus revers-
ing the policy of contraction,
which Grants administration fast
encd upon 'us, to our present ruin.
1t will also be seen that the 3rd
section provides tor a very con-
venient substitute, for the heavy
coin, in the shape of certificates,
receivable for all public dues, and
therefore better than present cur
rency. This makes each holder OF
silver his own banker to the
amount of his silver.


In time the bill is bound to
work great relief, and persons who
desire to purchase real estate will
find that it has touched bottom,
for the bill will tend to make mons
ey cheaper and property higher,
while the late contraction system
has had Just the reverse effect.
Year: 1878

charge would imply a poverty oil
facts to sustain a personality want
only inaugurated by the STANDARD.


We by no means intended to
rive the STANDARD so much pain.
We are glad of the brilliant record
and newspaper success Of its Edi-
tor, hut to keep the one bright and
retain the other he will find the Mt
most profit as well as pleasure in
avoiding the Inauguration Of those
personalities he seems so thorough-
ly now to condemn, and in showing
his capacity to appreciate the civili~
ties and courtesies- extended him by
his older brethren Of the public press
We shall not quarrel with him be-
cause he advocates the doctrine OF
Gov. Holiday that education is a
luxury, though we very believe for
ourself that it is a necessity in this
age, when the English speaking
people, only one-tenth Of all
mankind, hold in their hands that
bright banner of light Of which,
he and we are upholders. In or
der to enlighten the world, we
must enlighten our own people of
necessity. But we shall be con-
tent to argue this great question,
whether a citizen should be held to
accountability, i'll an age Of steam
and telephone and printing, g,unless at
least the means Of knowledge, in


is practical and fundamental levels
be afforded him. We shall be cen-
tent to argue that if we be COM
PEELED to share the law>making
power with our late slaves, we
should be allowed to qualify them
in some limited sense, to handle
such fearful edged tools about our
necks. We chall be content to
argue, that If the rich shall be pros
tected in their property, the poor
shall be protected in their labor,
and that this csn only be done by
education. We have the right to
differ with TIE Executive as well
rs the GrAEDAED, bat shall try to
maintain the dignity Of letters anc
not the indignity OF abuse.
Year: 1878

Chester, Of the Petersburg Hdec-
appeal. is one Of the most accurat te
and observant writer's On ghe Virgins
Press, and he states that the Tressu-
ry is empty. The officers st the
Capitol have their salary certificates.
but can get no money, We can in
form Chester that the school teachers
in the country are in the same un-
comfortable fix. and some of them
find it necessary to shave their cer-
tiiestes as heavily as so per cent.
The same cid question arises, how
long can the State be run on this
Funding Bill Schedule? Taxation
must be increased. or the debt must
be readjusted Is this not a nice
time to try the experiment of in
creased taxation
Year: 1878

WILMINGTON, DEL, in fit of econo-
my, has cut down the salaries of its
teachers. The politicians pay has not,
of course, been touched-N. Y. Herald
today.


And what business is it to this coward
ly violator of the laws, who run away to
escape just punishment, if the tax-pay-
ers of this city do refuse to make wide
distinction in wages. A girl that is a
good cook ought to be esteemed as high
ly as girl teaching in the public schools.
No fair-minded, real christian man or
woman dares assert to the contary. This
principle of elevating one class of labor
and degrading another is playing the
mischief with everything. After while
it will be difficult TO find an American
young woman who knows how to cook,
while thousands may be found who are
ready to teach and are dying for place
while they are not able to cook their
own meals. To equalize labor and make
all industrial pursuits respectable, ought
to be one of the efforts of the best and
most wise and intelligent of our people.
Year: 1878

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, out OF
charity, should be liberal enough not to
give too many of their lucrative offices
to one family. Heretofore as many as
three teachers were taken from one fami.
ly. Would it not be better to distribute
the favors around. In calculating the
monthly pay-nine months being the
school year nine should be the divider
and not II. 1t is suspected the Board
has actually raised the salaries instead of
lowering them. Ifso it.has made one step
toward breaking down the schools. The
Board is not composed of heavy tax
payers but of men who hike to spend
other peoples money.
Year: 1878

the young and inexperienced editor re-
ceived such words Of chiding and disap-
proval as wounded his feelings and as
founded his sensibiliues. But neverihe-
less his vision as to the future was real
lied as truthfully rs prophesy while he
whose disapproval was uttered in cut
ting sarcasm lived to wish he had been
the author of the complimentary lines


And so it often happens that we do moi
know our friends, aad it is well, perhaps
that 1t is so.
Year: 1878

THE DEMoCATIc PARTY of Delaware
cannot be used to defeat the aims of the
great national party of the union. 1t
must work in unison with the rest of the
great organization or it will sink into in
significance. Delaware cannot be put IN
any mans pocket; ror will her people
agree to be used as the tools of any man
however great he may lie accounted by
those whom he serves.
Year: 1878

hEIhENCHMENT Of NAIlONAL En-
PENsEs.-Since it devolves upon the GA
ZETTE to defend the Democratic House
of Representatives against the charges of
the Republican embracing extravaganza,
we shall have to do so in short and stolen
moments from our numerous duties Incl
dent to our approaching city, county and
State campaign.


But in doing so we must first admit
that we cannot defend the action of the
Representative from Delaware. And
here we may assert that we need not do
it in replying to the Republican, since
that paper has more than once asserted
that it approved of Mr.. Williams votes.
We are then left to deal with the action
of the House as Democratic body
omiting Mr.. Williams course entirely,
which we disclaim entirely as averse to
the Democracy of Delaware and the
Democracy of the whole country.


We shall at this time, for lack of time,
space and inclination, say but little more
on the subject further than to add that it
is utterly impossible for the House of
Representatives to carry forward system
of retrenchment and reform whereby the
expenditures are to be reduced, with the
Senate, the Executive and the Cabinet
and all the departments against retrench-
.,.t nl -, nf
travagance. This was tried without sue
cess. 1t cannot be done without the
hazard of deadlock creating great con-
fusion and in the end, it might be greater
expenditures.


Well, the Democratic House in every
case reduced the estimates of the depart
ments, and in every case the Republican
Senate struck out the reductions of the
House and inserted higher rates and it
was only after threatening deadlock in
committees of conference that the House
could secure even the reductions they did
make. Some of them were considerable
and amounted to millions, others were
inconsiderable and amounted to little.


But in addition to the trouble will
the Senate the lobby secured about ,
dozen of the Democratic votes and thu,
defeated the greatest work of economy
the reduction in the Army and the Navy
Hayes wanted to be sustained in hi,
fraudulent seat, and Sherman asked fol
ten or fifteen thousand men. These ar,
in addition to any that are needed to pu
down the Indians; if in fact the Indian
were not stirred up for the purpose O
having the army increased, and prevent
ing the discharge of about half of tn
useless 1900 officers scattered over tn
country doing nothing. Here is wher
the great saving was defeated; here
where the object of the Democracy {
Delaware was destroyed and all our labc
in the campaign for reform and retrencl
ment rendered abortive.


But the Republican approves of tn
extravagant army; and the Democrat
will have to try again to effect reductio
of expenditures and reduction of tax,
tion. With this in view and well express
ed and proclaimed with emphasis by IL
Democratic convention, We hope we sha
be able to enter the campaign again wit
a promise of better success next time.-
Until then, and until we succeed we as
our Democratic farmers and mechanic
and laborers of all classes to have patien,
with us; for by diligent labor in behalf
lower taxes we shall surely succeed
the end.
Year: 1878

The heart of the town is in dismay,


And complaints are waxing loud and sore,
For we cannot drive the mosquitoes away,
They come unchecked through window and door.
The pillow, instead of becoming a joy


For the resting of the weary, throbbng head,
Now seems the place of torment and pain,
And night brings not sweet sleep but dread.
You lie down to slumber, but all in vain,


For a throng of troublesome strangers have come,
And with pertnacity pierce you with stings,
Distracting your ears with their worrying hum.
One gets on your forehead, you give fierce blow
That hurts not the insect but your own check,
And another settles itself on your nose,


Starting expressions not very meek.
You strike at random, missing each time,
And your hands right and left excitedly fling,
Wounding yourself, while the tormentors gay
Start into fresh life and aggravatingly sing.
You may put up net around your bed,


Hanging in graceful folds to the floor,
And imagine you are safe from the wretches at last,
But as you slipped in through the bobinet door
One or two little villains, blood thirsty and bold,
Have quietly passed thro' and taken their place,
Ready as soon as you are safely down,


To insert their sharp little stings every place.
IT'S amusing enough to hear the complaints
Of sufferers we meet everywhere,
Comparing sleepess nights of distress,


Energetic in their words of despair.
We long for the cool, frosty air to rush in,
And relieve us from these pestering things,
For in the chill of October they quickly must die,
Then gone forever their troublesome stings.


M. L. CARMICHAEL.
Year: 1878

lsS-A female infant, born in New York town,
has her head set the wrong side before-her
face where the back of her head ought to be-
Such girl, when she grows up, will possess some
advantages over the ordinary woman. When she
goes to church her neck will be saved many
twist, she will not be obliged to turn her head
to see who comes in. But unless she walks sort
O. backwards, she viii be apt to collide with lamp
posts, store boxes and things.-Norr. Herald
Year: 1878

Z6~A soldier hired himself to farmer to dig
his early potatoes after a hearty breakfast on a
hot August morning the new help seated himself
in the shade of the barn, saying to the farmer,
''Now, if yoN want your potatoes dug, bring them
along"
Year: 1878

Es-An exchange says that the brilliant and
impulsive have black eyes. We know it, for we
carried two of them around with us for two weeks
once, and it was nothing in the world but our
brilliancy and impulsiveness that did it.
Year: 1878

gas>J Joy is shy bird, but when a man comes
unexpectedly upon 50 bill in the pocket of an
old vest laid aside last winter, it flaps its wings
and crows as loud as anybody's chicken.
Year: 1878

LITTLE THISGs.-It is only little thing-only
a small sacrifce-therefore is not appreciated.
How many admirable actions are overlooked be-
cause they are little and common Take for in
stance, the mother who has had broken slumber,
if any at all, with the nursing babe whose wants
must not be disregarded; she would fain sleep a
while when the breakfast hour comes, but patient
ly and uncOmplainingly she takes her timely seat
at the table. Though exhausted and weary, she
serves al with a refreshing cup of coffee or tea
before she sips any herself; and often the cup is
handed back before she has time to taste her own.
Do you hear her complain-this weary mother
that her breakfast is cold before she has time to
eat it !? And this is not for once, but for every
morning perhaps through the year. Do you call
this small thing Try it and see. Oh, how wO-
man shame man by her forbrearance and fortitude
in What are called little things 1t is these little
shings that are tests of character. 1t is by these
"litte" selfdenials borne with such selfforgotten
gentleness, that the humblest home is made beau
tifu though we fail to see it, alas, until the chair
is vacant and ths hand that kept in motion all the
domestic machinery is pOweress and cold
Year: 1878

The ever-blOOming roses are best for no, 81


ture in pots-because they bloom quicks


more continuously than any of the others, ano .,e
side this, their style and habit of growth is more
bushy aud better adapted to the purpose. They
can be Kept nicely with other growing plants, and
with proper attention to their requirements win
bloom freely. ~ Do not use too large pots-if
possible, not moro than three or four inches. The
rule is, one Slge larger than the plants have been
grown in. The smaller the pot-proyided, of
course, it is large enough to contain the plant
the quicker and stronger the plant will start It
Is very difieult to get small plant to live and
grow IN large pot A rose will not bloom till the
pot IS well filled with roots therefore, small pots
isclhtate quick bloom. If the pots be old they
should hrst be thoroughly washed. If new, they
shoula he soaked in water, otherwise they will alb
SeiN the moisture from the plant. (2) Have good
rIch soll-mellow and friable. That made from
old decomposed sOds is best. If manure is used.
II should be old and thoroughly composted; fresh
manure is injurious. (3) Put some bits of broken
eroekery, charcoal or some other similar material
IN the bottom OF each pot to facilitate drainage,
then enough fine earth to raise the plant to a
proper height. 1t should not be much deeper than
1t was before. Next put in the plant and spread
out its root their natural position as possi


Die, then I'LL In fine earth and press firmly down
with the hand. When done, the pot should not be
quite fuli; little space is needed for water. (O
when first potted water thoroughly, and, if the
sun is strong, shade for few days. then give full
light and air. Though the plant should not be
allowed to wither for want of water the earth
should get moderately dry before watering again.
Too much water is worse than not enough Very


little water IS needed until the plant starts to grow