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Year: 1878

Hermit" the New York correspond
ent of the Troy Times, in late letter,
philosophically remarks:


"Trade is now in full activity, and
business men are exerting every effort
TO improve the harvest. One method is
the handbill system, by which the hotels
are daily inundated. During the busi-
ness season one boy after another will
go the rounds, and in this way an at
tempt is made to obtain trade. OF
these, however, the greater part are
wasted, since the waiter generally picks
them up and throws them into the
street, and the next day fresh inunda-
Gon takes place. Experience has clear
ly demonstrated the most efficient
method of advertising is found in the
judicious use of the newspaper columns.
The ground on which newspaper adver-
tising, as a system, is based, is human
confidence, since we cannot avoid be-
lieving that which we constantly read.
The confidence is sometimes abused,
but still it is evident that a good adver-
tisement will, if sufficiently repeated,
carry popular opinion. Men who adver-
tise with the greatest persistency event
ually reach success. There is a mill
tary principal involved in the method,
since the article advertised should be
pressed on the public by repeated as.
saults. The correct view, which ex-
perience brings to each man, is that ad-
vertising should be included in the gen.
eral estimate of expense, as regularly as
store rent, clerk hire and insurance. tt
is often said good stand at a high rent
is better than poor one rent free.
Well, advertising brings a man before
the public in a way that makes any
stand good. The best stand you can
have is TO be in the newspapers"
Year: 1878

Over the river on the hill
Lieth village white and still
All around IL tho forest trees
Shiver and whisper in the breeze
Over it sailing shadows 60
or soaring hawk and screaming crow;
And mountain grasses, low and sweet,
Grow in the middle OF every street.
Over the river under the hill
Another village lIeth still
There / see in the cloudy night
Twinkling stars Of household light
Fires that CLEAN from the smithy's door;
Mists that curl on the river shore;
And in the roads no grasseAgrow
For the wheels that hasten to and fro.
In that village on the hill
Never is eound Of smithy or mill
The houses are thatched with gras and


flowers;


Never a c'o,k to toll the hours:
The marble doors are always shut
You oannot enter IN hall or hut
All tho villagers lie asleep;
Never grain to SOW or reap
Never in dreams TO moan or sigh
Silent and idle, aad low, they lie.
In that village under the hill,
When the night is starry and still,
Many weary soul in prayer
Looks to the other village there,
Aud weeping and signing, longs to go
Up to that home from this below
Longs to sleep in the forest wild,
Whittier have vanished wife and child,
Aud heAreth, praying, this answer fall:
Patience that village shall hold ye


all!'
Year: 1878

A fisherman near Sioux City, Iowa,
saw a box floating ON the surface of the
water. BE secured it, and it proved to
be water tight, and contained an infant
several weeks old, provided with a bot
tie of milk and sufficient clothing 10
keep it warm.
Year: 1878

The emperor of Brazil has invited
eminent doctors from Europe to Rio
Janeiro to study on the spot the true
character of yellow fever, and discover
a remedy for it. Several have accepted
the call.
Year: 1878

WoMENs TREATMENT OF WoMEN.-There
is general sentiment that women do not
stand by each other, as men do by men; that
we are envious, narrow and small. where our
sex is concerned; that the greatest obstacles
professional women have to overcome are the
prejadices of women themselves; that if
woman commits fault, nobody is so quick and
ready to heap appreciation upon her as another
woman. All this, is, to a certain extent, un-
happily true; but it is by no means generally
true. The fashion of woman sneering at wo-
man is passing into disrepute; so that nova
days, no woman who expects to pass as a we'll
bred lady, is guilty of the bad taste of speaking
disparagingly or slightingly fof her own sex.
Now and then one does 1t, thinking thereby
that she wins the esteem of men by SO doing.
She can make no greater mistake. Men ad-
mire large mindedness and large-heartedne So
in women, quite as much as women admire
those qualities in men. The more strongly
and loyalty women stand by one another, the
more respectfully they treat and speak of one
anotner, the more women nonor women, have
faith Id women, the better for US. We cannot
expect men to honor and revere us, unless we
ourselves honor and reve re our own SEX
Mary d e. Wager Fisher iis Sunday afternoon
for October.
Year: 1878

lrAVln bno ots cOuu leitSEapu.l


The mode of voting is quite different from
anything that we have heretofore had in New
Brunswick. Each polling place has to be di-
vided into two apartments, either by an ordi-
nary partition or by screen. In the outer OF
these, where the ballot-box is kept, will be the
presiding officer, his clerk and the certified rep
resentatives of the candidates. No others will
be admitted into the apartment except the vot-
ers, and they will only be admitted one at a
time BY the constable, by whom the door of the
polling place is guarded. Ons voter must be
disposed of and retire from the polling place
before another is admitted. Upon the voter
presenting himself to the presiding officer, the
latter will look over the list, and if his name Is
found upon ii he will have the right to vote,
subject to challenge from the certified repre-
sentatives of the candidates present. The yot-
er will then be furnished by the presiding
officer with ballot on which the presiding
officer will place his initials, and on the coun-
terfol attached to it he will place the number
of the ballot, which number shall be the same
as the number of the voters name on the vot-
ing list in the clerk books. The ballot will
contain 10 alphabetical order the names Of all
the candidates. On receiving it the voter will
Year: 1878

THERE is promise of largely increased
trade With Japan under the operation of the
new reciprocal treaty, and it is no wonder
that England is good deal concerned over
the probable loss of her immense traffic with
that country. The treaty is likely to opel
new avenues of commerce of the highest i'm
portance to this country,
Year: 1878

THE New York Indicator says that the
manufacturing interests of Havana, in the
cigar business, are decaying rapidly. Thou
sands of employees are out of employment.
Many factories are working at half their
capacity. and many are seriously contem-
plating total suspension. This is the result
of the war and the increased amount and
quality Of the cigars made in the United
Year: 1878

THE French are going to utilize the heat
of the Sun, and put it to all sorts of work
from the running of spindles in great facto-
ries to the boiling of cup of coffee for the
morning meal.
Year: 1878

From the Commercial Bulletin.


A conservative insurance President
of Boston had son, an active and well
educated youth, who, finding mcrcant-
lie life here rather distasteful, and the
chances for young men not numerous,
took Horace Greeley's advice, went
West, and entered upon sheep raising.
The President was much disappointed
at that course of his ambitious off
spring, but mutual friends brought
back such good accounts of the bust
ness, and of the young mans success,
that the worthy President finally in
formed Boston merchant that he had
got tired of hearing the stories, and
proposed to send his Secretary out to
look into the subject, "a man of years
and experience, sir, whose head is not
likely to be turned" The merchant
being interested in the matter, after a
sufficient lapse of time asked what was
the result of the Secretary's mission,
"Well, to tell the truth, Mr.. g." said
the President frankly, Il suppose this
is rather a sheepish matter, for / have
got letter from my Secretary, and he
says he shall not return, as he is going
into the business himself"
Year: 1878

The announcement of he suicide of
clerk dischared from the Interior De-
partmcnt suggests its cause in stating
his recent discharge. The life of n clerk
makes such machine of man, that,
once cut off from the occupation thus
afforded and the support derived, he is
helpless and hopeless, and the next step
is easy to suicide.
Year: 1878

Montana has population of $4,000,
and not one business failure has occurred
during the past year. This prosperous
showing IS due to the fact that when q
man is on the verge of bankruptcy his
accommodating ncighbors take him out
and hang him to tree. Thus business
integrity is encouraged and thrift is
stimulated.
Year: 1878

1t is reported that Gen. Shermans
recommendation that second lieuten-
ants in the army should not be permit.
ted to marry has excited the ire of that
class of embryo warriors, who think
they arc not only competent to COM
mand an army, but to provide for and
rule household, which is often a more
difficult matter.
Year: 1878

Information has been received at
army headquarters, Washington, that
Sitting Bull and his army, from the
mildness of the winter and the abundance
OF buffalo, in place of being i'll starv-
ing condition are in good fighting trim
have plenty of arms and ammunition
and are ready for an aggressive move
ment.
Year: 1878

In the ancient torture chambers at
Nuremberg, and in the noisome dun
geons of the prison at Venice, may still
be seen the terrible proofs of medieval
diabolism; but with all their internal en-
emery it is doubtful whether these
chambers of horror ever witnessed more
acute human agony than that which
seems to have been produced in the
punishment room at Sing Sing prison.


The old, old story of the danger of
allowing any man to handle money, has
again been told in the history of the
Scrgeant-at-Arms of the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives. He is re-
ported 81 900 Short" and go will have
to suffer Had he managed to annex
three more ciphers to the amount be.
fore he was discovered, they would
gladly compromise with him for 25 cents
ON the dollar.
Year: 1878

A life insurance company claims that
Mr.. Tweed forfeited his policy by his
flight to Spain. And if this isn't enough,
we beg to inform the company that the
old wretch occasionally smoked cigars
and did bad spelling.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


JERSEY CITY, Dec. 13.-At meeting OF
the Police Board Just held charges were
made against thirty-fve of the forty mem.
bers of the force. Two Officers testified
that they found Officer Donovan stretched
out in the street in his police uniform,
drunk. They carried him to the morgue,
laid him out on a plank, and left him to
come to his senses among the dead. They
left their pos,s unguarded meanwhile, and
broke in the door of the morgue.


Officers Doyle and Daily are accused of
hiding behind coal box when they saw a
man named Hutchinson attacked by two
highwaymen. Chief Martin is accused of
driving about in carriage, late at night to
mislead reporters in the late search for
Stewards body. The Police Commissioners
dismissed Officer Collins for beating Michael
Dugan to insensibility on election night
because Dugan was working for the party
to which Collins was opposed. collins fed
and has not since returned.
Year: 1878

dent and his associates in the Cabinet, and
yesterday he sent word to the President
that he had decided to decline the Judge
ship, and would retain his present posi-
ton.


PRESIDENT HAYES AND SENATOR SPENCER.


Mr.. Murphy, nominated by the President
to be United States Marshal in Alabama is
friend of Senator spencer's, and his nomi-
nation is favor to Spencer. The fact is
significant, when it is remembered that this
is the first favor Hayes has bestowed on
Spencer, and that Spencer has been one of
the most vindictive opponents of the Presi-
dents Southern appointments in the
Senate.
Year: 1878

1t is worth considering seriously whcth-
er the lash may not be introduced into
our criminal system with advantage for
the punishment of brutal offenses, especi-
ally against women, and for the repres-
sion Of young desperadoes of the dime
novel type, says the World. Dime novels
do not represent their piratical boy-heroes
and young highwaymen as coming to the
whipping-post. They end as a rule in
battle against overwhelming numbers, on
the scattold or in the dungeon of some ro-
mantle castle. There is something grand,
gloomy and peculiar about the clank of
fetters, and to perish on the scaffold, in
the eyes of many criminals, confers pos
tive social distinction. But there is moth
ing in the least heroic about the swish of
a rod or cat, and England has returned
of late years to the doctrine Of Delaware
that the whipping post is wholesome
prophylactic against those pests and per-
lis Of the weak and the unprotected, the
Juvenile ruffian and the tramp.
Year: 1878

In London recently, says Writ Skies, In
Harper's Magazine, ut a social gathering
which included two celebrated collectors
OF old china, and at which all the guests
were lovers Of ceramics. an American lady
who shall here be nameleSs read aloud
Longfellow's beautiful poem 'keramos."
The reading was followed by CONVERSE
ton in the course of which one of the
Englishmen present expressed his surprise
at the extent Of the china mania in Amer
ica; he had had an idea, in fact, though
he put it as euphemistically as possible,
that our people lacked the art culture and
the art taste to which old china appeals.
\ New Yorker in the company. who
traces his descent back to old Amsterdam,
declared that this peculiar taste had exist
ed ever since the country was first settled;
the Dutch brought it over with them; it is
more widespread now, but it is taste
suaukiuy of our soil The appearance
from time to time of critical works on the
subject, and especially the great demand
for, and surprising sale Of Mr.. Primes
Pottery and Porcelain. indicate the inter
est of Americans in ceramic art. As re-
CARDS the Dutch faience of Delft, at any
rate, our friend was right. Americans
especially New Workers, have peculiar
claim to feel the deepest interest in the
Dutch work. An acquaintance Of mine
remembers the time when his family ia
BILE was laid out daily with the yeritable
''old blue" brought over to America by
his progenitors from Holland. "And no
one knows" he says, chow extensive and
how rich are the ceramic collections of
the United States. Actual descendants of
the Dutch faience-makers walk the streets
of New York to-day, and possess speci-
mems of their ancestors handiwork which
the public knows nothing about. EXhi-
bidons don't bring them out. Many a
poor woman who possesses a valuable cup
or jar or plate which has come down to
her from her grandmother would
hesitate to let it go out of her sight on any
assurance that it would be well cared for
and safely returned" In old New York
and New England homes are plenty of
rich Delft plates, blue and polychrome,
butter-boats in animal forms, and other
charming relics of the days when porcelain
was not known.
Year: 1878

Geo. E. Waring, Jr., thus describes the
| Guernsey mode of butter making, which,
in many ways, will run counter to the
| theories OF our best butter makers: "In
Guernsey the milk is never skinned. 1t
stands IN large crooks, or stone jars SINH
lar to the oil jars of Ali Baba, until the
cream has all risen and until the milk has
become thick. 1t is then poured into an
enormous churn, and churned by hand,


with a common up-and-down dasher, I'M
I'll the butter comes, often four hours. The
churning is usually done twice a week,
but the cream is far from maintaining


good appearance to the end Of the time.


!" Sn",a of thn ni1lar Hnttin9o. in the only


dairy which had an opportunity of eX-
| amlnlng, the cream was wrinkIed like


raisin and covered with mold. The dairy


men said they did not like to see it so far


gone, as that, that it would sometimes get


mOldy, but that it made no difference to


the butter. Probably the volume of milk


is sufficiently to wash off any impurities;


certainly the butter Of this dairy gave no
evidence of any fault in the process.


There was no opportunity to compare the
butter made by this process with that


made from cream alone, as it is universal


in this island All the butter that l saw


was exceptionally good, but this was
probably due in great measure to the
character Of the COWS and the excellence


of their keep. We had less occasion to
examine there than in jersey, or we
should very likely have found the same
variety as theren
Year: 1878

English tradesmen have the most pecu-
lar way ofonly keeping one or two of the
component parts of a divisible object, if
the rest of it happens not to exactly be-
long to their line of business, and so you
have to keep trotting around to dozen
stores sometimes to find a thing that in
America you would have been sure to be
able to purchase en- bloc. The other day
an American gentleman started out from
the Lanoham to purchase a scrap book
and mucilage bottle. He bought the
scrap book, but found this stationer did
not keep mucilage, and was directed to
another for that; and after buying the mu-
cilage he was surprised to md that the
bottle had 40 brush, nor did this merchant
keep brushes, and to obtain brush he
was obliged to go to third vendor TO
this individual he expressed surprise at
this odd way of doing business, and said,
Now, in America, / should have found
all these things in the first store | went
into" 'Indced!" replied the shopkeeper.
They must have IA very large capital,
then" "No," answered the gentleman !;
but they have singlar knack of keeping
things that people want" To buy eight
shillings' worth of things be had spent
twelve shillings for cab hire.
Year: 1878

The late William Cullen Bryant used
to ascribe the preservation Of his physical
and mental yigor partly to his simple and
regular habits of life. He would rise
about half-past five in the morning sum
mer time half an hour earlier, and 90
through a series Of light exercises before
dressing. Light dumb-bells, covered
with flannel, pole, or the horizontal bar
were enough to practice with. Some
times he would swing light chair around
his head. An hour later he would battle
from head to foot His breakfast was the
simplest-'hominy and milk" as he him
self said in letter to a friend; cor, in
place of hOminy brown bread or oatmeal
or wheaton grits, and in the season, baked
sweet apples" .:Buckwheat cakes,n he
added, Il do not decline, nor any other
article OF vegetable food; but animal food
| never take at breakfast Tea and coffee
| never touch at any time. Sometimes I
take cup of chocolate, which has no
narcotic effect and agrees with me very
well. At breakfast | often take fruit,
either IN Its natural state or freshly stew
ed. In the country | dine early, and it is
only at that meal that | take either meat
or fish; and OF these but moderate guam
tity, making my dinner mostly of vegeta-
bles. AT the meal which is called tea /
take only little bread and butter, with
fruit if it be on the table. My drink is
water; yet | sometimes, though rarely,
take glass of wine / am natural
temperance man, finding myself rather
confused than exhilarated by wine. I
never meddle with tobacco, except to
quarrel with its use" When in town, Mr..
Bryant always walked to his office, six
miles, down and up, no matter what the
weather. His bedtime was 10, or earlier.
He never took any kind of drug as a
stimulant, not even the usual condiments
with his food, such as pepper and the
Ike. For many years he avoided every
kind OF literary occupation in the even.
inc, doing all his work in the daytime.
Year: 1878




Mr., Sherman, in his Ohio speech,
made the following allusion to fiat
money - r..E.s ss.f.rEFs


With all our promises on record, we
should not be deluded by the cry of
fiat money. Precisely what is the
meaning of this phrase do not know,
but I presume it means money that is
not measured by any. otber-that is, not
redeemable in any other, but has its
origin, force, sanction, and value in the
mandate of the Government, and will
vary day by day in purchasing power.


As between this kind of money and
the old greenbaek regenerated, restored,
converitable into coin, the standard OF
all value and the medium of all pay
ments, l am for the greenback against
"fat" money. A great nation like ours,
rich and varied resources, with free
people of remarkable intelligence, is
not driven to resort to any expedients
which would affect the public harmo-
nious relations in trade with foreign ma
tions. but should adapt its money to the
money of the civilized world, make it
as good as any other money, and main
tain its standard of value as high as that
of any coin ever issued from the mint


Some of you who believe in "fiat"
money say you desire the same result,
but 1t is clear that you can only main
tain this money at par with coin, either
bv a careful Limitation of its amounts or
by actual redemption in coin when de-
manded. If that is what you mean by
stfatp money, then we will net disagree,
but it is well known that those who adj
vocate Stat" money want to increase
the amount beyond sum that can be
maintained at par wish coin, and who
seek thus to cheaper money by making
it less valuable that coin.


can imagine how man deeply in
debt and hoping to escape bankruptcy
may desire to cheaper the money in
which his debt is to be paid but why
should a laboring man, whose daily toll
il measured by the money he receives,
desire to cheaper that money ? Why
should farmer who sells his pro duc-
tions for money desire TO lessen its pur-
chasing power Why should pru-
dent, thrifty. industrious man, engaged
i'm any occupation, who hopes by his
thrift and industry to accumulate for
himself competence, desire to have
his labor measured by money of un-
stable value It is the interest of ev-,
ry enc engaged In industrious employ
naents, who Is not a speculatoT or bro-
ker, to have fixed standard of value.
If any of you who labor are farmers,
mechanics, or belong to any of the in
dustriai classes Of life, and have hope
from deprecated money, you will be
greatly misIed.
Year: 1878

We are exceedingly glad, says the


Franklin ReUieW, to chronicle the


fact that the Hon. G.. G.. DibreH has


been re-nominated for Congress in


4th Congressional District of this


State by the Democrats. This is


his third term. Without any of the


tricks of oratory, he has won place


in the confidence and esteem of his
colleagues that makes him scarcely
second to any man on the floor in
influence. He is one of the most ar
dent and incorporating friends of
the people-the toiling millions
in the 45th Congress. His views
are warmly aud earnestly in accord
with the Democrats of the West and
South. His labors have been great
and incessant in favor of the repeal
of the Resumption law-for the is
suance of plenty of Greenbacks to
revive the dropping and perishing
of the country. There
are many men in this section who
followed him in the late war-who
with pride his heroism,
pluck and GOODNESS under fire: and
his warm and sympathetic nature fer
the private in the camp, We ques-
ton whether Tennessee has within
her borders any man superior to him
the deep regard and love of the peo-
pie. We hope he will be re elected
opposition.
Year: 1878

The shoe business of Linn, Mass, is
being seriously affected by the yellow
fever scourge at the South. No shoes
are shipped at the present time on Of
ders previously given, and no demand
for further shipments is. perceptible.
On this account many shoe.operations
are obliged to remain idle.