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Year: 1876

The question of the electoral vote of South
Carolina is not involved in the contest now
waging there. That has been declared and
nothing but some revolutionary proceeding
could changeit it.


General Morgan, the senator elect from
Alabama, Is an ex-Confederate. He gained
his prominence in politics by his management
of the case against Senator Spencer, who was
accused last winter of having secured his
election to the United States Senate by cor
rupt means.


"When it comes to be known" remarks
the Cincinnati Commercial, ''if it is 10 be,
that Governor Hayes is President ii viii be
well for the Southerners to scan thoughtfully
what he said in his letter of acceptance ABOUT
them and their affairs. They may get COM
fortably over their mad in the process"


II the Democrats, North and South, were
half as anxious to punish the perpetrators
of political outrages as they are to discredit
them and explain them away, there would
soon be an end TO murders for political opin-
ions sake.


In Wisconsin and in Michigan the State
constitutions declare. that no person elected
to judicial Office shall be eligible to any 9TH
er Office during the term for which he was
elected Judge, nor for one year thereafter, and
that all votes cast for such person shall be
void In each of these states judge in Office
has been elected to the next Congress as a
Republican. 1t is said that the Democrats
will seek to increase their msjorities in the
next House OF Representatives by holdiug
that the seats of these members are vacant
The Republicans, however, maintain that 1t
has been many times decided that no state
by its.Constitution can add TO Ior take from
the qualification of member OF Congress as
fixed by the Constitution of the United
States. This poin: was made In the case of
Senator Trumbull of Illinois both at the time
he was elected to the House and to the Sem
ate.
Year: 1876

EX-SENATOR FooTE, of Mississippi, who is
considered pretty good lawyer, does not ap-
plaud the conduct of the South Carolina
usurping Court. He says in regard to the
powers of the canvassing board:


The Constitution of the United States in the
most explicit manner invests each of the states
with full power to appoint Presidential electors
in such mode as they shall choose The tri-
bunal established by them, by whatever name
called, for the purpose of canvassing or scru-
tnizing the votes cast for electors, unless there
shall be some appeal from its decision, must of
necessity have exclusive and final power over
the subject, and no other tribunal on earth can
possibly have authority to rejudge such de-
cision when once formally rendered. The at
tempt of any court whatever, to interfere with
its action by injunction, mapdamus, or other
proceedings, is one of the most unauthorized
and absurd acts of usurpation anywhere on
record, as no lawyer of intelligence and hon.
esty would hesitate to decide. To assert the
contrary would, indeed, give evidence OF such
imbecility of disngenuousness as should bring
the bush of shame to the face OF the most i'm
pudent pettifogger in Christendom.
Year: 1876

The first session of the present Congress
was marked by little that was commendable.
The large Democratic majority in the House
had it in its power to do much toward re-
lievipg the country from its financial uncer.
tainty, toward restoring the specie standard
OF value. 1t not only neglected the opportu-
nifty; it took step backward. Its sole ac-
tion in the matter of the currency was to re-
peal the only provision which had been made
for the resumption of specie payments. Time
which should have been devoted to the con-
sideratlon OF matters of finance and taxation
was given up to the conducting of partisan
investigations and to the making necessary
the passage of host of deficiency bills the
present session. The first few weeks OF the
session were used in discharging Union SOL
diers from the employ ofthe Houses and in ap-
pointing confederate soldiers to their places.
The last few weeks were devoted to an at
tempt to perpetuate the evils of redundant,
irredeemable currency. The intervening
weeks were given to costly and in the main
useless Investigations, conducted with fierce
partisanship, and with the purpose, not to
bring the guilty to punishment, but to make
political capital for the coming campaign.


Apparently even less good can be expected
at this session than at that. For, last De-
cember the Democrats chose for presiding Of
ficer the best and purest man in their ranks.
Their first step this season is to nominate for
Speaker the bitterest and most INSCRIPTIONS
partisan they have, man who is thorough
reactionist, to whom liberalism is an unknown
quality, who is widely recognized as polit-
cal trickster, who illustrates "reform'' by
pocketing the salary grab and who has not
even the grace to be ashamed of the act.
They say they have chosen him because they
want man of "nerve," for they admit that
they purpose to try desperate remedies for
alleged evils. They are loud in their asser-
tions of what they intend to do in case the
people have preferred the Republican csndi-
date for the Presidency. From body which
threatens open revolution in case its wishes
are defeated patriotic citizens have every
thing to fear and little to hope.
Year: 1876

THE Indiana Democrats have sent rep
resentative man to succeed "Blue Jeans"
Williams in Congress. His name is Hum
phreys, and he was convicted with Mulligan
during the war by court-martial for treason
in giving active aid and sympathy to the
rebellion. As his disabilities have never been
removed by Congress there is doubt as to his
right to take his seat.
Year: 1876

IT seems that the Democratic House eau
Gus got very mad with Mr.. Morrison because
he remarked that he was the only candidate
for the speakership who had served in the
Union army. They have always dislked
him because of that fact, for it is a re-
proach to the rest of them.
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undeIta to return or reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used.
Year: 1876

bare Of stock As to combination force wells into
disnse II was all nonsense had been tried and had
always utterly failed No such ring now existed, aud
would doubtless the future be unsuccessful because
the number OF small producers made Il impossible TO
concentrate and harmonic them. The regions pro-
ducing al constantly changing TOO. Bradford.
McKean county, Butler and CLARION had their share Of
success but the trade speculative and partook Of
the excitement of the nrst discoveries


WHAT sPKcuLAroR SAYS


dealer In petroleum the Produce Exchange said
that had beard the story Of 900 being rsised
IN Europe enable the oil ring 10 control the renno
ries Of The United States, but he did not believe IL
The men the ring rich enough TO do what they
pleased without any European assistance They could
get all tho money the banks ofNew YORK had II they
wanted H.


Mr. Rockefeller an officer OF the Standard Oil Com
pany No. 140 Pearl street, was waited on by the
writer. He stated that In their organization they had
aimed TO control tho price OF oil perfectly egt
mate way, thinking the supply inadequate to the
demand and that the exporters would have yield
their prices.


Mr.. Bernheimer, President OF the Oiaenc Oil Com
pany, No. $50 Broadway, stated that they had sold
their refining works At Greenpont TO tho comb nation
represented by the Standard OIL Company, because
they could not compete with them manufacture, and
for other reason. He did not wish TO commit him.
self TO any expression as to the proprcsy OF the con-
troll OF refined oil by organization but he supposed
II proper business transaction
Year: 1876

THE BRADSHAW MAIL.-The uuietest .change we ever heard of, was the sudden

 stopping of the mail between here and Brad

 shaw without even notice or bidding us a

 goodbye. If the Department had made the

 slightest inquiry of any one at all acuuaint-

 ca with the facts, it would have understood

 that the service discontinued is just what

 should have been retained, and if retrench-

 merit had to be resorted to on that route, the end between Walnut Grove and Wicken-

 burg could have been much more easily spared than the one this way. The entire business of the country lying between Pres colt and Walnut Grove (some forty miles), containing several hundreds of people, all dependent on Prescott, is now entirely des- titute of any mail service whatever. movement should at once be started to es tabish route from Prescott via Peck mine. With postofiice at Turky Creek Station, to Bradshaw. The Department, studying re- frenchment in view of the Presidential elec- ton, no doubt looked at the map and saw that California could be most easily reached by way of Wickenburg, but the map did not show the army of miners in every gulch and ravine this side, and the farmers in Walnut Grove whom they were cutting off from con- with their county seat and base of supplies. We want that mail put back. only more so. The growing business of the section thus left out in the cold requires a tri-weekly mail, as much as We require it from the end of the railroad.
Year: 1876

THE TUcsoS COMMISSION TO TAKE TEsrI- MoSY IN YAvkPAI.-We see no special ob- jection to taking testimony in this County by the corps of Tucson Notaries now in the field, provided 1t was done legally and both sides were present to confront the witnesses and ascertain their means of information, extent of districts, etc.; but what we do object to is that these parties should represent that they had some special authority from the Cover nor to do this work, thereby leaving the inn precision that their mission had the special sanction of the Executive, and by that means inducing people to make affidavits, because they supposed they were obliged to obey Gubernatorial mandate, notwithstanding they had made no count of tine people of their neighborhood and were only guessing at what they swore to.

 MT. Cooler, as we understand from NIT. Moves, represents that he was sent out by the Governor to do this business.

 Now the Governor is here to speak for himself, and we have his positive assurance that he has purposely avoided all compile ity in the matter of the disputed census re- turns, even to the extent of refraining from talking about it, having fully determined to maintain strictly impartial attitude, and to have nothing to do with it unless it shall come legally before him in the line of his duty as an officer, and in that case to decide with justice, according to the lights before him without regard to who it helps or hurts.

 Mir. Cooler is simply Notary Public in Pima County, appointed and commissioned by the Governor, in the same manner that he has always appointed and commissioned all who have applied and he considered worthy and competent. The law sets no limit to the number, neither has the Governor done so in any of the Counties. In these appointments he has neither given nor pretended to give any special authority, neither were they ap- pointed with reference to any special duties | either in or out of their own county.
Year: 1876

We believe that there are thousands of good men in both parties who cherish noth- ing but heartfelt desire to see our whole country prosper. They are by nature noble. hberal-minded men, who are thoroughly i'm bued with profound sense of justice. They Know the whole theory of human rights by instinct, and, if left to themselves, would ac- cord exact justice to all. But they arc largely in the minority; and, unfortunately, under the party lash they are too often whipped into traces and made to do service that IS utterly foreign to their natures. It IS to be hoped that Independent voters will rapidly multiply in the future, and that the day is not far distant when as controlling power they will stand forth, like the great Webster, knowing mo North, no South, no East, no West."-[ Exchange.
Year: 1876

county Of Worcester with oneha Of per cent OF the
population OF the county has furnished one per cent Oh
of this exhibit the pup work in the shop winch 0ec
pies two hours week series OF products IN wood anu
speed lathe, complete In all it's parts eonsoeuuvey ar
ranged, tells the story OF the apparent solution OF me


mort difficult educational problem The OF study
and its intellectual results are reeited in the
books and are OF the best quality. The iron and WOOD
work are not easily excelled. That It may appear real
work the machinsts tools made and used in the shop
offered in Machinery Han in open competition, WIN
student in charge. Thoughtful people, after studying
this exhibit will reflect upon the possibilities oil blending
education and labor with great advantage 10 many
another busy county.
Year: 1876

to take the measure Of the shrewish
Katharine; nor has the custom, as Is
pretty well known, quite gone out yet.
Some critics, in their heat, blame the
ladies for the sometimes uncOuth fash
ions that invade society; as a fact per-
sons of their own sex are the culprits.
The ladies bnt submit to long -estab-
lished and very obstinate depotism. 1t
is but matter of justice to declare that
the 'pull-back' and the 'bustle' were
the products of some masculine brains.
1t saves the reputation of the gentler
sex for taste, and all that can be said is
that the ladies have not the masculine
trait, courage to defy the fashion
tyrants. History records that French
medical student invented the hustle,
and an American gentlemen the crinO-
line; and we suspect that every fashion
that has been decried as a deformity
may be traced to a masculine source.
The Partisan despots must be unearthed
and depOsed before we can hope for a
reform in the creation of fashion. We
are quite sure that, if they were super
ceded by fashion-court of intelligent
ladies. dresses might vary in form, but
would never cease to be graceful.
Year: 1876

The people of India are a very i'm
prOvident race if a story told by the
Pail Mall Gazette is true. Some years
ago Christian capitalist advanced to a
EuIasian co -religiOnist the sum of S2J
on the borrowers personal security, the
interest paid to be at the rate of 75 per
cent. per anDum. At the end of two
years, no interest having been paid,
the debtor gave his note for the
amount then due, the rate of interest
being fixed at 100 per cent. Three
years more passed and there was a
fresh settlement. About this time the
debtor obtaining an increase of salary,
began to devote a moiety of his salary
to the extinguishment of his debt, sue
ceeding SO well that at the time of his
death few years later, he had reduced
the amount due to the comparatively
small figure of FIVE hundred dollars
Quite recently Hindoo sued another
of that race for $40, the balance due OF
$40, which was the principal and inter
of $40 advanced two years before.
From IS to 200 per cent. are not at all
unusual rates of interest, and the re-
suit is that the land is rapidly passing
into the hands of the usurers, the peo-
pie being poor and generally in debt.
Year: 1876

you first as last. wrote that letter in
order to go into tunneling."


"And the 'blazeH tree," said l; how
about that? The blaze is certainly
two years old"


Jack hesitated.


"why, you see." said he, "we found
that tree and wrote that letter, to suit
it,


'Then what do you think Of this ?''
l asked showing him the bag l had
found in the cave.


Jack was nonplussed. On opening
the bag we found about three thousand
dollars worth of gold. Jack would
never confess, but always insisted that
variance between the statement in the
letter and the amount in the bag was
proof enough that there was no con
nection between the two. l don't
think so, however, and l believe that
Jacks assertion of having written the
letter was untrue. We could never as
certain anything about Mr.. Forrest, so
we divided the money among us.
Year: 1876

81 rushed from the house drove home
like some lunatic, and without giving
any explanation of my conduct packed
few clothes into valise and left town.
1 never knew or cared what reasons the
parties interested gave for my disap-
pearance.


81 went to California. The country
was new then; L worked in the mines
l lived the life of a mailman. Talk
about roughingit, that was the country
for it, tell you. But lucky? You
never saw such luck as l had; every
thing turned out gold. i tried to for
get that ever had home or friends; but
there were times my boy, when that
scene-the girl and her lover-the girl
that was to have been my wife, the
mother of my children-Pshaw! even
now the memory of it seems to turn my
soul into demons and my heart into a
burning hell! but it will force itself
upon me.


"Go lind an honest woman-if you
can-marry her, and be happy. Some
of these days my toes will turn up for
good and all. You shall have my money
to buy all the feathers in Christcndom
for her. But, see here, my lad, don't
you ever go ask me to go visiting among
the sex. L took an eternal farewell of
'em the day L took an affectionate leave
OF my rival"
Year: 1876

When / run against man who pro-
fesses to be Christian, and yet who
has foul mouth and foul mind and a
foul lip, whose wit is vulgar and whose
speech is coarse. whose Imagination is
like duck whose necessities compels it
to play in a dirty puddle, feel that the
man needs a cellar of decency under his
professional superstrueture. \ vulgar
mouth is sure evidence of a vulgar
mind, and l cannot conceive of any
thing more distasteful to Gods pure
spirit than human vulgarity. / think
profanity hurts the fine edge of pure
existence less than coarseness. For
myself, speaking from my innermost
soul, could sooner hear a man swear
than to hear one tell nasty story. /
would sooner be struck by lightning
than to be killed by stencil.
Year: 1876

A correspondent asks question which
is pressing for reply in many minds
What quantity of alcohol may be taken
daily, in perfect temperance and with
advantage, by lady? The answer to
the question cannot be an absolute one.
Alcohol has two uses, if we are to ac-
cept what seems the clear teaching OF
scientific observation it is food and a
sumed in the system and yields force
it also directly affects the functions
of the nervous system. 1t is its lat
ter use alone which must decide
the question of how much must betaken.
The quantity which can be utilized in
the system as food is so considerable as
to be certainly deleterious by Its over
stimulating action on the nervous sys-
TEN. Moreover, as . food it has not
been shown to have any special advan-
tages. This part of its use may be thus
neglected. As stimulant the quantity
really needed is very small, especially
when a sedentary life is led. 1t is prob
able that in most cases two glasses of
wine day, according to our customary
regulation of the size of the glass by the
strength of the wine, is as much as can
be taken with advantage. By many
this is more than is needed. An estimate
by the sensation produced is beset with
all acies. The pleasurable sense of
stimulation is absolutely misleading.
The use of stimulants is to facilitate
work, and the ease with which work
can be done, and the state of body and
mind afterward, afford a surer test. If
the sense of stimulation be the guide,
use establishes tolerance, and larger
quantity can be taken without the sense
of pleasant stimulation being over
passed, but not without permanent
damage to the nervous system. What
ever is taken, however must be taken at
meals, once or twice day. One large,
perhaps the largest, part Of the benefi-
cial action of alcohal is to aid digestion
by its direct action on the stomach, and
by its action on the stomach through
the nervous system. Alcohol effects
most of its evil and least of its good
when taken alone. All use of alcohol
between meals should be absolutely
prohibited.
Year: 1876

"Spirits," though still refusing to be
captured like ordinary mortals, have
consented to allow themselves to be
photographed. They now obediently
follow those over whom they watch to
the studios of photographers, and there
falling into a graceful attitude, allow
those who believe themselves to be ac-
companied through life by guardian
angel' to satisfy their vanity (and cred
ulity) by having a carte-de-visite taken
of themselves and their ''attendant
spirit" The resulting carte gives such
an air of reality to the affair that it is
considered rank folly to doubt any Ion
ger, when the spirits can be actually
photographed, and thus brought within
the ken of the most hardened skeptic.
Such piteous folly on one side and ar
rant deception on the other are more
prevalent than ordinary folks generally
suppose. A case brought to our notice
from Paris will illustrate the way in
which this class of photographers i'm


pose on the public. The police, hearing
that certain photographer of that city
was pocketing large profits by taking
these photographs for credulous people,
dispatched an emissary to discover the
fraud. On making known his wish to
be photographed with his guardian
spirit, he was requested to leave the stu
dio for short time for the purpose of
the spirit being invoked. During his
absence, plate, prepared in the ordi-
nary way, was exposed to light for
few seconds opposite screen whereon
vague ghostly image was figured. The
mans photograph superposed-gave, it
is needless to say, the required effect.
The photographer, on hint from the
Police, ceased to take spirit photo
graphs. These photographs may also
be produced by the photographers
common process of printing from two
negatives; one negative takes the sitter,
the other the ..spirit" as before; on
printing from both the effects are COM
bined. Another method depends upon
a curious electrical fact. If tinfoil
device be laid between two sheets of
glass, and tinfoil be laid on the outer
surfaces of the glass, and then electric
sparks passed between the tinfoil coat
ings, it is found that an image of the de-
vice is formed upon the two glass plates,
caused by molecular change in the
glass This imaue ia at first invisible
but on breathing on the glass it becomes
visible, and photograph can then be
taken of it I'm the ordinary way. But
the cleverest plan of all is that which
utilizes the lately-discovered optical
principle known as fluorescence. Paint
on white screen with sulphate of qui-
uine (which is colorless) something
shadOwy to represent the ''ethereal be-
ing" Expose this to bright sunlight
for short time, and then place your
unsHspecting believer in guardian an
gels" before this screen; photograph
him in the ordinary way, and at the
same time you obtain picture Of your
painting, about which he is ignorant.
Finish the photograph in the ordinary
way. The quinine drawing will "come
out" hazy and indistinct as part of the
picture, and then your believer in
spirits who has longed to have his sat
tendant spirit" manifested to him, re-
ceives it tremblingly with gratitude
Chambers Journal.
Year: 1876

What's the use CT minding what "they
say" What's the use of lying awake
Of nights with the unkind remark of
some false friend running through your
brain like forked lightning? What's
the use of getting into q worry and fret
over gossip that has been set afoat to
your disadvantage by some meddlesome
busy-body who has more time than
characterf These things can't posi-
bly, injure you unless, indeed, you take
notice of them, and in combating them
give them character and standing. If
what is said about you is true, set your
self right at once; if it is false let 1t 60
for what it will fetch, until it dies of
inherent weakness.