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Year: 1876

Sir Walter Scott tells us Of one of his
dogs that it one day furiously attacked
the baker and was with great difficulty
called of. But as the dog observed the
baker coming every day to leave bread
for the family, he began to regard him
in favorable light, and in time the dog
and the baker became great friends.
One day Sir Walter was telling some
body how the dog had attacked the
baker, and Immediately he began the
story the dog skulked into the corner of
the room, turned his face to the wall,
hung down his ears and lowered his tail
and displayed every sign of being heart
lily ashamed of himself. But when Sir
Walter came to the end of the story and
said: But Tray didn't bite the baker,"
the dog turned round in moment,
jumped and frisked about and was evil
IDENTIFY restored to his own good opinion.
To try the dog, Scott repeated the story
in different tones of voice, and in the
midst even of other conversation, but it
was always the same. Directly he began,
the dog crept into the corner, but when
he came to "but Tray didn't bite the
baker," he always capered back again in
triumph.
Year: 1876

About eleven o'clock one night there
was loud and boisterous kicking at the
front door of the parlor in which the
lovers were sitting. The girl said it was
her infuriated brother who had sworn to
kill any one who visited her. The young
man very naturally hunted ffs hat and
made his way out of back window, and
tried the metal of his heels across the
commons. The raging brother fred five
useless pistol shots after him aud let
him go. 1t was hardly likely that he
would come back, but he did come the
very next night. He took out FIVE
shooter and laid it on table by him,
and resumed his counting. He has been
troubled with that rough, raging
brother no more.
Year: 1876

1t is important for each one to find his
own appointed work in the world, that
which he loves best, and can do best, as
far as practicable; but it is folly to sit
down supinely and give way to despair
and lethargy because he imagines he
ought to occupy more prominent and
important post. Nine-tenths of the
changes made under this delusion prove
to be for the worse instead of the better.
The character and capacity that fail OF
success in the one case fail yet more
signally in the other. Froude well says: :
"You cannot dream yourself into char
acter-you must hammer and forge
yourself one;" and it is only by laying
hold earnestly and vigorously Of the
work that lies nearest TO us, and raising
its valuo by putting into it all the vigor
and energy, all the patience and fidelity,
all the thought and ability we can COM
mand, that we have any right TO expect
success in any Of its meanings.
Year: 1876

The best method of easing cough is
to resist it with all the force of will pos
sible, until accumulation of phlegm be-
comes greater; then there is something
to cough against, and it comes up very
much easier and with half the coughing.
and coughing i'll invalids is purely nerv-
GUS, or the result of mere habit, as
is shown by the frequency with which it
occurs while the patient is thinking
about it, and its comparative rarity
when he is 80 much engaged that there
tion is impeIed in another direction.
Year: 1876

Quaint though the construction be of
the following poem, yet never has the
| story of the cross been told with more
truthful simplicity: :->.
Blest they who seek,
While I'm their youth
With spirit meek,


The way or truth.
To them the sacred Scriptures now display
Christ as the only true and living way
His precious blood on Calvary was given
To make them heirs of endless biiss in heaven
And cen ON earth the child Of God can trace
The glorious blessings Of his Savior's grace.


For them he bore


His Fathers frown;


For them He wore


The thorny crown;


Nailed to the cross,


Endured it's pain,


That His life's loss


Might be their gain.


Then haste to choose


That better part,


Nor cen dare refuse


The Lord thy heart,


Lest He declare,


81 KIN you not"


And deep despair


Should be your lot.
Now look to Jesus who on Calvary died,
And trust on Him who there was crucihed.
Year: 1876

The Chicago Tribune suggests as a
means of preventing panics in theaters
and similar places of public resort a
plaoard with the words "False Alarm,
No Danger" which could address the
people through the eye when the tumult
would render audible speech impossible.
Such placard was for many years a
regular part of the stage furniture OF
the old Chicago museum, and it was
once or twice used with the happiest
effect.
Year: 1876

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. day young man
in Kentucky town was invited with his
sweetheart to attend a party, but un-
fortunately was not in possession of
enough money to defray expenses. To
provide it he killed neighbor's dog,
skinned it, and sold the hide to tan
yard, realizing enough to supply his
need.
Year: 1876

We are convinced, upon examination,
that the article in our local department
last week, giving an account of the trials
and tribulations of some Centennial visi-
tors, was not entirely fair to the rail
road company.


In the first place the tickets, which
the parties held, were good only on the
date of issue for trip to and from Cen
tennial grounds. As is we'll known to
every resident of Elkton and vicinity
there We're but two trains from the Cen
tennial grounds to Elkton, one arriving
here at six and the other about half
past seven in the evening. Towards
the latter part of the season the com
panv allowed the tickets to be used on
the | | 80 train at night from Broad and
Prime depot; but this was only an eX-
ira accommodation allowed by the COM
pany outside of its contract. On any
other but one Of these three trains the
tickets were clearly not good.


An extra train was to start from the
Centennial grounds on the night of the
9TH after the fireworks, but the COM
pany in its advertisement specially linn
tied this train to Wilmington and sta
tions between there and Gray's Ferry
and passengers for stations below vii
mington had manifestly no right to
claim the privilege to ride on that train.
If such passengers staid after the train
which left the grounds at SIS, they
should have gone into the city and
taken the cars at Broad and Prime
The special train was not for them, and
if they chose to take it, with the COM
panv's advertisement that it did not go
beyond Wilmington, they did it at their
own risk and would seem to have no
right to complain that it did not carry
them through to Elkton.


The Elkton passengers thought they
could strike the 113O train at Grav's
Ferry or Wilmington, and SO they
| would but for an accident on the Penn
sy lvania Railroad, which kept them at
the Centennial depot, and which acci-
dent was in no way the fault of the P.,
w. 4 B. Railroad When they arrived
at Wilmington the / l30 train had been
gone two hours, and there was no train
passing south that night except the New
y York and Washington express, which
stops only at Wilmington, Pcrryville
and Havre de Grace The Elkton pas
sengers, however, got on this train, and
were put off from it some distance be-
low the Wilmington depot, near the
shops of Harlan Il Hollingsworth-
The train found an obstruction on the
track near Newport, where a freight
train had been partially burned, and
backed to Wilmington for instructions
There, finding that the train was de,
layed so as to be entirely out Of time,
the conductor hunted up the Elkton
passengers and brought them to Elkton.
and landed them by the same train and
at the same time they would have ar
rived if they had not been put off the
train. Still we think they should not
have been put off the train We un-
derstand that the case has since been
amlcable settled, and there it may well
end. 1t has served well as a subject
Year: 1876

In Florida, the Democrats appear to
be losing their temper, pretty sure
sign of their apprehensions for the sue
cess of the peculiar tactics by which
they have attempted to save that State
for Tilden So far as the honest can
vass of votes is concerned, there is no
evidence that the result will be sensiblv
affected whether the sitting of the vote
for Electors properly belongs to Gov.
Stearns or to the State Board of Can
vassers. The Democratic attempts to
intimidate either will, we imagine, be
thrown away, though from the way in
which certain Democratic County Can
vassers are lingering over their work,
it is tolerably obvious that popular feel
ing is being allowed a chance to tell
upon the action Of the honest men
who are friends of Gov. Tilden. -
There is, however, as little reason to
doubt that due effect will be given to
the legal vote of Florida as there is
that such vote shows a very decided
Republican majority.
Year: 1876

IT should be borne in mind by every
patriotic citizen of the country, that
the attitude of Gov. Hayes from the
day of his nomination has commended
him most warmly to the respect and
confidence of the whole country
There has been manly simplicity in
his bearing, aud in the words spoken
by him when he was apparently de-
feated such manly good sense, that
should it happily prove that he is elect
ed, his total freedom from the arts and
uncommon anxiety of an old party
politician will be refreshing and en-
couraging to his fellow-citzens He
has been a true representative of the
good old cause; pure, honorable, saga
cous, selfrespectng and sef-restrained,
true type of the best American citizen
an American gentleman without fear
and without reproach.
Year: 1876

Tallahassee is full of Democratic politi
clans from New York, Philadelphia aud
other Northern cities, in addition to many
from Georgia and Alabama. Michael Ban
non, a well known Democratic politician of
Baltimore, who has been here for several


days under an assumed name, left for home
yesterday, disgusteG arHh tie Atalatlon." -
From special dispatch TO the N. \. Times.


Our own sweet Michael comes home.
Home from the scene of the contest. out
from the smoke of the conflict back from
the field where the two great parties are
contending for the glittering prize. He
does not come with banners flying, nor
stepping to the strains of martial music
that tell us of 1" the conquering hero
But he comes home DIsGUsTED. Mike
Bannon disguised. Surely he must
have witnessed something far different
from what he had been led to expect


His disgust could not have arisen from
any knowledge which he may have Oh
tanned, as he fitted among the ever
glades Of Florida under an assumed
name, of efforts on the part of any one,
Republican or Democrat, to perpetrate
FRAUD. Such information does not
nauseate the State Senator from Anne
Arundel county. We had convincing
proof of that in his bearing one year

ago For with what complacency did
he read Cor prepare y the order to
trough" a city. How pensivey did
he smile as the telegraph brought the
news that the "pudden " tickets were
doing the work" When the result
established the fact that scoundrelism
had been successful in its battle against
a peoples privileges, how his face be-
came irradiated with heavenly light.
and how joyously did he nudge that
other gentleman who has lately re-
turned to us from New Orleans And
when that other gentleman stood boldly
up before the gaze of an outraged peo-
pie, and allowed himself to be installed


ap Office to which be knew be was
Year: 1876

A GREAT deal is said by Incorporate
newspapers and indiscreet individuals
about fight if Tilden is not declared the
next President, but we notice it is Of
that class who kept themselves at a
safe distance during the late civil war.
Those who were in the heat of the con-
fict know something of its terrible re-
suits and desire to see peaceable set
tlement of our present difficulties.
Year: 1876

Nothing has been heard on our streets
for the past week but selections from the
opera Of .'who is elected?' g For whom
shall we send up our shout, is whistled
and sung by hundreds of anxious ones
who do not wish to do anything indiscrect
or premature. Everything is in an un-
settled state: even ones little bills partake
of the general state of things. The last
week has been particularly unfortunate for
those who have been on the fence
sitting position Of that kind for ten days,
| imagine is somewhat wearying on the
nerves, and enough to make the one trying
the experiment eSchew politics, join church,
land live happy ever after Judging
from the weather of the past week, things
are rather HayeSy. The telegraph offices,
which drew larger than our churches and
theaters ten days ago, are now deserted
and quiet as the things that were but are
Year: 1876

Do IT AT ONCE! If a tithe of the
testimonials now on hand of the value of
DIR. WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY
should be published, no one would stop 10
read the bulky volume. Ask any druggist
and he will tell you that this Balsam is IA
real blessing to all affected with throat or
lung diseases. All kindred affections, in
Guiding Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Group,
Hoarseness, Pains in the Chest, and Bleed


ing of the Lungs yield to its wonderful
power. We advise any one tired of expert
menting with Physicians prescriptions or
quack medicines to drop them at once and
use this BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY so
cents and 81 a bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Year: 1876

This subject forms quite a topic of con-
verSation here at present, and. as is gener-
ally the case, men who profit by mean ad-
vantages are the first 20 cry cut against
their unfairness the moment the rule is re-
versed SO it turns out with some of our
Democrats, who a few days ago, were re-
ioicng over the mistake of the choice of
electors in Vermont aud Oregon--both
being disqualified by reason of their hold
ing offce-are now very much taken back
by the rumor that several ex-reb's, whose
disabilities were never removed. are among
the chosen electors of the South. What
is good for the goose should certainly be
good for the gander and il Democrats
want to take advantage of little techni-
calties of law, they will be apt to get their
fill before the election troubles are settled.


EX-sPEAKER BLAINE.


The reports sent from this city that a
movement is on foot here to elect Mr.. Blaine
President of the Senate, with view of
meeting certain contingencies, is all moon
shine, or what is Just as bad, the enana-
ton of the brains of newspaper correspond
ents. Blaine is not going to lend himself
to such cheap honors. The whole thing is
sensational, and gotten up more to add to
the excitement of the hour than any thing
else.


THE TROOPS IN WASHINGTON.


Wild rumors have been in circulation on
the streets here for a day or two as to con
centration of troops in Washington, and
exaggerated reports of the extent and sig
nitcance of the military movements have
prevailed. AS Il consequence, conflicting
kilograms have been sent from this city,
" hic have no foundation in fact. After
diigent inquiry to ascertain the facts in
the matter, | am enabled to furnish the fol
lowing particulars, which, at present writ
ing, may be relied on as substantially cor
rect.


ARRIVALS LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING.


Four batteries of artillery, numbering
about go men, arrived at the Washington
arsenal last evening on the steamer Lazy



bering about 140 men arrived at the Balti-
more and Potomac depot at O'Clock this
morning. They too ale stationed at the
arsenal. This makes almost 400 soldiers
already stationed here; and it is rumored
at the arsenal that five more batteries will
be ordered here shortly, but nothing is
known as to the time they will arrive OF
from whence they will come. The rumor
that at least several thousand troops will
shortly be stationed at the arsenal is incor-
rect, for the greatest number that can be
accommodated there is 1000. The officers
and men know nothing of the cause o.
their being stationed here, but suppose it
is the same that sent them to South Caro-
lina-to preserve peace and order, should
any disturbance arise previous to or on the
9TH of March.
Year: 1876




A feminine masquerader came to grief
here last night, and will probably hereafter
stick religiously to petticoats and hustle.
She explained her action by saying that
she had reason to suspect her husband of
iufideity for some time. He has been in
the habit of spending his evenings away
from her. She had information which led
her to believe he was to meet some woman
in the vicinity of the City Postoftce, and
having no one with whom she could trust
such an important mission, she resolved to
disguise herself in mans clothing and
watch for herself 1t was while in the per-
formance of this vigil that she was discov
cred and taken to police headquarters
She was subjected to a pretty severe ques-
tioning, and it appearing that her crime
was mpudence, she was sent to her home,
and foreswore breeches, with promise on
her lips that hereafter her husband can
wear them, and go to Lodge as often as he
wished.
Year: 1876

E. CANE has just received from the Fast a large and one of the fienst stocks of Liquors and Cigars ever brought to Arizona, consist ing of Old Bourbon and Rye Whisky, Cog mac, Peach and Apple Brandy, Isaac Cook s Imperial and Iron Crown Gin, etc., the famous Los Dos and Silver Bell, and other fine brands of Cigars, which he literally and cheerfully will dispose of to cash customers who may favor him with their patronage. He also calls upon all who may have claims against him, for presentation of their bills. He will positively only sell for cash, and cash alone, from this day on, may it be by the drink, bottle, pint or gallon, single cigar or box.
Year: 1876

The Tucson Citizen devotes an entire col.

 umn of its issue of the 9th inst, in legal

 disquisition upon one of the points made in

 the so called complaint in the Census case.

 It quotes decision of Judge Backus, made

 at misi prius, in support of the position that

 the census law is void because it gives to

 the Secretary the power of making the ap-

 portionment. The ground stated is that the

 Legislature cannot delegate its powers and

 that they have done so in the law now in question. The latter part of Section 1s49 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, (which contains all the law in relation to the matter), reads as follows:

 "And thereafter in such new Territory. as well as in all Territories now organized, the legislative assemblies, respectively, may re- adjust and apportion the representation to the two houses thereof, among the several counties and districts, in such manner from time to time as they deem just and proper; but the number of either house, as author. izcd by law, shall not be increased.

 The Legislature then may prescribe the manner in which the act shall be done. They give to the Territorial Secretary no Legislative power; they merely make him | the recipient of the returns and impose upon him only the duty of verlfcation Ca mere acb and to apportion according .o the figures as he finds them Had the aw stopped when it said the Legislature mould spportion there might be some sense n the position taken by the Citizen, but when 1t goes further and makes the Legis- ature the sole judge of the manner in which shall be done the argument becomes ridic- llous. If the writer had consulted the yer est tyro in the law he could have told him hat decision of judge at nisi prius has o weight as authority in any court what yer; especially when, as in this case, such ecision is in opposition to both the letter nd spirit of the Statutes. Ii
Year: 1876

A few days ago a gentleman from
Tennessee, following the fashionable
impulse to "Go West" stopped At
Jefferson City. lie had heard of tie
thriving business and live nature of
the place, and he had $4,000 in cash
to invest in trade right there. He
struck the JoWrnal Office, and that
paper tells the result:


We handed him the morning Journal.
TO our surprise he did not stop to
read our newsy "pick ups" or our
attractive editorial page, but turned
to the advertisements and commenced
going over their space. "Well,' said
he, looking up from the paper, "Is
that all Is that the business of this
town?"


"Oh. no." said we, "there is the
Tribune with few advertisements
that do not appear in the Journal"
He then counted the additional local
business advertisements in the I,I-
bune, and again looking up, with the
remark: "And this is all, is it? Why,
you haven't got near as much of a
town here as | thought you had"


And then we explained to him that
we have a great many business men
who do not advertise. "They are not
business men to hurt" was his answer.
We could not contradict him, and
we were powerless to vindicate the
''claims of the city," He left us, say
ing if he had time he would look
around, but thought this no place for
him.
Year: 1876

This is ABOUT the season of the yeal
when the country BOYS are most think
ing ofquitting the old farm aud going
TO the city in search of fame and for.
tune. Time spent in such thoughts is
time badly employed-better by hall
employ it in committing to memory
and repeating the following beautiful
poem by some unknown but very
sensible author:


Come boys, have something to tell you;


Come here, would whisper it low;
You're thinking leaving the homestead


Don't be in a hurry to go.
The city has many attractions,


But think of the vice and sins,
When once in the vortex of fashion,


How soon the course downward begins!
You talk Of the mines of Australia,


They're wealthy in treasures no doubt,
But ah, there is gold in the farm, boys,


If only you'll shovel it out
The mercantile life is hazard,


The goods are first high and then low;
Better risk the old farm awhile longer


Don't be in hurry to go.
The great busy world has inducements,


The rostrum, the tripod, the mart,
But wealth was not made in 2 day, boys,


Don't be in a hurry to start.
The banker and broker are wealthy


They take in their thousands or So
All think what they have to encounter;


Don't be in hurry to go.
The farm is the safest and surest;


The orchards are loaded to-day;
You are free as the air of the mountain,


And monarch of all you survey.
So stay on the farm while longer,


Though the profits come in rather slow;
Remember you've nothing to risk, boys;


Don't be in hurry to go
Year: 1876

YOUNG man, stick to your business.
1t may be you have mistaken your
calling if so, find it out as quick as
possible, and change it; but don't let
any uneasy desire to get along fast.
or dislike Of your honest calling
lead you to abandon it. Have some
honest occupation, and then stick to
it; if you are sticking types, STICK
away at them if you are selling oys-
ters, keep on selling them if you are
at the law, hold fast to that profess
sion pursue the business you have
chosen, persistently, industriously,and
hopefully, and if there is anything Of
you it will appear and turn to ac-
count in that, as we'll as or better
than in any other calling; only, if
you are a loafer, forsake that line as
speedily as possible, for the longer
you stick 10 it, the worse it will stick
you.
Year: 1876

SENATOR TINNIN's BILL. - Senator
TinnIn has, we see by glancng over the
Legislative proceedings, introduced bill
giving the right of the elective franchise
to the children Of white fathers and In
dian mothers. We have no clue TO the
contents, further than what is shown
by the title, but presume it is based on
that article Of the Constitution of Cali
fornia authorizing the Legislature to con
fer this right in such special cases as it
may deem just. The bill was referred to
the Senate judiciary Committee and we
hope that body will not allow any mo-
tives of petty prejudice to sway it, but
admit the justice OF the proposition and
recommend its passage to the Senate
In any event the introduction OF this will
be apt to settle the mooted question us to
whether the political status of this class
of people was affected by the adoption of
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments, or not, some inclining to the be-.
left that such is the case. Such ques.
tions as this are but questions of time
and it would be the height of injustice to
delay granting to those born on our soil,
natural to our language, imbued with the
knowledge and spirit of our institutions,
and every way desirous of rising above
TIE circumstances of birth and advancing
in the scale of social recognition, the
same rights which are granted to nearly
every people Of the hab.table globe. The
principe involved in the bill is found
ed in justice and should prevail,