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Year: 1872

SPECIMEN OF INDIANA OPINION.


We were hardly prepared for the en-
thusiastic way in which the suggestion
of Schuyler Colfax as the republican
candidate for president is received by our
citizens. 1t has occasioned almost the
only animation in political conversation
we have seen for some time. If he is
nominated, this enthusiasm will extend
to the campaign as well, and will be a
powerful element in securing success. II
one fact in politics has been established
more than another, it is that the republi-
can party belongs to no man or set OF
men. 1t is neither a Sumner party, a
Greeley party, Trumbull party, or a
Grant party. 1t belongs to the people,
and whenever it ceases to be otherwise ii
will be defeated as it ought to be. 1t is
not necessary here to discuss the admin
istraton of President Grant, which, in
the main, has given satisfaction to the
country; but it cannot be denied that
the tolerance, the blunders and the un-
wise actions of those who have put them
selves forward as his friends, have great
ly impaired, if not destroyed, his availa-
bility as candidate for reelection, some
of them being iDstigated no doubt by the
hope that his mantle might fall ON them.
This has led to divisions in the party
which it is not the part of wisdom to ig-
more, if we desire to carry the next elec-
tion, aud it is this which is causing the
mind to concentrate with such surprising
unanimity on Mr.. Colfax, who has been
an able and faithful officer wherever
ri d, and who Will make one of the best
presidents the country has bad. Added
to this is his upright and honorable pri-
vate life, which gives him great strength
before the country, and assures every
man who may vote for him, that his ad.
ninistration will be free from the taint
of corruption. Mr.. Colfax also stands


in the peculiar attitude of being accept
able to both the administration and anti
administration republicans, and this
makes him our most available candidate
as we'll as our most popular. Henry
Wilson of Massachusetts occupies very
nearly the same enviable position as Mr.
Colfax. Like him, he has risen by his
own exertions from an obscure and hum
bic life to an exalted position, which be
has filled with honor to himself and his
State, and like Mr.. Colfax he possesses
the ability combined with the moral dis
elimination which enables him to always
be found on the right side of every i'm
portant question. He is also acceptable
to both wings of the party. But Mr..
Colfax and Mr.. Wilson have long been
in public life, and are too familiar with
politicians to be lik ly to fall into their
tolls, which is matter of no small i'm
portance. The geographical relation
which they sustain to each other also
strengthens their availability, and it does
seem right and proper that these two
men should be made the republican
standard bearers in the approaching con-
test
Year: 1872

Hon Rober. B. Roosevelt, editor of


the New York Citizen, at present repre-


sents one of the New York city districts


in the national House of Representatives.


He is man of much literary ability,


being the author Of Game Fish of the


North" Five Acres too Much" and
other works. He is ready writer, a
keen observer of men and things, ana
withal, a prominent democratic politi-
clan.


In leading article in the Citizen, in
reference to the approaching presiden-
tial election, and the necessity of hard
work on the.part of the opposition if
they expect to accomplish anything, he
thus speaks of President Grant:


II is the mistaken idea of some per-
sons to belittle Gen. Grants ability, to
run down his qualifications, and to un-
derrate his mental requirements. In
stead of being the stupid senseless in-
dividual that these persons would have
the public suppose, be is one of the
shrewdest managers of the day. Not
only as leader 10 the war to which he
first gave a favorable term, but as
manipulation in politics be has shown re-
markable skill. The rebels continually
took tne same view that the democrats
are taking now, and denounced the Un-
ion general as an ignoramus every time
he won victory over them and e
more effectually he crushed their armies
the more clearly they proved that he
was utterly incompetent as military
commander, and entirely unequal to the
task which he had assumed. There are
soldiers at the South to-day who can
clearly establish the fact that Gen. Grant
was the poorest officer the world ever
saw, that he ought to have been beaten
in every battle, aud that he was only
saved from utter ruin by ineredib e luck.
80 also with the democrats; they prove
conclusively the Presidents inlbecillty as
politician every time he scat,ers their
best laid plans tor his overthrow, and
while he has so demoralized his adverse
ries that they hardly have candidate
against him, they insist that weaker
politician never lived.
Year: 1872

One of the best temperance sermons
ever delivered is this sentence by the
late Rev. Samuel j. May Ifit is a small
sacrifice for you to give up drinking wine,
do it for the sake of others if it is
great sacrifice do it for your own sake.
Year: 1872

BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.
A dreary place would be this earth,
Were there no little people in il;
The song OF life would lose its mirth
Were there no children to begin it,
Nolttle forms. like buds to grow.
AND make the admiring heart surrender
No little hands on breast and brow,
To keep the thrilling love-chords tender.
The sterner souls would grow more stern.
Unfeeling nature more inhuman
And man 10 stole GOODNESS turn.


And woman would be less than woman.
Life's song indeed would lose its charm,
" ere there no babies TO begin it;
A dOleiul place this world would be,
Were there no lit lie people in it.
Year: 1872

The Radical press for years past have
been denouncing Dan Vorhees as the
worst Of traitors, the meanest Of rebels
and the most malignant Of Copperheads,
but his speech in Congress in opposition
to Greeley has brought about change
in their opinion of him, and hereafter
(until after the 9th Of July at least he
will be called everything that is honest
and respectable. The most bitterly
denounced Democrat who says the least
thing complimentary to the present ad-
ministration becomes an honest, respec-
table gentleman. The most honest
Republican who becomes disgusted at
the corruption Of his party leaders and
dar es to express his opinion, becomes
the most dishonest and corrupt sore
head. If the onc-quarter of what is
said by the administration press against
leading Republicans who dare to think
for themselves are true, what delccta-
bic set of suckers must those be who
remain in the party led by such men
as BEN. BUTLER?-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Year: 1872

MoNEY.-NIake an impartial esti-
mate of your revenue, and whatever it
is, live upon less. Do this, and you will
never be poor.


PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Man passes his life reasoning on the
past, in complaining Of the present, and
in speculating on the future.


Truth may perhaps come to the
pric Of pearl, that showcth best by
day; but it will not rise to the price Of
a diamond, that showeth best in varied
light.-Bacon.


ExAMpLE.-Every man thinks him.
self, in one respect, of more Importance
in the world than he is; but he is of
more Importance, in another respect,
than he thinks himself. His influence
and example tell more than he gener-
ally supposes, often even upon persons
who seem but little to regard him.


BEWARE OF INGRAT1TUDE.-Insult
not misery, neither deride in6rmity,
nor ridicule deformity. The first shows
inhumanity, the second folly, AMI the
third pride. He that made him miser-
able, made thee happy to lament him;
He that made him weak, made thee
strong to support him. Do not show
thy ingratitude to the great Creator by
despising any Of His creatures.
Year: 1872

The GAINESVILLE Gazette says:-
"When you find newspaper on q ball
room floor it isn't always proper to
pick it up and wonder where it come
from and ask unnecessary questions
concerning the popularity Of the folds.
We know Of a young man who did that
not long since and he couldn't get
another girl to dance with him during
the evening. Accidents will happen in
such bustling throng Of people as are
generally congregated upon ball room
floor"
Year: 1872

These discrepancies are Of grave
and extraordinary character, reaching
as high as 1ss,924,779.43.


A merchant whose books exhibited
such state of facts would promptly
bring his accountant to an examination
and explanation of the same.


1t is alike due to the Secretary of
the Treasury and to the country that
the chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee should before the close of
this debate give some explanation as to
these discrepancies in the public ac-
counts. ashington Patriot.
Year: 1872

Now that the dog days are passed, and the fall
season entered upon. let the project Of forming
in this city society for the Prevention OF Cruel
ty to Animals be revived. A number OF promi-
nent citizens have already expressed warm de-
sire that such Society be established and all
that will be necessary to set the ball in motion
il some concert of action among tho friends of
the movement. A gentleman whose business re-
qlres him to visit all parts of Me city frequently
said to the writer few days ago that the abuse
to which horses are constantly subjected in va
rious ways, is really much greater than people
generally have any idea of, and in some cas- es, is
positively fnghtful. Ladies and gentlemen who
feel an interest in the formation of such an or
ganization, and are willing to contribute their in
iluence and means to that end, are requested to
leave their names with William Candy, COS Mar
ket street, or Charles G. RunforI ESD, No. G17
Market street
Year: 1872

delegate from New Castle county to the Re-
publican State Convention sends us word that
our report of the proceedings is the "fairest and
most accurate" of any that has been published
We are grAtiaed at this appreciation of our la
Lors, inasmuch as we earnestly endeavor to be
accurate in all our reports.
Year: 1872

The Democratic Convention Of Kent county is
in session at Dover to-day, and will nominate a
county ticket. The COMMERCIAL is represented
there. and a full report will be published to-
,norrnw
Year: 1872

In the first days OF the oil fever, orc


DR.. Egbert n physician on Oil Cree ek,


says letter writer, was the owner OF u
c eek about twelve miles below Titusville
AMI opposite the now hourishing town OF


Petroleum Centre. Falling in with all
the rest, after the oil excitement began,
the doctor, of course, must try for oil,
as il was quite apparent his barren acres
could never produce anything else. He
drilled and drilled until his money finally
ran out but the oil don't, and the doe
tor was stuck. Being n oersevering sort
of fellow, and dreaming imself half in
to the belief that his rocky goat pastures
overlaid fathomless lake Of petroleum,
that only waited the advent of the drill
to burst forth and cover him all over with
Joy and greenbacks. he did not for n mo-
ment despair. Full of this idea, he ap-
piled to one Charles Hyde, country
grocer, doing small business near by, to
furnish the needful wherewith to finish
boring the well. After long and laborious
confab at divers times, the high con-
tracing parties at length arrived at an
agreement. The money was forthcom-
ing and they were to own the well Joint
ly and share profit or loss equally. Be-
fore the funds again ran dry, the oil ran
out in huge stream. Oil was indeed
struck with a vengeance, flowing well
of one thousand barrels day rewarded
their perseverance, and nearly caused
them to lose their wits for JOY.


Business once took me to this farm in
1864, and for two hours / stood by this
wonderful well, rapt in perfect amaze
ment. There was continuous, though
pulsating, stream of pure oil coming
forth of its own accord, the size of ones
wrist, and keeping numbers of men busy
barreling it up and rolling it away.
Think of it stream. as it were, of Ii
quid greenbacks, at the rate of 81, ,00Oper
day for weeks, months and years. /
learned in the Office of the company that
the oil Of this well was even then sold for
weeks ahead of its production.
Year: 1872

Stitched gloves are no longer consid-
cred fashionable, and are preferred with
four or six buttons, without any division
at the wrist.


A new style of fringe for dress consists
of olive shaped passementerie ornaments,
alternating with small leaves studded
with jet beads.


A few foppish young men wear over
coats of seal-skin or cloth lined with
crimson silk, and the coat is worn open
for ostentatious display.


A new style of earring has a chain
fastened from one earring to the other.
passing under the chin and answering
the double purpose of necklace also.


A new style of holder for brides
boquet is of frosted silver in the shape of
narrow-pointed leaves, and at the end of
each leaf small bell of the same metal.


Striped velvet and satin dresses are
very much in vogue for street wear over
black or brown silk dresses.


The large pointed wells now take the
place of the tiny voilletts which have
been SO much worn this season.


The latest style of looped over-skirt
the top of an old fashioned
parlor organ.


Sleeveless lace sacks are very stylish.
worn with light silk dresses, for the
house or full dress.
Year: 1872

CHTLLs AND FEVER -Malarious fevers


still have the unpleasant prevalence


which they gsined after the drought,


Summer before last Places which for


many years before enjoyed the happy


reputation of being exempt, are obliged


to confess the impeachment, and can


only fall back on the consolation that
they are so far not alone in the expert
ence that it would be difficult to name
locality which is entirely free. Druggists
report largely increased demand for
quinine from every quarter, and from
new customers, and the drug has recently
advanced greatly in price. That mala-
rlous fevers, SO called, are truly caused
by malarious poisons is conviction
more than ever strong in the medical
profession, confirmed by great multi
tude of facts which seem to admit of no
other explanation. That such poison,
as well as any poisonous or deleterlous
influence, is more apt to take effect on
the human system, and in developing
disease, when the system is in a de-
pressed condition, as when chilled or
when by any cause its tone is lowered
below the highest standard of health, is
no less true. Prevention is to be sought
in avoiding as far as may be the malaria,
and in keeping the body fortified against
its incursion. In the animal as well as
the vegetable kingdom there seems to be
a general law that vigorous life can be
expected to resist the incursions of many
enemies, while weak lives readily sue
rumb
Year: 1872

DIpHTHERIA.- The Lewiston (Me.
Journal says: Dr. Hill has in his pos
session diphtheria membrane removed
from the throat of girl of fifteen, who
was attacked with the severest type of
this terrible disease. Tie false mem
brane is about three inches in length,
completely preserved, and is perfect
cast of the air passage from which it
came. The film is thick white,
tough, leathery substance, presenting
the well-known characteristics observed
in attacks of this disease. The girl and
her sister came to that city from the
eastern part of the State to work in the
mills, and was unwell on her arrival.
She went to work one day, however,
when she was taken down i'll with diph-
liberia The usual treatment in such
cases was resorted to, but the patient
grew worse, and breathed with great
difficulty. Recently she had violent
fit of coughing, and seemed to be strang-
ling. The nurse who had charge of her
had the presence of mind to put her
finger down the girls throat, and seized
the end of something which appeared
loose there, and pulled out what proved
to be the false membrane of which we
have spoken. The presence of mind
of the nurse saved the girl, who is re-
covering,
Year: 1872

WHAT SHOULD BE DoNE.-Ability to


meet an emergency may be largely n
natural gift, yet is it not also capable of


being developed by proper culture ?
Many persons, in case of n sudden acci-
dent, sickness, fire, or panic of any kind,
seem incapable of any useful, common
sense exertion. Even if the emergency
is slight and common one. they are, as
it we're, nonpiussed. They either. do moth
ing, or do the most ridiculous things.
1t is desirable for those who are con-
scious of an inability to exerci good
sense in the minor exigencies of life to
educate themselves little. Take quiet
hour to consider what you win do if
your child awakes at midnight with the
Group if he falls and seriously hurts his
head if fire breaks out in your house
il an accident occurs on a railroad train
and then endeavor to follow out the gen.
eral principles which in unexcited mo-
ments you believe to be the proper ones
to guide you I'm times of difficulty and
danger. A little skiHful education will
be of great service in cases Of real trou-
bic, and also enable one to meet grace
fully and with ready tact the thousand
lesser oontre-temps of life.
Year: 1872

- Now here comes the Fort Scott Monitor at
ms, end foremost, because Of something we said
about towards. He argues that, because we
were not in the army, We have no right to our
opinion abort rebels and cowar'ls And pray,
who is this valiant Anonymous editor Of the Hon
ifor: In what regiment did lie distinguish HIM
self as Quartermaster! In what Department did
he supply blue beefi What Quinine Brigade
did he muster inf What Hospital Corps did he
belong to! In what chamber-pot phalanx did
he proudly answer at roll-call! Has he lost his
dischargc?
Year: 1872

CFJos. Clarke. ofthe Leavenworth CAL NJ N. Murlock
Of the Wichita Eagle and Sol Miller Of the Kansas Chief
among those who will como before the Legislature next
winter candidates for State Printer Prouty will be
candidate for reelection.-Neodesha CStiaen-


The Citizen will please count us ont of that mix.
We have had enough of it, and do not wish to be
again the cause Of any man sending begging
petition to the Legislature, praying them to elect
him, to save him from bankruptcy. As long as
We can earn living We shall avoid begging.
Year: 1872

rV Dr. Medlicott has at last been set at liberty.
He has had singular time of it, He had been
in Jail for many months and was once tried and
convicted of murder. He certainly does not owe
his acquittal to the Lawrence papers; for if ever
they tried hard to accomplish anything, they did
their level best to hang him.
Year: 1872

~ We have seen no statement relative to Cur
tins position, for day or two He is another
man who has fooled away his opportunity for
good or evil, and it now makes but little differ
ence to anybody what he does.
Year: 1872

II The Wyandotte Herald is unhappy because
the Republicans Of Kansas have pnt the colored
people off with simply Presidential Elector.
And what have the Liberal Democracy done for
themf
Year: 1872

The approaching election for new manage
ment of the Erie Railway naturally excites a
good deal of interest on account of the con-
fiicting statements as to the controlling influ-
ence of the different parties concerned We
have already given an expose of one scheme by
which the London clique of spectators in the
stock have agreed, for consideration, to rein
state the leading spirits of the old Erie Ring
If, as conjectured these spectators have
parted with their interest in the stock since
the closing Of the transfer books the
election on the 10th of next month
promises to render fuller justice to the
stockholders than the trainers of the law pro-
ting. One of the sections of this law has been
carefully drawn so as to require that the
voters Of election day shall be the parties in
whose name the stock stood at the closing of
the transfers. There can consequently be no
jugglery in the interval to election. The
stockholders of record must on the day of cleo
ton be also stockholders in fact. Otherwise
they are disfranchised. The spectators who
have sold their stock will therefore be unable
to vote, and the legitimate owners Of the
stock, who are, as q general thing, conserva-
tive men and haters of stock gambling, will
decide the complexion Of the new Board of
Directors. The section Of the law referred to
is as follows:-


sEcTIoN o.-It shall not be lawful, at any election
for directors OF said company, for any person or
persons to vote either in person or by proxy upon
any stock standing in his her or their name ON the
books Of said company in case he, she or they has
or have parted with his, her or their interest in
such stock and no longer has or have possession
or control OF the stock certificate therefor when
his her or their vote thereon Is offered to be cast;
but this provision shall not be construed to prevent
any person or persons having stock standing in his
or their name, which is held by him or them as
trustee or agent and of which he or they holds or
hold possession of the stock certificate from voting
thereon In person or by proxy. The inspectors
shall be entitled to examine upon oath any person
onering to vote upon any stock at any such cleo
tiOn, either as principal or attorney in respect to
the existence within his knowledge of any circum-
stances disqualifying the stock from being voted
on by him in virtue of the foregoing provision Of
this section; and IL such disqualification shall be
satisfactorily shown to the Inspectors, either by
such examination or otherwise, the vote shall be
rejected.
Year: 1872

experience, in modified form, was that Of
Mr.. Lowe, in 1860, during his voyage from
Philadelphia in the famous balloon City of
New York. He found that the higher he went
the faster his aerial ship trended away to the
eastward and the faster it sped forward.


The Investigations now to be made in the
latitude OF Boston may serve to demonstrate
tne exterior northern margin of the great
upper air belt, and this alone would abund-
antly repay the labor of the survey.
Year: 1872

The DAILY BOILER EXPLOSION occurred yes
terday in the prison yard at Columbus, Ohio,
and, although it did not result in the usual
loss of life, caused severe bodily injury to
nearly q hundred Of the unfortunate convicts
The boiler in this case had actually exploded q
been leaky ever since. The fact
that the sufferers were persons already
dead in the eye Of the law will not be
taken as an excuse for going SO close to killing
them out and out There will probably be an
investigation, but the experience Gf any
gathered will scarcely be applied by those who
have most interest at stake.
Year: 1872

The DENVER AND RIO GgANDE RAILROAD.
This railroad has just been completed to the
city Of Pueblo, and arrangements have been
made to carry on the work with all possible
speed as far as Ell Paso. The future of the
road is full of promise, and the rich country
through which it passes will contribute largely
to its prosperity. tits, moreover, contemplated
to extend the road so that it will run through
the Mexican States of Chihuahua, Durango and
Zacatecas, on to the city of Mexico. This
once completed will, no doubt exercise
healthful influence on the future of the Mexi-
can republic. The railroad, as a rule, has
always been great civilizer, and there is pos
sibly no country in the world needful of such
an influence as much as Mexico.