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Year: 1872

1t IT, really diverting to hear certain
Literal newspapers in
this State urging the coming Legisla-
turs 10 forget past differeuees-to ig-
more strict party lines and place Dem
ecnass ia position-especially in edu-
catfonal matters. The Omaha Herald
wants the cosAiBg vacancies in the
Board of University Regsats to be
filled by Democrats, in order TO SAGE
the institution" At the same time
this paper is daily denouncing and de-
claring our State University uncalled
for and of no use. This sounds like
the old rebels lighting to preserve
the constitution" We have no pa
tience with such balderdash. While
we are pleased to know. and admit
that there are many Democrats fully
imbued with the true educational
spirit, and woml.!. fill the positions re
faT:ed to honOrably, creditably and ef-
ficiently, we DO not propose to forget
the facts that universal education is
one of the principal foundation stones
upon which the Republican super
structure was erected. That on the
onset this very principle was combat
ted by the Democracy openly and
above board, and is TO this day by the
fosils of that party. The Republican


party being the author of this feature
in our system of government, We con-
slider it fully competent to manage
and carry it out. And as our party is
to be held responsible for the admin
istration of affairs during its term of
possession, We insist that it will be
doing only its duty by putting none
but Republicans on guard" The ed
ucational affairs of our State, under
Republican administration, have been
placed far in advance of any other
State in the Union at our age, and We
believe we have an abundance of men
In our own party who can and will
continue to push forward this impor-
tant interest.
Year: 1872

A couple were married in Michi-
gan lately. the bride being aged about
eighty-six years and the groom eighty
seven. Neither had been married
before, aud they had known each
other 40 wears
Year: 1872

Organized upon made by the Administration and
its friends that will sweep the country the
dental election. But they think that must 20 empha
ically new movement like that which Nucceeded In
Virginia Missouri and elsewhere, tO be initiated by
members of the now dominant party sincerely In favor
OF refOrm In tho GOvernmenL
Year: 1872

A STORY comes to us from an interior
New York town which assures us that


the age of chivalry is not past, and. that
there is still plenty of work for knights
errant to do if they would only hunt it
up. A telegraph operator married
young and pretty girl who had mother.
The lady also had brother in California
whom she had never seen. The mother
took the young couple into her house, for
she had dreamed how pleasant it would
be for all three to live together under one
roof. 1t was only dream. The young
man began to neglect and then abuse his
wife, and finally turned the old lady out
of her own house and barred the door
against her. This was too much, and
the insulted spirit of mother-in-law tele-
graphed the news of her dire disaster
and her daughters woes to her son in
California. 1t SO happened that the SON
in-law was obliged to send the message,
aud thus winged the shaft that afterwards
quivered in his heart. The son and
brother of the oppressed women jumped
on the first train and was soon speeding
away towards the home of his childhood
with well settled purpose Of revenge.


He arrived at the quiet little town that
had never had disturbance of the peace,
and first appeared in the Office of the tele-
graph operator as the knight of the flash.
ing cowhidc. He identified his brother.
Year: 1872

inlaw, took off his coat and commenced
vigorous operations. The fellow com
.menced howling, and the whole town
tried to get up Stairs and into the office.
The Californian showed the leaders of the
crowd large pistol, and advised them
not to interfere, and they didn't. Well,
both operators obtained complete salts
faction in an hour or two's hard work,
and then the wicder of the cowhide told
the wielder of the lightning to flash out of
that town, and he lost no time in making
arrangements to depart. The allectionate
son and brother then visited his mother
and sister, told them of the new order Of
things, and left with them the next day
for his California home.
Year: 1872

made before in the course of two admin
istrations. He has been true to his prin-
ciples and faithful TO his pledges. As. in
war he sought to crush the rebellion and
save the Union, so in peace he has Sought
so to govern the country that the fruits
of the war shall inure to the cause of
freedom and good government. He does
not believe that the mission of the Re
publican party is ended, nor do the men,
bers of the party think so That party
still represents the cause of Union, free
the people will sustain it, despite of all
complainers. Toledo Blade
Year: 1872

A BROADWAY dandy, whose clothes
were as fragrant of musk, cologne and
other perfumes as though they had been
dipped in a tank Of extracts, was exhibit
ing himself ON the steps of one of the
hotels, when Yankee from the country
came out and stood beside him to his
great annoyance. He showed his disgust
in many ways; and finally tried TO raise IA
laugh at the Yankees expense. The Yan,
kee took no ofiense, but said TO him, II
say, you, shall tell you how to take the
smell out of them ere clothes? There's
no use of carrying that 'ere smell round.
You jist bury them ere clothes about a
foot In the sand, and in a week they'll
smell as sweet as NINE" Our dandy has
not since been visible to the naked eye,
Year: 1872

Cur WoRMs.-An exchange says: 'It
is very annoying after having set out a
nice lot of sweet potatoes or cabbage
plants, to see them cut down one by one
by cut worms. We have tried ashes,
lime, SCOT, and, in fact everything we have
ever heard of, but never found any thing
effectual, until, by accident, we found
three or four of the worms one morning
gathered under small board which had
been left by some children on sweet po-
tato hill Acting upon this hint, we
placed small pieces of boards, large chips,
etc, all through the patch, and we trapped
them by hundreds. The boards must
be lifted early in the morning, and on
very warm days again about noon. A little
care for few days will clear these pests
out of the garden, One trial will satisfy
any person of the merits of this plan"
Year: 1872

THE saddest instance Of misplaced
confidence on record Is that Of u Con-
nectie1t man who rescued another
from q watery grave only to find that
instead Of his long lost brother it was
. person 70 whom he owed three dol
lara and a half for turnips.
Year: 1872

In thecourse of the evening he told them
all. How that, when a few years OF his
sentence had transpired, he was allowed to
live as free man within the boundaries
of the co lony, how his book craft had gain
ed him the situation of librarian to
wealthy settler, who had touch of bibio-


mania, which II WAS difficult to crafty out
there of the gnawing desire he had to
communicate with his wife, but fought the
battle out with which he felt to be self, and
conquered; how, at length, when free 10
return to Europe he had engaged in certain
literary pursuits, which there is no occa-
sion to specify, but in which he was event
come far beyond his wants; how that,
hearing of his wife's death, and certain that
Year: 1872

MEMS RIGHTs.-A correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette thus writes in
behalf of his sex: 81 am," he says, ga
bachelor, thirty one years of age, in sound
health, and in receipt Of 81 500 per year,
and therefore good match for any woman,
no matter whom she may be; yet remain
unmarried from principle, and will remain
single until the laws are SO altered as to
make me master of my own home. l am
the owner of real estate acquired by my
own labor. do not allow any woman to
control me in my disposal of that property
simply because she happens to be my wife.
She would have done nothing towards earn
ing that property, therefore has no moral
right in its sale. Any law giving her a
dover third is simply fraud on me, the
more SO as the law does not give me a
dover third in her property. And then
the ceremony nowadays, called marriage,
does not give me wife-it merely gives
me woman who can leave me whenever
she pleases l cannot keep her against
her wishes. She may 90 back to her
father or elsewhere; and cannot couple
her to come back; but should leave her,
for any reason, she can have me arrested
and compile me to support her. Such a
thing is one-sided and unfair. A woman
held by such loose tie is not in my oppin-
ion, wife in the holy way decent man
has shrined in his thoughts. The laws
have degraded her into concubine."
Year: 1872

A few years ago man under trial for
murder in Western New York, asserted
that blood stains on an axe found in his
possession, were from dog which he had
killed. The case was referred to Prof.
Hadley of Buffalo, who was purposely kept
in ignorance of all the circumstances
Submitting the blood stains to microscopic
inspection he declared that they were
from dog, thus confirming the poor mans
testimony. sHe
Year: 1872

During the past year little hoy about
5 years old entered the Phelps Industrial
School, No. 235 East Fifth-fifth street
He was a beautiful looking child, with
large gray eyes, brown hair, rosy cheeks,
and very full, regular features. He attrar-
ted unusual attention. Visitors as well as
the teachers admired him, and even the
very toughest of his playmates were kind
to him. The teacher taught him piece
to recite, which caused great laughter on
account of the bright, active and prompt
manner h,a delivering it. A gentle.
man visited thts .hool, when the lad was
called upon to recite bis piece. After he
had finished, the gentleman placed his
hand upon his shoulder and said "Well
done, my boy; here is five cents for you"
The teacher noticed an unusual expression
OF Joy in the child's face, but duty calling
her attention in various directions, it soon
passed from her mind for while The
boy was regular IN his attendance at school
but soon came change in the child; day
by day he grew paler and paler, and his
step less elastic and buoyant When he
was asked if he was sick, his answer was
always the same: ''No, not sick, but tired
He was noticted daily to take his bread
home Che lived with his grandmother); no
questions were asked why he did so.-
Many very pale and sickly children are in
there schools. Thus day after day and
week after week passed, until one day he
came in looking so thin and pale that the
teacher asked him to go home and rest;
that he>might feel better to morrow. Tears
came to his eyes and he said: 81 want to
stay in school," The teacher, not know
ing that he was starving for his bread,
allowed him to remain. At noon his
grandm ither came to him, saying that he
had not eaten mprsel Of food that day
(not stating that he had none in the house).
He took his bread and left He was soon
attacked with hemorrhage of the lungs,
and 10 his weakened state he could not
throw it of. lie grew worse that night,
and in half dreaming state would call out,
"Grandma oh, grandma what will you
do for bread when I die?" During his
illness the teacher called, and learned from
his grandmother that daily had the child
divided his bread with her, and many
day this was all they had to eat. While
the tears were flowing profusely, she said
81 shall never forget the day that the
gentleman gave him five cents for reciting
his piece. He came in so delighted (with
his usual allowance of bread) aud-said
Look here, grandma; here is 50 much
bread, and here is FIVE cents that gentle
man gave Inc for speaking my piece. Now
we have all the bread we want to day."
He then went out and bought some rolls
with his money. When he was near his
end, speaking aloud, he clasped his little
hands and whispered the Lords prayer,
though to him the "daily bread." had not
come, and departed whittier no hunger or
pain shall come He was buried by the
ladies of the school.-New York Times.
Year: 1872

The V. g. TowxsuIr ELrcrlox. The
little closet under the stairway and the
blus-cost man is fast coming to the
front. We know all about both, and we
know how the thing WAS done. Very
sharp to invite somo one into the Court
House after the change Of ballot boxes
had been effected, but was not sharp to
allow the blue-coat man to DO seen in
close confab with one Of the candidates
for Office who had had free access to the
Court House all day
Year: 1872




For the Information Of many friends
of Reform throughout the State we are
permitted to publish the following letter
addressed to Mr.. Brooks and his answer.
We are written to by many friends to
know the result Of the election and what
Mr. Brooks proposes. This correspond
enca will serve as an answer to many in
quiries.


We give the substance of 'she letter,
emitting simply dates and names;


DEAR SIR From all we can learn we
are satisfied that you are elected COY
ernor Of the State The leading Min
strels here admit that you are elected, but
they say that you will not be the Gov
ernor Our>county judge Says that you
are elected bus that you wiz. back square
ly downfall he had learned all about
the matter. Many Of US labored assidu-
ously and faithfully to secure your cleo
tion. Wehave spent time and money in
this campaign. We selected you as our
champion. We hope we are not mistaken
in you We hope you will contend for
your rights that are guaranteed to you
by our laws, Respectfully your.
Year: 1872

Hefvsia short article we find floating
arounyfss the unknown sea Of journalism that
many men should paste in their hats and
ladies on their bonnets, if room can be found
on " the little duck of thing" These people
liable to quick emotions, with sense but not
reason, showing their nature in their count.
enanee, and often marring repose and friend.
ship by unwarranted suspicion, are found ia
all our cities Let them read aud profit by
this


"Ibere are some people, yes, many people,
always looking out for Sights. They cannot
carry on the daily intercourse Of the family
without some offence is designated. They are
as touchy as hair triggers. If they meet an
acquaintance on the street who happens to be
preoccupied with business, they attribute his
abstraction in some mode personal to them
selves, aud take umbrage accordingly They
lay on others the fact Of their irrtability. A
ft Of indigestion makes them see impertinence
in every one they come in contact with. limo
cent persons, who never dreamed Of giving Of
fense, are astonished to find some unfortunate
word OF momentary taciturnity mistaken for
an insult. To say the least, the habit is
unfortunate. 1t is far wiser to take the more
charitable view Of our fellow-beings and not
suppose slight is intended unless the neglect
is open and direct. After all, too, life takes
its hues in great degree from the color of
our mind. II we are frank and generous, the
world treats US kindly. If, on the contrary,
we are suspicious, men learn to be cold and
cautious to us. Let person get the reputa.
tion of being touchy, aud in this way the
chance Of an imaginary ofIense is vastly
increased"
Year: 1872

The Congrcgationalist says We assert
with an undoubting confidence, as believing
the assertion susceptible of the most over.
whelmiug demonstration, that the majority Of
the learned men of the age, and the vast ma
jority Of what may be called the educated
class of both England and the United States,
are not infected by unbelief While some Of
the doctrines which the theologians of a
former age conceived to be, and declared to
be, the doctrine of Revelation, are rejected
or held in mitigated form, we are confident
that the Bible itself, as the revealed Word Of
God, never had SO wide, so intelligent, so
obedient, and above all so loving a constitu-
ency as it has to-day.
Year: 1872

The Terre Haute, Ind, Express learns
that the piebald candidate has decided not to
sojourn by the deep, deep sea, but will ac-
company his family to his old home in New
Hampshire. True, it says, there's nothing
left Of the old home but part of the cellar
yet that suggestive excavation may serve to
remind the Philosopher of the grave towards
which his political hopes are rapidly tending.
Aud as he marks the ravages that time has
wrought amid the surroundings of his youth,
II will be well for him to remember that
small fraction Of that time--only few months
has wrought much sadder change in him.
Transforming bold manly, earnest Republi-
can into timid supplicant for Democratic
votes. That half-flled cellar resembles the
old Greeley home as much as the nominee Of
the polliwcg combination resembles the brave
hearted, earnest hater OF Democratic iniquities
who used TO edit the Tribune.
Year: 1872

DEAD OR DYING.-Where the hair is IN


naturally dry, you may be sure that it is diving
and unless artiicially vitalized, it will soon be
as dead as leaves in November. Feed the
whitening tibres and stimulate the torpid scalr
with Lgo@s kathuiron, and the evil, which
must otherwise soon eliminate in badness
will be speedily remedied 1t is absolutely,
necessary for the health of the brain, that if he
Kept moderately moist with preparation
JIapaole I. OF nourIShi4g and invigorating it.
Is the only article that actually puts mew lie
mto the capillary tubes, through which the
natural nourlshment has ceased to pass This
pure and harmless vegetable preparation is
absorbed by the skin of the head to the roots
OF the hair, and passes into the filaments bv
the force of capillary attraction. y
Year: 1872

Representation is still question for discus
sion in the State papers, and the plan sug
gested by the Ne'cs and Adrerttser is meeting
with favor, as follows: Divide the State into
as many legislative districts as there are to be
members of the lower House, and then let each
one of these districts elect its own member


Under this arrangement Wilmington would
have the power to select its own members and
nothing more which would obviate the obiec-
tiOn that, under the present system, with rep.
resentatiOn according to population, her vote
would controlt the legislation of the whole State.
The papers which have heretofore kept alooe
from this discussion, are, some at least, favor.
able to this plan. The Gazette recommends it.
Year: 1872

VINO is "FLY" ?-One of the editors of the


IentnSula NetcS has been visiting the Aims


House, near Camden, and thus refers to Ely, -
a female lunatic of whose history nothing has
ever been learned. The NeWS says Among
these is an Irish girl by the Sobriquet of Fly. y


Her case is a peculiar one and sadly interest
ing. Some nine years ago she was found in
the woods a few miles west of the Aims House,
kneeling at the root of a tree engaged in the
devotional exercises of the Catholic religion
She was found to be hopelessly demented and
they conveyed her here where she has since
remained. Her antecedent history could never
be learned, and all the identity she has is the
crazy girl Ely" Her parOxysms are mainly
manifested in religious phrenzy and at these
times she prays yehementy to the Virgin
Mary. In her quiet intervals she is passive
and retlcent, and sits crouched in gloomy
silence In one corner of her cell. Occasionally
she resents real or fancied indignity in pas
SION, leonne in its violence. On one occasion
Catholic Priest visited the Institution and
sought an interview with Fly, who with all her
Catholic devotion would not allow the Priest
to approach her, and in a towering passion de-
nounced him and his tribe in unmeasured
terms, and, strange to say, she appeared
entirely rational during the episode Fly
would not deign to speak to us. She sat
crouched in the corner and barely raised her
eyes toward us.
Year: 1872

The BRIDGE OVER SMYRNA CREEK.-A
delegation of six members from each of the


Levy Courts of New Castle and Kent counties
proceeded to Deakyne's Landing on Monday
last to view the site fo7 the proposed new pivot
bridge over Smyrna Creek at that point, and
to consult as to the amount of the appropria-
ton required to build said bridge. The sum
required was not made public, but it is under
stood that New Castle will make its share of
the appropriation this week, while the Kent
members have decided to hold another confer
ence with the New Castle members before
dT@Signatlng the amount they will appropriate
The Kent side will require heavier outlay
than the other, by perhaps $1,000 as there will
be about three fourths of mile of causeway
to make through the mar<h. 1t is thought
that $4,000 from New Castle and $1,000 from
Kent will erect a substantial wooden bridge
and build the causeway.
Year: 1872

The old Pioneer Barber Of Phoebe. has Just
opened . neatly fitted Barber Shop on Main
street. adjoining Higgins Restaurant. He is
fully prepared to do any thing in the tonsorial
line in the most approved style, au2s-1m
Year: 1872

INDIANAPOLIS NOV. IL, 1877.


Governor Baker delivered his message to the
Legislature in joint convention, this afternoon.
He recommends that Q provision be made at this
session OF the Legislature for calling convention
to revise the State constitution recommends the
building OF two additional insane hospitals and the
enlargement OF the present Institute for the BIND,
and that provision be made for the completion OF
the House Of Refuge and other state buildings.
Year: 1872

A CERTAIN locality at kensington has
become historic for the suicides connected
with it. embracing the branches of large
family. The original was respectable
old gentleman having two sons. one of
whom removed to Maine, the other settling
near his father. and becoming in time
man of much character, and a Senator
from his district, having family of three
SONS. The wife cut her throat with her
husbands razor, and of the three sons
one drowned himself, The second hung
himself, and the third committed suicide
at the west. The husband and father.
while ou visit to Boston, drowned him
self. The old gentleman, bis father, bs
came derauged and starved himself lie
left WILL and the son from Maine re
turned to settle the estate bat drowned
himself on hearing that the will would
be contested, making in al seven per5om,
who IN brief space Of time came 10
violent deaths by their own hands.
Year: 1872

PITTsBURG, August 25.-A special to the
Commercial from Butler, Pennsylvania,
states that the excitement over the recent
oil strike in that region is very great and
increasing. The well is throwing out at
the rate Of about 200 barrels per day, and
is growing stronger. The town of Butler is
crowded with oil men from all parts, and
the impression seems to obtain that Butler
county will prove the oil centre.
Year: 1872

The mails have again fallen into hor
ribIe plight it being nearly a week since
we had newspaper mail of any eonse-
quence. We presume the mail sacks are
thrown Of to make room for passengers
upon the stage, now considerable means
of travel. If any one thinks it child's play
to edit daily newspaper upon one mail
week, and the thermometer at go, we pray
him to try it on a while. We hold rail
splitting as light work in comparison.
Year: 1872

If pegged boots are occasionally dressed
with petroleum between the sOles and up
per leather they will not rip. If the soles
of boots and shoes are dressed with petrO-
leum they will resist wet, and wear we'll.
The pegs, it is said, are not affected by dry
ness after being well saturated with the
LIQUID
Year: 1872

In speaking of the large emigration from
Germany, an English writer says that never
did any people display more eagerness to
abandon sinking country than the North
Germans display to abandon a victorious
Year: 1872

Fish poachers in England have applied to
science for help and threaten to be too
clever for the law. They have discovered
the use of dynamite, one of the most pow
erfuI Of all the new explosives.
Year: 1872

Our exchange list embraces nearly if not
quite all the papers published in Louisiana,
and that our readers may understand the
political proclivities of the country press,
we present the following brief notices of
each journal