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Year: 1876

The Presidents message in reply to the
impudent resolution Of the House in re-
gard TO the place in which he had dis
charged his executive duties is dignified
and conclusive. He states the constitu-
tional position Of the President upon the
subject in the most concise and admira-
BILE manner; and in a document which
accompanies the message he cites the in.
Vulnerable instances Of absence from
Washington Of all his predecessors. ex-
cept Lincoln, who was necessarily always
at the capital in consequence Of "a pow
erful rebellion" with which he had to
deal. The President adds, what natural
ly aroused the enthusiasm Of the Repub-
licans and smote the Democratic major
ity, including its Southern wing, which
had thought to entrap him by the resolu-
ton: Had the efforts Of those recently
in rebellion against the government been
successful in driving a late President Of
the United States from Washington. il is
manifest that he must have discharged
his functions, both civil and military,
elsewhere than in the place named by
law As the seat Of government"


The foolish and futile Democratic at
tempt to injure the President, like all
the similar efforts, has recoiled upon the
party. The charge about the use OF the
secret service fund has ended in showing
the extent of Tweed's Democratic frauds
The assault upon Senator Morton has
merely refreshed the public memory Of
the Democratic Copperhead conspiracy
against the Union, foiled in Indiana by
the nerve and resource Of the Republican
Governor Morton. The story about Mr..
Blaine has given him the opportunity to
make a thorough and satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION. The accusations Of Mr. Bris-
tow show only plot Of Democrats and
Whisky Rings. The reduction OF the
Presidents salary brings a veto which
the intelligence Of the whole country
applauds. And now the plan to cover
the President with confusion because Of
his occasional absence from Washington
ends in one Of the most admirable and
satisfactory messages he has sent to Con-
gress.


IL any argument were needed to show
the mischiefs of a possible Democratic
restoration, il would be furnished by the
total incapacity and childish laundering
shown by the Democratic House Of Rep
resentatives during this session. IL had
an opportunity that might have been
shreudly improved. But there are prob
ably very few Republicans who win re-
gret that the Democrats have had all this
preliminary ope.-[Harper's Weekly.
Year: 1876

Have the Southern Democracy done
anything to induce Republicans to look
with leniency on their fratricidal strife 2
Is the present disloyalty in the South,
its studied violation of the Federal Con-
stitution and Of the laws Of Congress in
accordance with its provisions, and its
defiant injustice to colored citizens, any
thing but an indication that the murder
Gus instincts Of the rebellion still exist,
and still govern Southern Democrats,
the close friends Of the .copperhead Dem
ocracy of the North How is it that
children are named after Booth the as
sassin2 How is it that the recent pro
fessional tour through the South OF
Booth, the actor, was made an ovation
because his name was what IL was, and
that he carried away more money from
that Journey than any actor before him
The riddle is solved when you say that
the head Of the Republican party was
struck down by a Booth in the person Of
Mr.. Lincoln, and that the idea Of free
dom, Of human rights. Of justice between
man and man. regardless of color, cannot
be realized in the South by the rebel
Democracy, nor by the Democracy of the
North in sympathy with them-l Wash
ington Republic.
Year: 1876

Now that the planting season il at
hand, we have no doubt but that many
a farmer will rummage through his gar
ret to find the cast-ofi garments which,
stuffed with straw, are TO be set up in a
cornheld to warn of the marauding
crow. We have never had much faith
in this artifce. Crows are possessed Of
much more wisdom than is generally
credited to them; and while an Immova-
BILE bundle OF rags may drive them away
for a short time, we believe that eventu.
ally they discover the humbug. Rs we
have seen the birds complacently pick
ing up young corn almost within the
shadow of as an elaborate stuffed scare
crow as ever was erected. We, however
have heard suggested couple Of plans
which are calculated to intimidate even
the boldest Of these birds; and as they
are easily carried out, perhaps our farm
er readers may make use Of them. The
first and best is q suspended looking
glass. Take two small cheap mirrors


fasten them back TO back, attach a cord
to one angle, and hang them from an
elastic pole. When the glass swings in
the wind the suns rays are reflected all
over the field, even If il be q large one;
and even the oldest and bravest Of crows
Will depart precipitately should one ol
its lightning flashes fall on him. The
second plan, although a terror to crows


is especially well suited to fields subject


cd to the inroads Of small birds and even
chickens. Ii involves an artificial hawk
made from big potato and long goose
and turkey feathers. The maker can
exercise his initiative skill in sticking
the feathers into the potato so that they
resemble the spread wings and tail OF
the hawk. IL is astonishing what a fe-
rocious looking bird Of prey can bo con


structed from the above simple materi


ais. IL only remains to hang the object
from a tall bent pole, and the wind will
do the rest The bird makes swoops and
dashes in the most headlong and threat


ening manner. Even the most inquisi
tive Of venerable hens has been known
to hurry rapidly from its dangerous vi


cinity, while to small birds il carries un


mixed dismay Observation-Disclosures.
Year: 1876

Ny heart Is light with May, with May,


My heart Is light with Mayl
The sky is soft the coming birds


Are silent on their way.
The miracle Of flower and fruit


Not yet the Lord hath wrought;
But never ripened summertime


So bright a day hath brought.
For there is promise In the air


And hope In all we see;
All breathless, and with arms outstretched
Stand, waiting, shrub and tree.
Tomorrow shall the blossoms glow;
At dawn the birds will sing;
All through the stiffness deep hear
The rushing tide OF spring.
Ny heart is light with May, with May,
My heart is light with May
And all the more that coming birds
Are silent on their way.
Year: 1876

1t is cooling and refreshing to see so
many persons coming out this week in


new summer suits. They get them at
the clothing store of T. ]. Stewart & Co,
first door below the First National Bank,
where a large stock Of all kinds of cloth
ing can be found at all times. 1--WE
mean that the cothing can be found at
the clothing store, and not at the Bank }
Year: 1876

Been in general use for twenty years. Everywhere
proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE, ECONOMICAL and
EFFICIENT medicines known. They are Just what
the people want saving time and money averting
sickness and suffering. Each single specific the well
tried prescription Of an eminent physician.
Year: 1876

1t is related by Sydney Smith that
on one occasion, on entering draw
ing room in West End mansion, he
foand it lined with mirrors on all
sides. Finding himself reflected in
every direction, he said that he "sup'
posed he was at a meeting Of the
clergy, and there seemed TO be very
respectable attendance"


At this season the question which
interests boy is not so much whether
his life will be crowned with glory
and honor as whether his new Sum
mer's vest is going to be made out OF
his fathers old trousers.


The largest feet known to history
must be those Of the Maryland editor,
who writes: ave black our boots with
15,OO0,000 boxes Of domestic blacking
year."
Year: 1876

He didn't look as if his pockets held fifty cents, but a rich man has a right to dress as he chooses. He loafed up Kearney street until he saw the right sort of a face and then he asked:

 "Can you show me bank?"

 "Yes, sir-three doors below, just across the street; or, right back there."

 "Thanks. I'd like to put lit tie money in some bank, but Pm d little afraid of banks. 1, always did prefer a note of hand to banks "

 The citizen pricked up his ears and asked:

 You have some money to lend, have you"

 "A trife. Do you know of any body who would like to take some and give me note for a year at seven per cent? I think of going to Mexico for a While."

 "Let's see2" unused the citizen; "I don't know but what I'd take some myself"

 "Yes-certainly-come on," re- piled the citizen, and the two went into the basement. Drinks were ordered by the citizen one after another, until his trade dolt lars felt lonely. He said he could make good use of @ few thousand dollars for year, and some of his friends might also take few thousand more. The stranger put down gin, whisky, lager and brandy until his legs gave out. The citizen had laid him on a bench and tried to sober him, but the fellow went dead asleep while they were trying to force vinegar down his throat. The barkeeper said he was an old lOafer, and a policeman was sent for to take him to the station. When they got him down there and searched him they found five cents, brass backed comb, and a door key in his pockets, and the citizen who wanted to borrow few thousand dollars, went softly around the corner to see if the mail had come.
Year: 1876

The following paragraphs epi- tOmize the views of the ROches- ter Democrat on George Wash ingtOn

 This is Birthington's Washday. He was never caught in lie. Washington always slept at the hind side Ofthe bed so that things might be convenient for Martha when she got up to let the hired girl in.

 When her husband told Martha Washington to go the back. door and whistle the dog to break fast she did it without murmur, and see how her memory has lasted.

 When it was necessary to take the girls home after singing school the father of his country always picked out the oldest, homeliest. and most friendless, and straight way fell to praising her cork-screw curlS.

 It was a peculiarity of young Washington to be absent at the grocery discussing politics when ever it became necessary to go after the COWS. Genius must not be cramped, and the COWS always got home in some way.

 He never stole chesnuts, and all the people within circuit of ten miles of his house left tn cir smoke houses unlocked at night with the utmost impunity. True, he preferred his pork in another shape, but is that a criterion to go by?

 The ulster overcoat was origin. ated at Valley Forge. It consist ed of a bed blanket, with holes to put the arms through, and d mules halter for q belt Wash ington's was d manly form and he never looked inspiring as when he wore this simple garment.

 Nine yards of calico made the the mother of Washington a dress and when the neighbors mention ed silks and satins, she waved them away and said the times were hard and the country could n't stand it. Her husband never went through bankruptcy.

 The Declaration of Independ- ence Was born in Mary Washing. tons house shortly after the em- bryo father of his country got his first and last spanking. The dis tinguished babe was never whip. but once and then he didn't have 1 a fair chance.

 An Indian once shot at MT. | Washington with bow and ar- row. It was thought to be a very boWan'-arr escape but the truth is there were no rifle teams 1 in those days, rowing associations were scarce, and there is nothing like powder to shoot with. Be sides, we think MT. Washington l lodged.
Year: 1876

Brother Hammond, if he didn't stir up revival, certainly was successful in starting up a row in the Government Printing Office, at Washington, last week, that made things lively in the yellow washed pile for half d day. Ham. mOnd asked the Superintendent permission to enter the working rooms and pray, and exhort Oth- els to follow his example. This was refused. as it would create confusion and prevent work. He then asked to be permitted to pray in the hall way.

 "Well, if you've got a praying fit on you, pray by all neans, but draw it mild" said the Superin- tendent, wearied by the revival ist's impOrtunity.

 Hammond went into the hall, shouldered his jaw, and lifting up his mouth, began to crate on that charming and pleasant para graph, Depart, ye cursed, into everlasting hell firer Accord ing to the most approved style of preachers, he elevated his voice on the last word till the echo of fire p' sounded like a death warrant throughout the building. With vail of lamentatioh and woe the female employees, catch ing up the alarm, leaped from their work and rushed out of doors in a mixed up condition of fear, confusion and lOveliness, in- to the hall, where the revivalist stood preaching word of peace and preparing the way for the lamb. He thought the sudden stampede was due to the power of his eloquence and q strong de- sire to hear his sermon.

 That's right! that's right !" he cried. 'That's how 1 like to see it. I like to see you come booming along like Levi from his country tables, like Saul from his war-horse, like honey from the bees of Hybla, like" At this moment fresh stream of fright ened printers struck the astonish- ed crowd in the back, and the two combined went over the re- vivalist like swollen stream over sand bar. The astOnished di- vine was struck dumb with awe at the violence of their revival, and carried along under their feet the length of the hallway with such force that all the re- Vival was crushed out of him, and by the time he fell down two flights of stairs he hardly thought it worth while to continue his prayers for that day, and leaving the printing office to quiet itself the best way it could, took the first train for the other end of the city.
Year: 1876




The Reading Eagle says that one night re-
Gently it was very dark. A citizen coming &
up Eighth street, and when between Penn
and Cherry he noticed white figure stand
ing at an alley way. OF a sudden It walked
across the pavement, stepped over the gut
ter and went to the other side Of the street.
1t then moved down towards Cherry. The
man watched the figure and it appeared to
be white from top to bottom. He looked
for head but none was to be seen. It had
the appearance of headless ghost. He
was certain it was woman, and he at once
determined to follow after and if possible
ascertain who the strange masqu raider
was. She turned up Cherry towards Ninth
and the man was soon at her side.


She had her dark dress pulled mp over
her shoulders nearly completely hiding her
face and covering up nearly all of her head
She appeared to be dreadfully frightened,
and when she fully recognized who was
following her she came near fainting and
dropping to the ground. She proved to be
married woman residing in the southern
section Of the city, and the wife Of res
pectable man.


She had been to place where she had no
business and was trying to get away out Of
the ncighborhood without any person rec.
ognizing her. She concluded to try the
above very awkward method. Her story
was that she had been out watch
ing her husband Subsequently she plea:
piteously to be allowed to depart peaceably
and begged that the gentleman would moi
expose her. She said 1t was lesson she
would never forget as long as he lived.
Year: 1876

rain will prevail with easterly to southerly
winds becoming dangerous on the coast fAl-
ling barometer and rising temperature, dur
ing the day, followed in the South Atlantic
States during night with southerly winds
and clearing weather.
Year: 1876

The Daily edition of the ''New York Her.
aid" Is conceded to be the "Greatest News
paper of the Age,' both in point Of circula-
tion and popularity.


is evidenced by its large and constantly
increasing circulation, holds the same
rank among the weekly newspapers Of tie
country.


We are determined to spare neither
money nor labor in still further improving &
our Weekly edition, in all that is necesas-
ry to max up great newspaper worthy
Of its worldwide reputution,
Each number of the weekly will contain
q select story and the latest news by tele-
graph from all parts Of the world up to the
hour Of publication.
Year: 1876

Our readers are probably aware that
Chief Justice Dunne, of the Supreme Court
of Arizona Territory, has been removed
from office because of the expression of his
views on the public school system. Attor-
Dey General Pierrepont, in his official
notification, admits that the ICON
trolling reason" I" for the removal by the
President was the position of Judge Dunue
Year: 1876

HARPER's Weekly says that nothing
'should cause any man to forget that the
Democratic party is now what ithas been
for many years-the political organiza-
ton of those who aimed to destroy the
National Union and Government for the
basest and most revolving Of purposes,
and who still declare that their views,
except as to the practicability of seces-
sion, remain unchanged"


Much more truthful would it be to say
that the Democratic party is the only po-
litical organization that has ever carried
on the General Government in accord
ance with the Constitution, and with
honesty, justice and economy. The peo-
pie of the country are beginning to real
ize this fact and make the contrast be-
tween the "crooked" ways of the party
in power, their ruinous and robber rule,
and the careful and proper sway of the
old Democracy. The great need now is
honest administration of public affairs.
Let us get back to just laws and all equal
before the law. 1t is time we were dis
pensing with plunder tariffs and other
robber schemes, and doing away with
the whole ring system.
Year: 1876

That honest old Granger, Hon. l.. D.
Woodwork, who covers his district with
glory by representing it in Congress, has
re-published his speech ION inter state
communication, or something ofthat sort)
and is loading the mails with it for the
benefit of his brother Changers in the
central and western parts of the district.
Lauren keeps one eye on another Con-
gressional term, notwithstanding his vir-
tuous declaration that he would shun the
cares of Office and retire to the peaceful
shades Of Youngstown. He is "in the
hands of his friends" and some of them,
already full of gratitude for expected fa-
vors, think his denomination is necessary
to the salvation of the country. We ven
ture to suggest to this eminent patron of
husbandry that new speech would tell
better than that old one, which has al
ready done duty so often that although
it was maiden speech at the start, it
now deserves to be called veteran. We
are somewhat in sympathy with the pa
tron of private boarding houses, who
said that he was extremely fond of hash
for fifty or sixty consecutive meals, but
didn't like it for regular diet. Granger
Woodworth's speech has been mighty
good reading for fifty or sixty times, but
Lis appreciative constituents have got it
by h art, so to speak, and they really
hunger for something new.-Cdnfeld
NelDS.
Year: 1876

The papers speak in high terms of the
speech of Mr.. Woodwork on the bill
limiting the President to one term. He
opposed the amendment, and said ne
would rather prefer to see President
Grant reelected than to see the
Offices filled by one of those who twelve
years ago were in arms against the COY
ernment, This was applauded, and is
right.-Repository.


That is, it is right to elect Grant to a
third term. We suspected that was where
our neighbor would land. The same
paper states the reduction proposed in
the salaries of army officers, but does not
say that "is right" We observe that the
Republican papers are proposing to fall
into line and advocate continuation OF
the Grant-Babcock administration.
Year: 1876

In good, plain, unmistakable Anglo
Saxon, the Springfield Republican says
that it is not now question of making
war upon an intrenched justice, of free
ing race. 1t is only question of stop
ping theft and Furnishing thieves, of
girdling administrative abuses, of waging
war against public plunderers, high and
low; of checking the spread of dry rot
corruption which is eating away at the
heart of the tree of liberty in fine, of
making honesty and capacity the rule in
every department of public service.
Year: 1876

THE Cincinnati Commercial is any
thing but Democratic journal, but oc-
casionally it does let out leaf of truth
in arraigning its own party. In this pa
per will be found an article from the
Commercial of few days ago which is
an indictment against the party in power
utterly overwhelming and unanswera-
BILE; for it is true, we believe, in all par
ticulars. Read it by all means
Year: 1876

"The great reform which Mr.. Morrison
attempts, and in which we do not doubt
that he will be sustained by the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means and by the House
as well, is the sweeping off the statute
book the whole complex system of double
rates of duty, the mixture of specific and
ad vaIOrem duties, and the substitution
therefor of a simple single and specific
tax upon given article or class Of arli-
ces. This is IL reform vi prime import
ancaU
Year: 1876

Almost every one who has had occasion
to buy a farm to and the have e portion OF
the purchase money on mortgage, must
have felt the injustice of being taxed for
what he does not really own. a man buys
a farm for say $4,000, and $1,000 re-
mains, he pays taxes to the full value Of
the $4,000, besides paying $500 III this
state or $500 in the west for the use OF the
So 5000 remaining unpaid on the land. But
the government not only makes hlm pay
a tax on the whole $4,000, supposing the
farm to be assessed at the full value, but
GENES the second time and taxes the holder
of the $4,000 he mas 'out at intcrest." "
Now the man who has money at interest is
determined to make six per cent, at least,
on his money He must do it to make it
worth his while to have money out at all.
! And 50 he looks about to see how he can
fix things as to make it fall on the holder
of the land So he either takes it into con-
sideration in fixing the price Of the land, il
he is selling, or if he is merely lender on
land he extracts a heavy bonus or buys
a mortgage at discount in order to make
himself whole and in this way the one who
is 50 unfortunate at to owe anything on
land pays taxes twice on his indebted por-
ton to one only when it is clear OF all incum
brances. This Is curious anomaly IL
law. Usually it is thought to be the &c
MUS Of good laws to favor the honest, indus
trious, struggling debtor but in this par
ticular case Of tax on mortgages this law
is made to operate in just the other way.


1t seems remarkable that any tax shoult
have ever been imposed On mortgages un
der the head Of property. If there be an,
tax on income, the money derived from
mortgages might have there a legitimat
place But as property it is clearly absurt
as mortgage is simply the evidence Q
debt 1t is no more property than is


duly-attcsted receipt for money paid. 1t
indeed nothing but promise to give pro
perty in case certain stipulations are no
carried out in manner and form as aforc
said 1t is in no sense property, yet i
E property it is taxed, although the propert


which it covers is already taxed in tn


hands of the one to whom it has bee


decided.


1t came up before the supreme court {
| California recently, by the objection {


mortgage-holders to pay this sort of ''pr(
perty" tax, and the court decided in fave
of the holders And what do other state
f say in which this anomaly exists Ger
maato,cne Telegraph.