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Year: 1876

IT is Democratic Congressman named
Springer that is now wanted by the fool-killer.
He stirred up Gov. Morton's record and
thereby gave the Senator an opportunity to
remind the country what reasonable crew
the Indiana Legislature of 1865 was. The
present Democratic candidate for Governor
was prominent Democratic member of that
legislature which undertook to pass bill
dsbanding the militia and depriving the
Governor of all power conferred upon him by
the constitution as commander-in- of
the militia, but was prevented by the with
drawal of the Republican members, thereby
leaving the House without quorum. in
diana Democrats predict that this jealous in
vestigator has given Billy Williams, as they
call the Democratic candidate, mis- death
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Year: 1876

THE English have discovered an act of
Congress, passed in 1s4s, which confirms the
position they take in regard to the extradi-
ton treaty. They also point, as justification
of their action, to the violation of the treaty
of Washington by the act of Congress impos-
ing tax on fish, and to the trial of Law
renee for crime other than that for which
he was extradited.
Year: 1876

MANY of the Democrats are bitterly op-
posing the retrenchments made in the post
office appropriation bill. They particularly
object to the provision to DO away with the
carrier system in all cities having less than
10000 population, because, as they say. sit is
a singular fact that nearly every CITY affected
by it is Democratic" People are led to in
fer that if the cities were Republican no OBJ
jectiOns would be made
Year: 1876

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials Of every person aiming to represent
Year: 1876

Nothing hurts a boy more than to be
pushed ont of a tender and loving home
circle at an early age. He must love
somewhere; and the chances are that If
he be not loved, and allowed to love, at
home, he will not love too wisely away
from it. 1t is a natural thing for youth
and age to love one another. Let US not
oppose nature. Encourage rather than
homes Win and deserve the confidence
of your children. Do not have a child
of yours go outside of your home sane
tnary to speak to strangers about his
dearest and most precious interests, be-
cause he fears that indifference If not
rejection will meet his desire to nnbosom
himself in the paternal heart.


No possible influence from outside,
not the Sunday school even, not the
church, can take the place of boys
own father, or of a girls own mother, at
the age when the boy and girl are ap-
preaching manhood and womanhood.-
Too often they are deserted of their
parents jusa at this age. There are few
sights more beautiful than to see parents
standing by their children, in their
growing years, in warm, tender affection,
accompanied and exhibited by outward
manifestations of the same.-[Sunday-
School Times.
Year: 1876

The Bennington (Vt) Banner has
this amusing story: "The family of one
of our industrious citizens was rather
earlier astir than the circumstances
wonld require one night last week.
When the clock was wound up, at 9 o.
clock in the evning. the spring was
frightened too much. and the time piece
stopped abont an hour later, when the
the family retired. Friend C.'s mind
was unusually full of thought on the
morrow's business, and so the light of
moon, as its rays came through the thin
clouds without showing her fair face,
induced him to shont to the hired man
to arise and kindle fire, thinking il was
near day. The fire was soon burning
briskly; the family all astir; break fast
on the table; repast over, all began to
wonder why more light did not come
over the earth. The wonder and aston
ishment continued unabated for an hour
or more longer, and behold twas darker
than ever. The night being extremely
cold no one cared to go and arouse the
neighborood to ascertain the time, but
finally the host thought it advisable to
do 30. Neighbor - was soon made to
answer the summons, and responded to
the interroRative by saying, Why, Sir,
it's only n little after midnight Friend


c. marched back to the house and his
family soon was in the arms of Morphe-
u.s. again and continued until morning ,
Year: 1876

TCorresDondenee Of the Chicago Tri5une.l


We are some ways frpm the township.
as we prefer to be near oar our mills, and
away from the people that are herded
about the station. Our tent is in the
valley, and just at the foot of hill,
which at this moment is a thing Of bean
ty. The Eucalvptus-you call it fever
tree-and the Shea oaks are in full fol-
iage. and their Elossy greenness contrasts
charmingly with the carpet they shadow,
for the whole hillside is a mass of pink,
and white, and purple heather-blooms
This heath is somewhat ranker and
more Iuxuriant than the Scottish heath
er, and when in full bloom, as now, il is
wonderfully beautiful. At little dis
tance the effect is exquisite.


The other day ! was much interested
in DIR. Kenworthy's herbarium, which
he brought to show me specimens of ma
tive fora he gathered aawy up in the
interior. near the desert district. He
found a forest of ferns, many of which
were over 60 feet highi He gave me
several fine frnuds, which are valuable
for my own collection. NOtwithstand-
ing my heath-covered hill and tie hardy
fuschias with great crimson bells, which
root all through the valley. the Doctor,
who is an enthusiastic botanist. says this
is the most barren land he ever was in
for indigenous fora. II is a comfort
that exotics thrive here. There isn't
such Bengal rose, I'll warrant, in any
hothouse in America as the one that
twines from the front of our tent over TO
the big Eucalyptus, and is now full of
of buds, ready to burst into waxen beau
ty. I have purple and scarlet passion
vines in full flower now clamberinR all
over the porch and running along the
edge of the tent. -Annther year and I'll
have this tropical with leafy and floral
beauty.
Year: 1876

Ny father spent one whole summer
on a fafTa-gate which was a model of its
kind. Tw$spf them would have taken
up a small fan. 1t was one of the most
perfect things 70 climb over that you
ever saw. 1t " ard give FIsS5rUyment to
two men to open it. A small engine
would work il easily. l suggested to
the old gentleman an improvement by
placing the boards wider apart, 80 it
would be handler to crawl through. He
suggested an Improvements in my man.
ners with shingle. 1t was nearly as
good as pair of sl,pbars. It was so
hard to open that / always went to one
side and climbed the fence. He finally
remodlled it and fixed it so he could
drive through it without getting out by
letting the tongue Of the wagon strike
it and knock it down; but he had to get
out when through and set it up again.
He afterward remodeled it into stove
wood
Year: 1876

Courage is vital element of christian
chivairy. Without it,. indeed, neither
truth nor fidelity to promise can be hop
ed Tor. The coward is sure to lie when
truth means punishment, and sure to re-
treat from his engagements when they
involve peril. We need valiant souls
that have learned TO endure and scorn
pain, and to face danger fearlessly and
promptly when duty requires. Some
parents evade this vital part of training
by CLOSES and deception. A mother
who has taken her boy to the dentists to
get tooth out, will often say, if he is
shrinking, "Sit still, my boy, it won't
hurt you" Now she knows il will hurt
him, but thinKs if she can only get him
by this device to sit still and let the
dentist get hold of the tooth, then his
discovery OF the pain will not hinder it's
extraction. This is donble mistake.
1t destroys her boys confidence in her;
for he detects her in lie. And though
it get the boy this time, to sit still, it is
under the delnsion that there is to be no
pain, whereas he should be taught to
face the pain and to Rcorn it. This


makes the difference between the cow
ards and heroes. A regiment of pol
iroons could march up to a battery al
cheerfulit as regiment of heroes, i
they Thought there was no enemy at tbs
guns. Tie difference is that heroes
know the Alanger and yet face il valiant
IY.
Year: 1876

More than seven millions Of acres of
the public lands were seld, OF otherwise
disposed of by the government, during
the year ending June 30th, 1875. and
over twenty six millions ofacres survey
ed for sale. The estimate number of the
acres of the public domain yet remain
ing unsurveyed, Is placed at something
over eleven hundred and fifty -four mil
lions.
Year: 1876

Lately large number Of counterfeit
nickels have been noticed in circulation
in Columbus, Ohio. Some of the bogus
coin were traced to a young son Of Col
onel G. s. Innes, Warden Of the Peni-
Tertiary. Upon being INTERCEPTED the
child told that he had been furnished
the coin by certain prisoners TO purchase
tobacco for them. This led TO an in
vestigation, and il now turns ont that
the making Of the queer" has been go
ing on in the Penitentiary under the
very eyes OF the guards, without diseov-
cry. The moulds for the coin were made
by prisoners, and the metal used was
amalgam, used in plating harness in the
harness shops. A search turned up about
one hundred pounds of the amalgam
slowed away for torture use. The coun-
terfeit coin is good imitation Of the
genuine, ihe main difference being in the
upper part Of the shield, which il barred
in the genuine and smooth in the spuri
ora
Year: 1876

Over the porch of the Old South
Church at Boston is chiselled: Behold
I have set before you an open door"
and under, on the door. is painted in
emphatic letters, Positively no admitt-
ance.o
Year: 1876

"Yes, you did, and you're made me
miss the car, and III cane you"


The thermometer man waded across
the muddy street and made his escape,
and at dusk last night was backed up
against the Soldiers Monument. his
basket between his feet, and was squini-
ing sadly at the clock on the City Hall
tower
Year: 1876

II was a pleasant afternoon in October
when Mrs. Stanhope died. The sky was
full Of dreamy vagueness-a haze through


which the sunshine filtered goldenly,
and hid the mountains far off; and made
the hills near by seem like the hills Of
some ghostly land. The leaves Of the
eld chestnut BY the door were dropping
oftly and with slow rustic that kept
Year: 1876

Such a commotion as there was in
town when It came to be fully believed
that our church was haunted, never in
my life saw before, and hope and trust /
never may again. It was all that was
talked about, from one end of the COM
munity to the other, until at last not q
child dared to go to bed in the dark, and
many q grown person was In the same
predicament.


The church, you know, is surrounded
on three sides by large number Of ev-
erereens, so that even in the broad day
light il is gloomy and solemn, in and
around it; and since it had got about
that It was haunted, few there were who
cared TO pass it after dark; and even in
the daytime people used to take pains
to cross to the opposite side Of the street,
so that they might be as far from the
ghosts as possible.


As YOU can see, it is but little way
from my cottage here to the church; yet
even the walls can only be seen in one
spot, and about half Of one of the win
dows, owing to evergreens Of which I
have spoken growing so close about it,
and there, perhaps, it was little wonder
that saw nothing of the ghosts there
were more than one, people said and
il was noised all about the town that
strange sights and sounds had been
seen and heard coming from within, at
late hours in the night, or very early in
the morning.


The first word that 1 heard about the
ghosts came from my wife. A relative
had died in a distant town, and I had
been summoned there, and found it inn
possible to return for a week. My wife
could not well accompany me, so when
she got letter that I would not be back
before a certain day, she went out of
town on short visit, coming back in
time to open the church doors Of Sun
day morning, and then it was that she
learned that there had been terrible car
ryings on in the church while we had
been gone. Lights had been seen
cleaning out through the evergreens,
and sounds had been heard by people
that were entitled to credit; and one
more daring than the rest had entered
the yard at the dead hour Of midnight,
aAd had clambered up to one Of the
windows, and had tumbled back in
great alright, at the risk Of breaking
his neck, and hurried away as soon as
he could, declaring that he had seen o
figure dressed in long white robe glide
along the aisle and disappear along the
passageway that led to the vaults be-
meath; and he also maintained that he
had heard sound coming up there
Year: 1876

For a large pie-plate, two crackers
milk and soda), one egg, one cup Oh
sugar, one of water, and the juice OF one
lemon; add a pinch of salt, and spice
with nutmeg or the rind of the lemon.
This is quite a tolerable counterfeit.
Year: 1876

Take two pounds of fresh strawberries
carefully picked, and, with q wooden
spoon, rub them through q hair seive;
add the juice of one lemon; sweeten to
taste; color with few drops of prepared
cochineal; stir in one pint Of sweet
cream, then freeze.
Year: 1876

Mince the meat with the caral, sea
son, make it in balls, mixed with bread
crumbs and butter; dip them in beater
egg, then in rolled crackers, and fry Z
delicate brown in hot lard, or part lard
and butter.
Year: 1876

Take any kind Of cold meat, chop fine
and season with salt, pepper and a ittl'
parsley; wash rice and mix with it til
up in cloths to shape balls ; boil thret
quarters of an hour. Serve with draw
butter.
Year: 1876

Pour boiling water on coarse yellow
corn meal, and stir to the consistency Of
a thick batter. Immediately add coarse
rye meal to make into very soft dough;
form into small, fiat biscuits (ffteen TO
a.baking pan) with the hands frequent
ly wet in cold water, and bake immedi-
ately in hot oven. They are very nice
for variety, and are best made of equal
parts of corn and rye. Bake thirty
minutes or more.
Year: 1876

For a quart Of strawberries take four
ounces of white sugar, crush the straw.
berries we'll with the sugar. In an hour
or two strain them through a seive. In
q pint of boiling milk dissolve one pack.
age of gelatine; sweeten to taste; strain
through coarse muslin and mix with
one pint and a half of sweet cream:
stir until nearly cold, then add the
strawberries gradually, beating the two
thoroughly; add the juice of one lemon.
Pour the mixture into molds and set IN
a cool place over night.
Year: 1876

Federal Government and determined opposition to
any amendment to the Consultation recognizing any
religious system; fifth, the protection Of immigrants
by the power Of the Federal Government in
dspcnsably necessary, and legislation fostering and
protecting this import ant factor in the body poitic
as required at oncc in view of the recent decision Of
the United States ouprcne Court. declaring State
legislation on that subject unconstitutional SIXTH
the same law for the native for the adopted citi
zen and demanding therefore revision OF existing
treaties with reference to naturalization and extra
Gtion; seventh, regulated system of Civil Service
based upon moral character and capacity, aud not
solely political services eighth. slip backward
on the road to resumption, the maintenance of every
amendment to the Constitution by the Federal
power and the rigid enforcement of every law
affecting citizens i'll the South. National German
Republican Executive Committee was also formed,
with Judge Di,tenhoefer as Chairman, which was
given power to call future conventions
Year: 1876

IBf TELEGRAPH To The JHlBUsk'l


CINcrSsATI, June 13.-Very little has been said
among the delegates to the Convention in regard to
the character of the platform. Edward MCPHERSON,
who represents Pennsylvania the Committee on
Resolutions, and who has had great experience in
the preparation of platforms said to-day that he had
not prepared line in advance There is no doubt,
however that many of the delegations have brought
resolutions which will be referred to the Committee,
and that the platform will not be strkngly differ
en from that of four years ago. OF the most
important and most difficult question to talk Of will
be the regulation of the currency, and while the
resolution Oh that subject will undoubtedly declare
for hard mcDey, it will be more carefully drawn
than any other. The California delegation will ask
To have an anti-Chnese resolution in the platform
They say that the Chinese question is more import
ant ia their State than any other not including that
of sound currency and that if the Republican plat
form does not contain plank referring 10 II, that
adopted at 81 Louis will, and this fact viii be sul-
cient TO defeat the Republican party III their state
The German delegates to the Convention met last
night and elected Judge Dttenhoefer Of the New
York delegation President and L. Stroback OF Ala
bana Secretary, and appointed committee to draft
resolutions to be presented to the National COnyen-
ton. This committee made a report to-day, which
Judge Dittenhoefer will present TO the Convention
as resolutions needed TO secure full German sup
port to the Republican candidates. The resolutions
declare first unalterable adherence to the princi-
pies Of the Republican party; Sccoud, the nation
prene and sovereign not the states third non-scc-
tartan schools, compulsory education anu taxation
of church property s approved in the late message
of the President of the United States; fourth, no
recognition of any system of worship by State or
Year: 1876

Nothing gives US greater pleasure
than to recognize the fact that the iR-
formation received from Boston to St.
Louis indicates thoroughly that TIL
DEN will be the choice of the Demo-
cracy. When such men as GEORGE
WILLIAM CURTIS, who has always
been consistent Republican of the
most radical stripe, comedies that Mr..
TILDEN will be the hardest man to
beat, we cannot fail to accept such tes-
timony as quite conclusive, and he is
not alone in this sentiment. Many of
the old time leaders of the Republican
party recognize the handwriting on
the wall, and accepting the situation,
wish that Mr.. TILDEN may be the
coming man. The Democracy will
receive large addition to their ranks
from the honest Republicans-and
there are some-if our favorite candi-
date is nominated. Mr.. CURTIS re-
marks that TILDEN is one of the most
accomplished politicians in the coun-
try; sis the one conspicuous Demo-
crat in the country who is known as a
reformer, has at present complete as
tendency in his party in New York;
and his chance for the Presidential
nomination of his own party to-day is
very much better than that of any
other Democrat, and there is no man
in that party for whom dissatisfied
New York Republican could so easily
vote"
Year: 1876

majority in the House they discovered
an herculean task before them, and as
in every other extremity they honest
ly and patriotically went about their
legitimate business, simply did their
duty in hasty manner, it Is true, but
the disease demanded immediate treat
ment. 1t is true again that no prob
lem can be solved without system, and
no reform can be attained without a
gradual and calmly digested method
for obtaining remedy. The Democ-
racy during the last four years, taking
the country over, as we'll as in Con-
gress, have done nobly. The organiza-
tion is fast becoming developed in
positive shape, and in view of this fact
our contemporary is correct. There
must be head to everything, and
never before did our party so much
need a discreet leader. We cannot
find fault with the present state of
things, for it is an established fact
that there never was an evil that had
not its remedy. We beg our anxious
friends to let their souls be possessed
of patience. Everything will come
out right in the end. We have plenty
of material to select from.
Year: 1876

The Colusa Sun Of a recent date re-
marks that "the Democrats in the
National House of Representatives
are badly in want of leader. An
army of invasion had as we'll antici-
pate success without a General-in-
Chief as for political party to expect
to achieve victory without some rec.
ognized leader. While there is genes
rally wisdom in the council of the
many, it is still true that where each
of the many want to do something,
the wisdom of the council is more than
neutralized. In BLAINE the Repub-
licans of the House have an able
leader, and they recognize him as
such; but every Democrat in Congress
seems to think he is the exact man for
a leader, or at least that he is too big
a man to follow. Our members of
Congress seem just now to have the
investigation mania very badly, and
while it is very right and proper in
itself, the Republicans actually seem
to be turning it against the headlong
Democrats" With the most of these
remarks we fully agree. The acquisi-
tion of the strength of the Democrats
in the lower House was not occasioned
by accident, but gained simply by the
expression of popular indignation at
the monstrosity of Radical corruption,
and yet while it is true that under the
impulse of the moment men of how
ever great intelligence may be too inn
petuous in an honest endeavor to cor.
rect an evil, sometimes evils are so
great thata systematic remedy cannot
be Immediately applied. In such cases
we must do the best we can. If man
receives an injury from which he will
bleed to death in ten minutes unless
an immediate remedy is applied we
cannot wait for the presence of sur
geon mile off for the application of a
tourniquet, but will take a piece of
common twine or any other available
appliance to save life. 1t is true that
upon the coming of the Democratic
Year: 1876

SCOTT party is to impose liability of
three hundred and fifty million dol
lars on the people, and give an exclu-
sive franchise to company that re-
quire a series of years to build road
which the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company are building without subsi-
dy and will have completed before the
subsidy party would have laid rail,
even had Congress voted the subsidy
Southern California demands the
early building of the road and all fail
minded men must concede that oul
Congressman has left untried nc
means in his power to comply with
the demand.