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Year: 1872


dence had he in his steed, that he laugh
ed in derision at what he considered
their vain efforts to oyertake him. But
in leaping fence the animal fell, and
when he arose it was with difficulty. It
soon became evident that the poor beast
had broken one of his fore legs, and was
unable to proceed any further with his
burden.


Hadiker turned pale. There was a
good two miles between him and the
mountain yet, and his pursuers well
mounted, were, coming rapidly onward.
He clutched his prize and ran. Putting
forth all his strength he reached the
mountains base (; but the avengers were
almost within rife. shot of him and had
seen him. Their shouts rang out.


Onward and upward the villain sped,
depending upon his knowledge of the
ground for escape. But there were those
on his track who knew the pathway just
as well as he. Weaiily he toiled on,
and at length gained the summit of Was
acht He started for a rocky cavern !;
but suddenly he found himself confront
ed by half a dozen armed men, and as
many rifles were leveled at his heart
He turned to the right, but his way was
blocked by relentless foes-to the left,
and here it was the same. He darted
back, and now stood on the very verge of
frightful gulf, where far down below
him were ragged rocks ready to impale
the wretch should he fall or spring from
that point. On all other sides he was
surrounded by armed men, and they
were closing in upon him. Seeing his
desperate situation, he raised the girl
over his head and exclaimed:


''Men, | am cornered, but ! will not
surrender. Withdraw from here, and
will let the girl follow you Advance
another step, and | will hurl her over
the precipice, and spring after her even
to death. What say you?'


There was brief consultation held
among the avengers, and then one of
them said: Hardiker, years ago, lust
before you murdered your wife, you
thought your daughter was drowned
Such was not the case-.it was the
daughter of John Thornton who thus
perished. This, your wife thought was
a good opportunity to save her own in
fant from your brutality; and so she
own, and you were deceived. You will
not harm that girl, for she is your own
daughter. -


Hardiker uttered wild cry at this
announcement, and the girl fell from
his grasp A shudder passed over the
lookers-on for she had disappeared over
that dreadful precipice. For an instant
the renegade seemed confused. Then
he glanced downward, and with a wild
yell, sprang. The avengers rushed tc
the spot Far below. upon the ragged
rocks, lay his mangled form.


But the girl. All! Providence had
aided her. for but few feet down they
saw her clinging to the underground Of
shrubbery, and she was saved. In hel
fright she had not noticed or heard th'
announcement that she was the daugh
ter of the renegade. She was kept il
ignorance of that fact, and sincerely
mourns the death of her supposed father
the murdered John Thornton
Year: 1872

No man will attract more attention or
receive greater applause than the one
who endangers his life by climbing upon
steeple or some other fearful height
in mid-air. The city of East Cambridge,
Mass, was all agog with excitement,
the other evening, by a young man who
climbed to the top of a church spire to
disengage broken vane that was in
danger of coming down upon the heads
of passers-by. He attained his perilous
eminence by taking a light hooked lad
der, with which he climbed from point
to point, dragging it after him and plant
ing it ahead at every stage. When he
accomplished his object he. found his
ladder so firmly hooked on the spire
that he could not get it off, and there
he was. A hook and ladder company
rescued him after several hours, the
whole populace watching the proceedings
with intense interest.
Year: 1872

If there be las er people in the world
than the San Franciscans where are they
Business men do not get around until lul
A. NJ, and leave ut 3 r. NJ, while the work.
ers, but there are no workers among th se
who can by hook or crook I've without la
Dor. The San Francisco Republican gives
this picture Of that poor city:


.Prabably ten thousand able.b bodied men
in San Fraucisc work only with sufficient
continuity to avert starvation and procure
suficielt rain nt to make decent appear
ance. All arouud US we hear Complaints
OF the difficulty oi Obtaining agricultural
labor. bout the Fl ur thousand drinking
saloous Of the city are at all tiues visible
groups ot men AID lads passing their tune
10 drunkenness and .dleness. A simple
dog fight will bring upon the streets null
titude of th-se bipeds; yet the farmers
suffer for want OF sufficient help to garner
his harvest, and the employed is the giver
aud not the receiver Of favor. A farmer
Informed Us day or two since that in CON-
sequence Of Inability to hire plckers, the
produce OF large strawberry Geld had gone
10 waste. Let any one try to procure the
immediate performance Of any kind Of work,
aud he will begin to get an ideu Of tile in.
creasng prevalence Of an indisposition to
labor With hrlf grown lads-who are
coming up into manhood with no other
capital than their muscle-the city swarms.
We are sending missionaries to gentle saw
ages, while the courts and alleys Of our own
city are full Of men whose consciences
might be quickened it the attempt IRE
made in proper manner. In San Fran
cisco, by some means or other. greater
multitude Of people live only from hand to
mouth than in any other city OF the same
population Of which we know. Farmers
are Offering 81, So aud even 81 day for
able bodied men, yet there are thousands If
these in San Francisco who world rather
starve than exchange the poisoned breath
Of our courts and alleys tor the ure air oi
the country"
Year: 1872

WHY some PEOPLE REMAIN Poor =
Cream is allowed to mold and spoil.


Silver spoons are used to scrape kettles


The scrubbin. brush is left in the water


Bones are burned that would make soup
( Nice handled knives are thrown into
hot water and spoiled.


Dish cloths are thrown where mice car
destroy them.


Tubs and barrels are left in the sun to dry
aud tall apart.


Cloihes are left on the line to whip u
peices in the wind.


Pie crust ia left to sour, instead of max
icg few tarts for tea.


Vegetables are thrown away that would
warm for breakfast.


Dried fruit is not taken care of in season
and becomes w0rmy.


Bits of meat are thrown out that would
mike hashed meat or hash.


The cork is left out of the molasses jug
aud the flies take possession.
Pork spells for want of salt. and beef be-
cause the brine wants scalding.


Coffee, tea, pepper and spices are left to
stand open and lose their strength.


Potatoes in tie cellar grow. and the
sprouts are not removed until they become
useless


The -four is sifted in was eful manner
aud the bread pan left with the dough
ticking to it.


Vinegar is drawn IN sin basin. and sl
k'vrd to stand till both basin, and vinegsi
-srs spoiled
Cold poddines are considered good fol
nothing, when Often they can bs stsapsd
for the next day. 81 =. $ aa
Year: 1872

SEASIDE, Aug. 18th, 1872.


Dear Union Lynn, city of strikes and Shoes
lies abont ten miles north of Boston, at the head
of what we call tide-harbor On its water side
it touches series OF beautiful beaches, which
run in graceful curves all along to Cape Ann. 1t
is connected with Nahant by two beaches, a
longer and shorter, and Nahant is to Boston
what Newport is to the rest of the world. Swamp
scott lies mile or so from Lynn, and opposite
Nahant.


You leave the station, and after drive along
the smoothest of city streets, you strike what
would in Baltimore be dignifed as an aUsnue, but
here they are content to call ii street. This is
Ocean street. and it is the Lynn part of the fash
ionable drive, which has for points of departure
Nahant on the one end and Marblehead for the
other Ocean street runs parallel 10 the beach
less than an eighth of a mile from it, aud on the
ocean side are the summer residences of many of
the Boston people. The location is beautiful;
and the advantage that thirty four trains day
connect it with the metropolis


Passing over about two-thirds OF this street.
you will come, on your right, to low, snug,
honeisb looking vine covered wooden house, in
neutral TINT standing some hundred feet from the
street, its carriage way aud yard embowered in
elms and NAPLES. 1t has very winning look
even among its more stately neighbors. II gets
all eyes and all praises of the passers. Its grass
is green and well cut, its carriage way neatly
kept and trimmed, the croquet ground near the
gate and beneath the trees is tempting, and in
that chair, under the vine-clad porch you will
possibly see the somewhat rubicund vsage and
stalwart proportions of--we as the phrase is
"your correspondent"


Enter and welcome. Turn round aud look. -
My neighbor has a beautiful grove, aud as we
have no fences between forget in my enjoyment
of il that it is not mine The road you have
come by is "the drive" aud from FIVE O'Clock to
eight of every afternoon carriages OF every dis
crption, pony wagons and all sorts OF lurn-outs
go by, and you exchange salutations with friends
and acquaintance as you sit. Across the road is
the stable and in it the old family mare, precious
and DEAR and when we feel like it we join the
drivers or stretch away for some ueighboring
town.


That will do for the trout OF the house. Beau
tful as it is and satisfactory as il would be un-
der ordinary circumstances it is only small
part of the day that we give to it. Turn round
again and cone in. Opening out OF the hall is
the parlor and opening out OF the parlor by that
long window is don't wonder that you start
What was il Burke said of the French Queen
for some there never fell on mortal sight so fair
vision, n,-something like that. You do not notice
the broad deep piazza with its exquisite drapery
of vines, but you only feel as if you were step
ping right into the Ocean. Advance a step or
two, aud you see that between you and it lies a
broad yelvety lawn Of three or four acres, slopng
gradually to the water which is some three hum
dred feet away, which is cut every ten days. You
do not see it but the lawn Is tevraced, and be-
Year: 1872

SAVING OFF THE LIMB.-Speaker Blaine tells
us that seventeen different times during the
last session of Congress the Democrats preven-
ted the passage of the Civil Rights bill of Mr..
Sumner by flibustering with the use of parlia-
mentary tactics. The passage of this bill for
the further securement of the rights of the
colored people, has been the idol of Summers
heart and the aim of his labors in the Senate.
Yet Mr.. Sumner advises the colored people to
vote for Horace Greeley and Congress of the
same political shade in preference to President
Grant.


How can Mr.. Sumner conscientiously advise
colored men to support Horace Greeley when
he knows that the votes that will elect Greeley
President will place Democratic majority in
Congress? Is he now anxious to have his Civ
il Rights bill passed and become a. law? If SO,
does Mr.. Sumner pretend to say that the men
who used diligently the only means they had
in their power of defeating it will vote for it
when they have majority in the House? If
he has any pretentions to claim this, he has
less political wisdom or less conscientious mo-
tives to guide his actions than the great man
has had ascribed to him hitherto, even by
Democrats


You cannot find Democratic candidate for
Congress in the whole land who will announce
himself as favorable to Mr.. Summers BILL
How then can he clairn.to be faithful to him
self and the colored people and advise them to
saw off the limb upon which they stand p
When the limb is sawed off they must fall, and
their Civil Rights, as set forth by Mr.. Sumner,
falls with them.
Year: 1872

The work of seeing that every Republican
who is unregistered and who is entitled to vote
at the election in November devolves in point
of duty upon every Republican in the county.


About the middle of September the work of
placing upon the voting lists the names ofthose
persons who have arrived at legal age since
the last registration and who have come into
the particular voting district or precinct since
last election and six months prior to the COM
ing one. Besides the placing these new names
upon the list the names of all those persons
who have died and removed permanently from
the district or the county are to be stricken off
the list. The object of these requirements of
the law is to prevent fraud. They require that
the names of all who are entitled to vote shall
be upon the list, and the names of those not en-
titled shall be stricken off.


Since last election there are numbers in al
most every locality of the county, who have
become voters. They must have their names
placed on the voting list during the days the
register sits for that purpose, or else they will
be unable to vote on election day. Many peo-
pie who are entitled to register will never think
of it unless some one calls their attention to it.
This is not confined to the non-reading class of
voters by any means. Folks who take the
papers and have every means ard facility of
keeping themselves informed about what is
going on frequently overlook this important
business.


So, Republicans, it is the duty of every one
of you to look about among your neighbors and
see who is a new voter and have him go and
be registered. Some may think this is rather
early to call attention to this matter But we
do it in order to have the lethargic aroused to
a sense of their duty and to keep them wide
awake in regard to it. Unless a diligence is
exerted by at least two or three active men in
every locality, there will be sure to be some
who will be left unregistered when the books
are closed


There are some who will need urging to get
them to perform their duty. They will not
want to lose half day in going to the registers
Office. They will be afraid of giving offense to
their employer, and things of this kind. These
will be presented as excuses. These excuses
must be met. The voter must be urged to do
his duty. He will do it if he is. If he is not
some will stay at home in obedience to the half
threatened wish of his employer. twill take
diligence, perseverance and industry to accom-
plish the work.
Year: 1872

N9-The following is from a leading New
York German:


"They charge Grant with centralism. Do
they again confound nationalism with central
ism? Have they not yet learned from history
and our own times that the Democracy is al
ways inclined toward absolutism and depot
ism? All State Rights men, even Mr.. Calhoun
he was my personal friend-were severe CEN
tralists with their States. Their idea OF proper
Government in the United States was only the
utmost possible State opposition to the Nation
al Government just as it had occurred in the
Netherlands. Still you may possibly object to
this the question whether the Democrats have
not led this country to glorious development.
l totally deny it. The country has grown great
despite of that which is Enthusiastically DEM
ocratic elective judiciary, disregarding the Su-
preme Court, distribution of national funds, re
pudiation, State Rights doctrine, idolatry of
slavery, and civil war of which fairly began
to resemble the German thirty years war
With reference to the Democrats and the sue
cess of this country we have the same old and
ever-repeated error in logic-because things
exist together therefor they stand as cause and
effect to each other. Storks love the frogs of
the Netherlands, and on every farmers house
is stork's nest. The Netherlands was Re-
public therefor it used to be said, 'Storks like
Republics"


We are told things ought to be forgotten.-
What have the Republicans done? Has one
traitor been tried? Has ever people shown
such absence of vengeance as the Union people
of the United States have done? If, as pray
God to avert, the Democrats come i'll again un-
der Greeley it requires no prophet to fortell that
we shall see a very different spirit on the part
of the victorious Democrats. l shall vote for
Grant.


Your obedient servant,


francis LIEBER."
Year: 1872

The infamous outrage that the Democratic
leaders have perpetrsted upon their constit-
uency in proclaiming in advance false Demo-
cratic victory in North Carolina has caused
such universal ridicule as to make the leaders
objects Of contempt in the eyes of thousands
of honest Democrats throughout the land. In
every city and town over the national domain
Democratic powder was expended to give ad-
ditional jolliication to the occasion. Demo-
Gratis yelled themselves hoarse, laughed them
selves weary and exhausted all of their crow
ing propensities in exulting our Republicans
for losing the State. When the real fact became
known those who had been unjustly made the
victims felt kindling of wrath in their breasts.
The amusement for Republicans was doubly
augmented by the many extravaganzas that
were recklessly gotten off by Democratic over.
flowing Joy at what they were told was the
dawn of that "good time coming" whom the
''lost cause" should be regained.


In every town, village, hamlet and farm
house wherever postoffice or newspaper is
known to throw ray of intelligence, one uni
versal contempt and condemnation goes up
from the heart Of the honest Democrat for those
who have m ade him their dupe for obvious rea-
ons,while theloud and exultantlaugh rings out
heartily and clear from Republicans and all
those who havea good appreciation ofthe redic-
ulous. Before folks were through with the
happy errand of carrying "the news to Hiram"
they discovered that they were not exactly the
folks to bear so inn portant message. The music
Of the wires flashed the glad tidings of $4,000
Democratic majority for North Carolina all
over the country. In twinkling Democrats
everywhere stopped their work, laid down
their pipes, abandoned whatever they had in
hand and betook themselves to philosophy and
figures, the rising and setting of the ''tidal
wave" in the direction of . Democratic national
triumph, speculating upon the arrival of the
long wished and earnestly prayed form Demo-
cratic worship-something "to beat Grant"
Liberal Republican Democrats hugged their
wives, kissed their babies and congratulated
their families, that Horace was drifting towards
the White House.


But before the joy that was boundless had
time to subside and die away it was nipped by
the cruel intelligence that the whole affair was
false alarm perpetrated by Democratic in
clination to make Democrats feel good after an
election. This was well done, because it was
done at the only time that it could have pro-
duced political happiness in Democratic heart.
Democrats who are capable of it are chagrined.
Fence men exercise an amusing reticence.
Liberal Republicans who have not yet chosen
their company stand upon their dignity and
wisely refuse to make "new acquaintances."


We have no doubt that the Democrats are
well supplied with powder and gas and unless
they begin early and use every occasion they
will not have opportunities enough to get rid
of them by November. Wewould advise them
to use them all up on the state elections for
after the November blast blows upon them
they will reluctantly crawl into their holes and
pull their holes in after them.
Year: 1872

N1-We once heard of fellow who chopped
wood on Sunday. He carried his axe on his
shoulder. One day he Joined church. The
following Sunday he went to the woods with
the axe hidden under his coat. The Democratic
party is now following his example. They
have discovered that the open practice of trea-
son won't win. They now hide their axe un-
der an old ,clsite coat. The fraud will soon re-
veal itself.
Year: 1872




A Grant and Wilson Club was organized last
night at Mauls Hall, corner of Elliott and Clin-
ton streets, Canton, Twelfth District Baltimore
county, which resulted in the election of the fol-
lowing permanent officers: D. X. Lusby, Presi-
dent; Albert Wagner, Treasurer; David W.
Davis Secretary. Thefollowing resolutions were
offered by Mr.. Thomas James


ResolUed, That we the members of the Grant and
Wilson Club of the Twelfth District of Baltimore
county, respectfully invite all who intend to sup
port Grant and Wilson TO join our club and as
sst in marshaling strong force for the Novem-
Der election.


Resolved That we most cordially welcome to
our ranks all those who have been our political
opponents who are now willing to rally around
the standard of Grant and Wilson. american,
13h inst.


This is what should be done in every vicinity
in the county and tho State Now is the time to
organize and put the ball n motion. The Dem
ocratic party is thoroughly demoralized. There
are scores of Democrats who have no desire 10
vote for Horace G eeley. They feel that the DEM
ocratic party is dead The National Convention
nominated a Republican for President and by
that means sought to compel their support OF a
man whom they despse. They are driven by
party lash in the hands of hungry politicians to
support Republican. When they are placed in
this attitude they feel if they have the right
themselves 10 make choice of the Republican they
will support. Exercising this rio It, they prefer
Grant to Greeley. Now fellow y 4ens, we urge
upon you the Importance of taliiag immediate
steps to organize Grant and Wilson clrbs in every
locality in the county wheE ter men can be as
sembled. As the main features of the two plat
forms are the same, we would advise Republicans
to admit all Who are willing to support Grant
and Wilson as against Greeley and Brown. 1t
only needs work and energy to make the thing a
success How can Democrat be obliged to vote
for Greeley by party dictation any more than for
Grant? When the Democratic party says to its
members "you must vote for Horace Greeley, a
man who has always been a Republican" has
not the individual Democrat as good right to
make his own choice of the Republican he will
support? Is be not quite as consistent in bis
course in making his choice as the party is in
making its dictatiou?


1t is the duty of Republicans to embrace this
opportunity and give the Democrat who is will
ing to support Grant and Wilson a cordial well
come to our ranks. When Democratic politicians
tack the Democratic party to the tail of the Liber
al Republican kite, any Democrat has equally as
good right to exercise his privilege as an Amer
ican citizen and join his fortunes with the Repub-
| lican party proper, as the Democratic managers
have 70 sell and deliver the party to its lifelong
| foe and villifer Go to work Renuhlicans and
| form Grant clubs.
Year: 1872

HAPPY MAN.-Week before last the Journal
man crowed vociferously at the Democratic vic
tory (?) in North Carolina on the lst inst He
promised to ''give further particulars next week"
He said the State had gone Democratic by about
$4,000 majority. He was waited to the third
heavens-if it be possible for him to see such
beatitudes-in his joy over the result.


Last week he gave "further particulars" But
made the brazen assertion that 1--WE see no reason
to abate one jot or title of our joy at the good
news which burst upon the country" and then
in speaking of Republicans rejoicing at the re-
suit when the whole story is told, said "they will
be satisfied with almost any result"


1t seems that the Journal man thinks other
folks as susceptible of taking great delight in
small things and being just well pleased if they
are ten times smaller, as be does If he is just as
we'll pleased at having Republican majority of
1000 in North Carolina with the election of
Republican governor as be would be at having
IL, 900 Democratic majority and Democratic
governor, we are fearful he is about making up
his mind to do Grant the greatest injury in his
power-namely, advocate his election. Happy
man, that Journal editor. Any returns suit him
as well as any others, if not more So