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Year: 1872

:, The Richmond Enquirer refuses to believe
mat Virginia is too poor to be honest, and so
! makes earnest war on the repudiating Legis-
nineteen millions of dollars worth OF whisky
every year, and spend nearly twice that amount
On ribbons, laces, and circuses, to say nothing
d Otherluxuries, can not honestly claim poverty
san excuse for their refusal to pay about two
millions year in the way of interest, on an
honest debt To a disinterested reader the
EtaqIrer's argument would seem a rather
iOrclble one; and if we are right, in our estl-
mate Of the Virginian character, the editor re-
ascts the public sentiment of his State much
more correctly than the Legislature does. In
aoy case there is no cheaper way OF getting rid
ota debt than by paying it, and Virginia Ger;
1a'aly can not afford to throw away her good
name, now that she has SO little else LETT.
Year: 1872

DESTRUCTION OF THE Glove CROP.-It is
nositiyelv asserted that the Glove crop of the
island of Java has been completely destroyed
by storm. We can manage to worry along
without cloves, but what are those poor men to
do who are obliged to be at the Lodge" nearly
every night till o'clock, A. NJ, aud then go
home suffering with the toothache or some
thing, and have no Glove to chew to conceal the
fact from their loving wives? Here is where
the destruction of the Glove crop is going tC
strike the hardest!
Year: 1872

SELF FRELIANcE.-Don't rely upon friends.
Don't rely upon the name of your ancestors.
Thousands have spent the prime OF their lie
in the vain hope of assistance from those whom
they called Friends and thousands have
starved, because they had a rich father Rely
upon the good name which was made by your
own exertions: and know that better than the
best friend you can have, is unquestionable
determination, united with decision Of char
acter and integrity.
Year: 1872

An Irishman who was very near sighted
about to fight duel, insisted that he should
stand six PAGES nearer his antagonist thar, the
other did to him, and that they were both to
fire at the same time. This beats Sheridan S
tale of fat man who was going to fight slim
one that the latter's slim figure ought to De e
chalked on the others pOrtly person, and II
the bullet hit him outside the chalk mark, 1t
was TO 90 for nothing.
Year: 1872

The Boston Post tells that man in Troy
left boarding, house just because rat bit on
his ear. When people get that particular apout
trihes, they ought to quit boarding and 90 TO
keeping house.
Year: 1872

New YORK, December, 3.-The National
Democratic Committee have s,ied the follow
ing:


HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CoMMIrrEE New York, December 3, lS.2-
The democratic national convention did in July
1877. with an unanmity unprecedented in the
history OF the party, nominate As their candidate
for the office OF President Of the United States
Horace Greeley OF New York Six States cast
their electoral vote for him at the late election,
and millions of men in the other States where
we failed Of success testified their appreciation
Of his noble character and the great services he
had rendered the country byvotiag our electoral
ticket.


But HORACE Greeley ia dead, and the splendor
Of the political victory achieved by his oppo-
nents Is now dimished by sorrow which this sad
event has cast upon the people whom he loved
and who regarded him as one Of the best, trl,est
and bravest Of men. The lessons Of his pure and
blameless life will long remain expressed upon
the age in which he lived.


Every beat fhis great heart was in sympathy
with humanity in its broadest form. lie loved
the government, lie loved his fellow men, and
the labors of his whole life were to elevate the
the condition Of mankind. No struggle for
liberty, civil or religious, was ever made on the
surface OF the earth since his manhood began
with which he did not afiecliona,ely synipathize
and to which he failed to give faithful and pow
erful aid. Every day Of his life abounded will
acts Of kindness Of charity, OF forgiveness and
love. Not his stricken f,mily alone, bu. 4
stricken people sorrow for loss so wholly in
scrutable and almost unparalleled.


The national democratic committee in beha
Of great party, who achieved honor by theil
faithful effort To elect him to the first flee il
the government, will do all in their power lt
honor his name and memory.


AUGUSTUS ScnELL,
Chairman National Democratic Committee.
Year: 1872

The Presidential ticket of the Temperance
party received in the great State of New York
3Ol votes out Of S2i, 563. II the Temperance
party play subordinate role in Presidential
elections 1t vii not do to underestimate their
strength:on that account. They show their
power when it comes to passing local-optiOn
laws, as in Pennsylvania. At the Presidential
election most Of the temperance people vindi-
Gated their cold water principles by voting for
Misunderstanding Patriot.
Year: 1872

The late Lord EIgin briefly but pic


turesquely describes his visit to the


Pyramids in Egypt: We pushed on


over the heaps Of sand and debris, OF


probably covered-up tombs, which sur


round the base of the Pyramids, when


we suddenly came in face of the most


remarkable object on which my eye ever
lighted. Somehow or other | had not


thought of the Sphinx till l saw her be-


fore me. There she was in all her i'm


posing magnitude, crouched on the mar


gin of the Desert, looking over the fer


tile valley of the Nile, and her gaze


fixed on the east as if in earnest expec


tation Of the sunrising. And such q


gael The mystical light and deep


shadows cast by the moon, gave to it an


intensity which | cannot attempt to de-


scribe. To me il tseemed look, earnest,


searching, but unsatisfed. For long
time l remained trans6xed, endeavoring
to read the meaning conveyed by this


wonderful eye; but l was struck after a
while by what seemed contradiction in


the expression of the eye and of the
mouth. There was a singular gentleness
and hopefulness in the lines of the
mouth, which appeared to be in contrast
with the anxious eye. The upper part
of the face spoke Of The intellect striv-
ing, and striving vainly, to solve the
mystery-(What mystery? The mys-
terry, shall we say, of God universe, or
mans destiny2)-while the lower indi-
Gated moral conviction that all must
be well, and that this truth would in
good time be made manifest. We could
hardly tear ourselves away from this
fascinating spectacle to draw nearer to
the Great Pyramid, which stood beside
US, its outline sharply traced in the clear
atmosphere. We walked round and
round it, thinking of the strange men
whose ambition to secure Immortality
for themselves had expressed itself in
this giant creation. The enoromous
blocks of granite, brought from one
knows not where, built up one knows
not how; the form selected solely for the
purpose of defyIng the assaults of time;
the contrast between the conception en-
bodied in these constructions and the
talk of the frivolous race by whom we
were surrounded, and who seemed capa-
Ulc VI uO JuOukub Ut1Ouu q ueslIC lOT
daily buckshish, al this seen
and felt under the influence of
the dim moonlight was very striking
and impressive. We spent some time
in moving from place to place along the
shadow cast by the pyramid upon the
sand, and observing the effect produced
by bringing the moon sometimes to its
apex and sometimes to other points on
its outline | felt no disposition to ex-
change for sleep the state of dreamy
ha,f-consciousnes in which / was wan
dering about; but at length l lay down
on the shingly sand, with block Of
granite for pillow, and passed an hour
or two, sometimes dozing, sometimes
till one of our attendants in
formed me that the sun would shortly
rise, and thatit was time to commence
10 ascend the pyramid if we intended to
from its summit his first appear
ance. The ascent was, / confesss, a
much more formidable undertaking than
| had anticipated; and our French
friend gave in after attempting a few
steps.
Year: 1872

No POIitfcs In Local Ofllcea.-I am
an Independent candidate for Sheriff of Shelby
men can get as deputies. Will strive to do
my duty to the people of this county. The
Office shall never be used as political machine
while l am sheriff. If consistent with your
views, will be glad to have your support.


Yours with respect, tl L
40-te CITRRV
Year: 1872

A governor and oil the state officcPa


arc to be chosen in November. A legis.


lature 10 to be elected at the same time.


Missouri is now tho fifth state in the


Union. 1t does not rank below ffth in


influence and dignity in the confedera'


tion. by reason Of the high character
of it's present executive and senators in
congress il now has especial promlnece 10
tho political field These facts no doubt
add to the interest which would at any
time attend a state election.


The state is clearly Democratic. There


is no doubt about this. The temptation
therefore for the Democratic party to
take all the Offices is certainly very great.
Shall they do it2 Speaking for our.
selves only, but uttering as we believe
the sentiments of the most thoughtful
and certainly as true Democrats as are in
the state, we say that such a course would
be as upwise as it would be unjust and
ungenerous. The Offices and the respon.
sibllitics Of the government Of Missouri
should be apportioned fairly among the
Democrats and Liberal Republicans of
the state. These parties are in perfect
accord. There is not even lingering
principle about which they are at vari
auce On the tariff, on amnesty, on the
inviolability of local government, on civil
service reform, on the one term principle,
on the necessity for the rcstoration of
civil over the military authority in every
part of the country, the Democrats and
the Liberal Republicans are as one party
We repeat, there is no vital principle
them. On all these questions
the Radicals and the Liberals are at
antipodes. Why, We ask, should not
those who are agreed be together and
act solidly against those with whom they
differ SO positively? To let a nero
name, to let mere prejudices separate
those who are in accord in principle, is
folly which earnest men ought not to
commit. 1t only requires that this sub.
ject should be fairly laid before the
masses of the Democratic and Liberal
parties to make longer division in Mis-
souri,, pending the settlement of the
present issues, appear absurd and impos.
sble. Lie: Democrats think Of the mat.
ter in time. 10. Gazette.
Year: 1872

The effect of mingling with new peo-
pie, who have new ideas and new meth
DDS of thought, is very. salutary.
Always to see the same people do the
same things, feel the same way, produc-
es stagnant condition of the mind and
heart that is very distressing to behold.
There are thousands of invalids who
might be greatly benefited by getting
away from homo, if only for a short
time, to mingle with strangers, and to
be touched with the magnetism of the
great world as it courses in its accus-
toned rounds. And there are the men,
tai and moral invalids who need the
same change to get their minds and
hearts enlarged, and let in little more
Of the great light Of life. Outside III
Auences arc very valuable to those who
at home have been very well trained by
healthful influences inearly youth, SO
that they can avoid the snares and
pitfalls into which those 50 blindly
often fall s.'
Year: 1872

The ancient Greek law givcr did not
conceive it polite to make theft a


crime, but he severely punished the
clumsy thief who permitted himself to


be detected in his appropriations That


Grecian system seems to have effected
a revival of its popularity on this side
Of the globe, and under current auspi-
ces. Colonel leet secured carte
blanche at the White House in Wash
ington, to bleed the merchants of this
city, by means Of the Custom House
general order business, to his hearts S
content, provided he divided the result
with somebody behind the curtain. Of
course, after that, Sangrado himself
never surpassed Leet in "tapping the
claret." Our merchants "bleed for
their country and bleed freely. The
recent protracted investigation teaches
us how completely the commerce of this
port was made, like most of the lucra-
tive federal officers throughout the Tn
ion, sacrifice for the pecuniary bene-
fit Of the relatives and military sur
roundings Of Grant & Co. The scrutiny
into the sale of guns and cartridges
made to France by our government,
after the civil war, develops another
phase of wholesale kleptomonia. Official
palms were ''greassd' at Washington
to an enormous extent in that affair,
and rare amount of caution is used to
prevent the public from knowing who
got the money. These are but solitary
instances picked out of the many that
demonstrate how utterly unprincipled
are the mass of federal officials under
the present administration. They show
that, universal as dishonesty was in au-
thority awhile ago in this city, it had
copnterparts in authority in the federal
capital. Y. Sunday Times.
Year: 1872

more than one term in the year, we
can readily see how limited are the ed
ueational advantages they enjoy. Then
when we consider that it takes at least
two months of each succeeding term of
school, to place them where they were
at the close of the preceding one, aud
taking into consideration the time lost
by absence and tardiness, we find that
instead of eight months of school, q
majority of our larger scholars actually
receive the benefit of but one non,A
of school per year. This fact is pain
fully apparent in the disaf;ection and
want of interest felt in many of our
district schools. Is it any wonder after
seeing such a state of things existing,
that so many boys and girls get dis
couragel, and give up in dispair their
desire Of obtaining good education?
! or, that those who still persist ia their
laudab'e ambition on finding that they
cannot obtain what they want in their
own district, should seek the high and
graded schools of our cities aud towns?
Now patrons Of our schools, and parents
generally, you cannot afford to let this
state of things continue; you cannot af-
ford to pay heavy taxes, and then be
compelled to send your children from
home that they may receive the benefit
Of competent instruction Neither can
you afford to lose good teacher that
you know because you can hire one you
don't know for less wages In fact
thorough reformation must be made be-
fore we can hope to see our scholars
making that progress which they should
or which our schools arc designed to
effect. JB


Cresco March 2Sth 1872.
Year: 1872

The House resumed the consideration of the
new drawing for seats of members, consuming
the time in dilatory motions until the expiration
of the morning hour, when the Educational bill
came up.
Year: 1872

BY the 34th article Of the treaty of Wash.
States and Great Britain in their construction
Of the treaty Of the 18th of June, 1916, de-
fning the boundary line between their re-
spective territories, were submitted to the ar
bitration and award of His Majesty, the En-.
peror Of Germany, to decide which Of these
claims is most in accordance with the true in.
terpretation of the treaty Of 1916. His
Majesty, the Emperor of Germany, having
been pleased to undertake the arbitration,
has the earnest thanks of the government and
of the people of the United States, for the
labor, pains and care which he has devoted
to the consideration of this long pending
difference. i have caused an expression
of my thanks to be communicated to His
Majesty. Mr.. Bancroft, the representative OF
this government at Berlin, conducted the
case and prepared it on the part ofthe United
States with the ability that his past services
justified the public in expecting at his hands.
\ member Of the cabinet at the date Of the
treaty which has given rise to the discus ssion
between the two governments, as the minis
ter to Great Britain when the construction
now pronounced unfounded was first ad.
vanced, and the agent and representative OF
the government to present the case to re
cover award, he has been associated with the
quesuon IN all Its phases and in every stage
has manifested a patient zeal and earnestness
in the maintenance of the claim Of the United


States. He is entitled to much credit for the


success which has attended the submission.


After patient investigation Of the case and


the statements of each party. His Majesty,


on the 2lst day of October last signed his


award in writing, decreeing that the claim OF


the government of the United States, that the


boundary line between the territory Of Her


Britannia Majesty and that of the United
States should be drawn through the Haro
channel, is most in accordance with the true
Interpretation Of the treaty concluded on the
10Th Of June 1916, between the agent Of her
Britannia majesty and Of the United States.
Copies Of the case presented In behalf Of
each government and OF the reply Of each
and TRANSLATION Of the award are transmitted
herewith. This award confirms the United
States In their claim TO the Important archi'
Year: 1872

For several years we have offered, in
connection with our own, most of the pub
lications in the country at greatly reduced
rates, even lower than the lowest club rates
in many instances. We do this to induce
advance payment, and people to subscribe
who are not now subscribers, and also to
do a good favor to those who patronize us.
We cannot offer club rates for the News
DEALER, nor can we send it more than
year at the regular rates, for the price is
now so low as to be within the reach of
every one, and SO low as to leave no mar
gin for profit. All new subscribers who
pay in advance, aud all old ones who will
pay arrearages and a year in advance, can
avail themselves of this offer The first
column of figures gives the regular sub.
scription price Of the publication offered,
and the last is the price for it and the
NEwsDEALER. Any publication not appear
ing in the list will be procured at advau-
tageous rates. Read the list .u.
Year: 1872

to tho mark and climb the hills with
me, her step light and free MS the deer


in the glade below and hold n steady
oar in our boat on the river; and swim
ashore, if need should be; and then,


when walk or row was over, who could
sit down to lunch Of cold meat and
bread and butter with an appetite as
keen rs young Indians alter days
hunt; yes,' and who knew how to be
efficient in the kitchen and the rarest
ornament of the parlor. How impa-
tient I was to SEQ her, the bewitching
maiden whom prince might have been
pronl to marry. And again I said TO
myself, as I went up the Park House
steps: ~ do hope Tom hasn't made a
Year: 1872

On. Monday evening a crowd as
sembled in the beautiful moonlight
to hear the speaking which took place
in front of the Republican Office.


&C. Bowen led off with a short
speech mainly directed toward R. K.
e!c-tt He called to mind the advice
Year: 1872

If men cared less for wealth and fame
And less for battle fields and glory;
If writ i'll human hearts name
Seemed better than in song or story
If men, instead of nursing pride,
Would learn to hate 1T and abhor It,


IT more relied,


On love to guide,
The world would be the better for it.
If man dealt less in stocks and lands
And more in bonds and deeds fraternal,
II loves work had more willing hands
To link this world with the supernal;
If men stored up loves oil and wine,
And ON bruised human hearts would pour II.


IT "yours" and "mine"


Would once combine
The world would be the better for it.
If more would act the play OF life
And fewer spoil it in rehearsal;
If bigotry would sheath its knife
Till good became more universal;
If custom, gray with ages grown,
Had fewer blind men to adore it


III talent shone


In truth alone
The world would be the better for 1t.
IF men were wise in little things
Affecting less in all their dealings;
If hearts had fewer FIsted strings
To isolate their kindred feelings;
If meII, when wrong beats down the right,
Would strike together to restore it


IT right made might


Iii every fight
The world would be the better for it.
Year: 1872

A New Use FOR RUM.-The seizure of
liquor by the State cOnstables in Massa-
chusetts furnishes many refreshing little
incidents which help to make life tOler-
able i'll that dry and thirsty land. At
North Adams, the other day, q resOlutc
officer seized a jar of something and
took it before a magistrate, when the
following interesting examination took
place:


The attorney for the prisoner asked
the constable if he knew it was liquor.
He replied:


yes, it was rum; I drank some of
it."


The prisoner, a woman, was called.


did you have any liquor in your
house when the State constable called
there p


yes, had some i'll JAR"


How long had you had it?"


about six mOnths.n


did you have it for sale?''


ooh, no: don't sell liquOr.n


"What did you keep this rum fOr?r


" kept it to wash the baby"
Had you ever washed the baby i'll


"Oh, yes, often; I used to turn the
rum out in dish, wash the baby in it,
and then turn it back into the jar"


There was laughter in the court, and
the State constable declared that he
would seize no more liquor kept in q
lar.
Year: 1872

A NOCTURNAL Observation-Disclosures
Smith had a very bad and very dan
gerOus habit of walkingin his sleep. His
family feared that, during some one Of
his SOmnambulistic saunterings, he
would charge out of the window and
kill himself, so they persuaded him to
sleep with his little brother William,
and to tie one end Of rope around his
body and the other end around the waist
Of little William. The very first night
after this arrangement was made Bel
shazzar dreamed that burglar was pur-
suing him with Il dagger. SO he crept
ped over Williams slumbering form,
jumped out on the floor, and slid under
the bed. He stayed there awhile, fast
asleep; and then his nightmare having
changed, he emerged upon the other
side of the bed, and got under the cover
in his old place.


The rope, it will be observed, was
beneath the bed; and it was pulled taut,
too. Early in the morning Belshazzar,
about half awake, scrOuged Overagainst
William. To his surprise the movement
jeTked William clear out of bed. Bel
shazzaf leaped ont to ascertain the cause
of the phenomenon, and at the same
time his brother disappeared under the
scared, and he dived beneath the he'd
stead as he did so he heard William
sl1irmishing across the blankets above
his head. Once more he rushed out, Just
in time to perceive William glide over
the other side. Belshazzar Just then
became sufficiently conscious to feel the
rope pulling him. He comprehended the
situation at once, and disengaged him
self. And perhaps little William was
not mad? He was in the hospital under
going repairs for about three weeks, and
when he came ont he had strange
desire TO sleep alone. BelshazZar anchors
himsef now to an anvil.
Year: 1872

VIM. S. Patton, p G. NJ, and Chair
man of the Committee on foreign Cor
respOndence, in Mississippi, holds this
language, as to cases of emergency. It
IS our views precisely:


" If an individual is suddenly called
from home to visit Foreign country, OF
about to engage i'll war, then the case
may be considered emergent. Even
then the greater caution should be exer-
cised on the part of the Lodge or Chap
ter. For the simple reason if the aD-
plicant for years has lived under the
dTOppihgs of a Masonic institution, per-
haps until he has grown gray, and the
thought never entered his brain to at
tach himself to it, but all of Il sudden he
has discovered that he has been living
III sin and wickedness, and that he
must become Mason. For what ? Be
cause he has to go into the army OF on Il
long journey to receive legacy, or some
other business in which he alone is in
tercsted, and when he gets beyond the
sound of his Lodge he could make no
one believe he was a Mason. Hereturns
home his face is never seen inside of
the Lodge or Chapter Hall he is cold
and careless until he gets in distress ;
then he is the most Jealous Mason ever
seen. Why, yes, he will come up like a
good fellow, acknowledge ehisnegligence,
that he has abused his privileges and
intends to do better in the future.
Away with such sudden conversions and
skin deep repentances. They are not
worth the room they occasionally occu-
by in the hail.