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Year: 1876

The telegraph brings us the informa'
| ton that the United States Senate has
decided that there is no law binding il
TO chose a President of that body from
among its own members. 1t therefore
proposes to elect Gen. Grant President
of the Senate, thus Tin the event of a
failure to elect either Hayes or Tildcn)
virtually making him President Of the
United States We print no partisan
paper, but as conductors of an indepcnd.
ent journal we feel called upon to pro-
test against such an anti-republican
course. President Grant is not the choice
of the people, aud the will of the peo.
pie is the blsis of republican form of
government. This little game would be
cnacting the terrible tragedy of Caesar
and the Roman Senate with ten told the
horrors that attended that event. Civil
war would be the result. Not section.
al war like the last one. hut one in which
every State in the Union would be over.
whelmcd. of one thing we ale positive.
Either Hayes or Tilden have been consti-
tutonally elected. 1t may he difficult to
decide which, the vote being so close
and both parties being guilty of fraud /;
but we have coolheaded, honest men
enough in both parties to put their heads
together and solve the muddle, and find
out beyond the shadow of doubt who
is justly entitled to the Presidency; and
whichever of the two gentlemen are
fairly entitled to it, let the American
people see to it that he occupies the
White House f)r the next four years. 1t
matters little to US. We believe Hayes
and Tilden are either of them capable of
filling the office. We are willing to trust
either. But we are not willing to trust
Gen. Grant or any other man, backed up
by an usurping Senate, with irrcsponSi.
BILE, unprecedented and unconstitutional
power.
Year: 1876

THE Flow OF SPEECH. Though we
all employ speech, says the Popular Sci


ence Monthly, yet we differ in ease and


agreeableness of utterance. The voice


is weak or powerful, as determined by


the mode of action of the respiratory


organs. The tin'bre is sharp, harsh,
sweet or harmonious; this is determined


by the confirmation Of the resonant cav.
tiles. Whatever quality of voice we
happen to have naturally, it is to be pre-.
served, although it may be improved by
constant attention to the ear, by steady
observation, finally by training. Speech
does not flow from its source with the
same ease in all cases here the mind is
master, and mental qualities differ from
one another to far greater extent than
physical aptitudes. Some persons ex-
press themselves without difficulty or
hesitation-their thinking faculty acts as
continuous force; others seem to grasp
word or phrase here and there-their
thinking faculty is fluctuating, confused,
undecided. A certain feeling of con
straint produces suffering, stammering.
It used to be supposed that suffering is
the result of grave defects of the vocal
organs, but such is not the case at all
this infrmity has Its seat in the mind,
and it may be cured or mitigated by
systematic effort. 1t is shown by stats.
tics that Provence, Languedoc and
Guiene contain a greater portion of STAN
erers in their population than any other
portiors of France. This statement,


when I saw it, was a surprise to me; it
has always been thought that no one
could possibly falter in his speech who
was born near the Garonne. ,
Year: 1876

Mrs. ]. NJ. House, wife Of the divorce
lawyer Of New York, and murderess of
her husband, is now in the lecture field
against divorce. For over twenty years
this notorious woman lived a cat t.and.
dog life with her husband, and finally
wound up his career by sending him to
his long home with bullet hole through
his body; said bullet being fred by her
loving hand with murderous intent. We
do not believe in promiscuous relations
Of the sexes, but for all such couples as
Mr., and Mrs. House, no matter how
brought together, we believe-not only
for the sake Of the fruit of such unions,
hut for the welfare of the community at
large-that they should be separated,
and it a continent or an ocean or two
could be placed between them so much
the better Even if made to reside on
separate planets they would he near
enough to each other for the peace and
quiet Of the social universe.
Year: 1876




We think the settlers along the Sno.
homsh and Snoquulmie, above here, are
suffering u great injustice in having no
mail along the river. At Falls City, IN
King county, there is post Office. with
mail route through the forest and over
the mountains to Seattle. There is also
an office above the SnOqualnlc Falls On
the prairie. Between this place and
Falls CITY there is no mail route and not
a single post office, distance OF over
sixty miles, with settlements along the
river bank the whole distance, on nearly
every quarter section of Government
land. There should be a mail route
from here to Falls City, whether the
route from Falls City to Seattle is dis.
continued or not. The river is the
natural outlet for the settlers in the Sno
qualmie valley. Their merchandise must
90 up it, and their products come down
it to this place and to market out on the
Sound or to San Francisco. They may
build as many wagon roads to Seattle as
they please, but they will not suffice to
carry away all the products of this val
ley, or bring in supplies for farmers and
loggers. Timber is abundant and acces.
sible, and the bottom lands are rich. and
can be made to produce variety of
crops when brought into a proper state
of cultivation, that will easily sustain n
population Of ten thousand people. We
know whereof we speak, for we have
Travelled the whole distance by land as
well as by the river. The want Of mail
route retards the growth and settlement
of this valley. Men of families do not
like to settle where they will have to
trust to chance for letters or papers. We
could get great many subscribers up
there, and so could the Olympia and se
attle papers, if the people could depend
on receiving them regularly. There
should be an office at Qualco, the forks
of the river, one at Duvalls, one at Boyce
and one at Entwistles, making, with the
one at Lowell and the Office here, and the
two already established near the Falls,
eight post-officcs from the mouth of the
river to the Snoqualmie prairie, the last
settlement on the river. We think, also,
the people living in the vicinity of Pack
woods landing are entitled to post
office. This route should he opened at
once. and offices established at, or near,
the places named The valley will not
settle up with a desirable class Of citi.
zens until it is rendered accessible. Peti-
tions should be circulated and signers OBJ
tanned, and Immediately forwarded to the
Post.ofiice Department, asking Tor the
establishment OF this route at once. We
have petitioned for this thing before,
without avail. That is nothing. Lctus
do it again and again; give the Post
Office Department no peace until they
haarken unto and grant our prayers. All
official business is hampered by red tape.
One of the sacred rights of freemen is
the right of petition. Let us use that
right as if we were in earnest, and then,
and not till then will our requests be
granted.
Year: 1876

Mrs Hermann Millrath surprised the
police yesterday afternoon, by driving
up with all her household furniture, and
by ner expressed determination to stay
and live with them until she could pro.
cure divorce from her husband,
Year: 1876

The annual cxamination Of tho Nautical School Of
the port of Now York, by tho Chamber Of Commerce
councii will be held tomorrow afternoon on board
tho schooship 81 Mary's. The ship is now anchor
in tho East River or tho Wall street ferry
Year: 1876

HEALTHFULNEss. "A distinguished ply
sician says: After careful examination
of DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder, |
am satisfied that il is wholesome ami
valuable preparation with which bread and
other articles may be prepared suitable 10
a weakened and disordered digestion. |
have introduced it among my patients, and
have yet to learn of the first instance
where convalescent patient could not in
dulge in warm biscuits made with it. and
feel the better for it, Sour milk and
saleratus will not longer be used to poison
the stomach and corrupt the blood" DR..
Price, True Flavoring Extracts as we'll as
his Cream Baking powder, have gained
their popularity and extensive sale from
their perfect purity and unvarying quality
Year: 1876

THE WAKEFIELD EARTH CLOSET the
advertisement which will be found in
another column. is without doubt the most
ingeniously constructed contrivance for the
use of Dry Earth yet offered to the public
Every family in the land should have an
Earth Closet. Besides the comfort and
convenience which the afford they are con-
tinual sourse of profit to every eultivator
of the soil. 1t is impossible to describe
here the peculiarities of the above closet
but to every one interested the company
will send one of their elegantly illustrated
phamphlets, on application, Be sure and
write tothem- The Psychological Joa1mal
Year: 1876

Wade Hampton Bolton, of Tennessee,
died recently and his will contained pro-
vision giving and bequeathing to the widow
and children of General Stonewall Jack
son $4,000 because the widow was COM
PEELED to sell her furniture after her hus-
bands death to pay her debts And yet
the people OF the south found no difficulty
in raising money for costly statues and an
expensive monument in memory of their
departed leader. It. Is very poor, un-
satisfactory form of affection that shows
itself in marble statues, while the widow
and children of the soldier. to whose mem
ory the storied marble is raised, are in
want The late Mr. Bolton did far more
for Stonewall jackson than all the sub
scribers to the monument fund eyer did
There is very little kindness in locking ter
or fifteen thousand dollars upon mass OF
marble, in honor of man, when one
thousand of it would seem like smal
fortune to those whom he had loved most
dearly-Burlington Hack Eye


Iugratitude knows no north, south. cas-
or west Mrs Lincoln had to peddle hel
old clothes in the junk shops of Chatham
street, while Colfax makes 5000 a nigh
telling people about her husband. d.-Iosot
City Press.
Year: 1876

DEDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF COAL.
IL have this day reduced the price of my
Enterprise Coal FIFTY cents per ten on all
sizes. Persons in want OF Coal need not be
afraid to buy, as Coal will be no lower this
summer.


May lst, ls16.-6t JOSEPH FOUT.
Year: 1876

There is very little wit, and certainly no good
sense, in a burlesque stuck about the street
corners purporting 10 be proclamation from
Mayor Lynch II doubtless owes its paternity
to the pmps and rough-sc upon whom the
vigorous action Of the mayor and police in
purging the city Of certain element has
borne down pretty heavily, and as gToan from
that quarter is not without significance; but its
object is TO weaken the hand Of our city anthor-
tiles in the enforcement Of wholesome ordi.
nanccs by casting ridcue upon their efforts,
and in that light is 10 be reprehcnded
Year: 1876

On last Tuesday evening the ladies of the
Episcopal church gave one Of their pleasant So
ciables at the Clifton which was well attended,
and which proved highly enjoyable. This is, we
hope, the beginning of a series of these enter
tertainments to last during the summer, We
know how pleasant they were last summer.
Something Of the kind is needed during the
warmer months TO keep US from stagaation in
social matters, and these entertainments have
proved in the past just the thing; and, We have
ne doubt if they are sufficiently successful pc
cuniarily the ladies will continue them through
the coming summer.


On Thursday evening, May 18th, they will give
Calico Sociable at the Clifton, which we can
promise will be enjoyable. The ladies will APP
pear III calico and the gents as their tastes die
tate.
Year: 1876

THE OLD FOLKS CoNCERT,-The night proved
to be stormy and most unpropitious, yet there
was quite fair audience at the Opera House on
Thursday evening to hear the concert Of Ye
Olde Fokes' The company of "syngEerS,'
some thirty in number, were arrayed in
costumes sufficiently picturesque, and the sing
ing throughout showed abundant practice, and
was, with very triaing exception, good-some
really excellent. There was some evident en-
barrassment and friction in the movement, Ow-
ing, it was explained, to the unexpected alb
sence, on account Of the weather. Of several i'm
portant singers. The movement would also
have been more free and unconstrained, but for
the abominable practice of dropping the cur
tain at the close Of each piece. There was also
occasionally more delay between the pieces than
there seemed any necessity for. We hope the
promise will be kept OF a repetition of the enter
tainment, with such improvements as this first
effort obviously suggested little in that way
and we can imagine no more pleasing " home
made show
Year: 1876

became moist with sympathy as
she sank beneath the waves. There
was no hope, there were no canoes,
there was no timber for RATS. But
who can afix limits to feminine in
genuity, or imagine the resources of
woman when she loves and pines


"Thsugh ripping waves deride her,


And cruel seas divide her.


From him who once beside her


Sat"


There is no sea can circle her about
so that she will not find means to
compass her end. The art of swim
ming had been neglected in that
cold climate, but an Amazonian
leader, remembering a bald-headed
cuss, whose hair she had annually
combed out with a sprig of shilla-
lab, bethought herself Of cleaving
the wave, and inaugurated a swim
ming school. 1t was cold as char
ity, but love is warm, and what was
the astonishment of that, now
happy and contented male commu-
nifty, one evening with the suns
departing ray to behold a naiad
host of women encompass that
coast and enter the harbOr.


/" Dear the recollection of our former lives,


Dear thememory Of our welded wives"
But this was entirely too dear, for
human nature happy in new found
freedom from all care. Besides it
was against the law Of the isle, and
we are sorry to say that the entire
host of faithful women were incOn.
tinently butchered on the spot and
cast into the sea.


That community Of men is still
living at the same place, doing busi
ness on the old stand, happy and
contented people. No eye is evel
cast toward the distant shore Of tht
Isle of Women, no regrets are
echoed in the signing of the SCI
breeze, and no remOrseful groan i
borne out in the shrieking blast
or the moan of the waves on tn,
scene of that awful slaughter o
the innocents. They have been
very happy, contented, fourishini
male community now for seyera
hundred centuries, Lord know
how many-not less than a thou
sand.
Year: 1876

Interest all Readers,
Thus making the WEEKLY LEDeERA a vel
some. pleasing and interesting
FIRESIDE VISITOR AND FAMILY


c0MPAhl0MI
In every section Of the State and throughout
the South. Plainly printed. on superior pa
or. with a large aud increasing circulation.


ADVERTISERS

Cannot fail to SEQ the unrivaled inducements
offered BY US in the way Of cheap and profit
able advertisements.


Rates of Advertising
Year: 1876

Very rarely has the country suffered snch killing
dronth as tho one which now prevails in many
localities within a hundred miles OF this CITY: In
addition to tie failure of rain parchng winds seem
to have absorbed all the moisture from the ground
which is dust dry to an unusual depth. In some
parts of Northern NewJegsey the standing crops are
Injured nearly beyond the chance OF recovery 'he
truck" in the gardens has withered away ana 'he
PASTURES look as bare ard brown as the stretches OF
n California Summer landscape
Year: 1876

Cabinet is kind Of bodyservant groom, ~whon hs
master may dismiss upon the spot and without reason
rendered The President by his action places him.
self under the pointed o the party elected
him. and his conduct thereorc cannot be honestly az
suned TO be that Of the party IL is with sincere regret
that say it, Instead of Loyalty cooperating with ths
general spirit and policy declared at the late Convention
his action apparently shows that he has fallen under
those maiig influences which have already sorely i'm.
periled the Republican party, and which are compelling
those VINO woud gratefully remember him To Tx their
eyes exclusively upon his military career"
Year: 1876

Mr.. Hesing's friends, it is reported from
Washington, do not expect him, in any case,
to serve out the full term Of his sentence. The
only question is whether it shall be ended be-
fore or after the election If the general jail
delivery is to come at all, the sooner 1t is over
the better.
Year: 1876

quorum, and as q number who 1.-Two within days rid
OF Washington will 60 homo 10 spend Christmas II Is


likely that there will be scarcely quorum in tho Sen
ate during the holiday week II Congress should decline
10 adjourn over as usual.


THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT ron THE


HoLIDAYs-DIFrERENcE OF OPINION AMONG


PROMINENT DEMOCRATS


There is a great diversity OF opinion among promi-
democratic members Of the House OF Repro
scntatives on the subject OF . holiday recess
OF Congress, and is yet uncertain
whether any will be ordered, for what time.
Tho Committee Ways aud Means will, at their next
meeting on Tuesday, determine upon somo recon-
mendation 10 the matter and report TO the House.
The general impression Is that there will be ADJOURN
ment from Friday until tho Wednesday alter Now
Yeara Speaker Randall and several other leading
democrats however, known sessions Of that
House during holiday week. and their views have been
strengthened by Representative Morrison's telegram
from New Orleans urging, that in view or the possible
need OF exercise Of the power OF the House against
contumacious witnesses tho usual holiday recess
should not DO taken.
Year: 1876

How To DISCOVER ALTERED WRITINGS.
A discovery is announced by French
chemist to which recent events in this state
give a special interest here. Its value lies
in its application to the discovery of altera-,
tion in writings that are suspected Of hav-
ing been tampered with. The coloring
matter of ordinary ink consists chiefly of a
combination of tannic acid with oxide of
iron. Mr.. Colbert has discovered that how
ever skillfully any writing may have been
erased, sufficient traces of the iron oxide al
ways remain to appear in a Photographic
image, though they may be totally invisible
to the eye on the original paper. He pre-
sented as an illustration bond drawn for
l05 francs, which had been altered to 5000
francs and so negotiated. The original pa
per bore no suspicious appearance, and the
closest ocular inspection failed to detect any
trace of the figures that had been erased.
But on photograph of the same paper the
figures were plainly discernible, mingled
with and partly obscured by the later fig
ures substituted for them. The light reHec-
ted from the surface once stained by ink,
though indistinguishable by the eye, affects
the Photographic materials differently from
that reflected from the paper where the ink
has not touched it. 1t is believed that a
photograph will always settle the question
whether suspected paper has been altered
by erasure.
Year: 1876

A MOWERS EXAMPLE.-The first book
read, and the last book laid aside, by every
child, is the conduct of its mother. In deal
ing with children, therefore, let your whole
course be to raise your child to a high stand
ard. DO not sink into childishness YOUR
self Give no needless commands, but when
you command, require prompt obedience.
Never indulge n child In cruelty, even to
an insect. Cultivate a sympathy with your
child in all lawful joys and sorrows. BE
sure that you never correct child until
you know it deserves correction. Hear its
story first and fully. Never allow your
child to whine, fret, or to bear grudges.
Early inculcate fankness, candor, generos.
ity, magnaninity, patriotism, and selfdenial
Never mortify the feelings of your child by
upbraiding it with dullness, neither inspire
it with selfconceit.


Before you undertake the office of cor
rector, be quietly satisfied the evil you
would remove is of nature to need abso-
lutte abandonment on the part of the child,
and Is one to which you do not give way
yourself. The force of example is para
mount, therefore do to your children as you
would be done by, tor much of their future
! good or evil depends on your example.
Year: 1876

One Of the most important things in bring


ing up children to be good men and women
i, to have them live in a pleasant and gen.
ial home atmosphere. Boys, and girls too,
are 40 constituted that they must have fun,
| and lively fun. They cannot always be kept
under and their jolly, healthy spirits re-
pressed And it is the invariable rule that
if they don't get what TO them is an actual
necessity supplied at home and in abundance
they will go elsewhere for it,and very likely,
in thus being allowed to choose for them
selves, get into vicious habits, which grow
ing stronger year by year are not by any
means easily TO be shaken off when maturer
Judgment of the men recognizes the follies
of habits formed in youth.


If every one does their part 1t is easy to
have pleasant, merry home. One cannot
do it alone, but by using little considera-
tion and cultivating a CHEEKY temper nothing
is easier or simpler. And the father also
must remember that his duty to his children
is something more than the mere providing
them with bread he must take an interest
in what they are doing, encourage and help
them, play with them, in fact keep so well
acquainted with them that at any time when
they are inclined to go wrong they may come
to him knowing that they may trust in his
mature Judgment to help them over the
rough spots. The fathers special province
is to look after the boys. he understands
them better than the mother does, and rice
versa.


Judging from what we have observed, we
should say that it was comparatively seldom
that case occurred where the mother does
not do her duty. 1t is the head of the house
on whom the most Of the blame should fall.
He is engrossed in business cares, worried
by the problem constantly before him of how
to support his large family and make pro-
vision for his old age beside, and forgets that
his boys have other wants far more impor-
tant than their mere physical needs.


Instead of going outside, or each drawing
into himself, the whole family should get
their society from each other, cordially enjoy
each others company, and find their best
amusement there. Many little things will
conduce to this end. One is to have plenty
of games around the house, and let the par.
ents join in them with the children. An
other and far more important is, we think,
the cultivation of musical taste in your chill
dren. Let them have as much music as pos
sible. Invite people who can play and sing
bright music, and let the children hear it.
There is nothing to prevent children with
ordinary taste and ear from taking up music
as naturally as reading and writing. The
notes and the alphabet could be learned
with equal ease at the same time. In fact,
music in any form is one of the greatest ad-
dtions to the social pleasures of home.
Year: 1876

bad shape of the remaining portion of the
township had defeated the applications
The act of organization was special one,
embracing some of the sections and provis-
ions of the general borough laws. In the
election of its municipal officers the princi-
pie of the free vote as advocated by Senator
Buckalew was applied. The working of it
was practically tested at our first election on
the twelfth day of April. A. d. 1870 which
was also the first time that the system had
been applied in the United States, and at
that election Mr.. Buckalew cast the first vote
in illustration of his system.
Year: 1876

AFTER MoRE.-An old gentleman, who
was always boasting how folks used to work
in their young days, one day challenged his
two sons to pitch on load of hay as fast as
he could load it. The challenge was accept
ed, the hay wagon driven around, and the
trial commenced. For some time the old
man held his own very creditably, calling
out;


more hay more hayw


At length, struggling to keep on the TOP
of the disordered heap, it began to roll, then
to slide aud at last oil it went from the wag.
on, and the old man with it.


"What are you doing down here ?" cried
the boys.


81 came down after more hay" answered
the old man stoutiy.