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Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used
Year: 1875

The opposition to increase Of taxes was never
more reasonable than now. IL it were ever so
desirable that the county should be divided, this
s not the right time to build new court houses
and jails, and lay fresh taxes on the people. 1t
is hard enough to pay those which now nee
essary.
Year: 1875

The Republican, which had, until then, pre-
served so impartial an attitude, saw yesterday
that division is condemned by the people. 1t
then said


Among them lsgners to the call for the
meetngl are some of the most influential men
IN the county, and we infer from the opposition
which has been developed that the movement in
favor Of division is a hopeless one-that the cit
lzens believe that it ia better to submit to the
p esent inequality in representation than to di-
vide the county"


The concluding remark is not justified. The
people do not submit to the existing inequality ;
they want it remedied. But they don't want the
county divided just representation is matter
independent of that, entirely. The assumption
that it can only come by splitting up the county
is misrepresentation Of the case, intended to
lead the people into county division, by their de-
sire for representation.
Year: 1875

The merchants and business men OF Whining
ton will find their interest, not in cutting off peo
pie and keeping them away, but in associating
the whole county as famlliarly and closely as
possible with the city. Mr.. Higgins put this
consideration, clearly, last evening. Even now,
when the county seat is at New Castle, hundreds
Of the best buyers from the lower Hundreds,
which it is proposed to cut Off, are brought to
Wilmington to transact legal business, and con-
fer with their counsel. II they were in another
county they naturally would not do this, and our
merchants would lose that portion Of their trade.
Everything that makes an errand for people
here helps our trade, and certainly it is not go
good that merchants desire to cut off any part
of il
Year: 1875

They have engaged as foreman of this de-
partment, one Of the most experienced Book
and Job Printers in the country: and the
presses will be superintendent by Skilled
Pressman from one of the largest offices In
New England.
Year: 1875

A writer on the Mayoralty question,
In the Commercial, few days ago,
signed himself "a Life Long r. pub.
lican." Taking the signature literally
We suppose he has been Republican
all his life, and therefore he cannot be
more than nineteen years Of age. The
Republican party came into existence
only nineteen years ago, and sprung
from the defunct Wing organization,
so Life Long Republican" canrot be
such wise old chap, after all, II he
does know so much about the Mayor.
a.ty question. AN OLD DEMocRAT,
Year: 1875

A MERE MIsTAKE.-The Cincin-
natl Enquirer remarks: A
Young man of the town who parts
his hair in the center, is said to
have made slight mistake at the
opera last night. In order to OBJ
tain a clearer perception of a high
note, he reached in his coat-tail
nocket and brought forth what he
thought was an opera glass, but
what indeed proved to be revised
compilation of a derringer. People
in his immediate vicinity were sur
prised and somewhat frightened to
see him elevate the ordnance to his
ewes and steadfastly gaze down into
its dark caverns of death. 1t was
upon first impression thought to be
a cool, deliberately planned sui
eide, but when he quietly put it
back into his pocket and brought
the real article into requisition, the
horror melted from before their
ewes, and it became apparent that
it was only a mistake after all. A
few hairs whose beat lay on the
larboard side of the young mans
skull had by some means gotten on
the starboard side. Hence the
slight alteration of mind"
Year: 1875

The compromise on the currency question
between the two wings of the Democratic
party is already beginning to show ITSELF
The resumptionists are to accept Mr.. Pen
dleton's statement that he is hard-mOney
man, and will not scrutinize his methods too
severely. In return for this the expansion
lists may permit plank to be inserted in the
platform proc'a..ning that the Democracy is
in favor of hard money, but allowing that
'there are honest differences of opinion in re-
gardto the time for resumption" and relegat-
ing the subject to the congressional districts.
The declaration will be exceedingly diapha-
nous, it is true, but quite too thick for Dem
ocratic intelligence to penetrate. Thus the
Democratic party will go into the campaign
labelled hard-money but in reality advocating
expansion. 1t is a very nice programme.
Should the infationists however succeed in
carrying Ohio they will be so elated by sue
cess that they will insist upon square de-
claration in favor of expansion.
Year: 1875

An earnest desire to Justify your generous conf
der'ce, and strong regard for the honor and acet
rare or our State inspire NTH the firm resotUe
spare no effort and to consider other consequence
IN tne ended0or to faithfully discharge the duties thai
soaH De incumbent on me V your choice shall. prort
TO De she choice of the people also pledge you ana
thousands for aohom you act in that event. an homes
purpose and red determination to make the publit
good my single aim and constant care.


Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
Year: 1875

for the purpose of nominating candidates for four
Sends0rs, Judge of Probate Register of Probate,
County Treasurer, one County Commissioner, Clerk of
the Courts.


Also to choose County Committee, and to act
before the Convention.


The basis of representation will be as follows: Each
City and Town will be entitled to one Delegate and
one additional Delegate for every go votes cast of
Nelson Dngey for Governor in 1874. traction of So
votes additional 10 the full number will entitle the
City or Town to an additional Delegate. This basis
will give the following delegates and apportonment.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name andaddress of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

Myyoung friends have thus labored in my
feeble way to place before you the view which
honestly entertain of the obligations OF the


hour, imposed upon the American institutions
for advanced instruction, in connection with
peculiar portions of their duty. 1 am myself
the more impressed of their Importance that
think 1 see another and different era ap-
Year: 1875

Never before in the history of the
Democracy in this State has its polit-
ical outlook been as bright as it is to-
day. The spark of enthusiasm struck


last Fall from the grand victories of
the party in the very homes of Radi-
calism, has been famed into bril-
liant flame that carries everything be-
fore it. Men who for years refused to
go near the polls have renewed their
allegiance and are working heart and
soul with the old party. The fact of
the matter is, that the honest masses
of this nation have become thorough
lv disgusted with the misrule of the
Radical party during the last ten years.
They recognize that party as the sa.
viour of the nation, when plunged in
terrible civil war, but they renounce
the proposition that their debt of graf
itude is so great that they must sub
NIT to villainous system of tyranny
at the hands Of the corrupt leaders,
who have captured that organization,
and are using it as an instrument Of
personal gain and advancement. 1t
seems to be the natural result of our
system of government that when a
party has long been dominant, its en-
tire power centralizes in the hands of
few individuals who prostitute the
high stations they occupy to the ac-
quirement of personal ends. The rul-
ing spirit of the age in private as well
as public life is selfishness. Such a
hold has this spirit on the Radical par
ty that it openly manifests itself in
every action of the party. The people
of this nation see it in every move that
party has made during the last few
years. They see an effort on the part
Of the Administration to perpetuate it
self in power and rising up in honest
indignation to defeat such effort. To
do so they see the necessity of begin
ming the work OF regeneration ana
publication at home. They are not
to be deceived by any Independent
movement. They say tive want no
halfway house-we will return to the
fold from which we have so long been
blindly wandering; we want to get
home to the only true principles of free
government; we want to see this ma
tion again proudly take her stand
among national powers respected
abroad, honored, proud and happy at
home, and we are satisfied that she
can only do it under Democraticr rule"
Let the heart of the patriot who has
despaired of the final success of our
government, rejoice, for verify has
this nation awakened from the dan
gerous sleep into which she has fallen.
Year: 1875

IF we understand the policy of the
Republican managers in this campaign
tits to so use the Independents in the
present that they may capture them in
the future. It is the secret purpose of
the Republicans that there shall be no
Independent party in California dur
ing the Presidential campaign of next
year. The Independent State ticket
will be so badly beaten in September
that henceforth the party will neither
have nor claim State organization
while in counties where the Republi-
cans are now aiding the Independents
in the struggle with the Democracy,
next year the Republicans will claim
allegiance and support for the aid
now rendered. This will be all the
more readily granted for the reason
that then there will be no State or
county officers to elect and the Inde-
pendents have no National organiza-
ton. If we can read the signs the Re-
publicans are now digging the grave
in which they will nexty year bury the
Independents.
Year: 1875

The Democracy of Los Angeles
may we'll be proud OF the action of its
convention, held in this city on the
4th of August. The ticket presented
by that body, for the support of the
party, represents integrity, ability and
worth. 1t combines many elements
of ofstrength, and is of such nature as
to produce the best of good feeling and
the most harmonious action, on the
part of the leaders as we'll as the rank
and file of the party. We have now
a ticket to which all can give their
most cordial adherence. Its success
seems to be assured. It is evident this
early in the fight that the Democracy
Of this county are more united, and
more determined than they have been
for many years past. They thorough
ly understand the nature of their ene-
my. They see in this unholy and
unnatural alliance between the Dolly
Warden party of two years ago-and
the old line Republicans, an earnest
effort, to grasp every source of local
power and to render this county sub
servient to the will of the Radical par
ty. The Democrats must stand firm,
and with "long pull, and strong
pull, and pull altogether" oppose to
the end, this effort of their old enemy
in new garb. Let every man on the
ticket consider his pledge and his en-
dorsement of the party platform, sa-
cred to him. Let the motto be "Unit-
ed we stand, Divided we fall" and
with the principles of the Democracy
as his guide, let every candidate while
making his own fight, make his BROTH
er candidates fight also. The success
fthe party depends on harmonious
action. There are no contending fac
tions, no jarring elements, no discon-
tented sore heads. Unity and harmo-
ny every where prevail. Let them
continue and Los Angeles county will
on the lst day of September, raise a
glad shout of rejoicing, that the true
spirit Of Democracy has again mani
tested itself In her people.
Year: 1875

We Americans who live under "the
best government the world ever saw


many years ago fell into the habit of
regarding every government not pure
ly Republican in form as tax-burden-
ing people depressing in the extreme.


England we regarded as strongly ad-
dicted in this way and our sensational
lecturers and humanity writers had
much to say in the way of exciting
sympathy for the down trodden poor
of her majesty's Kingdom. We are
not informed that it was in conse-
quence of the essays by American phi
lanthropists that Queen VICTORIA sent
a competent person over here for the


purpose of comparing notes on Gov
ernmental expenditure, but certain it


is that she took that step. Mr.. j. P.
HARRIS GAsTREL spent some time in
the United States looking into the
matter and his report has been laid be-
fore Parliament. He went into the
subject in detail and found that the
revenues of towns and counties for Ii
censes and fines amount to nearly one
hundred million dollars annually.
This sum comes from the people yet
we are apt to overlook it in making
up our estimate of the cost of govern
ment. Adding this to the revenues
from taxation we have figures to show
that the cost Of government, general
and local, for the year 1873, is one
hundred and eighty-two million dol
lars greater than the cost of the gem
eral and local government Of Great
Britain for the same period of time.
This ought to check the flow of tears
which we are in the habit of shedding
over the heavily taxed Englishmen.
The following comparative statement
will serve to show the people Of the
United States how recklessly and ex-
travagantly their substance it wasted:
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes
paving q d most easily worked
agency in the world. cur
agents have always been the
most successful. and we nave
lately added ne " and exceed


ing Y taking induce ments, re
quiring only intelligence and
application for any one,young
or old, Of ei her sex, TO make
real y first-class p ying busi
Year: 1875

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. AT Do
vcr, yesterday afternoon, number of
the citizens of this county held a con
ference with the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Represen-
tatives. The subject discussed at this
conference was the amendment OF the
tax Wand though no conclusion was
arrived at, the members of the COM
mittee gave all suggestions due con
sideration. The tax law will be
amended to some extent before the
close of the present Legislative ses-
sion
Year: 1875

AID FOR THE NEEDY.-A committee
of ladies are now soliciting aid for the
needy. We hope our people will give
with liberal hand. There is much
distress, and unless means are cOntri
buted the committee say the good
work of the Union Aid Society will
have to stop. The committee are now
at work i'm the Fourth Ward.
Year: 1875

PANToMIME.- AT the Grand Opera
House, this evening, N. G. Roberts
Jack s. Jill Pantomime troupe will
give an excellent performance. From
personal observation we can safely say
that their pantomime is unsurpassed
and their list of specialties superb.
All who want to witness really en-
ioyable performance should see Them
tonight.
Year: 1875




ing the covenant of God with man.
Glory, Glory, welled up from the
hearts of mourners as they bowed
in supplIcation before the throne of
Grace. II was indeed happy time
when the glorious work went on, the
minister prayed and sung, seeming
never to weary; it was late in the
night when they repaired to their
tents, and there only for short re-
pose, for just as the morning star
began to rise, the work was resumed
and continued until near the hour
for preaching.
Year: 1875

five dollars to run steamer from Savannah
to New York; and as the necessary
machinery will not take up one-forth part
of the weight and room Of boiler, engine
and fuel, of equal power, another advantage
would be additional carrying capacity and
space for freight.


If Mr.. Keely should be able to demon
strate all that he promises, the mills and
manufactures and the commercial and
social progress of the world would receive
new impetus. Even steam and electricity
have failed to satisfy the impatient temper
and the industrial demands of men, and if
there are any other forces in nature which
can be availed of, they will be largely
pressed into service. But what is to be the
lessened value of all our coal fields, if this
new motor has all the virtues claimed for it ?
Year: 1875

from it every poor and holy joy, to say
nothing of the part in life to which he has
doomed that other woman whom, before
God, he had vowed to love and cherish.


As for married women, when they can so
far forget their own dignity as to purposely
lead on and encourage men, exciting feel
ings which selfrespect equally with mar
riage VOWS make it utterly impossible for
them to return, l think there are few
terms too strong to apply to them; but at
the same time, am convinced that the
term fiirt is often most unjustly applied to
women who, strong in the faith that they
are honored and trusted by their husbands,
strive simply, by the force of natural
instinct, to please and be agreeable to all
around them. Take a woman who knows
and feels that she is appreciated and
admired, is thought bright, amusing, and
even witty, and ten to one she will actually
become, for the time at least, all these three.
Like flower which, in full sunshine, with
care and attention blooms brightly, eX-
pands, and gives forth its delicate sweet
ness, so I think a woman perfectly conf
dent and assured of affection and admira-
ton will charm and please much more
than one doubtful of her own powers. The
careless looker-on, or the cynic, will cavil
and object to every little winning way or
charming manner, attributing to the woman
an evil motive rather than the simple fact
that, happy herself, she is striving to give
harmless pleasure to others. Believe me,
the agreeable, attractive women who draw
admirers around them as naturally as the
sweetest flowers draw honey bees, those
women who, because so surrounded, are
almost universally pronounced firts, in
reality seldom deserve the name. That
such do not exist, however, | cannot pre-
sumo to assert, but they are far fewer than
the world would have us believe, and but
few victims ever grace their sacrifices.
These are left for the cowardly, the un-
principled, criminally selfish married man
tlirt.-Boston Courier.
Year: 1875

country who have their eyes fixed upon
that amazing wealth which now acknowl-
edges him as master. AS he is now seventy
six, it will not be long before new owners
will be wanted for it, and then their
chances may be tested. 1t is said that
Stewart contemplates various benevolent
endowments; if he really desires to found
them, his proper method is to see his work
performed. Let him follow the example
afforded by Peter Cooper, and thus forever
bar all subsequent quarrels. Thus far he
has shown no disposition to do this. Much
has been said of his girls lodging house, by
which title the public has designated the
huge structure on Fourth avenue, but it
cannot be learned what are his intentions
with regard to the establishment. Stewart
is peculiarly reticent as to the plans, with
one exception. He fully admits the money
making feature. He is bent on making all
he can. Having an immense cash surplus,
he can WELD it with great effect in pur-
chase Of land, which is now very low. He
is gathering wealth with an immense
rapidity but it will soon be the subject of a
fierce battle, and one of these days the pub
lie will be entertained with the details OF
the "Stewart case" John Mason was the
Stewart Of his day, and his estate was, as
have said, in the courts for a quarter of a
century. To conclude, it is my opinion
that the man who lives to see either OF
these great estates administered to per-
manent conclusion will be much Older
man than the average.-Nc,o York Cor


Rochester Democrat.
Year: 1875

The currency contest in Ohio has brought
out the following amusing anecdote OF the
financial bravado of certain Kentucky gen
tlemen once upon time: One of these
gentlemen mentioned that no cigar lighters
were at hand, and taking dollar bill from
his pocket, held it in the flame of gas, and
lighting his cigar with it threw the burning
fragment on the floor. A second high
toned person took five dollar note, and a
third a ten dollar note, and burning them
communicated the fire to their tobacco,
Then an old citizen, something of wag,
produced his check book, drew check
for thousand dollars and gravely pro
ceeded to light his cigar with it. The Gin
cinnati Commercial wants TO know whether
the old citizen impoverished himself to the
extent of one thousand dollars by burning
the check, and if not, why not2
Year: 1875

NATURAL INFERENCE.-A little girl was
walking recently with her mother in one of
our cemeteries, and they stopped before
tombstone, on which had been cut out
beautiful horse. After having read the ir-
scription carefully, the mother, not being
able to comprehend the idea of horses
connection with the dead, expressed her
surprised to the little child The artless
one at once replied, Maybe he died of the
nightmare"
Year: 1875

How TO KEEP PEACHEs.-A friend in
Niagara county sends this receipt to New
York, apropos of the approaching peach
season Take the head from a keg, fill it
with the handsomest ripe peaches, put in
all the whskey it will hold, then head it
up again. In winter they will be found
beautifully preserved, with the bloom all
on, and with slight soaking and scalding
in syrup, they are delicious accompani'
ment to ice cream, far superior to any
branded peaches. The peach'whiskey
which remains will be found excellent for
mince pies and pudding sauces
Year: 1875

A Cool RECEPTIoN.-A philosopher who
had borrowed some money to pay for his
nights lodging at a hotel, woke up in the
night and saw person climbing through
the window. With admirable nonchalance
he said to the intruder, "Loolz here, my
friend, you'll get into debt if you rob me;
for you wont find anything but unreceipted
tailors' bills in my pockets"
Year: 1875

Away, away for many miles


Across the trembling sea,
My lover has gone this summer night,
And will never come home to me;
Never will look in my eyes again


And smile-in years and years
Oh, 1 cannot see the fading ship


And the twilight sea for tears!
The summer wind that is stealing the dew
From every flower that grows,
Ruifiing their leaves and finding the blush
Down in the heart of the rose,
Is cruel as ever wind can be


To bear him away so far,
Across the trembling twilight sea,


In the track of the evening star!
1 will cover my finger-tips tonight


With a score of kisses sweet,
And throw them over the cold blue waves
That are murmuring at my feet;
In hopes they will bear them out to him,
To remember through years and years;
Oh, cannot see the fading ship


And the twilight sea for tears
Year: 1875

A lumberman being but poorly provided
with materials Of sustenance for his men,
fed them with pork cooked with the rind
upon it. A young man of the company
not liking that outer portion of the food,
was observed by the host to be carefully
removeing the outside covering, where
upon mine host said, "Young man, we eat
rind and all here" To which the youth
replied: GAN right, old man, I'm cutting
it off for YOU"
Year: 1875

A small piece of paper or linen, mOis-
tened with the spirits of turpentine, and
put into bereau or wardrobe for a single
day, two or three times, is said to be a
sufficient preservation against moths.
Year: 1875

PUMPKIN FOR INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM.
At meeting Of the Farmers Club, a cor.
respondent wrote of the virtues of the
pumpkin, giving the following instance Of
its value for infammatory rheumatism A
womans arm was swelled to an enormous
size and painfully inhamcd. A pouItice
was made of stewed pumpkins, which was
renewed every fifteen minutes, and in a
short time produced perfect cure. Tho
fever drawn out by the poultices made them
extremely offensive, as they were taken
off Iknew aman cured ofsevere inAammc-
ton of the bowels by the same kind of aps
plication.
Year: 1875

WORTH ACTING UPoN.-If you love others.
they will love you; if you speak kindly to
them, they will speak kindly to you. Love
is repaid with love, and hatred with hatred.
Would you hear sweet and pleasing echo.
speak Sweetly and pleasantly yourself.