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Year: 1873

SUCH IS LIT!
he largest and best selected stock of General Merchandise
Ever offered in this country, can be found at
Sthwabarller @ros, \ Gp.
Our new twostory building is filled from Garret to Gel
lar all of which offer at prices that


DEFY CoEGPET1rroNH
Our past in business is sufficient guarantee to the


Public that they will be dealt with


ON THE sou ARE.
Our stock consists in part of the following, viz
Year: 1873

1t is related that New Hampshire
minister recently portrayed the history
OF Jonah after the following style: !
seem to see Jonah passing along the
road to Nineveh; seem to see him en-
tering the ticket office, buy his ticket
and pay for it; seem to see him walk
upon the vessel; seem to see them lift
their anchor and The stately ship move
gradually out upon the broad Atlantic. !"
Year: 1873

MAIIs.-We thought we were done
with this subject but it seems that things
are not settled yet. Postmaster Burr, of
Olympia, announces it is his intention
to only charter the North Pacific on:e
week to carry the mails from that place
until he hears from the Department.
So that for the present, (the telegraph
lines being down we are cut off from all
communication with the outside world
except once q week, instead of three
times as heretofore. We hope that some
thing will be done soon in regard to this
matter.
Year: 1873

hOW TuunSAOo' lSeVPPON DVAAVUAASs


An old Quaker lady, another neighbor,
who had endured borrowing for long
time patiently, hit upon very philosoph-
ical mode of eventually putting stop to
the nuisance. Keeping her own COUNSEL
the next time her good man went to town
he had a separate and express order to
purchase pound of the best tea and also
a new canister to put it in. AS he knew
she already had plenty of tea, and also
canister he was puzzled to determine what
the old lady wanted of more tea and
new canister, but his questioning and
reasonings elected nothing more than
repetition of the order


"Jim, did not tell thee to get me a
pound of the best tea and new canister?
Now go along and do as bid thee"


And go along he did, and when he came
home at night the tea and new canister
were his companions. The old lady took
them from him with an amused expression
on her usual placid features, and depositing
the tea in the canister set it in on shelf
for special use. 1t had not long to wait,
for the borrowing neighbor had frequent
use for the aromatic herb. The good old
lady loaned generously, emptying back in
the canister any remittance of borrowed
teas which the neighbours conscience in
clined her to make. Time went on, and
after something less than the hundredth
time of borrowing, the neighbor again ap-
peared for "just another drawing of tea,"
when the oft-visited tea canister was
brought out and found to be empty and
the old lady and obliging neighbor was just
one pound of. tea poorer than when she
bought the new canister, which now only
remained to tell the story. Then she made
a little Characteristic Speech perhaps the
first in her life she said: "Thou seest
that empty canister filled it for thee
with a pound of my best tea, and have lent
it all to thee in driblets, and put int it all
that thou hast sent me in return, and none
but thyself hath taken therefrom or added
unto it and now thou seest it empty there
fore ] will say to thee, thou hast borrowed
thyself out, and can lend the no more p
Year: 1873

Army horses generally speaking, were
a knowing set, although many of them
were perverse and vicious, and in their
general conduct were specimens of anima-
ted ugliness on four legs. The boys had
theory that all the kicking, biting and
baulky horses were sent to the army. But
majority of these soon yielded to discipline
and the trooper and his horse soon froze to
each other The horse followed his master,
came at his call, obeyed signs as well as
words, and at times warned his rider Of
danger. Horses learned the bugle calls
readily as well as their places, and to start
the horses it was only necessary to sound
feed or water call. In action many horses
would about face, turn right or left, halt,
move forward, ETC., at the bugle call with
out word OF sign from the riders. Coming
off Charlottesville battle field the Captain
of battery dsmounted to look after dis
abled gun, the remainder of the battery
passing on. His horse broke loose, Joined
the column, took his place at the head and
would allow no one to approach him, until
two or three miles had been Travelled. T1e
conclusions of the artillery discharges eff
fected the hearing of horses as it did that
of men. Often the ears would lop down
instead of standing erect, making so much
change in the appearance of horse, that
his rider would hardly recognize him.
Tired men moved much better under the
influence of music, and horses worked
better under the bugle. On one occasion
the guns of Captain Paddy H.'s battery
were stuck in the mud of the bad roads,


Everything had been done to make the
horses pull through, but they could not DO
it. AT last Captain Paddy turned in des-
peration and shouted, "Sergeant, Sergeant,
have the bugle sound for the forward call,


they'll fetch EN- then" And so they did.
Year: 1873

Apropos of fairs, and their frequently
very questionable devices for raising mon
ey, we copy the following story from an
exchange ga minister of Western
town was once accosted at fair of his
church, where some of these expedients
were in full blast, by no less person than
the well-known Dean Richmond, in this
fashion Dominic, don't exactly under
stand all your games here, but ! would like
to help the cause along. Ifyou've no OBJ
lection, I'd like to go into one of these side
rooms and try game of poker with you
the winnings to go to the church anyway
The parson squirmed alIttle, but the church
game of blanks and prizes disappeared
from that branch of Zion forthwith"
Year: 1873

The World Almanac for 1878 is the
frst Of the New York newspaper politico.
statistical registers in the field for the
current year. Fer some time the World
StatistiCian has divided honors with the
Tribune ditto as getter up Of ANIMALS Of
this kind, and his almanac for 1873, though
rather poorly printed, seems to be fully
up 10 the marx otherwise.
Year: 1873

DETROIT, January 3O.-The Board Of
Trade today adopted resolutions favor
ing the petilIoning Of Congress 10 permit
the bridging OF Detroit river, as near
this city as practicable. A committee
which had investigated the subject re.
ported that tho completion Of the tunnel
was doubtful, because Of the unfavorable
condition of the soil through which il
must pass, There are now one thousand
cars on each side Of the river waiting
transit, and seventy.fve thousand bush.
els Of wheat waiting shipment.
Year: 1873




l photographed to you this afternoon, in.
forming you that tho letter mentioned in
your dspatcb yesterday had not arrived.
On reaching my house this afternoon l
found one letter from you dated yesterday.
Your telegram OF to-day in which you
inform me that two important letters ad.
dressed to myself as President Of U. p.
r. Il. Company, had been placed in last
nights mail. The letter received by me
refers to the one addressed to mo by you
earlier in the day. IreRret that the first
letter has failed TO arrive, as l presume 1t
must have contained q more specific
statement Of the pending calamity, Ny
engagements here Monday prevent me
from going to Washington. l am In.
formed Of the character 0l the ruinous
legislation the introduction Of which
in Congress on Monday next, you
advise me; nor does 1t occur TO mt
how It can be headed of. unless by the
purchase or bribery Of the indelatigable
worker in the House Of whom you reIer
As you do not name him, I cannot Judge
OF his intention, and should not, II In
Washington, attempt to influence the
Ysgabond to withhold his proposition
whatever 1t may be, and lit be the mere
Introduction Of q provision In Congress
can It result, as you say, In loss OF many
millions TO the Union Facifc road. Its
well that the owners ofproperty should bC
now informed Of It's precarious condition
l do not believe that the directors Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company would
sanction the expenditure Of one single dol
| lar 10 avoid a blow OF the kind you desig-
Year: 1873

TNOTE-When the oath is taken befor a justice of the peace, the certl icate of the clerk of court of record should be added !, under his seal of office, that the person who administered the oath is a duly qualified justice of the peace.
Year: 1873

The returning board will convene AT the
Senate Chamber q: ten clock TO day TO
organize. preparatory TO counting the votes
for Senators recently elected and promui-
eating the result. If a quorum Of the board
turns will be made without any further
.le'5v
Year: 1873

That was beautiful bit of strategy to
get rid of Hughes by working the spirit
OF Jno. Brown, to call mp for governor of
Virginia the dry bones of his execuiioner
First he led them up a slope


Then he dropped them from rope,
ana left them Ger the happy Land of canaan.
Year: 1873

THE Boston Trareller publishes very interest
ing account of the organization and character of
the Credit Mobilier. It tells of the manner in
which it did business with members of Congress,
how it got bill through Congress, the provision
being concealed in the tail of the army bill and
by it the United States Government is to pay the
interest for thirty years on its own bonds issued
for the benefit Of the Pacific Railroad The rail
road company, and by the shrewd arrangement
of the Mobilier the shareholders of the latter
and the members of Congress whose stock was
in Oakes Ames name, got the benefit of interest
on sixty-five millions of United States bonds fol
thirty years
Year: 1873

For the Gazette,


Mr. JOHNSON What is the use of so much
twaddle in the Republican papers about giving
New Castle County representation according 70
population; accordingly, New Castle County to
have as many representatives as both Kent and
Sussex, and Wilmington have the power TO elect
the whole of them, Can these writers be IN earn
est or they run mad, or wish to depart
from all legislative precedents with regard to the
representation OF large bodies of people concentra-
ted in q small space in a county OF city. Do not
these men know these concentrated voters could
combine and influence legislation and turn it all in
favor of their own county and city and make it
selfish and local. These advocates for such repre-
sentatiou need not be surprised that the other
counties or this county would not be willing to
| trust Wilmington with such power Witness
when it was taxed only i'll proportion to its wealth
! its business, and its money producing power how
it sauirmed and held meetings aud tried to infu-
ence legislation. Witness the efforts of broken
money lenders and bondholders to have the tax


taken off of this representation of property. Wit
ness the combination of loan or what is called
building Associations, their officers and members
| to exclude their property from taxation. The un-
reasunabeness of these things ought 10 be apparent
| to every unbiased mind at once. Because Will
mington is favorably situated at one part of our
State, surrounded by the best land, and having
the best facilities or manufacturing interest, and
trade, and inviting population, is no reason they
should have pTeponderance in Legislation. The
writer has lived in Wilmington and he does moi
believe that 1t IS remarkable for its intelligence
goodnes or regard for other parts Of the State
Such selfishnOss ought to be Tebuked and all par
tal legislation withstood In this day of Revolu'
ton, city corruptness. bought legislations anC
tendency to sweep away all prudent safeguards Il
legislation, it is we'll to Let well enough alone or a


least TO tamper with it slightly.


ONE OF THE COUNTY, NOT DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1873

NE" DREss'-The Transcript, published at
CheStertown, Md, comes to us this morning clad
IN a new dress of fresh clear type, with a new
ana handsome heading, considerable improve
ment Is also displayed in the local department OF
this issue
Year: 1873

We publish elsewhere in the HERALD to-day
an interesting and we'll considered communi-


cation on the subject of the proposed trans
atlantic trip in balloon, in which two gentle
men wish TO risk their lives. According to
the logical statement of our correspondent
there is a strong probability that this aerial
excursion in search of an easterly current will
terminate in a sad tragedy. Whether the
enterprise has its origin in mere Advertising
spirit, or some hare-brained idea possessing
no true scientific foundation, it is manifcstly
wrong to risk the lives of the men who make
the experiment. Even if they are willing and
eager to start in search of the desired aerial
current, there is law against suicide which
might be enforced in this case should scen-
tifc men disapprove Of the undertaking. The
pursuit of science is laudable, as long as that
is the sole object Of an explorer, but merce-
nary motives cannot be considered as satisfac-
tory when human life is endangered to q
degree beyond reasonable grounds. There
fore some action should be taken by the
proper authorities TO examine into this under
Year: 1873




For several days we have had reports of
very hign barometer and cool weather areas
passing over the country from the northwest
eastwardly. The prevalence of these condi-
tions at this juncture is so marked that it
in.o indics.oos the the actual arrival of the decided
features of autumn. During August and
the first part of September the Continent
is superheated and its air expanded
terrestrial crust so that the pressure
is very light. But already, and somewhat
prematurely, the cumulative heat of the earth
is being thrown off from the exterior Of the
Continent and the cooler oceanic air is pressing
inward to restore the summer deficiency. So
cool is this infowing mass of air
on the Pacific side of the country, and
eastward to the Upper Mississippi and
the lakes, that we hear Of morning tempera-
lures near the freezing point in Minnesota,
and the outspreading wave of very cool atmos-
phere had covered on Sunday the whole
trans Allegheny country. Yesterday its front
had moved over the Alleghanies and SUBJ
merged the Middle States, while its rear, rest
ing on the upper lakes, gave them the tenn
peratures of early April between forty and
fifty degrees. The effect of these cool spells
will be happily felt at the West in mitigating
the cholera and driving it southwark into the
Gulf. 1t will also be of no little benefit to us
in refreshing the sun-wited vegetation and
invigorating man and beast, and checking the
thankfully indulge the hope that all danger
from its spread in this country will shortly
pass away and early frost once more nip the
buds of the disease.
Year: 1873

The annual season of State and county fairs
and public exposition of articles OF industry
may be regarded as fairly commenced. In the
Western States, especially in Ohio, they are
fully under way, and as the month of Septem-
Der proceeds and as we enter into October they
will be kept up in other sections OF the coun-
try, the South taking prominent position
among them. The State Of New York will
this year, judging by the preparations for the
county as well as the State fairs, be unusually
alive to this important subject. These annual
expositions of our national resources, the pro-
ducts Of the industry and the mechanical in
Year: 1873

genuity, as well as of the mining and enormous
agricultural wealth of the country. are cal
cuiated to do much good when properly con-
Quoted. IF this management, however,
should happen to fall into bad or untrust-
worthy hands they may do more harm than
good. Hence it is absolutely necessary that
those interested in their impartial and judi
cious conduct should see that the arrange
ments are placed in the hands Of upright and
intelligent men, those in whom the people OF
the several localities in which the fairs may be
held can repose confidence in regard to fair
ness in the distribution of premiums. There is
occasionally SO much partality and trickey
shown in the awards that honest contributors
become disgusted and retire with anything but
grateful or respectful feelings towards the COM
mittees and directors. This, we repeat, can be
obviated by the selection of good and true
man for such positions, and this should be
done in all cases.
Year: 1873

"NOt q Citizen OF tho United statcs.s


After the sulphureous speech Of Mr.. Jeffer-
son Davis before the Richmond Historical
Society and his subsequent nitrous explana-
ton of the same, we are prepared for any
amount Of harmless explosions in the same
quarter. We are now treated to q statement
made by the ex-rebel soldier, Joseph e. John
ston, which has also the defantly unrecon-
structed ring about it, that does not care an
objurgaton for public opinion, outside the
charmed circle where the ashes of the rebel
lion are still blown upon by the cracked lips
of the Ku Klux, in the vain hope that there is
some fire left He writes to HERALD corre-
spondent:-


DEAR SIR-I have mad the honor to receive tho
note of to-day in which you ask me- on the part Of
the NEW YORK HERALD, to reply to certain politt-
cal questions,
!. II would give me pleasure to have the priv
ilege OF doing so, but not being citizen OF the
United States do not publish my political opinions.
Most respectfully yours j. E. JOHNSTON


The position in which Mr. Johnston finds
himself is one that, we think, when thus
nakedly stated, will command the pity of the
entire Union. A man who owed his military
education to the United States who turned
that education against his country's life, and
who stands denatonalized for that offence. is
in no enviable position. He may endeavor to
hide his shame under q show Of cold
haughtiness, but we cannot help think
ing that there must be bitter
undercurrent of regret in that avcwal,
"not being a citizen Of the United States" II
teaches us that to be stripped of the pride of
citizenship is grievous thing, which no brill
liancy of battle records can cover. There are
hopes forever surrendered, as we'll as broken
swords in the story. The cry of pride in
despair which Milton gave to Lucifer when
the latter addresses the sun, shining from it's
''high dominion like god on this new
world" is to tell it how he hates its beams.
Is there not touch of all this in the leaders
Of the lost cause when they proclaim them
selves naked Of citizenship and address their
sympathizers to say they have no part in the
glory of the starry flag? 1t is heavy punish
ment, greater indeed than loss of life, and it
suggests the humanitarian thought that il
should be as limited as possible in its bestowal.
Let us have peace.
Year: 1873

there Is neither impropriety nor hazard in his
acceptance of third nomination. It is for
him to examine his own conscience and to
decide whether, after the honors he has SO
deservedly received from his countrymen. it
would be wise and patriotic, for the sake of
another four years of power, to risk the future
danger to the Republic which so many reflect
ing, intelligent and honest men recognize in
the threatened abandonment of the principles
laid down by Washington and the great and
pure men who were his early successors
Year: 1873

ment without first consulting the wishes of
the people at the ballot box. il is not 10 be
denied that they have the power to restore the
monarchy. If the wishes Of the people are
consulted, and if no barriers are set up against
the free expression Of opinion, there are many
good reasons for believing that Franco would
cast her vote in favor of the Republic. But
the men now in power do not wish the
Republic; and hence it is our opinion that
they will do their best to establish the
monarchy, and, if that is found impossible
from dynastic or other difficulties, to prolong
the present uncertainty They will not aid
the Republic. In Spain the case, we think, is
different pxbiscite can do wondrous things
but it is not our opinion that pEbiscite in
Spain would make the Republic certainty.
The Republic is in favor only in the large
cties but even in the large cities the repub-
licans are divided. In the rural districts the
peasantry are devotedly attached to the
Church, and attachment to the Church
means attachment to the monarchy. Then,
again, the great mass of the intelligent middle
class and of the wealthy proprietors of the
BOIL are ueVOteu 10 IQe luJereSCS OF the HrlnCe
of the Asturias. The advent of CASTELAR, to
power, vested as he is to be with extraordinary
powers, and assisted as we are told he is to
be by Espartaro and Serrano, does not inspire
us with hope. The presumption is that so
soon as the army is in the hands of those
veteran leaders the one or the other, or both
will play the r6e of General Monk and place
the Prince of the Asturias on the throne of
his ancestors In the hands of the old soldiers
CASTELAR, would be another Inmartine. What
Spain now wants at the helm of affairs is not
poetical dreamer, but man of energy and
action France has found her liberty, and
Spain has found her CASTELAR,. We ore willing
to wait to see what France will do with her
liberty and whether CASTELAR, in council will
be equal to Castelar, in the forum. In another
part OF the HERALD an interview with Espar-
tero will be found. His views on the condi-
ton of Spanish affairs will throw some light
on his purposes.
Year: 1873

The HUNTINGTON HoEBoR comes up again
for investigation to-day; and the authorities
concerned should not forget that in this bust
ness the eyes of the whole country are now
upon them
Year: 1873




congressman, and upon State Legislatures
their own Senators, as they can impose
upon the nation their own Executive, pro-
vided the apathy or recklessness of the people
should afford them the opportunity to use
their cohesive strength and discipline success
fully. 1t is not, then, the Executive arm of
the government alone, but the Legislative arm
as well, that is in peril from the aggressive
march OF Cmsarsm. The nation does not
need to be protected against General Grant,
but against that dangerous encroachment upon
sacred principle of our government as bind
antees of the constitution itself, which would
prepare the way for "a crafty and unscrupu-
lous chief of the American Executive to i'm
pose himself formally upon the Republic as
personal ruler for his lifetime" We have
never believed that General Grant, who helped
SO materially to save the Republic in its hour
of trial, would willingly do an act that could
imperil the life of the Republic hence we
have appealed to him to rebuke and defeat the
spirit of C@sarism by an absolute and manly
announcement of his determination to adhere
to the example of the purest men Of the nation,
and to retire from the Presidency at the close
of his second term If we could conceive that
he entertained thought or hope of life rule
our words, instead of being addressed kindly
to him, would be Numbered in the ears Of the
American people But the weak, yet dan
gerous men who surround and advise the
President will strive to persuade him that
Year: 1873

The time is coming when all
must wear Rubber Boots or Shoes
Tor go with wet feet, and the place
10 buy them is at Halls New Rub
Der Store under Falmouth Hotel,
where they have the best assOrt-
meDt i'm the city at the lowest prices.
Dent believe Boot and ShOe-Deal-


efS,


who tell you our goods are inferior
because we sell SO much lower
than they, but call and examine
for yourselves before purchasing
elsewhere. We will warrant all
of our goods to be first quality and
of the best manufactures and will
guarantee to beat any bOdy's and
everybOdy'S prices on any descrip-
ton of India Rubber Goods. As
we make this a business i'm itself
and do nothing else we can afford
to do as we advertise.
Year: 1873

rural lady in getting on the train at the
Danbury station, Saturday was polite enough
to knock at the car door. The brakeman
managed to comfort his visage into SEM
blance of gravity until he got the door open,
and then he precipitately adjourned He
said he thought he would laugh his head off
before he got through with it.