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Year: 1876

The economical family is now at
the zenith of its brilliancy. Every
thing is done by itself, and all the
expenses of hiring every little thing
that is to be done about the house
is thus saved. The smacking Of the
economical family's lips can be heard
further than any other smaeking.
When new paper is to be put on the
wall a paper-hanger is not secured.
The economical family makes It's
own paste, cuts the paper, trims out
the border and does the hanging
All the family is present at this per-
formance. The man measures the
height of the wall by his eye and
cuts the paper, the woman trims the
border and snaps the children out of
the paste. By one of those perver-
sities of fate which no one can un-
derstand-unless he is q paper-hang-
er by trade-the first length of paper
is not discovered to be three inches
short or divided at the wrong place
until half its surf ace is clinging to


the wall. oThis wasn't the mans
fault. He never was more convinced
of it than when he is standing on his
toes on a chair, with his arms straight
to the full length, the wet paper turn
ing over at the lower end and cling


ing tenaciously to foreign objects.


This conviction is so strong that he


mentions it. He mentions it at the


top of bis voice. If he can get his


ewes in range of the cool, comfortable


looking woman who is probing him


with advice, he becomes actually in


spired. That length of paper has to be


taken off again-taken off very care


fully to guard against loss. 1t is a


little unfortunate that man was not


so created as to take hold at one


time of every inch of nine feet of


pasted paper. Until this error is


remedied it is doubtful if taking


down piece of wet wallpaper will


ever become a national pastime. Still,
it must occasionally be done and


when it is being done the lower end


of the sheet must be kept from cling
ing to the operators legs while the
upper end is being removed. 1t is
also deemed best by many people not
to step on it, especially on the pasted


side, aAd it is also just as well in re-
moving tight section not to lean
too heavily against a loose section
! But by carefully preserving ones
! temper and working thoughtfully
the whole length can be removed


and wrapped two or three times
around the mans form, and be par
way down the mans neck, and in be
, tween his legs when he steps dOwl


from the chair. There are various
: ways Of getting the paper back Who'll,
on the table. He may approach /
sideways, or crawl under it and COM
4, up through the top, or cut hole II
! the ceiling above and drop through
J. that way. But in an emergency Ink
: this he rarely has that CONTROL o
himself he ought to have, and it
r more than likely he will have hi
J, wife and all the children to help him
u If within the very brief space of tw
e minutes he has not got both hi
u whiskers and pockets full of this
daper, and boisterously communicat
. ed things which no encyclopedia


would undertake to carry, then h


economy is above the price of Tubi'
le and he is dangerous man to boar
9, with. Daa6ury Neaos.
r.
Year: 1876

WHAT Grant can do to damage the
party which refused to nominate him
for third term he is evidently bound
to do. In none of his recent perform
ances has he done 80 much to lower
himself in public estimation as in the
removal Of Yaryan, for no other reason
than his relentless persecution Of the
whiskey thieves in Senator Sargeansss
bailiwick. Sergeant demanded the re-
moval of the faithful officer who was
disturbing the repose of his predatory
band Of vassals by too rigid enforce
ment Of the laws for the punishment Of
public robbery, and the president, al.
ways ready to sacrifice the public inter-
ests to serve friend, readily degraded
himself to an instrument Of that sena-
tors personal resentment, and in the re-
moval Of Yaryan gave notice to all the
officers of his administration that they
must not manifest too much zeal in the
prosecution Of offenders who are pro-
tected by United States senators.


It such performances as this which
are lapidlyl extinguishing all respect
for Grants administration, which are
gradually educating the people to re-
joice that the fourth of March next will
see the end of it.-Pioneer-P Press.
Year: 1876

Resolved, That the thanks Of the Grange
should be and are hereby given to Brother
Geo. Carmichael. for tho attentive care giver
to our deceased brother.


Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions
be sent to the near friends of the deceased,
md the Pierce County papers, and the
Lake City Leader for publication.
Year: 1876

As good Reaper and a good Mower the
ADVANCE needs 70 extended notice here:
it is we'll known all over the county. It is
now made with single frame and is recon-
mended AS LIGHT DRAFT and easily
handled machine.
Year: 1876

A WAsRIEGTON dispstch announces
that the Eouse committee on banking
and currency yesterday took action on
the seDste amendments to the house
joint resolution, providing for the issue
Of silver coin in the treasury in ex.
change for ten million dollars OF legal
tender notes. The committee agreed to
the senste amendment striking out the
word now from the clause, where it re-
stricted the issue Of coin, to such ss
"now" In the treasury, but they voted
to recommend nOn-cOncurrence Ia the
senate amendment providing that the
trade dollar shall no longer be legal
tender,
Year: 1876

On order has been Issued by the secre.
tsry Of war relieving General Schofield
from the command Of the military divi.
sion Of the Pacific, and assigning him
to the command OF the West Point mill.
tary academy, relieving Colonel Ruger.
General M'D1well will take command
Of the military division Of the Pacific.
The division Of the south will be discon-
tinued. The department Of the south
will be under the command Of Colonel
Ruger.
Year: 1876

the occasion a full display OF our munic-
ipal institutions, you will cause parade
OF the fire department on the evening of
the twenty seventh instant. a parade
OF the police will take Dlsce on the same
day. We are sure thst the chief Of the
fire department, H. Clay Sexton, will
gladly scquiesce In the suggestion, but
We deem it proper that the request
should be submitted to him through the
mayor Of the city. By order o: the
c cJmmittee.


D. II. MACADAM, Secretary.
Year: 1876

THE London Times in a late issue,

 referring to the smallness of our reg.

 ular army says:

 The truth is the Americans have no Army because they are all army; they

 have no soldiers because every Amer

 ican is a soldier. There is hardly

 such 8 thing as a military profession,

 because all learn something Of the art and practice of war The emergency for which they want fighting men is distant, inasmuch as they may be said to have the whole continent. They will never go 10 war except entirely from choice, with plenty of time for preparation, just where and when they please, and therefore, with ample leIs- ure tO raise an army for that purpose. They are not likely 10 have a Civil War sgain without previous political stages. AL the last Civil War the Regular Army did them more harm than good, for its best officers were SOutherners. The United States has thus no need of a large standing Army ready for immediate service, and the ambition would argue ignorance oi their own resources, and a foolish imi- tatiOn of the Old World States, unhap- oily compelled to watch one another armed cap-a-pie England stands ID this comparison half way between the New and Old World. She has no occasion to keep up lines of fortresses or systems of Notifications on a thou sand or more miles of frontier. She has, too, other work for her men, who also find other work for themselves. She has to be content after trade. man. lfacture, merchantmen, and colonies have had their pick of the people But, though it would be idle to make a comparison which excludes COmpen- sating circumstances 1t is, neverthe- less, impossible not 10 feel a certain degree of envy at the very easy way in which the Americans meet the great est of our burdens and difficulties. It Is hard to say which aspect of the case sounds the pleasantest, No Ar my" or " All Army "a mere hand ful of Regulars, or every American a soldier The United States manage to keep, it may be sad, the whole of their able-bodied population ready to respond to a cry 10 arms. They do this so well as thoroughly tO be respect ed. for there Is no Power in the world that would not make some trifiing con- cession rather than plunge into a war with the United States.
Year: 1876

FROM several sources we have lately

 heard the most fattering accounts of the present management of the San

 Carlos Indian Reservation, under the management of Agent Sweeney. The

 Indians have for some time received only half rations on account of the greatly reduced supplies and still there is no sign of discOntent or trouble. In fact by constantly hunting and bring ing in large numbers of deer they have saved largely of their reduced rations.

 In lieu of the rations saved and not drawn, they get ration tickets and when they have sufficient of these tickets they get therefor cattle. These Indians have now quite number of cattle and are as proud of their new possessions as any white settler could be of his. The idea of property and permanent possessions seems to have the same attraction to their savage minds as to the civilized mind. IL is a study to see one of these sons of the forest using up his fingers and toes in an endeavor to count how many cattle he VII have to own before he can properly be considered a cattle king. The people of the Territory are never better pleased than tO learn Of the con tentment and prosperity of the Indians on the reservations.
Year: 1876

THROUGHOUT the county, east and south of Tucson there have been heavy rains at intervals for several weeks past. h town we had another heavy rain last Sunday evening. h all directions the grass and other vegetation grows rank and high, significant of much fat on the ribs Of cattle and corresponding fat on the rios of men,-aud xomen, mayhap. 4 ride into the country in any direction from Tucson would convince one that this is the most enyiable portion of Ari- zona. In few years we shall have rsil' road connection and developed mines and artesian water and thriving communities. Let us but cultivate virtue and we may be happy yet.
Year: 1876

A THoUGRTLEss small boy came into TEE CITIZEN office the oIher day and asked us to lend him 8 small quantity of concentrated lye As pure and truthful as we know ourself to be, the suggestive ness of such & request made us vince a little and alter the departure of the boy with his internal lye, we dropped into a train of conjecture as to what would be the effect oG the editors of the Miner, Enterprise or Sentinel If deudish boy should suddenly appear iC their respect i've offices and call for cold concentrated lie. Would not the request be veritaole hand writing on the wall to them in it's retributive suggestiveness, or are they so callous that even such conscience traught words would fall unheeded on their ear or ears?
Year: 1876

MR. E. N. FISH believes that the place where he can do the most good in Tucson is in the Board of Supervisors, and as his friends are of the same way of thinking, he comes out as an independent candi- date.
Year: 1876

Is always supplied with an ample variety of well-coOked food. No exaggeratiOn ID this. stage passengers and travellers by there understand it, and to them all un- acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for Information.
Year: 1876

An absent-mindcd youth went three
miles into the woods to look for part
ridges, with view Of capturing some of
them. At last he espied one of these
shy birds Of the forest, and when he got
ready to take aim he discovered for the
first time that, although his powder and
shot were with him, "ho had left his
gun at home"


MIsTREssEs show more consideration
for their servants than is generally sup.
posed. Not long ago Mrs. Fidgitt was
heard telling Mary Ann that she had
been securing the whole house for her.


A poor young man remarks that the
only advice he gets from capitalists is to
"live within his income" whereas the
difficulty that lie experiences is to live
without an income.


Motives are better than actions. Men
drift into crime. Of evil they do more
than they contemplate, and of good they
contemplate more than they do.


How much does fool weigh gener-
allyl A simple ton.


The prodigal rObs his heir, the miser
robs himself.
Year: 1876

A friend at our elbow says he thinks
u just as reprehensible for women to get
.'gat by lacing as for men to get tight
o.swhisky. Both injure the system. Well,
W none Of our particular BUSINESS any


way Men generally get tight cause its
peasant, and women get tight coructs
Year: 1876




NJ. Blaine is at present a fine picture
Of the gray fox. He is peppery and
:Hlty around the hair, and the crows
feet are in lis eyes-tboSe eyes in the
shape of giibous spheres of amber and
jet, which stand out far enough to see
across tho bridge of his nose. He has
long, Irish face the Irish of the bet
Ter type of squire or hunting gentle
maitland when he rises on his legs
his cleanly stature is not the least Ell
fective part of him. The best legged
men | have ever seen are the Irish
stock. What superb shauks has An
drew G. Curtin! Blaine's mental quail
ties are the subtitle, instantaneous
power you see in base ball player
who can catch the ball over his shou'
der, no matter who bats it. In the
power of catching out the other side
he is unrivaled. His intellect is more
volatile than voluminous, and as an
editor, speech maker, debater, or
schemer there is no particular genius
or compass in what he does.
Year: 1876

To tho President:


The fact that am n candidate for the
office OF Governor in the approaching
election, renders II proper that sur
render the office of which. am the in.
cumbcnt. therefore tender you my
resignation Of the Office Of United States
Marshal for the District OF Louisiana, to
take effect Ms soon N successor is ap.
pointed and qualified. ! avail myself
Of this occasion to express my
high personal regard for you, and my
gratitude for the generous and assuring
confidence which you have bestowed on
me during my official relation TO the
Federal government, extending through
a continuous period OF more than seven
years, much Of the time under circum-
stances Of extraordinary difficulty.


In view Of my relation to the impend-
ing canvass in this State, respectfully
suggest that the vacancy be filed with as
little delay rs is consistent with proper
selection. l have the honor to be you
obedient servant, S. B. PACKARD,


u. S. Marshal.
Year: 1876

facts that they would never otherwise
hear. We hope soon to have them both
in Wheeling.


Another significant item in our Weston
news this morning, is the announcement
that the Democrat newspaper Of that
place, the only paper in the cOnn'
ty, is coming out for Hayes aud
Wheeler to-day, and will hereafter sup
port the Republican ticket. This not
only assures Lewis county TO us beyond
reasonable doubt, but will have potent
influence on the surrounding counties.
The Lewis county Democracy are badly
torn up by internal dissensions. II is
difficult to tell the amount Of disalleCtion
and decentralization among them since the
Phillip convention. The editor OF the
Democrat expressed himself very plainly
in reference to the proceedings of that
Convention, and we presume the County
convention on Friday last will be COM
mented on in the same manner.


All the indications here and elsewhere
in the State are full OF encouragement
for the Republican cause. We trust that
the news we publish this morning will
inspire the party in every county in West
Virginia to put forth its best efforts to
achieve success on the 10th Of October.
Year: 1876

Some Congressional action should now be
taken toward the re-establisment OF the
headquarters of the army at Washington. 1t
is true that the General of the Army, in an
interview, prefers TO attribute his departure
from the national capital to the expensiveness
of living there but this, we believe, is an
explanation that does not cover the whole
case, and stands in lieu of others that the
General did not care to make. But the
reader will get in letter from Washington,
which we give elsewhere, fuller view of the
causes for Sherman's march to the Missis.
sippi than any that the General will proba-
bly, ever give, unless in twenty years from
now he should add another volume or two to
his memoirs" Our letter gives an account
of the cabal by which the War Department
was administered and with Belknap,
Babcock, and the small military syco-
plants of the Secretary in power, it is
evident at once by what small and pitiful
mannuvres they made a retreat from the
capital the only course consistent with the
dignity and sef-respect of the commander.
But the commander should be in Washing
ton and in sympathy with the ministerial
head of the department, and any Secretary
honestly inclined would rather desire than
oppose this.
Year: 1876

somewhat unnecessarily as On object Of hate
to the Northern people. He says the South
erners fight like lively Frenchmen, and the
Northerners like stubborn Englishmen, and
he infers that united they would fight like
the devil.


Most important of all is General Sherman's
unequivocal declaration that he would refuse
nomination for the Presidency. Military
men are not fitted to rule in civil govern
ment, and so he thinks he would not make a
good President. While praising Blaine and
Hayes he confesses his love for Morton.
Year: 1876

Why should the people of New York pay
an exorbitant price for poor gas when they
can obtain better light at reasonable cost
from kerosene or good oil Gas is such
great convenience that it almost entirely ban
ished lamps and candles from our houses.
But it is not convenient for the consumer to
pay an enormous bill quarterly for an illu-
minating gas of which the quality has greatly
deteriorated in the last few years, and which,
in many cases, only serves to make darkness
visible. Nor does he wish to pay for gas he
has never used, the quantity for which he is
taxed being measured by false meters The
result is that in all our cities there is re-
volt against the gas monopolies, and, rs pro-
test, argument and appeal have oil
been unavailing, the people have wisely
adopted more effectual means of bring
ing their plunderers to terms In the
Revolution our great grandmothers patrioti-
cally covenanted not to use British tea and
now thousands of public spirited citizens
refuse to burn gas, and have returned to
lamps Elsewhere we give some important
and interesting information of the move
ment in New York and other cities. In
Brooklyn the municipal government is
seriously considering n proposal to use kero-
sene in the public buildings, and the stock
of the gas companies has perceptibly de-
clined. The effect will be that gas will come
down. We shall have cheaper gas here very
soon if every victim of the gas companies
extortionate prices will send away his meter
| t1a
so common 1t is the policy of the gas com
panies to keep us in darkness in respect to
their gains and our losses, but they have
gone too far in their greed, and the public
will submit no longer.
Year: 1876

THE Coal MINE ExPLosIoN.-It is marvel
Prospect shaft of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company, near Pittston, Pa, was unattended
by loss of life. The spectacle must have
been grand and terrific, and our correspond
ent gives a vivid description of the excite
ment caused by the subterranean noises and
illuminations, which were heard and seen by
the people for miles around the mines. The
early reports of the damage to property were
exaggerated.
Year: 1876

We GIVE THE FULL SroRY to-day OF a terri
BILE accident which occurred on Sunday
night near Harpers Ferry on the Valley
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
A train of cars fell through bridge, and
eleven persons were killed and others seri-
ously injured. The condition of this bridge
will, no doubt, be investigated when suits
for damages are brought before the courts
Those who intend to sue the company
should obtain the testimony of competent
engineers and builders at once; for the
strength of the case depends upon the weak
ness OF the bridge, and the safety of tho pub
lie upon the punishment of carelessness or
neglect.
Year: 1876

The REPoRT of the Rapid Transit Com
missioners will be delivered to the Judges of
the Supreme Court to-day, and at the
General Term those who oppose the route
selected will have full opportunity Of pre-
senting their objections. The report takes
strong ground in favor of an elevated road
on Third avenue, and justly says that its ad-
vantages to the whole city would far outweigh
any temporary losses. II is 10 bc remem-
bered that if we were to wait till everybody
is satisfied with route we should never
have rapid transit at all.
Year: 1876

Mr.. MCKAY, the shipbuilder who is to be
summoned before the House committee ap-
pointed to inquire into alleged swindling in
the Navy Department, declared, 81 am
afraid of no one but the Almighty" We are
glad of this, for the trouble with most of the
favorites of the administration is that they
have not had 'the fear of the Lord before
their eyes"
Year: 1876

THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY will meet to-day
1t is said that President MacMahon will not
send Message An English paper is
authority for the statement that NJ. Dufaure
demands that the Cabinet shall be formed
exclusively from tho Lett, in which event
the Assembly will have some exciting scenes
The action of the republican union and the
opposition Of NJ. Thiers and Jules Simon to
its policy show that the division of the re-
publicans is likely to be a decided one
Year: 1876

THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDoE TAFT, Of Ohio,
rs Secretary of War is another of General
Grants experiments, and one which we
hope will be successful. The new
member of the Cabinet had no
celebrity till now, but he has an un-
blemished private and public reputation
for integrity and ability OF his special
fitness for this oflicc little is as yet known.
II he goes to work earnestly to purify the
War Department and redeem it from the
disgrace cast upon it by his predecessor the
whalA oountrv viii sustain him.
Year: 1876

To CLOSE THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION on
Sunday the only day the people have for
their own, would be an act of Pecksniffian
virtue. If it is to be closed on Sunday it
might as we'll be closed altogether and it is
likely that its success or failure will depend
upon the determination of this question.
Year: 1876

CRUELTY TO THE CHnDBEN.-Let the Leg
islature pass the bill providing for the pre-
vention and punishment of cruelty to chill
dren. Legislation is needed to stop the in
human and immoral traffic in the lives of the
young. 1t is as disgraceful as negro slavery
once remove the stain from her civilization.
Year: 1876

The EXILE OF PRINCE MILAN would be a
startling event in the Eastern war, and if it
be true that he has been escorted TO tho
frontier and republic proclaimed then
Seryia is determined upon open war. Such
an act would be in harmony with the history
and spirit of the Seryians, but the rumor
needs to be confirmed