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Year: 1875

NEEDLE NOT WITH ANoTHER's HICCUPs.
A young gentleman had been told that
sudden shock or fright would cure the hic-
cups, and the other evening, while he was
studying his lesson for the morrow by draw
ing a picture of the schoolna'am on his
slate, his respected progenitor was seized
with fit of hiccups. The old gentleman
was tilted back in his chair, with his feet
resting on the top of the stove, and the
young hopeful concluded TO try the cure on
him. Just as the old man was ''rastling"
with a heart-breaking hic the boy jumped
and yelled "Frer' The old man was just
getting out cuh-cuh, but he never got it
out. He gave jump which tilted over the
chair, and in endeavoring to regain his lost
equilibrium his feet flew up against the
table, upsetting it and student lamp which
stood upon it, and his head landed in the
ashes on the stove hearth. The old lady,
hearing the racket, came running in from the
kitchen and tripped over the old m ans pros
trate form, knocking down whatnot with
lot of glass and China ornaments. When
that boys father arose from the wreck and
shook the ashes and splinters of glass out of
his hair and clothes he was cured OF the hic-
cups, but there was look Of sternness in his
eye. The boy can't play tag now, and he
sits on the edge of the seat at school and lies
on his front when in bed, and silently MUIR
murs that the old man can hiccup his old
head off before he will ever try to cure him.
Year: 1875

The Pennsylvania Legislature is endeavor-
ing to frighten the abductors of Charlie Ross
by passing bill inficting fifteen years i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine upon any person
who shall continue to conceal or have any
knowledge of the concealment of this or any
other child. Wouldn't it be well catch the
hare before determining upon the cuisine?
Year: 1875

JANUARY did not make very favorable
showing in business point of view. There
was large falling off of exports and large
increase of imports. The wheat shipments
were less than million bushels against three
millions on January of last year, and the spe-
Gle shipments nine millions against two and
a quarter millions. .-
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


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

Pinchback is said to assert that unless he is
admitted to bis seat in the senate he Will
make revelations which will overturn the
Kellogg government. By all means then let
him not be admitted. d.-Hart| ford COurdnt.
Year: 1875

THE extent to which Frenchmen are indu-
enced and even governed by brilliant phrases
has received striking illustration in the
French Assembly. During the scassion Of
the constitutional bill an amendment was Of
fered providing that the President shall not
be entitled to assume command of the forces.
Thereupon a supporter of the Septennate
leaped to his feet, and said that President
M'Mahon would resign if the amendment
passed. Of course he didn't put it in that
bald way, but grandiloquently said, ''the hero
of Magenta will resign the executive power if
debarred from drawing his sword in defence
of the country" This pretty sentence Of
course settled the question, and the amend
ment was at once withdrawn.
Year: 1875

While hurling anathemas at the
Central Pacific Railroad the other
evening, Mr.. FrTCH unintentionally
made strong argument in favor Of
the Pacific Coast roads being owned
and operated by Pacific Coast compa-
nies. He said that the most Eastern
camp on the Central Pacific road drew
its supplies from San Francisco and
that the most Western town on the
Union Pacific received its merchandise
from Omaha or Chicago. This was
offered as evidence of discrimination,
and If We accept it as such we must
admit that it shows a discrimination
in favor of ourselves. Suppose the as
sertion of the speaker is true that all
railroads practice this species of dis
elimination, we see at once that if
Ton SooTT is the owner and manager
OF the Southern Pacific road he will


discriminate against the trade of the


West and compel the miners of Ari-


zona to purchase their supplies from


Eastern dealers. The HERALD has
always maintained that if the Western


half of the Southern overland railroad
was built by California company we
should have it completed in short
time and retain the trade ofthe country
through which it passed. We do not
care who builds the road; we have no
Year: 1875




AN ordinance passed by the Com
mon Council makes it an offense
against the peace and dignity of the
city to leave unhitched teams standing
in the streets. Merchants and others
refuse to allow drivers to hitch their
teams to awning posts, and there are
very few hitching posts to be found.
People coming in from the country
find themselves in an awkward posi-
tion. They are fined if they leave
their teams unhitched and they are
ordered not to hitch them to awning
posts. 1t seems that the only way out
of this dilemma is for the Council to
order the erection of hitching posts in
convenient places for the accommoda-
ton of the public.
Year: 1875

preference or prejudice for or against
any company. All we desire is that 1t
shal! be built as speedily as possi-
ble and that 1t shall be operated
by our own people. Mr.. FITCH sus-
tains the HERALD's position while
dealing what he intended should be q
terrible blow to the Southern Pacific
Railroad.
Year: 1875

FITCH says he does not know. that
the Southern Pacific Railroad will ev-
er be completed between this city and
San Francisco. The Company say
the road will be in operation in one
year from to-day. Here is a question
Of veracity between responsible cor
portion and an individual whose rep
utation for lying is better than that
of BARON MUNCHAUsEN.
Year: 1875

MERCY, but the Independent and
Republican speakers are going for
each other with a vengeance. COR
HAM is swinging his ponderous battle
axe with careless indifference to con-
sequences that has made Senator
BooTH extremely cautious about get
ting within its reach.
Year: 1875

A NUMBER of papers in Ohio that
at the opening of the campaign boast
ed of their independence, have re-
Gently placed the Republican ticket at
the head of their editorial columns.
The temptation of Federal patronage
was too strong for their PRINCIPLES.
Year: 1875

GEO. G. GoRHAM has challenged
Senator BooTH to public discussion,
and the Senator does not respond.
BooTH is polished scholar and u
smooth speaker but in rough and
ready debate, he is not the equal of
GORHAM
Year: 1875

Now is your time! No such chance again in
one hundred years! The Bazaar Is selling out
their entire stock of Dry Goods % per cent.
goods business and keep only Gents Furnish
Ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, but a genu-
Inc selling out of our entire stock of Dry
Cry Goods, as } on will find out by calling at
the Bazaar, corner of Main and Requena
streets, opposite the U. S. Hotel. jel7
Year: 1875

WHAT Nor To Do.--A farmer should
not be 50 land grasping to impcril the Il
tie Of what he owns in the attempt to pos
sess all that joins him.


He should not attempt to cultivate
more than he can attend to thoroughly,
nor keep more stock than he can teed
we'll


lie should not put of bis purchase Of
an implement he needs until the work 10
done that requires it.


He should not let his stock run down
in winter so low, that it takes all summer
for them to recruit.


He should not 60 to sleep at night uu
til his plan for the morrow's work 10
thoroughly matured, and his help &C.
quaintcd with their morning duties.


He should not allow his help to attempt
job until he has made plain to them
the de ails of their work.


He should not require too many hours
labor of his men, and should give them
some privileges and take an interest in
their welfare aud prospects.


lie should never give way TO passion
ate language when errors are committed.
Vile words never repair fault, and do
not lessen the chances Of its repetition.


Finally, the farmer who makes mild
decision the rule of his house, who plans
his business properly. has personal super
vision OF his work is satisfied with small,
sure gains, will pass through life serene
ly, and leave a fair legacy to his children
of worldly goods, and better still an m.
sullied reputation.
Year: 1875

Some Of our contemporaries are un-
der the impression that the develop
ments made in the investigation of the
Pacific Mail subsidy affair will require
the new House of Representatives to
take action upon the case of Bill King
formerly Postmaster of the House who
has been elected member of the next
Congress, in order that it may be as
certained when he committed perjury
in evidence which he gave before a
Congressional committee, and is there.
fore unworthy to be member of Con-
gress. As the next House will be an
Opposition one, very likely it will be
proper to take this subject up; but the
existing House instead of regarding
perjury as q crime appear to think that
swift and hard swearer is entitled to
peculiar honor, for the reason, probab-
ly, that conscientious scruples will not
be likely to interfere with his party use-
fulness. At least one would suppose this
to be the moral code of the House from
the fact that members who We're among
the holders Of Credit Mobilier shares,
and who swore persistently that they
had never touched the unclean things,
Notwithstanding that their ownership
har. been fully proved, had been placed
at the head OF some of the most impor-
tant committees. This Congress makes
its own record, and its members must
expect te be judged by it,
Year: 1875

The CONVENIENCE OF HAVING A CoUR1
IN WILMINGTON. oN.-Have our people evel
considered what convenience it would


be to have the Courts held in our city


Now. when person is summoned as a


witness be has to 60 over to New Castle
and hang about the court house there,
neglecting his business until the case
in which he is summoned is called.
The lawyers dare not give him permis-
sion to 60 home for the case may be
called at any time and lost for the want
of witnesses who cannot be summoned
from their homes or business places in
this city and got over there in time.


Now if our Courts were here the Gus
tom of other City Courts could be fol-
lowed and witnesses be permitted to
stay at their homes or places of busi-
ness. with the understanding that they
were to be sent for whenever they were
wanted. This is a matter which inter-
ests everybody. for any one may be
called on to become witness. There
is but one way Of accomplishing the es-
tablishment of Court in this city,
proposed at present, and that is by the
division of this county. which will at
the same time give Wilmington two
members in the State Senate and four
or five members in the House. 1t will
add nothing Of Importance to our peo-
pies taxes and secure at once their con-
venience and their rights We cannot
afford therefore to be Indifferent in the
matter -Erery Evening.
Year: 1875

Ben Butler is said to have expressed
to a reporter of the Washington Chron-
icle "grave fears and gloomy forbod-
ings" in regard to the future of the
country. This despondent state Of old
Ben's feelings may arise from his want
Of confidence 10 the craftsmanship Of
his successors, Doubtless the Massa-
chusetts representative thinks no one
is SO fully capable Of taking care of the
interests Of the Republican party as
himself; but perhaps the Ship Of State
will sail on as steadily after Bcn's re-
tirement from the helm as she ever did
under his guidance Be that az it may
no man ever retired from public life
leaving fewer persons to regret his loss,
and followed by as many and as deep
and heartfelt execrations and wishes
for his lasting seclusion as this social
pest, and whether the nation will get
along as we'll without him or not, there
is probably not single respectable or
decent individual in the entire country
but who is perfectly willing to make
the trial; and could he carry with him
into his seclusion several Of his con-
gressional and party associates, bis re-
tirement would be all the more graft
flying.


No doubt large portion of Buffers
dependency was caused by his antici-
pations of the defeat of the "Force
BILL" or as it has been appropriately
termed, "Grant's third term BILL" On
the passage Of that bill rested the hopes
for success, in great measure, of the
Radical party in 1876 Aware that
they cannot possibly succeed by fair
means, these men, in their desperation.
would gladly have passed that bill to
place unlimited power in the hands of
man who has proved himself SO unit
for it, and would use it without scruple
to elect himself, to the office he is 50
lily fitted for. third time.


But perhaps Mr.. Buffers gloomy
forebodings as to coming troubles, arise
from his knowledge Of the aim and in
tentions of Grant and his Radical allies
and satellites. That they have been
trying BY every means in their power
to drive the Southern people to another
revolt is patent to all observers of their
public acts. All the Objectionable and
obnoxious measures which they have
passed all the military interfsrences
with elections; all overturning Of State
governments and constitutions have
been done with that one object in view
Year: 1875

ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. On this
18th day of March the Forty third Con-
gress marches forth-steps down and
cut. At noon Thursday there will be a
concentrated sigh Of relief all over the
land Of relief. because the body Of
Congress is releg4ted to condition Of
disintegration. in which it can dc no
more legalized harm; and a sigh be-
cause while it had legal entity that
body did deeds which will 90 far to-
wards indorsipg the allegation that our
republican form of government is fail
urs. But We must never "despair Of
the republic" The whole body of the
people has shown itself aroused to the
dangers Of the hitherto supinenss, and
their votes at the November election
indicated determination to inaugurate
cleansing Of the Augean stables In
the future there will be, no doubt, less
Of the trickery Of party mongers appar-
ent in our national councils, aud a con
sequent diminution # the attendance
upon the partisan Legislation which has
so long cursed the nation. At all
events there is consolation in belief
that the lowest depths of our national
degradation is already reached. and
that resurrection is not only possible,
but very probable.-BaH Sun.
Year: 1875

DIVISION OF THE COUNTY it.
Its component parts are incongruous.
We of the northern hundreds are the
Cinderillas of our southern sisters; we
do most Of the work, pay nearly all the
taxes. and get but little in return
Wilmington has great future, to re-
alize it she must be cut loose from the
rustic bearing Of the Levy Court, which
is incapable of understanding her wants,
and hence unified to intelligently direct
her march to prosperity. Leave New
Castle to its maiden glory Of being the
capital Of county. The three northern
hundreds can well take care of them
selves. In the proposed division we
will more nearly approach the idea of
Home Rule, for the reason that the
wants. habits and productions Of the
people require homogeneous policy
Year: 1875


Mr. EDITOR:


This day the Forty-Third Gen.
gress at Washington expires and
with it the Republican majority in the
lower House. May no human being
ever be able to find their political grave
Conceived in iniquity. born in sin, its
history from beginning to end, has been
one Of blood. outrage and wrong. ol
the most diabolical and intolerable kind
ever inflicted on an enlightened people.
1t is useless to enumerate, at this time,
the long list of outrages and usurpations
perpetrated on the American people by
the party in power for the last IL OF
Is years. Inch by inch, step by step
they have violated all decent legisla-
tion. and history will record it as The
blackest era in the political record Of
the nineteenth century. We did think
and hope, they would take heed to the
warning voice which came up from the
people in the last elections. which spoke
in unmistakeahle tones Of disapproval Of
their acts but not so. 1t is said whom
the Gods wish to destroy, they first
make mad. They have gone on from
one degree Of wrong to another until
their diabolical schemes have culmi-
mated in the passage Of the infamous
civil rights bill. Men of Delaware.
who is responsible for the passage of
this last act I? Who voted to rescind
the rules to enable the House to get a
vote on the bill, and when the bill came
up to be voted on, and he knew his
vote was not needed for its passage
sculked around and voted against it !?
Where is Jimmy Lo6and ? May be he
can give some information on the SUBJ
ject. A BLUE HENS CHICKEN.


March 4th, 1875.
Year: 1875

Ito provoke the people Of the South,
to whom these things are supposed to
be most CALLING, to another revolt. in
the hope Of deceiving the Northern
people into again ''rallying to the pro-
lection Of the flag and the Union" that
they may be enabled to retain their
hands upon the government and ride
again to power over the sufferings Of
the people. Had the Force bill been
passed by Congress they would have
had an apparent legal sanction for their
contemplated acts of violence and in
Justice in the Southern States, and an
excuse for their premeditated crimes,
but the defeat of that bill has deprived
them Of that greatly desired cloak for
their Sins, and they are doubtful of how
the people Of the North and West will
view further illegal and tyrannical in
terfering with the rights of the South
ern States and their people. Hence
their dependency. The prospects for
third lease of power to their figure
head are daily decreasing. and their
hopes of provoking the Southern people
to another rebellion are greatly les
ssned Well may the people Of Amer
lea rejoice and chant 7e Deums from
every shrine, that these uDscrupulous,
unprincipled, lawless men, whose every
thought is vile, whose every intention
is corrupt, and who would hesitate at
no villainy, however great might be
the distress entailed upon the country,
in order to accomplish their aims and
aspirations, are removed from the con-
troll of the government.
Year: 1875

STATE AID TO CoRpoRATIoNs.- There


is an cid and familiar aphorism which


says IF you want to keep your credit


up. pay your money down. the truth


of which we opine will be disputed BY


nobody. Another piece of wholesome


advice which. if followed, would be a


most excellent preventative of bank


ruptcy is, "Pay as you CO. The lat


ter. while it is always good and sound,


may not always be expedient. but the


former can. and should, be always


borne in mind. BY paying your money


and meeting your obligations aohes they


are due you will always be'able to keep


your credit up to the very highest


point.


This advice is equally as applicable


to States as to individuals. The rev.


enue Of a State, even so wealthy State


as Delaware, has limit somewhere.
and to keep the expenses within that
limit is the duty of those who manage
the affairs Of the State. individuals
are frequently led into financial diff
Guilty and ruin by endorsing the obli-
gatiens of others, who fail to realize
theiI great expectations Of gain in their
speculative schemes. So State, which
lends its credit and gives aid too freely
and recklessly, runs great risk of in
solvency and ruin. Delaware has now
most excellent credit. Her bonds are
held at more than their par value, and
eagerly sought for investments. But
if our legislators lend her credit to
every projected railroad scheme that
asks it, and grants subsidies to every
corporation that seeks them, how long
will she be able to maintain her high
standard of financial credit? When
State aid is given, or State credit
loaned. to expensive enterprises it
should be confined to such as will ben
eft the people Of the whole State and
not Of one particular part only. Thus
the granting Of aid to railroad which,
like the Delaware, runs the whole
length Of the State, is equally beneficial
to the people of all three counties alike.
But railroad which runs through only
a particular, and very small portion Of
New Castle county, or through certain
portions Of Kent or Sussex counties, is
d mere local affair, beneficial. directly,
to the inhabitants of that special local
ity, and it is unjust and unreasonable
to fritter away the States funds, or
her credit, in aid Of such
ocal undertakings; the more especially
in times like the present when the f.
nances Of the people are in such de-
plorabls plight, when every increase of
taxation would fall with such heavy
weight upon them. Every vote cast
by members of the Legislature in favor
of such measures is just that far vio-
lation Of their implied pledges to legis-
late 10 the best advantage and interest
If the people Of the whole State. In
the name, and on behalf, of the people
of this section, we do most earnestly
protest against the passage Of any or
al Of the so-called subsidy bills appro-
priatiug the funds or credit of the State
20 local enterprises whose benefits must
necessarilysbe confined to a very lin
tied proportion of the States popula-
tion.
Year: 1875

Since assuming its new typographical
dress, the Cecil Democrat is one of the
handsomest papers that comes to our
Office. We are heartily glad to see this
marked improvement as the Democrat
is one of our best as we'll as favorite
exchanges.
Year: 1875

maintained by propwood, and it is found
wrought to form roof In the lower three
feet the benchs have two thin partings of
slate intcrStratitied with the coal which
takes the miner some time to clean them
Along Georges Creek the miner can mine
and load as much coal by leaving the bench
es unmined as by lifting them, and as the
seam is still of ample height to admit the
hauling horses, it is thought good policy by
the mine supcrntcndents not to mine them
all. In the mines of the Consolidation com
pany the benches are mined with the other
part of the coal, but tie roof coal'is left un-
wrought. In the mines of the Hampshire
coal and iron company and the Phoenix
however-situatcd on the Potomac-the
roof slate is said TO be more compact, and
both roof and bench coal is bodily removed
the full height being nearly fourteen feet,
and the average yield per acre $4,000
tons, the removed, the full height being
nearly fourteen, feet and the average Weld
per acre 1900 tons, the remainder beng
lost in crushed pillars


In thus abandoning these benches of coal
and making their future extraction impossl-
bic, wanton crime not against postcritv
alone, is being committed The aggregate
yield Of $4,000 acres Of coal of an average
thickness of eleven feet, would be 24S, 1885,
6G6 tons, which at the present rate of min
ing would last upward of 100 years. De
ducting one-half for crushed and lost pill
lars and top coal left for roof, and there
would be left coal supply from tins mag
nltlccnt bed for over half century to come
Since the first shipments were made in
1912 there has been but 26,33S ,GSl tons
mined, equal to 800 acres were all the coal
got already the cry has been raised, and
not without sCmc rcason--Owing to the
wasteful manner Of mining in practice
that the practical exhaustion Of the big
ton, will occur within the next twenty
years The owners and operators of the
Cumberland coal ion may content them
selves with the thought that there are mum
bers of valuable beds of coal of good
workable thickness in store, but the
practical fact is that there is not another bed
III the whole extent of the basin which will
yield, after slate and other impurities are
extracted an equal number Of tons per acre
to that let i'll the mines TN the benches
alone. Were it possible 10 reopen the
mines, after Tie whole domain has been
wrought over, it would pay the operators
better TO mine out this bench coal than any
other seam of the series.


ANDREW Roy