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Year: 1876

The way in which people Interested
themselves in Miss Moggaridge's affairs
would have been curiosity In itself any
where but in the sea-coast town where
Miss Moggaridge lived. But there 1t had
become SO much a matter OF course Tor one
neighbor to discuss the various bearings oil
all the incidents In another neighoors lie
and, If unexplained facts still remained,
to supply the gap from fancy.-in addition
to the customary duty of keeping the other
neiyhbor's conscience, that 1t never struck
soul among all the worthy tribes there
that they were doing anything out OF the
way in go.siping. wondering ,cOnjeclurlng,
aud declaring this. that, aud the other,
about Miss Moggaridge's business, after
fashion that would hsye made any one but
herself perfectly wild.


But Miss Moggaridge was placid old
soul, and the fact OF her neighbOrs' gossip
implied censure which perhaps she felt
to be not altogether undeserved, while on
the other hand, their wonder was not en-
tirely uncomplimentary. she found herself
able to disregard them altogether, and In
answer TO query, complaint or expostuia-
ton. concerning her wicked waste which
was to make woful want, always met her
| interlocutor with the sweet and gentle
words, The Lord will provide"


Poor Miss Moggaridge's father had been
that extraordinary phenomenon, clergy
man, possessed not only Of treasure in
Heaven, but Of the rustier and more cor
ruptible treasure, by the way, which he
did not have time to scatter t. the 1oui
winds in person, as it was left to him oy On
adTirer TO whom his great sermon on tht
Seventh Seal had brought spiritual peace)
but few years before his death, which
happened suddenly; aud the property wal
consequently divided according to his las
will and testament between Two OF hi
children. giving them each a modest com


potency, but leaving the third 10 shin fo


himself as he always had done. The hrs
Year: 1876

Pudding THE New BAsIN.-The pud-
ding clay has been spread over the bot
tom of the upper portion of the new ba-
sin, and work will soon commence on
the walls. Portions of the lower ba sin
are also being puddled.
Year: 1876

WILL Messrs. Ladue x Erb please rise and explain, or at least let us know what we have done to forfeit the courtesy of an exchange? We have not receiv- ed copy of the Herald now for the past five days, and although we get both the Star and Gazette which we hold in high esteem, we do not like to be deprived thus ruthlessly of such valuable and able exchange as the Herald. If this is an oversight the gentle manly preprietors will please cor rect; and ifintentional in scratch. ing the DEMOCRAT from their list, will they please be so kind as to state their grounds for such action.
Year: 1876

One of our old subscribers came to us yesterday and hand ed us $1.50 for the renewal of his subscription. His time had expired three weeks ago. We had sent him a couple of copies with the X mark on them after his time was out to warn him to renew, but like dozens of others, he had been careless about it and consequently missed one weeks paper. What was the consc- quence? Thls; when he handed us his $1.50 yesterday he said he would have saved just $25 if he had renewed his sub scription 50 as not to have mis, sed a paper. We are sorry fol our friend, and hope it will be . lesson to him, and that others may profit by this warning and renew so as not to miss a single number of the DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1876

READ the very generous offer of two papers for the price of one Our paper alone is worth many times the price of subscription, but realizing the necessity of get ting our people to read more and keep better posted, we are deter mined to offer inducements which no one can resist, so we have made arrangements by which we are enabled to offer good paper as a premium to every new sub scriber who shall subscribe foi the DEMOCRAT within the next GO days. Just think of it, two good newspapers twelve months fol $l.50. Send in your names and if you are not satisfied at the enc of the year we will refund youl money.
Year: 1876

-SUBscRIBERs still come tumb- ling in. During the present week we have added to our list the names of some of the best and and most respected men in our county; such as Maj. David West, the old veteran of Dover town ship and Mir. c. L. Brewton, of Liberty. We hope our friends will do all they can land they can do very much, for us for we ex- pect to have to work hard and do a great deal of gratuitous work during the campaign of this eventful year. We wish every voter in Pope county to be thor oughly posted on the situation this year, and if our friends will aid us to place the DEMOCRAT in every family we promise that the voters of Pope county shall be prepared to cast their votes intel ligently this fall, and that they shall not be imposed upon by false teachers.
Year: 1876

lecture this subject was delivered last evening
by Mr. Douglas before large audience, who for up


ward OF al hour and q hal. were entertained With
vivid descriptions OF the Egyptian customs IN ancient
Year: 1876

This estimable lady and charming actress will
on Noncay light next commences an engagement
at the National theatre, when she will appear in
her original role Of Fanchoo. Miss Mitchell Is 50
well known that che needs but to appear to be
shown that her efforts as true and faithful
artistic are fully recognized and appreciated.
All have either seen or heard OF her Fsnchon. 1t
is therefore, unnecessary for us to enter into de-
tail concerning il.
Year: 1876

1t is very evident that very much
damage has already accrued to the
Tropical fruit-growers of Southern


California by the minute insect called
the Tropical Fruit Tree Destroyer,
yet we have cause to be thankful that
we are no worse off than W care. We
have many an orange grove that has
few or no signs of the insects work,
and now that the real destroyer has
been found the labor of maintaining
the orchard in healthy state will be
carried out by wide-awake, energetic
Horticulturists. We cannot afford to
lose the immense revenue that yearly
accrues to this section by the these
beautiful and delicious fruits. So
salable are they that dealers take them
directly from the trees paying hand
some price for them. When the trees s
are kept in good condition by careful
pruning and mot allowing over-bear,
the roots kept sound and healthy, the
fruit allowed to ripen on the tree, it is
rare to find better or more delicious
fruit than is raised here. The discov-
cry of the enemy of our Tropical fruit
trees is bound to mark new era in this
branch of our industries. People who
have here and there dying tree know
where to look for the disease. Those
who have dead trees will dig them up
and destroy the vermin. Those hav-


ing perfectly healthy trees will be
constantly on the lookout lest in an


unguarded moment the enemy should
take complete possession and the little
signs such as gum oozing from the
bark, &c. will be at once noticed. Ex-
aminatiOns should be made and reme-
dies applied at once and this evil will


be wiped out. 1t is to be hoped that
the source of these insects may soon
be ascertained, as Mr.. Gay informs us
that he has sent samples of these roots
and insects to men of science in this
and other States as we'll as continuing
examinations himself During the
meantime the grower should be so
interested in the work of examination
and care of his trees that not another
one shall be lost. Examinations
should not be postponed until the foli-


age is yellow and withered. If there
are those who have not seen some
of the many articles that have already
been written and published on the
subject, it might be well for them to
consult by letter or otherwise with


Leslie f. Gay, who has had much ex-
perience on this subject, and whose
advertisement may be found in an
other column. He may be found at
Mr.. Chas. Haas place on Main street.
Year: 1876

tity. To be devout, Christian-like and
religious, in the proper sense Of the
term, does not require one to go up
and down the street with covering
of sack-cloth and ashes, with a
long and lugubrious countenance
looking as if we bad lived upon the
vinegar of existence all our days, and
had never partaken of the draught of
human enjoyment; but if there is any
thing in the theory of religion, we are
taught to recognize that in all our ac-
tions the more natural and humane
we are the better is our religion. Re-
ligion is one thing, worship quite
another. The former is but an ac-
kowledgement of an obligation; wor-
ship is an act of reverence, love and
respect to superior, or one that is ac-
knowledged as such. The latter
comes from the heart, and in its ex-
pressions the tenderest and most
chaste utterances are given. 1t is not
material, bnt in the fullest extent of
the meaning of the term, is ideal, and
yet in the highest degree human, and
in answer to those who in the land of
the Puritans, whose memory will ever
be sacred, we may say that In this
centennial year our people to whom
their honest fervor gave tone and an
elevated idea of the proprieties of life,
have learned that nature herself is a
mother and teacher, and from her
bosom we can draw by inspiration
lessons of Christianity and pure relig-
ion that no catechism nor creed can
teach. BY her we are taught the
brotherhood of man, and that no sac
rilege is perpetrated by rational EN-
joyment of the gifts of nature, wheth.
er on Sunday, Thanksgiving day or
on Fast day. One may worship,
pray or fast in the groves which were
Goods first temples with as much
devotion as if in church or a cathe-
dral. He may pour forth his hearts
fullest emotion under the broad arch
of heaven as we'll as In the gilded and
imposing surroundings of the sanctu-
ary. Sincerity is the essence of relig-
ion and worship alike. The day has
passed when the straight-laced deco
rum of ancient days bound our fore
fathers down to rigid regime. We
are century older than we were a
hundred years ago, and have profited
by our experiences. We have a high
regard for our New England connex-
ions, but they must enlarge their line
of vision, and as HORACE GREELEY
used to say, come West and be civil
lied.
Year: 1876

To those who have been away from
the surroundings and the associations
of New England for a number of years
return to the old scenes would be as
much of novelty as trip to the An
tipodes. With US change of scene
and surroundings have wrought cor
responding alteration in our train of
thought and method of conduct;-in a
word we have become naturalized.
We are more familiar with nature in
her fairest garb and most attractive
proportions-and seeing her as we
have who live upon the verge of the
civilization of the country in all her
moods we can but learn the lesson


that from Mother Nature we are
taughtlto look to Natures God. An
old and familiar journalistic contem-
porary, the Boston transcript, con-
graduates the community that the
Governors Fast Day proclamation
contains so much of the devoutness
and pious spirit of the Puritan days of
the old Commonwealth, and our
valued exchange expresses the hope
that so long as the Puritan's Fast Day
is observed, it will be in accordance
with the spirit of those who inaugu-
rated the festival, if we may use that
term. The Governor expresses the
hope that the occasion will not be re-
garded as holiday and given up to
out-of-door enjoyments, but the Puri-.
tan rigidity of ancient days may be
preserved. While it cannot be denied
that the spirit of the Puritans has had
much to do with the tempering of our
customs, and elevating our standard
of morals and tastes to high plane of
refinement, yet we must admit that
this happy development has been the
means of opening out susceptibilities
to keener appreciation of the more
chaste excellencies of creation. We
are taught by this rigA system that
it is but the key that shows US through
the door of enlightenment and pro-
gression, that the heBrt's most sincere
devotion is in the exercise of our nat
ural instincts in their primitive chas-
Year: 1876

Among the many prominent men of
genius, whose superior intellectual
ability and practical aptness for pub
lie service in our country there is none
who stands more prominent than Hon.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR. AS scholar he
has few superors, and as statesman
scarcely an equal, yet he would not
be an available candidate for the Pres
idency, as has been proved already.
But for clearness of intellect, and
soundness of judgment he has not
superior. He remarked in his late
speech in Utica that the great issue
before the people is now-"which par
ty shall have the highest aim?-which
party shall stand upon the highest
plane of patriotism? which party shall
outstrip the other in the great and no.
BILE effort to restore, to build up, and
make our country glorious?"-This is
the real issue of the hour. 1t is easy
to lament over the ruin scattered
broadcast over the land because of be-
trayed trusts, and the disgraceful de-
bris that lie in the track of the merce-
nary and ambitious, but it is no easy
task to point out the remedy that will
restore our political and social equilib-
rum. Mr.. SEYMOUR rightly appreci-
ates the situation when he expresses
the idea that we have serious task
before us. We say it in no factious
spirit, but the nation recognizes that
the times are sadly demoralized. We
are not so much seeking leader, but
on looking for remedy, we are called
upon to exhaust the fullest powers of
human ingenuity to find corrective
that will work a permanent cure.
Whoever the successful candidate may
be in the coming political contest, he
must and will be one who so appreci-
ates our condition, and so fully pos
sesses the necessary qualifications for
office, and the executive ability that
in its exercise from our present chaot-
ic condition, the ancient and honered
harmony can be restored under his ad-
ministration. A strict adherence to
our old-time discipline is needed, and
a thorough social and political revolu-
tion is demanded. 1t is alleged that
those who advocate reform are unable
or have failed to produce plan by
which evils are to be corrected, and
hence their protestations are pro-
nounced merely words, that sound as
the emptiness of the roaring blast.
The remedy is plain and the people
are sincere in their demands for a
change. We have but to return to the
customs of the times of former years
and compel our officials to adhere to
the rules that governed when harmony
reigned throughout the land, and to
so remodel our social customs that in
all our movements we live according
to the natural laws of society, and all
of the evils we now complain of will
vanish. Political organizations can
not work the cure. The root of the
evil lies in the social and political de-
pravity of the time. We have conf
dence in the good sense of the people,
and have faith in their discretion. Mr..
SEYMOUR is right, and we believe
that he will see bis theories demon
strated.
Year: 1876

the animosity of the Senator's paper
to the Southern Pacific, and therefore
cannot be considered in the demand
for reduction of rates. Practical
business men fully understand the
law of supply and demand, and Will
reply to the unreasonable comments
of our cotemporary that the moment
railroad companies find they can re-
duce rates without subjecting them
selves to too great loss they invariably
do so. Why does not the ErpresS
practice what it breaches. The pa
per would be dear enough at half the
price now asked for it, and the reduc-
tion might possibly slightly increase
its circulation.
Year: 1876

AT this time, when the laboring
masses are using every honorable and
legal means in their power to lay be-
fore Congress the injurious effects of
Chinese immigration on our State, it
is in exceeding bad taste on the part
of the Express to designate those Ia
boring masses as unknown and ire
sponsible parties" By the use of such
terms the Express may add something
to its popularity with the Chinese,
but we doubt if it will increase its cir
culation among white men and wo-
men.
Year: 1876




According to the Express the lab
oring classes are not responsible citi-
zens. This Chinese plague crushes
the prosperity of the bone and sinew
of Los Angeles and yet paper is
found base enough to cast slurs on the
working men whose rights are invad-
ed. The following is from the Erpress
of last night:


The suggestion made in yesterdays
EXPRESS, advising the responsible
citizens of Los Angeles to take steps
to give public expression to the opin-
ion here in reference to the Chinese
question, has met with general favor.
We should not leave this important
public question to the hap-hazard
handling of unknown and irresponsi.
BILE parties.


We hope the unknoWn and i,respon-
Sible parties (laboring mem will note
the phraseology. In the opinion of the
Express the rights of laboring men
are not to be respected, they being
only irresponsible parties.


THE Express editors want the Chi
nese question taken out of the hands
of the mechanics and laboring men,
who are injured by them, and put, per-
chance, into the hands of the capital
lists who hire Cinnamon to the exclu-
sion of white men. We hope the la
boring men and producing class of Los
Angeles will remember this treachery
to their interests. The poor men who
are engaged in this Chinese movement
are not rich enough to subsidize the
Express so it calls the laborers and
mechanics irresponsible classes. OF
course, these poor men have no Santa
Monica lots and can not loan the inn
pecunious paper any funds to pay its
increasing debts and the editors can
see no merit or virtue unless it is
clothed in broadcloth or has a gliding
of gold.
Year: 1876

The most prominent building in the
world to-day is the old State House in
Philadelphia. If you go there and all
in at old Independence Hall, you can
see the old cracked bell, the original
Declaration of Independence, and the
genuine commission issued 20 WASH
ington as Commander-in-C Chief of our
armies. These relics are attracting
much attention.
Year: 1876

WE have read the Presidents
speech at the opening of the Centen-
nial. We will aver that Secretary
FISK, the Sancho Panza of the White
House did not write it. We will take
it for Granted that it is an original
effusion.
Year: 1876

At the meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Fourth of July cele-
bration yesterday reports were re-
ceived from the Literary and Fire
works Committees, after which the
Committee went into an election of
Marshal of the Day. They selected
Under Sheriff H. M. Mitchell for the
position.
Year: 1876

CHICAGO has as bad time between
the contestants for the Mayoralty as
we have between the Council and the
Board of Public Works. The Mayor
atty contest in the Queen City is hot
but ours is hotter.
Year: 1876

Green Clay Smith has accepted the
Temperance nomination for President,
and proposes to make good terms with
the Democratic and Republican par
ties, or inaugurate a campaign that
will sweep the board in 1884.
Year: 1876

Gen. Sherman says he does not con-
cur in the apprehensions concerning
the safety of the frontier towns on ac-
count of the employment of troops in
the field against the hostile Indians.
He does not think that all the damage
is attributable to Indians, but to some
bad white men. He says that the war
department does not give very recent
adyices from the Black Hills, and he
does not know what is going on there.
So far as the matter of furnishing
arms to settlers is concerned for their
own protection, he was positive in his
assertion that the government would
not comply with the request made up.
on the President, and he thought ii
was absurd to consider such prOpO'
sitiOn. The President, having been


applied to for troops to aid in protect
ing some of the frontier settlements
has responded that it is impossible fol


him to do so, as they are now all upor
! the march in the pending campaign
which will take the whole summer.
Year: 1876

A favorite way of bleeding the
Heather Chinee in San Francisco, aside
from the quarterly ''license, which
he is obliged to ray by way of a forced
contribution, is to arraign him for
some petty violation of the law and
give him the alternative of paying an
enormous fine or going to the county
Jail. If he goes to Jail his pigtail is
cut off, which is to every chinaman a
terrible social and moral degradtion.
Rather than lose his pigtail the
heathen will permit himself to be
robbed of his last dollar. This is a
great deal meaner way to discourage
Chinese immigration than it would be
to lead out a few prominent Celestials
and assassinate them in an open and
becoming manner.
Year: 1876

The head of the Turkish revolution,
Mudhen Paslla, exacted promise from
the new ruler that he will get along
without seraglio, but when every.
thing is again quiet all lie will have to
do will he to chop old Mud-hen's head
off, and then do as he pleases.
Year: 1876

In eleven months, according to the
treasury statement, the circulation of
national banks has been reduced about
twenty nine millions, the withdrawal
of notes in May amounting to over two
millions. Nearly half a million in
legal tenders have been withdrawn
from circulation in the last month.
Year: 1876

The reports constantly being added
to those from Meadville, Pa, Of the
disgusting exhibitions of Tilton in a
drunken condition do not serve to
strengthen the sympathy which many
people have felt for him.
Year: 1876

The almost incredible statement is
telegraphed from London that the
treasury of the ex.sultan, seized by
the revolutionary cabal, contained a
hundred million piasters. Ills refusal
to surrender any part of this enormous
and useless hoard for the defense of
the nation, provoked and justified the
expulsion of this miserly son Of the
prophet from his throne.
Year: 1876

An old detective at Troy says: s'1f
I desired to train my son for a detect.
per reporter. That, beyond any other
business, is the business that makes
stupid men smart, ordinary men able,
and capable men brilliant; and what
an experienced reporter cannot detect
is not worth detecting.
Year: 1876

According to previous notice the con-
gregation of the Congregational Church
met at the church on Thursday evening
to take into consideration the resignation
Of the pastor, Rev. j. L. Maile. Some
of the society thought that Mr.. Maile
had not presented bis resignation-that
he simply wished to rest few months
while he might fave an opportunity,
and recruit bis health, and that any ac-
ton by the society in accepting his res
ignation would be premature. and in
fact resigning him. Others understood
that Mr.. Maile intended the society to
understand that he had resigned his
charge here. -,


After talking the matter over pretty
fully, it was decided that it was best if
possible to keep the church open; and
to that end the trustees were instructed
to procure supply for the pulpit as soon
as they could do so; and for length of
time that they might find it necessary;


We think the action taken is wise, for
it certainly would be detrimental to the
interests of the church, as well as to the
pubhc at large, to have the church
closed.
Year: 1876

The developments OF the past few days
show that Cheboygan contains some
sneak thieves. Tuesday night they Wis
tied r. E. Prattis clothes line and took
away some underclothing. Itwould seem
also, that the thieves spent the night in
the sparlors- of the skating rink, aud
not only this, but they desecrated it by
turning it into a kitchen. They stole
some chickens. They were hungry, so
they built up a fire in the old stove and
cooked them. Just hoy many chickens
there were. or where they were stolen
from as yet is not known. A pair of
drawers were left there which had the
appearance of having been just taken
from line. These were not Pratt's there.
fore it is evident they called at some 9TH
er clothes line besides his. The noise
the vagabonds made in the rink was heard
and the light seen, but no one thought it
worth while to examine into the matter.
There is no clue to the perpetrators of
this rascality. Until they are brought to
justice, our citizens would do well to


look little out" for theft chickens,
clothes lines, or anything else of a NOV
able nature.