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Year: 1876

Over the signature Of 'Independ-


entn q correspondent of the evening
Republican takes exceptions TO the
HERALD's remarks on the demise of
the Independent party and after as
suming that it was to the voters who


had acted with the Independent or


ganization that Democrats owe their
victory las Fall, threatens that un.
less the Democratic Legislative record
closes more satisfactorily than it Las
commenced, these same independent
voters will throw the next election to
the Republicans. All this is entirely


foreign to the intent and purpose of
the paragraph in the HERALD, which
simply all .G to the official announc-


ment Of the death of the Independent
party and the surren er by its State
Central Committee Of its archives to
the Republican State Central COM
mittee. This was the action of the party
leaders aud we believe 1t will not be
deniel that tho ,e leaders were in the
main reneg ide Republieans-Repub-
licans who left the old PARTY l,cll Sc
they could not control It and for Its
good. They saw that the people be-
ing dissatisfied with the extravagant
course the Administration vas ursu-
ing yet not willing to trust tie DEM
ocratic party ere ready to support
any organiza ion that promised re-
trenchm u t and rsfa m. They seized
upon this fe eling and organized new
party uader lie name of the Indepen-
dent party. Its anks rapidly filled
with voters ire IN 9th be Democrat
Year: 1876

ic and Republican parties and in
few months the new organization
was the dominant party of the
State. Had its leaders been
composed of men acting from princi-
pie and devoted to the interests of the
people, it would have retained its pow
er and majority to this day. But it
was wanting in those elements. Its
leaders were place hunters and dema-
gogues whose sole purpose was office
and spoils and the party that num-
bered in its ranks many of the best
men of both the old organizations,
soon became demoralized and died an
early and unregretted death. Now
what has become of the rank and file
of the Independent party? Have
these voters affiliated with either the
Democratic or Republican parties?
We do not think they have. Many of
the voters who left the Republican par
ty to become Independents We're DEM
ocrats who left their party at the open
ing of the Rebellion, Naturally th Sc
men would, after the Independent ex-
pertinent, return to their old allegiance
and the result of the late gubernatori-
al election indicated general inclina.
ton to pursue this course. The unsat-
isfactory record of the Democratic
majority in the Legislature ias how
ever checked the tide and whether it
will gather head and go on again or
turn back upon itself and flow into
the Republican camp depends almost
altogether on the action of the now
dominant Democracy. We are not
of those who hold that party name re-
tains its olden influence. The death
of King caucus; the defiance Of the
party lash and the Indifference to par
ty name all point with the unerring
certainty of the needle to the pole,
that the people have learned the ant
of reading, thinking and acting for
themselves. The name Democracy
has lost its magic inf uence unless ac-
companied by the grand old principles
on which the party was found
ed. The higher law battle cry Of
the Republicans Will no longer gather
voters around the standard of that par
ty unless action follows close on the
heels of promise. Parry name and
King Caucus lie crushed and power
less beneath the heel of intelligent in
dependence. The day is dawning
when no honest man will cast ballot
on account of the party whose candi-
date it represents. If they hope for
success at the polls and future endorse
ment from the people, the leaders of
both the Democratic and Republican
parties must learn that the voters not
only require promises from Their SER
wants but fulfillment to the letter of
those promises. The rank and file OF
the Independent party will enroll
themselves with the party whose rec
ord offers the mos. satisfactory proof
of honest, economical and intelligent
administration. That of the Republi-
can party is full of stains and blemish-
es. That of the Democracy is new,
and extends back but few months,
but it is Objectionable in many respects
and unless there is an early and rad
ical change for the better, will not, We
fear, prove more acceptable than that
oftheir old antagonist. We repeat that
the voters of the Independent party
have not yet decided with which OF
the two great parties they will affiliate
and their choice depends entirely on
the actions of those parties them
selves.
Year: 1876

rooms, situated on Center street; lot 5Oxl00
feet. Water is supplied TO this house by the
City Water Company. The location is close
to the business part Of the city. Here is
grand chance for bargain.
Year: 1876

A few lots In the Washington Tract West
side of FiguerGa street, between Third and
Sixth streets, 500 feet from the Spring and
Sixth street railroad.


Water pipes are laid on every street in this
tract.
Year: 1876

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE. IT WILL Non
] Rust or crack and costs only tTihe more than
common iron pipe Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. haye the exclusive agency
for Rock Island FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block
Year: 1876

A Hartford gentleman recently re
ceived from a friend in Germany SAM
Piles of several recent inventions in that
country, with view OF introducing the
articles into the United States. One is
Il gun cane, resembling bamboo, and
the only feature I'm which it differs from
an ordinary cane in appearance is a
small steel handle, pressure on which
discharges the weapon. The barrel.
rifle, is of 30 calibre, and the muzzle.
when the cane is used in walking. is
stopped by piece of gutta percha with
a steel ferule. To load the weapon the
cane is pulled from either end, and the
parts slide apart about two inches, un-
covering the chamber in which the
cartridge is placed. On closing the
parts together the gun is ready except
to set the trigger, the firing mechanism
working on the same principle as q
needle gun.


Another pretty invention of German
silver is about the size Of an opera
brand cigar, and Occupies less space i'm
the pocket than a match safe. 1t Is a
folding cork-screw, and on separating
the parts of the German silver case,
cylindrical in form, the screw comes
out, and by partially pushing the case
together, the screw is firmly set in po-
sirion, its square shank fitting into a
square slot i'm the case.


A patent stopper for wine or liquor
bottles is made of porcelain, an inch
long, with rubber rings midway. On
placing this i'm the bottle and turning
,e stopper the rings are expanded,
Theoretically sealing the bottle and
making it impossible to remove the
stopper by pulling. Another stopper OF
the same kind has key at the top. On
turDing this key the rings are expan-
ded, and then the key being re-
moved, it is impossible for any one to
get the stopper out without duplicate
KEY. The gentleman showing this in
vention says that it is used in Ger
many to prevent servants and others
from taking wine from bottles that
have been opened and only partly emp
tied, and that this practical method has
brought it into large demand among
the economical people In that country.
Year: 1876

For very many years learned
Frenchman, NJ. bureau de la Malle.
took special notice of the times at
winch various birds left their Lests
and began their songs or betOok them
selves TO the duties of the day. For
thirty years this gentleman was in the
habit, during n good part of the spring
and summer. of going to bed at seven
o'clock in the evening. in order that he
might rise again at midnight and be
ready to watch the very earliest move
ments among his feathered friends.
By uniformly treating the birds who
Duilt in his garden and grounds with
kindness, giving them food aud protec-
ting them from harm. NJ. lie Ia Male
had made the birds into real friends,
and he could move about quietly
among the trees and shrubs without
exciting any alarm on the part of those
who would otherwise have been quick
to notice his approach and be beyond
his reach.


The most common birds whose hab-
its were noted by the gentleman in
question appear to have turned out
IN the mornings of May and June at
the following hours


The greenfinch from one to half-past
one.


The linnet from two to three.


The quail from half-past two to
three.


The blackbird from half past three
to four.


The red-headed linnet from three to
half past three.


The sparrow from five to half-past
FIVE.


The tomtit from five to half-past
five.


1t will be seen that the greenfinch
was the earliest and the sparrow one
of the latest risers among the birds Ob-
served. Who would have thought
that the sparrow would he both the
most dishonest aud mischieyOus and
the most lazy of birds I | am afraid
other thieves are lazy as we'll.


Of course, the rule which VI. de Ia
Male laid down, as above mentioned,
was subject to exceptions. Sometimes
the birds rose even earlier, and the rea-
son is TINS suggested in an interesting
extract from the naturaiist's state
ment: "0n the fourth of June the red
headed linnet and the black bird
commenced their sOng at half past two
in the morning. Struck with the anO-
maly, went TO inspect their nests, and
found their broOds. | thought at first
that it was q manifestation of parental
joy; but | soOn became convinced of my
error. The Necessity of labOring more
hours to feed the increasing family bad
hastened their rising by an hour and a
half; and could rec. by the moonlight,
the parents constantly occupied in
seeking on the grass aud flower beds,
the insects which were to serve as
nourishment for their offspring"


Sometimes the birds are deceived in
the hour. Thus a linnet awoke at
half-past twelve and began TO sing on
q tree close TO the window at which
the naturalist Rad placed bis lamp. Ii
had mistaken the light of the lamp for
that of the sun; but very soon per-
ceived its error, and, confused and
ashamed. went to sleep again.


A tame blsckbird, which was IN the
habit of returning every evening To its
cage, left hanging in the court, was
forgotten one evening, and the cage
Year: 1876

4 STATE on PAPER AT the late terri
torial election the entire vote cast fUOts up
1904 On this slender basis 1t is proposed to
call a constitutional convention and after the
necessary prelininaries are gone through ask
admission as State. \ State with less than
ten Thousand volers would be worse than a
rotten borough
Year: 1876

\ CENTRAL SCHooL--The citizens OF
school district No. l, have voted in favor Il
uniting with the lower district and building
central school" Years ago the writer
favored measure of this kind rather than
divide the city into two districts. His ad-
vice at the zine was disregarded, and sinsu-
laTly enough by the very men who are now
clamoriug for a reunion. Some people can
only learn from experience, bat possibly
knowledge thus gained is better than none.
Year: 1876

JOE FOSTER Uill be a member of the next
legislature from King county. - For ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain, old
Joe i peculiar" New members will do well
to keep an eve on him, as be will bear vast
deal of watching.
Year: 1876

THE EXPRESS BUILDING.-A Jaw has
been discovered in the title to the old express
building, and for this reason The city declines
its purchase. The building was formerly
owned by Tracy, the expressman, and when
sold his wife's signature was omitted. Tracy
is dead, bnt his widow is living, and can
come in at any time and assert her night to
the property.
Year: 1876

FALL.-The editor WAS up at an early
hour on Thursday morning, and in moving
along on the slippery sidewalks came down
rather suddenly. This accounts for the fact
that lust now he finds sitting posture rather
inconyenient.
Year: 1876

LosT-An immigrant family in crossing
the Blue Mountains lost a band box contain
ing numb,r of articles of wearing apparel.
The finder will be literally rewarded on re-
turning the same to the STATESMAN office.
Year: 1876

The complications with the Mexican
ereasers, as related by our press dis
patches, indicate pretty good prospect
for a little unpleasantness with our neigh
bors across the line. 1t Is about time
that these incompetent yellow faced boys
were stopped from trying to govern
themselves, and an opportune time for
government to extend its protecting arms
in that direction and MaxamilIianize a
country that GoD has done more for and
man less than any other on the face of
the globe.


The blood of our people is crying from
Texas ground and the government should
be prompt to resent the insult and re-
dress the wrong.
Year: 1876

The trade dollars are being practically
driven out of circulation on account of
the discount on them. Retail dealers re.
fuse to accept them for over 80 cents.
Halves are also refused in sums exceeding
legal tender, and have been at nearly as
great discount until within a day or two,
when the practical demonetizing OF the
trade dollars has caused halves to appre-
ciate slightly.
Year: 1876

Samuel J. is not a handsome man,
and probably no Governor ever gave the
Albany photographers so much trouble.
One of them says: az never saw such
a cOuntenance as his when he sits for a
The expression of studied repose be-
comes quite painful; the eyes seem to
shrink from the ordeal; the lines about
them multiply rapidly, and the brows
gather until the whole upper part of the
face comes out in the picture like the
photograph of piece of old tripe."
Year: 1876

WEIGHTY THoUGHTs.-Ar regular at
tendant on the ministers meeting at
Boston is reported to have said: "Some
of the brethren have weighty thoughts,
but have difficulty in uttering them;
others express themselves with facility,
but communicate little of value. The
former have ball without powder; the
latter powder without ball" This is
just the difficulty of the majority Of
ministers, outside of that seat of learn
ing as well as in it. A proper combina-
ton of powder and ball, well fired off,
is an exceedingly felicitous thing.
Year: 1876

An illiterate preacher improves upon
the ordinary version of the holy scrip
lures by sermonizing from the text {:
"First cast out the bean in yer own eye,
and then you'll know how to cast out
the bats that's in his'n." This probably
rendered the command more effective
in the agricultural districts.
Year: 1876

The more married men you have, says
VOltaire, the fewer crimes there will be.
Examine the frightful columns of our
criminal calenders-yOu will there find
a hundred youths executed to one father
of family. Marriage renders a man
virtuOus and more wise. The father OF
family is not willing to blush before
his children.
Year: 1876

The Belknap impeaches, having enjoyed
their hue and cry, have now to confess that
they have put their sole witness to flight,
and have none 10 sustain their impeach-
ment. And now they allege that the Pres
ident can bring Marsh back by offering
him pardon for everything. Knott had the
knotty hardihood to impute that the Pres
iden,'s pushing Of the prosecution Of Bel
knsp had. put Marsh to fight. But even il
it were true that promise of pardon would
fetch Marsh, why should the President
offer it? Lenieucy is sometimes offered to
Confederates when there is no other way to
convict the principals but in this case the
otiense Of Belknsp is confessed, and the
penalty of impeachment is suffered. Why
should the President offer to compound the
felony of Marsh and guarantee him immu-
nifty, merely to drag Belknap back into the
Office to sxpel him?
Year: 1876

We call special attention to the speech
Of Hon. VIM. A. Phillips upon the bill to
tax railroad lands, which has just passed
the House. The speech of Col Phillips
will be endorsed BY every man in the First
District 1t is certain that nearly all the
measures in Coosrs. championed by our
member are in the interest of the people Is
against corporationA 1t is only fair to
give him credit for his course. 1t is only
Just also to give Mr.. Phillips credit for
sound judgment and great influence in
securing the passage of bills through the
Houss in the Interests of his constituen.s
We truss this bill viii pas the Senate and
become q Law.
Year: 1876

PROSPECTS IMPRoy1NG.-Th New York
I'mes of Saturday thus views the condi-
ton and prospect of the stock market in
that city The stock Exchange specu-
latioH was buoyant and decidedly higher
to-day, while the demand for investment
securities Of all kinds, more especially
Government bonds and railway mortga-
ges, was unusually active anG generally
higher figures. This state Of affairs is in
great measure the result of growing
confidence in in the future Of legitimate
business, and seems to afford evidence
that the country is entering upon a new
era OF prosperity. business men in all
sections are unanimous in declaring that
confidence is the one thing requisite to a
sure return to prosperity, as all the other
conditions exist, and the course of affairs
on the Stock Exchange since the OPEN
ing of the year indicates that confidence.
which is proyerbially a plant Of slow
growth, is steadily reviving.
Year: 1876

Under this caption Erery Erening, on
Saturday, contained a silly, wishywashy
editorial, that no woman of intelligence
ought to read without feeling certain
degree of indignation. The article seems
to have been rehash Of another article
from the GALAXY. It would probably
have been better to have published the
original entire. Women in this country
occupy better and prouder position than
in any other country on the globe. The
article suggests that woman should oceu-
a position independent of man-that
Every woman ought TO be sufficiently
skilled in some trade or profession to
make living, however rich her husband
or father may be, particularly in Aueri-
ca"


When it is impossible to give every
man trade or profession, how ridicu-
lous it is to talk thus of educating every
woman in America. The article is about
on a par with an effusion from that no
torious woman's rights fanatic Theodore
Tilton, in which he said he hoped to
live to see the day when a negress would
be elected to the office of President of
United States.


These women's rights people have not
improved society. If we look back to
l776 we will find the society of that day as
good in all that enobles the mind as it is
in this day. Women are our equals
they have not been neglected by that
the All-wise Being whose care extends to
smallest of His created creatures. She
is bone of our bone, and wherever she is
made most independent Of man there
is she the most misera Bile. Marriage is
bar to the sexes being independent
of each other. We twain are of one
flesh. "Whom God has joined together
let no man put asunder." 1t has been
the delight of the youth of America to
care for and maintain woman as his
wife. He has been taught this from the
days of the Revolution, at least, and the
American woman have no superiors any
where in all the virtues that go to make
her as near the idea of. an angel that has
been SO long inculcaled, rs possible.
Make woman Independent Of her hus-
band, or of man, and in few years, she
will be found laboring in streets with
the shovel, as she is to-day in some Of
the wealthy capitals Of Europe.


Marriage is the natural condition for
the sexes; and the natural effect of
that is to make the woman dependent.
The man who takes wife is bound to
keep her; to labor for her and to pro-
vide for her. There may be exceptions,
but in general woman performs her
whole duty to man. She has done so for
eighteen hundred years, and in all that
time, We fnd her ranking very nearly
mans equal and wherever she shone
the brightest it has been as the consort
and the helper of man, not as an indie
pendent worker for her aggrandizement.
When the day shall come when woman
shall dare to pick up a child and say ct
is mine," the effulgence of all the glory
Of the IDEAS Clafin and Tilton and the
rest of the women's rights people will
he in full tide.
Year: 1876

We are indebted to Senator Bayard
for Congressional Globe, Congressional
Record, Congressional Directory and
various other valuable public Documents
for which he will accept our thanks.
Year: 1876

from the Louisville Courier-Journal.l


A Michigan paper is authority for the
statement that Dan Rice wanted to fight
q duel with Parson Brownlew because the
parson wouldn't indorse Dams show as
"a great moral exhibition" Forty years
ago you might have wormed fight of
any sort out of the parson, if you went
about it in the right way. but of late years
his appetite has improved so much that
it can no longer be said of him that he
would rather fight than eat.


The practical joker of California now
amuses himself by giving his friend
cigar in which is some nitro-glycerine
and then see him light it aud blow his
nose off, 1t must be very amusing; but
we should think that by the time a fellow
had lost one or two noses he would be-
gin to regard the thing as monotonous
and want to conceal an ounce or so of
lead under the joker's shirt by way Of
change.


They say that Pond, the Worcester
Mass. forger, makes such noise pray
ing that Frost. the murderer, who occu-
pies an adjoining cell, has asked to be re-
moved to other quarters. Pond supposes
the Almighty is deaf. and no doubt He IS
to such prayers as his. He ought to be
told that the louder the prayers of such
rascals as he, the less they are heard.


Boston pays official salaries to the
amount of 1920, 900 Il year, and the City
Council is about to reduce them ten per
cent. But what will the city make by
deducting ten per cent from an officer
salary and letting him add twenty per
cent. to his stealage


There is rumor that Judge Dillon is
to be rewarded for his services to the
Grant group in the Babcock case by the
elevation to the United States Supreme
Court bench as soon ms there is vacancy.
Dillon charged well for his own inter-
ests. Why not give him Gen. Schenck's
place at once?


The Rev. w. s.. Hammond, the we'll
known revivalist. who is storming the
strongholds of Satan at Washington, all
nonnced at II prayer-meeting on Sarur-
day that Babcocll had been delivered
from the hands of the enemy because he
had been made the subject Of prayer by
the assembly the day before If this is
so. Supervisor Mum and the other
whisky thieves had better send their re-
quests for prayer to Hammond. 1t is a
very convenient arrangement.


Mr.. Charles O'Connor has risen from
his sick bed, and several hundred eaito-
rials of an obituary character have been
piSeon-holed for future use. Last week
the distinguished lawyer was we'll enough
to preside at a meeting of IA charitable
association in New York and delivered a
speech of several minutes duration. This
IL doing pretty well for man who has
been given up by his doctors. and whose
life and death have been commented
upon by the newspapers
Year: 1876

MEASURING BY THE EYE.-Years ago,
says correspondent, when we went to
school in little weather-beaten school
house. what exciting contests there used
TO be over the teachers f.lvurite exercise
of having the scholars estimate with the
eye the size and weight of different Oh
jects In the room He would hold up
his cane and have each one tell how long
he thought 1t was, and it was lucky
child that could come within half foot
of the right length. He would measure
an urchin and then have the scholars try
to reproduce the measure on the wall.
He would mark off an inch, or foot, or
"a yard. i'll some conspicuous place aud
then see how near anybody conld come
To chalking the same length upon the
blackboard. And it was astonishing how
wide astray one would 60. The fact is,
our eyes deceived us ridiculousIy. even
upon the coinmonest things. At first
thought which would you say was the
taller. a three year old child or barrel
of tionr? And could anything but actual
measurement convince you that the same
child is half as high as six-footer !?
There is All old saying that child two
years old is half as tall as he ever will be.
and after a few experiments i'll measuring
one can easily believe it, bat not before.
Boston transcript.