Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1884 — Page 8

THEN AND NOW.

WHAT THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HAD TO SAY OF BLAINE IN 1876. In 1876 no newspaper in the Republican party more earnestly opposed the nomination of Mr. Blaine than the Chicago Tribune, which is now his most blatant supporter. In its issue of June 6, 1876, it quoted Tetters the most damaging in their character, signea by Blaine, and connecting him with improper legislation in behalf of the Northern Pacific Railroad. From its editorial comments on this and other like transactions the following extract is taken: “The most favorable construction that can be put upon the matter leaves Mr. Blaine in the unfortunate position of a bro Ker offering certain railroad stocks for sale whose value had just been previously enhanced by National legislation which he had favored while Speaker of the House of Representatives. This construction is also effected to Blaine’s disadvantage by his failure to specify who was to receive the benefit of the proposed sale and how he came to be selected as agent; and his injunction to keep his name secret as having been connected with the transaction seems to indicate an apprehension on his part that he was not acting as he ought to act in his public position.— This transaction, along with somewhat similar transactions in Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway bonds, though he has not yet been connected with the Tom Scott $64,000 Little Rock bond transaction, undoubtedly gives the enemies the Republican party good electioneering ground for holding him up to the country in the attitude of a Congressional stock-broker, dabbling in the securities of railways which had come, and were still to come, before Congress for favorable legislation. It requires little argument to show that the people do not want to indorse these congressional practices by electing a man suspected of them to the highest office in the Nation. Mr. Blaine’s nomination under the circumstances would be a virtual confession on the part of the Republican party either (1) that it has no available candidate who has not (been engaged in similar transactions, or (2) that it approves of such conduct on the part of the men it sends to congress. We do not believe that the Republican party can afford to acknowledge either one or the other, and we know both to be untrue-”

LOGAN SLOGAN.

When some ot Mr. Logan’s friends were urging him for the first place on the Republican ticket, the Chicago News, a Republican paper, on the 11th day of May said.: ‘‘But Logan did not confine ‘his, hatred to the North to “mere words, as the following “from an affidavit sworn to.be“fore John Q. Harmon, Clerk “of the Circuit Court of Alex-' “ander County, Illinois, September 30,1868, will show: “I, John G. Wneatley, aresident of the city, county and “State aforesaid, do solemnly “swear that on the 28th day of “May, 1861,1 went to Williamton County to join Captain • “J. B. Cunningham’s company * “(G) of the Fifteenth Regiment •“Tennessee Volunteers; that ‘Major General John A. Lo“gan, now a candidate for < on-“gress-at-large, and who then “represented this (the Thir“teenth) Congressional District, was the chief person “who raised said company, and “persuaded me to j )in the “same; that said Logan accom“panied us (about seventy in “number) in the night part of “the wiiy from Williamson “‘County to Paducah, the place “‘designated for us to cross the “‘Chio River. We ciossedat “Paducah, according to John “‘A. Logan’s instructions, to '“ewle Union troops, whicn he '‘stated were stationed at Cai4‘rx * * * My son.R. L. “Wheatly, Thompson Coder, “Harry Hayes, William Tink“er, Jackson Brown, Jackson “Law, George Law, Joshua “Law, Fleming Ghent, Martin “Williams, anc others, all ex“•ept the first, now residing, ‘or were when I first heard “from them, in Marion, wfL

‘liamson county, Illinois, were “members of said company, “and will attest the truth of “this statement. “It is a fact that up to July “8, 1861, although repeatedly “urged to abandon his treasonable attitude, Logan never “by voice or act gave in his “adherence to the Union. On “that date the Chicago Trib“une received the following in “its despatch from Washmg“ton: “ ‘John Logan falls in, quits “ ‘his dirty work, and even “ ‘wants a regiment.’ ”

There is a curious muddle in Virginia over the Republican electoral ticket. Both the Mahone convention and the Straighout convention chose full electoral tickets when they chose delegates to Chicago. The Mahone delegates went there asArthurmen,but as soon as Blaine was nominated they came out unanimously for him. This left the Straightouts, who went there as Blaine men, in an unpleasant position, and their feelings have been much harassed since by the enthusiasm with which the Mahone contingent has been welcomed in the Blaine ranks. They claim that their electoral ticket is the only genuine Republican one, and Mahone makes the same claim for his. He has much the larger folio wing, and as proof that his is the only “regular” Blaine party, his organ, the Richmond Whig, makes the fol’owing statement: “One of the firmest friends of Mr. Blaine, who is also one of the most brilliant, jourr alists of the country, as the friend of Mr. Blaine visited Mahone in person, and informed him that Mr. Blainehad authorized him to say that Mr. Arthur could not have been a better friend to Gen. Mahone than he (Blaine) would be.” This is very hard on the Straightouts, who were c rganized expressly to give Blaine a following in Virginia.

A Long Sleep.

A certain famous his ; i ~ical desert snail was brought from ypt to England as a conchological-a dmen in the year 1846. This parti- ir mollusk (the only one of his race,. . 'bably, who ever.attained to individual distinction) at the time of his arrival in London was really ali\e and vigorous, but as-the authorities of the British museum, to whose- tender care he was consigned, were ignorant of this important fact in his economy, he was gummed, mouth downward, on a piece of cardboard, and duly labeled and dated with scientific accuracy. “Helix deserlornm, March 25, 1846.” Being a snail of a retiring and contented disposition, however, accustomed to long-drought-s and jeorresponding naps in his native sand wastes, our mollusk thereupon simply curled himself up into the topmost recessin his own whorls, and went placidly to sleep in perfect contentment for an unlimited period. Every eonchologist’takes it for granted, of course, that the shells which he receives from foreign parts have had their inhabitants properly boiled and extracted before being exported; lor it is only the mere outer shell or skeleton of the animal that we preserve in our cabinets, leaving the actual flesh and mucles of the creature himself to wither unobserved upon the native shores. At the British museum the desert-snail might have snoozed away ,his inglorious existence unsuspecteted, but for a happy accident which attracted attention to his remarkable ease-in a most extraordinary manner. On March 7, 1850, nearly four years latter, it was casually observ.ed that the card on which he reposed was slightly discolored; and this dis- . ooyery led to the suspicion that perhaps ; a living animal night be temporarily immured within thatfpapery tomb. The <museum authorities accordingly ordered.our friend a warm bath (who shall say hereafter that 8' ianee is unfeeling?) upon which the grateful snail, waking up at the touch of ths familiar moisture, put his head cautiously out of his shell, walked up to the top of the basin, and began to take a cursory survey of the British institution with his four eye-bearing tentacles. So strange a recovery from a long torpid condition, only qualified by the seven sleepers of Ephesus, deserved an e&eeptional amount of scientific recognition. The desert-snail at once awoke and found himself famous. Nay, he actually sat for his portrait to an eminent zoological artist, Mr. Waterhouse, and a wood-cut from the sketch thus produced, with a history of his life and adventures, may be found even unto this day in pr. Woodward’s “Manual of the Moilusea,” to witness if I lie.— The CornkiU Magazine. Heating Steam. “No, Joseph, the Steam Heating Company was not formed for the purpose of heating steam. Steam is heated before it is made—that is to say, when you heat the steam—no,when you make the steam—no—well, confound you, don’t you know steam i 5 hot anyway, and doesn’t have to Mb heated by a company?”— Scientific American. The negro debating chib at Sulphur Springs, Texas,- question: 'When a watermelon vine runs ontta another man’s lam£ who the owner of the watermelon T

SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

Stained glass grows more popular every day. It is particularly effective for vestibule doors, where it is seldom seen.

Brass stair-rods are becoming the fashion. They are particularly effective when used over soft red or blue velvet carpet. The newest mantel lambrequins are made of plush, cut in “tongues,” each “tongue” being embroidered or painted in a different design. A match safe made from a small, round jar, covered with crimson plush, with two small pipes gilded and tied on ■with a ribbon, is very attractive. Ie grease or oil is spilled on a carpet, sprinkle flour or fine meal over the spot as soon as possible. Let it lie for several hours, and it will absorb the grease. The high, stiff backed sofas have game entirely out of fashion. They are now made with soft, curving, comfortable backs. The handsomest sofas are covered with plush in artistic blues and reds, and are made either of ebony or rosewood. Black kid gloves are sometimes a source of annoyance on account of little white streaks at the seams. This trouble may be diminished by coloring a little salad oil with black ink, then rub this over white places with a feather; <dry quickly outside the window.

A Gre at return for a small investment is realized by purchasing a small soldering outfit for a boy. He becomes at once a useful member of the family; old basins and pans become as new after the transforming touch of his soldering iron, and there are great posibilities in tin cans, and small pieces of tin; sugar sifters and funnels are among them. When using lemons for any purpose, it will be found an economical plan to grate the yellow rind off mix it v ith an equal quantity of sugar, and put it up in an empty box with a tight cover. This will be delicious for flavoring custards, molasses-cake and anything else where lemon extract is used. It retains the strength of the lemon while cooking and is much more delicate to the taste than the oil or extract of lemon. A small economy, but one not to be despised, especially in large families, is to save bits of toilet soap when they begin to waste. When a pint or even half a pint is collected, put in a bowl, add boiling wafer and stir. Set away, and, as it evaporates add a little boiling water and stir well. Do this every day till all the lumps have disappeared. Then add a few drops of oil of cinnamon or oil of cologne. Wet a deep, narrow pan in cold water, pour in the soap and leave it to mold. After two or three days turn it out and leave to dry. The result will be an acceptable toilet soap.

Cane chairs are more used than ever. They are now painted in colors to harmonize with the remainder of the furniture in the room. The cane arm chairs have the backs and seats cushioned either with plush or velvet, while the rockers are generally ornamented with bows ami ends of some bright colored satin ribbon. The shapes in odd chairs are very .oid-fashioned, and grow more ancient every day. The latest is a dainty-looking,ithough most uncomfortable, chair of Queen Elizabeth’s time. It is manufactured in highly polished rosewood, and has cushions made of peacock blue plush, embroidered in moss rose-buds.

Staining Woods.

Rosewood.—Boil eight ouncesof logwood in three pints of water until reduced to half; apply it boiling hot two or three times, letting it dry each time Put in the streaks with a camel’s hair brush dipped in a solution of copperas and verdigris in a decoction of logwood. Light Mahogany—Brush over the surface with diluted nitrons acid, and when dry apply with a soft brush the following: Four ounces of dragon’s blood, one ounce of carbonate of soda, three pints of alcohol. Let it stand in a warm place, shake it frequently and then strain. To Stain Musical Instruments— Boil one pound of ground Brazil wood in three quarts of water for an hour; strain it, then add half an ounce of cochineal:; boil a half hour longer. This makes a crimson stain. Ebony. Wash the wood several times with a solution of sulphate of iron; let it dry, then apply a hot decoction of logwood and nutgalls. When dry wipe it with a wet sponge; and when dry again polish it with linseed oil. Purple.—Boil a pound of chip logwood in three quarts of water for to hour; then add four ounces of alum. Blue.—Boil four parts-of aktm with eighty-five parts of water.

To Forget Misery.

Some great writer has written, "The way to forget our miseries is to remember our mercies.” That is splendid in theory, but it is the hardest thing in the world to practice. When a person is perfectly miserable, it is impossible to forget it, and to go to work and try to think of some mercy that has been enjoyed at another time, is simply impossible. The misery of the present knocks all thoughts of the mercy of the past out of the mind of the miserable person, and misery gets in its work. It is well to try ana cultivate that idea of forgetting miseries, by remembering mercies, and may }<e it will work a little, but most people who try it will score a failure, and be more miserable than ever. The best way to forget miseries is to go fishing. If you get a trite you can forget the misery till you land the fish, and if yon don’t get a bite you can’t be any more miserable unless you fall out of the boat. If you get lots of bites it will be nip and tuck between misery and fun.— George Peck.

I» yon talk about your neighbors it is very much like blowing into a dust heap and filling vour own eyes with dirt. If you try to keep honest you will be too busy to know whether any one o!se is honestor not.

Not Appreciated.

One night a policeman who was patrolling Grand Biver avenue and trying the doors of business houses came to a grocery and found the door unlocked and the key in the lock. He sprung the bolt, put the key in his pocket and sauntered on, and in the course of an hour he found opportunity to send word and the key to the proprietor. He didn’t expect any particular praise for his action, but he was hardly prepared for the storm which soon swooped upon him. The grocer himself, with battered hat, torn coat and two fingers bleeding, suddenly appeared before him and said: “If I’ve any influence in this town I’ll have you off the force inside of two days!” “Why, what’s the matter!" “Matter ? Ask me what’s the matter ? Oh! I’ll fix you!” “For what? For finding your store unlocked and sending the key to your house ?” “Yes, sir! I was down there hunting up mustard for a sick child at home, and what do you do bht lock me in and promenade off ?” “Is it possible?” “And there I’ve been for an hour or more, and would be yet if I hadn’t crawled through a cellar window! Oh! I’ll lay for you, old guardian of the peace!”— Detroit Free Press. Young man, remember that a friend is another self. The one needs the assistance of the other. If you have found a true friend be thou true to him, for ye know not at what hour that friend will prove himself to you a friend indeed.

What a world of gossip would be prevented if it was only remembered that a person who tells you of the faults of others intends to tell others of your faults. The Misses Longfellow will return to Boston from London tin's summer. The symptoms are moisture, like per spiration, intense itching, increased bv scratching*, very distressing, particularly at night, seenjs as if pin-worms were crawling iu and about the rectum; the private parts are sometimes affected. If allowed to continue very serious results mao follow. “Swayne’s Ointment” is a pleasant, sure cure. Also fur Tetter, Itch, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Erysipelas, Barbers’ Itch, Blotches, all scaly, crusty Skin Diseases. Sent by mail for 50 cents; 3 boxes, $1 25, (in stamps.— Address, Dr. Swayne & Son, PhKadelpnia, Pa. Sold by Druggists. v7n26

R. P. BENJAMIN, Having purchased the stand of F. L Cotton, will keep constantly on hand a full and com piety supply ofLumber, Lath, Shingles, - Windows. Dm S sh, Etc., HARD <8 SOFT COAL. My stock has been bought for cash, and I can offer superor inducements to cash buyers. Please call before going elsewhere. Rensselaer Ind., Dec. 7,1883. lIHMII*B I t I IIIIIIirW>IWM I WIMMIMIIWMI i ™i IHUIIII Hill 111 H III 11 I 111 HIW’ BSIIIk coWe would most respectfully announce that we now have a m plete line in new styles of p? p j pg F? fR Parlor and Chamber sets Cottage sets, Walnut and common beds, Mattresses and Springs, Book Cases, Ward robes, Bureaues, Marble and wood top stands and Tables, Easy Chairs Cane-seat and wood chairs, Kitchen furniture, Safes, <fcc.— Picture YframeS, Carpets, Floor and Table cloths. Rugs, Ottomans, Foot-rests, Window-shades, Queensware, Table and Pocket cutlery Plated Spoons, and many Novelties on our 5 CENT COUNTER. - ■ - _■ . Undertaking department Our Undertaking Department is complete. We caiyy the best stock to be found in the county, Metalic, Draped, I Walnut and White Caskets, all sizes and prices. Nice stock I of Burial Robes. No charge for Hearse. C> G. SEARS, Opposite Court House. |;

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