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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
A sHARp-Po1NTnD RHRuKE.
HOW the Iron Ilatered Iis Sole.

He was the pink OF perfection. II the
cream OF human excellence was to be
chnrned, the butter would lump up in
the shape of Professor Porteous Prye,
tutor. He had contracted the bad habit
OF stealing upstairs, in his stocking
feet, to see if the lights were out at 10.
1t is hard teaching old dogs new tricks,
but boys sometimes succeed better with
old professors. Tommy Tayre is q ca
daverous youth, with sulphur-colored
mustache, but the iron had entered his
soul, and he said he must do what he
could. So he bought Three papers Of
carpet tacks one night, and stood the
innocent little nails ON their heads all
the way up and down the stairs,
and retired with his faithful fol-
lowers to the wood closet above to
await results. Promptly the chapel
bell struck 10, then a season of wait
ing and whispering followed. Presently
came furry, creeping sound like woolen
stockings feeling their way over rough
boards. Tommy tucked his hat in his
moutn-his mouth runs clear around,
except small isthmus which connects
the top of his head with the nape of his
neck-and held his nose till the first
burst Of glee had subsidized. Now came
a suppressed scream, one foot on the
stairs; then another foot down; then a
scream that wasn't suppressed; then a
howl; he mad struck the second stair;
then he sat down on the next step, bur
he got up again, and groan,
with exclamation points after it,
came tearing up to the WOOD
closet. The boys stood BACK to give
Tommy room to kick. Then came a
scrabbling and shouting ofneavy words,
and distinct mention OF the name OF
the 6 father of iniQuity," and Tom
promptly appeared and asked, in voice
fresh from the Valley Of Nod, "What
seems to be the matterw ''MatterP'
"Ihe boys;'' ""the demons;" "coniound
| it," "see here's" ''helpD' and he shifted
about and hung to the railing, and Tried
to stand on his knees. Tom brought q
hght, and the boys carried the wounded
man to his room; offered sympathy got
claw-hammer and drew out the taeks
The Professor wears slippers and sits on
| a cushion. Tom sits on nettles, Tor sey.
enteen boys know the secret, and it is
spreading ike smallpox in an Indian
! camD.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
"KNOM THY OPPORTUNITY,

The, grim monster, Death was s5eaithily ap-
proachlng. could almost fecl his not, ileiy
breath upon my forenea !. My falth esS god-
dess, Hygeia, had utterly deserI6t IN. Oliy
now and then would Morpheus beIrGend me,
l4llO on th,s auspIeious day. lie lid deigned to
moss en my .eyellls win acknowledgements,
and slepC. AS slept, benolu, hAd aaleam
thought that was roalning ulou foreign SOIL
whitlcr my physician ha sent me to recover
my health. ! was in great metropols-Jne
OF the grand narta Of the world. LII one OF my
strolls Chanc9d TO meet a man Wlo had in his
hand handsomely bouild volume, entitlei
- i he Peoples Common sense Alcqlcal AdYl-
SER" and who said that he was an agent Tor
th5 sale OF the book. Ihe title was such novel
one that was mp4lied to slYe the work cas-
uat notice. AS A hastily glanced over its
pages. 1 observed that it CONTAINED trcatises
net commonly lound in medical works. But l
had tlo many times been hoaN,u W appear
ances, and determined th1G / Wottli nave
nothing to do with 1t. Il voice within me Ike
! talthsul mentor, whispcreJ, ''hnow1 Thy op-
portunIty; in lhaG BOX is thy slNation!'
! ptgal lea oning with myself. Althoush
I-d0uUt1ul aud diStruStul, yet put 10. tn my
| hand to take the BOOK, and, lo the agens wa
! gone! 1 was IN iserabie. III my agony awokc,
Great tro,,s OF perspTat'on were upon my
brow. BY my bedsiue was friend who had
| called during my slumOer TO see me SAID my
! frient, =" / have Drought with me Il boJk, ust
| published, which l thought might inrer5st
| YOU" One glance at th1 wors, an was as
sured that IT was 1.-The Peoples COMMON
Sense Medical ADVISER" by Dr.. Il. V. Pierce
OF buffalo, N. Y, surely, this was lhe veritab I
book when | had seen in my dreams. ply
| friend loaned Inc the work, and every day A.
| my strength permitted, L p9tu5ed ils pages
| Although it oatafued7 very interesting U.ea-
tises on Biology, cerebral Physiology, HUI
man 1empGra.ne.ts Nursing OF the SICK, etc
yet beng an Invalid was most interasteI IL
The subject OF Disuas 5sFind Reme,icS be
leyed- tlat l had Il liver Affection, aud ye
more ti,aI one medical attendant had pro
nounced my disease Consumption, and that
woufd fall with the. autumn leaves. la tina
book found my ysymptQns perfect y porIaged
| was then cJnndent 1hdC had ho6 deceive,
myself. | reasoned thus: " Amy man WHO ca
SO traLhluIly depict my feelings, and appa
! rently Understands my co1sJItutlonal tefldcn
cies, must know just what MY physical system
demands. 1 Wli trust my caie with Dr
4 Pierce. 4 will take his Golden Medical Dis
i coverq Us recomm for my disasse.n a b
result is, that ait ~ having perseyerin gly 70;
Flowed his prescribed treatment, foace aSai
ENJOY the blessings Of healih Therefore,
would say to the all cted, . Know thy opportu
nifty" and take Dr. Picrce's Golden Mtdica
| Discovery. QUIS.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
Rarnum as a Young Lover.
From the Danbury News.

That was big book Z. I. Barnum
wrote about himself. 1t is very COM
plete, too, but there is one little Incident
which he either forgot to mention, OF
which got pied when the forms went to
press. II occurred when the great show
man was young man, and resident OF
this section. He was paying inpetuous
attentions TO a young,lady living III New
town. Being a son ot poor but honest
parents, he was obliged 10 Walk over to
the village which contained his adured,
on the sunday nights he visited her.
| When there he labored under another
and more awkward disadvantage. ~
| The young lady's father conceived a
singular and most violent dislike OF the
anIable embry otic Snowman. Tuis me-
cessitated extreme caution on tue part
| OF tine lover, and he was equal to the
emergency, as a matter OF course. His
ingress to the house was by window on
the second floor, which he reached by
springing from the cover OF II ciStern
curb, and catching hold of the window
| ledge. His egress was effected by hang
| ing full length from the Tedge and then
dropping to the cistern cover, iall oil
about SIX inches. One Sunday he took
with him OH the visit q young man who
| now carries his silyered hairs behind a
| Danbury grocery counter. '
! They reached the place, the young lady
saw the signal, opened the window, and
the famous Barnum sprung up Into bliss.
4 The youlfg man was to amuse himself
1 about the iviIlage until the hour OF de.
parture. He amused himself. 1t don't
seem possible init anybody could be sc
brutal, but that young man actually re-
/ moved the cover to The cistern. Then
he sat down by the fence aud ate cur.
rants, and calmly waited for the result
Z. T.. finished his sparkling, and backed
out of the window the tull Length his
hands would permit.
"Good-by,,i he'gasped in a whisper, as
he prepared TO drop.
"Good by, Pninny," she whispered
back. Ttai DF
/ Then he let go, and Instantly shot from
sight into a yawnlng abyss of darkness
and rain water, and il he had been o.
solid iron heaedto White glow ht
could not have created more OF. a com.
Imotion in striking the, water. 1t is moi
necessary to repeat what MIR. Barnun
safd, both when crawling out OF tre els
tern and during the eight miles walk
| thoma, but shortly after he became /
Uniyersalist.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
a. Runaway Match.

In. The, autumn of 1855, | was. an en-
gineef on the Galenas and Chicago Union
Railroad, nov the Galena Division OF
the great Chicago and Northwestern
Railway, and was sent one Sunday from
the >judctionL-thirty miies west or Chr
fcago---to HARLEM, 10 bring up several
cars loaded with railroad iron. On ar
irving at Harlem found the turh-table
,broken,t and, therefore, went down to
the limits, then Ialstead street, to turn
my engine about. At that time there
were no houses between the city and
I0lk Ridge, nine miles out, il being "a
smooth, level prairie all the way, and
hut little travel except on the cars.
/ The road was an air line, and when
Ihad got half over the distance, l saw,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
OUR SOUTHERN RArLaoAo.
How Chicago Regards 1t.

The Chicago Tribune is never very
complimentary to Cincinnati or any
thing appertaining thereunto. And this
is the way the tribune now compliments
our city on the subject of the Southern
Railroad:--
The city OF Cincinnati has been en-
gagged during the last Ten years Ia one OF
the queerest enterprises ever under
taken by an American municipality. IL
has been digging, ana GU ting, and
blasting, and filing good part Of the
surface of Kentucky and tennessee, and
has spent $l0,0O0,U00 in this ruthless
treatment OF the soil OF the TWO States.
In other words it was iuyeigled into yot-
ing the sum we have named for the con-
struction Of the Southern Railroad,
which is now wandering aimlessly away
amid .swamps and mountains, and
costing, instead of earning, money.
The civic funds have been sunk. PrI-
vate subscriptions nave vanished.
The proceeds of spouted bonds and
stocks are no more. And the Trustees
are far eclipslng the legendary daugh-
ters of the horse-leech in their constant
cry of "Giye! giye!' They want the city
to give S6,00J,OU0 now, though there Is
small chance Off this SUMS paying Tor the
comp pleIion OF the costly folly. We have
rarely seen a more drastic Illustration
OF the theories of government which may
be summed up i'll the general phrase: ''It
is the junction OF government to supply
the capital lor enterprises which private
capital shuns as unremunerntlye." By
eXpending $40, 100000, the metropolis OF
ONO is Blessed Win what might rlgntly
be called the Cincinnati ana Nowhere
Railroad. Changing the NoWnere tt
lSomewhere Will cost at least $6,VO0,0 ,00'
more,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

OHIO ONLY SMALL PoTRrCEs. The
claim of the Ohio Democrats that their
State is sskeystonew and that hence
they must be permitted to dictate the
platform and the canidate TO the Nation
al Convention, does not meet the ap-
proyal OF the Buffalo Courier. B says
the DemocratsIhaye proved their ability
to elect a President without the aid or
Ohio, and denies that the Buckeye State
Els either "hellwether" or ''key-
stone." AS for principles, the Courier
says: "About one thing, however, the re
|Ihust be no Doubt The next President,
|if a Democrat is chosen at all, will be a
|hard-money man, and with any other
Ibut a. bard money platform the campaign
would be lost to the Democracy before
lit had fairly Dcgup." af.tfss sa
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

BABCoCK:-It seems that Gen. Bab-
cocks case is already on trial before the
Chicago newspapers, with Babcock's at
torneys Tor the witnesses. The testi-
mony, such as it is, shows perfectly
clear case in favor Of the accused. But,
we wonder how the "Private secre-
tary's" case will stand when somebody
besides his own attorneys are to testify,
and somebody besides Chicago newspa-
pers are to decide. Better wait for the
wagon.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

AT the annual meeting OF the Chamber
of Commerce at Sheffield. England, last
week, the President called attention to
the estartling decline" OF their Ameri-
can trade. The fact is, America has got
so that she can make her own knives
and forks. Nay, she is beginning to send
her cutlery to the English market in de-
fiance of Sheffield. This may seem like
"carrying coal to Newcastle;' but even
that may yet have to be done; aud from
| America, too.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

THOUGH mild and 'balmy here, there
are huge snow drifts upon the Union Pa
ciic road, rendering the movement Of
trains impossible. And SO they must
continue for an indefinite term of time,
not exceeding dog days. Perhaps an
other line Of railway further south might
not be Unconstitutional, if Chicago could
be induced to permit it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the eth

A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the eth
to the World says:
ga letter received here to-day says
Mr.. Morton's friends are somewhat
taken aback by Senator Sherman's let
ter indorsing Governor Hayes as a Pres
idential candidate, though, on the othel
band, some of Mr.. Hayes friends here
profess to detect some left-handed com
pliments to him in that letter which lead
them to suspect its sincerity"
Suspicious Of that kind are very prey
alent also among Gov. Hayes friends in
Ohio. The t'iett handed compliments"
are considered quite conspicuous here,
where John Sherman's proyerpial insin
cerity is well known.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

THE House Committee on Appropria-
tions have agreed on reporting a bill to
reduce the salary Of the President Of the
United States to $4,000. to take effect
from March A, 1877. This doesn't look
much as though they expected to elect a
Democratic President this year.. N
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

THE ST. Louis Globe says that Gamma
Dickinson is eh;oying bad health" That
is an enjoyment that people generally
are willing that somebody else may have
a monopoly or.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
cHROMoS.
G Fl r O M O S !
GATHERING PRI1GRosEs 17x22- 80 81 90
TN THE WOODS, 17x22 ---~--- 4 SO


The
sunshine May
Two he the early le
while other el with
abuhdanE
anion o Gathering
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

ATA SALE of N. ID. Morgan's collection
ofpaintings and statuary, in New York,
last week, Hiram Powers celebrated
statue, paradise Lost" was sold at
auction for $1,000. Verify, hard times be
unon US AZ n" - ..H.p ~
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

"Angel of Night" is what Dr. Bulbs
Cough Sy up has been termed by pa
rents, whose worrying ana coughing
children have been soothed aud cuged,
and secured sweet s!umber BY using this
excellent remedy.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

AND now comes Ulysses S. Grant and
says that he never said nor intimated
that he favored the nomination OF Ros-
coe Conkling for the Presidency. Now,
who knows best, the President, or the
Washington Correspondents? Qaten
eobpq "s Ft
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
ELASTIC TRUSS.
READ THIS TWICE!

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! aThe Peoples Ledger y is an old established
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New England and Middle States. Address
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
THE YOUNG NAvIGATORs.

beautiful country Four cnldn three gs and boy have
Two GU the little
picturesque old tree aud these act as while the other
soop
imitation doubtless
hands,D
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
A COUNTRY STILE.

The almost bidder
gathering little girl seaed
orng Il bouquet A charming picture.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
THE DARLING BABE.

This companion piece Of the English Cottage j garden In
cradle. The and pet Of the child beautiful lies rolled
" The Ddrl in
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
,AxreN suoRr-L1NS AND-cLEyELAND.


Den,t Pearl ana Plum, Time minutes fast.
Sandusky Ex S:45A.M. 6;Q0P.M. o 5:b0P.M.
Sandusky Ex daily. s:40P.M. 6:00A.M. S;0JAM.
Bellefentaiae Ac 49,. 2;30P.M. lOl0A.M. s;QOP.M.
,nypfA ~ ApotIs oINcINNATI AND LAFAYETTE,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06

tue Germans that the Republican party is
Detter In 1876 than II was in 1872, and that
Mr.. Hayes has become different man
since the May conference? VIII Mr.. Schur1
on the same speakers stand on which four
years ago he advocated the alliance with
tne Democratic psrty to-day represent this
alliance TO his German fellow citizens as
1sDeerousT Mr. Schurz ought to feel that
ne can not succeed in the attempt to bar
monize his position to-day with both that
OF 1872 and that taken in the NewYork cor
erence, and that no amount OF sophislry Is
suthcient to fill the gap which exIs be-
tween SchurZ, the reformer and Schurz the
REPUBLICAN stump orator. II the danger OF
Tllden administration were as great as
Mr. Schurz now pretends to fear, q review
of bis sgitative activity during the last
nveyears would certainly overwhelm him
with sense of great responsibility, tor no
one more than be has successfully discred-
tied the Republican party in the eyes OF
the people; no one more than he contribu-
ted TO the thinning out of it's ranks.
Whatever Mr.. SchurZ may maintain in Or
der TO reconcile the contradictions between
bis previous position and that ofto-dsy, be
will not be sDle to overcome
THE LOGIC OF THE FOLLOWING PRoPo-
sITIoNs:
If his activity in behalf of reform since
1S7l, which eliminated in the New York
conference, has been earnestly believed
and justified, his present position is unpsr-
donable, untensble and inconsistent. !"
Second. If that conference purposed more
than to be a mere comedy, Mr.. Schurz
cannot possibly favor the election OF Mr..
Hayes. And in case that Mr.. Schurz did
not feel able to abide by his duty to sup
port Mr.. Tilden, the only thing
lett for him to do was to re-
convene the conference. Third. II Mr..
SchurZ in his sovereignty, believed that be
could set himself above this due regard
and obligation toward the members OF
the conference there was left tor him the
only alternative to maintain a passive or
neural, or at least a reserved attitude
even ii merely for the purpose of quiet
ing his iello w-citizans and former reform
companions the suspicion that his posi-
tton in this campaign is based on per-
sonsl grounds rather than on patriotic
motives. have been induced to write this
open letter, as stated before, by Mr..
Schurz's coming here for puspose which is
PARTICULARLY PROVOKING TO NE
as one who responded to his invitation to
the New York conference. This provocs-
ton prompts me TO yindicste my own po
sitioD as well as that of all my German
co-opsrators, of whom their former leader,
Schurz, now asks to renounce the same
convictions and principles for which they
have fought for years and not unfreqent-
ly made the greatest sacrifices. Although
the readiness with which Mr.. Schurz takes
the stump in this city and TO such pur-
pose is r. pugDant to me and to the Ger
-S.1,
may not look upon as being justified-yet
1 will not by any means weaken the effects
that the Republicans expect from Mr..
Scburz's speech, for l am too ardent q
friend of political discussion.
j MUELLER.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06

states in enforcing them. There is, as vir-
tuaiIy you have already been told, no off,
Ger OF state whom you may not
BY SUMMONS EMBoDX INTO YOUR OWN POSSE
and sny stste posse already embodied by
sheriff will, with sucS sheriff be obliged,
upon your summons, to become part of the
OD1ted Ststes posse and obey You or yOur
deputy, acting virtute ofh cit The resDon-
sioiiity which devolves upon an officer
clothed with such powers, and REQUIRED 10
guard the highest right of citi-
zsns, corresponds in degree with these
powers and rights aud exacts OF such officer
consideration, int liigeDce and courage. 1t
Is proper TO advise you that in pre- pairing
this circular have considered the rscsnt
important Judgments given by she Su-
preme Court of the United States Upon the
ac's OF Congress which requisite this gen.
eral topic. i have founded the above in
structlons Upon such acts IS are affected by
such Judgments. I need in this
place add no mere than that .nese
Judgments do not concern federal
elections. You will ind appended in full,
by reference, ouch statutory proyisio15-as
IL seems impOri ant that you and your dep
uties shall in this connection read and con-
slder. In matters of doubt you are of
course entitled 20 the advice OF the United
states Attorney for your district. These
bdNo pot0 euDmltsou 10 L0o
President and have his approval. Very
respectfully your obed'eut servant,
ALPHoNso TAFT,
Attorney General.
INCUBATION OF THE INSTRUCTIONS.
There was lengthy conference at the
war department this morning previous to
issuing the order to United States mar
shsls in regard to the approaching cleo
tons. IL was attended by Secretaries
Cameron, Robson and Chandler, Attor-
Dey General TAFT, Gen. Sherman, Gov.
Chamberlain and Senator Patterson, of
South Carolina. The object OF the
meeting was to take steps prepars-
tory TO carry out the order, in csse
of nece ssity, and to have a full
understanding ss to the military giving
aid to United States msrshsls. After
very fiery exchange of views upon the SUBJ
jsct, during which G ". Cham oerIsin and
Senator Patterson u ged the necessity of
military protection in the South, the MEM
bers of the cabinet expressed their opin-
president upon that topic, IL was decided
that copy of the circular letter OF instruc-
tons OF the attorney general should be
referred to @ N. Sherm an for his informa-
ton and guidance. The secretary of war
IL in strong accord WITH the attorney gen.
ersl Tor the enforcement of the instrur-
tions. Gen. Sherman leaves Saturday
for Harrisburg, where he Will be joined by
Secretary Cameron, and thev will then
start on tour OF inspection In the West.