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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-23

GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE
oOcx1.
AT THE SANE RATE.
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OFFICE OF wAszisSfsS Gas LIGHT DON.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-23

FIRST GRAND OPENING OF
NEW CARPETS
80 PIB CEHT. LESS THAN LAST YEARS
PRICES.
Good yard vide, Ia2sc,
Extra heavy Cottage Carpets ct Size
Good Ingram Oar pets, Ukc.
VERY heavy Ingram Oar pets, 500
xfra heavy 1oGrAfn Carpets. &C.
wool Ingram heavy CARPETS, CSC,
nxtra heavy lpgrain Oar pets, 7Sc
heevy TWO ply tneW destGss Oar nets, H1<c
sew ss.isns Three ply Carpets, u.
brussels All prices, new desigps
Tapestry Bugs al price,
OIL Cloth Ru0s
On Cloth ell widths and prices low
We have added to the above stoc n Of Carn.,. NJ
new patts sns, 1t the same price aooye menston.S
No suction goods.
so psirs BlAnk cts, less tbas auction pricss.
q. NJ. TOW0ON 4 CO..
$50 PkANSTLVAHIA AyRNUR
sepH eoSm South sideJ near 5th street
SEOOHD RAND O. OTHIEQ, FURHITURR,
y Oar pets, BEDDING Oileioths, and foods Of every
defcTp tiou bought and the highest cash prices pAd
Orders BY n all promptly attended to-.
b. COL NAN & CO..
Ocfl6sn corner lOth street and P0Un'a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-23

NEW BUCKWHEAT
~ CRYSTAL DIP Ps, from Ice fsugar.
MAPLE SYRUP. HfW ORLEANs MOLASSES
DAT MEAL. WHEAT GIFTS.
SOUTHERN BREAKFAST HOMINY
JUST RBUEIVED.
h w. REEDS SONS.
cctll- TT 1916 street north west
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1876-06-15

ibn bel Der 9anb uub ihritt an iciner
Seite fort. sic bob fiibnlid bas Saupi
cmpor,s ibrc Musen 9ldn,ten Dor Sreuoe.
Gbloo,pig bebte innerlid); bic Sano.
bic in Der Seineu rubte, ,uar mie Gin
3auberitnb, Der cine ut,uioeritcbbare
@lutb liiber @cfiible in ieincm @ciite ers
scu9ts unb Icin 9ers nit unbefanntcr
Jreuhe be,ue9te. Gan, eingencmmeu,
,uie er luar, tbat er iid feline @e,palt al,
lcinc Mufresans ST. perberssn uno fubr
oahin auf ocm Strom elmer periiibreri=
lden Vesauberung.
Ms lie Den Aarf perlieBcn unb ponS
in 9ano ouf Den Wrrplab tratcn, be.
mertte 9lurelianus, pie Der oausgrci
Sie9ebalo.pon elmer Se;tcntbiir Der oalle
aus Den 9ersoa bcobad)tete Der MO-
mer glaubte 81 lcbcn, oaB Sicsebalo's
Nnsen por 3orn sliibtcn uno boB CT bic
0el1loNene Tault ieit an Die @ruit oriidte.
9l1 +! uos miro oaraus werSen. icubte
lurc:ianus an9lipol. Su Der Quft bGns
gen unbeilucle Gsiuitter,poltsn.
9yiit gcbcnstem 9aupt uno trauri9sn
8eoanfen trat CT binter ocm &0nig unb
Dem nfrscs in oie 9alle.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1876-06-15
Ser 9prolter1t
Serausacsebsu bon
Meper Il, 8rid,
ct. 0louS, Miun.

ts{Asint jtben Dounerita9, un6 toiet jabrlid, il.
Torausbe,agluns $500.
9tir iuemiaer ais Wouatc tpirb !eiM NbcMc.
meut augenoN.,nen.
@cn Nbouncntcn, bic bic 3eituns nidt aus
briid;id) abbcitelien, iuirb ansencmmen, bab iic
bas Nbonnement for.suieken piiMidtn.
Die GerablGumuug, ooer Srr,ucigcrun9 Der
&b9otuna Der 3eitun9 bon benz Yoitamie, uobi,
bieielbe beorcert Worhcn 1T, fopic bic uMters
Iailume Der sn,cise an bic Seraus9eber pon Der
etpa ftattiinbenben Srtsperdnbcrumg, uno Der
Nnaabs ccs Mcucn lsobnorts entblnoet nldt bon
ber 8e,asluns bes rollen Ybunnementsbetrase
Mm3ei0cM
neld,e obuc @cmertuna sur 9lufnabmc enachcn,
tp.sbem 70 lanac cmgeri!dt mo bsredatt, bis l'c
abbeRsl(t iucrcen.
Gm,.iacu uerc.a gu ben eeuGbnlidlcn
Nreiieu cinaerIdt, mi,mIid) 10 Gent per &rcUicr.
Belle, fir bic. erite GimriidunN unb Gents fir
ieo. isiseMoc Sir Nm,cigem, bic linacrc Belt
kebeu blsiteu, ipiro eim bcoeMtenber Mb,us er-
laubt.
Die Scrousee5cr fiNS im Seiit einer beH
tdabieeu NusWabl
Neusr mnt eefsbmaetpoaer 2ettern,
xno haber finb fic im Stanec,
9rMfiaden offer sift
IN bemtfdoer umc eneliitber Sprade
auf's S@ncalte. SdDnlie Nno @iaiSIte
su lieIern
wab eMpiebltn I'D ;u acncietca Huftra9cn.
Georutt tperOsa:
2etterheats,
0iMbcahS,
V;eid,dftSfartcm,
Gireularc,
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1.f. ". aai tIr;eils Noti;.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
When Men are at Their Best.

DIR. Beard states that from an analysis
of the lives of thousand representative
men in all the great branches of the hui
man family, he made the discovery that
the golden decade was between 40 and
so, the brazen between 20 and 30,
the iron between so and 60. The supe-
riority of youth and middle life over old
age in original work appears all the
greater when we consider the fact that
all the positions of honor and prestige,
professorships and public stations, are
in the hands of the old. Reputation, like
money and position, is mainly confined
to the old. Men are not widely known
until long after they have done the work
that gives them their fame. Portraits
of great men are decisions; statues are
lies. They are taken when men have
become famous, which, on the average,
is at least twenty-five years after they
did the work which gave them their
fame. Original work requires enthusi-
asm. Men are at their best at that time
when enthusiasm and experience are al
most evenly balanced. This period, on
the average, is from 38 to 40. After this
the law is that experience increases, but
enthusiasm decreases. -.LOndOn Eanaily
Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
Sensations OF Starving.

For the first two days through which
a strong and healthy man is doomed to
exist upon nothing his sufferings are
perhaps more acute than in the remain
ing stages-he feels an inordinate, I'M
speakable craving at the stomach night
and day. The mind runs upon beef,
bread and other substantials, but still,
in great measure, the body retains it's
strength. On the third and fourth days,
but especially on the fourth, this inces-
SAINT craving gives place to sinking and
weakness of the stomach, accompanied
by nausea. The unfortunate sufferer
still desires food, but, with loss of
strength, he loses that eager craving
which is felt in the earlier stages.
Should he chance to obtain morsel or
two of food, he swallows it with wolf
ish avidity; but five minutes afterward
his sufferings are more intense than ever.
He feels as if he had swallowed living
lobster, which is clawing and feeding
upon the very foundation of his exist
ence. On the fifth day his cheeks sud
denly appear hollow and sunken, his
body attenuated, his color is ashy pale,
and his eyes wild, CLASSY and cannibal-
ish. The different parts of the system
now war with each other. The stomach
calls upon the legs to go with it in quest
of food; the legs, from weakness, refuse.
The sixth day brings with it increased
suffering, although the pangs of hunger
are lost in al overpowering languor and
sickness. The head becomes giddy-
the ghosts of well-remembered Dime RS
pass in hideous professions through the
mind. The seventh day comes, bring
ing increasing lassitude and further
prostration of strength. The arms hang
lifelessly, the legs drag heavily. The
desire for food is still left, to degree,
but it must be brought, not sought.
The miserable remnant of life which still
hangs to the sufferer is burden almost
too grievous tn be borne; yet his inner
ent love of existence induces desire
still to preserve it, if it can be saved
without task upon bodily exertion.
The mind wanders. At one moment he
thinks his weary limbs cannot sustain
him mile; the next, he is endowed
with unnatural strength, and, if there be
a certainty of relief before him, he
dashes bravely and strongly forward,
wondering whence proceeds his new
and sudden impulse.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
Texas Stage Mules.

The ride from San Antonio, Tex, to
Ell Paso is one of the most stirring bits
of travel to be had in America. The
CONVEYANCE is four horse stage.
Coaches are changed three times, and
beyond Concho, which is ZIG miles north
of San Antonio, broncho mules are under
harness. This mule is fiery, untama-
BILE little animal, possessed OF all the
spirit and speed of the race horse, and
all the long-suffering and patience of a
Spanish jack. A correspondent gives
this account of Lie and Murphy,
dun and sorrel, that have done splen-
did service on this road "Until the
four horse coaches were put on, their
task was to draw buck board twice a
week distance of sixty-fve miles. The
journey was made in single night,
without water and without food or rest,
except an hour at midnight at Van
Horns well. When 1 returned from
Mexico to the States these two little
mules pulled myself, another passenger,
some 800 pounds of baggage, and the
driver, the distance named. The driver
cheered the solitude of the night with
many anecdotes of their performances,
and at our request, and aided by us, fire.
quently tried to stop them between the
Our attempts to do so were
Intellectual, for the more we would pull
the faster they would go. Some two
weeks later Gen. Caben was the only
passenger, and the propensity of Lie
and Murphy to run was 80 great that
he considered his life in serious danger.
He drew his six-shooter and kept it
cooked, determined to shoot one of them
through the head if they ever left the
road. But leaving the road is something
they never do. They are trained to
keep the road and to stop only at sta
lions. They know an Indian by the
smell, and the cracking of stick by the
roadside makes them dart. In case the
driver should be shot from the box they
would keep on to the station all the
same. "-GGlcestOn NeaDs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
Mist0Ok His Reckoning.

The Boston Post relates the following
"a small party of gentlemen were at
table recently with the jovial Captain of
one of the steamers running between
this port and Liverpool, when the En-
grishman, slluding to the late civil war
In this csuntry, said he had paid the
States number of visits when it cost
him some risk to do so. He explained
by saying that he had been blockade
runner, and he became quite merry
while showing how he bad lodged the
Federal cruisers off Wilmington, N. c.,
and slipped in and out, to aud from that
harbor, five times during the closing
months of the war. While on his sixth
trip he was chased ashore. his vessel
ruined, and he escaped to terra frma by
the aid of O ladder over his steamers
bow. ooh, it was fun 7 exclaimed the
Captain; sometimes they plunked it
into me pretty hot, but they never did
me any hurt in that way. Three rows
of cotton bales make pretty safe armor,
Won know &c then mentioned Incl
dentally that a certain sentinel cutter
used TO cause him the most trouble, and
that he finally determined to run her
down to prevent warning signal to the
blockading fleet. 1t was bloody dark
night continued the Captain, and /
was slipping out close in shore when
that = cutter showed herself in front
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
Living with a Bullet i'm His Head.

The Sandusky Ohio Register con-
tains an article describing the experience
of man who has lived for some months
with bullet in his brain, and who is
now doing well and attending to bust
ness. It says: "In March last we
published the fact that Henry Meiley,
formerly resident of Republic, Seneca
county, but who now lives at Wauseon,
attempted to commit suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head with a revolver.
1t was supposed at the time that Meiley
could not live longer than q week at
most, as the wound which he had made
In shooting himself was a very danger
GUS one. He had Endorsed some paper
for some of his relatives, and was noti-
fed that he would be obliged to pay the
amount, as his relatives could not meet
their obligations. The amount WIS
81 200. The knowledge of the fact
made him gloomy and Respondent, and
the next morning he went to his store,
and, taking a revolver, placed the muz
zle to his right temple, fired the pistol,
and lodged bullet III his brain. The
surgeons could not extract the ball be-
cause they were afraid to probe for it.
After short confinement to his bed,
Melley so far recovered from the effects
of the wound that he walked about, at
tended to a few business matters, and
suffered very little from the injury. He
improved every day, and seemed IN
much better spirits than for long time
before he attempted suicide. The in
lection of cold lead into his head cured
him of his dependency, but the remedy
will scarcely do to recommend in all
cases of the blues. It's little too he
roic. We learn now that after the ex-
piration of nearly ten months Meiley has
apparently wholly recovered from his
wound and attends to his business as he
did before his attempt to shuttle off this
mortal coil. He is about AZ years of age,
and has wife and several children. He
owns $50, 1000 worth of we'll improved
land near Republic, and has considera-
BILE other property besides. In all he
is probably worth 100000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29

of me- After pause he added. We'll,
we went right over her; sbo didn't sig
nal anybody that night. Was your
steamer the Kate, Captaing asked very
quiet gentleman at the foot OF the table.
Yes, was the somewhat surprised re-
ply. well, was in command OF that
cutter, and you didn't run me down
quite 80 much as you think you did:
A laugh at the Captains expense fol
lowed this, and it was renewed as the
quiet man continued, And was on the
gunboat that chased you ashore. The
Kate wasn't hurt much, either, for we got
her off. and she is now somewhere about
New York No one was more amused
at the turn things had taken than the
Captain himself, and philosophical re-
mark some one made about what the
of time may bring about was
lost in the general merriment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
Importance Of the Black Sea.

The Black sea is the natural maritime
outlet for one-half the European terri
tories of Russia. The road from this sea
to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and
the East lies through the Bosphorus and
the Dardanelles, and the Sultan, by an
ancient right, closes the highway to
Russian ships of war. The Western
powers, England in particular, insist
that Turkey shall keep Russia shut up,
and thereby secure advantages to them
selves. The Manchester Examiner ex-
presses the belief that if England filed
the place of Russia the restriction would
not be submitted to. The same paper
counsels the opening of the Bosphorus
and the Dardanelles to Russia, be-
heving that if this were done it would
lessen the anxiety of the Gar to obtain
possession of Constantinople.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
How Great Men Breakfast.

M. Alexandra Dumas invariably be-
gins the business of the day by warming
himself plate of soup which has been
left out for him the night before. He
can thus get up at whatever hour he
Ileases, independently of servants
whims, refresh himself, and set to work
till noon. Napoleon III. took coffee
and milk for breakfast, and the Pope
takes black coffee. Buttons breakfast
consisted of a crust of bread and two
glasses of wine. But the most remark
able of all breakfasts was the customary
meal of the Emperor Charles v. in the
small hours. A servant would awake
His Majesty, and forthwith set before
him chicken stewed i'll milk. The
Emperor ate it, drumsticks and all, aud
went to sleep again.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
Four Months for q Dollar I

ST. NICHOLAS for January, with its CHEEKY
greeting ON the cover, its exquisitely beautiful
frontispiece. the wonderful variety in It's pages,
and its
Fun FOR THE NEW YEAR,
will charm everybody, both old aud young.
Among the more notable papers will be
found q Letter to Young Naturalist" by
William Hewitt, the poet, and 1.-THE Stars for
January" by Prof. Proctor, the astronomer.
ct, NICHOLAS FOR JANUARY
will also contain paper by Horace E. scud-
der; "Great Grandfather's Books and Pict-
ures." with fac-simile reproductions from the
New England Primer" and Webster's old
Spelling Book" "Budges Visit to the Gen.
tennal by the author of "Helens Babies, "
and "The Modern and Medieval Ballad OF
Mary Jane with silhouette drawings by Hop.
kins, will be found amusing and entertaining.
Besides
''HIs OWN MASTER"
by Trowbrdge, there are shorter Stories and
Poems, Rhymes and Nonsense Verses, Histor-
lcal Sketches, Fairy Tale, Comical Pictures,
Pages for Very Little Folks, etc., etc. In
short, this is the New YEARS NUMBER Of mat
magazine Of which THE London Daily News
said, We ,oish zoe could point TO its equal in
our o,1n Periodical Literature"
Send one dollar for trial subscription, be-
ginning with the November number, and in
Guiding the splendid Christmas Holiday num-
Der, with William Cullen Bryant's "Boys Of
My Boyhood," and the New Years number
with William Howitt's Letter TO Young
Naturalist !" and the February number, whicn
viii have
"A TALK WITH AMERICAN BOYS"
by Tom HUGHES. that earnest, honest, strong
hearted Englishman, who is known all over
the world AZ "tte friend Of the school-boy."
Subscriptions received by all booksellers.
Sold by all newsdealers. $500 year, %
cents q number.
ScnIBNER Il Co., 743 Broadway, New York.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
AN ENGLISH VIEW.
The Way Our Presidential Contest APP.
pears to the Thunderer.

The Way Our Presidential Contest APP
pears to the Thunderer.
[From the London Times.l
The people of the United States
serve all our sympathy and all our re-
spect during their present trial. Tue
stress laid upon their patience and
moderation is severe, but everybody in
every party, except few unscrupulous
and discredited politicians, has recog-
nized the necessity of practising these
painful virtues. The constitution has
once more failed to fulfill its promises,
which, even when enacted for the
benefit of scanty and backward popu-
lation upon the Atlantic seabeard, were
not accommodated to the realities of
politics, and which since the Union has
extended over half continent have
become plainly impossible OF fulfill
ment. No constitution that the
ingenuity of man is competent to con-
struct could be made comprehensive
enough to cover the infiuite variety of
problems that must arise in the political
life of O great, free nation. But the
American people have deliberately cut
themselves off froD> the only practical
remedy for this limitation. The
statesmen who framed the constitution
desired to preserve the independence of
the executive, the judicial and the legis-
lative powers in the Federal Govern
ment, and their work in its main prin-
ciples has been left untouched by later
amendments. 1t is, indeed. protected
by a popular sentiment of reverence
which is almost akin to superstition.
The result is, that nowhere in the con-
stitution of the United States il there
that instant, indisputable and uncondi-
tional omnipotence which we attribute
to Parliament, and which cuts the knot
of every cdSus onaissus quickly and
safely. The uncertainty TITO which the
result of the Presidential election has
been plunged by the unfortunate fact
that either candidate, If successful, will
owe his success to the votes of doubtful
and suspected Southern constituencies
has raised host of controversies, and
appealed to crowd of unregulated
passions. The last and most dangerous
appeal has not yet produced any serious
consequences, but the contested ques-
tons seem likely to remain unanswered,
and we cannot tell how far the temper |
of an excited people will submit to con-
straint unsupported by clear legality. |
Hitherto the leaders on both sides, the |
chief organs of public opinion, and, in
deed, the general voice of the nation,
have unanimously insisted on the neces-
sity of GOODNESS, order and patience,
and, with some very insignificant excep- |
tons, the crisis has been complicated |
by no more formidable disturbances |
than those familiar in our own election |
It would be mistake, |
however, to imagine that the difficulty |
has vanished. The danger has been, it |
is true, removed further fromus
in point of time, bat it is lessened only
by the probability that before the next
critical points reached the good sense
of the American people may supply a
remedy unprovided by the authors of
the constitution.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
PEANUTS.
Something About q Popular Vegetable.
t' From the Bostsn Herald.l

=
i' From the Bostsn HERALD
Peanuts, or, rs they are popularity
known in the South, ground nuts or
goubers, grow in the ground on the
roots Of the plant exactly like potatoes.
The stalk and leaves Of that plant some.
what resemble clover, and to get the nuts
when ripe the plants are pulled out of
the ground, the nuts adhering firmly to
the roots. The greatest trouble with
the ground nuts is in picking them,
which has to be done by hand, no
machine having as We! been invented to
do the work, though it would seem as If
such machine, in the shape OF coarse
comb. might be easily invented. But
labor is cheap in the places where they
are grown, which are in the light, sandy
soils of Tennessee, Virginia, and North
Carolina, in this country. Peanuts are
also largely grown in Africa, India, Bra
zil, and other places. The best are
raised in the valley of the river Gambia,
in Africa, and yield large quantities of
oil. This product, when properly pro-
duced, is esteemed equal to olive oil;
but it is also used in wooden manufac-
lures, in soap making, in lamps, and for
lubricating machinery. Last year the
caop in the United States was as follows
tennessee, 235, 900 bushels; Virginia,
$50, 900; North Carolina, 100, 900. The
imports from Africa last year were 84,-
600 bushels, of which Boston imported
$4,000 and New York $4,000. The av-
erage of the new crop this year is some
what larger than that of last year, and
the yield promises well. the nut being
generally better filed and matured than
for the past two years, and of finer
quality. The past year was marked by
fewer changes than any former one; by
a moderate but steady consumptive de-
mand; by an absence of speculation; and
by the small proportion of choice white
nuts. Tennessee peanuts are put up in
burlap bags of four or five bushels capa-
city, and are sold by the pound, the
grades being, respectively, inferior,
prime, choice, and fancy. The crop
year begins Oct. l, and ends Sept. 20 of
the ensuing year. The new crop will
come forward under very favorable
auspices. The previous crop having
been well sold up, stocks are light in the
hands of commission merchants and
dealers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29

TIE Boston Daily Advertiser men
tions San organ specially constructed BY
the Mason a. Hamlin Organ Company
for the celebrated DIR. Franz Liszt is now
on exhibition at their warerooms. The
instrument is to be used in the Liszt
concerts in Europe. 1t is constructed
In many respects on an entirely new
principle, and is in all respects a truly
wonderful instrument. It's quality Of
tone and power are simply surprising"
1t is certainly great compliment to
these American makers that the great
European musicians send for their
organs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29

MERCHANTS GARGLINe On.-This very
useful article is now receiving the very
highest Communications from the press,
and multitudes of witnesses who have
tested it's efficacy. It is considered as
one of the very best remedies, and in it's
refined, purified state it is regarded as
one of the most powerful liniments for
the removal of rheumatism, neuralgia,
and the sufferings arising from sprained
Joints, bruises, etc.-Aytmer C.. W.
Times, FEB. %, 1857.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29

Total for fraction of actual losses of life 4O4, 1888
1t may be consoling to know that
Burke estimates those "slain in battle,
and by other means of civilization" since
the world pegan, to be, in round num-
bers, 36, 600, 600, while another authority
computes the number, with greater lib
crafty, at $500, 00O,OOO. Evidently
disease and old age are the least respon-
sible for deaths.