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THE Moons or MFRS.

herica has at last made an astronom-
icabscovery that Is really worth while.
II, licking up Of asteroids by Watson
audPeters is trivial, and was becoming
mOntonous, when Professor Asaph Hale,
of he Washington observatory, an
nOulces today that he has discovered
one, and possibly two, satellites of the
PLANET Mars. 1t has always been believed
and conceded that Mars had no moons,
and this discovery must rank as perhaps
the most important of this generation
the most important since Neptune was
I!Ocaed in 1916. The larger satellite,
concerning which no uncertainty now
Exits, was first seen on Thursday night
md was subsequently, carefully observed
n Friday and Saturday evenings, and
3 distance and revolutions were calcu-
Rted.
Professor Henry positively announces
le location of both satellites. The outer
be (hrst discovered) is only some 5000
lilies distant from Mars, or not more
IAN one fifteenth of the distance of our
Don from the earth; and it is only one
, lndred miles in diameter, or not more
aan one-four thousandth as large as our
loon. 1t must make an Insignificant
ppearance in the sky of Mars, although
near, and must, in the night be in
sliPse a large part of the time. How.
Fer, the discovery is highly important
I'D will give new interest to the question
neither Mars is inhabited The Martial
onditions are generally favorable to the
development and maintenance of life
g distance from the sun is favorable
here are clouds in the sky of Mars
=, Roving the existence eff air and moisture
: d the Martial winter much snow gathers
: Bout the polls, Moving atmospheric
ambitions somewhat similar to ours
he rosy color of the planet is believed tC
3 attributed to the redness of the allu
Fal or to some peculiar tint in the vege
, htiOn n good telescope reveals seas
0ntinents and islands, and the geography
Of oar nearest external neighbor is pretty
veil known. The seas are long and inter
itRining, and the continents are serpentinC
and narrow, 50 that the inhabitants 0
Man, if it be indeed inhabited, can trave
all over the little ball (only one-sixth a
lsrp as earth), either in a vessel or
Land vehicle. So far as telescope inves
tigstion justifes differences, Mars is a
vel adapted to human life as is our owl
planet, while the nearly equal division
into land and wate md the marvelIously
indsnted and subdiSided continents mus
render the landscapes picturesque to
high degree. Now, it is hoped that tn,
gest obect-glass at Washington will bt
tuned at a favorable moment on our in
fsrhr neighbor to solve the question o.
| themoons of Venus Graphic.
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We happened the other day to pass a
fie Id in which the owner was cutting one
of the finest crops Of herdsgrass we have
seen this year. As it was the last of
July, and the grass was just in blossom,
We stopped AMI asked the reason why it
was 50 late. The answer was IS 1t was
sown down last fall. We had potatoes
here last year, and after they were dug
In SePtemher, [ plowed the land. har.
rowed in q iight coat of manure, and
sowed it to kerdsgrass. BY doing this
Aeye got a good catch, and a crop OF
grass year earlier than I would had
not sowed it down until last spring. 1
shall serve nay potato fields the same way
this fall, for I ana tired of trying to get a
catch with grain. Oats are sure death
10 grass, and this crop Of herdsgrass is
worth much more than what wheat I
could have soc or the land would have
been. five could sow clover in the fall
ard make 1t 1--we through the wintef as
herdsgrass win, would never sowan.
other grass s-sd iu the spring.-N II
1Ur0r and Turner.
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THE COLORADO BEETLE.

Tie Cologne Gazette states that, from
csreful observation and inquiries made
sine the burning of potato field in the
ueishborhood of Cologne, it is evident
that the object of that destructive pro-
cssshas been completely attained. There
i,no further trace visible either of Colo
rsda beetles or of Larvae, neither above
thesoiI nor in the same There is rea-
sonto believe that not one beetle has es-
cspd. The government has given strict
dretions to all who mny find beetles,
Irss. or parts of the same, to give them
up without delay to the authorities.
III, ReichSanzeiger, in an official para
grab. states that it is not known by
whit means the beetle was first imported
int Germany. The Swedish govern
net has, in consequence of its appear
arc, prohibited the importation of pota-
toe from Western Germany,-London
M6ainq Post.
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salt I have scarcely lost any, always
checking the cholera in a few days.
Take the usual feed of corn, shell it and
put it into a vessel, pouring turpentine
ehDpph to thoroughly cover 1t; with a
shovel take the corn out and put it in a
basket. draining the turpentine into the
yessel again. Continue the use of the
.urpentine on corn until it acts freely on
.he kidneys, then discontinue.
Elijah Dougherty, of johnson, says;
One of my neighbors has been using
hoarbound as preventive. He chops
Itup fine and feeds to his hogs in sloP.
He has used it for several years and with
mcce.s while his neighbors' hogs have
| lied all around him. We hear of late
hat tobacco stems in the beds where the
logs lie is a good preventive of cholera.
4gricuIturat lettings.
The prospects of the wheat crop in Cal
lfornia are improving the yield will be
A,ger than was anticipated.
Southern and southwestern Georgia Is
occurring the reputation of being the
bet region in the United States for sheep
rasing.
The corn crop of New Hampshire prom
ises to be much increased this year. A
hqer amount of Weage will be planted,
snd CREST care tai b in the selection of
the seed and its cultivation.
A wealthy man in Indiana has lost a
thousand bushels of wheat through the
wGk of grain weevils; but if somebody
had asked him to pay - for a book on
nO1ious insects or subscribe for an ento-
biological paper, he would have indig-
nantly refused to do either, and considered
hmself smart .in refusing.
The Angora goats from Asia have been
htrgdHced into Texas very largely
within the last few years. One man now
| hs shout / 900 crossed with the Mexican
gat. The hair or wool is long, and will
sill rom IS cents to a dollar pound ;
tie skin or hide makes the morocco
.aiher and kid gloves; the suet is the
estin the world ID the meat of the
Dung goat is. tend1 and toothsome. On
lie whole, the goat business in Texas and
Mexico promises to be a great feature of
her future
says the New York Graphic SO far
We have enjoyed our boasts of our in
crossing beef trade with England But
10 nse is without a thorn. A dismal
wallis commenced to be heard at home.
Our own prime joints and roasts are
given out, aud even now are difficult to
procure. Only the best cattle are shipped
to England. None g, under fourteen
hundred pounds weight Forty-tive
thousand of such cattle have already
crossed the Atlantic. John Bull is lit
orally taking the fat of our land and leav-
ingas only the lean, and " the trade is
onl! in ITS infancy
is. Mckay, says the Toronto Globe,
has ix bufaloes on his grazing farm at
LoH Lake, Manitoba. Two of these are
calrs brought from the west last fall,
the theirs are older, some of them full
grom. They feed with cattle during
therinter, accompany them to the river
for ater every day, and are among the
frsO enter the warm stables for shelter
at 1ght. The bufaloes, from natural
insacts, are conscious Of an approaching
ston some time before felt, and retire to
conortable quarters in the stables some
timan hour or two before the storm
ari=
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marry on your income--unless you had
chosen a wife in your own position and
used to such a life as your mothers.D
s'AIv mothers life was such te as
TsabePs at Isabels age" said TOT and
for moment his face was really hand
some in its flush of honest pride; " and
isabel has known what my mothers life
is for many year past. Would | marry
her under false pretensesT'
81 presume, then, that Miss. Conyng-
ham knows the extent of your income ?'
asked Maitland, with compressed lips;
/" ar have you, in your fooiery, been rep
resenting yourself as a partner In this
bank? Her eyes are open TO the folly of
what she !, doing, eh
"She knows everything, sir, reloined
Tom, his eyes much puzzled, and a little
angry, and she does not call 1t folly"
''Eou can 90"
The clerk left the room, closing the
door quietly behind him.
They must have had harrassing let
ters," he said to himself, trying to &C
count for the partners Impotence. They
have a good deal of anxiety which we
subordinates are spared" And thinking
this. lie took his seat and wrote away
more diligently than ever, while his fellow
were clerks wondering over his mood
" Leslie ought to go"
Those were the words which at last
broke the silence Of the room which Tom
had left.
''Ycs.'
Then the days work went on to It's
close, and the partners, separating on the
bank steps, went their several ways
thinking very longingly of one to whom
that had been faithful This was the
first night for many months which either
had spent without these bright, vague
dreams Of what his home might be with
Isabel at its head and their hearts were
filled with resentment against the winner
of the prize which they had coveted.
"You knew this morning that she was
to marry some one else---why should your
thoughts be harder, now that you know
who has won her @' so a voice seemed
arguing with them but below all, the
angry thoughts surged on.
"For him 10 be the one to gain her
he a paid servant in the bank"
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AN1ISEPTICs IND OIsIyFE1r4xr,

A committee appointed by the Ru,.
sian government of the St. Petersburg
medical academy to INVESTIGATE v ,,,rs
proposed antiseptics and disinfectapt,
nave arrived at the following concIn-
slons; l. Carbolic acid is the most ea
Gent means against the Development of
ammonlacle gas, putrescence. and deveI-
opment OF lower organisms in organic
matter under decomposition. and it is
therefore the best antiseptic. ,. Wit
I'ol' salts Of zine, and charcoal are the
oest means for dedorizing matter under
Putreiaction. 3. The powders Of Prot
Military besides the properties they
snare IN common with other carbolic dis
lhIectants, deserve attention because Of
the isolated state of phenol in them, ana
their contents Of quickhme, which al
serbs moisture-the principal condition
OF each kind Of putrefaction-as also
some port of the gases. IS. Chloride o.
lime and permanganate Of potash quickly
destroy the lower organisms in liquids
Z. The disinlectant certainly retard tht
putlid processes in organic bodies, ht
their influence is only temporary, ants
a means OF purifying air in dwelling
their influence is very Eall, if not o.
tally fA because of the very slight ie,
/ gree OF concentration of their ingrf'
ents that can be used without inJul2
the health of inhabitants. 8. For usl.
habited buildings the best disiutecta,:
are nitrous acid and chlorine.
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Too soon the sun has dropped adown the west
Too soOa the ghi has faded in the SKY
Aa'is htcs | be1oli the summer day
Sink weariiy upon tine hills to die
l. to Thy presence, Lord, now carr come,
Wit hout one sheai OF ripencd golden wheat
Tn 10 Thy face I dare not lift my own,
but bow it low beside Thy gracious feet
7 or lot Thou seest ] have nothing brought
save these poor field flowers dying on the stem
! ar Lord, my Master, sorroWful kneel,
And hide my empty palms beneath Thy garment s
hem.
Tire dewy silence Of the cool, dark wood
Entced me - its leaiy, odorous rest
4 =oivoicei brook iaughej slyiy 'twjNt ITS HANKS
Where vi0'eis aai daisies thick were pfeet.
A I'd when g bird wing stirred the heavy air,
An soft thrill OF notes dropped from the SKY
] smiled AMI thought He blessed them by Ills
words,
NJ Father hears the lost ones lonely cry
The present slipped from of me as a dream
trpd meath Orient skies the Judean NUS
A ID saw, as iu Tire ages gone, green helfs, -,
An / heard the sparroEs' sweet and tender trlLs'
Aud 50 the golden day has fitted past.
With all IFS hours misspent itsciances lost
The sweet dci1y fer rcst-the fond desires
q. Were gained iny soul at hat fearful cost
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Observation-Disclosures. Of he System

This can easily be done through the instru.
mentality Of the searching blood depureui
and Alternative Hostetters Stomach Bitters
which incites those scayeugers of tie body
the kidneys aud the bowels, TO vigorous &c
ton. The first named organs secrete impu
rites where such exist-from the blood
which would otherwise poison it, and tits the
Office OF the bowels 10 carry of the useless
portions of the food rejected during the pro
cess of digestion, and which If retained IN
terfere with digestion and bilious secretion
rheumatism and govt, both products Of acid
elements in the circulation, are remedled By
the bitter-. which viii likewise be found
prompt though gentle cathartic. Both kid
news and bowels are invigOrated, as well o
stimulated by this famous medicine whic
possesses tonic properties Of the highest Oh
q
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SANDAL-WOOD

r.-stir, rsm,..y r,r ~ disease. of the kidneys
Bnddrrand riusfy Ureaus, ALEC good in bror-i' AZ
Complaints. never produce sickness is certain
49, r.,,,o.I, sixty cap.uIes cure 30 .ix or eight
DAYS. No other medicine can dp tbis-
Beware Of limitations, for owing 20 ~ si''t "'
cess. many have been offered; some are most Dan
gerous. causing piles, etc
DuHdds, Dick g. CO's. "enuineSo' 'sp'ulfs
contains on of Sandals wood Sold atsll dru stores
Ask rcrcular or send for % 90 and 81 ooster
street. New York.
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RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CURED.-DI
rang's Rheumatic Remedy, the great Interns
Medicine, viii positively cure any case O
rheumatism on the face of the earth. Pric
81 a bottle: six bottles, 50; sold by al Drus
fists. send for circulars to Helphestine
RcutIv. DRUGGISTS. Washington, -. G.
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Purity, Strength. Economy

These three requisites are combined
DOOLEY's velIknoWu YEAST POWDER.
few trials viii convince you that it is n
ONLY the best, but also the cheapest.
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For the first time in twenty yearse
Pennsylvania railroad has passed a ~
dend. The resolutions making the an
nouncement are in the following words
"In view of the heavy losses recently
sustained by the Pennsylvania railroad
company in the destruction Of lis pro.
perty in the city of Pittsburs by moi
violence. and in further losses sustained
in revenue through prolonged inteuup
ton in traffic from the same cause OF
various points Of its owrNand connecting
lines. and in view also of>the imperative
duty of the company to provide fer tn
immediate restoration Of rolling stool
and of such buildings a are absolutel,
necessary for the transaction Of its busi
ness; therefore, resolved, that it is mex
pedient at this time to declare a divideu
upon the capital stock of this company.
THE New York Times says that tb
idea of teaching every girl to thump
piano and every hey TO be book keepe
will make potatoes worth 81 per bushe
in twenty years from now.
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Tfvou feel dun drovsy debitated. have ftequ od
headache mouth tastes badly poor apPetiSt iivsr
tgr,gTa coated Won are suffering from toIplu ~
or biliousness and nothing VIII cure = I'm
speedily and permanently as 10 take SiMA'N0
RrGr-lkTon or u EDICINE.
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IF a word to the wise be sufficient, vi
think hint to the sick and suffering wi
not prove amiss. The HOME STOMACH Br
TIERS. than which none are more effective d
recuperting from bodily or mental exhaus
ton. Prepared by the Home Eitters Co. S.
T.ouiE Mo
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Keeping up the lsoil

Keeping zap the SoR.
The agricultural mind Is gradually un-
deTgoing a Charge upon this subject. 1t
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ADVERTISERS

A re invited to investigate The American Newspaper
Union List Of Newspa pers-the largest combination
IF papers in hr United Sates-and compare the prices
with oter lists His he cheapest and best adCe fsiag
medium NTH country.
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CHAPTER III

The FIRE roared and cracked cheerily
i'm the pr@ate room at the ba@, but
neither Of the partners had arrived.
! never knew him so late, remarked
Tom Leslie. as if finishing aloud a puz-
ling conjecture.
National Republican., 1877-08-30
THE DEAD LAMpLIGHTER.
THE INQUEST OVER THE BODY OF N'ISTosr
ADJOURNED UNTIL TO-DAY.

THE INQUEST OVER THE BODY OF N'INTosH
ADJOURNED UNTIL TO-DAY.
| The coroner held an inquest yesterday over
the body of Mcintosh, the lamplighter, who
WAS run over by the Quantico train on Mary
land avenue on Tuesday night and killed.
Several witnesses were examined, and the tes-
timony elected corresponded with the state
nicut Of the accident published In yesterdays
REPUBLICAN. The lamp At the corner Of Sixth
and q streets he had extinguished, and In
crossing over to the lamp In the middle Of the
square was run over by the train.
There arc several theories rs to the manner
In which he w9 killed. Some state that he
was standing Sn the east track In order to
allow the Midland train TO pas, while others
say he was standing In the space between the
/ two tracks to avoid both trains, and was struck
by one aud pitched In front Of the other.
| DIR. Reilley testified that he attended the
dying man, and found both joints Of the left
leg and arm badly fractured, and also found
numerous wounds around the head. His left
foot was also horribly smashed. The Doctor
stated that the injuries were sufficient TO cause
death.
Several persons present at the inquest gave It
their opinion that there Is = law requiring
railroad companies 10 station q fagman at
each crossing and also one regulating the
speed at which trains should travel. There
was no fagman stationed at the corner where
Mcintosh met his death. II was also testified
that one Of the trains was running at rate
unusual and unsafe to pedestrians.
Ons witness testified that he had seen trains
travelling throughout the city at the rate Of
from ten to twenty miles per hour, but II Is
very probable that his estimate was eIaSser-
| ated.
An eyewitness testified that he saw the de-
ceased put the light out on the corner Of
Sixth and streets, and that he was crossing
diagonally to extinguish the lamp opposite,
and, seeing the train on the west track ap-
preaching, remained on the east track, and
was run over by the train backing into the
depot.
The jury adjourned until to-day at 10 o'clock
without rendering verdict, In order to allow
several witnesses who were absent to give their
testimony. The testimony % far sdduced
shows cnlpable negligence on the part Of the
company in not stationing hagmen where they
are needed aud in running their trains at o
rate Of speed dangerous to life and limb.
A committee Of Ave, representing the rail-
road company, called upon the widow Of the
deceased yesterday and offered to render her
any assistance she wished. The offer was not
accepted, as she thought II was in tho nature
of compromise. She intends to enter suit
against the company and will, no doubt,
succeed in getting Judgment against them.
National Republican., 1877-08-30
A SUIT FOR LIBEL.

Adolph Liebschntz, through his counsel,
Messrs. NJ. Thomson aud J. T. Close has en-.
tered suit against wehb MoNsll for libel,
nring damages Mt SlnOO0. The complainant
charges that the defendant caused to be
written and published the following; That
during the session Of the Kansas Legislature
Of 1875 the said Liebsehut1 was continually
about the building, and one time carried OF
the overost Of John Carter, the hrst assistant
doorkccper. And ut another time William
Irving, the postmaster, detected him in trying
to steal fur capc and pair Of fur gloves
from the post Office, and when detected he ran
ont Of the room" By the publication Of these
articles he has been greatly injured and hi,
good name INN aired,
National Republican., 1877-08-30

dock to answer the charge Of grand larceny,
preferred by Mr.. james +. Russell. He was
accused with the theft Of two coats, q pair Of
pants and watch. Wilson was arrested by
Detective McElfresh, and the goods were re-
covered from the pawnbrokcrs to whom they
had been sold.
Mr.. Russell claimed that they were taken
from his room at No. 5i5 seventh street north.
west. Wilson admitted to him that he had
taken the goods, and was given time TO return
them, but did not keep his promise. Mr..
Russell found some Of the articles ut Wilson, 8
room, on Pennsylvania avenue, between Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth streets northwest,
but Wilson told him that he did not intend to
steal them. One Of the coats and the vest
were sold to q second hand dealer for two
dollars by Wilson and his companion. vii.
son was held for the grand jury In the sum Of
EOO
National Republican., 1877-08-30
NATIONAL WHEEL COMPANY.

J.C. McKeldeu, A. Lsnsdon, A. l.. Barber,
W. P. Watrous, J. Van Riswisk, Frank Hume,
r. NJ. Hall, W. NJ King, ]. C Parker and F.
C. Lswis have formed q stock company, to he
known ss tho National Wheel Company Of the
District Of Columbia, and fled certificate Of
incorporates With the recorder Of deeds. The
capital stack Is fixed At 30, 900, with the priv
ilcge of increasing 1t to 500 900, to Be divided
into hve hundred shares The object Is to
manufacture aud sell vehicle wheels Of overy
description, including the sterick patent me.
tallic hub wheel. The company is to be oon-
trolled by board Of soven trustees
National Republican., 1877-08-30
MADE A THIEF by DISSIPATION.

twenty three years OF age few years ago
owned quite n handsome ioriune, left him by
his mother, but being oi h,t habits aud keep
ing bad company he soon ian through the
most Of IT, foI SOM time past he and a com.
panion named Douglass, also Of respected aud
honorcd parentses, have been on a spree,
Their ready cash became exhausted, and yes.
terdsy young Wilson was In the Police Court
National Republican., 1877-08-30
UITS ENTERED.
THE CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET.

THE CIRUUTT COUkT DOCKEf.
VIM. u. Fisher & 60. vs.. Isaac Alexander for GER
uorar; Adolph Liebschmitz VI. Webb McNoll, for
libel. Messrs. NJ Thompson and J. 7. Close, sttor-
neys for plaintiff. q. q. Thorn W. H. II. Tallmage,
on notes ]. X. Nelson, attorney for plaintiff. A.
b Wood ys. George Watts ct al, In replsvn; R. D.
Mutsey. attorney for plaintiff. N. A. McGowan 4
Company aud W. ". Averill, on attachment; T. W
Jones attorney for plaintiff. W. H. Main 4 Co. va
I. Morehcad, for cert.o'ar. q. G. Sweet ct al VS.
John Scott, for certiorari Mcssrs. Bradley and
Duvall, attorneys Sbr plaintiff
National Republican., 1877-08-30
vEGETINE.
VEGETINE.
MornERs, READ TINS
A GREAT BLESSING,
vBoETINE
WORTH A DOLLAR A DROP.

sorrH Bo~Tos. July 10, 1871.
Mothers, your little ffetfnl and IL your pa
uence almost exhausted In vain efforts 10 please thenr
make your little child quiet give u good appetite and
procure for II hour OF sweet, sound sleep.
My little girl Ia and half years old, and, during
that time, fhaye not had two consecutive nights rest
seemed TO know what troubling her. Il was hard
10 hear her little ffet cry and not know what to do for
her. doctored her for worms, but did good; and
was neary tired out with and trouble
fhesrd Of the vesetne and determined to tryit. It
has proved blesSing TO ME and my cbld. Il has
cieansed fom her stomach and bowes The which
kept gAthernR there and she sleeps snnndy from
her bedtime until very late IN the morning, beside.
long nap At mid day Her appetite N good and in fact
she k different child. Loren say the true value OF
this medicine 10 me 10 dollar Q drop Try ~ Cleanse
young. Try II, and you Will join with me 10 calling
great bisainS. Mrs. ELLEN ]. Ct.APP.
I75 Tudor street.