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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
STREET CAR IMPROVEMENTS.

The rumble Of the old-tashioned stage
coach and the clatter of its shadowy
steeds come to US only as echoes of the
mast, while fast in their wake rattles the
omnibus of later days-that embodiment
Of all that is oatb-provoking or sugges.
tive of discomfort. Modern ideas o.
luxury and ease have centered in the
street cars Of our cities, and while we
regard these as perfect vehicles of pub
lie conveyance, the time may yet arrive
when they will be pitched into obscur'
Ity as cumbersome and inconvenient, to
give place to something that will more
fully meet the demands OF our progress
I've race.
indeed there are already arising bit
Ter complaints against them, and strons
demands for Improvements in many par
ticulars. The question of heating street
cars has been agitatIng the public mine
for some time, and so intensely inter
ssted have the people OF New York CITY
become in regard to it, that the matte
was finally brought before the City
Council. A committee was appointed
to Investigate the subject; to confe
with the managers of the several route
in regard to it, and to hear arguments
pro and con. from those who had the
matter of heat most at heart.
The labors of the committee disclosed
Ihe strange fact that the various officers
pf the various lines were strenuousl!
opposed to all heating measures, ant
The stranger tact still that they wer'
opposed to them upon purely sanitary
and not pecuniary grounds. They ad
yaneed the argument that the vapor an
efiuyia which must arise in a heate,
car. denseIy packed on damp day
would be decidedly disagreeabIe an
very far from healthy. They maintaine
that they would thus be afording ne'
vehicles for the dissemination Of cor
tae-ous diseases, and numerous phys
slams were on hand to substantiate thi
view. ......,..
The car-heating party, it would ap
near. was chiefly represented by me
whose motives were more mercenary
men who we're the owners OF heating ar
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

paratuses or the patentees OF plans
which they desired to introduce and 10
force through the municipal authorities
upon the unwilling managers Of the
street railroads.
The views OF the people-they of the
cold feet, and aching ears and
tingling noses-were not heard, and 1t is
perhaps better, for their own good, that
they were not, for it would certainly
seem that the strength OF the argument
in this caseis all against the heaters.
When it becomes a question between
health and comfort, the best thing we
can do, without doubt, is to give COM
tort the ge-by aud cast our lot on the
side OF health. To be jammed in a
crowded street car on a rainy day Is
one Of the most unpleasant situations
conceivable, but add to this the
offensive steam which must arise from
damp straw and wet garments In a
heated car, and you have hot-bed ol
disease and a breedlng-pen OF pesti-
lence from which we had much better
preserve ourselves.
The question Of seating passengers has
occupied the minds OF patrons OF our
own lines more than any other, and the
sentiment seems to have gained ground
that II one can not secure seat be
should not pay his fare. This is false
doctrine, however, as you pay for your
ride and not for your seal, and the alter
native is always lett open to you in suct
case, either to stand up and ride or ge
out and walk. One should reflect that i
costs the company just as much to con
vey him when he stands as when he sits
and that his weight is not trifle less t'
the horses that pull him in one case thai
in the other.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

TURNING OUT.-Gen. Mattoon, OF Am
herst, Mass, formerly Sheriff Of Hamp-
ton County, on starting one snowy wIn-
ter many years ago to drive to North
hampton to open court, met team and
shouted to the driver, "Iurn out! l am
High Sheriff Of the county" The man
pulled his coal-collar up around his
ears and replied, II don't care who you
are; am in no hurry" The result was
thai the General had to unhitch and
lead his horse by, while the stranger
went his way. Meeting another team
before reaching Hadley, the Sheriff
tried the same game with better sue
cess, saying, 'Iurn ouLl am High
sheriff OF the county. Ii you don't Pll
serve you as did fellow L met back
here piece" The man unhitched in a
jiffy, put his sleigh on the bank, and let
the Sheriff pass, and, as he did SO,
called out to him, "What did you do
with that fellow back thereW ''Oh,"
said the General, "he wouldn't turn out,
30 turned out"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
A Gloom Upon the village of Cali
fOrnlA.

fOrnia.
To the Editor Of the scar:
In your issue of the 9th inst. Is an
article in regard to the moving of the
foundry from our village to Columbia,
o., and stating that the prospect cast
gloom upon the village. would like to
ask if, with the foundry out OF our vii
lage, it would not prosper. have
thought for years that had we no foun-
dry our village would be something more
than it is at present. The grocers, etc,
that would move are few, but whisky
shops you can find at any corner run
ming full blast seven days week. 1
would also call attention to our River
Railroad and to the subscription that
was gotten up in the neignborhood.
Evely bo ly wanted the road, and most
every one wanted damages from the
road for coming through the town and
vicinity. IL looks to me that the village
is rather gloomy ON account OF the road
falling through, as think it has done.
In regard TO foundry, hotei+, &C., 1
would say God speed the day wnen our
village will be thrown into gloomy
state from the moving OF our foundry,
hotels, groceries, sc. SUBURBS.
CALIFORNIA, O., Jan. 81.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

JOHN D. LEES case was argued yes
terday, and is under advisement. John
d. will probably escape punishment.
He has managed to keep his case "under
advisemen" since he led that murder
uus assault against the whites at Noun
tain Meadow some twenty years ago.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

THE party papers will soon begin to
savagely assail members Of the Elect
oral Tribunal. These assaults will come
from both sides and continue till con-
clusion is reached. 1t is comforting to
know that no ones reputation will suG-
fer.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

MR.. KEssLER's bill extending the time
for taking testimony in contested elec-
tion cases passed both Houses OF the
Legislature yesterday. This bill has
been watched with some interest by a
number of Cincinnati gentlemen.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

THIS seems to be bad season for life
insurance companies. 1t is not mortali-
ty as much as examination that is at-
fecting them. AS the weak and crooked
ones drop out, the field will be left clear
er for the good, and people who insure
will be protected.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

HELP for the weak, nervous and debili-
tated; chronic and painful diseases cured
without medicine. Electric Belts and other
appliances, all about them, and how to dis
tinguish the genuine from the spurious. Book,
with full particulars, mailed free. Call or ad
dress PULyERMACHER GALvANIC CO.,
1OJ Vino atraat Einciup ati Ohto
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

The Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia,
Pa, indorsed by eminent and distln-
guished visitors as a model establish
ment. will be an exception hereafter TO
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

ROBACK'S PILLS. Why are they
the best Pills in the market? Because
they are reliable, safe and efficient. Pu-
rify the blood, regulate the liver and di-
gestIye organs, relieve the painful
headaches caused by indigestion. For
sale by Druggists everywhere.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

The Grand Central Hotel, New York,
offers it's guests the privilege of choes-
ing the loca len of their rooms and
floors, and have made a reduction OF
rates on all
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
UNDERTAKERS' WARES.
EDUCATIONAL.
OBERAAN COLLEGE.

NEUROLOGICAL, Collegiate and Prepar.-
i tory Departments Elective stu lies. Adj
mite both sexes. No saloon TEN ptavions. Bess
of religious influences. Thorough ami cheap.
Tuition, incidentals and library teos oniySM II
year Over 1,2O0 students annually. For fuller
information address j. Ii. FAIRCHILD, Presi-
dent, or j. b. 4. MARSH, Secretary, Oberlin,
Ohio. iu3 d&w,u
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

PHOSPHORENE. - Don't place this
article in your rat-holes-or place they
frequent. If you do you will lose your
pets; there will be numerous rat fa-
mn
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

The statutes of the land are explicit con-
cerning this crime, but SO mild is the action Of
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets, tlat
no one having used them has yet suffered from
purgery.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
osh RiIlings. in deaIing Mith the In-

Josh Billings, in dealing with the In
dian question, says: "Mi plan Is
S IMPLY thus: Let the Guvurment OF
fer ten dollarz tor ev'ry injun civ-
ilized, and let the proof ov civlHzashun'
be the hair ov the injun's head, with tile
skin attached tew it," A very good
plan, no doubt; but first we would sug-
gest an experiment with the ciyilizing
influ 4nces OF b. T. Babbitt's Best Soap.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
CINCINNATI L LAFAY ETTR.

The Ihurch Trains leave Valley Junction at
9.30 A. M, and Harrison at $3.50 P. NJ. and re-
turning, leave Cincinnati at Pm. anu IL Pa
NJ. Sunday SUnly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-27
AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.

OFFICE HOURS.
Fordelivery of letters, from 7.30 A. NJ. 70 $50
PM.
On Sundays, from 9l5 A. NJ. to 1918 A. NJ.
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PERSEvERE
In the use ofthis Remedy until Cured. 1t con-
tains the Great Healing Elements of
Plants in their Essential Form as OBJ
tained by listiIlatinn.

Catanh, 10 its extent and destructive force
stands next to Consumption, and is closely allied
to IL for in certain constitutions the transition from
one to the other is only question of time. 1t is
therefore singular thing that those afflicted with
1t should not make 1t the object of their lives to rid
thepselves OF it. single bottle of any remedy
cannot in The chronic stage, effect cure, nor even
bring the system under Its influence fully. In many
such cases the bones and cartilage OF the nose are
eaten away, the organs of hearing, of seeing, and
of tasting, so affected as to be rendered useless,
the uyula so elongated and lnfamed as to produce
a constant and distressing cough. The return to
health must necessarily be slow, under the most
favorable circumstances, when SO seriously afilict-
ed; but the evidence OF its great value daily
comes to hand, we become more and more satisfied
that there does not exist case ofCaarrh that can
not be cured by judicious and persistent use of
Saniord's Radical Cure for Catarrn. The relief in
every case obtained from the first dose is an indca-
ton of what il will do when the system is brought
constitutiOnally under its influence,
Sanlords Radical Cure is sold by all wholesale
and retail druggists throughout the United states
Price 81,
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Nenuebft yournal.

Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street,
oct Of Court by sPRAGUE, OWEN Il NASH.
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COLLINS
V0LTAIC pLASTERS
Afford the most grateful relief
in all Affections of the
Chest and Lungs.
CHRONIC PLEURESY CURED,

Messrs. WEEKS & POTTER:
Gentlemen-l Having Tor many months past suffer
ell with II very lame side, called by my physician
Chronic Pleurisy caused by former injury and
strain, and Tor which | used many prescriptions
and lnlments, as well as the so.Called rheumatic
cures, without the least benefit, my physician rec
commended one of your Collins Vellac Plasters,
which, to my great SUR rise, relieved the pain and
soreness almost umediattlg, and have been able
10 attend to my household affairs ever since with
perfect ease aud comfort, whereas before the APP
plication Of Our invaluable plaster was scarcely
able to do anything. | consider them inestimabe,
and shall with pleasure recommend them to the af-
hicled. Yours respectfully,
Mrs. FRANCES HARTMAN.
Orland Ne, April 81, 1876.
There is no medical or protective appliance that
will prove SO graceful and effective in Tickling
Coughs, Irritation and Soreness Of the Chest and
Lungs. We believe them capable of prevent ng
serious diseases OF these organs.
Price, 25 cents. Sold by all druggilts. Mailed
ON receipt fprice, ~ cents for one, l25 for six
or 1928 for twelve, carefully wrapped and war
ranted, by WEEKS x POTTER, Proprietors, Bos-
ton. Mass. marl.t&wlm
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NO. "a.
MisfelIameous.
KNIVES AND FORKS.

We often laugh at the Chinese and their
chop-stcks, or small, thin sticks of wood
or ivory with which they eat, and fancy
they must make very dirty work at their
| meals, yet they are cleanly and civilized
compared with the habits of our ancestors
some three hundred years ago. Then
forks were unknown; each man had his
own knife, and at dinner seized the Joint
with his hand, and cut off what he wished;
the dish was then passed on the next, who
did the same. The knife then cut up the
portions into small pieces which were put
into the mouth by the fingers of the hand
unoccupied by the knife.
In many parts of Spain. at present,
drinking glasses, spoons and forks are va
reties; and in taverns in many countries,
particularly in some towns in France.
knives are not placed on the table because
1t is expected that each person has one of
his own-a custom which the French seem
to have retained from the old Gauls. But,
as no person will any longer eat without
forks, landlords are obliged to furnish
these, together with plates and spoons.
None of the sovereigns eff England had
forks till the reign of Henry the Eighth all
high and low. used the fingers. Hence, in
the royal household there was dignity
called the ever, who, with set of subor-
dinates, attended at the meals with basins,
water and towels. The office Of ewary
survived after forks came partially into
fashion. We learn that when James the
First entertained the Spanish Embassador
at dinner, worry shortly after his access
ion, "their Majesties wished their hands
with water from the same ever, the towels
being presented to the King by the Lord
Treasurer, and to the Queen by the Lord
High Admiral" The Prince of Wales had
an ever to himself which was after him
used by the ambassador.
About the first royal parsonage in Eng
land who is known to have had fork was
Queen Elizabeth but, although several
were presented to her it remains doubtful
whether she used them on ordinary occa-
sions. Forks were employed only by the
higher classes at the middle of the seven-
teenth century. About the period of the
Revolution. 1858, few English nobemen
had more than a dozen forks of silver,
along with few of iron or steel. AT length
for general use steel forks became an arti-
Gle Of manufacture at Sheffield at first they
had but two prongs, and il was only in later
times that the three-pronged kind were
made. AS late as the early part of the
eighteenth century table forks-and. we
may add, knives--were kept on so small
a scale by country inns in Scotland (and
perhaps in some parts of England) that it
was customary for gentlemen travelling to
carry with them portable knife and fork
in shagreen case. The general intro
duction of silver forks into Great Britain
is quite recent; it can be dated no farther
back than the termination of the French
war in 1914.
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Meekly Hsantbee Sournal,

Published every Wednesday morning, is the
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political articles, agricultural and scientific matter
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Transient Advertisements 81 90 per lnen for first
wcek; 30 cents per week for each subsequent in.
secton.
special Notices, o.. so per inch for fret week; 80
'ells per week for each subsequent week.
BUSINESS Notices, in reading columns, 20 cents
PEE line TOR FIRST insertion 10 per line for each
subsequent inserton.
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Advertising Agents
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iSsued every morning, except Sundays. 1t con.
ANS the latest news by telegraph and mail, gives
reports Oh the Markets. and has carefully prepared
political and local articles, and generous amount
oil farming, home and miscellaneous reading with
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-27
TIME TABLE
Mail Arrivals ana Departures.

Until further notice the Postofice Will be
open for delivery and reception Of mail mat
Ter from 8 n. M. to 5 p m. daily, except sun
lays, and on Sundays one hour after arrival
of Western mail, Omaha tim. - IL" time -!
the ofice.
Money order office open from 5 n. IN. TO 6 p.
m. daily, except Sundays.
Western malls close daily at lilo p. m.
Eastern mails close daily at 1913 p. IN.
Denver Pacific Railway, including Denver
and Southern malls. close Mt 3 p. m.
Mails arrive from the east daily atl:2 II. M,
and from the west daily at 2JO y. m.
Mails arrive from Denver, Col. and way,
via Denver Pacific h. w, at S:37 p. M.
Mails close for Fort Laramie and Red Cloud
and spotted Tail Agencies on Sundays, Tues
days and Thursdays at y y. IN.
Mails arrive from Fort Laramie and Red
Cloud and Spotted Tall Agencies on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at Gp. IN.
Mail closes for Davis Rancho on Mondays
Mall arrives from Davis Rancho Tuesdays
at s p. m.
Mail closes for Fort Collins and Longmont,
Col, Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays at
Mail arrives from Fort Collins and Long
mont, Col, Mondays, Wednesdays and FRI
II. CLAICHE. Postmaster.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-27
CHEYENNE
1.-THE GATEWAY TO THE LAND OF GOLD.
The Great Supply Depot for the Black
Hills Mines.

Among the letters of inquiry address,
ed to the publisher of THE LEADER,
many relate to Cheyenne and its re-
sources and facilities for Quitting large
and small parties en- route for the new
gold mines. Not having the time to
pen replies to these letters, we have
prepared the following statistics, which,
we think, will furnish the information
desired by our correspondents.
Cheyenne is situated at the junction
Of the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
railroads, and about seventeen miles
east of the Black Hills range. There are
in town three hardware, stove and tin
stores-Draper Il Hammond, Cassels Il
Co., L. Schweickert-where all kinds of
mining and carpenter tools are kept for
sale; three large wholesale grocery
houses-Whipple & Hay, Pease IL Tay-
lor and E. Nagle-where everything in
the grocery, provision and grain trade
can be procured. There are also two
retail stores-Foglesong & Co. and I'm
derwood & McGregor. These firms do
a large retail business, and supply min
ing parties at reasonable prices.
WAGONS, ETC.
We have in Cheyenne three first
class blacksmith and wagon shops-H.
Haas, Nealon 81 O'Brien, a. ID. But
ler-at which a large assortment of
two, four and six-horse wagons of the
leading eastern manufacturers, can
he found
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-27
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that the pro-
prietor of THE LEADER will not be re-
sponsible for any Indebtedness of any
employe, agent, or person whatsoever,
except in case of a written order or ac-
eeptance having been,previously obtain
ed and which must bear the signature of
the undersigned. Bills or claims against
anyperson connected with THE LEADER
will under no circumstances be allowed
by the proprietor. II. CLAICHE.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-27

There are two large dry-goods stores
Marks & Myers and o. +. Cowhick-
each of whom keeps an extensive and
varied assortment of all articles gen.
orally found at first-class stores. OF
clothing houses we have-B. Hellman,
Smith, Guiterman & Harrington,
Marks & Myers and Henry Wagner
all of them carry extensive stocks, and
wholesale as we'll as retail. b. He'll
man has in connection with his cloth
ing emporium a first-class merchant
tailoring establishment.