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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-15
Wonder What They'll Do Next.

The negro minstrel Thatcher. the
other evening told Il ludicrous story 10
"A big audience at the Grand Opera
House. here, and put catch phrase into
the mouths ef Indianapolitans that has
kept them laughing ever since. 1t is
all about two sailors aud q poll-parrot;
aud the expression of the parrot will
illustrate perfectly the effect of the fl
nal decision by the Electoral Commis-
sion upon the Democrats. Two sailors
who had a parrot with them went iuto
a magician's show. in an upper room in
some foreign city. The three consti-
tuted the entire audience. After each
feat of the magicisn, one of the sailors
would remark, that's pretty good !;
wonder what they'll do next" Finally
one of the sailors asked permission Ia
smoke. which the magician granted.
forgetting that in the room beneath was
stored an immense quantity OF gunpow
der. The Jack tars and the parrot con-
tinued tn enjoy the show, one sailor
adding the pleasure OF his pipe. aud tho
other rcmafking after each trick. that's
coed; wonder what they'll DO next
A spark from the smokers pipe chauced
to drop through crack ia the floor
into the powder and something sudden
ly occurred. Sailors and magician. par
rot aud all. rose above party prejudice
aud were blown TO kingdom come IN a
million fragments, all except the poll
parrot He landed IN heap OF bruised
flesh and burnt feathers III poiatoe
patch about three miles away. He MAS
terribly demoralixed. Ii took him some
moments to collect himself. and when
he had partially done 80, be hoppcd
limplingly on fesce raiI aud renas Sed.
That's pretty good; wonder what
they'll DO next. = Indianapolis letter
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AN EMBARRASSED WIDOW. 4 very
good w.dew. who WAS looked up Ia by
the congregation To which she belonged
as an example ot pie,y. eontFived IL
bring her conscience 10 terms fer : lit
tie indulgence She loved porter. and
one day. just as she bal received half
A dozen bottles from the man who usu-
ally brought her the comfortable bev
erage. she-oh horror - she saw two
Of the grave elders If the churcb sp-
preaching her door She hurried the
man out of the bach door. and the e"t-
tie. under the bei. The weather was
hot: aud while oonversing with her
sage friends pop went a cork. Dear
me, exclaimed ihe co,d lady, There
goes the bed cord, j; snapped yesieF-
dsy the same Nay . must have an
other roIs PROVIDED L. :ew m,n-
u.es otf went another. followed ly a
peculiar hiss ot escaping i'quer The
rope would nst 10 agsia, ba, tie gNs'si
lady VAS no, 81 loss Dear. mc.
sAii she, ''thai black est q mine taust
DE At some mis4,hig; under here .-caI e
Another bottle popped ~. a'd 'hs
porter came stealing oat firm areeg the
bed curtains ''oa. dear me, Ssiti she.
| had Target. is u the yeast Uefe
Mary. eoae an. take ,!scsc esssics II
yeast asay.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-18
Health Notes.

1t is not only necessary that our diet
should be wholesome, but also that it
should be taken at regular periods.
Some persons imagine that long fasting
will atone for excess, but it is not SO; it
generally makes matters worse
In case of diptheria procure some
pitch tar-not gas tar-put little on
hot iron, invert tunnel over the smoke,
and let the patient inhale as much as he
can without strangling, for few min
utes, five or six times day. During the
intervals let the patient have small pieces
of ice to keep as near the root of the
tongue as possible.
Use pure, soft water, with a very lit
tie fine toilet soap to wash the hair-and
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; then rub dry with
towels. Use no sulphur, no tonics, no
oils, no other grease. Brush daily; but
be careful not to irritate the scalp with
the sharp teeth of fine combs. In its
normal condition, the human hair is q
perfect electrical conductor, but when
full of grease it becomes a non-conduc-
tor, and often causes headache.
The Cincinnati Commercial wisely
warns its readers against ice-water. In
deed, there ought to be a missionary sent
along with every temperance orator to-
hold up the evils of ice-water as the OPP.
posite extreme to the evils of more
scorching fluids. It is without doubt a
fact that the constant and injudicious use
of ice-Water causes as much physical
misery as intoxicating beverages them
selves. The use of the latter is largely
confined to a portion of the adult male
population, while men, women and chill
dren quaf the former, and almost always.
at times when they should especially
shun it. Ice-Water checks the healthy
activity of the internal organs and, worst
Of all, interferes with the digestive appa-
ratus, giving rise to dyspepsia and its &C
companymg horrors. Alcoholic liquors
attack the brain and ice-water DESTROYS
the stomach.
The mental condition has more ID
fuence upon the bodily health than is
generally supposed. It is no doubt true
that ailments of the body cause depres-
sing and morbid condition of the mind:
but it is no less true that sorrowful and
disagreeable emotions produce disease in
persons who, uninfuenced by them,
would be in sound health-or, if disease
is not produced, the functions are disor-
dered. Not even physicians always con-
slider the importance of this fact. Agree
able emotions set in motion nervous
currents, which stimulate blood, brain
and every part of the system into health
full activity; while grief, disappointment
Of feeling, and brooding over present sor-
rows Or past mistakes, depress all the vital
forces. To be physically we'll one must,
in general, be happy. The reverse is not
always true; one may be happy and
cheerful, and yet be constant sufferer
in body.-Science Of Health.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-18

causes Of death the varying pressure of
the atmosphere; temperature in the
shade, in the sun, on the grass; the mois-
ture and dryness of the air we breathe;
the north, south, east, west winds, and
the velocity at which they fly; and the
daily rainfall Latterly, some subtler
conditions have been expressed in num-
bers; the ozone has been measured, cleo
trlcal disturbances have been recorded.
1t Will be for science to determine the
precise effects of these states of life
One other condition is of unquestionable
Importance; it is light, condition Of
the elements approaching perhaps near
er than anything else their state in life"
CLIMATE CHANGEs.-Dur1ng the Mic
Gene period it is certain, from the char
acter of fossil plants found at Ataneker-
dluk, Greenland, and elsewhere, that the
temperature must have been 20 deg.
warmer than at present, as far north as
the seventeenth parallel In the begin
ming of the Cretaceous period the Arctic
climate must have been of not only a
temperate, but sub-tropical nature. How
to explain the change of climate is one
of the most interesting of physical prob
lens. A change of the position of the
poles of the earth would account for the
facts; but how did the position of the
poles change? Mr.. Twisden, has ex-
amined, mathematically, the geological
hypothesis that the displacement of the
earth's axis of figure would be sufficient,
and he concludes that the necessary de-
Walton of 20 deg. would be followed by
a tidal wave of twice the depth of the
ocean. Messrs. Huxley and Knowles,
in summing up the recent inquiries re-
garding the subject, thus guardedly ex-
press themselves: eff the earth be
quite rigid, the redistribution of matter
in the shape of new continents could
never cause displacement Of the pole
from its initial position Of more than 3
deg But if the earth have the power
of readjusting itself, periodically, to a
new figure Of equilibrium, it is possible
that the effect may be cumulative, and
thep ole may, therefore, have wandered
as much as 10 deg. or even Is deg. from
its primitive position"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-18

and piteously pleaded that the detective
and | would spare him. I, conscious
that he could do me no more harm, and
not wishing my name to get into the
courts, consented, bribing my detective
of course to keep silent"
:" But why, little wife, did you stay
away so long without a word to me
You don't know how / suffered"
$50 did I, Frank oh, 50 terribly
But | thought that you already despised
me for my perfdity, and my hateful
pride kept me from saying anything to
clear myself, for even then l could not
tell you everything"
"Why not?"
WE'LL Frank, my plans were a little
altered. After exposing the colonel, and
giving him up to the law, [ intended
coming home and telling all the particu-
lars. But, before they left, the wife of
the colonel-and oh Frank, you can't
imagine how pitiously she pleaded-ex-
tracted promise from me that | would
reveal the cOlonePs baseness to no one
while she lived. 1 could not therefore
go home directly without being pestered
by inquiries from curious busybody's
which [ could not answer, and SO de-
cided to stay in Westmoreland with
Aunt Rachel, until such time as l could
go home, and make people believe that
[ was deserted by the colonel
"And you have been content to bear
all this suspicion and calumny rather
than expose a william? Brave little wifer'
/" Nay, nay, Frank, I would have ex-
posed him had his wife not pleaded SO
strongly, and / would have broken my
promise, think, had 1 known that you
did not despise me, but rather loved me
spite of all my faults"
Faults, darling God grant we may
all have such faults The greatest of
virtue-self-sacrifce, [ call it,"
But | could not have told you this,
Frank, had | not learned, this morning,
that the colonel's wife is dead, and that
he is now serving his time across the
water for one of his misdeeds."
Well, Kate darling, may God forgive
him Henceforth let us forget that such
a man ever lived, and may prove such
a husband in my humble way, that l
| may make you not only forget your
sufferings, but also see you happy
little wife"
Happy, happy who is more SOP"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-18
She Got Rid of the Lightning Ped
dlerS

We learn of a plucky woman living
near Tabor, Iowa. She is widow Hv-
ing on farm, and when the Northwest
ern lghtning-rod men came along she
signed an order for rod to be put up
on the main part of her house. When
the workmen came to put it up they
wanted to put rod on the wing. She
did not want a rod there, and told them
so, but they still insisted on putting it
up, and did put it up. Then they came
in and wanted the lady to sign the note
for the payment of the whole. She re-
fused to do SO, when they began to
threaten her, and at last became vio-
lent toward her Then she picked up
stick of wood and hit one Of them across
the face. The other came to his COM
rade's assistance, but the courageous
woman presented a shot gun, and the
fellow left.
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THE DOWNWARD SLOPE.

Down lifes western slope alone
seem to tread my lonely way;
Behind are years forever flown
Before me one eternal day.
All, am now indeed alones
Is there for me no friendly guide!
No willing hand within my own!
No living helper at my side?
No one to earthly vision clear,
To cheer, to helps No mortal hand
No living one-no friend is near
To guide me DER the darken'd strand;
Yet sweetly felt in waking hours,
And dimly seen around my bed,
At night, when sleep the form o'erpowers,
Are darling ones the world calls dead.
They are not dead! They speak to me
In accents sweet and clear,
Telling of joys that are to be.
And of a heaven that's ever near.
And soon this feebly beating heart
Will cease the passing time to count,
Spirit and body kindly part,
The soul on wings of light will mount.
oh, joyful thought! Oh! vision bright!
The lonely homesick soul to cheer!
Remain to bless my spirit sight,
That may know thee ever near;
Then the declining slope I'll tread,
With fearless step and joyful heart,
And cross the valley of the dead,
Nor sigh when called from earth to part.
Hdceriy HdQdzin
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A Costly Church for These Hard Times.

The cornerstone of the new Episcopal
Church, corner of Main and Fourteenth
streets, Dubuque, Iowa, was laid on the
10th inst. at 6 o'clock, with imposing SER
vices, conducted by the Right Rev.
Bishop Stevens, of Pennsylvania, assisted
by Rev. Butler, of Cedar Falls; Rev.
jerks, of Davenport; Rev. Corbin, Of
Anamosa; Rev. Judd, of Iowa City, ana
others. The building will be inClosee
next fall, and will cost, when completed,
$4,000, the funds to be raised by loan,
and the debt lifted as the society becomes
able.-Chicago Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-18
A WOMAN'S NO.

mol could not wed you. No;
But hope you won't forget
love you as a sister should
Oh, please, viii, don't go yet.
Yes, love you as a sister should,
But marry you? Oh, mol
I'm grieved you should have thought of it
Oh, VIII, don't leave me go.
Come back, sit down and talk to me,
Don't! Don't frown when you go.
One cannot love just when she would,
Though she's girl, you know.
And / don't think you love me much,
l don't upon my life;
But if 1 thought you really did
Yes, Will; I'll be your wife.
Indianapolis Sentinel
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-15
Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Of

New Orleans vs.. Mrs. Mary A. Foucber.
ENtFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR.
u ish of Orleans, No. Tg75-By virtue of n writ
OF seizure and sale. to me directed by the hon
orable the Fifth District Court for the parish
OF Orleans. In the above entitled cause. will
proceed to sell ut public auction, at the Mer-
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal street,
between Canal and Customhouse streets, In the
Second District of this city, on SATURDAY.
September 49, 1877, Via o'clock M. the following
described property, to wit
LOT OF GROUND. with the buildings and
improvements thereon, situated In the square
bounded by Broad, Hospital Dorgenois and
Barracks streets. in the Second District of this
city, and designated by the letter D on sketch
thereof, and of other lots. made by Louis H.
Pile. surveyor. under date Of the ninth of Jan
uary 1873 and annexed to an act passed on the
lier. notary public In this city. Said lot b
measures. In American measure twenty three
feet six inches two lines front on Broad street
by one hundred feet In depth. between parallel
lines. Which said lot b forms part of the prop
erty acquired by the defendant herein by prr-
chase from Aphonse Raboin or Rabouln, Jr.
~ per act passed before Emile Bienyenlt notary
public In this city, on the seventeenth Of Deeem.
Der. 1872. And said lot Is the paraphernal prop
erty OF the defendant herein. as evidenced BY
afore cited act of purchase, and by a Judgment
rendered by the Fifth District Court OF the par
ish OF Orleans. on the twentieth of February
1873. and signed on the twenty-sixth day of same
month and year.
Seized in Che above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
c,.., O. THOMAS H. HANDY
OWL Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
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-, =, -. IfVNFItf5 II. HAND1,
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleans.
au31 sells Oc2


Thomas August Enderle VS.. James WOOD.
EIFTH DISTRICT. COURT FOR THE PAR
\ 1sh OF Orleans. No. s5o1-By virtue of writ
of seizure and sale. to me directed by the hons
orable the Fifth District Court for the parish of
Orleans. In the above entitled cause. Will pro-
coed to sell at public auction. at the Merchants
and Auctioneers' Exchange Royal street be
tween Canal and Customhouse Streets in the
Second District Of this city, on MONDAY,
September II, 1877 at II o'clock M. the following
described property, TO wit
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, known as number one hundred and
ninetyfive, situated in the Second District of
the city of New Orleans said property is desig-
mated, by, the number seven in the square
IRENE streets, on a plan drawn by Castaing,
architect. on the sixteenth March. 1860, and de-
posted In the office of G. v Foulon notary pub
lie in this city; said lot of ground measuring,
according to said plan, eighteen feet one inch
four lines front on. Dumaine street by
ninety-siX feet six inches five lines deep, to-
gether wit the alleyway fronting on Treme
street, having nine feet two inches front by
twenty eight feet nine inches one line deep
Being the same property acquired by the de-
PENDANT herein by purchase from " Witt by
act passed before said notary. G. V. Foulon,
dated twenty seventh September. 1866.
Seized in the above suit.
TermS-CaSh on the spot
THOMAS Ell. HANDY,
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleans.
nj ae
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rosa Aaron his wife.
EN1FTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
II ish Of Orleans, No. Bl25-By virtue Of q writ
of seizure and sale TO me directed by the hon
Orleans, In the above entitled cause, will pro-
coed to sell at public auction, ct the Merchants
and Auetioneers' Exchange, Royal street. be-
tween Canal and Customhouse streets, in the
Second District of this city, on SATURDAY
September IT, 1877, at IL o'clock M, the following
described property, to Wit
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, with MI the
buildings aud improvements thereon, situated
bounded by Levee, Toulouse Chartres and ut.
Louis streets. designated by the number seventy
two on q plan deposited in the office Of r La
costc, late notary public In this city. and meas
Levee street by one hundred and forty -eight
feet eight inches on the line Separating II
from lot number seventy-three, seventy
ak feet on the opposite line next TO 81. Louis
four inches two lines. the said lot has second
depth of seventv=four feet ten inches aud
four -eighths, and twenty five feet five and half
4 inches che IN width in the rear. Together with
stock Of the Citizens Bank OF Louisiana, now
reduced TO two hundred and ninety shares.
secured by mortgage on said properly. Being
the same r.. 81 property acquired by the defendant
tition between herself and the heirs Of Fanny
bernstein, as pei, act passed before Joseph
Sohn, notary public in this city. dated twenty
hrst November 1863
Terms-The purchaser to assume the pay
ment Of q stock note in favor of the Citizens
Bank OF Louisiana. for the sum Of two thousand
seven hundred end ninety dollars. payable on
the first Of May. 1878 fixed or renewable accord
Gems, Bank OF L ouisiana,, and the balance Of the
80 : '''.'' THOMAS 5SFa y Il III HANDY Andy
Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.
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Martin ssyc w. l.. A. Penney.

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
- ish OF Orleans, No. g46t BY virtue Of writ
OF seizure and sale. to me directed by the honor
able the Sixth District Court for the parish OF
Orleans. in the above entitled cause I will pro-
coed to sell at public auction. mt the Merchants
and Auctioneers Exchange, Royal street. be-
tween Canal and Cnstomhouse streets in the
Second District of this city. on SATURDAY
septen,her ct ,eleek h. The Relieving
described property, to wit
gether with all the buildings and improvements
thereon and appurtenances thereof. established
as q bakery. situated in the First District of
this city. In the square bounded by Tchou-
ptoulas. Pearl, Louisa and Deord streets,
designated by the numbers five. six, seven and
eight, on. u plan drawn by Egleffstein on the
fifth day OF February. 1s47, and deposited under
the number one hundred and twenty nine in
the book of plans of Theo. Guyol. a notary pub
lie In this city. Lots numbers five and six adj
toin each other, aud measure each twenty-o
leet front on .TchoupitouIas street by eighty
three feet six inches in depth between parallel
lines: lots numbers seven and eight adioin
each other. and measure each TWEEN y-one feet
front on Pearl street by eighty three feet six
inches In depth. between parallel lines being
the same property acquired by the defendant
herein by purchase from George Gowan. as per
act before Philippe Lacoste, then notary pub
lie in this city. on The sixteenth Of January 1860
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
THOMAS II. HANDY.
Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
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soldS 70 SaiuG SAME VS.. same.
SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
- parish OF Orleans, Nos. 70 500 SO 81 and 2376-
BY virtue of three writs of feri facias, to me
directed by. the, honorable the Superior Dis
trlet Court for the parish Of Orleans, in the
and 1875 will proceed to sell at public auction.
at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange
Royal street. between Canal and Customhouse
streets in the Second District of this city, on
TUESDAY, October 16, 1877 at 10 o'clock M. the
following S4 TI property to w.t.
uated in the Fourth District of this city, in
square number thirty-nine. bounded by Rous-
seau, st. Thomas, Felicity and st. Mary streets
DESIGNATED as lot number A, measuring twenty
dred and fifty three feet in depth
2. A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, sit
uated in the Fourth District of this city. in
square n IN one hupdred and thirty two,
First streets. designated as lot number three.
measuring -hirty-one feet front on Constance
street by one hundred and twenty-six feet in
depth.
Seized in the above suits.
Terms-CaSh ON the spot.
THOMAS q. HANDY.
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans,
SELF % Qcl6
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The City Of New orleans VS.. widow Louis


Chauchon; same VS.. same; same VS.. Miss
Virginia Flofy: same VS.. Mrs. A. Dean; same
VS.. same; same VS.. Mrs. Robert Dean.
SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
- parish Of Orleans. Nos. 32,172 35 0T2. 81 1894
50 $40. s1,es1 and 1o55-Ry virtue of six writs
of feri .facias to me directed by the honor
able the Superior District Court for the parish
Of Orleans. in the above entitled causes for
city taxes OF 1870. 1871. 1873, 1874. 1875 and
1876, l will proceed to sell ut public auc-
ton at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Ex-
change. Royal street. between Canal and Gus
tomhouse streets. in the Second District of this
city: on TUESDAY. October 2. 1877, at 10 o'clock
CERTAIN PoRTIoN OF GROUND, situated
in the Second District Of this city, in square
by Dumaine. st. Phiiip Dorsenois and Roche.
blave streets. designated as lot number four.
measuring thirty seven feet front on Dumaine
depth.
Seized in the above suits.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
THOMAS Fl. HANDY,
civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
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CONSTABLE SALES.
G. II. Lawrence 4 CO. vs.. ). Fin

Z. II. EaWrenCe 4 Co. vs.. J. FInney.
TTYHTRD JUSTICE COURT FOR THE
l. parish Of Orleans. No. 73s--By virtue of o
writ Of fleri facias. to me directed blythe Hon.
John L. Laresche. Third Justice of the Peace
titled cause, / will proceed to sell at public
auction, at my warehouse, IS Bienville street
between Bourbon and Royal streets, in the Sec
ond District Of this city. on THURSDAY Sep
TENDER 90, 1877, at IL o'clock a. NJ
ONE LOT OF GROCERIES,, as per inventory
filed In my Office.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
THOMAS J. BUCKLEY,
SEES Is 90 (opetnhlp
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vincent Micas VS.. John Rigamer.

L,IFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
of fieri facias, to me directed by the honor
able the Fifth District Court for the parish of
Orleans, in the above entitled cause. will pro-
coed to sell at public auction. on WEDNESDAY,
September 49,. 1877 at 101s o'clock a. M. at my
warehouse. Nos. % and % Orleans street, be-
tween Royal and Bourbon streets, in the Sec
ond District of this city, the following described
THREE UNFINISHED CIsTERNs and ma
terials for making same. to wit: A certain num-
Der of cypress slaves and the hoop iron for hoops
for said cisterns, taken from the premises sit
nated at No. 900 Esplanade street. corner of
Prleur street in the Second District of this city.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash Oh the spot.
THOMAS Fl. HANDY,
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans.
SeS 1919