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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-21
ATAR7 CORRESPONDENCE.
The following is the correspondence
between Marshal Pitkin, of Louisiana,
and Attorney General Devens:

The following is the correspondence
between Marshal Pitkin, of Louisiana,
and Attorney General Devens:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington May 4.
DEAR SIR-In view of some rearrange-
ment of the Federal offices in Louisiana,
it will be agreeable to the Department if
you should deem it advisable to offer
your resignation Of your position Of Uni
ted States Marshal of that district. l
mean this as a suggestion for your con-
sideration, as it would, perhaps, be more
agreeable to you than to have any change
take place without your concurrence.
Your obedient servant,
CHARLES DEvENs,
Attorney General.
o. S. Marshal ]. K. Pitkin.
REPLY.
New ORLEANS, May 10, 1877.
HoNoRED SIR-I have respectfully to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 4th inst, and, in view of the fact that
my official and personal character stands
unchallenged at the Department of JUS
tice, to express my surprise at the sug-
gestion the letter presents. AS notorious
efforts, repeatedly announced through
the prints, have been made by two or
three men from Louisiana most of whom
are in general disrepute, to secure my re-
moval through traduction, l must
decline to tender resignation, since it
might be construed in this, my native
State, as confession of malversation.
This view derives emphasis from the
Presidents" inaugural: "They, the
founders of the government, meant that
the officer should be secure in his tenure
as long as his personal character remain
ed untarnished, and the performance of
his duty satisfactory" The official rec
ords and the commendatory mentions
from United States Circuit Judge Woods
and many other honorable citizens, on
file in your department, disclose my per-
sonal and official 81 anding. A resigna-
ton would therefore, be self-impeach-
ment, This my sense of duty alike to
my family my friends and myself for
bids. shall retire only when success
sor, duly accredited, shall present him
self to assume charge of this responsible
and thankless office. Permit me to thank
you for kindness received at your hands,
and to remain very respectfully your
obedient servant, J. r. G. PrKfN.
Hon.. Charles Devens, o. s., Attorney
General. LA
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p r. R., and the @. 7. " h W. Ry.; at New Com.
erstown with the p. @. h ST. l.. Ry; at Cambridge
with the p. q o. R. R at Point Pleasant with the
e. o. R. R.; at Marietta with the Marietta and Gin.
cinnah R. R. for Belpre, Parkersburg, Athens,
Also with the Muskingum River and the Ohio
River Packets.
Through tickets to principal points. Baggage
handled with care. -
]. A. KINGsBURY,
Master Of Trans.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-21
CLEVELAND, TUsCARAWAs VALLEY AND
" WHEELING RAILWAY,

On and after June l1th 1877, trains will arrive at
and depart from stations named below as fnllowI
All trains run daily Sundays excepted,) Strains
stop on signal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-21
MAssILLoN BRANCH.

MARIETTA, PITTsBURG AND CLEVELAND
M RAILWAY.
Office Of MASTER OF TRANSPORTATION
14th 1877
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-21

Coaches are run 10 and from Cleveland Witheui
change Only one change between Cleveland and
Marietta, via Canal Dover, Trains run BY COL
umbus time.
CONNECTIONS.
~ AT Elyria with L &Ms R'y for the west;l
(2) At Grafton with CCC&I BY for yelling.
ton, Crestlsne, Columbus, DO
Burbank Wadsworth, Mansfield and intermedi.
ate points.
4j At warwick with G Mtv& G R'y for orvills
81 MaSSilion ? FtW& CRY for Canton, wOOs.
ter, DO
(6) At Dover, N P&OR'y for Cambridge, Mad.
eta, Perkenburg, and intermediate poius.
"a Uriohsvflle with @ & St L R'y eteu-foz
benville, Ooshocton, and Zanesville,
w. L. HOLDEN,
9enerAlPassar yer and Ticket AgA
W, W. CARD, Superintendent
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-21
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

STATIONS. EXP. EXP, ACC,
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13
a Danish Tomb.

y most interesting discovery of anti
quarian remains has Just been made close
to- the town of Storeheddinge, in Zealand.
About nine feet below the surface of the
earth il tumulus WAS discovered. surround
ed as usual with fifteen large stones raised
on end and covered with other large
stones, which, when removed, DISCLOSED
the interior of the tomb, which WAS about
sixteen feet long and three feet wide. On
the bottom was laid d broad piece Of oak
en- plank. on which were found the re-
mains OF a woman, evidently buried in
her clothes. the face turned toward the
east. the left arm crossed over the chest,
and the right arm stretched out by the
side of the body. \ large number of YES
sells Of various kinds were placed about
the head, the most remarkable being a
cup OF blue glass, surrounded by a richly
chased silver rim representing the leaves
Of the vine, having an inscription in Greek
characters, which, translated means
"Farcwell." Next may be mentioned
another cup, of red-colored glass. and Il
large vase of green glass. besides many
pieces Of other cups, which had been
crushed by one Of the stones having fall
en- in. In the blue cup the ribs and in
the red cup other bones of different kinds
of fishes were discovered. To the right
Of the head lay gold coin, which had
evidently been used as an earring, dating
from the reign of the Roman Emperor
Probus, whose short reign lasted from
about the year 216 to 262 The tomb, CON
scquently, can not date further back than
from \. ID. 276. \ large beautifully y-em-
bossed ring Of gold inclosed the neck, and
close to the right shoulder lay Il thick
golden pin, probably used to hold the up
per garments together. On two fingers
OF the right hand We're two massive rings
OF gold, the one spiral al-formed the other
plain, while close to the waist one large
and several smaller buckles Of silver were
discovered. \ collection of bones of Va
rlouS animals lay close to the body, as
we'll as Il wooden basin, ornamentcd with
bronze handles containing torty-two dice
turned from bone, and apparently used
for play In u large Roman basin of
bronze, which stood ut the extreme end
of the tomb, the bones of Il small pig were
found, other bones Of the same animal be
ing discovered in the surrounding earth,
as well as the remains of human beings,
possibly bones of slaves who had been
sacrificed at the funeral. The discovery
is here looked upon as being of the very
highest antiquarian Importance, while it
adds another proof of the relations which
so early existed between the North and
South, which were mostly carried on
through the present Russian Provinces,
and which were finally, in the eighth or
ninth century, eliminated in the creation
OF special body-guard of the emperor in
Constantinople, consisting of the so-called
"Naranglans'- institution which lasted
nearly until the final overthrow of the
Byzantine Empire 10y the Turks The
Government is going to institute further
researches round the tomb, as many signs
seem to indicate that this place in olden
times has been q kind of regal burial
place.
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13

"irresistible,") y "and she speak German
to break my heart. She should not ought
to, with her husband not dead"
Evidently he could not divest himself
Of the idea that Mary was in some way
to blame for AIr. Murphy's unexpected
appearance.
Brunhilda actually cried for sympathy,
and took a melancholy pleasure in run
ming to the door for our letters. But
such is the ingratitude Of human nature
that she was probably compared, some
what to her disadvantage, with the lost
one.
About six months elapsed, when we
one day encountered our blighted friend
with a fair haired little woman clinging
to his arm, and looking very happy. She
was evidently German, and as evidently
his Wife; and he subsequently informed
us that she was an old sweetheart who
had followed him from home She had
arrived Just at the right time to act as Il
poultice for wounds inflicted by "that
little woman with the dreadful smile
This arrangement naturally "made
things comfortable all around with the
exception, perhaps. Of two lone women
who had lost treasure that could not be
rtplaGtd.
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13
Live and Dead Weight of Turkeys.

Farmers frequently have occasion to
sell turkeys by live weight, and wish to
know what is the fair relative price be-
tween live and dead weight. In turkeys
dressed for the New York market where
the blood and feathers only arc removed,
the loss is very small. For the Eastern
markets the heads are taken off and the
cntraiis are taken out This makes a loss
OF nearly onc-tenth in the weight. 4
large gobbler was recently killed, weigh
ING 81 pounds. After bleeding and pick
ING he weighed %! pounds. a loss Of two
pounds, or one-titteenth. When ready
for the spit he weighed :2S1 pounds. a loss
of y pounds, which is nearly one-tenth
of the weight. When the market requires
the New York style OF dressing, the price
is l5c. a pound, live weight, or less, if
the labor Of dressing be counted anything
In the other style of dressing, if the price
were zoe, the farmer could sell for lcc.,
or less, live weight. without loss. Farmers
who never tested the loss Of weight in
dressing, often submit tu the deduction
Of three OF four cents pound for the
middlcmen, who are interested in max
INC this large difference. Philadelphia
IImpS
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13
The Milkmen of Naples.

must tell you about the Neapolitan
men, for they are funny fellows. They
do not have Il milk wagon and horse as
uur milkmen have, or even Il pail and
Upper They have only little three legged
stools tied to themselves $50 that when
they want to sit down they are all ready }
and they drive their COWS and goats be
fore them to the different houses, and
milk them at the door III bowl provided
FOR each customer. No chance Of water
I'd milk there you see.
This is not the quccrest part of it,
though. As have said, Italian houses
are very high five, six and seven stories
often with different family living on
Zach floor. Even the }al0s5oS Ualaces)
II the rich are divided in this way To
the first door (not the ground toor) there
are sometimes from eighty to one hundred
marble steps leading up. On this floor
perhaps a duke may live: on the next
above, some one lower in rank, till it
would not be impossible that the noble
dukes laundress might live in the seventh
story Of the palaZZ0. These uppcrmost
families usually take the goats milk, be-
cause the goat can 90 up stairs, even tC
the very top floor, and be MIXED in full
view of the customer.
Part of little PaOlas pleasure was il
patting the goat that came up to his
grandmother's door, rubbing his little
nose, and giving it roasted chestnuts tc
eat After it was MIXED, the goat would
turn and skip down the stairs so briskly
that the milkman could not begin to keeI
up with it, st. Nicholas for August.
Ayoung farmer in Sheldon, VT, bought
a dairy farm stocked with sixty cows
During two years he has sold, exchanged
and reduced the number of his dairy COWS
50 that last year he had but thirty five
He reports having made as much butter
from the thirty-tive selected COWS as was
formerly made from the original sixty. II
Is easy to see that in reduced attendance
and diminished cost of feeding, with
equal products, his profits must be largely
Increased
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13
American Cookery.

The importance Of good cooking as q
em~ of health and happiness, is very
mech moderated 10y many houscIlevpers.
specially those OF America. There must
ways be enough to eat but the quality
considered OF much less consequence:
'ruN ded it he wholesome and not too
1Urh trouble to prepare. the ordinary
tWcrican mind is fully satisfied. The
a>tr ot the thrifty houSclleeper runs
Wrh more to fine display OF table linen.
utr and class things which delight
a.cye, but can never satisfy a hungry
au, nor promote friendship and GOOD
Wuur. Mt how many tables, even of rich
americans, may We find this gorgeous
ray of table turnitnrc. 0md view the
.r-ant china filled with food at which
E ordinary French laborcr would turn
ip bis nose! Among people of moderate
mraus, 1hr erroneous idca prevails that
IrIcatc living is rNlrlNagant and out Of
pc reach of ordinary mortals who eat
their greasy beef and Natrry potutors
"th the comforting reflection lhat there
F they are practring the great virtue OF
economy. This is Il terrible mistake.
H'0' 9tlllN I'N"'l' "IN 'iliIN "'l@lIll9 uld-
Gal enough to enable any French peas
4l woman to prepare delicate and pal
t'abe repast. Economy iii the Kitchen
OF course impossible when matters are
e.t in charge Of some ignorant cook who
wn not, and would not if she could. pay
ao least attention to the saving and
proper use of all the bits and ends which,
under her sway find their way to the
ap-tat man and the swil tub. Waste
ppears to be the grand watch-word of
thc ordinary American Or English Kitchen
nd it is all the more piteous to behold
when We consider the saving and thrifty
character Of these very people. This
waste, then, is purely the result Of igno-
1lnce and inattention to what is really
o1e of the great questions of social life.
Iiarpcr'S MAGAZINE.
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13
Farm, Garden and Household,
Domestic Water Supply.


No one thing contributes more directly
md vitality to the health, comfort, and
tosperity of a farmer and his family than
copiouS supply Of good water. Indeed.
-4c same may he said of all classes of
PERSONS conducting household affairs.
whether they reside in town or country.
Water pure water, must be obtained.
HG in no stinted measure il the health
H man and beast is to be regarded 4
mily residing in The country ought
nter to be short OF water; but then they
Zen are, not only in midsummer. but
~o i'm midwinter Some farmers are
content to live on from year to year with
fcctINe wells or springs which they
lW viii fail three seasons out OF four
ud give them enormous trouble at the
busiest time of the wear. II is quite com
au t0 attribute ths defective water sup
to the nature Of the ground or t. u-
tunalc local peculal'tics. But this is
Is the excuse of very lazy or stupid
...l The number ot towns in this coun-
a where good water cannot through
e.uc device he obtained is very small
\.tcr in abundance Is found hl boring
1nn sandy plains, and also upon lofty
is, ;lld this Resource seldom fails. II
ter can only be found In Surc supply
digging 10 feet. it II folly to stop the
re and shovel when down but % feet.
.d vet this is often done
We llNt in the summer OF the summit
1i|I lfH}.. than two bnDIra5 fn4t
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13

\ widowed clergyman recently created
quite 4 sensation in his household, which
consisted of seven groWn-up daughters.
The reverend gentleman was absent from
home for number days, visiting an ad-
joining country. The daughters received
a letter from their father stating that he
had married q widow with six sprightlv
children,' and that he might be expected
home ut a certain time. The effect of that
news was d great shock to the happy
family. The girls, noted for their meek
ness and amiable temperaments, seemed
another set Of beings; there was weeping
and Waillng and tearing Of hair and all
manner of naughty things said. The tidy
home was neglected, and when tie day
Of arrival came, the house was anything
but inviting. At last the Rev. Mr.. -
came, but he was alone. He greeted his
daughters us usual, and as he viewed the
neglected apartments there was merry
twinkle in his eye. The daughters We're
nervous and evidently anxious. At last
the eldest mustered courage and asked !;
'.Where is our mOther!' "In heaven"
said the good man. "But where is the
widow with six children whom you wrote
you had married." "Why, married her
to another man my dears." he replied de-
lighted at the success of his joke.
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13

Some cnterprisng spirits at Cohasset
have been sending up kites in the evening
with explosive fireworks attached. The
fireworks have been mistaken by many
observers for meteoric showers, and one
old farmer went 50 far as to predict the
approach of the worlds collapse.
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13

A very wicked man killed himself in the
lower level of a Nevada mine, and west
ern exchange very coolly concludes an
account of the suicide with: "Thus his
alleged soul was saved over half mile of
transportation"
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13
"Old Thousand.Legs."
BY HELEN ANGEL GOODWIN.

table in the shed, which was too heavyto
| be taken upstairs. so we use 1t to set
| things on. Old ThouSand-legs, we call
| it,"
The very thing" cried my uncle, at-
ter examining the last-named article. Il
wish that old table We're not so weighty.
| | would borrow it for 4 few months. take
it to Concord and give it the post of honor
in my front yard, labeled 'l776.' That is
J the way our neighbOrS do. If that piece
Of furniture were as well off for tongues
as it is for legs, it could tell YOU a story,
I'll venture"
"Snpposc, then, that YOU be the mouth
piece and tell us about old Thousand
legs"
That table was once the property of
my uncle Duncan AIcNaughton, who came
from Scotland to America about the COM
mencement OF the Revolutionary War. He
was not my uncle then. however; but be
came So by marrying my aunt, about
forty years later, | remember the old
man WE'LL.
''IIe must have been an ancient bride
groom"
More ancient than YOU imagine. He
had pas sed the allotted thrcescore and
ten before his bride was born and was
himself a hundred years old on his last
bridal. You stare; but the tough old
>cotchman lived for eighteen years after
that, and, being slnitten down by atrvcr,
died, as it We're, in his full strength. He
was Il remarkable man physicallv. He
| kept his full set of tcCth-double AL round
without a speck of decay to the day Of
his death, one day, the winter before
/
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13

A Hoboken lady, in yawning, recently,
put her jaw out Of joint, and it was two
days before the doctor could put it in its
place again. Her husband said he hadn't
had such a vacation before since he was
married
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13

It's the use of tobacco nlarge quantities
that is injurious. Take for instance, Mr..
James Tucker, Of Greyson county, KY,
who had whole hogshead of it fall on
him and kill him the other day.
The Republican journal., 1877-09-13

The greatest light house in the world
one Of the seven wonders OF human
creation, was the Colossus of Rhodes, an
immense brass statue erected before the
Christian era. 1t was so large that the
legs extended to either side of the port
mouth, and the largest ships could pass
between, with full sails set. Its right
hand was a furnace for fire, a sea light,
for the benefit of commerce, which was
reached by winding stair case. 1t was
simply enormous in height and all its pro-
portions on a grander scale than has ever
been attempted since Like the pyramids
of Egypt, it leaves us to wonder how the
ancients were able to raise such stupen-
dous weights; for when it was shaken
down by an earthquake it required 800
camels to remove what fell upon the land,
while what fell into the sea remains there
vet, so far as we know
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-17
be Naturalist's Agency

TT AS been established at 3T25 Lancaster Aven
ue, Phiatelphia, Tor the purpose of giving
cJilsctors OF obj cts Natural history TN oppof-
lunity buying. selling OF exch angling their du-
picaIes collections.
i have now over IS tons, and nearly IS 600
worth OF Minerals on hand. have cold over SlI.-
OOO worth since the 18th day of January, whe tho
first box put into my establishment. Yester-
day, October 3Ist, my cash sales and cash
were over SIC0.
Our hlINERALoe ICAL CATALOGUE, illustrated by
over $500 worth of eng cravings, is now ready for
distribu tion. Free To all customers. To others
on receipt OF 10 ceGts for postage. desire espe-
cially cali atten ton TO my remarkably fine
specimens of Amazon Stone, Of which have or
have had nine-tcnths of all tho specimens ever
found. have made six trips 10 the locality and
think may safely say that no more will be found
Good crystals from 10 cents TO j 90 each.
My TitaniuIn Minerals the finest ever known
Besides the HyCrated Titsnic Acid, II JdrOtitabite
a mineral recently Analysed by DR.. Koepig, of
PennsyIvAnia Uniuersity ! have also remarkably
well cryetalized Peroskite, ookiies OF enormous
size, RutiIes ge calculated till they form circle
Schorlomitc, W arwickite, &c.
In Peganite have large surfaces covered with
minute bright green crystals We have the mort
beautiful green WavelIitc ever known, colored by
Ysnadic acid. .-H 80
The Colunbte cry stalls that occur IN the Amazon
Stone very interesting The Graphite from
New Mckee occurs 10 hexagonaI pri.ips
The ESlb0lite from New Nc xico is the best ever
found at any locality. We are selling Amethyst
at far lower prices than it cold at before
We have sold over s 600 worth since the l0ih of
Int
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-17
Grange Mixture.

rT,HIs valuable Fertilizer is nufactured by the
J. old and reliable Palapsco Gusno Co., OF Ball
Chemist DR.. G a. Liebig. 1t was introduced by
them about three years ago to meet :he general
demand for a low priced but genuine and reliable
Fertilizer. 1t has proved entire success, and
the demand for it has increased, that last year
the sales amounted to 5000 Tons. It is rich in
art of man can supply, and contains NO sand nor
any other vnlueless matter. While pot tanning
SO large a per centsge of Ammonia "a most OF the
high priced Fertilizers. it has nearly double the
quantity of Bone Phosphate OF Lime in decom-
posed and available form which makes II mo
permanent in effect and consequently of greater
value TO the farmer than the high priced and high
~ ammoniated articles. Wcinvite farmers to call
house. WASHINGTON & LIPPIr TT
August b, 1876