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ANCIENT ToUGHENED GLASS.

There was an artifcer in Rome who made
vessels of glass of so tenacious temper that
they were as little liable to be broken as those
that are made of gold and silver. When
therefore he had made vial Of the purer
sort, and such as he thought present
worthy of the Caesar alone, he was admitted
into the presence of the then Emps
Tiberious. The gift was praised, the
skillful hand of the artist applauded, and
the donation of the giver accepted. The
artist, that he might enhance the wonder
of the spectators and promote himself yet
further in the favor of the emperor, desir-
ed the vial out of Cesar's hand, and threw
it with such force against the floor, that
the most solid metal would have received
some damage or bruise thereby. Caesar
was not only amazed but afrighted with
the act, and the artist, taking up the vial
(which was not broken but only bruised
together, as if the substance of glass had
put on the temperature of brass) from the
ground, drew out on instrument from his
bosom, and beat it out into its former
figure. This done, he imagined he had
conquered the world, as believing that he
had marited an acquaintance with Cesar,
and raised the admiration of all the behol-
ders; but it fell out otherwise, the emperor
inquired if any other person besides him
self was privy to the like temper Of glass.
When he had told him "No," he command
ed his attendants to strike off his head,
saying that should this artifce come once
to be known gold and silver would be of so
little value as the dirt in the street. Long
after this-viz., in 16l0-we read that
among other rare presents then sent from
the Sophy of Persia to the King of Spain,
were six mirrors of malleable glass so ex-
quisitely tempered that they could not be
broken.
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house in Cambridge which he now owns.
1t then belonged to can old reduced gen.
tlewoman," Mrs. Uraigie, who was distin-,
guisbed by height, stateliness and sternness'
On one occasion her young poet-lodger,
entering her parlor in the morning, found
her sitting by the open window, through
which innumerable eanker worms had
crawled from the trees that they were
devouring outside. They had fastened
themselves to her dress, anl hung in little
writhing festoons from the white turban on
her head. Her visitor, surprised and shock
ed, asked her if she would do nothing to de-
stroy the worms. Raising her eyes from
her book--sbe sat calmly reading, like in
difference on q monument-she said, in
tones of solemn rebuke-" Young man,
have not our fellow worms as good right
to live as WEI" Mr.. Longfellow has made
his home very charming. His drawing
room is furnished with draperies of white
satin covered with gay flowers in vines and
clusters arm chairs are heaped with soft
cushions covered with the same material.
SAKE Holm's story of Esther Wynn's
Love Letters " is possibly remembered by
most readers of current magazine litera-
ture, and they will recall now Uncle 10
found their letters On the cellar stairs; how
mysterious terrors gathered round them,
until it was discovered that they slipped
through crack in the upper stairs, where
they had been nailed for safe keeping. A
writer in the Boston Times says that this is
true incident. 1t was Mr.. Longfellow's
house that held the letters, and he who
found them on the cellar stairs. They were
written to the husband of the old lady who
sat with her fellow worms in the parlor,
and were placed by him in their hiding
place, for what reason none will ever know.
They were not such love letters as Esther
Wynn's, but an interest scarcely less tragic
attached to them. Mr.. Longfellow bad in
tended making them subject for a poem,
but SAKE Holm forestalled him in her story.
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erat, S6,721. The last Legislature had
eight Republicans and four Democrats in
the Senate, and 224 Republicans and 155
Democrats in the House. The returns
so far as received indicate that Governor
Prescott's vote is slightly less than it was
last year, and that the Democrats will be
stronger in the next Legislature than in
the last. The result is pronounced in
dorsement of the Administration and a
bad black eye for little Chandler and his
small and not over select following.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13

THE New Hampshire election yester-
day was close, but Governor Prescott,
Republican, is probably reelected by a
majority of between 1000 and 1900. He
will certainly be the next. Governor, as
the Legislature is largely Republican,
and if he has failed of election by popu-
lar vote he will be chosen by that body.
Whether the Legislature now, or that to
be chosen in the fall, is to elect the
United States Senator, is question on
which opinions have been divided, but it
seems to be generally conceded now that
The Senator can not be elected by the
next Legislature. The law says it must
be the one chosen at the election next
preceding the expiration of the term of
office. That is explicit enough to settle
the question, as Senator Wadleigh's term
does not expire until March, 1879. That
is the view Senator Wadleigh takes of
the law, and it will now be conceded all
around as the correct one. Governor
Prescott had strong fight to make. He
was an avowed supporter of President
Hayes and his administration,
and made his campaign upon this
issue and upon "a platform which de-
clared it in explicit terms, and this toe
with all the disaffection in the party
which Chandler could create at his own
home. Moreover, his opponent, Mr..
Kean, was recognized as man of ability,
young and popular and Of excellent
qualifications for the office. Full returns
will not be in for several days. Last
gear Governor Prescott, Republican, re-
ceiyed 4O,755 votes, and Marcy, Demo-
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CELIA LOGAN, in very interesting
paper on Stage Extravagances," says the
cause of the high price of admission
which must be kept up is the expensive
stage settings and equipments which
must now be used. In old times, when
the price of admission was low, the thea
ter had its regular attendants, and by
constant playgoing the public taste be-
came critical, a higher standard of acting
than now was prevalent, the inanimate
surroundings of an actor were considered
of little or no consequence so long as he
was intellectual and artistic; but now the
reverse is the rule-the actor is subor-
dinate to the surroundings, and audiences
of to-day are cultured and critical only
as regards the eye; they are connoisseurs
in tables, chairs, carpets, sofas dresses
and diamonds. In the old days when
people went to enjoy the intellectual
features of the drama, cotton velvet
paste, tinfoil, and the cheapest materi,
ais, were good enough for the footlights;
now, the richest velvet, diamonds of the
purest water, and the costliest of foreign
importations, must. deck your actor anc
actress, almost those of the most inferior
rank. 1t is in these expensive items o
wardrobe that the writer trace
the present cost of at
tending places of amusement
Actors get two or three times as much a
was formerly paid for the same class o
talent, it is true, but large proportion
Of it must 60 for wardrobe, wigs, etc, 81
that-little, if any more, is left then fel
to the lot of the much poorer paid acto
Of twenty years ago.
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Are Y0u Afflicted,

and wish torecover the same degreeof healths
strength, and energy Inexperienced u former
years? Do any of the following symptoms or
class of symptoms meet your diseased condi~t
ton? Are you suffering from ill-health in
any of its many and multifarious forms, con-
sequent on lingering, nervous, chronic, OF
functional disease? Do you feel nervous, de-
bilitated, fretful, timid, and lack the power
of will and action? Are you subject to loso
of memory, have spells of fainting, fullnefa
Of blood in the head, feel listness, mopings
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THE st. Louis Post says Chicago can
mot draw. much consolation from the alb
clifton of hell now that it has also to
contemplate the possibility of seeing
grain carried from st. Louis to New
Orleans for five cents a bushel.
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A LADY's VIcroRy-A telegram from
Bristol, Pa, to the Philadelphia Press says:
"a significant feature Of our election on
Tuesday last was the large vote polled for a
woman as School Director. This was a
direct issue, there being but one Director to
elect for a short term of two years, and for
which place the lady was nominated by the
Labor Reform Party, and ratified by the
Republicans. The Democrats nominated
one of their best men, and one who would
carry large vote by reason of his personal
popularity. The vote polled for the woman
candidate was 1888, and for the Democratic
nominee 1872; scattering 81; giving the lady
a majority Of the whole of Is, and oyer the
highest opponent of 81. Her vote was also
IA in excess of the highest vote polled for
any of the remaining AZ candidates for the
various offices. This is certainly wonder,
full achievement fora conservative old place
like this"
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Unfit for Business

or pleasure, and subject to fits Of melans
choly? Are your kidneys, stomach, urinary
organs, liver or blood in disordered condis
tion? Do you suffer from rheumatism, neuaal
ralgia or aches and pains? Have you beeh-
indisereet in early years and
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13

Leaving the well, we pass into the village
hard by, one of ordinary size, containing
perhaps 40 or 80 houses, built on an irreg-
ular piece Of land over which the dry lime-
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VEGETINE.
NOTHING EQUAL TO 1T.

SOUTH SALEM, MASS, Nov. 14th 1876.
Mr. H. X. STEvEHs-Dear Sir: l have been
troubled with scrofula, canker and liver com
plant for three'years. Nothing ever did me any
good until commenced using the Vegetine. !
am now getting along rst-rate and still using the
Vegetne consider there is nothing equal to it
for such complaints. Can heartily recommend it
to everybody. Yours tRlly,
MRS. LIZZIE NJ. PACKARD,
No. 1G Lagrange street. South Salem, Mass.
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External Remedies are the
Safest

and best that can be applied in diseases, on
account of the facility which we possess Of
watching their action and their results 4
and of these remedies Electricity, in thet
form of mild, continuous, and prolonged
currents, as realized exclusively by \
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Lost Confidence in Yourself

and energy for business pursuits Are YOU
subject to any of the following symptoms:
dreams, palpitation of the heart, bashfnlness,
restless nights, broken sleep, nightmare,
confusion of ideas, aversion to society, dizzi-
ness in the head, dimness of sight, pimples
and blotches on the face and back, and other
despondent. symptoms?. There are
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13
Broken Down in Health

and spirits from disorders peculiar to their
sex, and who, from false modesty or neglect,
prolong their sufferings. Why, then, further
neglect subject SO productive OF health and
future happiness when there is at hand a
means of cure? Why not throw off the yoke
and seek remedy that has
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13

Mr.. CHARLES E. FITCH, Of the Demo-
'crat and Chronicle, Rochester, N. Y, is
a sensible editor, and the profession
ought to be proud of him. In declining
"a nomination for Congress he maintains
that both the holding and seeking of po-
itical Office are incompatible with indie
pendent journalism, and his ambition is
bounded by his profession.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13

Statistics assure US that there IL produced
in the United States, each year, about
$4,000, 900 worth of distilled, malt and
vinous liquors, and about $8,0O0000,
worth is imported. As we export little or
none, the consumption cannot be far from
500, 100000.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13

THE Postal Savings Banks will afford
Isafe places for the earnings of working
people. The demand for the passage of
the bill authorizing them is almost
unanimous.
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A Victim to Youthful FeIties,

or carried the marital relation to excess in,
later years? Have these indiscretions and
excesses left you in weak and debilitatef
condition? Are you timid, nervous, and for
getful, and your mind continually DWELLING
on the subject? Have YOU
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13

GREAT corporation lawyers who can
mot give up practice should not be elect
ed to Congress. McGarrahan's admission
that he paid fees to lawyers who We're
members of Congress is another illustra-
ton of the way things are done.
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Science and Common Sense

to commend it?--a remedy of indisputable
efficacy, and the most certain means of re-'
storation to health and pristine vigor?
There are many diseases Of an acute and
febrile type that we do not propose to cure,
by means of Electricity; but from all that
Electro ro-Physiology teaches us, in regard to
the nlodus opera1.di of the
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13
Thousands of Young Men,

and even the old, who suffer
from nervous and physical debility. Thera
are also thousands of females
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READING tournaments have broken
out in the Northwest, and are liable to
sweep down upon us next season with
the fury of the late spelling match
mania.
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Curative and Preservatiye

effects of Voltaic Electricity, we may most,
reasonably infer that all those chronic all
ments and all diseases dependent on de-
pressed condition of the nervous forces, ex-
haustion of nerve power, or the diminished
energy of vital functions as treated upon in
our publications, are happily most suscepti-
BILE Of cure by means of
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THERE is little unpleasantness in
Philadelphia between Archbishop Wood
and the Ancient Order of Hibernians
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THERE is no jealousy about Germany,
and she will do all she can to help along
the Paris Exposition.
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PULVERMACHER.
ADDRESS,!

To the WeGE, NescOats. and
DebititGted, sohO Suffer from
WI-HeGJth consequent on
lingering, Chronic, Nerv-
OaCS or Functional Diseases.
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LoNGFELLow,s YOUTH.

When Professor Longfellow was young
Harvard student he was lodger in the
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Learned Physicians and Sci
entific Men

in Europe and this country. We also dena-
onstrate why relief and cure result from
their use after every other plan of treatment
has failed. Reader,
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PULvERMACHER'S 5.
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AND pBA N DS,

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derived from Rulvermacher's Appliances
and bring forward testimony in their favor
from the most
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GOLD has nearly struck bottom.
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fulvermaeher's Electric
Belts and Bands.

These conditions they will cure, while drugs
will not; and we offer the most convincing
testimony direct from the afflicted them-
selves who have been restored to
Health, Strength, and Energy
after drugging in vain for months and years,
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-05

Claiborne Hardy,A Secretary Of War
po inted out that the government was ig-
noraut Of the conditions Of the armistice,
and Russia's armies had reached point
which, II negotiations failed, might be
dangerous for Europe. 1t was important
10 be prepared, because wars Of late were
sudden and unforeseen. The Russian
bases OF peace were exceedingly vague,
and although this government had been
told that the condition relative to the
Straits was withdrawn, it still remained.
The governments object was 10 secure a
permanent and solid peace. Grudging
E6,000,000 now might involve a future
expenditure Of E60O,0O0,00O. The gov
ernment had been badly misrepresented
throughout the country, and were not
now going To accept an empty vote Of
confidence. II vote Of credit should
be denied, It was time for them to resign.
They did not desire to lead crippled
existence. The Powers were armed to
the teeth, and single spark might light
a ERE threatening the best interests OF the
country. They asked the House to give
the aid that they might perform their
part in the European concert for the BEN
eft OF mankind.
After some further discussion the de-
bate was adjourned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-05
Effort 10 ReOrgauize The supreme
Court OF the District.

WASHINGTON, February 3.-The bar
Of Washington has undertaken TO secure
bill recognizing the Supreme Court Of
the District. This is sadly needed, as it
affords the only means short OF impeach.
ment for removing some Of the present
Judges. At least two OF these should be
obliged 10 vacate their positions out OF
regard for the public interests. The
court has much business OF a national
character 10 do; that is, cases having 10
do With all branches Of the government.
and originating in all parts Of the coun.
try appear here constantly for trial.
This court is the guardian OF the depart
ments against fraud, and its duties in
this respect have always been well per.
formed, though at times there have been
district attorneys who have made It i'm.
possible TO obtain conviction Of noted Of.
lenders. II Is the only court to which
the executive department OF the govern.
ment Is directly answerable, and it is the
only one that deals directly with Con.
gress. The HouIe Of Representatives
has obeyed its writ Of hAbeG, corpus, and
discharged Witnesses from its custody on
the order OF this court. The reorgani.
zation Is designed 10 increase the number
Of Judges 40 as 10 advance its constantly y
increasing work, and also topurge the
court Of several useless and Inefficient
members. The movement is not directed
at the Chief Justice, the Hon. D. X. Car.
ter, nor at such OF his associates AZ are
ct Tor their places. The Chief Justice,
under any reorganization, would, without
doubt, be retained rs 4 recognition OF the
valuable service he has rendered in his
responsible position.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-05
Returning Board TriaIs.

NEW ORLEANS, February 4.-The An.
derson trial was resumed to-day.
D. D. Davis, Chief Clerk Of the Re-
turning Board, was cross-examined. The
testimony ELECTED was contradictory Of
the statements by Pelletierre.
VIM. H. Green, leading colOred ward
politician, and Clerk OF the Returning
Board, testified that the Board, when the
tabulated statement OF the electoral vote
was brought into the secret session by
him, did not ask for the parish returns
to compare them with the statement. The
members signed the statement and re.
turned il 10 the Chief Clerk to copy
Witness is now employed in Wells de
partment al the Custom House.
Green was asked il there was not a
promise made to him when he was called
10 Washington tas q witness. He said
there was but refused TO tell about it.
Was frequently interviewed by the Sec
retary OF the Democratic Committee, who
attempted to induce him to tell what lie
knew in Washington, also TO make Ger.
tain copies and abstracts from the minute
book oil the Returning Board. He was
promised the Assessorsdip Of the Third
District il he complied with the Secreta-
rys wishes. Was told a: a confidential
dinner by the Secretary that Governor
Palmer had good opinion Of him (wit.
ness) and would like TO see him do we'll.
Witness feared trap was being set for
him and answered questions carefully.
They were presented to him in writing.
Several other clerks testified, but Moth
ing new or startling was developed.
Green, when recalled, said the promises
made TO him In Washington did not come
from the Returning Board. He received
letter from the Secretary OF the Demo.
cratic Committee which had twenty dol.
lara enclosed.
At the evening session Green was cross
examined at length by the Attorney Gen.
eral. He would not tell who promised
him the Assessorship, but when threat.
ened with punishment, for contempt, he
named Mr.. Ed. Harris, Secretary OF Gov.
Palmer and his committee.
NJ. Power, passenger agent for CaSsday's
Hotel, testified that package, deposited
at the Office by the Supervisor Of Moore.
house parish, containing the returns OF
that parish, addressed 10 the Secretary OF
State, was with his consent taken 10 the
Democratic Central Committee rooms
and in his presence the seals were broken,
the figures copied, the package sealed
again and returned to him. He did not
know who informed the defence Of this.
He thought that everything was right in
politics.
The defense closed the rebutting testi-
mony on the part Of the State brought
out by Mr.. Harris. He stated that Green
offered himself as a patriotic Louisian-
ian TO tell all about the frauds committed
by the Returning Board. He had commit
ted some frauds himself and was aware
OF all the frauds committed by the Re
turning Board in 1874. Green went de-
cidedly back on him and Gov. Palmer
after we had taken him to Washington.
l was anxious to get the minute book OF
the Returning Board, when Green said
he kept It as personal property.
Adinnrneh