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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-12-31
ST. NICHOLAS,
SGFibnar'S Illustrated Monthly.
For Boys and Girls:
An Ideal Children's Magazine.


MessrE. SCRIBNER & Co in ,ssS began the pnb
Iic.;ion Of 81. NICHOLAS an Illustrated Magazine
FOR Odds and Boy, With Mrs. Mary &apes Dodge
A. eeitor Yise YEAR have ID since the hrst
uGn,her issued and the magazin- has won The
highest position. 1t has monthly circulation oil
OVER 81, OpG COPlsS.
Il is published simultaneously in London and
New york. All iae trassilai.iic recognition il al
iaost - Rrurrsl AID hearty tise smsriean Al.
ihough the progress 81 the magazine has be,
steady advarc" IL has not reached its EDITORS
ideas Of best, because her Ideal CONTINUALLY cnt-
:unS II and the n.zlaznA Awifily follows sitter.
To day Sr NICHOLAS stalds
ALONE ~ THE woLLD OF BOOKS.
The New York Tribune has said Of it s'Sr.
NICHOLAS hiss reached higher platform, and
com,paLds Ter il services wider resonIces in art
and letters than Sny of lie Pr-I ctssors or CON-
t4mporsries - The oiion Luer01B HnTfd says
"Th.le j. to sgazine f"r the y,urg that ca" br
said 10 equal dis choee production OF seribntr :
Go0D THINGS FOR 1889.
The arrangements for literary and art contribu
tons for the NV volume the sixth
plcf". drawing from already fsyorite sources, ~
vii s. from, promising rev oD+s- Mr. Frank Z.
Stuckion's * s-rinl ~ Tor oys.
~ JOLLY FELLOWSHIP"
viii run ~ E,nsh the t~eivr monthly parts he
ginning with the uuG b.. for November, 1873. the
Fr,t Of III" vo'uHe.-aFd viii De illnstrHt-d by
James K-ly. The story IS II travel aud
sirls, 4 conri u'd tale,
HALF = DOZEN HOVSEKLEPFRS,"
rs Kafhrine u Smith with l'n-rrations by Fred :
rick Di Imam. hosfrs IN the srnG number; and =
fresh serial by Snaan Coolidge, entitled Eye
bright " with plenty If pictures. will be com
menced early in the volume There will also BIZ
\ coutinr ed faIrv-,ale called
"RCM PITY BUDGETS TOWER
Written by Julian wthorne, N illustrated bv
Alfred Frederieks. About the other familiar fea
lures OF ST. NICHOLAS. the editor preserves q
good bumored silence, content, perhaps. to let her
FIVE volumes already issued, prophecy concerning
the sixth. in respect short stories, pictures,
poems. humor, instructive sketches. and the lure
and lore of 'Jack n-tae- Pulpit" the 'verv Lit
tie Folks DEPARTMENT, and the "Letter-box." and
"Riddle- box"
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-12-31

MAX STRAKoscH called at Colums
bus. o.. newspaper Office to call to
account the man that wrote that ar
ticle Unfortunately be ran foul of
the fighting editor who kicked him
down-stairs. The impresario, having
seen a doctor concerning The hurt ex-
nerienced by that part of his anatomy
n,ost exposed in the engagement, hur
nd 10 a lawyer for prescription to
.s's.i-sss hurt honor. de doesn't
: snF.s;zte the faceEious critic Hhe
writes Hlsh BE boots.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-12-31

Forty acres Of pigeons roost nightly
in tie Indian Territory about fifty
miles southwest of Joplin, Mo.
The hunters spend the night in the
woods and kill with shot guns and
clubs till morning. when they load
wagons with the birds and drive awe y
to sell the pigeons at from 10 cents
to 25 cents dozen. Scores of wag>
on-ioals have thus been disposed of,
still there is no apparent dimipution
in the number of the birds, nor do
they fail to return nightly to their
roOst.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-12-31
Virginia and Tennessee Air Line
Passenger Route.
Sew and elegant PArlor Sleeping Cars run through
rom Lynehburg to New Orleans and Memphis.
THlS PaSSERGER LIFE,
Jan 29,1S7S-1 ~.

extending from Bristol. Tenn, to Richmond Pc
tersburg. Baltimore. Philadelphia, New York and
Boston, offers the cheapest aud best route TO PSF
ties visiting the above named places either for
business or pleasure.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-12-31
MEXICAN
<[ustang Linlment,
Fca MaE END BEAST.

fhis iinirr--'rr y,T i'a+l5;y originates IN Anlers
d. ,:Gc.r ,>ats7c provide n her laboratory such
--rr,s..4l, cs.,.d5,s Tor 81 maiad.ss OF her chill
ga 81. f;.las les been spreading for s. years.
81, q nc, il e;.c-rcits tI- l-,b.table globe.
7.r Scx.-s.a ,iCs,1-; -i;:i.lcEt is n matches
sa.Gy iora.l s-tc--I ,l-,.s Us Of man and beast
- s7oef. o,r-rra ed sTr-, rs j; IS i-Taiuable-
s.l.rio Lot % cs..n save. q human tfe or re-
,rss -si ,;se1gli,.,s o. NJ excellent horse, OK.
a.aaccP.
e-~-1 cc---oj. l,co:-ll hollow horn. grab.
-~--crr.,. s;c.:dcr-ra-, lJ3Ise. IRE bikes s.-iu
... SO o.,c.oIi t-i,s and laser-Is and cry
..s.i -.s !cjS g. -tccl, breeding and bush life
II cures everJ ex;erEal trouble CT horses. such
-; 'sc.c=ie, serstchc, syvinny, sSra-Hs. founder,
..-I;;a-I. r!n.,-ooac, ctc-, etc.
SO 3ieSics-a rs. an; L.niraeDt Il the quickest
IRE in tie ygoT.I IL. accidents occurring in the
s0:.!y, IN lie absence OF physician. dch as
r--s scais. zylgs3al, cuts, etc, and fcz rheuma-
-s,, ard .-.:.uczs cngeltered By exposure. Par
.c..iag.y- VAIN -blc To Miners.
Z Is the ch0spcst remedy In the world, for Il
--ictra.cs the muscle to the bone, and single
p!.ca.icu is generally sufficient to cure.
5lcx.can Mustang L!ai:nent Is p. up In thres
zes OF bottles, the llr=er ones being proportion
,.sly much the cheapest. Sid everywhere.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

WAGES IN NEW YoRK.-The question of wages will receive full examination when the Hewitt committee meets again. This is the real question of interest to the real working man. Carpenters, for instance, who used Go earn $3 to $4 day, cannot now get more than from $1.5O to $2 Bricklayers were formerly paid $4 to $5, and they do not now average over $2.25, while many are working below that figure. In good times plasterers could command $5 to$6 day and only the best of them can now get over $2.50. The majority are working for about $2, Stone cutters are down from $5 a day to B, and work is very scarce among them. Plumbers are now receiving from $2 to 250 against $:I to $4 50 before the panic. It is pretty much the same case with artisan labor all through, the present wages not averaging over sixty per cent of the wages formerly paid. Of course unskilled labor is even worse off. The army of men employed in the construction of the elevated railroads were paid about $1. 25a day. Cornell & Co.,, who had the contracts for all the iron work, paid their mOulders from $1.1O to $1. 20 day. They have lately discharged fifty men .who were paid at this rate. A great many more figures might easily be given tO show the fall that has taken place all around. Doubtless Mir. Hewitt's committee will care fully collate all the figures and also glean ex- act information as to the cost of living, when it's meetings are resumed. But to find rem edy for the troubles that cause SO much con- plaint will be a much more difficult natter Neao York St0r.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

An account of a recent miracle is furnished by the Rev. Father Durin, of the missionaries of the Sacred Heart, to the last number of The Annals The incident is related by $. M. Carola, of the Convent of the Holy Family, Baltic, Conn. Last April one of the Sisters accidentally broke the second joint of her thumb. The doctors set it and kept it ban daged for about ten days. It was very painful and rendered the Sister quite incapable of writing, though she was still able to preside over her class. When the bandages were re- moved the sinews were so contracted, though the bone had Been we'll set that the Sister conld not move the thumb She discovered, too, that at the end it was paralyZed. Our anxiety for our poor Sister," says the corrcs- pendent, ''and our desire that she should be cured became so ardent that, seeing no chance of succeeding by human means, we turn to an unfailing source of compassion, namely, the Sacred Heart was approaching, and through her powerful intercesson we determined tO seek our Sisters cure. On the third day of the Novena, the Sister felt sensation in part of the thumb, which circumstance greatly increased our confidence. No further change took place, and we concluded the NOvena on the Feast of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart by a general communion. The Novena was fin- ished, but the day itself had not come to q close, and so we still kept hoping on. School time came, and the Sister had to go to her class with but little courage. For seven weeks she had not been able to hold pen, another Sister had to write exercises on the blackboard for her. She had hoped to be cured, but now, feeling the thumb just as dead as before, she thought that it was not Gods will that she should be cured, so she resigned herself per fectly to His good pleasure, and en- deavored to apply herself to her class duties Suddenly she felt warm glow rush through her hand and arm, and in an instant she could move the long immovable thumb" The cure is represented to have been instantaneous and complete The physician who was in attendance certfies to the correct ness of the statement.-T Tribune.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

He was showing the man the new bay mule that he was working in a team with the old gray. "You warrant him sound, and perfect ly kind and gentle ?" the man said. Perfect ly," said farmer John. My wife and child ren drive him, and he is perfect pet. Comes into the house like dog" ''Easy to shoe !' asked the man. ''Well, guess so; fact is I nevor had him shod. don't believe in it he works better without it," said farmer John. "How does he act when you put the crupper on ?" asked the map. Farmer John hestated. ''Well, pretty good, guess" he said; fact is, never put it On" How does it get on v asked the man ''who does put it on" Well, I kind of don't know," said farmer John; ''fact is he had the harness on when l got him, an it fit him so we'll, an he seemed to bc so kind O contented in it, like, that l sort of never took it off'n him." And how long have you had him p asked the man. Farmer John chewed a wheat straw very meditatively.
 'Well," he said, "not to exceed more'n two year, mebbe" And the man backed little further away, and said he would ''sort of look round little further before he bought like. " And farmer John never saw him again, not even unto this day Burlington Ha'okege.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
and better. Yours truly.

| "J. M."
 So it was all right but the sudden relief had been too much for Nelly. This, however, was Greek to her master. So he rang the bell, and, thanks te the water, vinegar and burnt feathers, Ellen was got round. But she was so weak by the bitter suspense of seven hours that it was some time before she could answer Sir Johns questions and tell him her story. She related it very simply, but he heard it with the deepest amazement. By Jove," he cried 'there was never anything like it-never And so, not knowing but that the money was lost or your mother worse you would not read the letter."
 ''No, sir," quietly answered Nelly, 'T could l not break my word"
 ''You are @ noble girl" cried Sir John, with a touch of Hotspur enthusiasm, land I'll tell you what, Nelly, if I was ten years younger I would marry yon."
 ''But would not marry you, Sir JOhn," demurely answered Nelly.
 l ''Of course you would not,' he ruefully replid. "YOu would not jilt man, and poison the rest of his life You would not do that"
 That absurd Sir John! with poisoning hls life indeed II wonder how much poison 1t takes to produce my worthy friends-I will not say how many stone; or to give man that bluff rosy face, or that hearty voice and jovial "Ha ha !" Poison indeed There came another letter from Joseph the next morning, explaining everything. | Need say that Sir John rescinded the warning he had given Nelly, and that he au- thorized her to open her letters the moment the postman put them into her hands. So, l though he was out, she read this one, which, as said, explained everything. Ten minutes after Nelly had left her mothers cottage, Mrs. | Dering found the notes in the garden. As soon as Joseph returned she told him the whole story. At once he wrote, but it was too late I for the post, so Joseph went to the station, and a friend whom he had promised to find him safe messenger in one of the guards, by whom his letter should be posted in London as ] soon as the first train came in. "Oh, Joseph, Joseph :" thought Nelly, eff 1 you had only written your letter outside in- stead of inside, What a world of misery you would have spared me-"
 'Why did he not send you a telegram Y' indignantly asked Sir John. "But, sir," argued Nelly. "I should not have opened that either; besides they came as fast as myself-it was all the promise"
 Yes, it was all the promise and Sir Johd did his best to atone. Nelly and Joseph have been married years, and their prosperity is not the mere offspring of their labor and in- dustry. A kind, helping hand has often been stretched out towards them. "But l owed Nelly more than ever did for her, ,' says Hot spur. "Would you believe it, sir ever since that girl left my house my letters have gone wrong again !"
 have no doubt Sir John would like to be- lieve M0t. AS if 1 could
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
Centaur LINIMENTS.

More than 1000 900 bottles of the now celebrated Cemtaur I.iniments, were sold last year. We as without fear of contradiction that man, woman child will say that they did not perform according to the adyertisemrnt. We do not pretend that the Centaur Liniments Win mend broken leg or pre- form impossibilities, but do say and mean that these Liniments will come nearer working miracles than any thing ever before discovered. We have thousands of certificates showing how remarkable cures of obstinate cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Sciatica Caked Breasts, Poisonous Bites, Scads and Burns Swelled Legs and Stiff Joint &e have been effected by it. The certificates all read one way and the is constantly increasing. We will send these certificates pratis. Some of them may be found around each bottle. of Liniment. The Liniments are quick, they reliable; they are safe and they are cheap Among the ingredients used are Witch Hazel, Carbolic, Naphtha, Rock Oil. Mentha and Arnica. There is no flesh, bone m uscle ament which they will not relieve and benefit. The White Centaur Liniment is for the human frame, while the Yellow liniment is adapted to the tough muscles and flores of horses and animals. For Stiff Joints, Lameness. Spavin. .Ring-bone Swensy, Calls. Pill evil etc., the Yellow Ccntaur I.iniment is worth its weight in gold to every farmer, livery man. team stcr and owner of animals. single bottle has put disabled horse in the harness and fS" bottles have rendereu . useIess spavined horse worth two hnn- ments. These are simply wonderful, and they nat urally finding their way into the uttermost parts Of the earth. No family should be without them. They handy as well certain.
 J. B. ROSE & CO. 46 DEY sT, NEW YORK.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

A countryman, fresh from the magnificent woods and rough clearings, was one day visit ing the owner of beautiful seat in Brooklyn; and walking with him through little grove, out of which all the underbrush had been clear ed, paths had been nicely cut and gravelled, and the rocks covered with wo0dolne, sudden Iy stopped. and admiring the beauty of the scene. lifted up his hands and exclaimed: '.This like this is Nature-with her hair combed."
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

"How greedy you are !" said one little girl to another who had taken the best apple in the dish 'I was going to take that"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-11
Letter from Col. Nugent.
WHITE CLIFF SPRINGS, EAST Tenn

WHITE CLIFF SPRINGS, EAST TENN
September ID, 1873.
MEssRs. EDITORS: Many thanks for the
CLARION EXTRA. | don't know how l
should get along away off here in the
mountains without the old CLARION. When
L pick it up the recollections of home flood
my heart. You may put me down for $50
contribution to the Jackson Howard Asso-
citation. II we should be attacked by the
pestilence you may count on me for further
assistance as may be necessary and as l may
be able to give.
l feel very much honored by my selection
as a member of the County Executive Com
mittee during my absence. The Democratic
party in all its Conventions to date, has vim
dictated its claims as the party for and OF the
people, and there Is no necessity for any
one going outside of its ranks TO follow the
leading of any other organization. In
Tennessee and Virginia, the party is split
into factions in reference to the mode OF
settling State debt too great to be paid.
A strong minority are bitterly opposed to
scaling the debt because they say it looks
likes Republication. They, however, imi-
tate the example of friend of mine who
never repudiated, but always gave and al
ways renewed his promissory note What
influence this split will have upon the people
in the next election | do not know, but
grave apprehensions are expressed.
hepe there will be no opposition to the
com pletion of the contract with the Natchez
& Jackson Railroad Company. / was OPP
posed 10 the proposition because | believed
the multiplication of coupon bonds would
add to the calamity of the people, and that
no one generation had the right to contract
a debt for another to pay. l mean moral
right as opposed to legal. But the election
was fair; the constitutional majority voted
for the subscription. and it is the duty of
all the people to abide by that vote. A
hearty aeQuiescence will give additional
vplue to the bonds, and greatly tend to
make the burden OF payment light. have
no doubt about the success of the enterprise
and that the investment, well managed,
will compensate for the amount expended
by the county, Successful management
must depend on the hearty acquiescence in
the measure. There are those who hope for
the failnre of a measure they opposed
in the first instance-croakers. / have al
ways esteemed them a pest, and hence do
not desire to be reckoned among them.
Yours truly, w. l.. NUGENT.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-11
MOSQUITO SON G.

come from hands in marshy land,
Tm.kea sudden sally.
rEuzz and sing with sprightiy wing
through thoroughtare and alley.
NJ merry play i not for day,
I'm sticken to the wall then,
prr when in bed You lay your head
No idler I'm at all them.
Tcornp in hosts. and no man boasts
He feels but one prOboScis;
His flesh sting while others sing
And watch the singing process.
Ne suap-, he flaps. he slapS and cldps,
Rnr vain is all MS cursing;
pr.nauE on flank or cranky yank
His fate he's not reversing.
NJ lee, down bangle in the air,
Nv goggle-eyes they stick out;
I ME YOU on the the nose, and then
Your angry legs you kick out,
ynu burn. you turn. you durn nor learn
That while you thus are kicking
A dozen of Us settle down
Aud glad begin our picking.
Obhark Oh, hear! how thinu and clear
Mye.fn horn is blowing;
Atearly morn your horn, my friend,
viii charmingly be glowing.
iunch, / MUNICH, punch, | crunch,
1r up % the ceiling; -
To bowls or grOwls or towF these bowl.
OF mine are void of feeling.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-11
Mexican Beauties.

San Francisco Chronicle Correspondence. J
All the social upheavals in Mexico for the
past sixty years have failed to mingle the
blood OF the Indians with the blue blood of
a certain element of their conquerOrs and
descendants of the cOuqueroTs. This is the
guerra element, which has held its own in
violate amidst the surging passions sur
rounding it, amidst tenn ptations which
nothing bur a-haughty pride of race would
or could have resisted. There are two
tvpes of gueras. The first has some very
distinct characteristics. The face Is spirit
uelle, and has that subdued EXPIRE ssion
which invariably results from religious
meditation. and in color is white as alabas-
ter. The flesh is faultlessly ~white, tinged
with a refined but healthy pallidness. The
ewes are unusually dark, large and lustrous,
and the hair abundant and black as the
ravens wing. The teeth are perfect, and
white as snow flakes. The ''rubias," the
second type, are superb specimens of wom-
an-hood, and are so called because they
have auburn or golden hair, which in some
instances runs into a flamming rich, red
color The eyes are often deep blue, ana
soft and entreating IN their expression
The flesh has sunset tinge to 1t when IN
Dictates A more warm and sensuous nature
than that of the paler-hued women. Near
the town of Agua Caliente, state OF Slnaloa'
there is a village of rubias, the young
women of which are matchleSS IN their style
of beauty. Tall and graceful, with richly
rounded busts and symmetrical forms, ana
a step as 1.-the and elastic as a fawn's, they
move about, the very symbols OF the poetry
OF motion. They have something IN tnelr
manner and style similar to the higher
classes of Russian women, ana WhOm they
greatly resemble. The rubia, like the guer-
as, live mostly in the interior, where the
climate Is more mild and genial, while the
dark races inhabit the hot regions along the
0naSf
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-11
III-Timed InhumaniIy.
Norfolk virginian, Aug. 29th.I

Noriolk Nlrginlan, Aug. 18th.
Accounts from infected cities continue to
show the increase of the fever, and there l.
no probability of its abatement before frost.
except for want of material upon which to
feed. Some of the afflicted communities
have not only TO contend against the pesti-
lence and its natural conseq but also
against the selfish and criminal iuhumanity
OF other towns situated on the line of the
railways leading TO the infected cities and
forming their only means of ommHnica-
ton with the outside world. According to
the Nicksburg Commercial, these towns in
their unreasonable terror, have not only
quarantined passengers, baggage and
freight, as they might properly have done,
but even rufused TO allow the trains 10 pass
through their limits. The railroad authori-
ties otfrr to run the trains i'm passing at the
rate of 40 miles per hour, but the reply Of
the affrighted citizens is: "You can't pass !;
zoe toiH burn pour cars ''ShOOt yOur engineers
tear up your track" If this account be true
it is the most disgraceful illustration Of
cowardly selfi-hness ever exhibited in this
country.
Jackson and Meridian, both in Mississip-
pi, were the first to adopt this barbarous
policy, and the smaller villages are follow
ing their example. The Governor of Mis-
sissippi has been appealed to by the How
Behalf 6YeF6l? rEdebs5PPEg e interfere in
who are deprived of all outside assistance
by this outrageous conduct on the part of
their panic-strlcken neighbors, and 1t Is to
be hoped he will clear the railroad of all
such Illegal and heartless distractions. The
people OF jackson from the beginning Of
the epidemic seem to have been stricken
with frenzy Of terror, and though there
has not been a single case of yellow fever
in the town, half of the population have
already run away. The reputation for
cowardly selfishness it has achieved oritself
will stick to it long after the pestilence has
passed.
Every sensible man would applaud all
proper and reasonable precautionary mea-
sures to keep out the epidemic, but the idea
of forbidding the passage of trains at high
rate of speed is absurd. They might as
keep out the wind from the direction OF the
injected cities, and quarantine the atmos-
nhnrn-