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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-25
RUSSIA AND THE AFGHANs.


A Reuter- dispatch from st. Petersburg
says The superstition that understanding exists
between Russia and Afghanstan Is declared, in we'll
informed quarters, to be purely imaginary far a.
known here"
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Go to Heaven like n Boy.

Don't be put asidc," said Mr.. Beech.
er lately "There are only two people
who have right to put YOU asidc--your
doctor and your sexton. No one else.
II IL ignominious to see men sitting
down in Incidence simply because they
are growing old; don't seek easy ways !;
easy ways lead to rust don't talk about
yourself; don't talk about your age and
ut all events, for deccncy's sake don't
talk about your diseases. II you know
you have the rheumatism that is enough.
Don't be prematurcly old; don't be older
in you feelings than you are in fact !;
don't withdraw from your interest in life !;
read what is going on in the world !;
don't leave to younger men the tasks OF
their way. Don't get out of anybody's
way, and above all don't get in your own
way. Mngle with the young, enjoy their
pleasures. David sought out sone Of his
posterity, doubtless to lie in his bosom
and keep him warm, and it is well for
you to be warned by the sympathy and
companionship Of tho young. Keep
young to the last; blessed be the man
that goes to heaven like a boy.
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A Wise Boy.

He was wise and philosophic boy
who always wishes that every season
would last forever, and when it was gone
was glad the next following season had
come. When it was winter he said: "Oh,
glorious winter! What fun there is in
sleighing and coasting, and snow-halling
and going to school! wish winter would
last forever
In spring he said: delightful spring
Season of flowers and BIRDS! How l love
the spring? l wish spring would last
forever"
Summer came. Then he said: "The
sweet clovcr The fun of haying! And
now can 60 in swimming every day.
wish summer would last forever!
Autumn followed and be exclaimed
40, ripe and mellow autumn! Oh, lucious
season Of fruits! Rich and pleasant har
vests! Hunters moon! rabbits, partrid
ges and quails grapes, apples and pears
wish autumn would last forever r.
That boy enjoyed this life. That one
boy was wiser and more philosophical
than ten thousand hypochendriacs and
croackers.
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Miracle Cure.

.
DR.. William A. Hammond. OF New
York has given new meaning, from .
scientific point Of view, 10 the passage,
According TO your faith be 1t unto you."
He has made series Of experiments IN
proof OF the proposition that the cfedn.
lous can he cured by the will power ol
bbhess sbbhheSF;ua He Hsseis'ss|s,va6aa AuUhRf:as as8s
agency used having nothing really to
do with it. He calls it :" the principle OF
suggestion !" that 10, II one person sug.
gcst an idea to another who has complete
faith in that PERSONS power, the one &C.
ted upon will experience all the SEN
sations the operator may suggest to
him.
Ii seems that some time ago patient
OF this eminent surgeon and physician OF
mental and nervous diseases informed
him that she was going to Europe to try
tie "Metal cure He offered to save
her the trouble by sending over for set
of the disks. rings. needles, ETC.. used
for the purpose. Speaking Of the first
experiment. not essentially different from
a good many others, he says:
al tried the metals, on patient who
came to SEQ me- This was lady also /
told her had something new that been
used very successfully in Europe, and was
becoming very celebrated for curing Ger
tain diseases. took up one Of the metal
disks at random and said: BY placing
this on the back Of your hand it will make
your hand perfectly inscnsible 70 pain
applied the meta. and sure enough, how
ever severely prickei her hand and fore
arm, she felt no pain. snow, said ].
here is tae opposite to that metal. This
will make your hand very tender and sen
sible to pain. then placed another disk
on the back Of her hand. and after that I
couldn't touch her with needle but she
would snatch her hand away and shrek
with pain. then went through the same
ceremony, using disks of rubber and other
non. metallic substances, and got precise
" the same results. 1t is very cuyious.
and yet there is nothing really new in il
save tho fact that have demonstrated
that the metals themselves have nothing
whatever to do with the phenomena"
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An Upright Judge.

Some young men in the town OF NJ,
having "cut up one night to the dctri.
WSpt NJ sssEtain Windows and bcll-pulls,
time the next morning were confronted
before the police magistrate. who fined
them IS each, and an admonition. One
Of them foolishly remarked:
"Judge was in hopes you would re-
member me belong to to the same lodge
with YOU
"Ah, it is so! Truly this is Broth
er-I did not recognize you. Excuse
me for my duIlness. les wcare brother
Masons and should have thought of
that. Mr.. Clerk fine our brother ten
dollars. Being Mason. he knows bet
ter the rulcs OF proprietary than other
men, fine him ten dollars. Good morn.
ing. Cali the next case case.
We can vouch for the truth Of the
above. The upright Judge referred to
was that good man, and true, Judge
Stoncr, of Cincinnati, Ohio, lately deceas
ed. Canada Casket.
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The Real Hero.

In 1893 the Prussian officers Of the gar
rison OF Colberg established an cconomi-
cal mess, OF which certain poor emigrants
were glad to partake. They observed
one day an old major of hussars, who
was covered with the scars of wounds
received in the Seven Years War, and
half hidden by enormous gray nustacli-
los The conversation tnrned on duels.
A young stout built cornet began to
pirate in un authoritive tone on the sub
ject.
"And you. major, how many ducls have
you fought2'
None, thank Heaven answered the
old hussar, in a subdned voice; 81 have
fourteen wounds, and heaven be praised
there Is not one in my back, 50 that
may be permitted to say that ! feel my
self happy in never having fought
duel
:. But you shall fight one with me- ex
claimed the cornet, reaching across to
give him blow.
The major agiteted, g-asped the table
to assist himself in rising, when unani
nous cry was raised:
Don't stir, major
All the officers present joined in seiz
ing the cornet, when they threw him on'
ut the window, and sat down again at tht
table as if nothing had occurred.
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Vol. l6.---No. IL
A New Dodge for Raising the Wind.

The Crown Point III. J Register thus
Describes the operations OF a sharper who
recently visited that town: M
First he gave lot OF cheap finger
rings away, worth about fartIling cacl,,
and threw lot among the crowd. Me
Next he offred one dozen rings, neither
gold, silver nor brass, for 10 cents each,
saying, " Pay me rs much rs yon want
to be liberal with the and I'll b. liberal
with you," and after disposing OF the
dozen he paid back 10 cents to those
who had paid 10 cents, and 30 TO those
who had given quarter.
His next move was to offer q dozen
lockets at 25 cents each. /" hut you can
pny as much US you like: only be liberal
with me, and I'll be liberal with You"
The lockets went off at livley rate, and
after they were sold he paid the quarter
back to those who had invested only
that amount; to those who gave 80 cents
he paid 81, and to one or two who paid
dollar he gave 81. Il eaE5dasee4
The next was the sale OF gcntlcman's
vest chains lie said lie should only sell
nine-for ono dollar each. repeating that
if You'll be liberal with me, why, III bc
liberal with you-pay as much more for
the chains as you wish--to him who
gives libcrally much to him shall be given.
The chains were soon sold At prices rang
ing from one to two dollars each. Fina-
lly, he said he would sell few more,
and commenced handing ont the chains
for one, two, three, four and five dol
lars each. After disposing OF about TWEEN
ty Eve he asked those who had purcla.
sed to hold up their chains. Every pur-
caasef's hand immediately went up ~
ward the buggy in which the seller WIS
standing. Then he said: .i9n .ee
The sale of pure silver watches will
take place at seven o'clock this evening.
The chains for which you have paid me
from one to five dollars each are worth
about four cents--I have been very lil,.
eral with you and you have been mighty
liberal with me; therefore my best wishes
go with you" and picking up the. reins
he sailed down the street. leaving twenty
five vietimized buyers with swidc open
mouths, who were greeted with cheers.
hoots and catcalls OF those who had not
been taken in. All this occurred in front
Of the public square. the man being
dressed in the costume of clown and .
flesh tight mask on his face.
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The Curse of u Ruined Woman.

"No man will ever prosper who has
the curse Of ruined woman upon him.
The murder Of the body can he tried and
executed by the worlds laws, but the
murderer Of the soul is trieu by heavens
law and the execution is as sure as di'
vine Justice" Aunt Betsy said this as
she folded the white hands Of n beauti
cul girl, and put white flowers and green
leaves about the marble cold forehead
There was tiny babe beside the gir
mother. The house was hushed ant,
there was mourning such as few know
Half glad that the mother and child were
dead, the rest of the family must perform
the sad office Of burial and bear the
family shame. A haunted house! A
ruined home God the architect and
and man the spoiler. The curse is there
and the destroyer cannot escape.
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POE TRY.
The Clergyman and the Pedldler.
BY FLETCHER BATES.


A clergyman who longed to trace
Amid his flock work OF grace,
And mourned because he he knew not why,
ion fleece kept wet while his kept dry.
While thinking what he could do more,
Heard some one rapping on the door,
And opening it, there met his view,
A dear old brother whom he knew,
Who had got down by worldly blows,
From wealth to peddlng cast-oif clothes.
Come in my brother said the pastor,
"Perhaps my troubles You can master,
For since the summer you Withdrew,
My converts have been very few
II can." the petldler said. "unroll
Something perchance to ease your soul,
And cut short all fulsomc speeches.
Bring me a pair of your old breechcs."
The clothes was brought; the pcddler gazcd
And said, NO longer be amazed;
The gloss upon this cloth is such.
think perhaps, you sit too much,
Building air-castles, bright and gay,
Which Satan loves to blow away.
And here. behold as | am born,
The nap from neither knee is worn.
lie wI.o would great revivals see,
Must wear his pants out in the knee,
For such the lever prayer supplies,
When pastors kneel, their churches rise +"
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a few hours, and sought among the saved
for the stranger who had proved himself
SO true Masonic Brother, but he was
no to be found.
He must he on the other Ship said
Mr.. Durant,' and he will care for little
Eva
Both ships were at port the following
day, but although Mr.. Durant found the
stranger who had befriended him, and
who proved to be q Mr.. Wadesworth,
from a a southern city, Eva was seen by
no one, and given mp as lost.
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MonE ABOUT CHUFA--The Vindics-
tor, Louisiana, says: Mr.. James Il. Hill,
one Of our most entcrprising farmers
made the chufa study last year, and re-
ports a highly satisfactory result. From
quart of the seed, procured in Missts-
sippi, he records yield Of fifteen bush
els. For fat,enibg hogs the chufa has
no superior, being rich and nutIions.
while it produces splendid hay for
stock.
S. W. Lee. of Hicksford, Va, writing
to the Rural Messenger says: Their yieLi
for me was at the rate of $40 bushels PEI
acre The top was excellent hay. II y
adapted to mountain soil. but grows 70 .
greater perfection on light sandy soil !;
grows fine on poor land with fcrtiiisers.
am satisfied IL is the poor mans crop,
aud to the lovers OF good Virginia hacon
| will say-raise chufa to fatten hogs. and
save your short corn TO feed to your
sows and pigs
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CHATTER III.

The six years that followed the death
of his wife and the loss of his child,
passed wearily to James Duraut. He
visited nearly every country in the world,
seeking among scenes of natural beauty
and grandeur, as well as historic interest
for the mental rest which could never
be found. Once more he turned his steps
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The Greensbury N. G. } North State,
of last week. says General Stephen \.
Douglas, the youngest son OF the disein-
cuished deceased Senator OF that name,
has passed fine examination before tho
Supreme court Of that-his native -ssate'
and is now II lawyer.
According to the New York Express.
the ladies' in fashionable society makes %
parties such lavish display Of arms.
neck and bosom, that even an anch0ftte
would forget his VOWS and take one long.
lingering glance at the female loveliness
exposed before him.
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40 go

A subscriber asks "How TO scald a
goose?" There are several methods
Perhaps the best way would be TO wait
until some evening when the goose comes
around to seranade your daughter, and
while he is in the midst OF "Sweet BY
and By pour a kettle of boiling water
on his head from the second story win
dow.
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A muddy stream, flowing into one
clear and sparkling, for time runs
along by itself. A Little further down
they unite and the whole is impure. So
youth, untouched by sin, may for time
keep its purity in foul company, but they
finally unite
A country subscriber wants advice on
the way to raise boys. 1t depends al
together on how high he wants to raise
them. A number twelve boot might give
them moderate send off Keeping the
jelly on the upper shelf is also good
idea.
What Miss would ruin any man Miss
management.
Never tell you secrets in cora field,
for it has u thousand ears.
Young women are advised to set good
exampies-because young men are al
ways following them.
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Van Buren, Grange, r. IL.

VAN BuREN GRANGE, No. 3s. L. 6fH. Reg
' ular mecti, IS, first Saturday or eacl'
month at . O'Clock. A. NJ. at i.emleys HAN
GOOD standing are lratcrnally invited.
NC. LrMLsY, W. NJ.
i AraIulT, Secretary.
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HAYMAN g. SONS.
M ACH I'm lists
Machine Agents,
CITY WHiRF

-"-""| UIIT WHIHF, IT"
VAN buren,, ARKANSAS
For /. & +. Grcenwalds Steam Engines,
Boilers aud Mill Machinery ofcvcry descrip-
tiun. Cincinnati. Ohio,
Also. for James Bradford & Cos Mill stone
II mufactory and Mil furnishcrs, ,Cinn..O.
REFER
Col. J. p. KING, Mulberry Mill Franklin Co..
NhoRE, pyArr a SoS, FIGURING Mills. Boonsboro
LANES MNEcoAr, FIGURING Mills. BillngsIy,
". H. Rue,, Rheasvilc.
4. ", CALLAHAN x Co., Cotton Factory and Ny!
Van iiuren.
,M'r.kont.. roa Bnren-Wlliams 4 Whitfield J
Neal Il co. NJ, Lynch Gcor5c Austin E.C. Powell
John Austin, White ilanlcy,
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Royal Arch Ma7on0.

SfNIIE regular Conventions ofVAN BuREy CHAPTER
El No. 3, Il. A. NJ. are held Mt Masonic Hall, on
Mondny Evening after saturday or before the full
respectfully invited to attend.
j. G. KENNEDY. II. P.
W. II. II. SHIRLEY Secretary, decltf
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10 O. f.

OR iWFORD LODGE, No. 6, of ODD FELLOWS
II meets every Friday, at clock, =. NJ, at thci
lall in Eagle Block.
=4. iIDMAS NJ. MCGEE. n. q.
BrRgELEY NEAL, Secy.
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CHATTER II.

Here wife, is child that has just
been washed upon the beach. She is
cold and stiff, but think she is not dead i,
Let us have some warm 1annels inl-
mediately, and tell Thomas to 60 for DR..
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-11
what She would Have written.

The Herald points out with the acumen Of
O Roman prelate, that, judging Mrs. jerks by
her peculiarittes Of style and habit Of thought,
as displayed in the examination, it is impOs-
sible that she could have dictated, especially
off-hand the Sherman letter." which Is q
masculine prOduCtiOn-that Of q business
man, too. The letter In question was as fol-
lows:
'fYour note Of even date has just been re-
ceived. Neither Mr.. Hayes, myself, the geu-
tlenen who accompany me nor the country
at large, can ever forget the obligations under
which you will have placed us, should you
stand firm in the position you have taken.
From long and intimate acquaintance with
Gov. Hayes ] am justified in assuming the
responsibility for promises made, and will
guarantee that you will be provided for as
soon after the fourth Of March as may be
practicable, and In such manner as will enable
you both to leave Louisiana, should you deem
1t necessary"
The Herald is right. Unless Mrs. jerks has
been changed at nurse since the writing OF
that letter, which we cannot believe, she Is
not It's author. What she would have dictated
would have been something like this, of
course:
"Your communication, penned in fiowery
style since this days sun tipped with efful-
gence the eastern hills, has been receiUed
Mr.. Hayes, nor /, neither the djstjnguisited
statesmen who accompany me, nor the Union
constituted by the genius of our revolutionary
fOrefathers and Cemented with their blood, can
ever erase from the tablets of our Memory into
oblivion and the land Of shadows sense Of
how nice you have been, should you stand
firm stand firm /! stand .tirm n in the posi-
tion you have occupied like real dears. From
8 tong-though / was only eighteen last
MarCh-and intimate acquaintance with Gov.
Hayes, / know jotst 0s sure as nnythingi that
he will do all | say, and ] will promise you
really and truly that you will be fixed nice as
soon after the fourth Of March as ever ne can,
and 80 that If you want to you can both leave
the orange-spangled bowers Of la belle Louisi-
ane. Excuse haste.
"P. Son no account let any whisper Of
this escape either Of you, or what aDOatM be-
come Of us all 7"
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In 1860 Charles Jeffards shot and killed, in
New York, his stepfather, and also by
stander who attempted to arrest him. He
was tried and acquitted for the killing Of his
guardian and under the belief that he WAS
then beyond the reach Of the law, he made
certain brutal boasts, which resulted in his
being rearrested, indicted, tried and convict
ed for the murder of his second victim. Al
most parallel case has occurred in New
Hampshire. A man by the odd name Of Buz-
zell was last week put on trial at Ossipee, In
that State, for hiring and procuring to be
committed @ murder of which three years
ago he was formally acquitted by jury. He
had been sued in 1874 ia the town Of Brook
field, Carroll county, n. H., for O. breach Of
promise by @ certain Miss Susan Hanson.
Shortly after the action was brought the
plaintiff was shot in the regulation rura, way
while seated at an open window in the lamp
light. With this shooting Buzzell was very
soon charged, but the jury found him not
guilty. After the verdict the houses and barns
of two witnesses against BuZzell were burned,
which caused him to be again suspected,
watched and finally arrested again. Then
came forward boy who sWOre he had been
hired to shoot the lady and to burn the houses
and barns, and that Buzzell was his guilty
employer. The highest court Of the State
has sanctioned the Indictment Of the man for
life at Camden, under singularly analogous
charge, is in the hands of Grahame, so the
liberty Of BuZzel now pends before jury in
the keeping OF the boy witness. In his case,
as in that Of Jeffards, murder makes it's way
out, in spite Of the failures Of human justice,
through the murderer'S own weak and evil
nature
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OUR EARLIER PRESIDENTS.
They Always Refused to Accept Presents.
LLhllalalnhln Rnnnra

II iteGDTuI
I'm sixty-seven," said Conductor William
Roberts. u believe am the oldest railroad
conductor In the United States. / entered the
railroad business in 1881, and did not relin-
quish active service until two years ago.
when the Baltimore and Washington road
first opened in 1885, / was appointed Conduc-
tor. There were many Incidents Of an amus-
ing character which came under my notice
while on that road. One day we had special
car containing two immense cheeses for Pres
ident Van Buren,. Some fellow sent them to
him all the way from Massachusetts. PrOba-
bly, he expected q postOfiCe by return mail.
The cheeses were very large one Of them be-
ing at least two feet thick"
'The President accepted them, Of course,
said the reporter.
presidents in those days were not like the
present breed. They didn't take brick houses,
horses and steamships. Mr.. Van Buren looked
at the cheese and smiled. He offered to puT-
chase them from the man, but take them as q
gift he would not. There was no clause which
he could find In the constitution allowing the
President to accept q gift from his people, so
England However, 1t was stopped at the ma
tional capital and sold for fifty cents per
pound, and there was right merry fun while
1t was being disposed Of The President him
self bought o couple Of pounds.
"Then there was james X. Polk Of Tennes-
see, as we used to call him. He loved horses
Indeed, | think he was as fond Of fast steed
as Cen Grant. Many sleek animals were sent
down over the road bearing tag, showing
that they were for the Chief Executive. IF the
horses suited his ideas he would purchase
them and pay cash, but many of the CRITTERS
were sent back to their owners, because the
President was too conscientious to receive
them as q gift Andrew Jackson was the
same way, only striCter than the rest, II any
thing"
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Paris Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.l
| must here make depression to mention g.
sudden and extraordinary fancy of his Majesty
the Shah. Since the beginning of the week
that enlightened and discriminating pOtentate
has developed fine interest in machinery
He has been seen going the rounds Of the gal
leries lately, followed by the miserable staff
of Persian generals and ministers. The
Grand ViZ1er keeps close behind him, with
bottle of iced water ready for his Majesty
whenever his Majesty feels thirsty. Another
unfortunate, faint but pursuing" figures in
ever Nasr-ed-din takes it into his head to buy
land he does very often) the Individual
with the. gold is called upon and the
account is settled off hand This mode
Of doing, business is much, more to
the taste of the Parisians than that adopted
by his Majesty on the occasion Of his last
visit, five years ago. At that time his reputa-
tion for commercial honesty was anything but
spntless. 1t is rumored-with what truth
dare not say-that Nasr-ed-din cOntemplates
taking back half a dozen reaping machines
with him to Teheran-not, D gentle-hearted
reader, for the legitimate purpose OF reaping
Persian corntields, but (the bare thought cur
dies the blood to use them as instruments of
torture for rebelltous subjects. The disaffect-
ed Will be stretched on the ground In front Of
the machines and reaped until they are reap
able no longer. After that they will he tied in
sheaves by the new patent binder and exposed
to view on the Persian highroads Tor whatever
serves as substitute-a terrible warning
and example to all woud-be rebels Cum
granO sails.