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National Republican., 1878-12-30
The Ruins Of - Celtic SiiolSe-House.
LNnAaln EIlInrr.rI...

The Democratic Baltimore Gd=shc thinks that
Duke Gwin would make a picturesque Secretary Of
the United States Senate lie Is almost interest
ing n the ruins of n Celtic Inokc-housc.
National Republican., 1878-12-30

HERES an idea for the Fiatists If they
have power by simple declaration Of law TO
make and unmakc money, let them pass an
act forbidding gold to remain on an equal
ity with greenhacks, or an act forbidding
greenbacks to stay at par. When they are
able to accomplish something of this kind
the people will begin to believe in Fiatism,
As it is now, the public belief is that nat
ural laws regulate these things, and that
our legislative cnactmcnts must he accom-.
modatrd TO those natural laws.
National Republican., 1878-12-30
During Their Closing Spree.
milwaukee Sentincl,l

TNIIWnukcc ScntincII
The members of Congress don't want 10 be both
cred by business during their closing spree of th,
session, and Will Try aud pass the appropriation
hills IN February.
National Republican., 1878-12-30
Nobody to Dinme But Itself
tArl;ai,sas Democrat.

ARKANSAS Democrat
The Democratic party will have nobody to blame
hut itself il II is defeated In tho next Presidential
election.
National Republican., 1878-12-30
4 False Teacher.


When Senator Thurman has made up his indlct-
mcnt of the bull-doZing Republicans who carried
Philadelphia and other Northern cities In SOvem-
her by force aud fraud there will be some curious
folks who will want TO the evidence before they
will believe Mr.. 1hurnOn's statements. Since he
issued that ClnbOmtc argument last summer, in
which he showed thnt resumption Is practical y
impossible, aud that gold coin could not. by any
means be driven down to par by the Isl OF January
1879 there. has been kind Of feeling that even -
great man may sometimes not know exactly WIN
he is talking about
II the gentlemen whose lips pressed the lady''
snowy brow and thus caught severe cold had buI
used DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, no doctors bill would
have been necessary.
National Republican., 1878-12-30
VERY DESIRABLE ROOMS.

on second and third floors Handsomely furnished. for
rent with board; s21 Vermont avenue, opposite Ar
lnGlon Hotel Reductions 10 parties making perma
NJ Mt arrangements. OcIU
National Republican., 1878-12-30

EEIIN DESFOSSES FRENCH BAKERY
VIENNA ROLLS SPECIALITY.
Established lb5R)
IS SYEARS OF lNCREASi M SUCCESS.
fELIN DIiSFOSSE,
tn" Unknown aud Ouy real French baker In Wash
iug'On, has TpmOy to No. 20i2 IL street between
Twentieth and Iwenty-hTst streets near PenBsyl-
yRnta avenue. where, In house expressly buill for
the IuTpoSg he has greater facilities than before for
the IrRnuiuciure OF the best French aud American
BTeiN, French Broad n speciality. Liberal terms Of
lered to hotels aud dealers.
n. H. French RTeRd Is recommended for persons OF
dCllrHtP health especially Tor those suffering from
dyspPIsH beware Of limitations, dec+tf
National Republican., 1878-12-30
f0rReHt.

TOR RENT - COMFORTABLY FURNISHED
II Rooms, on nrst, secOud, or third floor; hot AID
cold water In every room; bath two floors: south.
Grn eastern. and western exposure. Apply lU!T Yer.
mont avenue, near Mcihersnn slnnre. deJlm
EOR RENT-CALL AND SEE OUR LIST OF
jySl-iy st. tlOud Building.
National Republican., 1878-12-30
Sale.

EOR sALE-CALL AND SEE OUR LIST OF
Il property for sale. JOHN SHERMAN n CO., 81
Cloud building. Real estate and loans Iyll-ly
National Republican., 1878-12-30
Rooms for Rent.

ELEGANT ROOMS, FURNISHED OR uNFUR-
u ntshed. with or without board, near Patent and
Poi Diic = and two lines cars House has modern
inpro veInentsi No go street northwest. deC16hs
JIOR RENT-FINELY FURNISHED ROOMS on
II second or third floor. with or without bcdroom ut
nchcd, hot and cold water In all rooms, nj Is Grant
place northwest. dcatMT
FOR RKNT-PARI.DR AND BEDROOM, FINE.
II ly furnished, separate or ell suite; south front
price reasonable nj He5 u street northweiL dcl9U II
TOR REMITTANCE PARLORS, sEPARATEOR
II together, with or without board Rt ~ Indiana
avenue; fine locality. F-street cars pass the door.
IlL.nI-.
National Republican., 1878-12-30
WdHfed.

Wanted.
a. ARDENER, OF EXTENSIVE PRACTICE IN
=" Greenhouses, hot and O. III Grapcrles, and I'M
provcnent of country places &C, l. open for
gayement; has been awariei SEVERAL prizes AT hofi.
cultural exhibitions FiTst-cllsS rfcrrnces. Address
NJ. BONCE, care =. o. box as, Washington, u. G..
dclD-2ts
WANTED-A sITuATION Br A YOUNG MAN.
w eighteen years Of age; u good scholar aud not
afraid to work Addrcs, WILLIAM, this oflcc.
daas as
"ANTED-lY A WHITE WOMAN, 4 sITrA.
w ton cook IN private family or restaurant !;
IL also "A hrst-iais lannGrcsL Address r.B seventh
street northwest d;lsat
"ANTED-BS A GERMAN FROM PENNSiL.
w vrnln, work a farm, TO take charge
shares; viii work reasonable. Adde'S FARM. at
this office, or call nj ti6 PenmsylyAnla aveue. dcM
National Republican., 1878-12-30

atre, New Yort 1ity
POPULAR PRTCios-Adnhsion, "a, 30. and e5 c,..
reserves seats, a. deem
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-31
The Phonograph.

Edison says of his talking machine:
II expect to have my improved pho
nograph ready in four OF five months.
This will be useful for many purposes.
A business man can speak a letter to
the machine. and his office boy, who
need not be a shorthand writer can
write it down at any time as rapidly
or as slowly as he desires. Then we
mean to use it to enable person to
enjoy good music at home. Say, Tor
instance. that Addeine Patti sings
"The Blue Danube" into the phono-
graph, we will reproduce the pertorat-
ed tin foil on which her singing is I'M
pressed, and sell it in sheets. 1t can
be reproduced in any parlor with
equal fitness and about onehalt the
original volume. In the same way
the tones of great elocutionist can
be preserved and heard. The Presl-
dent of the American Pathological So
ciety wants one of my improved pho
nographs to preserve the ancients OF
the Onondagas and Tuscaroras, who
are dying out. One old man speaks
the language fuently and correctly,
and he is afraid he will die. The pho
nograph will preserve the exact pro-
nunciation."
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-31
Cruelty to seamsn.

Considering the small number Of
American ships afoat, the number Of
complaints made at this port of cruel
ty to seamen is remarkably large. FL
tier the laws on the subject are not
sufficiently severe or their enforce.
ment is not sufficiently rigid The
manner in which American seamen are
illtreated, tyranized over, and often
dangerously injured at slight provo
cation, is positive disgrace to the
nation. They are treated, as rule,
more like dogs than human beings.
Some change for the better should be
encouraged by the extreme punish
ment of brutal officers rs. F. Chron-
icle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-31


A LEARNED German says: "In sleep
any position except north and south
is disagreeable, but from east TO west
almost intolerable, at least in our hem
ispherc. The cause of this remarka-
bic phenomenon can obviously be
found only in that great magnet which
is formed by the earth with its atnos-
phere-i. e., terrestrial magnetism.
The terrestrial magnetism exerts on
certain persons, both hearty and 9TH
erwise, who are sensitive, a peculiar
influence wonderful enough to disturb
their rest, and in the case of diseased
persons disturbing the circulation, the
nervous function, aud the equilibrium
of the mental powers. There are per-
sons, the head of whose bed is to the
north, and who, in order to wake ear
ly, will reverse their usual position in
bed, but without knowing the reason
why, beyond that they could always
wake earlier the sleep being more
broken. 1t is related that, at mill
tary hospital in Russia, there were
some sick persons of highly sensitive
natures, and who were rapidly recov.
ering. When necessity compelled
them to be removed to another wing
of the building they did not get on SO
well; in fact, prostration seemed to
be setting in; and it was found ad.
visable to get them back to their
former wards as quickly as possible,
where the heads of the beds were to
the north. Horses, also, have become
blind through changing their position
from north to south to that Of east to
west.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-31
A Boy with Three Eyes.

Quite a wonder has lately made It's
appearance about eight miles north OF
New Bremen in the shape of a boy
with three eyes and but one ear. The
parents are a young married couple
who came here to reside from the cas-
tern portion of Auglaize about ten
months ago, and have been married a
little more than that period. The
child is about two weeks old. The
parents were astounded to find on the
right side Of the face an eye and an
ear in their proper natural positions,
and on the left side of the face anoth-
er eye in its natural position, ard
about an inch further around on the
left side of the head a third eye, all
perfect in form, but no ear where the
ear ought to be, the place for the left
ear being perfectly smooth aud solid
as any other part of the head. The
boy is healthy, sound and bright as
boy baby can be- The eyes are per-
feet in sight and action. When the
eye on the left side of the face opens
or shuts lis twin does the same, both
seeming to be controlled and operated
by the one set of nerves.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-31
urAH AND NORTHERN RAILROAD.

A correspondent of the Idahoan
saws: "The Utah Northern having
been sold out under mortgage, and
purchased by Jay Gould, Sidney Dill
Ion and others, company has been
ORGANIZED under the name and style
of the Utah and Northern Railroad
Company, and under thepresentreglme'
about thirty-fve miles OF track
have been laid. The present business
terminus is at this place Round val
levy distant about twenty miles from
Franklin. A large amount Of freight
has already been received at this point
for Montana and the Salmon river
country, a great deal Of which has al
ready been transferred to prairie
schooners," while many of the latter
are anchored in the vicinity waiting
to take on board their cargoes OF MIS-
cellaneous merchandise.
The engineers have set stakes on
the line about twenty-five miles tur-
ther on. down on Marsh creek, within
a short distance of the Portneuf.
Nearly all the grading is done as far
as Watson's Ranch, and the track is
laid about fifteen miles beyond this
station When Watson is reached, it
is supposed by the uninitiated, that
this town will be vacated, and the bus
mess transferred to that point 1t has
for sometime been believed by the peo-
ple not in the confidence of railroad
men that the road would be built
right along to Snake river, where a
halt would be made until an arrange
ment can be made for subsidy from
Montana. At present, however, the
people are divided in sentiment on this
subject: some believing that the road
will not be built beyond Watson's I'M
til permission is granted by Congress
and the Bannack Indians; seeing that
the road as now located, must if fur
Their prosecuted, pass directly through
their reservation. Should this be the
case, it is hardly probable that the
road will be built this season beyond
Watson's, as Congress is pretty busy
now shaping the next Presidential
campaign.
1t is the impression of tie under
signed that, if Idaho possesses any
great amount of influence at Wash
ington, it would be to her interest to
exert it SO far as to get the Fort Hall
reservation blotted out and remove
the gentle Bannacks to some better
hunting grounds, and thus prepare the
way for an influx of white population
into the Snake river valley, who will,
if permitted, settle there and assist by
taxation, in bearing the expenses Incl
dental to civilized life.
Could you not, Mr.. Editor, whisper
as much in the ears of our Governor
and our Delegate? We want to let
the Iron Horse slake his thirst In the
waters of Snake river in order that he
may the sooner drive him on to Boise
City.
In the meantime, we want to con-
meet with you by stage. How will
that suit you of the Capital City?
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-31

The President has a record of GAS
pardons granted during his first year
in Office.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-31

THIRrYsEyEN men have been banged
in New York in four years.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17
.aEAERAL. UTrHEK KEERDs.
The Little Game Which Judge
Dixon, OF Illinois Learned While
in Congress-, from Bob Schenck--
He Takes an Additional Lesson
from a Kentuckian, ut Cost of
$4,000. ,,e .s,s.s

u
New YoRK. August 20 The Star says
Judge Asa B. Dixon, of Morgan C3unty,
Illinois, arrived last week, bringing some
$40, 600 in drafts, with which he prepos
ed having a time in Europe, The Judge
was to have sailed in the Britannia. In
stead of doing so, he went back west
poorer but wiser. The story is that be
met an old friend, General Chambers Of
Frankfort, Kentucky. accompanied, by
Squire Dan Rucker,. OF the same State.
The Judge arranged dinner party, and
they were to meet at 5 O'Clock in the
Judges hotel ia Upper Broadway. Sub
sequently Judge Dixon invited Hon
Samuel Silvey, OF Peoria, and q Mr..
Thornton, Of. Clevsland,. to join. the par
After dinner a poker party was pro-
posed, and the party got to play Jing
heaviIy-tl0 ante, without limit. After
raking in q pot OF $4,000, Judge Dixon
said +: sT learned this game 10 Congress
years ago from Bob Schenck and Clark
Ingersoll. 1t cost me pileof money,
but if there's anything | know something
about IT'S draw-poker. General, cut the
keerds 1,,....,,5..,.
The play went on till the Judge was
some 5000 ahead, Then Gen. Cham.
bers got q hand and bet, and the Judge
ran the pot up to s23, 900. Then the
Judge SCALED" the General, who showed
his two pair Of aces. Judge Dixon said
"That does settle it, and under pledge
of secresy the friends parted. Judge
Dixon has gone to Chicago, and Genera
Chambers has engaged passage for him,
self and wife to Europe. The Judge
was .'cleahed ont completely. ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17

GgThe 'ancients" used to mark the
progress Of time by the moving of the
heavenly bodies, and for more brief
space by the shadow of the sun cast on
sun dial, certain marks On the dial no.
ting the length of time. In the absence
of the sun, the ancients always used a
clepsydra, vessel containing water es-
Gaping through small orifice in equal
quantities at equal times A floating
body In vessel which received the wa
ter denoted the time by its rise to GER
tain numbers On the side of the vessel.
The Romans introduced this instrument
in the days of Pompey, from Greece,
seventy years before the Christian era.
They employed it 10 denote the length
of speeches in the Roman Senate. The
sand or hour glass was an ancient inven-
ton and used in Egypt before the days
of Christ. In the early times of Archi,
medes, the great mathematician, two
hundred and fifty years before Christ,
wheel work was made to move by
springs and weights to impel equal mo.
tion at equal times. From this motive
power first sprung the clock for keeping
time, which was used in Europe as early
as the thirteenth century.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17
The Two judicial Candld.tes.


8 Judge Hume is the Democratic candi-
date for Judeeof the Supreme Court Of
the State. Judge West. according tc1ths
Hamilton Telegraph, in his recent speech
at that plsce, referred to the two easdi-
dates as follows: ..r
II know Judge Hume well. he stbSi-
ed law withhis opponent, Judge White.
He isa pure and upright man, and q COD
scientious and able Judge. have tried
many Important cases before him, and be
always conducts the trials with tho Mt
most fairness, and decided the cases With
msrked ability. Whether he or his op.
ponent, Judge White, be elected, one
thing is sure, the people win have . good
Judge who will discharge the duties Of
his high Office with ability and fidelity"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17

Sidney Smith condemns what he calls
the .sfoppery Of universality-of know
ing all sciences and excelling in all arts.
"Now, my advice" he says, ION the con
trary, is to have the courage to be igno
rant Of great number Of things, in or
der to avoid the calamity of being igno
rant of everything"
"Doctor, what do you think is tht
matter with nay little boy2' "Why, it,.
only curruiti6ed exegesis antispasmod
ically emanating from the germ OF the
animal refrigerator producing a prolific
source OF irritability in the pericrania
Iepidermis OF the mental profundity."
I"Ah! that's what l told Betsy, but sht
lowed it was wurrums."
A gentleman long resident in Soutt
America. declares that the custom o
shoeing horses is senseless one. H,
says unshod horses travel under heavy
loads on the toughest roads imaginabl,
lin Brazil, and that all the care requiref
fis to have the edges of the hoofs slight,
rounded off with rasp, to prevent then
from raveling up
An inexperienced youth who has jus
taken charge o. an Indiana paper, wants
to know "How man should 60 abou
! it to WOO woman" Easiest thing il
the world, boy: Pay your addresses t.
the girls mother, and get somebody t
tell her you have money at interest. VIII
the old lady and you captivate the family
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17
IPall Nall Gasette.] /

The marked superiority of women
over men is on few points more remar-
kable than in their superior powers of
smelling and tasting. A woman will de-
tect the faintest odor OF tobacco when q
man, even though non smoker, often
fails TO. discover any symptom OF it,
AS with smell, SO with taste. Women
are wonderfully acute and fastidious in
the matter OF sauces and all favoring
ingredients. This faculty has been rec
6gnizedin Almost pleasing manner by
the composition OF the jury who are 70
decide In Paris on the merits OF mus
tardssof various nations. The Mustard
Congress is to consist OF twelve gentle
men and an equal number OF ladies -
This arrangement, 1t is stated, is owing
to suggestion that the palates OF the
men are vitiated by smoking, whereas
women, who do not as rule indulge in
that pernicions habit. are likely to b
better qualified to form correct opin-
ion on the merits Of condiments.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17
Az. recent woman'a richts onore,. ;

Atarecent woman's rights congress in
Paris one Of the members said I'VE are
born naked, and yet society makes us
cover ourselves with clothes, to earn
which we have to work and labor. Such
anomalies as these will rapidly disappear
when our rights are conceded" From
this time forth We are strong opponent
of the women's right movement; and
should the dear creatures gain their
rights, We shall organize ourselves into an
Arctic expedition. 60 out in search OF the
North Pole, and grow up with the coun.
try. Some men would rather pay as
much as S40a year for their wives dres-
ses than to zee "such anomalies rapidly
disappear" And some men wouldn't
New York Star.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17
- RAToUN oCCUpIRn, !,
A Dog That Knows What's What

Monseigueur Capel, whose portrait is
drawn in "Lothair'' under ahe title OF
Nonseigneur Catesby, has q Catholic
dog, to whom Charles Warren Stoddzrd
was recently introduced OF Cedar Villa
the former home of Mr.. SotherpsW
the San Francisco traveller was formally
presented, Beppo pat out-a paw and 81.
tluted tbe.Hisitor with short low bark.
t"Beppo," said Monseigpeur, "here is q
mouthfnl with the compliments OF bis
marck" A.huge bitelof cake was placed
under the nose Of the dog. who refused
even to look at it. Being urged to eat
fit, he turned away and retrented in the
deepest disgust. "The Pope sends it,
cried Beppo's master, and the words
we're scarcely uttered when the cake dis.
iappeared in q Dash qs'Phres cheers Hfor
IPiobrNono," cried the host. Beppo
sprang to table under hne portrait
lofthe Pope, put his forepavs upon it
and lbarked thrice with enthusiasm, Nor
would the dog, who bore upon bis col
lar this legend. "Beppo, Friend and Pro-
tector." quit the room, although .order,
ed to do so, until Monseigneur has pass
Ted out before him. 20 80
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17
Hold on. Boys.


Hold onto your tongue when. you arr
just ready to swear, lie or speak harshly
or to use 40 improper word.
Hold on to your hand when you arr
about to punch, strike scratch, or do any
improper act. sii1 9Iisass
Hold on to your foot when you are or
the point Of kicking, running of from
study, or pursuing the path of error
shame, or crime. a7 Il
Hold on to your temper when you arr
angry, excited, orimposed upon, or 9th
ere are angry with you.
Hold on to your heart when evil asso
ciates seek your company and invite you
to join in their mirtb, games, and revelry
Hole on to your good name at all times
for it is of more value than gold, high,
places, or fashionable attire. 4s
Hold on to TRUTH for it will serve you
weA, and do you good throughout eterni.
ty.
Hold on to virtue-it is above all price
to you at all times and places. haa
Held on 10 your good character, for Il
is and always will be your best wealth.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17
.[Chsmbers' Journal.i

- t~--'->>~
Strategy is thing to be admired when
it is employed for the circumvention Of
rogues While the French were id Mex
leo stage robberies on the Monterey road
became very frequent. The French CON-
mander resolved to put . stopto thsm;
and this is how.he did tt He dressed
up half a,dozen Eouaves in. lsdies'e attire
and sent them in the next stage, their
faces hidden by wells, their carbines hid
den by their petticoats. The stage wss
stopped, the ladies, without waiting to
be invited, left the vehicle and fell into
line with the rest Of the passengers.-
Suddenly series Of reports came from
that line, and some dozen robbers lay
dead; the rest discreetly Disappeared
For long time afterward 1t was only
to display shawl and bonnet
couspieuously to eecure. free passage
for stage on that-route.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17

ToMAro Sour. Take Of a neck piece
or from the round, two or three pounds
of beef; remove every particle Of fat,
and cut the meat into very small pieces /;
put into the kettle, with two or three
quarts of cold water, and simmer. for
one hour; as the scum arises. remove,
and keep the kettle covered; strain the
meat from the broth, and add quart Of
tomatoes, which have been pressed
through colander, with bunch OF
parsley, and boil twenty minutes; cut
and scrape the kernels from three ears
of sweet corn, and ado to the soup, with
half teacupful of sweet cream, two
small tablespoonfuls Of -four, pepper
and salt; boil fifteen minutes and serve