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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-12
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Hong Kong, March 13.-Ths fainesdh.
tress i unabsted. Gov. Hensuygtyss So.
600 of the public funds towards relief.
Cincinnati, o., April 1l.-Thonuas T.
Wiswell, distiller, Of Tippcsnoe, O., fled q
petition in BANKRUPTCY. Assets small ; liz.
bilities $4,000.
New York, April ll.-Edwin Middleton
Almonte, first clown of Barnum's circus,
better known az Ted Almonte,d died Of quick
c~onsumption last evening; age IS.
Boston, April lin view of the prssen,
aspect of Holt 4 Bugbee's affairs, and the
uncertainty of what may yet be developed
from the transactions Of their indianapolis
representative, the firm have decided 10 go
into bankruptcy.
Boston. April ll.-John E. Lyon, pref
dent Of the Boston, Concord L Montreal
railroad, was burned to death At the Pemi,
gewaset house, Plymouth, n. H, last night.
Being i'll, he arose during the night fell,
and the lamp in his hand breaking, set fire
to his clothing.
Yokohama, March IA fire in Tskio,
on the night Of March 18th, destroyed up
wssds Of iopr thossasds housss. Eaimated
damage, $4,000. One ns was Lost. tn,
burnt district h TO b fSbuilt In stone
Large voluntary contributions for the relic
II lhs aasssiA q sddiioa 10 the govern
naent aid.
The secretary Of the Treasury this AFTER
noon csaplsasa his sseotiasioas for plscin,
thy nillioa n benAb kr rsssDptisn pur
-. Ths snasssl y DadS vffh de laa
.y,dicass Who take De bsaAs y pr ssd g
crued interest, and II pr cent premium il
sold. The sysdicsis will take tss niliio'
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
THE HUMAN EYE.

DR.. Edward q. LoTing's essay, entitle
"Is the human eye changing its form un.
der the influence of modern education2"
which has been read before the Social
Science Convention and the New York
Medical Society, has been published in
pamphlet form. His arguments tend to
show that the period for development of
myopia is from the tenth to the fifteenth
year, just at the time when the body, as O
whole, is developing most rapidly. The
investing membrane of the eye, which is
elastic at this period of life, yields to the
pressure of the watery contents of the eye
ball, which are increased by continued ap-
pication, and the result is lengthening of
the eye, or neer-sigh What is
more, this distension will take place under
an amount of application during the years
of early youth, which, at little later peri
od, would not only produce no. effect, but
which might be increased many fold with
impunity. After the eighteenth or even
the sixteenth year, when the investing
membrane of the eye has become firm and
unyielding, over-study may produce other
and graver diseases of the eye, but it will
not produce near.sig ghtedness. From this,
it follows directly that the simplest, indeed
The only method of preventing an increase
in near-sightedness, if the present high
standard of instruction is to be preserved
in force, is to lessen the amount of work
done by school children during the period
of life from eight to sixteen years, and to
restore the equilibrium, if necessary, by
increasing the amount of study after that
time, Or better still, by increasing the
period of time devoted to study. 1t is by
complying with these conditions, whether
consciously or unconsciously that the Eng
Iish have become SO eminently literary
people, and still, as people, SO free from
myopia. While, on the other hand, it is
The violation of these laws and their teach
ings-that is, by compelling the young of
both sexes to undergo large amount of
study at tender tge-wl!ch has made
Germany, without doubt, the shortest
sighted nation in the world.-M Y. Tri-
JuAe..
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

In the days of Queen Blanche, noble
women wore belts of gold fretted work
richly set with stones; widows wore q
1axeis.cord awfuuy thick with knots, and
at the end of the very last pair of crossed
bones, or, by way of diversity, skull. 1t
was small skull, truly, but, even though
Of ivory, still even little bit of q skull is
very uncanny ornament. Other women,
neither queens, mobiles, nor widows, wore
rows of pearls, silken cord of various
coIers, and pretty chatelaines, but the class
of females which society contemns, and
which existed then as well as now, were by
no means allowed to wear belts. They
were not supposed to want them, pre-
sumo, but they did, and out of spite a
demi-mondaine put ON a lovely one for
particular Sunday and forthwith went to
mass. She was very beautiful, says the
old manuscript, and by the favor Of her
splendid belt got to tie side of Queen
Blanche, everybody believing her to be at
least court dame. The queen, absorbed
in her deyotions, did not recognize her
neighbor until that part of the service ar
rived when it was customary for the otici-
ating priests to kiss all round, and, when
they had done among themselves, the
priest nearest the $een kissed her, and
she kissed her left hand neighbor, and her
left hand neighbor kissed the person next
to her. and 50 it went on all over the con-
grcgation in sign of peace. When, there
fore, Queen Blanche had to return the kiss
she had had on her right cheek from a
most holy monk, and found a frail sister
by her side, she was quite indignant at hav-
ing to embrace her, and cried: "a fair
fame is worth more then q gilded belt"
There is considerable Significance in this
saying.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
SPELLING REFORM.


The English language, the simplest Of
oil languages in construction, aecording to
Jacob Grim, the German philologist, is
made, by reason of orthography, one of
the hardest of oil languages to master.
Fully five years of a child's life are spent
in learning to pronounce and spell the
common English words. Every word
must be. mastered separately, for there is
no rule that can be depended upon, as in
the pronunciation or spelling of German.
In that case few Fundamental rules are
all the child has to learn, and with these
rules as guide, the child just beginning
its education can spell any word in the Ian
guage. In English, on the other hand, the
words are spelled without any regard to
their pronunciation, Every vowel las sew
eral sounds each, some as many as nine,
and some of the consonants have more than
one sound. And nearly every sound may
be represented by a variety of different
characters, so that endless confusion is cre-
ated in-the minds of the foreigner trying
to master our language. One word alone,
the word scissors, can be spelled in over
five hundred and ninety-six thousand diff
ferent ways, and every way be in harmony
with the placing of the letters in other
words containing the same sounds. But
for it's orthography the English language
would stand a good chance of being event.
ually adopted by the people of all other
languages, but until the spelling of Eng
lsh words is reduced TO phonetic basis
foreign -tongued nations will prefer to keep
their own languages. Phonetic spelling,
the characters and all, can be learned in
ten minutes by any one that Knows the
present English sounds, and the characters
that represent them, and the reforw could
be introduced without working any mate
rial inconvenience to tie public. All would
be benefited in the end, and future genera
tons most of all.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
LECTGIsENGs A TEAUEuErs.

When Aaron Burr was at Princeton Col
lege, he took strong dislike to one of the
professors, who, being good deal of a
martinez, was in the hNbit Of lecturing the
students for tardinebB and other lnisde-
meanors. The professor was 4 member of
a society of which Burr happened to be
president, and occasionally attended the
meetings. One evening lie came in while
they were transacting business. Burr saw
his opportunity, and determined to i'm
prove it. With great dignity and severe
countenance, he called the professor to-
rise. He then began to lecture him on the
bad habit of a want of punctuaIity, adding
that the smembers were expected to
set good example to the younger.
II hope" he said, in closing, mot to be
under the necessity of recurring to the sub
ject again. You may take your seat, sir"
The whole thing was done so naturally
and gravely that the professor submitted
like a schoolboy, and it was said that a
great improvement in his treatment Of the
students followed. He had learned by ex-
perience the disagreeableness of personal
lectures before crowd of witnesses.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

will squaw into the artistic decoration
of her warriors face. Indeed, with them
paint is not only luxury but it is an
implement of war. Half the battle with
them is feathers and vermillion, and
when you wash the pigments from the
face Of the brave you rob him of his valor.
So proverbial has this fact become that
when We speak of an individual as having
his war paint on it is universally under
stood that he is fully rugged for fight.
From this same savage custom no
doubt our ladies derived the fashion Of
applying paint and cosmetics to their
faces when they would go forth conquer
ing and to conquer.
Spotted Tail, who speaks not only for
his own tribe but for the Indian race in
general on this important subject, de-
clares that his people will never submit
to this innovation on their ancient GUS
toms. By depriving his women of beads,
we will cut off our supp ly of moccasins
and bead-worked pouches which are
peddled in our cities by squaws with a
suspicious accent, and we will rob the
traders at Niagara Falls of all their in
come from bead work. Without beads
no longer can the dusky warrior WOO the
shy Indian maid and knock her down
with club when she rejects his beaded
offerings
But, taking either practical or poeti-
cal view of it, there certainly can be no
sensible reason for denying these simple
children of nature the few innocent and
gaudy ornaments which it would seem
they set great store by. So let us take
from them whisky, firearms and ammuni-
ton, if need be, but by all means, while
we must have the Indian, let us have
him decked out in all his pristine glory,
in paint and beads and baubles.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
A GsNED CANARY.

A lady in Saratoga was attracted recently
to a beautiful canary bird by its close re-
semblance to one she had lost last spring.
She was informed that the songster had
been found one chilly morning perched
upon window-sill The lady said that
her bird had been taught to perform the
pretty little feat when given its liberty in a
room, of picking up a pin and sticking it
into the carpet. The cage was opened,
and, as the canary flew forth, the lady
threw pin upon the floor. The bird im-
mediately few down to it, caught it in its
bill, d doxterously stuck it in perpendicu.
lar position in the carpet, and then it
hopped off step Or two and warbled forth
some of its sweetest notes, as if in exulta-
ton of the feat it had accomplished. 1t
was the long-lost songster
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
- o 1--%s-
EG0DETsN DEFINITION OF C0EIs
R7ESEJaAE TEEsfaS.

Banltrnpt--A man who gives everything
to a lawyer, so that his creditors will get it.
Assignee-Is the chap who has the deal,
and gives himself four aces
A Bauk--Is a place where people put
their money, so it will be handy when
other folks want it.
A Depositor-Is man who don't know
how to spend his money and gets the
cashier to show him.
President-Is the big fat man who prom
ises TO boss the job and afterwards sublets
it.
A Director-Is one of those that accept a
trust that don't involve either the use of
his eyes or ears.
CaslIier-Is often man who undertakes
to support wife, six children, and a brown
stone front, on fifty dollars month, and
be honest.
Collaterals-Are certain pieces of paper
as good as gold, due and payable on the 1st
day of April.
Assets Usually consist of five chairs anr
an old stove; to these may be added spit
toon, if the "bust" amt bad one.
Liabilities--Are usually big 'Tbiind'
that the assets won't "see" nor raise"
A Note-A promise to do an impossible
thing at an impossible time.
Endorser-Is man who signs com
mercial philopena with friend and gets
caught.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
AN OPfUMsEATER;S DEATFH.

A physician tells us of case in which a
lady, confirmed opium eater, sent two
horses to a neighboring city for sale, the
proceeds of one to be invested in morphine.
The sale miscarricd, and in two or three
days the man returned. When she saw
him coming down the road leading both
horses, she fell to the floor in an agony of
disappointment, and died in few hours. -
Stau7aton Vindicdtor.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

DEMOCRATIC leaders are at loss what
course to take on the propriety of an at
tempt to unseat Hayes, As rule, when
questioned on the subject the last day or
two, they look wise and remark, 'It is a
very grave question"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

A veteran was relating his exploits to
q crowd of boys, and mention ed having
been in five engagements. sThat's moth
ing" broke in little fellow; ''my
sister Agnes has been engaged eleven
times!"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

Mr.. BLAIR relies upon the support of
Senator Thurman, and Senator Thurman
entertains supreme contempt for Mr..
Blair and all his schemes.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
aSTDIAN DECORATIONS.

The new IhdiaaR Commissioners has
recently issued an ordef< prohibiting the
sale of paint and beads and~ ~sheils TO the
red men of the forest. Such aNmandate
does not seem to be startling on itss lace,
for these are all trifing ornaments In
themselves, but in reality it means war,
and the Indians have already expressed
their intention to resent such an infringe
ment of their rights and such an indigni-
ty to their race. The mere matter Of
shells is unimportant, so long as they can
"gather shells upon the sea-beat shore"
at their own sweet wills, and string them
in festoons upon their swarthy bodies,
but when it comes to a denial OF paint
the savage spirit rises in. stubborn re-
bellion. From time immemorial the In
dians have dabbled in the decorative art,
and no ceramic stricken woman of civil
ization can enter more zc lolsly into the
ornamentation Of piece Of pottery than
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

AMPT is still bubbling over for chance
to tell his two stories and startle conti-
nent.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

LNLoCUTIONISTS' Journal gives best standard
IL and new pieces, heroic, pathetic, dramatic, dia-
lect, humorous, &c. l0c OF any newsdealer or by
mail. JESSE HANEY & CO., 119 Nassau st., NY
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

In play where it was necessary to enter
in great passion, Macready used to have
hired ''super," whom he would grapple
and shake and curse at off the stage so
that he could enter naturally. One night
the ''super" sent substitute, who did not
quite understand the business He re-
sented Macready's rough treatment, which
delighted the tragedian, who went at his
man with increased vigor. The substitute
presently 'let him have it," and the pair
fought savagely good round. Macready
that night burst upon his audience in a
splendid rage, out-Macreadying Macready.
When the substitute learned the true state
of affairs, however, he bolted; but he was
unearthed, for Macready came off after the
scene, gasping: ''Hum-ha! where is he?
Bless me! A splendid fellow! Pay him
double, and let me have him every night ~
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

Owing to the bad system of London
sewage several kinds Of fish have forsaken
the Thames,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

photographs can be taken without the
aid of the sun. A short time ago photo
grapher obtained pictures of portions of a
coal mine. The photographs were taken
underground by means of the oxyhydrogen
light, generally known as the lime light,
in combination with magnesium riband in
combustion.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

"a CHORUS without peer" and Gun
questionably the best chorus in the
United States" are terms Mr.. George
Upton, the celebrated critic, uses in
speaking of the great chorus of our Fes-
tiyal. Let not the managers forget OF
the people fail to recognize the fact that
it was that chorus that made the Fes-
tival. Without it the Festival could
have been held as we'll in New York or
Chicago or Middletown. But Cincinnati
alone can produce such chorus, and it is
for that reason and none other that such
a Festival is alone possible in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21


THE death of another New York daily
paper is recorded. 1t breathed its last
on Saturday, after short but very event
tul eXlstence-an existence of great in
terest to the few over-confdent gentle
men that undertook the task of teaching
the world just how newspaper should
be run. 1t was started for the purpose of
filling one of those aching voids which en-
thusastic people are wont to discover,
and, though money was lavished and brain
power expended, the void still yawns and
aches and calls out "next" to the ambi-
tious crowd that thirst for journalistic
honors, 1t has been pointedly said that
there are two things in life which every
man thinks he can do better than any
other man; one is.to poke fire, and the
other is to run a newspaper. No man
ever saw the first-named operation con-
Quoted by another but his fingers itched
to get hold of the poker. And the man
who, in the secrecy of his own heart, does
not think that he could shape and con-
duct the model newspaper of the world
would be rare and valuable curiosity.
1t is the popular belief that anybody can
run newspaper although even the most
knowing journalist would hesitate to rush
into the dry goods business, the medical
profession, the law, Or omnibus driving.
In the case of this defunct New York pa
per, the gentlemen were of the kind that
we most admire. They were willing to
back their opinions, and accordingly put
up $4,000 apiece and tried it. We
always respect mans opinion when he
shows his own faith in it to the extent of
$4,000. That these gentlemen spent all
their money and have left only consid-
cradle debt as a souvenir of their Journal
istic career should not prove discouraging
to others of like ambition. A man can
put in his time advising other people how
newspaper should be run, as most DO,
with much less risk, but it is not half so
creditable to the opinions advanced as
purchasing or starting newspaper and
demonstrating to the world just how the
thing ought to be done.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

MEMBERS of Council who will in few
days be required to award the contract
for city advertising should carefully read
the law and be prepared to act advisedly
in the matter. Ignorance, where the
opportunity to become informed is offered
and ignored, is little better than dishon-
esty. The muddle of last year, which is
liable to cost the city nice little sum for
law suits to say nothing of the unneces-
sary amount it will have to pay the
papers, arose partly from the dishonesty
and partly from the stupidity of members
of Council. The thieves will in time
reach the Penitentiary, but what to do
with the innocent bundles of stupidity
that allow themselves to be led about by
the sharpers is what will puzzle the prose
cutors when the day of general reckoning
. comes.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

Daily, except Sunday.
Leave c., II. Il D. Depot. 1888 m, 6:18 m.
Leave Robb's (Westwoodl, S:5S M 1923 u m,
1928 m, 2:03 p IN. 4:57 IN. 6:33 p M
Leave Brighton 6:33a u In, II :09 am :2S m 603
p m, 7:lSpm. a
Sunday trains D .
Leave Robb's (Westwood), 1858 m, 1888 p m:
and 5:23 pm. F11
Leave brighton, 10 O.Os NJ, 2:OS pm and 6;08 u m
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21

FORT WAYNE, MUNCIE 4 CINCINNATI R. r.
Depot Fifth and Hpadly.
TT. Wayne & NJ. Mail 7:0S an 9:53 pm
CINCINNATI 4 PORTSMOUTH r. R.
Depot, Front and Kilgour.
Forrestville Ac...,....."...... 403 pm 7:29 m
kyle'S Ac...u,.."..............5 5.l3 p IN 1:3S u IN
From Columbia Junction
kyle's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1903 am 9:39 a m
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-04-06
To tie Editor of tie Pacific Commercial Advertiser

To the Editor Of Pacific Commercial Advertiser :
SHIN these times of water starvation, when
consumers are daily warned and admonished to be
careful and economical in their use of water. it
seems to me that every one should be ready and
willing to yield cheerful compliance with all the
rules and regulations that may be from time to
time announced for the supply of water to the in
habitants of the city. have no doubt that these
rules are generally complied with; but have
heard of one instance of a most fragrant violation
which cannot be fairly attributed to ignorance or
forgetfuiness. 1t was On last Sunday morning,
the hour a little before noon, when a hose was OBJ
served in a certain yard connected with the faucet
at one side of the Enclosure, and running along the
ground to a grass plat twenty-five or thirty feet
square, and the water discbarging with nearly full
head. The lower portion of the plat was flooded APP
parently one and a half or two inches in depth, show
ing that water had been running perhaps an hour.
Irrigation in the morning, between the hours Of
6 and 8, is a rightto which all who pay for it are en-
titled but what can people be thinking of who
allow such a waste of water at unauthorized hours?
Sir, [ pronounce such conduct an outrage upon
the rights of the community, who are all deeply
affected by the present state Of the water supply,
and through You desire to call the attention Of the
offending party to what was apparently the care
lessness of his servants. when, / have no doubt, be
will see that all cause OF future complaint shall be
removed. Yours respectfully,
WASTE NO MORE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-04-06

RITUALIsM IN AMERICA.-In a letter to Bishop
Stevenson of Pennsylvania, Rev. DR.. VIM. Newton
alleged that the growing demand for sensuous
worship was the cause of his withdrawal from the
Protestant Episcopal church. He says that by
slow degrees a change has come over the spirit of
the church to such an extent that sensationalism on
one hand and of Journalism on the other must char
~acterize the ministration of the pulpit, or by some
means the offending incumbent must be got rid of.
He sees everywhere an increasing impotence with
the simplicity Of the Gospel. In the growing de-
mand for the objective symbols of mere sensuous
worship who can doubt that advanced ritualism is
in the line of the popular demand of the day
among our churches.-.9m. paper.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-04-06
PROCLAMATION.

WE, KALAKAUA, by the Grace of God, of the Hawaiian
Islands, King, DO PROCLAIM.
That it is Our Pleasure, in pursuance of Our Constitution,
that the Members of the Legislative Assembly Of Our
Kingdom do assemble at the Legislative Hall, at Our Capital
of Honolulu, for the despatch of Public Business, at u
O'Clock on Tuesday, the thirtieth day of April, 1. D. Eight
cen Hundred and Seventy-eight.
Given under Our Royal Sign Manual at Our Palace, in
the City of Honolulu, this Fourth Day OF March,
Eighteen Hundred and seventy-eight, and the
Fifth Year of Our Reign.
KALAKAUA Z.