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(M.: Il; Food.

The Milwaukee Military Journal
thus compares tie cost and food value
OF corn and wheat. to the di>advant-
age of the latter grain: "Whcat Is
the dearest food consumed by man
kind, and when the comparative valnr
and chrapnrSS Of the different grains
is more Thoroughly understood, the
singular fact will be Developed that
there is as much caste in tUnd rs in
the human race that is supported by
it. Scarcity and high cost of wheat
VIII eventually force nations and in.
dividnals to learn that the moral and
financial elevation IT the MASSES de-
ponds upon the substitution of some
good material cheaper than wheat and
bearing nearer proportion to the re-
ducca state of wages now prevalent
the world over. When the conven.
,ional necessities Of life increase in
cost. labo,rr'S wages diminish, and
suffering and discomfort cnsllc. The
following comparison will show that
corn, as well as oats, is cheaper food
than wheat; oats contain 1891 per
cent nouriSlmcnt; corn, l2.l' per
cent, and wheat, l4.M; per cent. Each
pound of noul!>!,mrrt from oats ut
:1St cents per hN>icl costs N.:3 cents;
from corn at 81 ccit> per bN>hr(, each
pound II cents, while from wheat at
81 o. per bn>hrl, each pound of
nou,i>hmcnt costs Posi- cents. The
corn crop of the United States equals
the wheat crop of the civilized world,
while 10 per cent Of the latter can
not raise sufficient for their own
wants. The deficiency in the United
States wheat crop for 1876 exceeded
the entire export of 1873, while our
exports of wheat IN 1873 were TO-
COG, 900 bushels less than in 1874,
showing that wheat can not he claim
ed rs IL sole dependence from the
rapidly increased population Of the
world. Corn must, before many
years, he consumed as a partial sub.
s,i,ute, at least, for wheat, and the
, better the quality Of the grain, and
the more perfect the process of pre-
pairing in food, the quicker will como
|, the enlarged demand. This is i'll par
, confirmed by the fact that our cx
f ports of 1876 were 3 per cent Of on
whole crop, while for the twelve pre-
{. ccdin: ,calS they averaged only
i per cent Of the corn produced.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-01-05

siana, and we will remain always
true to the family hnna.
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Published Every SATURDAY Mornin.
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Secretary Sherman, vino was III town.
was interviewed yesterday in regard to
the charges made by VIM. +. Chandler
and rave the following as an anthorlt;l-
five denial on his part: There is no
truth whatever in the story. | never
made any such bargain as is alleged in
thr letter. and Ito not believe any Of tl''
others did, voted and made " hours
snrech against the electoral bill and
f" these very men, Randall, Gibson
and others, with whom Chandler says
made bar gain. As to my going cow
| to see Gov. Hayes, it had solely reference
to the Office of secretary OF the treasury
which he had offered to me, and as t" tn
alleged secret writing i"lo e;s'"n OF Nh n!
Hnrkr. | know of none, and | Ito not I've
]irvc there exists one. As regards TIL
reasons for removing the troops from
Louisiana and South Carolina, | hay
given them fully already in my Mansf'rI
Ohio, speech last summer. This is all
desire to say.'
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JAMES c. NOISE,
Portrait Painter, NatchitOches La.

CABINET SIZE AND PRICES EACLC-
SIVE OF FRAMES, OVAL OR
SQUARE.
Sx1oS $500. 1ox12 $1,000. l2 SJ 1850
14xl6 $1,000. l6XlS $25,00.
1sx2o $4,000. lox24 $500.
LIFE SIZE, HEAD AND BUST, OVAL
OR SQUARE.
2Ox24 $1,000. 22x27 $500. ?5x3O S'o,oo
KTT.KAT, SQUARE.
29x3G T. }Ox36 $500 each.
Portraits of deceased persons painted
from photographs.
Dec l5-f
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fuTT'S PILLS
A Noted Divine says
Then are W0rth their
aUeight i1a gold.
READ WHAT he SAYS:

Dr.. Turr:-Dear Sir: For ten years have been
martyr to Dyspepsia, Constipation, and Piles. Last
SPRING your Pills were rccomrnehded to me- I used
them (6ut with little faith). lam now we'll man,
have good appetite, digestion perfect, regular ools,
piles gone and have gained forty pounds solid flesh
They are worth their weight in gold. -, o.,
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imparting health and strength to
everywhere. Office, IS Murray )
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A man never feels exactly at his
ease in the presence Of a perfectly
reasonable woman.
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
RICHMOND. VA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER II, 1878

delicate nerves. But among the scores
| of twists and turns we feel sense Of
| perfect safety. The roadbed Is solid.
the system Of brakes so perfect and the
train so well managed we do not think
of danger. This is .'crookedp but
not '.perverse generation of rail-
| roads. At last, well up among the
clouds, the echo Of the engine whistle
revcrberating among the mountain
peaks, announces that we are at the top
summit, $3.50 feet above the sea. This
is a point more than 1000 feet higher
than has been reached by any other
railroad Oh the continent, point : 200
| feet higher than the summit OF ostl Il !.
Washington, the loftiest mountain in
all New England. And now we are in
for fifteen-mile slide down hill. With
double brakes grasping the wheels, and
the train men watching with extraor-
dlnary care, we glide safely and smooth
ly down the Western slope. From
Garland, at the foot of the mountain, a
long level pull of thirty miles over a
part of the great San Luis Park, brought
us to a new railroad town on the bank
of the Rio Grande, bearing the musical
name of Alamosa. 1t is only six months
old, and yet has near a thousand in
habltants. 1t sprang up in a night.
This town is the nearest railroad sta
tion to that new and rich Ell Dorado,
the San Juan gold and silver mining
region.
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
RAIN

More than the wind. more than the snow.
More than the sunshine. love rain;
Whether IL droppeth soft and low,
Whether II rusheth amain.
Dark as the night. II spreadeth its wings.
Slow and silently np on the hills;
Then sweeps DER the vale like steed that
springs
From the grasp Of q thousand villa
Swift sweeps under heaven the raven clouds
fight;
And the land. and the lakes, and the main,
Lie bslted beneath with steel-bright light
The light Of the swift-rushing rain
On evenings OF summer, when sunlight Is low,
Soft the ratn sai1s s~osa opaI-hued skies;
And the flowers the most delicate summer can
show
Are not stirred By its gentle surprise.
It falls on the pools, and no wrinklngt makes,
But touching. mets in, like the smile
That sinks in the face OF q dreamer, but breaks
Not the calm OF his dreams happy vile.
The grass rises up as it falls OF the meads;
The bird softlier sings in it's bower,
And the circles Of gnats circle on like winged
seeds,
Through the soft sunny lines of the shower.
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
An Oratorlcal ..Son of Toll ].

"ffsler-citizens,n said he, s.I'm a big
hard listed son of toll. I'm bricklayer
by trade, and not bit ashamed of it'll /!
No, sA-r! wasn't born with silver
spooDsin my mouth, or eradled in the
lap oi luxury. I'm q self-made man,
gentlemenp'
.lon'd better have let out the job, -
remarked voice from the rear of the
hall.
"fyS- feller-citizens, I'm proud of
hayin risen by honest industry. proud
of apr 4arin' to solicit your suffrage as
true representative of labor; as one
who eonssibnted to hrile mp this
community by the sweat of his brow
and the work of his hands. As | said
before, I'm bricklayer by trade. I've
worked toraise more than one-half the
palatial mansions, magnificent CONNER
cial structures, and heaven-pointing
spires which beautify and adorn our
town. Great enthusiasml. And here
right here, gentlemen, are the iden-
tical tools with which l have cut out
my way to prosperity"
Here the orator examined trowel
and hammer, amid deafening plaudits.
Pass 'em this way" said an excited
listener evidently belonging to the
working class; "let me gaze onto them
relies ~
The tools Eere handed to him, and
he scrntinizfd them with deep interest.
lyon say you work as bricklayer?
said he. turning sharply to the orator.
YES"
"Andlwitl them tools?'
"Yes, sir;I those are the very tools |
bought When made my first start as
journeyinan. To them owe all my
prosperity"
"Well, then, must say you deserve
great credit. So does any man that
could lay bricks with such wepins.
Gentlemen, just look at them. There's
gardeners trowel, and carpenters
hammer.p
The cabdidate was defeated.
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
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The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
PoInpeiL.

Excavations at Pompeii prove the
city to have been one ot the most fash
ionable and beautiful of Roman sum-
mer resorts, and, but for the eruption it
might have remained so to this day.
As with Pompeii, SO with thousands of
people who have beauty of form and
feature. They might always be ad-
mired but for the eruption, that makes
the face unsightly, aud betrays the
presence of scrofnla, virulent blood
poisons, or general debility. There is
but one remedy that positively cures
these affections, and that remedy is
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t is the best known tonic, Alternative
ana resolvent.. 1t speedily cures pila-
ples, blOtches, liver spots, and all dis
eases arising from impoverished or
impure blood. lit also cures dyspepsia.
and regulates the liver and bowels.
Sold by all druggists.
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
New York raises one-iifth OF the
National supply of peas and beans.

ALTHor0H MANY are pledisposed to lung trou-
bles from birth, yet even sucn suay escape con-
sumption or other Pulmonary Oh Bronchial dis
east s. III d care and watchiuiness he observed,
and all exciting causes are promptly treated as
they arise. II Is in these cases DR.. j yne's Ex-
pecJorant exercises Its most beneficial effects.
and has produced the largest proportion OF It's
cures. Besides promptly removing Coughs aud
Colds, which, when left to themselves, are the
ment, this standard RENEE dy allays any nnaIna-
tion which may exist, and by promoting easy
expectOratl0n, ,CleanSes the lungs OF the substan-
ces which clog them up. and which rapidly des-
troy when suffered TO remain.
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
a Baby Railroad.

From Cucharas the main line of the
Rio Grande road strikes directly for the
monntaiIs ard crosses tie Sangre de
Christie. rsn "a. As we 60 bounding
over The pIaias toward the pass, the
! !. SIS Z, nsesi. ssiE ass: =
our left. Both of them lift their heads
above timber line, the one being l2,720
feet. and the other 13 $40 feet high. At
the Mexican town of La Veta we COM
menced the up grade. From this point
heavier engine. built expressly for
mountain climbing, takes our train. In
the next fourteen miles we must mount
up on our "trail' of steel, 2,400 feet,
and then sweep down the other side of
the mountain into the Rio Grande VAL
lev. At Ojo the tremendous climb
really commences. From here the
grade is sleeper and sleeper, and our
speed slower and more cautious. First
we mount up the steep side of Veta
Mountain, the towering summit of
window to see. Higher and higher
climbs the train, sleeper and sleeper
grows the grade until there is a rise OF
217 feet to the mile. Our brave little
engine, with sinews of steel and breath
of fire, and voice of thunder. puffs and
pulls as if in agony. Now we begin TO
climb the Mule Shoe Bend. We are on
one end of it. Look yonder across the
narrow deep valley to our left. Do
you see that road looking like a little
rocky shelf running up the rocky
mountain side? That is the other end
of the ''sboe." Ii is hundreds of feet
above us, but our train will be up there
half an hour hence. What shoe. Over
a mile long on each side, and one end
500 feet above the other. And what
must the mule have been? Slowly up
and up we go, lodging the precipices,
and swinging around the mountain
curves. in the steady pull, until we
reach the toe of our great shoe. Here
we swing around from the veta to the
Dump Mountain, on the sharpest curve
known in railroad building. Still up
and up we climb on the tremendous
grade, as ii it were in balloon instead
of Il railroad train. At last the dizzy
height of Inspiration Point is reached.
"How magnificent shouts fellow
traveller. ''How lovely 7 says another.
.sHow frightfulv y whispers a third and
no wonder. This is the Dump of Dump
Mountain, the ''Cape Horn" of the
pass. We are swinging round the brow
of the pronontory, and from our car
windows we can look over the verge of
the precipice into the abyss below, and
off upon scene magnificent beyond.de
scription. The valley up which we
started. the Veta Mountain, along
which, hundreds of feet below us. we
can trace our track, the Spanish peaks
looking more majestic than ever from
this lofty standpoint, and the vast plain
on the bosom of which nestles little
Veta; all together form one of the
gIandest panoramas this earth affords.
"rhis must be the summit" No, we
are not at the highest point yet. Still
we must go on and on, winding up
ward through the defiles, among the
rocks. and past places rather trying to
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
The Tower OF st. Peters.

| Visitors to st. Peter'sare not allowed
to go up in the dome except on Thurs
days, without a special permit from
the Vatican, which is easily obtained
BY the guide, and then it costs about
two francs for party-ir being custo-
mary to give half franc to each of the
cnstodians. The ascent to the roof is
made by an incline plane, and not by
steps which wind around by circular
staircase. This passage way is about
six feet wide, and the ascent is very
easy-much easier than if it were by
steps. On reaching the roof it is found
to be of bricks, laid sideways In ce-
ment, and a portion of it slabs of stone
sustained by arches. The immensity
of the building is better understood by
its view from the roof, surrounded, as
you are, by the marble statues, which
look to be about life size, but are in re-
lalisv. -isgsss@.snyf* Esiali- tss4 ltr syai.s
OF the passage way to the roof gre slabs
of marble set in, recording the names
and dates when members of the reign
ing houses of Europe have accomplished
their ascent. After examining the roof,
we passed up an outside flight of steps
leading to the base of the dome, and
entered door which led to the circu-
lar gallery around the interior, which
is known as the whispering gallery.
By stationing one of our party close to
the wall at one side, and passing round
to the opposite side, they could dis
tinctly hear each other talk. and held q
conversation in low tone, although
they were l39 feet apart. The dome
has an inner and outer wall, and be-
tween these is the staircase for the as
cent to the lantern. When half way
up there is another door, by which we
entered small gallery on one side OF
the dome. Looking down to the floor
of the Cathedral, the height was so i'm
mense that the people walking about
below looked like mere infants. After
resting here awhile and examining the
mosaics, which looked from below like
oil paintings. we found they were very
coarse, each stone being about a half
inch square on the face. Another as
cent brought us to the top of the dome,
where there is an outside balcony sur
rounding the colonade lantern which
surmounts the dome. From this point
a grand view of Rome and all the sur
rounding country can be had, extend
ing to the Mediterranean, distance
of thirty-five miles, over the almost
bare Campagna, between Rome and Ci-
vita Veccnia Hills and the chain of the
Apennine Mountains. After enjoying
this view and the fine. cool breeze, we
entered the lantern, and ascended by
another spiral staircase to the top of
the lantern, where an upright iron lad
der gave us access to the ball, which is
formed of copper plates, eight feet in
diameter, and has held sixteen persons,
though, we rather suppose, not of the
size of the four who entered it to-day.
1t is not often entered by ladies, who
usually give out by the time they reach
the balcony of the lantern, but even the
Youngest and weakest of our party
made good the entire ascent.
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
Forty-Fifth Congress.
Senate.


In the Senate of the u. s. on the 9th
the House resolution for the appoint
ment of joint special committee on
yellow fever and cholera was non-con-
CURED in, The Senate having already
appointed such a committee, and Ii
having hegun its work. In reply TO an
inquiry by Mr.. Thurman, the Vice
President said that the Militia bill of
last session made the special order for
April Isl, had lost its place as special
order. Mr.. Blaine gave notice that on
Wednesday he would call up his reso-
luton in reference to the Southern
elections. Mr.. Window submitted a
resolution instructing the Committee
-On Patents to consider the expediency
of substituting for the existing royalty
and monopoly system some other mode
of compensating inventors. He spoke
in support OF the resolution, but no ac-
tion was taken upon it. The bill to
fix the pay of letter carriers was taken
from the calendar and referred to the
Post Office Committee. Mr.. Edmunds'
Electoral bill was taken up, and he ad-
dressed tue Senate in support OF IL.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
House.
In the House on the 9th, Mr.. Dur
ham, of KY, moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill prohibiting any further
coinage OF trade dollars. and directing
their recoinage into standard dollars.
Lost for want of an affirmative two
thirds, the yeas being l54, the nays el.
Mr.. Fort, OF ILL.,, moved to suspend che
rules and adopt the resolution declaring
for the maintenance Of the standard
dollar of 4l219 grains. and instructing
the Committee on Banking and Curren-
cy to report bill Withdrawing the cir
culaticn Of banks discriminating against
such dollar. Lost, yeas, 100, nays 81.
lii was resolved TO take part In the Pro-
fessor Henry memorial services on the
10th of January next. a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Young, OF Tennessee. for
the appointment Of = committee Of nine
to Investigate the means OF preventing
the spread Of epidemic diseases was
adopted. Adjourned.
The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
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INN c1Sh or WONNnLNG.

Mr. Cox has written the eptaph OF his party. On
other thoughts intent, he talking about PEN
sion for some highly meritorOus sodcr-Or thought
he was. This soldier went 20 war, MIR. Cox
assured the House, and returned thoroughly
wounded in every respect" 1t is obvious
that he must have had in mind, while
perpetrating tins queer recommendation, not
n soldier, who. # "thoroughly wounded in his
honor, would have preferred death, but somebody
or some party enlisted against the honor Of the
Nation. We suppose Mr.. Cox was little confused.
Dispatches say that he was inspired-Democrat-
really speaking-that the Sergeant-at-Ams had
chased him in vain through the aisles to reduce
him to order In this State of Bourbon
elevation, his thoughts about his party
were dmly reflected, no doubt in his
words about the much-mangled soldier. At all
events, there can be no question that the Demo-
cratic party out of the late session of Con-
Rress "thoroughly wounded in every respect" 1t
staked all upon effort to satisfy naationists and
repudiators and got beaten Ii had loudly Wanted
its great patriotism in submitting to the decision Of
Electoral Arbitcrs demanded by itself and yet was
caught in a dishonorable attempt to overturn
that decision. IL had boosted Of its economy
and was guilty of passing the most shameless River
and Harbor bill ever seen. IL appealed to business
and laboring men, and so shamefully meddled with
all great financial and commercial questions as to
cause ncalcuable losses and prolonged prostration
1t was tested as TO its capacity for the practical
charge Of legislation, and was found incompetent
beyond all comparison. If there is any respect in
which the Democratic party was not thoroughly
wounded, the country has yet TO discover it. But
perhaps its most damaging wound was that it ac-
qnired the aid Of Butler.
As for Mr.. Cox, no well represents his party. For
he, also, was thoroughly wounded in every respect.
He was not elected Speaker-and that wounded
him sorely-was not put in charge Of any committee
of consequence was not successful in any impor-
tant measure or speech and was not even laughed
at as heartily as usual When a man has
an ambition 10 be q buffoOn and fails even
IN that, no has right TO feel wounded.
Nearly every Democratic leader has been wounded
moro or less during this miserable session. Mr. Pot
ter by his badly kicking investigation; Mr. Wood
by his ridiculous attempt 20 frame free trade tar
III that Pennsylvanians would support: Mr. Ewingby
the failure Of every one Of his pet measures for the
"rellefD Of impecunious debtors; Mr.. Glover by his
singular bad luck In catching Democrats whenever he
went fishing Mr. Atkins, by the most dilatory work
ever known In tho framing, and tho most blunder-
ing and inefficient performance ever seen In the pas