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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-19
ST. PAUL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1878
PRACTICAL REFORM.

The Chamber of Commerce meeting this
morning which meets to consider the ques-
ton of reducing salaries of officials in this
city and county, would do well. while they
are watching the spigot, to also give some
slight attention to the bunghole. Cutting
down salaries does not always prove
true economy and reform, but
if our citizens wish to reduce
taxation they should aid in securing the res
toration of some of the provisions of the
so-called "Iron Glad Tax Law of 1873.
The penalty should not exceed 10 per cent.
and perhaps not over Is per cent, and the
time for redemption should be increased
to three years (perhaps fouD, but in
other respects the law Of 1873 would be
good thing to re-enact
The claim that this law Expresses the poor
is an error, for it is not the moderate tax
payer who shirks his obligations, but the large
property holder who can, under the present
law, reduce his penalty to seven per cent
and thereby use his capital to better advan-
tage than paying his taxes. The
law, as it now stands, Expresses the
poor for the reason that less revenues
are collected, thereby increasing the tax levy
from year to year. and the poor man has to
pay more taxes because the rich man has
lodged his payments.
To show the benefit of the law which com
PEELED the large property owners to pay their
taxes, we give below the tax levy for four
years past This is the total tax levy for
State, county, city and school purposes:
1874 1884 99l O5
1876. Observation-Disclosures. 6O8 287. 81
1910. ................. 4O2, S16.2S
1877. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 432, 49l. 90
In 1874, the tax law being new thing,
was not generally understood, and hence the
next year its workings were better appreci-
ated, and the tax levy was reduced over two
hundred thousand dollars. In other words, the
total levy was two hundred thousand dollars
less than the previous year, because the law
had compelled people to pay their taxes and
the treasury had realized cash instead of q
large list of delinquent taxes to carry on the
books. Last year the law was emascu-
lated, and there was an increase of the tax
levy. The increase would have been greater
but for the fact that it was not generally
known such radical changes had been made.
Our tax levy the present year calls for 10
mills, while with law compelling the pay
ment of taxes, it need not exceed 1515 mills.
Here a saving of 100000 could be MAIDS in
one item, whiclfis more than double the pro-
posed work of the spigot effort this morning.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-19
THE SUNDAY GLOBE.

The GLOBE will be furnished every day in the
week to city subscribers at IS cents per month $40
per year.
By mail the SUNDAY GLOBE will be one dollar per
year in addition to the rate given above for mail
ubscribers.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-19

The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Charles A. Ruffee to be agent for the
Chippewas at White Earth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-19

The visiting statesmen will doubtless
claim that Tom Anderson was not q member
of the Returning Board at all. An als5s il
the thing.
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House.
One thing is self-evident to the most care
less observers and that is that the House is
in little, or rather no mood at all, for bust
ness. It's thoughts are apparently afar-offf,
and dwelling upon unpleasant matters. Not
to put too fine point upon it, the House
has not recovered its equanimity since the
fearful rufaing it received on Saturday
laft.
Upon it's assembling yesterday afternoon,
it almost Immediately went into committee
of the whole and there remained for three
hours. During this interval nearly forty
bills were recommended to pass, but of these
only few were general and of sufficient
importance to warrant especial mention. OF
these two may be here mentioned. Morse's
bill relating to the organization of
savings banks, which was discussed
the better part of Saturday afternoon, was
taken up again and pretty thoroughly talked
over, and finally recommended to pass.
Upon the rising of the committee, however,
Col. Colvill, who had been its most active
and determined opponent, moved to except
it from the report, and this done, offered an
amendment, which resulted in another hours
talk, and finally in the adjournment of the
House without action.
The other bill alluded to was Major Bow.
ler's swamp land bill, which Jared no better
than the first named, having been recon.
mended to pass after having an amendment
tackled thereon, offered by Major Bowler
which included within its provisions all State
salt lands. The bill was introduced te
remedy the negligence, or rather the mis-
takes of the local United States
land offices in allowing settlers to file
on, and in some cases, to prove up on Ger
tain lands, under the belief that they wers
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-19

Ing Dees dC sOcldI parties. attempts to spell
words by sounds, either by pronouncing the
names of letters of the alphabet or by pronoun-
cling the vowel and consonant sounds, produce
many funny combinations.
Eastern papers publishing records of the
income tax of 1870, which show that "a, 755 per
sons that year paid income taxes amounting to
1852, 511.36, of which amount New York
paid 80 per cent, Pennsylvania and Massachu-
sets Is per cent, Ohio 7 per cent. New JERSEY
per cent, Illinois per cent, Maryland and
California each per cent, and Kentucky,
Michigan, Connecticut and Rhode Island each
z per cent, leaving only 8 per cent for the
other &c States and Territories to have paid
Miss Susan Dickie, whose sanity was discov
cred by her brothers and sisters being COM
PEELED to bring her from the asylum in order to
obtain division of their property, had been
seven years held as an insane person at Bloom
lnsdale asylum. She IS heiress to about $780,
O60 which, in the event of her having no chill
dren, would be divided among her brothers and
sisters. She was also her fathers fayorite, and
might have been left large portion of his for
tune had she remained with him until his
death, which occurred last November.
A man calling himself Harrison is under ar
rest at Chicago, for having brought to Chicago
for exchange $4,000 in 50 bills on
the bank of Montreal, part of
the contents of money package
| stolen between Chicago and Fort Benton last
August. The money was sent by Bell 4 Smith
ers, the New York agents of the bank, and it's
| loss has has been kept secret while attempts
| were made to discover the thief who is now
known to be man near Cheyenne, who was ex-
pected to be arrested yesterday. The So, 600
| was recovered from pawnbroker, to whom
Harrison had transferred the bills for sale, and
is held at Chicago for the owners
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they execute the trust disinterestedly and solely
with view to the public interests?
Sixth-Was the selection of ground the best
which, at the time and under instructions could
have been made?
eeventh-Was the price paid for the property
above it's then current valued
Eighth-Were any attempts made to inf1u-
ence the commissioners in favor of the proper
ty selected?
Ninth-Was any bank or citizen interested
IN the purchase or its results, directly or indi-
rectly with view to collect or secure debts or
otherwise?
Mr.. James Smith, Jr. apprehended the
him the other day, which he had understood
had been construed as impugning the motives
of certain parties connected with that trans
action. This was mistake. All he de-
sired to do was to call attention to the fact
that the purchase was an unfortunate one,
and far in excess of the needs of the city.
Mr.. Banning claimed that he had proved
q prophet and ought to be honored as such.
horrible blunder had been committed, and
let the dead bury the dead. Don't stir ii
any longer.
Mr.. Thompson said he had heard that il
was currently believed that an investigation
had been attempted in the City Council, but
had been squelched. He had no interest in
the transaction, and felt it due to himself
and others, to have an investigation made.
Mr.. Strong had heard the charge SO often
that he was glad the thing had been called
up, and he hoped full and fair investigation
would be accorded these gentlemen.
Mr.. w. L. Wilson followed, in the same
strain.
Mr.. hgersoll knew Mr.. Thompson had
been instrumental in many of the public
improvements Of the city, and he hoped the
matter would be investigated fully.
Mr.. Smith said the whole matter was only
matter Of Judgment. No charges had beer
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-26
NEW 4DTERTISEMENqS.

EGE TEE WELLS. RIEIIARDSON a.
gOE kIE CO.'S Perfected RITTrH
PEREEGT CoLHR is recommended by the
- = - aSrlculturai press and used by
Su men, 1t gives perfect June color.
E.kEb kfk ana IS harmless as salt. A 25-cent
OCSOss oottle colors 800 pounds. and adds (
SPs PeI pound TO its value. SIX your Druggist or
~. LOT ~ OF send for descriptive circulars
Eti.Ss RIt " RD~spN a 80. Prour-s
BURLINGTON, VT.
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TANNING Il HORSE

It is not necessary to Ebin 81
to bring him under suhjection 10 IY''s ra
will. Kindness will accomplisb 1ut
whipping generally fails to do So' sua'
very excellent hints are furnisbasO Ons
for the management of a horsa 81, C'
difficult to handle, in the exno.ia 90 s
OF a man who runs his chances ..'iss !
buying a hign priced animal 81 ., "a
kind. He relates as follows. 'us
thought | had a winters iob b,s
me, but the first thing | wished ,-'oIe :. I,
was to win his confdehce-to ~ = uV
him to love me-which | feel I IIaol -
effectually done. I began bv ,,;.: nave
him apples and potatoes. which 7
ways taught him to eat from mrt..S a.
and at the same time patted bis ---i' --i
and head. In this way l made r.s,S 80
strides In gaining his con65sIa. ~
What | dreaded most was To boras1
him. Those ominous words 1S' s.,
valuable horse to those who "a
how to handle him. -O'
Was 1 the man? Harnessei !.
must be, for every DAYS delsv - -
making the matter more dificnl, .-S -S
dangerous. procured the belnof.-1l AZ
good meE and began. | admin a.. ~
my nerves were a little shakv vs, -. -
confidence in managing a horse ny
not all died out. After Some trorIil ~
we got him fairly in the shafts or5T
found myself seated behind him -
for a start. But it was no %
soon learned that there was M d.
OF his running-not a bit Of If u.
threw himself back in his harness a.
evidently expected a "scrape y D..
in this he was disappointed eoBl5
sit as long as he could stand and
waited, said nothing, but waited until
he got tired of waiting. and startsj
OF his own accord, when drove him
and could handle him with narfs-,
ease. The next day l tried'bim ag,i1
with the same performance. foIlGvs5
by the same Jesuit, and from that dsv
to the present time be has never
refused to start when | asked him .,
In any way behaved improperly. It's
the fire and spirit that add yaIus n
the steed, when brought under proDsr
snbjection 10 the master.
Dan and myself have become The
best OF irieLds. He is disposed to do
any thing | ask him, and l never STRIKE
him blow, talk TO hlm if he /.
frightened. A kind word from ms
assures him, and he takes COURAGE
He can "make his miieu in tbrss
minutes, or twelve miles an hour: has
fine style and action, and as good and
clever an animal in the stable or bar.
ness as l could wish. Nv bov could
handle him and take care of him with
perfect safety. 1t was not the whip
that made him what he is. but the Law
OF kindness, which always works bes,
on man or beast. But have good
valuable horse, and [ think be has
master who knows how to handle hin
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-26
INCANT4TION,

Incantation was one Of the most
powerful modes of ancient magic and
rested on a belief in the mvsterious
power of certain words when uttered
with peculiar intonations of the voice
These incantations were generally &C
companied by the connecting Of drugs
The effects, both good and bad, pro
duced on the bodies of men and sn.
mails by certain plants, and which
orlgIEally V were discovered accidental.
ly, came in time to be exaggeratei,
until all manner of imaginary attri.
butes were ascribed to them. Neil.
cine, therefore, in its early form. E8s
intimately allied to magic, and while
1t was thus in its mystic stage aniua
substances were considered the most
valuable. If the juice of a plant
mysteriously affected the human b0iy
the blood of another animal would
surely be more efficacious, and The
rarer the kind of blood the m0D
virtue would there be in it. The
hearts OF animals were held to be the
most potent drugs because they ws1
the seat of life. Magical medicines
therefore, came into vogue and %
their use incarnation was a geDenl
and almost necessary accompaniment
But the operation of these drugs snl
lncantaJiOns was not confined 10 TIE
physical effects on the living bodies .
which they were applied They could
do more wonderful things than cuS
sickness; in fact, they could produce
any desired effect They could klllo
cure a person, absent as well As presell
they could make the dead speak anl
reveal the future; they could teriillN
a held or blast it they could dsrhsl
the sun or moon; raise storms 2!
allay them blunt or sharpen sToTas
burst fetters and doors. and even maN
mountains fiy open. The RomaE
used lncantatiOns for curing wouBa'
and dlslocations. In Shetland, 10 tl'
day, there is a form of words used 70.
healing a sprain which can be trace
TO the ;enth century, and IS oil U5-
man origin. The operation IS lu
formed by tying around the spralns-
limb a thread spun from black Woo5
on which are cast nine knots, sla
while this wrestling thread, as
called, is being applied the oPera.y'
repeats doggerel in an almost u
tone of voice.
Medicine worship has been ana
still the religion of the tribes in Sou.L
ern Africa, and packets Of meal'-TS
are worn as charms to ward of s.
kinds of evil and harm.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-26

To CURE A FELoN.-The Lonug,-
Lancet suggests the following slmt..
treatment for felons: As soon IS -.
disease is felt, put directly over =, ",
spot a fly blister about the size o. :, :.
thumb-nail. and let it remain lol :
hours, at the expiration of which pI,. y.
directly under the surface Of the So y,
the blister, may be taken out Win I,
point of needle or lancet A Apleo
adhesive plaster will keep the Oii''
in place.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-26

~ .
PEARL FISHING OFF CEYLoN-No
sum of money, however large, Eo
temptation held out sufficiently strong
would induce the divers to descend
into the ocean unless two shark char.
mers were present, who, as tLey
believe, by means of their charms and
potent spells can prevent the finny
monsters of the deep from injuring
the pearl seekers. One of these i'm
posters goes out in the pilots boat,
and remains at the head of it, mutter-
ing a prescribed form of incarnation
as each man q en- Is 20 brave the
perils of the vastly deep, The other
shark charmer remains on shore,
where he is shut up in room in a
state of nudity till the boat returns
with the divers. a large bowl is left
with him, filled with water, in which
are placed two silver fishes, and it is
affirmed that the moment a shark ap-
pears in the vicinity OF the divers,
these fishes agitate the water, and il
an accident is about to happen one
fish will bite the other When he
perceives such indications, the charmer
Immediately "blinds the shark" with
a potent spell, and thus compels the
creature to abstain from injuring the
divers. These shark charmers reap
an abundant harvest during the fish
cry, as the natives believe that unless
they are literally remunerated they
will exert their powerful spells to
make the sharks injure them, instead
of compelling the monsters to remain
quiet until the pearl fishery is over
it is rather singular that. although
sharks are frequently seen by the
divers, an accident rarely happens,
and numberIess fisheries have taken
place without single accident occur
ing.
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TREASURER'S SALE
Unseated Lands and Lots
In Cambria county. A. D. 1873.

1, NJ. FREIDHOFF, Treasurer of Cambria
county, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia, in pursuance of several Acts of Assembly
OF said Common wealth, directing the time and
manner of selling Unseated Lands for taxes, do
hereby give notice that the following described
tracts of Unseated Lands and Lots of Ground
in The said county of Cambria, or such parts
thereof may be necessary to pay arrearages
of taxes due thereon for one year or more, will
be offered for sale. at the Court House in the
borough of EhPnShIrV. on the Second MONDAY.
being the 10th day of JUNE next. a nd continue hy
adjournment from day to day until the whole
be sold Tor such arrearages of taxes and costs
neceSSa rity thereon
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-, me undersigned offers at private sale
in ploperties, TO wit: tract Of land
Eost s-,. c"hshlp- Blair county. IL miles from
I,,-i' tne. containing lSs acres, well improved
-ri,fs III Iiereon All the necessary farm bu sdings
If 5esi ~ VIII oe divided into two three Dorfs
- og purchasers. and IL not sold before D !
H. m = ,S SI March next it will then be rented
to1Ir,i; n"e iartn on which now reside in IoSan
iS IN q -, - lhlies from Altoona. THIS properly
b,,, ieh n state OF cultivation and has splendid
49, Odrh anu other buildings thereon erecfed
IN IS1 d tract OF improved land situar ed parflv
49, r,I anu cambria counties. containing 27s
-, MS tract IS underlaid with coal of eNceI
- az guSlty; well covered with timber and has n
railroad built to it, ready for shinpin,J cool mas
hese lanus Will be sold as a whole or riivided
g. Seiis 70 suit purchaser 5, will exchanp
i,,, -, M @ city property. For further inf,rma
~ % % On Iso OF address WM. DECKER
- i0'''-Ay. Box SEQ, Altoona
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YODER TOWNSHIP.
Seated Lands and Lots

Also. at the same time and place will be sold
the following seated lands and lots OF ground
on which taxes remain unpaid. and which ha We
been returned to the Commissioners aVreea bI y
TO the Act OF Assembly of April 20Ih, 1874.
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-26

Two Michigan girls keep n'f
swarms of bees. and sell II, 600 Po0
of honey annually.
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SALIcYLIc ACID is a new cure for
rheumatism.
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FARMS AT PRIVATE SAFE

r-. Nj FREIDHOFF. Treasurer
1reasurers Office, Ebensburg April /. ISIS -
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-24
PIE.I FOR IRf.HPS.


Col Nicholas Smith, the son-n-law Of
lrace Greeley delivered his lecture on
Tramps' last evening tn Chickcriuc Hall
His audience was large aAd comprised many
wrll-knowu professional. literary military. and
business people. When the handsome. grace
fui. and elegantly a'tircl lecturer appeared un
the platform. he was wei om-d with saiyo II
applause while his auditors especially the
ladies' scnnncd him kcculy. 10 soc how closely
he r..semhri tho tragic a'tor with whom as
regards personal appearance. be- has often
been compared. II WAS NJ once evident that he
had iul command " himself and his gestures
as wcll ~ ~ his voice and ts tones. and that he
Wa familiar with all the arts Of the lecturers
The character Of the lecture agroci with its
tlti". 4 I. 20 for Iramps. II rlni1ir"' muhy
effect and fully appre'm'nd hy m" listeners.
who wrre lnVi-i with their mHnlf 's'.tiun~ #
p'N9urr. u iu7' ",huiu.rl i'S.N .aii ''l. l'S "l
not Il tow of Whi,h were irlt to rthrlllIuc ~
th" audience. li.- pictures wrr' hue'5 drawn
and colorcd his Illustrations Nyrr" ant. ami hlS
passages of arruu nj and sentiment w"re
strong and clear TaNrn an ln ui, the lecture
was 70 marked sicre-- and the sa Iutptiuus no re-
ccivnd 40 its clos" ~ ere proofs of tnc de.p im-
preston hr hHd made NJ dnult il Wll boous
ot the most attractive lectures ot the opening
Tuoleetur' wns opened with 4nvorala anec lot.s
pf trulaps Vl O had "on met NY tllH .fNirr ia
his wandrrnss through the hudson River
country. one these. having n' am .rd. and
having pissed on y d') or tvH ain r throw
hlmS W. IN ih" way Of p i''"iluiIr'. Hni was
crushed 90 I's'l. 'roth"r committed ~uI. 80
I'm a lnrn. aui 90 his haut WIS .,luIa pnl.r
t.lliu.. hoW u" uHi lDst hear. and 'ui1n O., iIe
dcyrulaatiggn 'o r,. an enl to.r +" 'a, wnS
i"'a,i"n " me poet, An 'hc lecturer exhibited
ine pup ~ that "h1d l't.
out 9i work Oe.ame ar nra.d wand red over
the face oi ihr rtrih. Nily,' g." u~.'l. docs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-24
THE WAR ~ BOSNIA.
Successful Advance OF the whole Austrian
Force gainst the Insurgents.

vienna. Sept 90 Onicial kilograms report
the simultaneous successful advance Of tho
whole Austrian forceagainst tthe insurGcnt posi-
tions in northeast Bosnia. The southern di-
vision, starting from SoraIevo, after asi X hours
engagement. !cfontod, On the 2lst inst.. 1000 in
sur-cuts nIl lur6 IN regulars occupying
strong position, near SeNkuNirs. The !neur-
grnis-Wrr' tntcu iu flank md obliged to retreat
under ~ d"-fr fruotiNe artillery fire. TIE Austrian
lr-~ wa 4nu allied aud Woundcd. the lnsur-
gent boss Wa considerably heavier.
AuoiN,r lor'n operating parallel To the Sera-
lcy. .YilWu. hut further noIih, ocWpl"d oluNo
IN ruo.'i on tLo 2l~t instant HtJi iunh'r
noun Hru. .2Dptry, AT r. receiving Ia" SUBJ
mission "i lu1|a, pushed forward STRONG
fnr vii 10, after heavy hshune. "arr,ri lle
-u4Gnut positions CA thr NaJrN!ca lllliI,
rs .I'h iNrUed III" great oustGrl" barring the
a iyonc". .ol lI"uia. the inhabitants of BJ'l-
u ,. probably uu account OF THIS success. III
y.t.d Geu. Bud"h, vino was advancing Woug
IT, bans OF tine save. prote' ting iren. SzApar}
l"', i'tuN. 10 continue his march. and he has
already arrived an BIcluia. Numbers OF Bos-
ninre are rendering submission ~ SeraleVo
bIIGN,Dr Selt. 23-Th' Scrylan Govern
nrIt. al t.r r"Iuost oi q Mol lammriuu chief.
i'u ilrrin- from the l,o-'"gel towns in north
east Bosnia. Many yhuudr"i Alohammcian lani-
lH., haN" ala atY arrived ia NrrNla. Prince
Mlluu has r"ius"d to r'e"iyr tn bosnian Beys.
who came to secs n union with ScrVla.