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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

square, hewn from solid rock, and on
either corner, back of this, were inches
chiselled out, with fragments of cement
stiIl clinging to their sides. We have since
learned that between these, above the plat
form, there still remained, at the beginning
of the present century, large calendar
stone, which was later destroyed by the
neighboring Indians in search of treasure.
This curious work must have cost its build
ers vast amount Of labor.
Separating himself from the cares of his
kingdom, Nezahuacoyolt came for retire
ment to this beautiful mountain, and here,
four times every day for forty days, on
bended knees, he offered prayer and in
csnse to ''the all powerful God, hidden and
unknown"
1t is said that in answer to these earliest
petitions vision appeared to one of his
8 rvants in attendance, directing him to go
at once to his master with the comforting
assurance that the unseen God had been
pleased to accept his prayers and offerings,
and would avenge him by the hands of his
son, Axoquatzin, boy of only seventeen
years. The king could not accept the SUI
pernatural vision, which was, however,
fult led.
Nezahuacoyolt, upon hearing of the full
filment of what he had considered false
prophecy, retired in humiliation to the gar
den of his palace, and, kneeling on the
ground, gave thanks to the unknown God
for his signal benefits, promising to build a
temple to his house, to abstain from idola-
trous worship and human sacrifices, and to
alone acknowledge the supremacy of the
unknown God. In compliance with his
vow, he built tower nine stories high, the
interior of which he garnished with gold
and precious stones and the exterior he
covered with black cement, emSellished
with stars The workmanship was of the
most expensive order. In this superb
tower were stationed men, whose duty it
was, at certain hours of the day, to strike
upon plates of fine metal, at the sound of
which the monarch fell upon his knees in
prayer. San Francisco Bulletin.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

ment means a right to exercise the right
of franchise equally with the other sex.
The right of sitting within the communion
rails of the church is like the other church
question of England, one which the peo-
pie of this country, where Church and
State are so entirely separate, neither can
nor desire to understand. The London
Times in closing its article on the sub
ject, takes strong grounds in favor of the
passage of the bill. Its arguments are
worth quoting, as they are just as appli-
cable to this country as to England. 1t
says: "Let woman be as free as man; let
her be a citizen in the full sense of the
word, so long as she Is called upon to dis
charge citizens duties. There are
plenty of women householders who are far
more competent to vote for member of
Parliament than the men who now exer-
else that right. The Baroness Burdett-
Coutts and Miss Nightingale are of less
weight than two petty greengrocers; and
if Her Majesty were to leave her throne
and become private lady, she, too, would
be excluded from voting at Parliamen-
tary election, not so much by the direct
words of any law as by the judicial inter-
pretation of certain words. A woman
loses her husband, a tradesman; she takes
to his business, carries it on successfully,
rcars her children virtuously-but she is
not entitled to vote. Surely there is
something wrong here. We suggest that
it is not the business of women to show
why they ought to be admitted to the
full privileges of citizenship, but for her
opponents to show why she should be ex-
cluded. Whether the unmarried women
who would be erfranchised are many or
few, is nothing to the question. Right
should be done, if only score should
come forward to exert their rights"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11
CHINESE IVORY CARVING.

There Is at the office of the Consoli-
dated Virginia Mining Company mag
nificent specimen of Chinese carving in
ivory. The piece of carving is about six
teen inches in height and is elaborate
almost beyond description or compre-
hension. At the base are several hui
man figures and the figure of a horse
some three inches in height, all carefully
and artistically wrought, while at the
distance of about ten inches above is
seen ball about four inches in diameter.
on the surface of which are hundreds of
human figures. standing or reclining in
inches, most wonderful in the elaborate
ness and delicacy of the carvings sur.
rounding them. Inside of this ball ara
no less than twenty one other balls. or
hollow spheres, each as delicate and
beautiful wrought as the first or outer
shell. All these spheres may be turned
and moved about in such way that the
figures carved on them may be seen.
Above this nest of spheres are a num-
Der of human figures, all bearing the
Chinese "human face divine" which
figures are about the same size as those
of the base. This splendid specimen of
Chinese workmanship was sent to Mr..
Mackay by a friend residing in China.
To carve it must have been the work of
years.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

C. IRVING DITTY, the irrepressible,
who fought, bled and suffered numerous
bruises in the electoral count, the railroad
riots and on various other occasions, and
who is willing to fight, suffer and be
bruised at almost any time that his name
may appear in the papers, is in Washington
on mission. His mission is to test the
civil service order of the President by
bringing formal charges against Mr..
Thomas, Collector of the Port of Balti-
more. His mission will not avail any
thing, but that is not the saddest part of
it. The press agents and special cores
pondcnts are calling him Charles J,
Ditty, and instead of seeing his name
duly parted in the middle illuminating
the newspapers, the part is put in the
wrong place and the l made J. He has
the sincere sympathy of a large circle of
friends
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A wOlEAN,S FINGER TORN GrF.

One of the most singular accidents which
it has fallen to our lot to record occurred
to Mrs. George Sweeley, who resides at the
corner of Perry street and Central avenue,
Albany. Mrs. S., it appears, went out to
her hen-house to collect the eggs, and in
order to reach one nest on sort of loft,
she was obliged to use step ladder. She
mounted the ladder, which was set against
the side of the house, and while in the
act of reaching out, slipped and fell AS
she slipped, she endeavored to catch hold
of beam just above the ladder, but her
hand slipped off that, and her heavy plain
gold wedding ring on the third finger of
her left hand caught on a projecting nail.
By the fall her whole weight was thrown
ON that one finger, and the nail being firm,
the flesh of the finger was stripped from
the bone by the ring up to the first joint,
when that joint, with the stripped flesh,
was cut off as clean as though amputated
by surgeon, and fell to the ground.
Strange to say, not drop of blood flowed
from the severed member. Mrs Sweeley
hastened to the house in fainting con-
dition, and Drs. VIM. H. Murray and r.
II. Starkweather being sent for, amputated
what was left of the finger close to the hand.
The ring was subsequently found still
hanging on the nail with the severed fin.
ger beneath it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

THERE is a minister in Chicago who
expresses some skepticism as to the fu-
ture happiness of those gentlemen who
are launched into Kingdom come by the
aid of the executioner. The Rev. DR.
Thomas, in his funeral address over the
body of Mamie Stevens, who was muir
dered by her husband, said that he did
not believe the erring woman would go to
.perditiOn while the man who took her
young life would spend few months in
Jail and then soar from the scatiold into
endless glory.
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woMEN,s RIGHTS IN ENGLAND.

The political status of woman is as
much a matter of dispute in England as
in this country, and a bill to enfranchise
her and grant her certain other privileges
was lost on its second reading in the House
of Commons only few days ago. The bill
is described as one for removing certain
disabilities which it would be impossible
now to enforce, and which remain as a
relic of the old time, when a woman was
treated as an inferior sort of animal,
reared only to be the slave of her lord
the man. 1t is astonishing how nearly
the advance in the laws relating to women
in this country has kept pace with those
on the same subject in England.
The London Times, speaking of this
bill and the laws that have already been
passed pertaining to the interest of
women, says: SLOWLY indeed her social
position has been altered. She can sue
for divorce, she can trade for living,
she can possess property of her own.
Politically, too, she has a vote for the
School Board and the Board of Guardi-
ans and may sit at each Board, and also
discharge the office of overseer" But
when it comes to telling what she can not
now do, and what disabilities it is pro-
posed to remove by this bill, there is one
which strikes us in this country as little
singular. The same article continues:
"But she must not vote for members of
Parliament, and, stranger still, she may
not sit within the communion rails in our
churches. In these two places the su-
premacy of man is as fercely upheld as
if the existence of society depended upon
it,"
The right to vote for members of Par
lament is the same as that for which
female suffragists in this country clamor.
A right to vote for members Of Parlia-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

A GREAT battle was fought one hun
drcd and eighty-eight years ago between
William Ill and James II on the banks
of the Boyne, five thousand miles away.
But the people of Canada, who seem
neither to learn nor forget, propose to
fight it over again tomorrow Not with
words and wine, as battles DER again are
usually fought, but with muscle, missile
and improved firearms, and with all the
luminosity Of the old struggle. Montreal
is in fever of excitement. The author
tiles are divided as to the proper means
of preserving the peace, the military is
moving towards the critical point, thou
sands of extra Constables have been
sworn in, and any moment tomorrow
the wires may bring us the news of ter
rible slaughter.
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the JAPANESE AS TRAVELLERS.

Until the introduction Of railways, steam.
boats, etc., the natives were accustomed to
toll along slowly and painfully, covering as
much ground in week as may now be
traysrsed ip . fev hours, and s,sn do 80
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

THE people of the city are willing that
a tenth of mill shall be added to the
gas levy, and the amount thus expended
for giving us full light saved out Of the
stealings from the General Fund. There
is room to save that amount and then
allow fair margin to our municipal
grabbers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

LOUISVILLE doesn't take much stock
in Edison's inventions, but it promises a
monument to the man that produces a
two-cent cigar that will consume its own
smoke.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

THE beer excitement has pretty well
died out, and the clean-built schooner
with her foaming cargo plows along with
out further hindrance.
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THE STAR,
A -

THE discussion of the battle of the
Boyne i'll Canada tomorrow promises to
be earnest and lively.
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(NAKROW GACGEL
Daily, except Sunday
Leave Robbs (Westwood) 5:43 a m, 7:05 m.
1898 p m, 1858 p m, SOB p IN.
Leave Brighton 6;l3 m, 8 50 m, POS m, Sis
p m, SAB p IN.
Sunday trains
Leave Robbs (Westwood), S:9S m, 1913 a IN,
1928 m, 203 p m, 453 p IN, and 6.33 pm.
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
Mistaken.

Hun,ming birds are very fond of flowers
The Middletown (Cal.) Press tells of one of
the little fellows that went off on a NEW
scent" decidedly: "a young gentleman of
this village has one of the rarest pets, a hum
ming bird which has nest near his home.
and which has become so thoroughly tanned
that 1t readily feeds from his hand. A
laughable incident occurred recently
while he was feeding it. He had been
holding fuchsias and other flowers in
his hand, from which the little beauty was
enjoying fine repast, and he had also given
il some syrup. Suddenly blossom, which
has lately appeared on the young gentle
mans pr0boscis, attracted the attention of
the attention of the bird, and he made a
dive for its finding it fraud when il was
reached. When a nose gets so attractive
with blossoms that even humming birds go
for it, it is time the owner of such nose
donned the blue ribbon.r
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The Atheist and the Flower.
Exchanged

When Napolean Bonaparte was emperor OF
France he put a man by the name of Char
ney into prison. lie thought Charney was
an enemy of his government, and for that
reason deprived him of his liberty. He was
q learned and profound man, and as he
walked to and fro i'll his small yard into
which his prison opened he looked up to the
heavens, the work of Gods fingers, and to
the moon and stars which he ordained, and
exclaimed
''An things come by chance"
One day when pacing the yard he saw
tiny plant just breaking through the ground
near the wall The sight of it caused
pleasant diversion of his thoughts Not an
other green thing was within his Enclosure.
He watched its growth every day. "How 1t
came there?' was his natural inquiry. As
il grew other queries were suggested. How
came these delicate little veins in its leaves
What made its proportions so perfect in
every part, each new branch taking its exact
place on the parent stock, neither too near
another nor too much on one side?"
In his Loneliness the plant became the
prisoners teacher and valued friend. When
the flower began to unfold be was filled with
delight. 1t was white, purple and rose-col-
0red, with o fine silyery fringe. Charney
made frame to support it, and did what
his circumstances allowed to shelter it from
the pelting rains and violent winds.
All lulusS Cdluc Wy OuduCC, udu Uccu
written by him on the wall just above where
the flower grew. Its gentle reproof, as it
whispered, there is one who made me so
wonderfully beautiful, and He it is who
keeps me alive" shamed the proud mans
unbelief He brushed helying words from
the wall, while his heart felt that "He who
made all things Is God.
But God had a further blessing for the
erring man through the humble flower
There was an Italian prisoner in the same
yard, whose little daughter was permitted to
visit him. The little girl was much pleased
with Charney's love for his flower. She
related what she saw to the wife of the
jailer.
The story of the prisoner and his flower
passed from one to another until il reached
the ears of the amiable. Empress Josephine.
The empress said:
THE man who so devotedly loves and
tends flower can not be bad man."
Then she persuaded the emperor to set
him at liberty.
Charney earned his flower home and care
fully tended it in his green house. 1t had
taught him TO believe in God, and had de-
Ivered him from prison.
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MEXICAN
Mustang Imminent,
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

This liniment very naturally originated in Ameri-
ca, where Nature provides in her laboratory such
surprising tltdotes for the maladies OF her chill
dren- Its fame has been spreading for S. years,
until now II encircles the habitableglobe.
The Mexican Mustang LiliEient is n matches
remedy for all external ailments of man and beast.
To stock owners and farmers il IS invaluable.
A single bottle often saves n human life or re-
stores the usefulness Of IN excellent horse, OK.
COW, o. sheep.
1t cu-cs foot-rot, hoof-al hollow horn. grub.
screwworrn, shoulderrOt, mango, the bites and
tngs of poisonous reptiles and insects, and every
such drawback to stock breeding and bush life.
1t cures every external trouble of horses, such
rs lameness, scratches, swinny, sprains. founder
windgall, rinSbole etc, etc.
The Mexican Mustang Liniment is the quickest
cure in the world for accidents occurring in the
family, in the absence of n physician. such as
burns scalds sprains cuts, etc, and for rheuma-
tisni, and stiffness engendered by exposure. Par
ticularly valuable to Miners.
1t is the cheapest remedy in the world, for it
penetrates the muscle 10 the bone and single
application is generally sufficient to cure.
Mexican Mustang LinirIent is put up I'm three
sizes of bottles, the larger being proportion
Ete,y much the cheapest. Sold everywhere.
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GRANDfATHER.s PET.


This is the room where she slept,
Only year ego
Quiet and carefully swept,
Blinds and curtains like snow.
There, by the bed IN the dusky gloom,
She would kneel with her tiny clasped
hands and pray!
Here is the little white rose of room,
With the fragrance ned away!
Nelly, grandfather's pet,
With her wise little face
] seem to hear her yet
Singing about the place:
But the crowds roll on and the streets are
drear
And the world seems hard with bitter
And Nelly is singing elsewhere-and here
is the little white rose of a room.
Why, if she stood just there,
AS she used TO do,
With her long light-yellow hair
And her eyes of blue
II she stood, / say, at the edge of the bed,
And ran to my side with living touch,
Though 1 know she is quiet and buried and
should not wonder much;
For she was so young, you know
Only seven years old;
And she loved me, loved me so,
Though was gray and old;
And her face was so wise and so sweet to see,
And it still looked living when she lay
dead,
And she used to plead for mother and me
By the side of that very bed!
j wonder, now. if she
Knows am standing here,
Feeling, wherever she be,
We hold the place so dear?
1t can not be that she sleeps too sound,
Still in her nightgOwn drest,
Not to hear my footsteps sound
In the room where she used to rest.
have felt hard fortunes stings,
And battled in doubt and strife,
And never thought much of things
Beyond this human life;
But can not think that my darling died
Like great strong men, with their prayers
untrue
Nay, rather she sits at Gods own side,
And sings as she used 70 DO!
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.

Symptoms of Diseased Liver.
DAM in the right side, under the edge
L of the ribs, increases on pressure ::
sometimes the pain is in the left side I;
the patient is rarely able to lie on the
left side; sometimes the pain is felt
under the shoulder blade, and it fire.
quently extends to the top of the shout
der, and is sometimes mistaken for
rheumatism in the arm. The stomach
is affected with loss of appetite and
sickness; the bowels in general are
costive, sometimes alternative with lax;
the head is troubled with pain, accom-
panied with dull, heavy sensation in
the back part. There is generally
considerable loss of memory, accom-
panied with painful sensation of hav-
ing left undone something which ought
to have been done A slight, dry cough
is sometimes an attendant The patient
complains of WEAKNESS and debility; he
is easily startled, his feet are cold or
burning, and he complains of a prickly
sensation of the skin; his spirits are
low; and although he is satisfied that
exercise would be beneficial to him,
yet he can scarcely summon up forti-
tude enough to try it. In fact, he dis
trusts every remedy. Several of the
above symptoms attend the disease, but
cases have occurred where few of them
existed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
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BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.

The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on the lid,
with the impression DR.. McLANE's LIVER
PILLS.
The genuine MCLANE's LIVER PILLS bear
the signatures of c. McLANE and FLEMING
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McLANE's LIVER PILLS, prepared by Fleming
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spelled differently but same pronunciation.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
AGUE AND FEVER.

DR.. c. MCLANE's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when taken
with Quinine, are productive of the
most happy results. No better cathartic
can be used, preparatory to, or after
taking Quinine We would advise all
who are afflicted with this disease to
give them FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and as
a simple purgative, they are unequaled.