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The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07
lBurgiars and Thieves.

Several year. sgo I Wa a pupil ~
Jcm ard. the celebrated pugilist. who
taught me all I kno~ about the nobl.
ART - self.defenss.
When ] went to London. and while
playing "DdndreAy." I found Jem Va
a state ~ grsA, d~cs,i,ution. For an un.
educated man be ~as a remarkably
clever one. and po,sesscd not = W .Ie
artistic ability. which. had j, been cul-
tiVatrd. might have made a name for
him Ia n higher sphere. aided him
~ q small Way. and eventually he So
cured = little public house In White
Chapel
Waits Phillip. had written a piece
In which ! ~as Ia play the part II q
burglar. ani. IN order "a get my.elf
well up In the character. almost every
night after the performance at the Hay.
market, J used To yisi, the nelghbnr.
hood frogueniad by this class ~ peo-
pie. Among III" haupts was the place
oi Jrm Ward. known ~ the Little
public
After n or I've appearance, there.
however, Ward begged me never To
come again In my own brougham. and
never Ia bfing money or jewelry. but
Ia keep up \ running account with
him, and Ia treat the fellows. Ia right
and left. to- nothing more expensive
than beer or gin. lie told me that the
very cabs that took me home wer. run
aud owned by burglar, aud thieves.
aud Tor several nights he accompanied
me- until We reached the HaNmaTkct
theatcr, where he secured nv " con
N"Sl.ncc and went Ia my residence In
krnsingtnn was thus more or less
mixed up with many Of the celebrated
craftsmen, robbers IL various grades,
swell mobsmen. aud. I suppose, muir
dcrcrs. but, would you believe IL. | new
err met with the slightest originality of
idea In n one II them. True. there
was much tina was coarse. and there
were characteristics ~ manner aud Of
drcss which did not escape my ob,cry.
alton; but, 80 far IA | am aware. that
episod" IN my experience was II no
practical artistic benefit.
Dickens, with his extraordinary pen,
has more clearly depicted in his char
actcr Of BH SikcS, the imaginary bur.
glnr than probably will ever be- done
again; but the reality doesn't exist.
was struck by the fact. during my
association with those people, thai ev.
cry person ! met ut Ward'- had himself
been IA student If Charles Dickens. and
copied his ideal in his own ~ruugh-nnd.
tumble way. suppose the fellows
liked the u Of the thing. and got
Themselves up accordingly.
but YOU won't deny that Dickens
himself made this class u study, and
that he spent nights and DAYS. week,
and months IN pursuing this inyestiga-
tipn''
That's true, but Boz mixed such a
vast amount of poetry with the portray.
al of these rough subjects. and he rob
bed them II their real dcformity and
made his ideals "a great deal better than
the originals. In other words. his sub.
jecis were overdrawn. You might say
almost the same thing about LandSccr;
for while he painted his animals from
life. the sympathy and poetry Of the
creature are illustrated in the
eyes aud general characteristics that
are almost human in their expression
another instance Of eSoggeration. f
4. SOthcrH
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07
ORLTORY ". yorgxliISu.
Isw the latter .. Takiag the Pisss Of
the FOR nrr.

The press IL \ great equalizer. The
~advenuiiou. advantage. ~ rank And po-
sttion. glamour II manner and delivery
and the personal presence. the grsccs
and gifts u otatory. disappear, and
arguments and facts 10 Tor their true
value.
The purpose ~ oratory vas 10 sway
to immediate effect tn fuse the listen
ing mass Al a white heat Ia united In.
s,ArtAneou. action. The press Is like
the mills ~ the gods grinding slowly
but exceeding small. it, aim IL the
slow upbullding IL ideas and the gradu-
NJ incubation II principles. which after
thought and discussion may Ia tim.
bear fruit.
The aim - the Greek orator was a
direct result, which with a people 50 es.
citabl" aud volatile was IL frequent A.
cOmpli-hment Carried away by IN
fiery ou,burs,s II Demosthenss, thew
would declare war on the spot. Let
us GO and fight Philip was the cry
that rose and swelled n the dsafening
plaudits which followed u of his
rounded periods died away. Had the
same bitter invcctivc and strenuous alp
pcals appeared In print. and bcen read.
stripped ~ It's magnetism II one and
gesture. the same men would have met
each other At the bath or On the mart
and said.
by the way. did you see that article
II p~cmosthcnes yesterday on Philip II
Macedon?"
Yes"
"Well. now. that was a pretty sharp
editorial, wasn't Up II Philip don't
mind what he's about. | shouldn't be at
all surprised II We had war N Of these
DAYS"
Shakespeare, in his drama Of Julius
Cesar has given Us an illustration OF
the power Of oratory. The result of
Mark AntOny's GRAFTON. with It's trans
parent theatrical effects and forensic(
%trickcry, /. Ia transform the tickle Ro-
man %populacc from the supporters of
men who slew Caesar Ia save their coun-
try's liberties Ia avengers II fallen
usurpcr..
Well be- avenged seck-burn-
kill-slnN' Let not a TRAITOR liye!'-
rises ia response to his insidious
prompting from throats yet hoarse with
vocifcrous applause Of the dead BrutuM
such AN appeal in the columns of the
press would have been read. admired.
quoted. and talked over for one day.
and the next morning would have g
It's ilimsy sophistrios torn to shrcds. and
is real animus exposed In the light Of
e lin reflection aud hostile criticism.
The distinguished characteristic 81 ora
tory Us "A precursor oi the press in the
Office of "A creator or exponent Of publi,S
opinion. was this appeal Ia the trans
cnt. unrcflcctiyc impulse Of the mo-
ment, It's constant aim Ia stir the emo
ti"ns rather than TO appeal To the rca-
son.
Ancient history abounds in instances
where b magnetic. impetuous sweep
%: some wavo'of eloqucnc., has borne
down all opposition, sur. charging the
multitude with its own electricity, and
decided some question III vital national
interest with less deliberation than u
city council would now bcs,ow on the
purchase Of "A new steam fire engine.
Phiiips ThompSon's Lecture. ~''journd-
listic .intoiypes."
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

that during the period chroniclod by 'hc
successive ~scdlmentsry systems. With
many minor oscillations by which lin.
tied atsAs have l-en alternately Gle.
waited aud depressed. the broad result
has been the growth by ~su'r..y(c stny.
~ the original mountain cL~1ns and The
continents by ihoir denu/ation. and the
corresponding deepcnitf ~ the origin.
nj grooves. ~ this vicw w. correct and
u certainly appear. Ia me ,hat III. ros
soning In Us favor II very cogcnt IL II
quite possible thu, until comparatively
rcccn, times no part ~ the ocean was
sufficiently deep Tor the formation of n
characteristic sbyssal deposit"
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07
suAr.s ssssy sxss. Sos

Our Daley lay down
In her little nwh,xuvn,
And Missed me again and sgsin
Oo forehead and check.
Ga lips that would spcsb.
Bu, found Themselves shu, "a i.eif gain
Then foolish, absurd,
To utter . -ord.
sskei her the question ~ ola
That vife sud tina, lover
All over and ovsf,
A. n they vers sSrcr whon told
There, close 81 her side,
"fo Won love met" ! cried
Nbo lifted her golden crowned head
A puzzled surprise
rboDe In her gray eyes
"why, hats -hy tiss yop." shc saIa
pst.osr Tsohssg,
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

The farmer who keeps all the stock
his farm will safely carry, and feeds
them fat, soon has fat acres, even IL
they were not originally so, from the
manure returned to the soil. Aud the
fatter the cattle are made the better the
soil will become, 80 fat cattle make
fat farmers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

The west singer II Michigan has laid
in four rrams OF paper. aud Is now en-
gagged in writing a Biblical poem. She
has scratched AT the hair "a the top Of
her hesd hunting for q word Ia rhyme
with SeouchAdnexxar. Walt Whi,2An
would make creation rhyme vita u.
and g. straight Ahcad
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

A startling report; The Fourth Of
july ire-crscser In your coat-tail
pocket.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

Colloquy between new s~cquaintsnccs:
Il once sat ON the judges bench in
Texas" That So Where Was the
judge
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

The man who married an incor1g-
lille shrew, declared To a friend Ast
he had contracted n dangerous scold.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

II isn't fair 10 infer that a maj l.
''cornsd'' because his voice Is husky.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

How 20 produce a telling etiect-Com-
municate . secret "a a woman.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

hRepGdiation,'' 'naiionaI dishon'
orr the silver craze," bad faith, +"
hn.l all that sort of thing seem to
have unique effect in a case now
filling the public eye. Immediately
after the reconciliation of silver is
accomplished we see gold going
down, the price of United States
bonds fully maintained, and no sign
of the evils which it was SO freely
predicted were sure to follow the
passage OF tile silver bill. Unless
the New York and Boston press
gives us a fresh deluge of such
thoice eplthets as ''silver lunatfcs,"
"inflation fools, "rag money idiots"
go ceut dUtlarites," ETC., there is
danger that the people will come to
th-. conclusion that all the financial
wisdom III tffa country is not con-
fne,i to the money lenders and their
v'Sssls.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23
LEGAL.
commandments Sale.

By virtue of a decree of the Chan
Gerry Court of Madison County, State
of Mississippi, rendered at the Jan
uary term, 1878, thereof, in the case
of a. j. Sneed ct al VS.. w. s. Ct.
Walker ct al, No. 1862. the under
signed, Commissioner of said Court,
will proceed to sell at public auc-
lion, before the door of the Court
House of Madison County, in said
State, on
MONDAY, MARCH 20. A. d. 1873,
between the hours OF IL o'clock, A.
NJ and 4 O'Clock, P. NJ, to the highs
est bidder for CASH, the following
described lands, tO-wit:
NE4 section SO. township 10, range
2 east, and WI SW4 section 80,
township 10, range 3 east, lying and
being in Madison county, Missis-
sippi. The undersigned, commits
sioner of said Court, will execute
and deliver a deed to the purchaser
or purchasers upon the confirmation
by the Court of the sale.
E. s. JEFFREY,
Commissioner of the Chancery
Court of Madison county, Miss
maI9t3
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

The Washingt ton city '.Post" con
tains long, sound and able article
against woman's suffrage, written
by Mrs. Admiral Dahlgreen, Of that
city: Her argument on this subject
is good and we would gladly give
it a place i'll our columns but for
lack of space, and therefore publish
only the conclusion of the whole
matter, which We heartily endorse :
"Personally, if any woman in this
vast land has II grievance by not
having a vote, | may claim that
grievance to be mine. With father;
brother, husband, sons, taken away
by death, l stand utterly alone,
with minor children to educate and
considerable property interests to
guard. But would deem it unpa>
triOtic to ask for a general law
which must prove disastrous to my
country, in order to meet that eX-
ceptiOnal position in which, by the
adorable Will of God, 1 am placed.
[ prefer, indeed; TO trust to that
moral influence over men which in,
telligence never fails to exercise,
and which is really more potent in
the management of business affairs
than the direct vote.
sin this, 1 am doubtless as old
fashioned as were our grandmoth>
ers, who assisted to mold this vast
Republic. They knew that the
greatest good for the greatest NUNS
Der was the only-safe legislative law,
and that to it all exceptional cases
must submit.
"Genilemen, in conclusion, a soph
ism in legislation is not Il mere alb
straction it mnst speedily bear
fruit in material results of the most
disastrous nature, and [ implore
your honorable committee, in behalf
of our common country. net to open
a Pandora's box by way of expert.
ment from whence so much evil
must issue, and which once opened
may never again be closed,
Very respectfully,
"Mad6lefne Vinton Dahlgreen."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

Tie Government collected in tax
rs on whisky and other alcoholic
drinks last year over s5O,OOO.O 900.
This enormous tax came in large
measures out of the pockets of men
who are making the welkin ring
with their protests against the
stagnatioil of the times and the
utter imposslbility of keeping their
families on the pittance they are
receiving. If every man, woman
and child in the United States
&"tiId sign the Murphy pledge and
keep it. prosperity would return as
though by magic, and there would
he. no need to wallow in the bOgs
Of Republication in frantic efforts to
lift the burden of debt from the
national shoulder.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

An express train was robbed near
Hutchins, Teas, on the 18th inst,
b. four masked men and the express
taken and the mail plandered, and
The express messenger wounded.
About fifteen OIL twenty shots we're
exchanged. The leader of the gang
Was twenty six or twenty seven
years of age, about feet high,
square built dark Complexion aud
hair. All appeared to be young
men. THEY made the engineer and
fireman stand infrOnt of the express
ear door, so that the messenger
tuHid pot Gre.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

There is a curious old wall, near
Pat Gibson, the windings of which
have been traced for two miles or
more. The major part of it is bur>
led nearly forty feet deep, and
Judge Thrasher, of Claiborne coun-
~, declares that about 1.OOO,DO0
irhrS ago it enclosed a city of
$4,000 or 10000 Inhabitants. He
claims that he learned this fact by
means of bSychometry.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

Memphis has a sensa tion in the
Shape of IL female forger named
Mary Hampton, a teacher IN the
i'nhlic schools at Chelsea, a suburb
b. Memphis The Emmett Bank
loses $1,000 by discounting a note
on which Mary wrote the endorses
ment. A Mr.. Knox was knocked
out of $500 by the accomplished
Mary. The wiley Mary was so
Wrought upon by ner exposure that
she attempted suicide.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

The Supreme Court of Louisiana
has reversed the verdict of the jury
in the case of the State against
Anderson of the Returning Board,
and Oh dered that the prisoner be
released. This action it is believed
virtually ends prosecutions against
the members of the Returning Board
of Louisiana, by whose action
Hayes was elected President of the
United States. This order does
not te!ease him at once, however,
as the State has five days in which
to file application for a rehearing.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

In Memphis the Police Depart.
ment has twelve ofic, rs to thirty
& ven privates, and the Fire Depart
ment ten officers TO thirty four pri>
Yates. The Mayor thinks that one
class ought to be feduced, Or the
D her increased.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

Tie Government ID having the
Confederate war records reprinted
Sit NasI'ingtoni Which will enable
fife historian to see the South in war
frOth Confederate standpoint.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

Seeretary Sherman has determin-
Ell hot to hoard away the new sill
yer dollars. So have we. At first
We hid think that teiilaijs it would
be we'll to stow away a lot of them,
bot what's the use ?
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

y IS stated that the House Post
Office Cohfhft tee his agreed to re-
commend the adoption OF a double
k'anip return postal card. The
Purpose of this is to permit an an
sv"r to be returned Oh postal
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

Matthews and Blaine are about
to measure scalping knives: If we
have not underaied the Ohio man,
his scalp will adorn the wampum
failt of the Maine savage.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

Speaker Randall thinks Congress
Can adjourn The ist of july. Other
bid members have no hope Of the
session closing before August.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

The sil4sf dollar Of the daddies
y now being coined at the rate Of
$50, 900 per day.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23
madeleine Vinton Dahlgreen

Montgomery Blair, Judge Black
and others are now said to he de.
vising another scheme for attempts
ing to test Nj. Hay es' lit Z ~ .he
Presidency.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

We understand that Mr. Alexan-
der, a special agent Of the Postal
Department, ;s Ill the State, looking
after postal officials against whom
charges of irregular official acts
have been made. If he will can at
this Office, we will readily give him
our authority for charges made
public by US against C| Jay French
Superintendent Railway Mail Ser
vice, Fifth Division. Ii the Gov
ernment sent him here to unearth
these matters, we say let the axe
fall where it is needed-spare none,
whel her they be favOrites or foes
Vicks6urg Commercial.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

LYNCHING.-We regret to learn
that on last Tuesday night Mr..
Wesley Beard, who lives six or
eight miles north of StarkvIlle, was
taken ont by "A body of masked men
and unmercifuIly whipped amid the
cries of his wife and step daughter.
Warrants are out for the lynchers.
-Okti6behd Citizen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23

SATURDAY, MkRCn %. 1878.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23
)fi3ial Journal City Of Canton

UANT ON. MIS- 8.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-08-14
DIED.

D1ED-On the II inst. Of sunstroke, stella Nelson
aughter of J. p. Nelson Esar., of Woodstock, Va.
aged is years. II months and daya
The messenger came suddenly to stella, OF
Thursday full of rosy life and promising hopes
Monday evening with fearful eyes and sorrowinl
hearts we laid her to rest beneath the clods OF tho
valley.
"she vanished we can scarcely say she died,
For but a now heay'n and earth divide:
This moment perfect health, the next was death.
The bridegroom came at midnight but He fount
! His servant with her lamp trimmed and burning
| ready to obey the summons.
About eighteen months ago she made pablo
| profession of her faith in Christ and connected
herself with the Presbyterian Church and al
though so young full Of hope and life, she from
the very first sought to live consistent, consecra
| ted life in the service Of her Master.
| We shall miss her when We meet 10 worship hel
God and our God in the congregation her smiling
| face will be sadly missed in the Sabbath SchOO
which she loved so WE'LL but, especially will she be
/ missed at home. There, a seat has been made
/ vacant which can never be hled-a voice has been
| hushed forever, which always fell like sweet
music on the ears Of those that loved her-a form
| has faded from sight upon which the eyes Of hei
loving parents have so often looked With affection
ate regard.
The death Of our friend is no common bereave
ment. Whatever modesty, gentlensss, kindness.
urselfshucss and a firm religious faith could do t.
render anyon an object of interest and love- the
had done for our departed loved one. The writer
childhood, and from knowledge derived from an
almost daily intercourse, can say that she was one
of the most uniformly amable, gentle loving, I'M
selfish persons he has ever known. From the be-
ginning of her brief illness until her lips were
sealed il death, her thoughts were for others, and
when from the fearful faces of those around her
she OWNED her near dissolution, she asked that
her faithful pastor he sent for to comfort the
sorrowing Ones-saying that she knew where to
20 for comfort-that she could 90 to Jesus,
1t seems a mysterious Providence that has re-
moved from us, one just budding into lovely
womanhood full Of brightness and radiant IN
smiles, but one has truly said, 'All the mystery
springs from the fact that the melting eye Of
Jesus looks so far a head, and his soft hand
reaches down to the roots of suffering, SD far
beyond our sight, or even our will, to see" In
infinite pity he looks down upon his children, and
the rcmoteaess Of his hiding is only the measure
of his love.
May We, and especially her stricken parents have
grace to realize that the Almighty appointed the
bounds" beyond which stella could not pass
that God has done it AMI that hs d)eth all things
well.
She viii not return to us, but We can go TO her.
Blessed truth.
"Keep. Lord, our treasure keep her !
Though orr hearts are sore to-day,
Thou knOwcst while we weep for her,
We would rot say thee, nay;
Fof TIE free birds song is ringing,
Ia the land Of endless day
W.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-08-14

ScRArcn NO MORE. "IrcHING Piles,
symptoms Of which are moisture, like
perspiration, intense itching, partcu-
larly when undressing or after getting
warm in bed, increasee by sweating
might think pin worms were crawling
in and about the roctum, oftentimcs
shows itself around the private parts.
A pleasant and safe cure in every case
is " Swayne's Ointment If allowed
to continue, very serious results may
follow. 1t also cures letter, BARRIERS
itch, scald head, ring worm, blotches,
all scnly, crusty, itchy skin eruptions.
Sent by mail to any address on receipt
Of price, 50 cents a box, or three boxes
for S125. by DR.. Swayue q Son
Philadelphia Sold by all leading
druggists. In Woodstock by Dr.. D.
d. CARTER.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-08-14

LITTELL's LIVING AGE.-The mum.
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Saturday Rerieao Our Keutist Parish,
BlackwoOd; How Three Princesses
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Admiral Sir George Back Nature; The
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the usual choice poetry, etc.
For ffty-two such numbers, of sixty
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-08-14

A REMARKABLE Result. 1t makes
no difference how many Physicians, or
how much medicine you have tried, it
is now an established fact that Ger
man Syrup is the only remedy which
has given complete satisfaction in
severe cases Of Lung Diseases. 1t i!
true there are yet thousands of per
sons who are predisposed 10 Tbroa
and Lung Affections, Consumption
IIemorhogcs, Asthma, Severe Colds
settled on the Breast, Pneumonia,
Whooping Cough, &c, who have no
personal knowledge of Bochcc's
German Syrup. TO such we would
sag that 80, 900 dozen were sold last
year without one complaint. Con
sumptives try just one bottle. Regu-
lar size Is cents. Sold by all Drug
cists in America. For Sale by DR. ID
| d. CARTER d B ScHMITr, Woodstock,
| Va.