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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-07
FURNITURE.

I am now filling up my new store. built on
the site Of the one lately destroyed by fire. with
splendid stock of New Style Furniture, which
in consequence Of the great depression in the
Furniture trade In the North. East and West, ]
have purchased at ruinously low prices which
will enable me to sell at lower figures than
have ever done before.
Handsome VICTORIA BEDROOM SUITES
with Glass Door Armoirs and Dressers.
Fine PARLOR SUITES and LOUNGES coy
cred with Hair Cloth Reps. Terrys. etc.
DINING. l. 0Uif SUITES IL Wa4nrt and OAK
MARBLE-TOP TABLES, BOOKCASES,
SECRE TARTES.
BED EOOM SUITES of eleven pieces at $40
and upwards.
HAIR SPRING AND MOSS MATTRESSES
made to order.
LIVE GEESE FEATHERS AND NEW
CURED HAIR at low prices.
HUGH FLYNN,
Nos. 167 and I69 POydras street,
Between st. Charles and Carondelet.
1915 1maod
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-07

A choice line of new fancy hosiery for ladies
and children at the clearance sale of NJ. l.. Byrne
IL Co., No. 1853 Canal street
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
The Future of Farming.

At the Valmont Anniversary Grange
meeting Judge Housel read the annual
address to the National Grange meeting
and it was noticeable how much it dwelt
on the intellectual, moral and social i'm
provement of tho members of the order.
It reminded US of Prof Swings tribute
to the future of farming, uttered in a
recent discourse, as follows:
According to all the poets, and even
philosophers, the possession and culture
of land has always been an ideal destiny,
Whenever Homer or Ovid or the modern
verse-makers have touched the farm, their
harps have walked up as under new IN
spiration. Now, the poets have never been
behind humanity, but always have been
marching far in front of their nations,
singing songs SO lofty as to be prophesies
50 the poets who have touched the ploW
and the sheaf and the cottage and the
vine, have been prophets harping out the
glory Of : ,.5sequent centuries. 1t may be
that our times are drawing near the fulfill
ment. of these SibyIline leaves, and that
the time is at hand when farm on the
Mississippi or La Platte, or in the
perpetual spring of Florida will be
as noble as law Office or a clerkship, OF
an interest in a commercial house. In
deed, this coming farm in its power to
take young men away from temptation
and to build up happiness and honor will
rival the pulpit itself as a public means
of reform. Indeed, the new fashion
that shall make young men place their
small or large capital in land will come to
our sinful society In all the benefcience
of a gospel The railway and telegraph
have terminated the isolation and solitude
of the agricultural life; have Joined the
good of the city to the countrys pure
air and isolation and peace.
That ideal farm is coming along OuI
labor troubles, our over-supplied pro
fessions, our idle lawyers and doctors and
preachers, our book-keepers with nc
books to keep, our teachers with nc
schOol-house, our politician with no nom
ination or election, our banks with nc
capital or integrity, all these ills Of 80
ciety will make it look out and see the
blessed land which made Anlaeus a giant
while he kept his feet well upon thi'
mother earth. It may be that while so
ciety is trying to change its fashion, i
halting between two opinions, is clingine
to the dead old and fearing the living
new, ills will come and loud complaint
such as filed the ship of Columbus wher
the waste of waters lay around, but LEI
US bless God that our sailing millions car
look out from the present and see
continent whose hills and prairies shout {
welcome.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
TIT FOR TAT.
The Country Editor and the
Church Festival Dead-Beaf,

]
He was the manager of church fair,
snd one morning he walked into the
newspaper Office and said:
"Want an item this morning2"
"0f course, replied the editor. Where
upon the visitor laid the following note
upon the table:
'The ladies of the-Street church VIII
give festival at their vestry hall next
Friday evening. Literary and musical
entertainments viii be provided, and 3
supper will be served to all who desire,
The ladies in charge of the affair have
much experience in such matters and ara
sure to provide good time. The admiss-
ion viii be only fifteen cents, and it Is
certain that no one can spend that amount
to better advantage. Be sure to go and
take your friends" !"
When the editor had read it, he said /:
"Oh, see, an advertisement"
"No, not an advertisement. We pre-
fer to have it go in the local column,
replied the manager.
And seeing that the editor looked skep-
teal, he continued
at viii interest great many of your
readers, and help a good cause; beside,
we have spent so much money getting up
our entertainment that we can't afford to
advertise it without increasing the price
of the tickets. In such matter as this
we ought to be willing to help each
other"
"Well," said the editor, 'tif It goes IN
to the locals, suppose you would reeip-
rocate by reading little notice in your
own church next Sunday"
The visiting brother asked what notice,
and the editor wrote and handed him the
following:
"THe Weekly Chronicle for the COM
ing year will be the best and cheapest
family paper in Maine. Its proprietor
has had much experience and has all the
help which large outlay of money can
procure. His paper has larger circula-
ton than any other published in the coun-
Try, and is to be furnished at only 50. 1t
s certain that no one can spend that
mount to better advantage Be sure
take The Chronicle and subscribe for
your friends"
The manager hemmed and hesitated,
and then said, solemnly, that he doubted
whether it would be judieiOus to read
such notice, but suggested that if it was
printed, copies of it might be distributed
at the door of the vestry on the evening
of the entertainment.
"Yes," said the editor, ''but it would
attract more attention In the middle of
sermon. 1t will interest large number
of your congregation and help good
cause; and besides, SO much money Is
spent upon The Chronicle that 1 don't
see how the owner can afford to print
handbills t. advertise it without increas-
ing the subscription price. In such
matter as this we ought to be willing to
help each other"
Then the gentlemen saw the situation.
Maine Chronicle.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTH
ERE H r.
GOING WEST.

Special Michigan Express leaves Buffalo at
900 p. m, Erie LILO q. m, Conneaut ID
Ashtabula 2:55 a. m, Madison 3:32 a. m, Paines-
vile 4:e0 a. M, Cleveland 5:l5 a. m.
Special Chicago Express leaves Buffalo al
l2:45 a. ~, Erie $50 q. m, Ashtabula 4:5S,
Painesville $40, and arrives at Cleveland at
6:35 a. m.
Conneaut Accommodation leaves Conneaut
at Sos a. m, Amboy Gil, Kingsville 6:2l, Ash
tabula 6:33, SaybroOk Gas, Geneva SOS, Paines-
vile 7:2S, and arrives at Cleveland S:45 a. m.
Toledo Express leaves Buffalo at 6:55 a. m,
Erie 1915, ,-Conneaut ll:l7, Amboy -. Kings
vile lI:33, Ashtabula l1:45 pm, Saybrook ll:56
Geneva l2-O5, PaiDesville 1873, and arrives
at Cleveland at 200 p. m.
Pacific Express leaves Buffalo 1910 %. m,
Erie 1855, Ashtabula 5:l5, Painesville 6:06, and
arrives at Cleveland at 7:05 P. m.
CONG EAST.
Atlantic Express leaves Cleveland 7:S0 a. M.
Painesville SO, Ashtabula 905, Conn eaut s:28
Erie 1929, and arrives at Buffalo at Los p. m.
Toledo and Buffalo Accommodation leaves
Cleveland at ll:l5 a. m, Painesville l22I. &c
neva l:C7 a. M, Saybrook lis. Ashtabula l:S9
Kingsville la, Amboy 1s54. Conneaut BOZ
Erie 3:l0, Buffalo 7:00 p. m.
Chicago and st. Louis Express leaves Cleve-
land at 2:45 D. m, Painesville 3:3l, Ashtabula
4:IS, Erie SIS, and arrives at Buffalo at s;O5
p. m.
Conneaut Accommodation leaves Cleveland
at 4:50 p. m, Painesville e5;9, Geneva 6:S8, Say
brook Gas, Ashtabula 200, Kingsville 7:l3, AM
boy 7:23, and arrives at Conneaut at $50 p. m.
Special New York Express leaves Cleveland
at 1030p. M, Painesvilfe 1I:20 Ashtabula l204
q. m, Erie l:S0 and arrives at Buffalo at 400 a.
m. rt--+s
Ha-The Pacific Express will stop at Girard,
Conneaut, Geneva and WillOughby daily.
The Special n. Y Express on Saturdays, and
Chicago Express on Sundays only, will stop
at all Stations for which they may have pas
sengers.
na-Trains run by Columbus time.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
The Chaplain's story.

The Reverend had been an army chap
lain during the war, and while we were
hunting for road that would lead to
Hamilton, he told a story about two dy-
ing soldiers which interested me in spite
of my feet. He said that in the PotO-
mac hospitals rough pine collins were fur
nished by the government, but that it
was not always possible to keep up with
the demand; SO, when a man died, if
there was no coffin at hand he was bur
ried without one. One night late, two
soldiers lay dying in a ward. A man
came in with a coffin on his shoulder,
and stood trying to make up his mind
which Of these two poor fellows would
be likely to need it frst. Both of them
begged for it with their fading eyes
they were past talking. Then one Of
them protruded a wasted hand from his
blankets and made a feeble beckoning
sign with the fingers, "Be good fellow ;
put it under my bed, please" The man
did it, and left. The lucky soldier pain
fully turned himself in his bed until he
faced the other warrior, raised himself
partly on his elbow, and began to work
up a mysterious expression of some kind
in his face. Gradually, irksomely, but
surely and steadily, it developed, and at
last it took definite form as pretty sue
cessful wink. The sufferer fell back ex-
hausted with his labor but bathed in glo-
ny. Now entered personal friend of
No. 2, the despoiled soldier. No. 2pleaded
with him with eloquent eyes, till pres
emily he understood, and removed the
coffin from under No. Is bed and put it
under No. rs. No. 2 indicated his joy,
and made some more signs the friend
understood again, and put his arm around
No. rs shoulder and lifted him partly
up. Then the dying hero turned the
dim exultation of his eye upon No. !, and
began a slow and labored work with his
hands; gradually he lifted one hand up
toward his face; it grew weak and
dropped back again; once more he made
the effort, but failed again. He took a
rest; he gathered all the remnant of his
strength, and this time he slowly but
surely carried his thumb to the side of
his nose, spread his guant fingers wide
in triumph, and dropped back dead.
The picture sticks by me yet. The " sit
uation is unique.-Marb ISoain.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
Legal.


A discharge under the insolvent laws
Of one State win not discharge the insol-
vent from contract made with a citizen
of another State.
Common carriers are not liable for ae-
cidents or detentiOns arising from the vis
mayor, which human power and forecast
could not provide against.
When A consigns goods to B to sell
on commission, and B delivers them to @
in payment of his own antecedent debts.
A can recover their value.
At an auction or sherif7s sale bidder
may retract his bid at any time before
the property Is knocked down to him,
no matter what the condition of the
sale.
Permanent erections and fixtures, made
by mortgagor after the execution of
the mortgage upon the land conveyed by
It, becomes apart of themortgaged prem
ises.
An agreement from the holderof a note
to give the principal debtor time for pay
ment without depriving himself of the
right to sue does not discharge the surety.
Under the rule caUeat empter a seller
of goods, chattels or other property, COM
mits no faud in law when he neglects to
tell the purchaser of any flaws, defects or
unsoundness in the same.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
Fraud in Bank Bills.

The United States Treasurer Is ad-
vised of constantly increasing attempts
by persons in various sections of the
country to cheat the Government and In
nOcent people by practicing what Is
known as the "pieeing process" " where
bya given number of currency notes of
like denomination are cut in pieces, and
SO pastd together as to give an increased
number. The manipulators generally
take ten notes, and by cutting and adrOit
piecing make eleven, thereby gaining one
at the expense of the other ten. Of
course the diminished notes get into the
hands of innocent holders, and when
sent to the Treasury Department for re-
demption they are at once detected BY
the treasury experts and thrown out.
The regulations for redeeming mutilated
currency do not admit of the redemption
Of anything except in single piece con
tanning at least one-haR of the Original,
which makes it still harder for those into
whose hands these nicely-pasted fag-
ments fall. -.... s.-E
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
How to Preserve a Piano.

It is evident that if the piano is to re-
main in good order for many years, good
care must be taken of it. The instrument
should be closed when not in use, in order
to prevent the collection of dust, pins, etc.,
on the sound board however, it must
not be left closed for period of several
months or longer, but be opened Occa-
sionally, and the daylight allowed to strike
the keys, or else the ivory may turn
yellow. Any hard substance, no matter
how small, dropped inside of the piano
will cause rafting, jarring noise. 1t Is
in every case desirable that an india-rub-
Der or cloth cover should protect the IN
strument from bruises and scratches. The
piano should not be placed in a damp
room, or left open In a draft Of air
dampness is its most dangerous enemy,
causing the strings and tuning pipes to
rust, the cloth used in the construction
of the KEYS and action to swell, whereby
the mechanism will move sluggishly, or
often stick altogether This occurs
chiefly in the summer season, and the
best pianos, made Of most thoroughly.
seasoned material, are necessarily affected
by dampness, the absorption being rapid.
Extreme heat is scarcely less injurious.
The piano should not be placed very neaI
to an open fire or heated stove, nor over
or close to the hot air furnaces now in
general use. Moths are very destructive
to the cloth and felt used in the piano,
and may be kept out of 1t BY placing q
lump of Camphor, wrapppd in soft paper,
in the inside corner, care being taken to
renew it from time to time. Many per
sons are unaware of the great Importance
of having their pianos kept in order, and
only tuned by competent tuner. A new
piano should be tuned at least once every
three or four months during the first year,
and at longer intervals afterward.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
Reading.

In these days all men and women read
something, but the trouble is that by
reading IN a singlevein, which so strongly
appeals to their individual tastes and
personal idiosynerasies that it is not study
at all, they lose their power to study any
thing else. The rule for successful and
profitable reading would, IN the light Of
these facts, seem to be to read only what
one does not like to read. That reading
which costs no effort and necessarily
diszipates the power Of study. is that
which we should indulge In only for
recreation, while that which we know to
be important in itself, and in its bearings
upon broad knowledge and culture, should
most engage our time and attention. The
trouble IS, not that we do not read enough,
but that we read so much of that which
simply pleases us as to destroy our power
to read that which viii edify and enlarge
us. There are many aspects IN which
newspaper reading Is preferable to much
that IS considered essential to high culture.
It is undoubtedly dissipating to the
power of study, but 50 is any other read
ing which is pursued as a passion 1t
has this advantage: that It never detaehes
the mind from supreme interest In the
affairs of to-day. There are studies which
separate a man from his time-Whieh
shut off his gympathies from the men and
the movements around him There Is
kind of dilettanteism which rejOices in
housing in dark corners for the euriOsities
of history or art, which is wise about
great nothings- -wise about brie-a-brae'
wise about antique gems, wise about coins,
wise about classical antiquities wise
about old books ofwhose contents it knows
little, wise about dead and useless things,
and foolish enough to plume itself upon
its wisdom.-Dr. Holland, IA Scribner.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
Trade Topics.

There are no national banks in Miss
issippi.
A Utah man sold thirty thousand head
ofcattle last year.
Counterfeit Mexican dollars are in cir
culation in Indiana.
Council Bluffs improvements for 1877
amounted to S495,OlO.
A bank with capital of $15O,OOO i,
about to be opened at Fargo, Dakots
territory.
Money is Tying now in PhiIadelphia II
vaults, begging for employment at 3 or 4
per cent.
The great bulk of the cotton crop is
now grown by white labor, and upon
small farms.
Kentuckytalks ofadopting the MOfett
punch, with q tax on "drinks," after the
manner of Virginia.
Bowman McEwan is planting upon his
farm in Renville county, Minnesota, twelve
thousand cottonwood trees.
The Father De Smet, Golden Gate,
Belcher, and Justice mines, of DeadWood,
have been sold for 100000.
The New York wholesale dealers In
butter have organized to put down the
traffic In oleomargerine, or "bull butter. I"
During the year 1877, 43,26O paupers
in Indiana we're cared for at the expense
of the various counties of the state, at a
cost of $6OO,626.
The best sugar works at Isleton, Cal,
are said to be working night and day,
and using about seventy tons of beets in
twenty-four hours.
The American public use in papeI
collars eight tons of paper daily, and over
eight million five hundred thousand yards
of muslin annually.
A little over $4,000 was disbursed
among the soldiers at the WaIla WaIla
garrison few days ago. It was their
first pay since last July.
Lynn is said to be losing its trade in
boots and shoes, which used to be almost
a monopoly. Western manufacturers are
getting large share of the business.
The vineyardists of southern California
are discouraged, and many are proposing
to cut up their vines, because they can
only realize S5 ton for their grapes.
The exports from New Haven last year
were $3.50, 300, against $3,O49 400 in
1876; but the increase is accounted for
mainly by the number of valuable cargoe
of arms and munitions of war sent to
the Turks,
In 1850 Minnesota contained but
5000 souls and had but l 800 acres of
under cultivation. In 1877 it contained
100000 souls and nearly 100000 acres
under cultivation, of which nearly 1000,
900 were in wheat.
An intelligent traveller for one of the
largest business houses in Galveston,
asserts that the country merchants and
people generally, in the interior of Texas,
are in a better financial condition the
present season than for several wears mast.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
Fashion Notes.

A new color in artificial flowers i
French pink.
Plush is used for collars and cuffs Of
clOaks.
Ribbons with fringed edges are coming
in vogue.
Camers hair wOOlen socks are shown
for gentlemen.
Satin ribbon is very fashionable fol
bonnet trimming.
In spite of all that is said against high
heels, they are still worn.
Rings OfmiIk-white agate are imported
among Chinese novelties.
Cocks plumes and cocks featherruches
are favorits trimmings for felt hats.
The fashion of waisteoats seems to gain
more and more favor with the ladies.
Fine silver ornaments, set with rubies
and malaohite, are coming in fashion.
Bonnets are more fashionable than hats
for young ladies as well as for matrons.
Black silk and black velvet continues
to be the fayorite combination costume
Of American women.
A new lace for flannel skirts is knitted
in variety of patterns of Saxony yarn
the color of the skirt.
Moonlight pearl beads and variegated
pearl beads take the place Of moonlight
Jet for evening toilet.
-Four or five bows are used on each
slipper, fastened high on the instep by
means Of elastic straps.
Light cashmeres in evening colors are
combined with gros grain silks Of the
same shade for the evening.
Uncut figured velvet having white
ground with the figures in colOred de-
signs, is exquisite for ladies wear.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
How Webster Slaughtered the
Romans.

Webster, as Secretary of State under
Harrison, had worrisometime about the
President inaugural message. He wrote
one out himself and endeavored to make
Harrison accept it, but that worthy was
obdurate; he had prepared his own and
was determined to read it Webster told
his friend Harvey that he was annoyed
because the message was, according 70 bus
Indictment and taste, so inappropriate.
IL entered largely into Roman history,
and had a great deal to say about the
States of antiquity and the Roman pro
cousuls and various matters of that kind.
Indeed, the word procOnsul was re-
peated in it a great many times. When
be found, says Mr.. Harvey, that the
President was bent upon using his own
inaugural, Mr.. Webster said that bus Dc
ars was to modify it, for, as it then STOOD
he said, it had no more to do with els
affairs Of the American Government ana
Deople than a chapter in the Koran. zen
Gory;soD rather reluctantly consented to
lea him take il. Mr.. Webster spent a
portion of the next day in modifying the
IoasSsq,e Mrs. SeatOn remarked to him,
when he come home rather late that day,
tbat he looked fatigued and worried. Said
she, a Ireally hopenOthing has happened. ,
q You would think that something had
happened" " hereplied, if you knew what
1 have done. l have killed seventeen
Roman proconsnls as dead as smelts,
every one Of them"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
American Girls.

This iswhat the american Register
tells the Parisians, perverted by the
HbeIs of "L'Oncle Sam :" " Your true
American girl is very charming being.
Like all creatures reared in freedom, she
possesses an untaught grace and visOr Of
mind as well as of body She Is no help
less puppet, e. is her European ProtO-
type, pulled about by hidden wires, and
kept perpetualIy in a box. Bred amid
the healthfnl atmosphere Of q social sys-
tenn ofexceptional purity, respected hon
ored and guarded from babyhOOd by the
chiYalrous natures that surround her she
learns to think and act Alright. 1t is
well nigh impossible to over-estimate her
influence on our social system. Reared
at her side the American youth grows up
with an instructive reverence for, and
desire to protect, helpless innocence and
maidenly purity. The salons to which
she lends the charm Of her winning
graces and youthful sweetness are more
potent for good than were the salons Of
Recamier or De Stael. The love that
she inspires is young mans best shield
against temptation. She does not her
self understand, . the smiling maiden.
what good she has done and is doing
every day. Yet her white image has
waved back many 3 youth from the
pathway Of temptation, her clear eyes
lent light to the comprehension Of bet
ter thinos. {"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22
spiritualist Frauds.


Mrs. Bennett was a medium highly
esteemed by the Spiritualists of Boston.
Her seances were made interesting BY
the appearance of appsritions in great
numbers and variety. She long with
stood the tests of Investigators. How
ever, she was caught few evenings ago.
Prescott hobinson, q firm believer IN
gpiritualisn, trapped her neatly and sue
OessfuHy. She promised that in Ger
tain seance his dead daughter should ap-
near. and he had his friends there in
readiness. A form pugportingt to be that
of his child emerged from the cabinet in
the dim light, and handed q flower TO
him. He pretended to recognize her,
patted her on the head, and then sud-
denly seized her in firm grip. One Of
his friends turned up the gas, and all
saw that the child was q woman
walking on her knees. A general fight
ensued, the personators of spirits trying
to rescue the woman, and the capturers
trying to keep her a prisoner, She
escaped, but not until the humbug had
been thoroughly exposed. Another
esprit ran out of the house, scantily
attired, carrying most of her clothes IN
her arms.