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Salt River herald., 1878-12-21

JOHN X. FRiSBIE, who arrived in New York from Mexico on the 14th. speaks favorably of Diaz' gove H. mcnt, which is very dcsirous of pre- serving friendly relations with the United States. IL has established or der, and inaugur;tcl an cflectual policy for the protection of peace on the frontier. The Lipan Indians, for merly very troublesome, arc now re- moved to the interior. Diaz realizes that American enterprise and capital must build railroads and develop tEc mines in Mexico. The Sinaloa mines are attracting California capital and other districts awaiting develop mcnt promise equally rich, and will prove aS profitable aS those of Ncva- da ;Ed AIiZona. DiaZ strongly fa vors international railroads. and at tributes Mexican opposition hitherto to di>trust of tie ability of the parties applying for franchises. German cap italists are aiding this distrust of American enterprise, and with other foreigners are getting the trade of the country largely in their hands.
Salt River herald., 1878-12-21

THEY are already talking of John Sherman as the next republican call didate for the presidency.
Salt River herald., 1878-12-21

James Douglass IF. lectuFed before the American Geographical Society, December 12th, at Chickering Hall, New York City, describing journey along the west coast of South Amcri- ca, from Panama to Valparaiso. He attributed tine asccndency of British commercial interests 10 direct trade between Liverpool and South Amcri. can ports by steamers of various tonaec, which were able to penetrate the rivers Of the coast. The Society passed q vote of thanks for his inter csling lecture.
Salt River herald., 1878-12-21
sEMI-WEEKLY HERALD.

Commencing with the month of January, THE HERALD will be issued twice week-every Wednesday and Saturday.
Salt River herald., 1878-12-21

TIE supreme court of this territory will meet iu Prescott on the first Monday in .Ianuarv.
Salt River herald., 1878-12-21

ADvICes from Washington state that there is a strong feeling against the .re-appointmont Of .Lindcrman as dircrtor of tine San Francisco mint. and whoga term of office has expired.
Salt River herald., 1878-12-21
ASHER & ELLIS.

F-The National Gold Medal was awarded to Bradley X Rulofson. for the best Photo graphs in the United States. and the Vienna Medal for the best n the world.
 419 Montgomery Street. San Franciseo.
Salt River herald., 1878-12-21

NEXT Wednesday is Christmas.
Salt River herald., 1878-12-21

Single dash of eco yards for a purse of SiOU. Catch weights. Free for all horses in MariooPa County. Entries to close on the 2Oinst, at ihe Magnolia Saloon. A deposit ot 10 per cent required,
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-12
Indecision Of Character.

OF the many causes which hinder
men from attaining success. indecision
is undoubtedly one of the greatest.
Without any determined course marked
out for themselves. the majority OF
young people set out upon this great
ocean of life. depending more upon
chance than any fixed law, whereby Q
definite result may be obtained. Think.
ing to-day, perchance, to amass for
tune in some persuit. they tomorrow;
easily change it for some other. And
SC they spend their lives, continually
varying, always discontented with the
present, and ever looking to the future
for brighter days, which their lndeci :
sion does not warrant them to expect.
How many young men there are, who
if settled in tieir purpose of obtaining
a livelihood would ultimately be crown.
ed with success. How many old men
old men there are. who if they had not
lightly and frequently changed their
vocatioDs, would now be in the enjoy
ment Of happiness and every comfort.
whereas their latter days are embltter.
ed by want and penury, and their home
the work. house and asylum. It is the
law that man shall earn his bread by
the sweat of his brow Such being
inevitably the case, let us not be over
fastidious as to the nature Of our en-
ployment, provided it be honest.
If We feel dissatisfied with our lot,
which in fact we all do. the king a.
nell as the beggar. let US nobly and
seaufully endure it, and console our
solves with the pleasing certainty that
won oil our troubles and tolls and pri.
vations will end. Let M not too readi-
ly try aud divert ourself OF the weight
Providence has burdened us with.
Whatever our condition or state in life
be. let us discharge its duties, and if we
calmly submit to the All-wise Creator 9
good will. rest assured our allotted span
will be more happy and less trouble
ed than If We day after day seek evAsivs
ways of obtaining that which CrGsus,
with all his fabulous wealth. could only
possess . living.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-12
Betrayed.
The swaying crowd at the dead. hou,e

The swaying crowd at the dead. .hou.e
door
Made room for the burden q strong
man bore;
A ghassly burden. all dripping and
wet,
With : sirlish face in sgony Get. q
She dare meet death whe,e the waters
whirled. ksMss
But not the scora of p,tiless world
For who on earth has pity to give
A woman who sins then dares to live /,
But courted and fsttered by every
dame
Is the man who has wroutgh her ruin
Gus saaine
Though women be weak and men be
strong,
She must bear the burden of both
their wrong.
Then give her grave as nameless as
deep,
Where only kind nature in pity may
weep;
Not even stone must mark the lone
spot,
Where she lies in her shame, unwept
and forgot.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-12

A telegram from Boston, July 4th,
says: About fifty thousand people as
aembled on the Common at nine o'clock
to-day, to witness the first exhibition
Of the flying machine in the open air.
The plan was to sail over the tops Of
tho houses and over the principal
streets, and demonstrate % wondering
multitude the possibility Of air naviss.
tion. When everything was ready the
machine was let 60. but instead Of n.y.
ing up gradually and graosfally. -
intended, it shot up like An arrow to .
distance Of about two thousand feet
Everyone came to the conclusion at
once that it was unmanaseabl and the
poor aeronaut was the subject Of much
sympathy as he foated upward. He
soon let of come Of the gas, bat did not
decend. He went up higher and higher
and it was soou evident that he Was -
much subject to the currents - any
balloonist He sailed over Brookline,
Boston Highlands. and out through
Norfolk county, and landed at the little
town Of Farnham. Here he wasan.
object Of wonder to the inhabitants,
and after they had gased on him he
essaycd to fly back to Boston, but on
reaching Dover gave il np snd packed
his machine on the train and came
home BY rail. He explains his failure
by saying that the gearing got out Of
order. The steering apparatus would
not work, and one Of the rods was dis
He says he had 10 tie il With
= cord and strap his foot to the pedal.
The belief 10 that the machine u in
capable Of navigating any except the
air confined in . hall, and that any
will carry it away just - It
does the old style balloons.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-12

THE DoyKEY CLuB.-At Rochester.
Michigan they have . good way of sd-
versising the fools who stand on the
church steps after meeting 10 stare at
the ladies. The following card is con-
stsntly kept standing in the columns Of
the Era. OF that place: The Donkey
Club, of this village. would respective
" inform the yoang ladies especially.
and the public generally. that they have
made arrangements for sn extensive
demonstration on the steps IN front Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church-the
members locating themselves on either
side of the main entrance-on sunday
evening next. Positions taken imme-
diately after the close OF the religious
exercises within.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-12

TnE following simple curs foe chills
and fever is said to be given by IN old
Indian woman: Take quantity Of
green corn husks. Cut thcm into about
an inch long. Then simmer them in
water until strong tee 10 made. into
which pour about half the quantity Of
Bourbon whisky. and sweeten to taste.
Drink . wine glass full Of this liquor
three or four tines . day.. Souuds
like the recipe for . new tsmpsrancs
drink
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-12

A letter recently produced in . bresch
OF promise suit, - evidence. contained
the following sentence: Dearest love
1 swallowed the postage stamp On
your letter. because I knew your lips
had touched it."
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-12

ASAnArooA correspondent writes !:
.EverythisR and everybody here ap-
near to have . refined laxiness. The
air i laxy. and the trese are lazy. ana
their leaves have ! lazy movement; tho
fisgs on the Aagpoles are lazy; the eyes
of the men and women you meet are
laxv looking; the birds sAtn the cir
Nth ! lazy wing; tAe sun = laxy u
rising and lazy in setting. and the vosce
Of the bell boy islssy, s
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-12

PoPPr oultarc oaased tne Os'ees'
fsmiDe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13
PLAY OF THE PERIOD,
BY ORpHRUs C.ssKERR.

The lingering, last orchestral swell
Along the crowded Iobbies dlitted,
When, at tie prompter's signal bell
The curtain from the stage uplifted;
And then, the futter of applause.
Was not that favorite might be bo!stered,
But murmured through the house because
20 finely was the scene upholstered.
glowering husband strobe and fumed,
To think upon his wife unstable,
While she in pensive beauty bloomed
Beside really lovely table;
" hat time certain young Alphonse,
Whose hirt ng caused connubial cholers,
Stood leaning near statue bronze
Worth, easily, hundred dollars.
The general story seemed to be
OF marriage that had been too hasty,
And run its round of misery
'Mong chairs and sofas rich and tasty:
81 love you not i the lady said;
And knowing that. tits all you can know -
Then from her husbands pleading fled,
And tainted near the Grand Piano.
From this ensred a meeting grim
Between the husband and the lover,
Within park of verdure prim,
Where chaste settees were spread all over
A bullet planted in his face
Cut short Alphonse's life of honey,
And sprawled him by marble vase
That must have cost pile of money.
When next appeared the lady tsir,
She was declining with consumption,
Upon 'broidered lounge, SO rare
To guess it's price would be presumption;
A nd when, at last, from love The died.
With husband, priest and poodle near her,
The scene was greatly gloriied
BY an imported, spacious mirror.
If such was not the plot exact,
1t seemed the meaning OF the bathos,
And. judged by any sober fact,
Had equal want of pith and pathoi.
Twas not In captious spirit rash
That people, when the play was ended,
Pronounced it immoral trash ~
But then the Furniture was splendid!
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13
Foreign News Items.

The famine in India is slowly dying
out everywhere; the survivors are re-
covering health and strength, and the
small quantities of food imported show
that the people have a suficiency OF
grain.
Among the curious objects which
I Norway has on display at the Paris ex>
position are fish-skins tanned for gloves :
eel~skins prepared for harness; shark
skins, ten feet long and three feet wide,
suited to various purposes, and whale
skins, sixty feet long, fer driving-bands
for machinery, ~
One of the plaques of Egypt has Wis.
tied several districts In county Derry,
Ireland. A fly, hitherto unknown, but
almost the size of a house-fy, has ap-
peared in vast numbers as to fill the air
like mist. They modest the animal
kingdom alone, swarming about horses,
cattle and men, and inaicting a venom
GUS sting which produces inflammation,
sometimes closing the eyes of herses and
driving cattle wildly home from the
field. A good, strong breeze drives
them away, except from the lee side of
their victim. They do not seem to in
wade the houses, though those driving
along the roads have to engage in con.
slant effort to protect their faces from
attack.
BY way of monument to Thackeray,
London is to get out superb edition of
his works. It will be limited to 1000
copies. The undertaking attracts much
attention in English literary circles, as
nothing like it in cost or excellence of
workmanship has ever been attempted.
The paper used viii be made expressly
for this edition. Real China paper viii be
used for the steel and copper plates, and
the very best artists, engravers and
printers will lend their aid in producing
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13
Not Modest Enough.

The poets are primarily responsible
for the delusion that flowers are pre-
eminently modest. They perpetually
tell us of the modest lily and the timid,
bashful violet, and have firmly con-
WINGED the public that with the possible
exception of the peony, which in New
England is considered to wear an in
delicately healthy look, such thing as
an immodest flower does not exist A
very little unprejudiced observation will
show that this is gross delusion.
Flowers, as a rule, have no sense of
modesty whatever. The lily arrays it.
self in simple white and stands on top
OF tall stalk to solicit public attention
Would we consider a lady particularly
modest who should dress herself in the
simplest possible white garment and
stand on the top Of a barrel in the front
yard to challenge the admiration of
passers-by ? The violet is compelled, by
circumstances over which it has no
control, to reside very near the surface
of the ground, where it ia frequently hid
behind bold and forward blades of grass
That the violet is not of bashful and
retiring disposition is, however proved
by the fact that it is always ready to
display itself in the button-holes of
brokers and men about town, in whose
society really modest flower would
blush to be found. AS for the morning
glory, the shameless way in which it
climbs to the windows of second'story
bedrooms, and peers into privacy as if it
were disreputable elevated railroad, is
utterly incompatible, not merely with
modesty, but with common decency. In
short, the average flower does not know
the meaning of modesty, and although it
may be ill-scented, crippled, and con-
taminated by intimate association with
depraved worms, it will rear its head
and mutely asked to be plucked and laid
on the bosom of beauty.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13
Fashions FOibIes.

A mere thread of gold supporting q
solitaire diamond is the favorite engage
ment ring.
SHRED lawn collars and cuffsare edged
with Valenciennes thread, or else very
fine torchon lace.
New fanciful parasols are of ecru
pongee or foulard striped around with
gay colors to match those in the cos
tune.
The finest lawns and French nainsook
are used for white dresses, and the trim
mings are embroidery, lace and tucks.
Young ladies have rosettes of narrowly
folded satin ribbon of five or six differ
ent colors to wear with white dresses. ~
The long slender scarf pin is now the
fashionable brooch, and is the most i'm
portant article of jewelry. Antique
styles are most liked.
Black velvet dog-collars now rival
gold necklaces as support for lockets.
Some are fastened by gold clasps, and
others have jeweled spray set on the
front.
Laundried suits will be fashionable
this summer for dressy toilets. The
costume linens in channels gray and blue
shades are garnished with bands of en-
broidery.
Ladies of experience make up rich
stuff plainly, their freshness and beauty
being enough for the first season; after
wards they can be modernized by new
trimming, etc.
Buttons of real tortoise-shell are
shown for rich costumes. Some of these
are inlaid with colored pearl to represent
flowers and leaves, and others have gold
or silver birds or bees.
For the hair are large ornamental pins
representing stars, lotus leaves, butter
flies, above, or flower mounted on curled
wire that makes the ornament culver as
the wearer moves.
New cravat bows are long and slender,
and are of embroidered or brocaded rib
bon loops of very bright colors down one
side, while the other half is of white
lace, either Valenciennes or duchesse.
Grape lisse folds make beautiful fchus
edged with pointe duchesse lace; some
are in vest shape, some as square for
Pompadour dresses, while others are
three-cornered and crossed on the bot
tom.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13

acauaintances, mentioned the fact OF
Fred Acton'a death, and also said that
Miss Pomeroy was as beautiful IS ever,
but unmarried. At this Guys heart
throbbed wildly, and his brain almost
reeled with the idea that perhaps his
own rashness had dashed the cup OF
happiness from his lirs. Could there
have been treachery in Fred Acton's
conduct, and had he wronged Nellie all
these weary years?
Wildly he asked himself these ques.
tons while on the way to his hotel; and
by the time he had arrived there he had
resolved that he would at least see Nell
lie and have an explanation with her
Once more he turned his steps toward
the well known house where he had spent
the happiest hours of his life; once more
he was ushered into the familiar room
where even the pictures on the walls
seemed to smile on him in friendly recog
milton. Bronzed by travel, tie old
family servant failed to remember him
so he gave ne, name, merely requesting
to see Miss Pomeroy.
Nellie soon appeared but hardly had
she crossed the threshold when the eyes
of love recognized him, and with a wild
scream of "Guy, dear Guy!" she wa!
folded to hisheart.
Long explanations followed. Nellie
| told of the loss of her locket, on the day
of Guys last visit, and how she had re
GREETED it, being his gift She also tolc
of the dying confession of Fred Acton
and his restoration of her locket, which
she showed him, worn on a blue ribbon
about her neck.
Guy, penitent, but loving, was fully
forgiven by his deeply wronged Nellie
who, in the joy Of such a reunion, hac
no heart to blame him.
Soon after there was q grand wedding
in the stately mansion; and although
the brides ornaments were milk>whitt
pearls, there hung suspended from
the central cluster of her necklace
a tiny locket, bearing on it blue forget
me-nOt.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13

Origin of quarrels.-The sweetest.
the most clingiDg affection is often
shaken by the slightest breath efunkind-
ness, as the delicate rings and tendrils OF
the vine are agitated by the faintest air
that blows in summer. An unkind word
from one beloved, often draws blood
from many a heart which would defv
the battle-axe of hatred or the keenest
edge of vindictive satire. Nay, the
shade, the gloom of the face familiar
and dear, awakens grief and pain. These
are the little thorns which, though men
of a rougher form may make their wav
through them without feeling much, ex-
tremely incommode persons of a more re-
fined turn in their journey through life
and make their travelling irksome and
unpleasant.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13
Too True to be JOked About.

They were in the parlor together.
The light had gone out, and
they stood at the window in the
radiance of the moon. He had his
arm about her, and was looking dreamily
at the queen of night. Softly he spoke !:
Darling, am thinking how happy
we will be in our home when we are
married. It shall be pretty home, and
you shall be its dear little mistress. We
will have little parlor, and little
dining.room, and little kitchen for
you to manage. We shall be there all
by ourselves, and we shall be happy,
my darling"
"Oh, Henry" she despondently
uttered, II thought we were going to
board"
There were tears in her eyes for him to
kiss away, buthe let her remove them with
what facilities she could commando
[Danbury News. @
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13
Singular Deaths.

Deaths from strong emotion have been
numerous within a few days. Loui:
Wassman was so affected by the impris-
onment of young companion in Moline,
ILL.,, for theft, that he died of heart
disease. Henry s. Moss, a Louisville
merchant, declined rapidly in health
after the exposure of his forgeries, and
died a maniac. Henry Altroch died of
grief in East Delaware. Ohio, on learn
ing of his daughters elopement Mrs.
Allingham dropped dead FROM heart
disease at the sight Of her sons fighting.
Bryant Foley was SO scared in Water
town, New YORK, by belief that car.
bolic acid used in washing wound had
poisoned his system, that he died within
three hours. A Harvard student named
Waters studied nineteen hours without
cessation, went crazy from excitement
and died in a madhouse. May Waiter
son, of jasper, Ohio, fell dead when told
of her lovers Death New York Sun
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-07-13
AN EXTINCT RACE.
" The Private Soldier in the War Of the Re,
belIicn.

be,on.'
The private soldier in the war of the
rebellion" He is dead. Or lost. Stray
ed or stolen, possibly. We do not know
where he is, but he is not here He has
gone away to some place. Perhaps he
has ceased to be necessary. Perhaps if
he were here he would be in the way.
At any rate he is not around. He does
not 60 to the legislature. We do not
find him in congress. He is not eagerly
sought as candidate for anything. No
body seems to know anything about him,
Occasionally he sppears on the pension
list with one leg, vie and seven chill
dren, and eight dollars month. If
-four takes much of rise, he will not
last much longer at that rate, and we
shall soon be deprived even of the occa-
sonal glimpse we now have of him.
1t is asserted, and quite generally be-
lieved, that at one time he was quite nu-
merous, and was even considered rather
convenient, if not, indeed, quite indis-
pensable. 1t WAS found that upwards of
100 of him were necessary in order to Sc
cure mere lines of commissions for three
eminent and deserving men. When field
commissions were wanted for three even
more eminent and great men upwards of
1000 private soldiers were necessary.
One thousand. 1t seems an enormous
number now, when by consulting the
congressional directory we find there
are none in all this proud republic But
II or Is years ago even that, incredible
as it may appear to us to-day, was con-
sidered a small number. There were
private soldiers and private soldiers.
There were even hundreds of thousands
of them.
And they were useful. They dug
trenches; they constructed long lines of
breastworbs, and then, when an enemy
came within sight, they climbed over
them and went outside of them to fight.
They worked and watched and fought.
Cooperating with great and eminent
men who have since passed to their
rewards in one Office and another, these
private soldiers sometimes rendered
very useful service in winning great
battles. Oh, they were useful. Some
historians have even gone SO far as to
maintain that without them the war
could hardly have been carried to a
successful termination. They were really
quite useful.
And now they are all gone. 1t seems
sad, looking back at the war, that none
but the generals and colonies and ma
iors and line officers should have sur
vived its dreadful ravages. Provi-
dences, even mindful of the wants of a
great and growing nation, undoubtedly
took special care of these great men,
and in great anxiety that the country
should not suffer from a lack of eminent
men, kind of forgot the private soldiers
and let them wander away. And so
they are all gone. Some of them got
shot, Some of them got married and
moved out of the world, to settle upon
tracts of government land, where the
Indians could get at them more easily.
Some of them went into business. Some
of them are teaching school. Some of
them are driving dray. Some of them
went away and didn't leave their present
address. But all the same, they are all
gone and it seems dreadfully lonesome
without them. There used to he so
many of them [Hawkeye.