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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02
0ughf Horses 10 Dc shod

The question whether horses should
or should not be shod is again under
discussion. The proposition will crop
up at intervals until rational view
of the subject comes to he taken. As
a matter of theological fitness, moth
ing more indefensible than the use Of
shoes can be imagined. Not only is
the mode Of attaching them by nails
injurious to the hoof, but il is the
probable ifno. the evident cause Of
many affections Of the foot and leg,
which impair the usefulness and must
affect the comfort Of the animal.
Whether horses could work on our
roads without some protection is an
other question. We think il would
be found that the natural structure
would adapt itself to any ordinary re-
quirement. There is, however,a wide
difference Of opinion upon this poin
among authorities on horse manage
ment, and the problem is not likely to
be finally solved until the experiment
has been tricti. There can be no doubt
as TO the additional power Of grasping
road surfaces which would be secured,
to the advantage of the rider or dri-
yer and the relief of the horse, If shoes
we're not used. Meanwhile we should
like to see the trial made. II should,
however, be understood that the expe-
riment must be tried with colts that
have never been shod. This is an es-
sential condition of the test London
Lancet.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

When man goes round the house
sighing and wishing himself dead, you
needn't trouble to put the bottle OF
opium away. He wouldn't touch il
for worlds. II he should be suddenly
attacked by collie you would hear him
screaming out for a doctor at the top
of his voice. One day Pompey said
he wanted to die and go to glory. He
wrought himself into an ecstatic state,
and told the people at the prayer
meeting that he positively couldn't
wait much longer. That night at
twelve some one knocked at his cabin
door. "What you want?' said the
colored man, trembling. 81 want
Pompey to take him to glory" repli.
ed gruff voice. The darkey thought
a moment and then said: "Mister
Angel, Pompey done moved up Norf
three months ago, and don't never ex
pect to come back again. Now, go
away" White or black, we are all
the same.
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q Legend Of uhne sulphur springs

A single heroic incident, relating as
IL does to "Kates Mountain" at the
White Sulphur, is worthy ofrecord ~
leaf of old times. IL dates back Ia
the period when the region was like
the "dark and bloody ground" If Ken.
lucky. A brave mountaineer living
near the Springs received sudden in
telligencc that the Indians were CON-
ing. A block. house near Covington
was the only place of refuge, and he
said to his wife, "Kate, I'll carry our
children TO the Fort first, and then
come back for you" Taking the chill
dren he fastened toward the Fort.
The Indians made their appearance;
the mother nel for refuge to the noun
tain aflerward known by her name,
and thence to the Fort, and here, when
attacked by the savsges, sire continued
To mould bullets even alter her nus
band was killed. Thence the name of
"Kate's Mountain;" and the legend
has the brave ringoi old days, though
one vainly asks why brave Mrs. Kate
did not accompany her husband and
children. To inquire thus, however,
were to inquire too curiously. There
seems no doubt of the truth of the le-
gend. This brave settler and his wife
were the grandfather and grandmoth
er of James Caldwell, Esq, a gentle
man of great worth and ability, who
may be called the true founder of the
prosperity Of the White Sulphur
[John Esten Cooke, in Harper's Mag
azine for August.
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Gutta-percha. ! oz.; bisulphuret car
bon, 2 "a. In a wide mouth hottie
put the two together, aud shake oeca-
sionally until the gutla.purcha is dis,
solve'l. and it is ready for use, Di-
rections. Where the patch Is 10 h.
applied. scrape the boot or shoe until
the blacking is oil, aud the leather is
little rough; on this dust, with fine
rosin, minutest quantity, serve the
patch the same way. Then spread q
little Of the cement on both the shoe
and the patch. first having shaved the
edges of the patch. Apply like court
plaster, and smooth with a warm
spoon or iron, and the shoe will soon
be ready to wear. A few hours viii
harden the cement. When properly
done the patch will be invisible, and
will last as long a. the shoe. This &C.
ment is waterproof The gutta per.
cha, shaved to thin slices, is kept in
India rubber stores for the above pur.
pose. Ten cents worth will do the
work Of a for long time. The bis
ulphuret of carbon is sold by drug
gists, and will cost five or ten cents an
ounce. The smell, which is offensive,
soon passes on.-[Country Gentleman.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

A few years ngo in working TO es-
tablish q new communieation between
shafts Of a mine at Fahkin. the capi.
tol Of Dalecarlia. the body Of a miner
was discovered in a state Of perfect
Preservation and impregnated with
vitriol,c water. II was quite soft, but
hardened on being exposed to the air.
No one coud identity the body; it
was merely remembered that the acci.
dent by which he had thus been buri.
ell in the bosom Of the earth had taken
place above fifty years ago. All in
quiries about the name Of the sufferer
had already eeasel, when decrepit
old woman, supported on crutches,
slowly advanced towards the corpse,
and knew il to he that of young man
to whom she had been promised in
marriage more than half a century
ago. She threw herself on the corpse
which had all the appearance of a
bronze statue, bathed il with tears,
and tainted with joy at having once
more beheld the object other affections
Il is easier to conceive than trace the
singular contrast afforded by that
couple; the one buried above iiny
years ago, still retaining the appear
ance ofyouth, while the other, weighed
down by sgs. evinced all the fervency
of youthful love. tF
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

Yon see in the various addresses
and epistles of Paul the style of ma.
ny.sided man-here a boanerges in
passionate vehemence, and there as
tender as a woman's love--hesitating
not 10 break sentences in twain by
bursts or digressions-piling strong
words upon each other like Ossa upon
Pelion, in the struggling efforts to
reach the height of its great argument,
and to give fit expression to his SWELL
ing emotion-scorning the wisdom
of words" the strained and artificial
elegance in which the degenerate
Greeks of the day delighted, and yet
producing without apparent effort a
germ of literary beauty not surpassed
in all the worlds literature, that eulo-
GUM upon love, which blazes like a
diamond on the bosom OF Scripture -
[ DIR. Broadus.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

The Detriot Il Milwaukee railroad
gave their new reclining chair system
a first.class exhibition yesterday by an
excursion. The invited guests com
prised number of prominent citizens
aud railroad officials. The new re-
clining chair car was inspected very
closely, and every one declared the
chairs to be the acme of travelling
comfort. They are joined at appa-
rently every inch of their length and
width. and can be set to any shape or
angle. and. with adjustable head and
foot rest, make couch and resting
place of the most luxurious character.
They are even preferable to the hunks
Of sleeping cars in hot weather, as
there is no necessity for curtains, and
most perfect ventilation is maintained
at night. There are also three state
rooms in each for those who desire
complete privacy.--[Detroit News.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

AS THIN AS A SHAD.-We saw
Alexander Stephens on the cars the
other day. We thought it was some
body's overcoat thrown in the only
unoccupied seat in the coach, and,
picking it up, We started to throw it
across the back of the seat, when il
began TO kick and swear. We dropp,
ed it, and as it hit the floor a voice
said; "Tm Alexander Stephens, sir.
He is as thin as a June shad, weigh:
about thirty, and sitting sideways il
will take six such as he is to fill a cal
seat.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

Twas morn.
The orb Of day was shining a bright
as n bootblack.
Every flower had rose from its bed
in dew time.
In the bed beneath the afbor theI'
was iessamine Of flowers.
Sweet bees slipped honey and hum
med musical lullabys, while cricket'
croned with hilarious mirth amid
sparkling dew-drops anil condeused in
cense.
"Swect one let me taste thy tulips,
q voice said. ~
"Bagonia don't suit me, sir. wa
the reply.
'Oh, fair one, wouhst thou hay'
me peony way for the love OF thee?'
"Sir, thou canst not win me, thou
hast not anemone.
"Wouldst thou drive me where the
wood.binc twineth, cruel hearted one?'
GLOW darest thou callalily such
names Leave me-
"Never, unless thy promise is given
that thou wilt f0rget-me-not."
"Peas, he still. Lettuce have sweet
peas
"Oh, charming one, ,ihou alone cansi
give heartsease 10 me
"Never to such a dandylion as thou
art. There is no sweet fern in this,
sir."s sfHatat aNF "a
"Oh, sweet one, do not violet my
feelings with such paragraphic levity.
"Away with thee. ] say. 90 u lval
call my poppy"
"lvy a mind to prostrate myself be-
fore thee, and bathe thy feet with nv
kisses"
"Ah, me, | fain would have such
larkspurring around here. I
"Oh, morning-glory Of my liIe,must
| he doomed to wither and fade away
unlovedg" ..gs,..t.s. s4s
EYES, coxoomb, it is so wiiled.
Then, by heavens, the ihtes lilac
blazes, cruel one. As the trellis clings
to the rose.bush would my heart en-.
twine myself about thee. Thou dost
cast me Oh. You say | havnt aue-
none. lis false, have millions Of
scents.
"What saycst thouy"
"Ah, methinks thou reIeutest Ies,
sweet one, can purchase for thee corn
silk for dresses, such as a princes will
envy" --.
"Thou'rt not as bad as ! thought
thee. There's many a cowslip twixt
butter-cup and lip"
"Then thy stubborness doth wilt.
"Aye, dearest, call in Dominy Gu.
cumber and let him double US at once.
Aud as the bepulitul orb of- day
sank beneath the crimson horizon of a
Western Sky, two souls with but a
single thought lay asleep ina lpxuri-
gus bel of roses. 1 Whitehall (N.ID
Times.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

The greatest cataract of the world
Is the Falls of Niagara, where the wa.
ter from the great upper lakes form a
river three -fourths efa mile wide, and
then suddenly contracted, plunges
over the rocks in two columns TO the
depth Of l75 feet.
The greatest cave in the world Is
the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky,
where any one can make a voyage on
the water d b sibterranean river and
catch fish without eyes.
The greatest river in the world is
the Mississippi, which is four thous-
and miles long.
The largest valley in the world is
that Of the Mississippi I Il scouiains
five million square miles, and Is one
of the most fertile regions on the en-
tire globe.
The largest city park in the world
is in Philadelphia. 1t contains over
2,7o0 acres.
The greatest grain port in the world
is Chicago.
The largest lake in the world is
Lake Superior, which is truly an in
land sea, being $50 miles long and
1000 feet deep an.st gtttt
The longest railroad at 'prcseht is
the Pacific railroad, over 5000 miles
long.
The greatest mass OF solid iron in
the world il the Pilot Knob. Of Mis-
souri,. 1t is $50 feet high, and two
miles in circnit p G, Wttfu
The best specimen OF Grecian arch
itecture in the world is the Girard
College for orphans, in Philadelphia.
The largest acqueduct in the world
is the Croton Acqueduct, New York
Gty H. length b iOt miles, and it
cost twelve and half million dollars.
The largest deposits of anthracite
coal in the world are in Pennsylvania,
the mines OF which supply the mark
cts with many million Of sons every
year, and they appear to be wholly
inexhsustible.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

A BLEssIYG ALWAYS REMAINING.
DIR. Bell ,eiates that blind girl
residing in France, had for many years
perused an embossed Bible with her
fingers, but becoming partially para
lyzed, the sense of touch in her fin
gers was lost. Her agony of mind at
the deprivation was great, and in a
moment of despair she took up her
Bible, bent down her head and kissed
the open leaf, by way, as she supposed,
of a last farewell. In the act of doing
so, to her great surprise and sudden
joy, she felt the letters distinctly with
her lips, "and from that day." he
adds, "this poor child has thus been
reading the book which is her one
great comfort. u Christian Press.
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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

SPELLING POTATOES. - Professor
Knowlton, of San Francisco, spells
potato Ghoughphtheightteeau. "
What the potato ever did to the pro
fessor that he should malign it that
way is not stated. Hope he will re-
cover from his bad spell before the
crop is exterminated. This is worse
than the old Greek way of spelling the
esculent, viz; "Putoneoputtwooput,
threeoputfouroputfveoputsixoputsev
no--puteighto. / Norristown Herald
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

The picnic season being upon us, a
recipe for picnic lemonade would not be
amiss, Here it is; First get your bar-
rel; then ill it with water; now throw
a pound of white sugar into the barrel;
squeeze in large.sized lemon; don't be
mean about the lemon, either, but put
the whole Of Il in the barrel; stir with
long pole, and call up the children
Immediately. As fast as they drink
I'll up the barrel with cold wat er.
Have two stout men 10 haul water al
day. The beverage thus made il
cheap,( u the lemon is bought a
wholesale), and is quite healthy.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

Physicians Of Berlin have sent forth
an urgent warning against the use Of
the popular baby-carriage, in which
the little ones sit facing the nurse and
are pushed backward. The natural
desire Of the eye is to draw nearer to
what it sees, and the practice of rever,
sing this normal order of things and
causing surrounding objects to recede,
is liable to affect iniuriously the devel.
opment Of both sight and brain.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

CURE FOR Ivy PoIsoNING.-Many
persons are poisoned by contact with
the wild ivy and sumac, and in some
cases the poisoning is very severe. To
such it may be of interest to know
that DR.. Brown, of the United States
Navy, claims to have discovered a
certain remedy for such poisoning. 1t
is bromine dissolved in olive oil, cos
moline or glycerine. He used twenty
drops of bromine to an ounce of oil,
rubbing il on the affected part three
or four times day, and washing it off
occasionally with CASTLE soap.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02
Aa Ac0aisifioa.

since It's virtues have been utilized by Dr. Ia
bier as permanent cure for PILES, the Buckeye,
nov 70 abundant Ina our native Forests has heoOme
Of almost much importance In the medical world
as CinchOna, OF Peruvian Bark Of south America.
Fortunately the medical prOperli are In The fruit
aud not the bark hence The trees viii not be de
strOyed, but will stand many yean TO yield an
abundani supply, and We may regard Tablsr's
baeksye Pile OintAsnt as q I'ernaheat renledy
rriee " cents Bottle fOT sale Al BOhOn Stag 8
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

Two weeks before he died the late
Rev. DIR. Daniel p, Young, ofAncho-
rage, called for pencil aud paper and
wrote the following, to be opened af,
ter his decease; 81 have been busy.
ing my mind with the great problems
Of life and death, as | have been skirt.
ing hard by the other land. All hu-
man hopes in such an hour as this fail.
Nothing save the Righteousness of the
Lord Jesus Christ can avail. 1t is a
a tower of strength, and in this doth
my soul hide. To God the Father,
who loved me with an everlasting love;
TO God the Son. who redeemed me-
with his precious blood, to God the
Holy Ghost, my sanctiiier and in,
dweller, | commit my soul, my body,
my iamily-my all"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02
,AGoop IDEA.ABy the census of


tAGooD IDEA.-By the census of
1870 there were 62, 33s physicians and
surgeons in the United States. There
are now probably 100000, good, bad
and Indifferent. OF 100000 do not
sufficient die each year to furnish
dissecting material for all the medical
colleges in the country? Here is the
germ Of an idea that il carried out will
do away with grave-robbing. There
would also be poetic fitness in physi-
clans saying TO science, "Not only
yours till death"-but "yours after
death. II indianapolis News.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02
A S,.ls.lnrr AhnHec.

What n spur and impulse the sum-
mer shower isl How its coming
quickcns and hurries up the slow,
jogging country life! The traveller
along the dusty road srouses from hi.
reveric at the warning rumble behind
the hills; the children hasten from the
field or from thoschool; the farmer
steps lively and thinks fast. In the
bayfield,, at the irst signal-gun of the
elements, what commotion! How
the horse-rake rnttles, how the pitch
forks fly, how the white sleeves play
and twinkle in the sun or against the
dark background of the coming
storm One man does the work o.
two or three. 1t is a race with the
elements, and the hay-makers do moi
like to be beaten. The rain that i,
life to the grass when growing is poison
tc 1t after il becomes cured hay, aud
il must be got under shelter, or put
up into snug cocks, if possible, before
the storm overtakes it.--[John Bur
roughs; Scribner for July. ~ .
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02
Life Realised.

"Lia Is earnest, life Is real" and the hopes thai
cheer US, as we'll as the duties that We bnyely en-
counter stimulate us TO guard the treasure Will
unoeasing vigilance. Therefore vigorous healtl
should be preserved, aud, as diseases arising iron
torpid Liver prevail In our warn climate We rec
olnmend for their cure POrtalne, or Tahler's Nege
tgble Liver Powder, the host remedy In the world
for Dyspepsia, Cons tipation, Sour stomach, Heart
burn, aud Billiousness. Price 50 cents Package
For sale at BohOn a stagg's.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

Ten OF THE FAMILY IN OFFICE
The Sherman family, ten of whom
hold ofIice--three brothers, Secretary
John Sherman, General Sherman, and
Judge Sherman, and their seven sons
has been a very expensive one to
this country. 1t rules us practically,
today, and it has ruled the country
for some years. The people are be-
ginning to think that little less Sher-
man would be for the best, and they
may so express themselves in a very
decided way soon.-- Hartford Times.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

One Baltimore woman stabbed an
other with a pair of scissors l20 times
in fight few days ago, and it didn't
hurt her much either-but there was
big lot of cotton and saw.dust scat.
tered about the floor.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

The healthy growth of the baby is
dependent upon i.s freedom from the
pernicious effects of opium. Dr,Bull's
Baby Syrup is the best remedy known
for the diseases of early childhood.
Price 25 cents. +
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

Last year nearly 27, 100000 pound.
of tobacco and nearly two billions Of
cigars were smoked, snuiIed and chew.
ed in this eountry,an increase of about
5000, 900 pounds OF tobaeco, and so,
600, 600 cigars as compared with tho
year previous.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

How deep is Gods yearning over a
rebellious man! When the sinner nees
from Him, God pursues him; and not
ill he has long and deliberately re.
jected the divine enheaties, refusing
to listen to the voice of the heavenly
charmer charming never 50 wisely
not till then does God cease his pur,
suit. And when He does cease it, lie
turns away more in sorrow than in
wrath, saying, "Oh that my people
had hearkened unto mel"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

The London Daily Neos has just
introduced into its press-room the
eighth Walter press, used to print its
vast number ofcopies, and now throws
Off l0i, 200 perfect copies an hour.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

No man ever received a more ex'
pressive compliment than the follow
ing, paid to Governor Hampton by q
South Carolina darkey; "Fo' dc
Lawd! but ebery time dat man opens
his mouf ! feels dat am turnin' viii
ter an gittin' kinks out'n my ha'r!'
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

Somebody has discovered in the
prophecy of Isaiah an allusion to the
railroad eating-houses Of modern times
-"And he shall snatch on the right
hand and be hungry; and he shall eat
on the leil hand. and they shall not
be satisfied"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

He who houses his farm implements
in the corners of fences, whose fowls
roost in the trees during the winter,
whose manure-pile leatches into a
roadside ditch, and who wipes his nose
on his coat.sleeve, makes piteous com.
plants that "farming don't pay!"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

We hate TO have lawyer die. Not
that We think any moro Of lawyers
than We do Of any other class of peO-
pie, but we know there has got to be
a injecting Of the har" and resolu-
tions are going to he drawn up (they
ought 70 be drawn up, clear out of
sight, and left there) and speeches
made eulogizing the deceased, princi'
pally by rival attorneys who hated
him like sin when he was alive, and
who were never known to say any
thing good of him until he was laid
away under the sod, Then these res
olutions and speeches must be printed
in all the daily papers, and the com
munity discovers, when too late, what
a jewel they-have had among them.
-TCineinnati Saturday Night.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

Love is deaf as well as blind. lift
wasn't, how could the tendrils of wo-
mans affection wind themselves about
the man who talks through his noseS
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

1t is difficult to believe that the sun
is now three millions Of miles farther
from us than il was ON the lsl of Jan
uary. IL is, however, a solemn astro-
nomical fact.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-02

The landlord at Elmira is a very
ainiable person, and always on inti-
mate terms with his guests. Recent.
ly, stranger of distinction and a
Senator stayed at his house. The
guest Travelled on horseback with an
attendant. When he was about to
leave, the landlord, in his familiar
fashion, asked him which way he was
travelling. "Sir." said the Senator,
"have | paid my bill?" "Ycs," said
the hndlmd. rDol owc you any
thing more?" "No." "Well I'm
just going where please; do you un'
lerstand thatl' Yes said the
landlord, who, though somewhat
excited, bowed the Senator out of the
stableyarl, and the traveller moved
oil. Hardly, however, had the land
lord turned his back when the servant
returned to ask which fork OF the road
his master should take. "rell your
master, sir, that he doesn't owe me 9
cent, and he may Just take which road
he pleases." )"