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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-30
Ayers Cathartic Pills.

For AZ tho purposes Of q Family Physic;
ana g for curing CoStiyeness,, Jqundice,
Headache, Erysipelas, Eheumn-
tisln, Eruptions and Skin Diseases,
Worms, Neurnigfa; as a Din
ner Pill, for purifying tho Blood,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-30

THE LOCAE. COLUMN.
Is woll filled with town and county news
The aim of the Publishers is to issue a
FIRT-C CLASS FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
How to Select Meats.

An English journal gives the following
hints on this subject: Good and wholesome
meat should be neither of pale rosy or pink
color nor of deep purple. The first denotes
the diseased condition, the las. proves the
animal has died a natural death.
Good meat has more OF "a marble
look, in consequence of the branching of the
veins which surround the adipose cells The
fat, especially of the inner organs, is always
firm and suety, and never moist, while in
general the fat from diseased cattle is f1aaby
and watery, and more often resembles jelly
or boiled parchment. Wholesome meat will
always show itself firm and elastic to the
touch. and exhibit no dampness, while bad
meat appears soft and moist-in FACT, almost
wet, so that all the liquid substance runs out
of the blood when pressed hard. Good meat
has very little smell, while unsound meat
emits disagreeable, cadaverous smell. and
diffuses certain medicinal odor. This can
be distinctly proved by cutting the meat
through with knife and smelling the blade
or pouring warm water over it. Lastly, bad
meat has that popularity that it shrinks con-
siderably in the boiling; wholesome meat
rather swells, and does not loose even an
ounce in weight.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
The Largest Beard.

A New York World reporter went out a
few days ago in search of a mythical long
bearded man, believed to be shoemaker,
and residing somewhere in Ninth street. He
did mot find him, but instead met Mr.. Thos.
McBurney, keeper of porter house, who has
beard something over three feet long. He
boasts that it is the longest beard worn by
any man in the country who has kept it ex-
posed. He says a beard will grow much
longer if worn under the clothing. Mr.. Nc
Burney was full of information on the sub
ject of long bearded men, and gave it as his
opinion that MIR. Charles Blake, of Jersey
City, had the handsomest and longest beard in
the United States. It Is fifty.two inches in
length, falling below bis knees, is in color a
dull auburn, and when the sun shines upon
it, it shines like gold.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
a Close Shave.
New York Tribune.l

A young gentleman who was engaged to
two young ladies in WatertowD, N. Y, had
a very narrow escape. A near relative of
one of the prospective brides learned one
day of the existence of rival, and her
claims upon him. Soon afterward the faith
less beau with two strings called at the house
and was collared by the irrascible relative,
and ordered to marry the girl then and there
under penalty of being shot If he refused.
The handsome man was only too happy to do
the old gentleman favor. He said he would
just as soon marry the girl as not, but would
first like to get shaved so as to look respect
able on such an occasion. The old gentle
man went out to fetch minister, and the
bridegroom was allowed to 60 ont for a
shave. The minister and his guide returned
and waited for the young man. They waited
anxlously aud in vain, for he had hired a
buggy, driven to the station, and taken the
first train to New York. g It-ssas=a close
shave En-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
Thirty.tWo Officers Of the Regular Army
Placed ON the Retired List.
[FrOm the Chicago Times, July 4th.]

lfrOm tne Cu1CagO 1lmee, July 4tA.J
An order was received at military head
quarters yesterday, signed by Gen. Sherman
and Adjt. Gen. Townsend, retiring from &C
tive service 80 officers of the regular army.
These have been found incapacitated for
active service on account of disability. Sew
eral of those composing the list were wound
ed great many years ago and have suffered
much while engaged in active service. The
officer who has won most distinction is Col
Pitcher, who made for himself good record
during the war of the rebellion. Lieutenant
Braden was wounded in the fight with the
Sioux Indians at the time of the Custer mas
sacre, and has been incapacitated for duty
most of the time since. He belongs to the
famous 7th cavalry, and has several tir1es
distinguished himself by the exhibition of
good fighting qualities. The others are
scarcely less worthy OF commendation and
credit for bravery and faithful service. The
lows:
Col. Thomas G. Pitcher, 1st infantry; As
sistant Surgeon Frank Reynolds; Capt. Jos.
Ksrwin, 9Th cavalry; Capt. John Lafferty, 9th
cavalry; Capt. Lynde Catlin, 11th infantry !;
Capt. John H. Donovan, 17lh infantry; Capt
Chas. E. Clarke, 18th infantry; Capt. Johni
L. johnson, 21st infantry; Capt. Samuel =.
Armstrong, Oath infantry; First Lieut.. John
M. Walton, 4th cavalry; First Lieut.. Wm
I. Craycrott, 7th cavalry; First Lieut.. Chas
Braden, 7th cavalry; First Lieut.. Frank P.
Gross, 9th cavalry; First Lieut. George W.
Budd, 9th cavalry; First Lieut.. Henry +.
Jones, lst infantry; First Lieut.. Geo. Duff,
1st infantry; First Lieut.. Gilbert s. Jennings,
1st infantry First Lieut.. David J. Ezekiel,
4th infantry First Lieut.. VIM. H. Miller, 9Th
infantry; First Lieut.. Freeman E: Olmstead,
10th infantry; First Lieut.. BENZ. D. Bos-
well, 18th infantry; First Lieut.. Louis A.
Nesmith, 18th infantry; First Lieut.. Robert
G. Rutherford, 10Th infantry; First Lieut..
Henry Marcottee, 18th infantry; First Lieut..
Warren r. Dunton. 10Th infantry; First
Lieut.. Jonathan A. Yeckley, Goth infantry :;
First Lieut.. Nicholas D. Badger, 22d infan-
try; First Lieut.. George E. Albert, oath in
fantry; First Lieut.. Edward Allsworth, 25th
infantry Second Lieut.: Alfred H. Rogers,
Sth cavalry; Second Lieut.. VIM. N. Will
liams, Sd infantry; Second Lieut.. Edward A.
Benjamin, Sd infantry.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
Surgical Operation ON Justice 8.
Miller.

Washington Telegram, Jure 2sd
For some time Associate Justice samuel F..
Miller has been suffering from that painful.
and sometimes fatal, disease, '.stone in the
bladder" The disease had made such prog
ress that Saturday the judge was constrained
to undergo that dangerously surgical opera
ton called lithotomy. Several prominent
surgeons were present and, by special re-
other personal friends. Chloroform was ad-
ministered to the distinguished patient and
the operation successfully carried through.
A stone was removed almost - large - .
hens egg. In the main he stood the oper-
alton well, bot at one time it Was thought
that the chloroform would prove fatal, but
the proper restoratives and exertions revived
the sinking patient To-day he has rested
wsll and Bic friends and physician, h.ys
membered that Chief Justice 1af1hAll once
Was aAaicted similarly, and had several stones
removed By tho same pcoceea
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
The Poets Friend.

We never heard of an editor kicking q
poet down padded stairway, and, further
more we never saw padded stairway. No
matter how bad poem may be, the editor
always says it is very good, and regrets that
he cannot use it on account of something,
which he sets forth in very polite and
plausible manner. The editor is the friend
of the poet, for he publishes only what re.
fleets credit on him, and declines what would
disgrace him. He doesn't keep clubs In the
office; neither does he maintain and support
bloodhound as assistant literary editor. He
may do. and undoubtedly does. MANY things
worse, but he does not do the things eDumer-
ated above, and the poet who doubts it may
satisfy himself BY coming in person to this
Office with poem of hundred verses on
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25

MACK q. B. McCullagD was q witness In
behalf of President johnson at the impeach-
ment trial and Butler hated him fiercely. he
announced the fact. one night that when
Mack came on the stand next day, he would
skin him alive. Of course, this important
piece of news reached Mack almost imme-
diately, and he remarked in that queer Irish
way Of his, that Butler would find out next
day how hard it was to skin q regular son of
the ould sod. He Immediately procured q
red bandana handkerchief and 8 silver spoon
With a hole drilled through the handle,
through which he drew the corner of his
handkerchief and knotted it. As soon as
Butler began the cross-examination, Mack
drew forth his handkerchief and began blow
ing his nose and dangling the spoon. The
high Court of Impeachment and the galleries
our:t inte roar of laughter and Mack
Rocketed the spoon. Another question BY
Suter, and out came the spoon dangling on
me handkerchief, once more npsetting the
%gnity OF the Court. In . towering rage,
nuiler ordered the witness from the stand
ana stopped the cross examination.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25

[Paris Correspondence New York Graphic]
Wished to take bath. Found bath house
afoat on the Seine. All the big bath houses
here are afoat Warm baths, 10 cents. Pay
as you 60 in, Was asked by attendant if l
wished ''bain simple" pronounced ''bang
simplex Told him I'd take ''bapg simple. I"
Waiter let on water and left. No soap, no
towels. Door locked outside with u spring.
This was too simple. Found that the 10 cents
included nothing but water. Gould wash
with the water, of course couldn't wipe with
it.. Rang the bell. Water came. Ordered
soap and towels. Waiter grinned and left.
Came back, grinned, and brought me two
programmes, one of soap and the other OF
towels. -Four kinds of soap and five kinds OF
towels. Thus-peignosr, se'retete, drap, tond
du balm, 0rei1er. Studied catalogue and
finally ordered first on the list-the peignoir.
Waiter brought pesgn0ir. Turned out to be
no towel at all, but hot night gown open in
front. Felt as if it was just from the oven.
Extra charge for peignOir, six cents. Laid
by peign0ir and concluded to try again. Rang
for another towel. Chose this time fond Gu
balm. Waiter rushed in with a sheet and
doused it in the bottom of the bath tub, rushed
out shut the door, and locked me in again.
Found myself no better off than before.
COulu0 wipe mysen uIy Will d wel on0os:
Rang again. Waiter as before. Ordered
another towel. This time an 0retzer. Waiter
rushed out and rushed in with bit of linen
about large enough for a pen-wiper. Did
not, however, souse it in the bath tub. It
was like q towel in miniature. Thought
must be approaching the end. Patience and
perseverance would bring towel at last.
Rang again. Ordered this time from pro-
gramme drap. Drop turned out to be q
towel Why not call it towel? Charge,
extra two cents. For serretete, two cents.
For fond du 6ain, six cents. Concluded now
to bathe. Hauled the fond du balm out from
the bottom of the bath tub and chucked it on
the floor. Washed. got out and concluded to
get my six cents worth out of the peign0sr.
Did SO. Put it on and sat in it. Very COM
Portable. All hot-baked night gowns open in
front are after bathing. French bang COM
plicated affair.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
Blaine and Hayes.
[Keokuk Qowa) Gate City.]

GKeokuk Qowa) Gate City.]
We said, in substance not long ago, to a
distinguished gentleman who is probably
Mr.. Blaine's most intimate personal and po.
litical friend: Had Blaine been President,
would he not have done about what Hayes
has?" And, SO nearly as we can recall it,
the answer substantially was: LAS to with
drawing the troops and generous policy to
the South, yes; and he would have kept the
Republican party with him." Mr.. Hayes
could have done this had he had the right
executive qualities. But the fact is, he is not
fit for President, never was aud never will
be. He commenced an administrative pro-
gramme which required a great man and a
great executive to carry out, and he is neither
the one nor the other
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25

AN English officer; who served with Sikh
regiment during the East Indian mutiny,
writes to the London Daily Neaos: ''During
the campaign of .1845-48 in India, and again
in 1847-48, and during the mutiny, no prison
ers were made. Twas much disguised on
one occasion, in 1857, to find that while
marching up by.street in Delhi, two days
after the assault, some Sikhs of my regiment
had broken open door, and, before l could
interfere, mercilessly slaughtered; in cold
blood, two old men and three women and 9
child. was attracted by their screams and
rushed in too late to save life. These were
newly-raised levies, it IL true, but imagine
that no Sikhs or Goorkas can be trusted on
these occasions and the same may be said
Of all native troops. They make no prisoner
at least never saw one during four cam
peigns in India"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
RecreatiOnS of the AnclentS.
[From the Burlington Hawkeye.]

lErOm the burlington daWKeyej
Paulus Emilius came into the Roman
camp one day, just before the battle of cann@,
with last summers hat on his head. II
was crushed and dented; it had been slept in
many times too often; once it had been hit
with half watermelon; the boys ,on one
occasion, had filled it half full of bricks and
set it out on the sidewalk for Roman citizens
to kick (April 1st, B. G, 218), and altogether
it was not just the kind of a hat Roman
Consul might be expected to wear in camp.
To him his colleague, Varro, said:
'sEmilius, why is that hat of yours like
your wife's new bonnet?''
"Emilius, who was probably thinking of
the dreadful thrashing Hannibal was going
Ogive him, sighed, and said be didn't know,
unless it was mashed on her husband.
But Varr0 wouldn't listen to that, and
Emilius tried again:
Because there is good deal of illusion
about it," he said.
Terentius told him he couldn't stay in un-
less he could put up something better than
that.
Enilius suggested that the bonnet you had
to tie on the hair while the hat would hie on
the tear itself.
But his colleague said this was no sample
room, and he hoped he would remember he
was Consul at Rome.
And then Emilius said if it wasn't because
they were both sworn out" he wouldn't
guess any more.
1T is because" replied Terentius Varro,
with great severity, sit is an used tile"
"Hey ?" inquired his colleague, in great
amazement.
"lt is an used tile-a new style, Varro re.
Piled
-EmiEus respondit non didn't say any
thing), sed naarinaus cumulus Gccesse,st
(but thought within himself,) gum Guten'
praestiterim tamdie Chat he didn't see why
he should calD. Gus min .fust recusanduaa
(his hat tile), nisS (unless) per hosce amos
!of late years. ita Sc am pro eioe chad brick
in II
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25

To REMOVE mote from the eye, take .
horsehair and double It, leaving loop. f
the mote can be seen, lay the loop over i,
close the eye, and the mote will come ont -
the hair 10 Withdrawn. II It cannot Be seen,
raise the la Of the eye - far . possible, and
lie 90 and ron the han few timea, then
draw ont the hair. The substance which
caused % much pain win b gure to como
with Il.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
THE TWO ROSES.

Two roses once in my garden grew;
The one was brilliant and rich OF hue;
Proud of her beauty and perfume rare,
She spread her sweets to each passing air,
The other, timid and chaste of mind.
Shrank from the skss of the tickle wind;
Proud in the pride of her virtue meek,
She veed the blush on her modest cheek.
Dazed with the glare of her gaudy bloom,
Drunk with the breath of her rich perfume
tended the one with ceaseless care;
/ marked the growth of each beauty rare
And dreamed that all on some future day
Would own the power of her peerless sway.
At length my flower, that loved the best,
! sought to take and wear on my breast,
That won from her parent stem to part,
She might rest awhile on my loving heart.
But flown was lure of her wltching spell,
As futtering TO earth her petals fell;
Her heart was rotten and dead at the core
And knew that my foolish dream was oer.
saw how poor the full-blown blaze
That had charmed my senses and won my praise;
And thought at last of the timid flower
Which had pined unheeded for cooling shower,
But drought unslaked had her lfe-spring dried,
So, fading and faded she dropped and died.
saw, too, now, with awakening eyes,
How near had been to my longed-for prize;
One-half of the care had spent in vain
Care that had brought me but grief and pain
If spent on the rose that had pined away,
Would have reared flower 10 chastely gay,
That the JOY of it's countless charms untold
Ny care had repaired thousandfold.
M! how oft in the toll and strife,
Tie chances and changes which we call lie,
By slight and neglect in time of need,
We kill the flower we rear the weed;
Then we see it, and know too late,
We blame not ourselves but curse our fate,
For no solace have we on which to lean,
When we know what we longed for might have been
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-01

THE Democratic conference at Bur
lington, last week, declared that the
election for Congressman, to be legal,
must be in November, and that the
Governors proclamation is not requi-
site to authorize such election to be
held by the people. But so far as APP
pears on the surface, they have done
nothing as yet to make this declaration
practical except in the Ninth District,
where the Democratic and Greenback
committees have placed in the field as a
candidate for Congress, John L. Wilson,
of Kossuth county. The Democratic
press of the State is almost unanimous
in condemnation Of the attempt to hold
an election in November, some OF the
most influential Of the papers denounc-
ing it as nothing less than dishonorable.
A letter from Secretary McCrary has
been published, in which he takes the
ground that, according to law and prece-
dent, the Democratic House cannot re-
fuse to admit the delegation elected in
October. He cites the case of the
Tennessee members elected to the 42d
Congress, under similar circumstances
In that case the Committee on Elections,
of the Republican House, decided that
the State authorities of Tennessee hay
ing given construction Of the law I'M
der which the delegation from that State
was elected, Congress should feel bound
to follow that construction. The House
acouiesced in this view of the commit
tee and admitted the Democratic dele
CATION from Tennessee.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-01

The night clerk of the Aborn House
came quite near illustrating the truth
of the ancient statement that people
sometimes entertain angels unawares.
When Senator Kellogg and wife arrived
on the early train yesterday morning he
assigned them rather inferior quarters,
not realizing the persons he was enter
tanning. The Senator, with degree of
modesty quite commendable, placed his
name upon the hotel register. unadorn-
ed with any Of the titles which many
men delight in pinning to their names
1t was simply "W. P. Kellogg and wife,
New Orleans" The night clerk sent
the name over to the Register Office to
be added to the list of arrivals, and ask
ed who the gentleman probably was.
He was informed that it was probably
Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana. Then
there acas some surprise exhibited for a
certainty, and the Senator and wife
were given the best room in the hotel
that was available. State Register.
After reading the above the reader
will find it rather nice point to de-
tcrmine which is the greater snob, the
local of the Register or the hotel clerk.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-01
That Mule Dispatch.

New YORK, Oct. 27.-The Erening
Post prints the following: A gentle
man well known in national politics
told the following to reporter of the
Erening Post, this afternoon: You re-
member that dispatch about the mules,
don't you,-'Send sever more mules, :
signed by Abram S. Hewett? When
it was first printed, Mr.. Hewitt denied
that he had ever sent it. A short time
afterward | met Mr. William Orion, and
we began talking about the dispatch.
Would you like to see the originate
asked Mr.. Orion. Certainly | replied.
Thereupon Mr.. Orion put his hand into
his pocket, pulling out handful of tel
egrams, and showed me the one on the
mules 1t was in the hand writing of
Colonel Pelton. Pelton had written it.,
signed Mr.. Hewett's name to it, and
sent it on its benign Grand
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-01
State News.

The bonded debt of Cedar Rapids is
now $4,000. At an election held last
Monday her citizens voted not to in
crease it, by large majority.
w. w. Moore, the oldest merchant
in Des Moines, has failed, with liabili-
ties, mostly to New York and Chicago
merchants, amounting to $4,000.
The Hampton Chronicle says that
girl of 16, the daughter of VIM Gan
field, of Hamilton township, Franklin
county, died of trichina last week. Two
other children in the same family are
similarly affected.
A saloon keeper named Neudig, at
Waterville, on the Narrow Gauge R. R.
in Alamakee county, was shot and kill
ed last week by a drunken rough named
Savage, to whom he had refused liquor.
The murderer gave himself up.
In drunken fray at Cedar Rapids
on Tuesday evening, Robert Kane stab
bed John Murray, cutting him in the
abdomen, side, neck and arm. The vic
tim dragged himself to the steps of a
saloon, holding his protruding entrails
in his hands. Kane escaped This is
the second cutting ARRAY in that city
within week
The extensive stables of G.. w.
Furguson, near Marshalltown, we're
burned on the night of the 10Th, con-
Stunning twenty head of horses
among them, Trymeon valued at over
$4,000, and Clydcsdale, valued at over
ST, 800. Those destroyed were all young
horses. Manchester, valued at $4,000,
and Membrino Forest, were saved In
surance on barn, $1,000, and none on
stock.
Some unregenerate scalawag stole a
whole washing from the family clothes
line of the Elkader Register, last week.
The man who would deliberately filch
the scanty linen Of an editor, should be
should be-we cannot do justice to
the subject. Meanwhile, we sympathise
with Bro. Otis, especially in view of the
near approach of hard winter. We
notice that Shannon, of the Journal. is
sorry" for Bro. Otis, but doe. not offer
to lend him shirt.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-01
Notice to Contractors :. Cutting Stone.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF CONFECTIONERY
FOR BUILDING THE Iowa HOSPITAL
FOR THE INSANE, AT INDEPENDENCE.
INDEPENDENCE, Oct Is. 1873.
GEAEED proposals will be received by the
y undersigned, at the Office of the Treasurer
of State, at Des Moines Iowa, until IL O'Clock
noon, Saturday, November 9th, 1878. for cut.
ting the limestone required in the erection Of
the Sd and 4th sections, above the basement,
of the south wing of the Iowa Hospital for the
Insane at independence. according to the
drawings and specifications. Drawings and
specifications can be seen at the Office Of Geo
Josselyn. superintendent of Construction, at
Independence, or at the Office of the Treasurer
OF State. Des Moines Bids for labor alone are
required, the material being furnished by the
State.
Each proposal to state the gross amount for
the work complete, and to be accompanied by
bond for One-ffth the amount Of the bid,
with good sureties, as assurance that con-
tract will be entered into If the bid is accepted
The proposals to be Endorsed bids for Stone
Cutting. and directed to the Secretary of tho
Board of Commissioners for Building the Hos
pital for Insane, Office of Treasurer of State,
Des Moines, Iowa.
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids
JOHN H GEAR,
MATURlN L. FISHER,
ERASTUS G. MORGAN, ION rs.
l3W4I GEO. W. BEMIS