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The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
Some Common Medical Terms.

Medicine, like every science, has Its
peculiar terms which seem barbarous
to the public. They secure brevity and
exactness. Some of them, however,
have become more or less familiar to the
people at large, and it may be we'll from
time to time to explain few of them.
An epidemic is disease due to some
widespread cause, and prevailing
through large extent of territory.
Thus the inhuenza-a kind of fever OF
short run-has repeatedly swept through
whole nations, sometimes from one end
of the earth to the other, always from
east to west.
An endemic disease is due to local
causes, and is generally restricted to the
localities in which they originate. Fever
and ague is an endemic disease. Some
times an 'endemic disease becomes cpl
demic. Cholera, endemic in India, oc-
casionally sweeps through the world;
and yellow fever, endemic in the west
Indies, is conveyed to our Southern
States, where it becomes desolatlng
epidemic. Sometimes an imported cpl
demic may leave behind it germs from
which the disease may in time under
favoring circumstances burst out anew.
A disease is said to be sporadic when
cases of it occur here and there without
any connection between them.
An epizootic-pronouncede epi-zo-ot-ic,
not epi-zoot-ic-is an epidemic among
domestic animals. The one which spread
among our horses few years ago, max
ing our cities through the week stiller
than an ordinary Sabbath, was of the
nature of an influenza, though it largely
affected the spinal cord.-Youth'S Conf
,,oa,sn11
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
How the Hair Is Dressed.

Hair dressing shows decided variety
and change. Three styles of hair dress
ing are noticeable. Slender oval faces
adopt the following: The back hair is
tied high; two thick braids (each plaits
of three) fall in two loops; the front
hair is waved fringe, and cluster of
three puffs is pinned about the looped
plaits. The high coiffure is adopted by
the possessors of full, round faces; the
back hair is combed up from the nape of
tile neck, and that on the temples
combed back to meet it, the whole being
massed in two or three long puffs; the
front hair is parted in the center, and falls
in half rings at the sides. The third
fashion is the simple classic head-dress,
with the Greek coil low at the back; the
front hair is simply parted and waved,
and the back hair firmly plated in a
tress of three. Very little hair is re-
quired, but the head should be finely
shaped, Us the outline is clearly dis
played. Dark tortoise shell pins are
worn in fair hair, while silver ornaments
are preferred by brunettes. Natural
flowers are more worn than artificial
ones, and some young girls adopt a
flower and introduce it into every toilet
where a flower is admissible.-S
field Union.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
Sheet in India.

A gentleman was once travelling
the Soonderbuus in Il native
boat, that is to say, Il boat surmounted
by Il mat-constructed cabin. 1t was
December, and as the cold north wind
came oozing in through the mating
he drew his blanket over him on getting
into bed. He awoke earlier than usual
the next morning, feeling very cold, and
wondering at the large amount of morn
ing light that pervaded his cabin. 10
his dismay he found not only that he
was blanketless, and that q hole two fee
square had been cut in the mating, but
that the sheet on which he had lain was
no longer on the bed. The inference
was clear that he had had nocturnal
visitor He had heard stories of sheet
lifting before; but not till now, that he
had himself been successfully practieed
upon, did he believe that the feat could
be accomplished. The scoundrel who
covets the sheet under you approaches
your bedside armed with feather, with
which he gently tickles your ear. Ac-
customed rs you are to the buzz OF mos
quitoes-which, by the way, have a no.
table penchant for singing in ones ears
you only fidget in your sleep, and,
turning on your side, press the ear that
has been operated on on the pillow. I'M
mediately the one-half of the sheet thus
released is rolled up lengthwise close
under your back. The feather is then
again cautiously applied to the exposed
ear; you turn once more, and the other
half of the sheet is released. One more
tickle adroitly administered disengages
the sheet altogether, and the rascal no
doubt inwardly chuckles as he leaves
you to your slumber.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
HOW 1T ENDED.

"Only three short years since we fin
ished this parlor together" said Mrs.
Paradox, land now"
eyes, now!" echoed Mr.. Paradox,
resolutely thrusting his hands deep
down in his trowers pockets. "Things
are altered now, Abby Janem
"Only three years." said Mrs. Para
dox, sorrowfully y~'
"Three years of cat-and-dog quarrel
ing" commented the husband, grimly.
You said the pink damask window
curtains were just the color of my
cheek" |" faltered Mrs. Paradox.
"And even then, if you will be good
enough to recall the fact to your mem
ory, Mrs. P.,' remarked her husband,
1--WE could not agree rs to the pattern of
the parlor carpet, nor whether the walls
should be kalsomined or papered!"
1--WE never have agreed" assented
Mrs. Paradox, with pursed-up lips.
And never shall" said Mrs. Para
dox.
Perhaps it's better, on the whole,
that we are to separate" said the lady.
"Oh, altogether" acquiesced the gen
tltman, rattling the pennies Indifferent
ll his pocket. .....
1--WE never were suited to one an
other" sighed Mrs. Paradox.
"Could1't have been worse matched
if we had tried for it," remarked her hus-
band.
It's pity we hadn't found it out be-
fore we were married." said Mrs. Para
dox.
Better late than never" said Mr..
Paradox.
You said you loved me-" said Mrs.
Paradox.
"Well, I thought l didw
81 might have known that men
were deceivers ever,'" quoted the wife.
"Oh, come now, Abby Jane, that isn't
fair" said Mr.. Paradox. "Your first
quarrel was when you turned Rover out
of the parlor-the old Newfoundland
that had saved my life.
No, it wasn't" said Abby Jane, with
spirit; cit was when you called my
Aunt Anastasia an old bore, and said
you would not take her to the Wednes-
day evening prayer meeting. My Aunt
Anastasia, with property in government
bonds and temper like an angel'sw
"That's all very WELL" said Mr.. Para
dox; but you seem to have forgotten
that you treated my friend Dickens as if
he had been house-breaker when l
brought him unexpectedly to dinner" i"
You refused to take me to Saratoga,
when DR.. Dodkins said that the waters
were essential to my healthm flashed
out the lady.
You wouldn't consent to have my
mother come and live with u.s." retorted
Mr.. Paradox, twisting his mustache.
"Ifyour mothers temper was half as
bad as yours" began Mrs. Paradox
flushing up to the very roots of her hair
There you go again ~ said Mr.. Para.
dox, beginning to pace savagely up and
down the room. "Who on earth could
be expected to put up with this sort o
thingP"
you'll not have to put up with i
much longer, ".said Mrs. Paradox, draw
ng herself up.
THANK goodness, moi" said Mr.. Par
adox.
"The lawyers will arrange all that,
enunciated the lady.
"The sooner the BETTER" said he
husband.
"Of course it will make dreadful
scandal; me going home to mamma, an
all!n faltered Mrs. Paradox.
"Not at ALL" said Mr.. Paradox
separations are common things nova
days"
"And l dare say" cried out the wife
"that as soon as you get to Nova Scous
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
TIMELY TOPICS.

Mr.. Pcnders, the direCior Of one Of the
largest submarine cable eompanies. has
communicated to the members ofthe Tn.
ternational Telegraphic Conference. held
at London, the information that ihe
length of the terrestrial telegraph lines of
the world is about one million two hun
dred and fifty thousand miles, that the
total cost of them was over 5000, 900, 900,
and that the length of all the submarine
cables is sixty-six thousand miles, repre-
senting a capital of sl25.OOO, COO. -
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
Consolation.

There is nothing more consoling and inspiring
than a receipted subscription bill IL will civ,
almost any man sweet rest at night, an,
buoyant spirits by day. The inspiration of ,
conscience void of offence toward the prihte
is so intense that sensitive persons becom,
poets under its influence, ms witness the fol
lowing, which accompanies subscription fee
On the summers gentle breezes
There comes plaintive sound;
1t has reached domestic circles,
In the country all around.
1t is not the sound OF battle.
Or the loud artillery's roar,
Which moves the slumbering echoes
On old Susquehanna's shore.
'Tis an editors piteous prayer
Comes echoing DER the hill;
So each one to the rescue,
And pay your printers bill,
Is not his call deserving,
And should he not in turn
Receive from you the money
His tireless shears do earn3
His ink, it must be paid for,
Or his columns he can't I'LL
With spicy, newsy items;
So pay your printers bill.
His workmen need their earnings,
They've hungry mouths to fll
And he cannot give as wages
Your unpaid printers bill.
lie is not like the merchant;
One dollars all he wants,
10 settle matters all light up,
With sisters, cousins, aunts.
He is not like the lawyer,
Who scarce his fee doth earn;
And before the trials over
His legal back will turn.
But send your dollar to him,
1t will his bosom thrill;
And you will be the happier
II you pay your printers bill.
And with these simple verses
We send our best good will,
And enclosed please find $l.00,
TO pay our printers bill.
Happy Subscriber, in Oneonta ~. " Pres,
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10

A part of the consumptive hospital,
at Brompton, London, is called the Night
ingale Wing, having been built from
the proceeds OF concert by Jenny Lind.
A new wing has just been added on the
site of Tom Moore's old home.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
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Or
Human Misery.

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The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10

ga distinguished physician who has
spent much time at Quarantine, re-
marks the Memphis appeal, "said that
a person whose head was thoroughly
washed every day rarely took contagious
diseases. but where the hair was allowed
to become dirty and matted it was hardly
possible to escape infection. Many per-
sons find speedy relief for nervous head
ache by washing the hair thoroughly
in weak soda water. Thave known Sc
we're cases almost wholly cured in ten
minutes by this simple remedy. A friend
finds the greatest relief in cases of rare
cold,' the cold symptoms entirely leav-
ing the eye and nose after one thorough
washing of the hair. The head should
be thoroughly dried afterward, and
avoid drafts of air for q little while
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
a. A. NILES,

ATIDRNEY AT LAW AND SOLICTTUNIN
CIIANCERY,
MoRRIsvILLE, VT.
0face in Hendee & Fisk's Block.
Fire and Lie Insurance solicited. Insurance
placed in good and reliable companies.
AL business entrusted to me will be prompt.
" 4sd faithfully attended to.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10

TIis SAW MACHINE IS a wonderful in
E&f1fion. The weight of tho man who is
snY<ing does half of the work. II saws logs
of my size, and will saw off 2 foot log in
Minutes. Circulars free. Address, Wns
&xxEs, COG w. 9Th ST., Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10

According to a summary issued by a
Marseilles firm the aspect of foreign
crops is represented as follows: France
The crop will be worse than last year.
Win have at least the same want rs in
1873. Algiers-Will be obliged to inn
port. Italy-Bad harvest. Spain-Con-
siderable deficit. Switzerland, Belgium,
Germany-Very indifferent crop. Rus
sia and 1urkey-The crops began to look
satisfactory; now they are below the
average. These countries will, at the
utmost, be able to send half the wheat
they did last year. Hungary-Will just
be able to suffice for her own wants.
England will import eig III Or ten miiiion
hectolitres more than last year.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10

A French astronomer has found out
what is the trouble with the weather
in Europe, which has been unusually
wet and cold for months. II is because
there haven't been any s'lE 9 pots to speak
OF. Sun-spots are now generally agreed
by astronomers ito be boiling eruptions
of white-hot hydrogen, large enough
sometimes for the earth to be tossed
bodily into one of them, and when they
are in operation the heat given out by
the luminary is greatly increased. These
spots have certain periodicity, and the
French astronomer already predicts a
very hot summer in 1881, so that every
body will have plenty of time to get
ready.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
Price, % Cents a Box.

Purify the Blood and renovate the system.
An easy method OF taking Castor Oil. -Four
Pills are equal to an ordinary dose of Oil. Sold
y all druggists.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10

The number of imprudent persons who
have been killed since the Franco Prus-
sian war in trying to empty the German
shells that have been found unexploded
in the fields round Paris is extraordi-
nary. At st. Dennis, not long ago,
charcoal dealer, an old man of sixty
eight, who had earned sohe celebrity in
the neighborhood by his collection of
German shells, was trying to empty
another when it exploded and blew him
and his shop to pieces. The remnants
of his body were found scattered in all
directions. A similar accident is also
reported from the arsenal of Belfort,
where one artilleryman was killed and
five wounded.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08
Worth Twice the Su IN.

We are Just in receipt of The
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08
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IN THE SOUTH.

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08

MIR Cahill, Mexican Consul in
st. LOUIS, has received Telegram
from the city of Mexico, Stating
that the Minister of Public Works,
Gen. Vicente Rivas Palasio, has
gwen orders for the erection of the
building Tor the international Elk
position which is to take place
there in 1880 Work is progress
ing there rapidly.
Ali the material for the constrnc-
ton of the building will be pur-
chased in the United states.
While this exposition will be III
ternational in character, exhibits
from this country are specially i'll
vised. and It il expected citizens
Of the United States will make
numerous and fine displays of their
various goods, wares, etc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08

According to what we are al
present able to get concerning the
history of the members who aided
IN the formation of the Constitu-
ton OF Louisiana in 1852, the fol
lowing names are yet residents OF
orr State:
L S. Arment, Chas. Blenvenu,
T Wharton Collens, Henry c. Cas-
tellanos, Duncan, f. Kenner, F.
II Hatch, r A. Hargis, Wade H.
Hough, Randall Hunt, Andrew S.
Hero. Z. o. Heb-rt, Chas. j
Leeds. VIM. S. Parham, L. Vincent
Reeves, II. W. Richardson, John
NJ. Sandidge, T. F. Scarborough,
b. b Slmms, X. B. Todd.-Sparta
lines.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08
Confederate Money.
[Ciucinnati ENQUIRER ]


Washington, Feb. 70 10 NOR
row Mr.. Jorgeuseu will Introduce
u preamble and resolution in re-
gard to money held by parties IN
England belonging to the Confed-
crate Government. They look to
the appointment by the President
of commission who shall apply to
the Bank of England aud certain
merchants and others known to
hold these funds, that they may
be turned over IT, the late Confed-
crate States to be- divided among
the INDECENT manned soldiers. or
course. the United Siatees cannon
make a legal demand for the
money, because If it takes the as
sets it would have to pay the
claims against the Confederacy,
and that it hardly proposes to do.
Mr.. Jorgensen says an invesiiga-
ton at the Treasury Department
convinces him that one mercan-
,ile firm alone holds $500, 0Oo, 600
of this money.
The New Orleans Democrat says
the best evidence seems to be that
this money is entirely iusSinativc
s,-i Grsss at. .ATI-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08

Speaking Of explanations, broth
er Connelley, how do You explain
the following:
BY means of systematic hypothe-
cation of editorial ma ter from the
columns of the New York Sun,
ID ,naldsonvllle Chief and other
live and leading newspapers, the
editor of the Alexandria organ of
the taiIors Of Tooley street, We
The People, is enabled To present.
to bis limited circle of readers
some of the ablest and most inter
-sting Original articles tnat APP
pear IN the country press. If we
might be permitted to make II sug-
gestion to our talented ani high
minded contemporary. however, It
wonld be, that the force and sym
metry of his best efforts in the
scissoring line are invariably MARI
ed when he ESSAYS to interpolate
ideas of his own, clothed in the
crude and fearful verbiage for
which he is Justly noted. In al
dItiOn Go the fact tina, these SUI
perduous additions detract from
the general interest If the articles,
the Alexandra plagiarist should
bear in mind that the obl"quy of
theft. literary or otherwise, is
heightened rather than cOnooned
by an attempt to disguise the iden-
ilty of the stolen property.-Don-
aldsOnville Chief
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08


Representative Woud, of New
York, under date of February II,
requested Secretary 5 erman ia
inform him AS to the cash balance
remaining in the Treasury on the
18th inst,, aud how much of said
amount Is held for resumption
purposes and how much for other
purposes; also tn state how muci,
N com, United States notes ami
other available cash resources.
In reply the Secretary says:
have n inform You that from
the latest returns received there
was III the general assets Of the
Treasury upon the date mentioned:
Gold coin and bullion $l31,377,2T1,
silver coin and bullion 81, $50, 543,-
x49, III all $l6S,942, 100 40. After
d-dnrting the amount of current
liabilities from the amount of IN.
tire assets the The bal.nce avails-
BILE for resumption ut the same
date was $136. 467. 764. 81, but no
separate designation Of particular
moneys for this purpose has been
kept nor has it yet been deter
mined whether the resumption
fund can be considered as moneys
IN the Treasury not otherwise APP
propriated,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08
AN INFAMOUS LIE.

II ia been circulated among the
negroes that the object of a new
constitution is to deprive them of
their citizenship. This lie is be-
ing told them to influence the ne
groes to oppose the Democratic
nominee for delegate to the con-
stitutional convention, MIR. X. b
Williams. Those who inter the
words know them to be false III
every particular, 50 far as it re-
lates to Democracy.
That there is project on fool
to disfranchise the negro is true.
but these scoundrels fail to tell
the negroes that the project orig
mated in Republican ranks, and
has been bitterly opposed by the
Democrats from the start, and will
always be opposed by them. We
will tell our negro friends the
reason, which this: Your votes
used to give the Republicans
strength in Congress. Now yonr
votes give the Democrats strength
You think it strange that thu
should be the case. dOu't you.
when you always vote Republican !?
Well, the reason is that tne Dem
ocrats outnumber you and elect
their men. Our representation is
based upon all the votes cast, with
out regard to politics, and the
more votes cast the bigger onr
representation in Congress will be-
If your votes were taken away
from you We would lose several
representatives i'll Congress. 1t
is to our interest to have your
votes, no you don't suppose We are
such fools as to keep you from
voting. Not mech! But the Re-
puthcans do. You just tell these
fellows that come to Jon lying
about the Democrats wanting 20
keep You from voting That your vote
is thing the State has nothing t."
do with, aud that you know that
a law made by honest Democrats
such as X. B. Williams IL ~ .ood
a law as you want, for you know he.
cannot, aud would not If he could,
make law to take away your
votes.