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The Newtown bee., 1879-11-12
A Ute Medicine Song.

Miss Josephine Meeker. who was
carried off by the Utes Indians after
they had murdered her father, Agent
Meeker, at the White River Agency in
Colorado, gives this incident of her cap
tivity: No whites are admitted to the
tents while the Utes cling their medicine
songs over the sick, but L, being con-
sidered one of Pursune's family, was
allowed to remain. When their child
was sick his family asked me to sing
with them, which / did. The medicine
man kneels close to the sufferers, with
his back to the spectators, while he
sings in a series of high-keyed grunts
gradually reaching over and solemn
tone. The family join, and at inter-
walls he nowls SO loudly that one can
hear him mile; then his voice dies
away and only q gurgling sound is
heard, as if his throat were full Of water.
The child lay nearly stripped. The
doctor presses his lips against the breast
of the sufferer aud repeats the gurgling
sound. He sings few minutes more,
and then all turn around and smoke and
laugh and talk. Sometimes the cere-
money is repeated all night. | assisted
at two of these medicine festivals. Mrs.
Prices boy became expert at singing
Ute songs, and they sang to each other
on the journey home. The sick bed
ceremonies were very strange and
weird, and more interesting than any,
thing saw in all my captivity of twenty
three days.
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The Hudson River Tunnel.

The Hudson River Tunnel Company,
which began excavations five years ago
for submarine passage to connect the
cities of New York and Jersey City,
lately resumed operations after a litiga-
ton of several years begun by railroads
and private citizens to restrain the work
The courts of New jersey decided that
the company were legally entitled to
build their tunnel, and Colonel Dewitt
G.. Haskin, the president, Immediately
set to work o force of masons and labor
ers at the original point of departure in
Jersey City. The tunnel was begun in
November, 1874, after extensive borings
which had been begun year before in
the bottom of the Hudson river. A
circular working shaft thirty feet in
diameter, walled with four feet of brick,
was begun 100 feet inland, it being in.
tended to make it sixty-five feet deep, at
which point the tunnel was to be con-
structed. 1t is estimated that the tun-
mel will cost $lO,0O0,000 1t will be
$4,000 feet long, including TIE river ap-
proaches, and the greatest depth under
water viii be over sixty feet. The loca-
ton of the New York terminus has not
been fixed upon, but Washington square
has been suggested. The plan of con-
struction contemplates no Golfer dam,
caissons or Brunei shields, the COM
pressed air introduced into the face of
the tunnel being expected to exert suffi-
Gent pressure to hold in place and pre-
vent any Eruption of silt, clay or water.
The air pressure is also expected to carry
back to the working shaft through pipes
all sand, mud or water that may accu-
mulate in the heading during the course
of the excavation.
The object of the tunnel-which is to
be circular in form, twenty-six feet
wide and twenty-four feet highs to
establish direct railway connection be-
tween New YORK and the railways hav-
ing termini at Jersey City-the Erie,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, and New Jersey Central.
1t is estimated that more than 400 trains
of cars could be passed through the tun-
mel every twenty-four hours, the time OF
travel from Jersey City to Broadway to
be six minutes.
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Cloth suits.

The new cloth costumes have mascu-
line styles peculiar to themselves. These
are skirted coats double or single breast
ed, and perhaps the Fallien over-skirt
drapcry caught up high on one hip, and
hanging straight elsewhere. This dra-
perry is sewed in the belt with the silk
lower skirt, and conceals ali the silk not
already hidden by two or three straight
bands ofthe cloth covered with ten or
twelve rows Of stitching sewed on
straight around without the slightest
fullness. The border flounce, even Of
most estproportions, is not now so
stylish as an edging of velvet two or
three inches wide laid in box plaiis and
sewed on beneaula the skirt braid. The
loveliest blue-grnys, gendarme blue,
plum and garnet shades are selected for
cloth dresses, and these. are rivalled by
plaid cloths that are not in tartan clan
plaids, but in fancy bars and colors; thus
gray has large bars formed of threads of
red, and blue is barred with gold. The
stitching is of the gay color in many
parallel rows, forming border three or
four inches wide. Great wooden buttons,
or else painted Japanese metal buttons,
are used on such dresses, and there is
always cravat, made like those sold for
gentlemen, chosen in corresponding
colors. There are few vests on these
coats, but either the guimpe, thecravat,
or the pointed revers sloping at the waist
line is found; the former are on double
breasted garments, and the latter on sim
gle fronts.-Bdsnr.
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SEINE Oueer Suicides.

some queer QOuDle SulClucS have UCeA
chronicled of late. At Pessac, near Paris,
two young girls shot themselves with
revolvers, one OF them in the ear, and
the other in the mouth, death being in
Simultaneous. Despair at having been
abandoned was the cause of this tragedy.
At ST. Joseph, Mo-, two colored men
Washington Arnold and Pryor Ward
locked arms and deliberately walked
into the Missouri, were swept away by
the current and drowned. At Gawler,
Australia, two men named Neville and
Adamson, who had for some years been
in partnership as fshmongers and gar
deners, and were evidently much
attached to one another, were found
hanging in their cellar face to face about
eighteen inches apart. They had been
sued for debt and had disappeared, and
only when bailiff was put in possession
of the premises did it come out that they
had not left the neighborhood but had
destroyed themselves. Among odd or
unusual reasons for suicide, decidedly
the most remarkable was that of Mrs.
Agnes E. Hall, of Boston, who poisoned
herself rather than appear in court as
witness in case of larceny. David
Greenwood, a grocer's boy at Leeds,
when his mistress boxed his ears for in
attention, went off and drowned HIM
self, At Berlin clever young artist,
whose picture had been rejected by the
exhibition jury. suffocated himself with
fumes of charcoal. A commercial trav
eler at Marsei,les refused leave to his
maidservant TO take his daughter to the
skating rink; they did not appear next
morning, and on the bedroom being
burst open both were found suffocated.
A note in the maids handwriting said:
You shall no longer have your daugh-
ter; take her to a better world.n Their
ages were twenty six ard fourteen.
George Hoover, of Hagerstown, Md,
tarved himself to death because he had
been expelled from the Dunkards for
marrying divorced woman. AT the
Folies Bergive, Paris, a man was found
dead with this letter upon his corpse:
Il desire that my body be given TO the
faculty of medicine to study. shoot
myself because | am suffering from an
incurable disease. In spite of that am
as strong as a horse, and cannot die.
Let me be carefully dissected. l shall
afford the doctors very curious study"
A stability dressed man entered the
Paris offic of the Rothschilds and asked
for q recommendation to be admitted
into charitable institution. After
| waiting for some time an answer was
brought him to the effect that as his
demand had been made in an irregular
form it had little chance of being listened
to. Thereupon the man drew pistol
and shot himself in the mouth.
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An American beauty.

Lucy Hooper, in letter from Paris,
describesa young American lady visiting
at the French capital as follows: But
lovelier than any bud or blossom was
the face Of the faircst Of the lady guests,
the beautiful Miss Work, whose charms
have created such havoc in masculine
hearts during her recent tour through
Europe, under the guardianship of Judge
and Mrs. Swayne. Could fifty describe
the small, exquisitely shaped head, with
its wavy tresses coiled and simply braided
ut the back, the statuesque lovely features,
the glowing, yet delicate tints of the
complexion, the wonderful sapphire blue
Of the large. expressive eyes, set in long,
jetty lashes, my pen might rival the PEN
Gil of Cabanel. The young lady is sud
to greatly resemble the celebrated Eng
lish beauty, Lady Dudley, but her iea-
lures are much more finely cut, and pos
sess II degreeof fascination and variety of
expression that are lacking to the some
what immobile countonance of that
daughter of the gods. diviuely tall and
most divinely fair" If these lines ever
come to the knowledge of my beauteous
young country woman, trust her maiden
delicacy will not be wounded by this lit
tie outburst of sincere admiration on the
part of one of her own sex and nation
ality. .a1fPcwwg flrg
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important Rules Of Conduct.

Never exaggerate.
Never point at another.
Never betray confidence.
Never wantonly brighten others.
Never leave home with unkind words.
Never give q promise that you do not
fulfil.
Never neglect to call upon your
friends.
Never laugh at the misfortunes of
others.
Never send present hoping for one
in return.
Never speak much of your own per-
formances.
Never fail to be punctual at the time
appointed.
Never make yourself the hero of your
own story.
Never pick the teeth or clean the nails
in company.
Never fail to give polite answer to a
civil question.
Never presenta gift saying it is of no
use to yourself.
Never question servant OF child
about family matters.
Never read letters which you may
find addressed to others.
Never fail, if gentleman, of being
civil and polite to ladies.
Never refer to a gift you have made or
favor you have rendered.
Never call attention to the features
and form of any one present.
Never associate with bad company.
Have good company or none.
Never punish your child for fault to
which you are addicted yourself.
Never appear to notice a scar, deform-
ity, or defect of any one present.
Never look over the shoulder of an
other who is reading OF writing
Never arrest the attention of an ac-
quaintance by touch. Speak to him.
Never exhibit anger, Impotence or
excitement when an accident happens.
Never pass between two persons who
are talking together without an apology.
Never lend an article you have bor-
rowed unless you have permission to. do
so.
Never attempt to draw the attention
of the company constantly upon your
self.
Never answer questions in general
conversation that have been put TO
others.
Never, when travelling abroad, be
over boastful in praise of your own
country.
Never enter a room noisily; never fail
to close the door after you, and never
slam it.
Never send your guest, who is accus-
toned to a warm room, off into cold
damp, spare bed, to sleep.
Never fail to offel the easiest and best
seat in the room to an invalid, an
elderly person or lady.
Never neglect to perform the com
mission which the friend entrusted to
you. You must not forget.
Never enter room filled with people
without slight bow to the genera
company when first entering.
Never accept of favors and hospital
tiles without rendering an exchange O.
civilities when opportunity offers.
| Never fail to answer an invitation
either personally or by letter, within ;
week after the invitation is received.
Never fail to tell the truth. If truth
full, you get your reward. You will ge
your punishment if you deceive-Hilr
Manual Of Social and Business Forms.
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and I earnestly recommend that withdrawing
themselves from secular cares and labors the
people of the United States do meet together
on that day in their respective places 81 wor-
ship, there to give thanks and praise 10 Al
mighty God for His mercies, and to devoutly
beseech their continuance
I'm witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF tho United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington, this third
day of November, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and
of the independence of the United States the
hundred and fourth.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
By the Presidents VIM. M. Evarts, Secretary
ofState.
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National Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Inc following pTOclaInhtion naS been ISSUED
by the President.
Al no recurrence of the season which the
devout habit of religious people has made
the occasion for giving thanks to Almighty
God and humbly invoking his continued favor
whole country been more conspicuous, more
manifold or more universal During the past
year, also, unbroken peace with all foreign
nations, the general prevalence OF domestic
tranquility, the supremacy and security OF
the great institutions of civil and religious
freedom, have gladdened the hearts of our
people and confirmed their attachment to their
government, which the wisdom and courage
OF our ancestors SO ntly framed and the wis
dom and courage OF their descendants have so
firmly maintained, to be the habitation of lib
erty and Justice for successive generations.
Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes,
President of the United States, do appoint
Thursday, the 9th day of November instant,
as a day of national Thanksgiving and prayer,
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ABodie (Cal.) newspaper says: Bodie
is the only city of 5000 inhabitants in
the world which has no church.
A Blockade that should be Raised .

The egress from the system of waste ma
terial through the natural channels should be
rendered free, without loss OF time, when
blockade is produced by an attack OF constipa-
ton, disorder which if it becomes chronic, is
productive of serious bodily mischief. Jaun-
dice, severe headaches, nausea, dyspepsia, the
usual concomitants OF the malady mentioned,
all indicate that the bodily functions are
materially interfered with Hsstetter's Bitters
is particularly eficacious in cases OF this sort,
and renders the habit OF body perfectly regu-
lar. It is medicine greatly to be preferred
to drastic cathartics, which are well calculated
to drench, but unhappily also to weaken the
intestines. We say unhappily, since such
medicines are the favorite resource OF many
i'll advised persons, who resort to them upon
the most trivial occasion, and greatly to their
discomfort and injury.
The genuine Asbestos Steam Pipe and Boiler
Coverings are the most durable, effective and
economical in use. III. w. Johns Manufac-
turing Company. 81 Maiden Lane, New York,
arc the sole manufacturers.
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Some Curions Facts.

In China mothers are unwilling to
allow the arms of their daughters to
be scratched with the lancet for vacci-
nation, because unless Chinese girl
has a few marks on her face, giving evil
dence that she has passed through small
pox, she is considered as lacking one of
the chief qualifications of a manageable
maiden.
In Colusa county, California, there is
a wild man." who lives in the woods,
obtaining food by robbing shepherd
ers' cabins, and wears no attire except
breech clout He is described as thirty
FIVE or forty years of age, apparently,
with long, shaggy beard, long and If
regular hair, and body burned by the
sun to coffee color, and in many
places covered with thick growth of
hair. No one has been able to learn his
history or who he is. Occasionally he
meets hunters or travellers, and asks for
tobacco, but he refuses to answer any
questions, and as soon as he gets his to-
bacco starts back for the brush. 1t is
supposed that he was originally a fugi-
tive from jus tice, and that he has become
SO accustomed to his solitary life that it
is second nature to him.
A miner named Harry Maher, W. mt
out to the Ayres & Hopkins mine near
Carson City, New, and descended the
shaft to examine the property. Wedged
between the two layers of quartz he
found petrifed fish, in perfect form,
l. 11 ho
which is caught in the Bay of San Fran
cisco. He took the petrifeation, which
must have been buried in that mine for
thousands of years to Virginia City, and
placed it on exhibition. The find clearly
demonstrates the fact that this section
of the country was at one time part of
vast ocean.
Some weeks ago little girl in Des
Moines, Iowa, swallowed small piece
of tin Since then the tin has worked
up under her ear, descended to her jaw
and the other day was taken out from
under her tongue. The little one has
suffered intensely, but is now all right.
The discussion of the subject of left
! handedhess has advanced to the British
association, before which body DR..
Muirhead has read n paper in which he
declares that the hardness of the hands
depends upon which half Of the brain
controls the action of the body, or is
most used. He states that left-handed-
ness once begun in family is likely to
run in it for generations, and notes as a
curious fact that left handed people gem
orally have the left foot one third to one
eighth of an inch longer than the right.
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An old physlcIan retired from Practice, having
placed in his hands by East India missionary the
formula of simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure for Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung Affections
also positive and radical for Nervous Debility
and all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases.
felt it his duty make known to his suffering fellows
Actuated by this motive and desire to relieve human
suffering will send free Of charge to all who desire it.
this recipe, in German, French or English with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent by mail by
addressing with stamp, naming this paper. W. W.
SHERAR. l49 Powers Block Rochester. N. Y.
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Truth and Honor.

Query What is the best family medi-
cine in the world to regulate the bowels
purify the blood, remove costiveness and
biliousness, aid digestion and tone up
the whole system? Truth and honor
eompels Us to answer. Hop Bitters, being
pure, perfect and harmless. Ed.-I,ade-
pendent. u"
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A Turbine water-wheel of forty-hors
power, at New Edinburg, Ont, has
been stopped by cells for the second time
this season. One of the cells taken out
measured three feet eight inches in
length, and was nine inches in circum-
ference. The blockade was perfect.
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A ssstringy,o rafting voice and a constant
disposition to expectorate, indicates incipient
throat trouble OF dangerous tendency. Use
DIR. Bulls Coligh Syrup in good time and be
saved much trouble and annoyance. For sole
by all druggists.
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Foa THE FAIR SEX.
Now YORK FaahIon Notes.

Derby hats grow more and more popu-
lar. ~I,E
No two hats or bonnets are precisely
alike.
Squirrel continues to be the popular
fur lining.
Fichus of lace and muslin of all sizes
are worn. dsraT
Flounces at the bottom of dresses are
made to flare. snNsiA 'ip'
There is rage for flowers made of shot
silk, satin and velvet.
Young ladies wear short round skirts
at all dancing parties.
Very little trimming is seen on the most
fashionable Derby hats.
Polka dotted silk net in cream color
shades is sold for neck scarfs.
Bead embroidered corsages will be
much worn for evening toilet.
Children no longer wear light-colored
fabrics except for evening dress.
Deep basques and square pockets app
pear on the new casaquin jackets
Scotch "42d "plaids are as popular for
young girls and children rs ever.
Front bangs and long tails of false hair
are sold for little girls and misses.
Dresses are worn at pleasure with a
deep or demi-train, or none at all.
Jackets of n different color and mate
rial from the dress are again in vogue.
Dress draperies and corsages are as
varied in fashion as bonnets and hats.
Dresses with but one skirt OF heavy ma
terial will be worn during the winter.
Lambrequin panniers are the fashion,
able form of this drapery at the moment.
The newest fancy Tor trains is to guage
or shirr them just at the point of the lap
over.
Jackets Lave rolling shawl-shaped col
lars that can be worn very high or low,
TO suit the weather.
Jackets of mastic colored or Dauphin
gray cloaking cloths are worn by little
girls with very dark dresses.
. Young girls in Paris wear their hair in
waves all over the head with a knot of
loosely coiled hair in the back.
New fiat, square side pockets in silk,
velvet, satin, and also of leather, appear
among the novelties of the season.
Some OF the jauntiest jackets are made
of heavy matte or basket cloth, in inter-
mixtures Of grave and bright colors.
Perfectly plain skirts, devoid OF
nounces, ruilles, or any trimming, are fire.
quentlyseen in Fifth avenue, New York.
The change in the couture of Partisan
women is decided. Greek styles and
classic ideas rule the couture or coineuse
MT present. aT ' 4.aa@
The new neck scarfs of cream colored
polko dotted silk net require no hens.
They are knotted in the throat in an in
croyable bow.
Scarfs of white India muslin, with fine
dots, and edged with point d'esprit, are
worn around the neck in the street, tied
close in the throat with an immense
bow.
The quilted satin Innings of dolmans
and visites for street wear are black when
the wrap Is black, but for evening or car
riage wear red and gold satin Innings are
frequently seen.
Ribbon strings are wider, but the most
fashionable bonnets have immensely
wide eylindric' silk strings. generally
trimmed ut the bottom with Breton or
poiut d'esprit lace plaitinus.
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The meat consumption in New York
city averages half a pound per day. to
.ch person, or at the rate of 1879 pounds
DER capita annually.
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Nerves are the telegraphs of the
body. They enable man to work his
toes by the action Of the brain.-Psca-
ystaae.
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Judge Tor Yourself

Prevent crooked boots and blistered heels
by wearing Lyons Heel stiffeners. Can be
applied aft any time.
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H. W. Johns Asbestos Roof Paint form

III. w. Johns Asbestos Roof Paint form
the most durable and economical protective
coating in the world for tin roofs, exposed
brick walls, iron work, barns, fences, etc., for
which it is in every respect equal to the best
white lead, while it costs only halt as much.
1t is made in variety OF beautiful colors,
samples of winch will be sent tree on applica-
ton to 81 Maiden Lane, N. Y.
The delicate membrane which envelops the
lungs, and lines the air passages, is exceedingly
sensitive, and slight irritation OF it increases
and spreads very rapidly. Remembering this,
use, if you are attacked by cough or cold,
of consumption, DIR. Halls Balsam for the
Lungs, which invariably gives speedy relief
and ultimately effects a complete cu-c in all
cases where the breathing organs are affected.
Use it in time and prevent serious bronchial
| trouble. Sold by all druggists.
Each maker of parlor or cabinet organs adj
vertises his own as best. But the examina-
tons at the great worlds exhibitions have but
one result. At every one for dozen years
Mason & Hamlin Organs have been found
best. They are awarded the gold medal at
the Paris exhibition this year.
Judge Tor Yourself.
BY sending thirty five cents, with age, height,
color OF eyes and hair, you will receive by re-
turn mail correct photograph Of your future
husband or wife, with name and date OF mar
riage. Address W. Fox, F o. Drawer 81,
Fultonville, N. Y.
For coughs, colds and throat disorders use
/" Browns Bronchial Troches," having proved
their efficacy by test OF many years. Is cents
box.
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Young men go West. Learn telegraphy, sit
nation guaranteed. Address, r. Valentine,
manager, GAINESVILLE, Wis.
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Consumption Cured.

Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
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Is: MARY j. HOLMES.

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