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Senator Chandler Petit Lar.
eenys

New York World; Among he
stories going the rounds about senator
Chandler is one illustrating his bluff
manners. lie was much ehagrined at
the presidents neglect Of him after
the inauguration, and bad hoped for
a place in the cabinet. In his disap.
pointment be refused for manr porths
TO 90 to the white house. Finally b.
went. Shortly after his return here
from 4 trip home. as a private citizen,
he met the president, who grasped his
hand warmly. and NTH an air OF
patronage said: We'll. Chandler. |
suppose your old constituents were
glad To HelcOme you home again"
"Yes. Mr.. President" Chandler
replied, II met With but one man
who seemed aiscOptenied. He is.u
old republican. aud, takins ny hand
on seeing ne. be said. "Cha3ller. |
bslieEe yeg Are 30 hOues: man. yOu
oesa- did s;ssi s1y;hins b; tee pre-
side8sy. and thsi. as it turns ct. is
only retii i,rceuy" COnsdestis; re
.a;gss yss %, rcs7v-5 90 that
'ry
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The Work Began.

By q gentleman just from Austin,
We learn that the lumber is icing haul.
cd to build the temporary railroad
bridge there over tho Colorado.
Prom au exchange it is further learn.
ed that largo force Of workmeu have
been employed by the International
and Great Northern Railroad for the
purpose of extending the road from
that city to San Antonio. The work
will be pushed forward to completion
at once,
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PIMPLES on a LADY'S FACE
or strained joint on Horses Leg.
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rs cts.
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ApPLEToNs' JOURNAL for December
gives the conclusion of Mrs.
Edwardes's brilliant story, Vivian the
Beauty" and second installment OF
the Memoirs of Madame de Remusat,
the last Partisan sensation. The Sc
lection this month gives an account of
long conversation with Napoleon in
regard to his Egyptian campaign. and
the writer's recollections of the Due
d'Enghien tragedy, making a striking
paper. A very interesting article is
one entitled Some Aspects of Robert
Burns" in which we have a searching
inside view Of the poets life and
conduct. A paper on Charles James
Mathews gives a full and entertaining
summary Of the recently published
biography Of the famous actor. Horace
Whites suggestive essay on "Parlia.
mentary Government in America"
is reprinted; aud there are extracts
from DIR. Hillebrand's Letters on
Modern England" aud considera-
ton Of 'GeOrge Eliot. as a Goddess
Writer" The editor DISCUSSES The
Purpose CT Fiction" "Histrionic
Realism" and The Obelisk; and
reviews the Books Of the Day.
The contents Of APPLEroys' jour
NAL are Of a sterling character
veighiy Ve; eminently attractive
having in view the inielli,eut and
cultivated reader. Monthly. 81. agar
9 e;sa uuzbtr.
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GEN. JEFFERSON Z. DAVIS, brave
and faithful soldier, died at Chicago
on tho Both plt. He was q native Of
Indiana. about &fty-one years of age,
was with Col Lanes regiment in Mex.
leo and served with great gallantry du.
ring the late war, Receiving . brevet
major. generalship in 1865.
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We send out copies Of this weeks
FREE Press to q goodIy number of
persons who are not subscribers, in
the hope that upon examination they
will like il 90 we'll that they may be
induced to send Us their subscriptions,
with the pay. Otherwise, Ofcourse. the
paper will not be continued to them.
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The season has arrived when every
body who own horses. cattle, sheep,
hogs, and fowl should begin to feed
out Sheridan's Condition Powders
They all need to be braoed up for win
ter. Get Sheridan's. The large packs
are worthless.
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The Southern members of Congress
who have arrived in Washington arc
somewhat surprised to learn Of Grant
boom in the South. They say there's
nothing in it.
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ESrRAY NOTICE.

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Wyatt, ]. p. ". Co. Soy. ~, 1879. one hav
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years old. 49,. hand. high, branded MI loOuneett
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u On left shoulder. Appraised at s3s 30
Aiso. esirayes BY John v Smith. Nos. q. Is-s.
before W Y. Wyatt J. p. W Co., one bay paint
horse. 10 years old. - hands biEn. br.rded uiih
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CONGRESS met on Monday. The
Presidents message has appeared. We
will give . synopsis in our next.
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TIE CHICAGO LKDaHR 10 now 3D.
prosching the close Of the seventh
year Of it, existence, having been
established in tho winter Of 1873.
The LEDGER was started by its pres
ent conductors with some misgiv-
ings as to the success Of the onter-
prise. Many literary ventures of Q
kindred character had been made in
the Western metropolis, and miser-
ably failed. Tho sea Of journalism
was strewn with the wrecks Of
stranded newspaper enterprises.
Others that were living, but strug-
Cling for . precarious existence,
have since yielded to inevitable fats
and gone down, leaving THE LEpoEa
to. day the only weekly story paper
printed IN Chicago.
The LxDaER has not attained the
plane Of success upon which it now
solidly rests without earnest, we'll
directed effort. Its conductors have
laborcd earnestly and persistently
not only TO make u an excellent lit
erary journal, but also to make the
reading world acquainted with it
Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars have been expended In bringing
Its merits to the attention of the
reading public. In fact, Tue LrporR
has been the most extensively i'd
vertsed newspaper in the West.
The publishers have . feeling Of
pride 1t the success that has At
tended their efforts to build up a
nrstclass literary paper in the cap
ital city Of the West. The circuls-
ton, already large. Is rapidly grow
Ing. and by the LIST day OF January
will be not less than $4,000. The
publishers do not mean to relax
their eforts TO make THE LEDGKR
the best weekly newspaper in the
West, but intend 10 persevere in the
work, and during the coming months
will still further increase its value
and usefalness.
The weekly contents Of TIE Irpe-
In embrace, in addition 10 its serial
novels, severslshcrts stories; Hons
and Family Doctor department. en-
brsSing letters from women Of az
psrienced heads and hsnds. on house
hold and kitchen economy, home
adorrment, the Management Of
children, and recipes for the cure Of
many Of the ills 10 which fcsh n
heir; . Young foIkr department; Q
department. devoted 10 Current L.
tratu-e. consisting Of choiee errerpt
from tie latest nasREines: q Szs.-
tic department.. giving the latest
inuiliseIos in regard % rev discov-
cries. mechanical irrertions. e.r:
also biozrspAicL sf.tches. historic
psPen, trtTels. poetry. and 8 mass
Of short Krrelss o. risoelia1sozs
tcpsos.
AoDnss
THE LEDGER,
Chicago, II.
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Subscriptions to the The CHICAGO
LEDGER WIN be received at this once.
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Cen TAuR

Lduiments Will surely extermanate
the uain. There is no Strain, Sprain,
Cut, Soald, Burn, Bruise, Sting, Gall
OF Lameness to which Mankind or
Dumb Brutes are subject, that does
not respond to this Soothing balm'
The CentauT
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I'd. ). l. GEEyN.
Des-ss- cC.cH CO.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-22
The Pete Of St. Fiacre. .

Net the least interesting Of the many
curious customs of the world is the fete
celebrated annually in France, in honor
of St. Fiacre. The saint is the especial
patron of flower dealers and gardeners,
and the festival, which occurs in Sep
tember. is celebrated throughout France,
with great honor and beauty no oTna-
ments, however, being allowed, unless
composedof flowers and evergreens.
On the day of St. Fiaere Paris is q
wilderness of flowers, every doorpost,
pillar and portico being twined with
gay wreaths. The tables are loaded with
bouquets, and wreaths are about all the
wine cups, and pendant from the ceiling
of every public room. A castle. built
entirely of the most fragrant flowers,
enshrines the SMALL mean-looking
statue which is his saintship, St. Fiacre-
All the gardeners contribute to this grand
castle. which is wonderful piece OF
architecture. There are pillars, pyra-
mids, domes, temples and arcades, all Of
the most magnificent description. All
the, floral beauties of the flower dealers
and gardeners are brought out to pay
homageto the patron saint.
The saint does not always appear the
same. Sometimes the insignificant statue
Is arrayed III Tlcn apparel, ana wears
superb crown of flowers; sometimes he
is dressed as an old man. sometimes as
tonsored monk, while again he is not
adorned in any way. His name always
appears in letters of brilliant flowers be-
meath the richie where he is enshrined.
and, also, the words, P1iez p0str n0sts =
1t is the usual custom. on the first day
of the fcte. to bear the flower castle and
its ugly little image to the church, at the
head of grand procession There grand
mass is celebrated, and the cure blesses
the image in his most solemn manner.
1 Upon flp altar are mid offerings Of beau
tiful flowers and rare fruits, and the
church walls are festooned with flowers,
while lunches of ripe and luscious
grapes are twined about the altar rail-
! ing. When mass is over, the castle and
saint are horne from door to door. ana
every one Is asked To Contribute money.
| The sum thus obtained p.Ezs the ex-
penses OF n grand BALI to Ml5ifAi Kll the
florists and gardeners have fee admit
tance. and this winds up the celebration
of the saints birthday - Portland 1raA-
script.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-22
To Make Ice-Cream.

One quart Of milk, the yolks Of four
eggs, one large spoonful of flour stirred
to smooth paste in little of the milk,
and one pound of sugar; scald until
thick, taking care not to let it burn.
When cold. add one quart of whipped
cream and the beaten whites offour eggs
flavor to suit the taste, and it is ready to
be frozen.
To make ice-cream nicely and quickly,
a suitable apparatus is indispensab' b'e.
If one has no freezer, tin pail with a
closely fitting cover can be made to an
swer. Set the pail in basket-a large
peach basket is good; pack equal guam
titles of coarse salt and finely broken ice
around the pail, nearly up to the rim
pour the prepared cream into the pail,
taking care not to get any sat into it
cover the whole with flannel and leave
for twenty minutes, that the cream may
chill. Freeze by turning the pail half
way round and back, and every few
minutes open the pail and stir the cream
for this purpose use a smooth stick.
Work fast while the pail is open as the
air that reaches the cream delays the
freezing process. Have damp napkin
at hand to wipe away the salt from the
freezer every time that it is opened. 1t
may be necessary to renew the ice and
salt while shaking, rs the freezing mix
ture must be kept close to the sides Of
the pail. When the cream becomes solid,
cover again with flannel, and if eonve-
nient. let it stand for an hour before
serving. g.-Rstral NeaC Yorker.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


What women are doing-Men.-Earl
Marble ~
One-third of all the coffee sold in the
United States is said to be adulterated.
The Countess de Montijo, mother Of
the ex-Empress Eugene, is eighty-two,
and was much afflicted at her grandson's
death.
The parlor matches of the winter now
rest their heads together over the front
gate, and the moon makes light of it.
The People.
A beheaded Kansas rooster still lives
after several months of decapitation.
He is fed at the throat, and is in good
health. The head was cut off at the base
of the brain without injuring the spinal
column.
At Kansas City, Mo-, Andre Christol,
champion wrestler wrestled with
and defeated man who had been travel
ing through the country and engaging
in wrestling matches under his Chris
tol's) name.
Ex-Governor Tilden's summer home
at Yonkers, N. T., is known as Grey
stone" The grounds cover thirty-three
acres, including lawn, meadow and
forest. The mansion and grounds,
which are leased by Mr.. Tilden, cost
100000.
Darwin is as straight as dart and az
robust as an oak. He looks hale and
hearty enough to live 100 years and
more. 1t is said he now confines his
ambition to the completion of two works
he has begun. One is the life of his
grandfather, who was an illustriOus doc
tor, and the other is a work on vegetable
life.
Field bakeries form part of the train
of nearly every European army. De-
spite these arrangem ents, it has in recent
wars been frequently found impossible.
tn supply the large armies with fresh
bread from day to day, and it seems
likely that the attempt to do so will be
abandoned, and biscuit issued instead Of
bread.
A heavy rain-storm suddenly swelled
Dakota mountain stream to torrent,
and David Morton, arriving at its bank
with his wife in wagon. found that he
could not cross. Desiring to get nd OF
Mrs. Morton, lie threw her into the
stream and drove the horse in after her,
letting both drown A coroner's jury
was about to decide that the woman had
been accidentally killed, when a detect
i've arrived with the news that there
were marks Of struggle beside the
stream. This overwhelmed Morton,
and he confessed the murder.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-22
Peculiar People.

Odd folks here and there are described
in the newspapers. Roxbury, Mass,
has an eccentric tramp who lives in a
cave during the winter and spends the
summer in making begging excursions
to the neighboring towns. He never
says word, and his dress consists en-
tirely of old bootlegs fastened together
with leather strings. A small wagon,
drawn by two goats, and containing a
helpless, shrivled man, attracted atten-
ton in Hagerstown, Md. He said that
he had travelled in that manner for many
years, and called himself =" the American
Tourist" He is entirely helpless His
wife and four children accompany him
and attend to his wants, getting their
living by the sale Of temperance song
and other small articles. Jefferson
Stevens, who lives near Sulphur Springs,
KY, concludes that he is gifted with
peculiar powers. of which he lately gave
street exhibition. He held a forked
dogwood switch, like those used by
wizards, in his mouth, and told the
crowd to ask any questions they pleased.
A pair of tramps turned up at Des
Moines, Iowa-Peter Carlisle and wife
who were on their way to Leadville
from the Pennsylvania coal regions.
They had pushed handcart AL the
way, containing their baby girl and a
few household utensils. Carson Carr,
of Noodle, Cal, will onno account W ak
a step, but always runs, no matter if the
distance is only few feet; while Mrs.
Main, of Chicago, will neither walk nor
run, although physically able to do
either, because she thinks her legs will
drop off if she stirs them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-22

1t has been before stated that an ex-
perienced farrier in England was advo-
eating the abolishment Of horseshoeing,
and now a writer in the London Times
has been trying the experiment, and thus
reports: When my pony's shoes were
worn out had them removed. and gave
him a months rest at grass, with an oc-
casional drive of mile or two on the
high road while his hoofs were harden
ing. The result at first seemed doubtful
The hoof was a thin shell, and kept
chipping away until it had worked down
beyond the holes of the nails by which
the shoes had been fastened. After this
the hoof grew thick and hard, quite I'M
like what it had been before. | now put
the pony to full work, and he stands it
we'll. He is more sure-footed; his tread
is almost noiseless; his hoofs are in nc
danger from the rough hand of the
farrier; and the change altogether has
been clear gain, without anything tc
set against it. Ny pony, may add, was
between four and five years old-risint
four, fancy, is the correct phrase. III,
had been regularly shod up to the pres
ent year.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-22
LeadYille Gambling Houses.

A correspondent, writing from the
great Colorado mining town, says
Although there are State laws and city
ordinances fcrbidding gambling, no
effort is made to enforce either. The
doors of these places stand wide open
day and night, and everything is done
to attract the notice of passers-by, Just
as if the business were legitimate one,
protected by law. There is no pretence
of elegance. in any of the gambling
houses which I visited in Leadville, as
there is in those of Eastern watering
places or large cities. The inside of
most of them is destitute of paint or
plaster. The tables are plain pine ones
and are surrounded by wooden chairs.
The floors are covered with tobacco
Juice and mud, and the patrons are
mostly roughly clad miners, who play a
small or a large game as money is plenty
or scarce with them. In prominent
place in each saloon there is a bar which
is always well patronized; in the larger
places there are two bars. One-half or
or one-third Of each gambling-house is
separated from the remainder by low
railing and is set apart for keno.
Around the sides Of the remainder are
tables upon which are played faro, high
ball poker, rouge ct noir, hazard, etc.
In the rear of each place a private room
is .partitioned off for the accommodation
of persons who wishto fight the tiger
in private. In the public room the play
is generally for comparatively small
sums; chips are sold for from ten cents
to one dollar each, and the bets rarely
exceed five dollars. In the daytime the
gambling saloons at Leadville..are almost
deserted, put at night ana on Sundays
they are constantly tbronged.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-22
A Dual Robbery.

A physician, living mt Cambridge,
/ Dorchester county, Md, who signs him
self, "A Constant Reader" sends us a
graphic description Of the dual robbery
of q fish-hawk by bald-headed eagle.
| He writes:
| had just left the dinner-table, to
walk across the lawn with my children,
when my attention was attracted by
| furious screams in the upper air. A
dark shadow fitted across the grounds.
Looking up, saw a fish-hawk f iying low
in straight line, and pursued at hum
dred yards distance by bald-headed
| eagle. s ~
| " The hawk was moving leisurely. SO
much so that | was struck by the little
| dread of capture which his flight exhi-
bited, and the fear that his startling cries
! betokened. The intentions of the eagle
were soon seen. A few strokes of his
powerful wings brought him in close
neighborhood to the hawk. The scream
| ing fisherman relinquished his prey,
which quivered and CLEANED in the sum
| light like a disc of silver as it Glove the
air in its descent toward the earth. 1t
was small fish, apparently perch.
1--WE were little surprised that the
rapacious bandit should have devoted
his powers to the capture of such small
game. The fish had not fallen fifty feet
before the eagle, by peculiar dip, rather
than by the use of his wings, sank below
| it, and turning almost upon his back,
| elutched and bore it away. He flew in
an opposite direction to that the hawk
| was going.
"The hawk seemed satisfied to have
escaped with the loss of his property,
and kept the even tenor ofhis way But
our attention was again arrested by re-
| newed screams. Looking at the hawk,
weneticed that he was changed bird
as to conduct. Visibly agitated, he was
urging his flight with surprising energy.
A glance at the robber revealed the
cause of the change. The eagle had
turned, and again was in pursuit. The
hawk seemed almost frantic in its strug-
giles to escape. A torrent of cries,
screams. maledictions, imprecations,
poured from his throat. He vainly beat
the air, flying now higher, now lower,
now straight forward.
The eagle came down upon him in
swifter flight, causing us to wonder as
to the cause ofthe pursuit.
In a few moments he came almost
in contact with his fleeing victim, with
outstretched talons, and poising himself
above the hawk, as if to tear him in
pieces, he uttered a loud shrill scream
Instantly we saw, leaving the claws of
the hawk, q second fish, much larger
than the first. The eagle did not see it
until it had fallen hundred feet. De
sisting at once from his threatened at
tack. and half closing his wings, he
plunged swiftly downward below the
fish, turned on his back, and clutching
it, bore it off in triumph.
"The hawk, with wall of vexation
and resentment, sullenly continued its
flight.
"The fact suggests curious specula-
ton. Did the hawk part designedly
with the smaller fish? If so. it exhib-
tied an intelligence which we have been
accustomed to observe only in beings of
much higher order. p Youths Com
pd1aio7a
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-22
Little Barbara.

Pretty Barbara, ripe and red
With sweet small mouth ike the bees a5ed.
And full Of nectar and honey-dewi
So pretty thing, i dare not swear
To the art of the ribbon that ties her hair
Or the buckle that binds her shoe;
So like her each trinket she has TO wear,
It seems Just as if it grew,
Like q lose in its petals and pollen dust,
That wears its beanty because it must,
And something like Barbara, too.
As size dips her small tin bucketin
The little fountain Of woven glass;
Like webs that the spiders weave and spin
Te hang on the shining blades OF grass,
A face as bright and happy as hers,
In the nets of the silken gossamers,
Looks out Of the waters smooth eclipse,
AS if it was happy to hold within IL
The soft verbena red of her lips,
And kiss and caress her just for minute,
In the arms of the dimples, smooth and still
Ere it goes and soberly turns the mill.
For life to her in the honey-dew
Is nothing yet but the wayside spring,
Between the upper and under bine,
That makes fiction Of everything,
As perfectly like as il it gtew5
And she is too happy to see within it
The shape OF her small sweet self a minute,
From the bow in the hair TO the tie OF her
shoe,
To know that the marvellous shadows mean
The simple inner beauty that shows
But now in the color OF rose,
And now like the waters smooth eclipse,
In hearts that hold her picture still,
AS we go and soberly turn the mill.
HdrpeT's Magazine.