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To thf Editor at TA+ Tribune.
CnIcAuo, March, ai.-A Indy, whose Initials l
lravc forgotten, asks Of The Home: "1s there
any cure for tIlc opiun.-hubitf' ~
This is subject have loug wished to bring
forward, but dared not OIL account OF the aver-
sion most peuplu feel toward ths tosrlblo aud
even increasing dtscase, or, as sonio people will
have 1t, habit.
some Of the lalies have recently given In
The Home their Ideas upou the subject OF in
temperance, an1 there seems now to he q rny Of
light across the drunkard's path; hand has
becn stretchcd out TO, him, II we Gan believe the
reports of Dr. D'Unger's remedy. And now |
nsk, with the lady referred 10 ahovc,-,ltul there
are many whu feycrlshly awalt tic answcr,-
Is there any cure for the opt,1u,-catcrsi
VIII YOU draw quietly away. stunning thcmi
.,Let hin WHO y without W.T. " ssn among you east
arc some III the tolls of Tits dread
disease, despatrng OF d cure, fearing their
doom Is scalcd, who do not feel they arc to
blame. Such ono am II Givca to mi during
drug ind Ill dire calanltt,s following It's use,
nothing save thnt 1t stopped tllu weary, kill
Ing palm. Ignorant Of alt TINT ! SHOULD hare
known was I till too late. Too lnta | found,
sity for Its use, tllat coula not leayc II OF.
tried how hnrd MY Heavenly Father knows,
and praycd,-moat feryent. agonix!ng prayers,
tint he would lit the loaa from mt, never us
ccudcd 70 the thEone q graec,-out the tisht
nc, ul.it IL was OF no avail. And now, realizing
all, must wait ,ntl watch for tho overthrow
ct my intellect. the utter shipwreck Of my
mcntut, moral. and physcaa powers: Wu know
what aWalts us; wo eau reou otir fatc In those
who have gone before.
What ia sunshine to those Of us who arc With
In tho tolls Of this dcstroyer} What caro- We
for ths coming, lovely !slf'ngtlmc, the song OF
birds, the blue sky. tho tlowcrs anl tho budding
trrca} Nil snnqt,ils. ntl time Rre n1tkn frr nj
, 1879-03-29
THE AIILWAU1{EIi MAID.
TIIlNka sIIH Ii AILItY.

20 70 ''e hau01 ,"s 4,'Danss
Do7En, lli'. Aiafch W. Foaa Fra.ce'e leItoF
OF tho latt with mingled feell'gso pleasure
scrn,,on NJ ,nrn0 viii a. 1o,ecra. hfril.. md
III .n, snrt ~ Ill.,. ;, ,,.,,,o ,a nita
nj! uial sort o. th'ne' "h'ca arc qu'ta apPfo-
teen 10 lemure thirty.,Iyc (u,d l nm not suro In
which class Franco should bo catatoguct,, tu
rn,r,r,t n, ,,- ,,o,o,,o ,o,v. .h, sh,,,,d ho
a,s."a, " ~ .,.,a st."s ."s e.os" g." 80
] ,anoa ., g .s;,. ,1,.a .,, sSu"s h a,
arrived at tho ago Of cycn l3 Years, would, IL
seams to mc.-hatl tiny n fair sfork nf common
scnssEcYmrcea s,,ch s,,urnme cnntldrntn in
tleir abitv II rcsist Mi ,na,n,nr of Illumination
,vtrh ,njrht he ntYcrcd tl,c,n as Inas air ittto
Ersnrn' ~ '''NA "' Nss' we '''sN
, 1879-03-29
GRAHAM DikElD.
To fhs Etlitaf cf I1ts I'rjht,n


To ihs Edito. af 7As Tribune. =
OTTAWA, H., Afarch 2i.-rt'era Is lnroe
quantity Of Graham Hour uscltn this city y,-morc,
believe, lhan is consumed IN any other city in
lilo United States in proportion to tho popula-
lion. Every mill makes II, and every grocery
store sells It. Il good quality Of GrnEiam fuur
costs a little moro than tho ordinary white,
but those who use II consider 1t moro wllolu-
soma anil worth more. havo used II In rny fafn-
lily Tor fifteen ycara. atld during that time hava
not employed doctor nor apunt cont IN ned
icino; md for appearance, endurance, and mus-
clc, we cAtl stutid comparison at nDy timc On
going into store eonp1o of days aEo to order
little inorc Graham. found about half n dozen
pcrsous In tho store, and ono OF the number wus
,sa a e q ~ ortse e. II you5 rn ssas o. snrda
titled Questionable Dict for InyatIds," to which
VIC listened wlth due Intention, md Afterwards
read. The opinion OF ttu meeting was, thAt j.
9; SIS compartsons in this article wero not as
ull apt, where she saYs that eating grain iiull
md nll OF wheat Ia on tho principle OF eating
eggs ind nuts she'll mud all, and the tin can with
sllu peaches u; ulld wtlern aie cotnpnTcs "oat.
meal porrdgp or toastcl treat to snndcu sugar."
producing chemical irritutlon Of the ialicous
membrane, which Is proof that her knowledge OF
chemistry ls not profounat rs EPSON snltS do
not usually, nor In any Instance, net chemically
that tho common white -four ia "sppcd by very
f'ne grinding" ind TINT the wonderful discovery
will DO nada soma day TINT starch utl glutcn,
II not ground too hue, Is Wholesome to make 4
meal oi, md suppose wo might mako uut
i,ica!s wholly nf suEnr II ,ut ground too f1ns.
Now, the wlolesoneness 0r EMBELLISHMENTS
Of articles Of diet docs not consist In their being
grounl iine Or coa1se, or In their ltVhtncss a1ld
cas,tas OF digestion, lnnttcntton to tile lnl-
nor,ant law III proportion between bulk mid
nutrimcnt in food--in other wor.lf, the constant
use OF concentrated obsructng nriictcs VI diet
Is que Of tue Kreatest crrorswe lave Griftcd Into
In our refined, itghy.civi'izcd condition. Lcss
nutrn1nt and morv wasta III our fovd should
be our aim. The great evil Of civilized tfu is,
md nlwnys has been, II VIC may beltuve history,
m excess of nnt1incnt. It IL quito Us Important
tl,at our nlen.B should rossrss n title proportion
ot waste as tint they should noasrsa nutrilllcnt
Unless tlm food il0s proper amount Of waste
In It 10 as to Turn bulk. HE stomach finds It ia
difficult to grasp an It Is Tor the han.t to grnsp
thin thread. and cannot bare down on a sfnall,
concentrated tIlass, so lhnt It cnn bnt inper-
iectly g11ead 1t tuto t!le homogeneous mass
turned chy1ne. II. BELL.
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sorry to havo my one think me 80 far behhtl
my iinlcs IA to wrar them, n'l nsII not LASH
nnhtc woman either. | Hsslln'o tlAt the se.
1unso ot A1laretta was aswrlltenh ~ "0nnop,14nux,"
Woman" allas n man In loots mud brccel'es, IA
"Forty. y.twon suggests. lave come to t.s
conclusion from tho fact tint The so-cnlictl dc.
fcltsa Is tx, slctcnso Whatever To the charge made,
hut simply n defense u llis right, to Ills own
ppinlons md conclusions, which l am s.iro
hnvo ruvor qucsttsncl nor yet Ills right to be
female man, II lie 30 chooses.
hut 10 ob!ec. to his appearing in male habi!.
inents md yct claiming til bs fetllnlc .v"nnn.
Aa ,iu very truly INSERTS. trut! Il truth tle who
world over, desntso tllr propensity u falsifynml
miarcprcsei!t isrno. II your correspondent ia
woman. sho IL nut mat. II lie Is Il n,at, lle Ia
not woman. This eoneln:on 1 NH sufc no une
will dispute Or even crltictse. It Ia nttc cyi-
dent tI.at Aafarctta's tlcfcnsn il aucd directly
at somebods'e !cad. hit, alas! tor. wastetl tnl-
ent, Il falls Wide ot thu mark nntl tondcr my
hearty sYlnpnshv to the tersGcuted Eont1emnn,
a,id hopo to Is AS Innocent at tl,e chasge Of jcat-
ollsr ns nm.
We will now hwAit TINT CONCLUSIVE cvidcnc"
promised by Alfarcttn's defense, that We aro
cropping about in tiull,Bon mud trrnr.,
AN HONEST (" "FEMALE'p WOMAN.
, 1879-03-29

To the Editor o5 Tie Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March o5.-1n Tho Home
OF March 10 is an assertion made by young
WOMAN calling herself Frnnce, which, for one,
rannot a|low to pass unqucst!onctl. 1 ,oyn Mil
waukGe; it has been my home for many years;
and, when see any one make MI assertion so
entirely untrue rs tbs foilowing,1 ask the ma!scr
thereof to prove It. I quote hcr words from
the paper lying before me: "I don't know
whether milwaukee, 10 like other cities or not,
but know ninc out OF ten young men herr
drink OF course l hayo mover sccu any Of
them drunk, hut have seen them when they
wcre uut strictly sober"
know tnanv Young people Of both acxcs.
Having grown-up children Of my osn Ut COURSE
brings much young stctcty to my house, md
among oil who como liavn never soc,l one tile
fenBt utslcs the influence b1 liuu0r. France
must assocatn with d act OF young rnen u,l-
known itl our hest circles, for It Ia 4 matter Of
pride ono often commented Upon attl generally
conceded thnt the young men Ut our city az a
OF llts and fun, but free from habits Of intcrn-
pcraneo and Its accompanying viccs.
! cannot deny tisat there are cases ut heart-
broken nlotl.era md sisters whose lisc1
pcralce, ind in milwaukee,, u In oil ol,er cities.
whisky holds d frtghttua sway. But when
young woman asserts tlLat nItlo out Of every ten
Of thu rslng Eoneration drink, know she says
Htlut III Hot ttAEs oHE u UfEt5 TIA HOAlu
favu boon much nearer tl!u truth, ninI lot liz ntl
do what wo can to blot out tile evil entirely. 10
prove my Insertion that thH wrtgr Of tile article
! haye quoted from mnat meet "qleer people,"
to say the least, in tic same letter she says. II
cnnnot think any gentleman would get drunk;
he has d lbw, ill.brch streak somewhere" Put
this quotation with the first ono unI SEQ what
ono would infer frotn the two.
lhavr written tl[s LETTER lndefensoo or our yolnE
men, no. to Gauss my contention. Or bec,ause
think It "t[ruc to stir up The Hume tn re-
dunlat,cy Of aujec&iyesh ln questioning Its
truth, hit to lot tho gushing author of u,u as
sert0n see tllat uli gentlemen arc not atfku;
ttat Milwaukee, Is gootl-s!zcl city, and possi-
bly she mny not know oil slle best peoplo In II.
ing remarks 80 !iurtful to yoursolf nnu your as-
socatcs. You wilt bu moro beloyod and rcspeIt-
ed IT, Instead Of publishing your frlentls' short
eonlngs, yuu draw II veil over them, or, better
, 1879-03-29

hTEDrCINAI.
NllEuMATlaM. ETC.
e"H HoFf n
TO tAe Editor 0f Tnt Tribune,

To tae Editor ot TIE Tribune.
CHICAGO. Mnrch N.--To begin, | desire to
n-r,,r, nv ovc,so II, f.ttInp ~ runlv earlier to
tnose VINO naFc calIeh hro" "o W ''"'o' ..',
beforc my last line of apology WIS In pf'ht
was attnckcd with painful !nlalnmasof9 us
onlcr nj tto hca1. tho results Of which 1Iayo nj.
s"s,n, y. s0 ,,,sa sar,,.fv IN In tho nrcscnt
!eetco me qu'tc scf.v.sv s:,.a.sJ w. .rI,tur ,u,t
Lime. nave repeatcuty a.'ca'ps'A "..s' ~"
havcas often been oallcea toues'st' "ase "os
fal]r,l howaycs, to keen Tho run OF tho pleasant
fI,c cho.. vb,c has afforded the ust1al amount
~ frateir}on n,l cnt.rtainlncnt, s,,ul tor which
thnuks ara bcrcl,v rnturt,eI 10 tile various COLI
friIIttors. NM ma Mi. would aaY 10 Muttiur
ii. ,iat did not 10 rnucf, regrnt nv inability to
rcnjy on account Of The abundance Ut pnod.
II wjatavcr nrade Of intensity. u,i,st DO select.
cl viii Reference to incrcnsliig solubtty, and
I,asten!nE elimination Of that product ot retro
which IA known to accumulate In tho blood In
thcsc cascs. Ii these, tp alknlis md their car
honntes. md s1,ch or teir saits rs arc formed
With acids TINT arc dccomposcd Into
fhs rorhnnfc. bnye bcr,, the must
employed ului depen,ted urun in modern mctli-
rims. tore,hrr viii those active vegetable de-
prrunts which experience has shown most rCifa-
Bic. OF the nlKat.eafts, those of 1ttslta nre su.
ncrIor. for pbylo,ls chemical rea6pns, although
thr nntash.satts witt continue to be much used
Dut nous Of these remedies can deal with the
ELECTS Of tic rheumatic posson as scun IN tllr
lr,ions aroliud tue tonts tu case Ut chronic
prcuara'ons csi Of Iodine, sulphur, or thc more
powrr,u1 vegetable alternatives, nternnl!y, aided
by cotrtcr tr1itnuts or stimulating ltuilneuts,
oxtcrnally, Ono lnoru poLllt With reference to
thn tTeuTy of tho tfscnso a. bearing ut,t,ll the
fat!ona!o oi treatment already given. ii,crc Is
n form Of ehroulc rheumatism tso cnlIsd) which
il nt,t wholly arthrltic, indeed, the
juiats nre scarcely inyo!yed.-sh principal sent
, 1879-03-29


10 the Editor u TAd Tribune.
CHICAGO, Atnrc!, a7.-TuR TRIBUNE Home
Club will meet for work Mt hfra. o. II. Ctark's,
4S4 North C!nrs street, Thursday, April 8.
Members WIN havu attended regularly will
please notice the change ia the day Of meeting.
ID, i, KATIE, Secretary.
, 1879-03-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
TJtB EttizT BITCH.

To the Editor nt The Tribune.
New i'rnt1N, ILL.,, March 2s.-ff Patient will
send mo her address will scn1 her written d.
recttuns for both Hcrasy et!tcA' a,id the knitted
]agc, With satnpfcs Of caell. FANCY Work.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-21

THE FUNERAL OF THE WIFE OF GOLD
JOHN RoBINsoN."-A description Of the
funeral at Cincinnati of the wife Of John
Robinson. the circus proprietor. says:
The floral tributes we're numerous and
exceptionally beautiful. An Offering OF
Robert Morgan represented wheat-field.
From the moss representing the turf the
stubble of straw stuck up In the centre,
rose shock OF fully ripened wheat tops,
garnered in the usual way. Lying across
this was floral sickle of exquisite work.
manship. Around the whole of this field,
which was three feet by two and oval in
shape, ran wreath. SIX inches broad, OF
rarest buds. Inwrought i'll this, in purple
violets, was the single word "Gathered."
This tribute was striking in its effect. but
not much more touching than another
legend, running across an immense oval
design, "Our Mother Besides those
were a huge broken column, standing at
least four feet high; harp and crown
from John Lolo; and numerous other
crosses, crowns. anchors and other designs,
all Of fine and lavish workmanship. The
remains were inclosed in costly and beau
tiful casket, which was borne to the
Robinson Chapel, lately built by Mr.. Rob
inson in Spring Grove Cemetery as a maui
soleum for the family dead. and placed be-
side the coffined clay of the deceased
daughter, Mrs. Stickney. Rev. DR.. Flow
er, OF the Ninth street Christian church
preached the funeral sermon and off1ciated
at the vault. The five sons of the dc.
ceased and one son in-law (Robert Stick
ney of1iciated as pall-bearers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-21

A BIT OF WASHINGTON GOssIP.-A
recent incident in fashionable social life
here is the subject of much comment in
social circles. For mutual convenience
and pleasure the lady guests of one of the
largest and most fashionable hotels have
held their regular day receptions in COM
mon. At the reception last week Mrs
Bruce, the wife of the colored senator from
Mississippi, came in. Mrs. Bruce is very
little 'off'' in color, and very few if any.
Of those present had at first the least
suspicion as to her identity. After pass.
ing with several of the ladies the usual
commonplace which make up the sum and
substance of Washington society recep-
tions she took her departure. 1t was not
until the examination of the cards depos-
tied in the tray at the door was common
ced. after the reception had terminated,
that the horrible truth was discovered
Then CONSERVATION and Indignation sue
ceeded each other, and several of the ladies
were so much overcome that they declared
they would take no fui ther part in the re-
captions. The affair is still nine-days'
wonder, and is likely to continue so for
some time longer. What gives unusual
Interest to it is the fact that Mrs. Bruce
came to return call frs made upon her
by the wife of D mocratic member of
Congress, and who is one of the ladies
stopping at the hotel. 1t seems that she
was not present on the occasion of Mrs.
Bruce's CALL Washington letter IN Balts-
more Sen.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-21
THE CENSUS TAKING.

A very excellent bill, providing for
taking the census of 1880. of which Mr..
Morrill,, of Maine, is the patron, has just
passed the q. s. Senate. It provides that
q Superintendent Of Census be appointed
by tho President, to receive an annual
salary of S. 900, and the Secretary Of the
Interior shall appoint one or more super
visors of census in each State and Terri
tory, the whole number not to exceed one
hundred and fifty. This supervisor shall
propose the subdivisions of his district,
employ enumerators, "who shall be select
ed solely with reference to their fitness,
and without reference to their political or
party Affiliations most wise provision,
and perform other duties, all, however,
subject to the control of the SuperiNten-
dent of Census. The supervisors are to
receive $500 for the whole service they
render, and the enumerators are to get
two cents for each living inhabitant, two
cents for each death reported, ten cents
for each farm and fifteen cents for each
establishment of productive industry en-
umerated and returned. No enumeration
is to have district including more than
four thousand inhabitants under the ceti-
sus of 1870. The enumeration is to COM
mence on the first day of June, 1880.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-21
KILLED FOR INsUaANcE MONEY

AlLAAO cOn ANSO AAASNSn @AAOA>AA
Hunters Crime Parolzeled.--Mention
has been already made in the papers
of the drowning, last December, in shall
low stream near Lebanon, Pa, ut man
named Raber, and the subsequent arrest OF
several persons on the charge of cohspir-
ing to kill him. the object being TO obtain
about Sc 600 Insurance. on his life. On
Wednesday a hearing was had ut Lebd non
charge Of Brandt, Wise, Hummel and
Zeckman co-prisoners with Dews and
StechIer. the supposed principals in the
affair Among the witnesses was Peters,
the son-in-law of Drews. who testified that
Brandt, had offered him 5000 to go INTO
the conspiracy, and that lie had seen the
drowning from the garnet OF his father-ln-
laws house. Said he: son the evening
of December Z. 1878, myself and wife were
up Ill the garrett of Drrw's house. About
five O'Clock we looked out OF the WIDOW
and saw Drews, Raber and Stechltr gong
to the creek. said to my wife. Now Ihey
are going to kill Raber' She said, como
away from the window buG l remained.
Tho parties then walked on the plank that
crosses the creek, when Stechler took hold
of Raber's leg aud jerked him into the
water This is all l saw. a. The bushes
surrounding the creek hid them from view
About half an hour after they came to the
house, when my wife and l went down
stairs. Stechler was all wet DreWs gave
him change of clothing, even to stock
ings, and put the wet clothes behind the
stove, and said if any one came in to hide
the clothes. They said Raber was very
strong, and that they could hardly hold
him under the water.' Mrs. Peters testi-
fed to hearing her father (Drews) talking
of the affair in the family, and was told If
she said anything she would be shot. Other
testimony was gwen. going To show that
Drews offered 800 to Stechler's brother to
do the deed. and that an attempt had been
made to bride the coroneFs jury. The
prisoners were all remanded to Jail for
trial at the April session.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-21

AN ARMED ESCORT TO BALLS.-7he
Dean, a musician, has brought suit for
$4,000 in one of the New York courts
against Mrs. Teresa Bell, whose breast
rlate Of diamonds attracted So much no.
tice at several New York balls last year.
He states in his complaint that in 1867 he
met Mrs. Bell in San Francisco, who held
out inducements which he accepted to be-
come her travelling companion, it being
her intention to 60 East and t. Europe on
tour. She carried with her abitually
jewelry, principally diamonds. valued at
$3.50, 600, and he was employed he says, to
the diamonds and other prec us stones,
carrying them about on his person and ac-
companying her to places of amusement
and elsewhere to guard them He says
that Oh reaching New York sic insisted
that he should represent himself as her
brother, and that he was in slduced as
such at public and private entertainments
which she and the diamol ds attended
while in fact he was all the tine acting as
an armed guard over the jewelry which
she was wearing. After six months ser
vice. he alleges. he was summary dismiss
ed at Paris. Dean tells an n,eresting sto
ry concerning Mrs. Bells diamonds. The
lady refused to have them put IN any place
Of safety, preferring to have them taken
in charge by Dean, whom she insisted
should go heavily armed. lie rode, he
says, in her carriage to and frCm balls,
travelled in the railway cars and slept in
hotels all the time with the jr~els packed
about his person, and never having him
except to adorD her. It is for his risk as
we'll as his actual service that he dem. nd \
$4,000. He had many narrow escapes, he
says, and resorted often to su,terfuges to
brow supposed highwaymep and robbers
off the track, especially to the common
practice of leaving bathrooms privately
while another escort was provided for her.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-21
WHY MONEY MUST BECOME
PLENTIFUL,

The present rate, four per cent, paid by
the United States on its bonds must force
money into enterprises that will give peo-
pie employment. A man may work life
time and accumulate 100000 if he has good
luck, and if it is put in United States bonds
he will only get 81, 200 year. Snch sum
if the man has family will fall short Of
supporting them. Your careful man must
look somewhere else now for place of in
vestment. This has been illustrated with
In the past few days by cases which have
come to our knowledge in which the hol-
ders of U. S. bonds that were called in.
have taken the money and put it into bus
mess enterprises-the holders were gentle
men of moderate means and couldn't af-
ford to lend their money at the govern
nent rates.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-21

KNEW How TO USE HER FIsT.-A
little incident occurred on the sleeper
through from st Louis the other moi ming
which is now published for the first time
in q Cincinnati paper. The tram was
approaching the city, and all passengers
were up and the berths put up, with the
exception of one. On this section the cur
tains were still drawn and the occupant
apparently sleeping, with one hand hang
ing peacefully out over the loop between
the closely drawn curtain.
A faint snore from within betokened
that some weary traveller was enjoying his
morning snooze. Without stopping to en-
Quire whether the hand belonged to Gen.
Butler Or Blue Jeans Williams, a Cincin.
uati drummer, for the purpose, doubtless,
of making little fun for the other pas
sengerS, seized it and shook it cordially
remarking as he did so: "Good-bye, OLD
boy, goodbye; can't be with you always,
ynu know; give my love to the folks, and
don't fail to call ard see us when you come
to town." Here the facetious drummer
was knocked clear across the car by a
stalwalt blow from the disengaged hand
of the occupant of the berth. Picking
himself up and pulling his nose around to
its proper place, he offered to bet weeks
salary that the fellow in the berth was
prize fighter. This excited some curlosi-
ty on that point, and the berth was closely
watched. After little shutting behind
the curtains, and just before the train en-
tered the city, a lady who bore a striking
resemblance to Susan B. Anthony came
smiling from the section and ordered the
porter to make up her seat while she re.
tired to the dressing-room to arrange her
feathers and, possibly, battle her knuckles
with arnica.