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Necessity Of Sunlight.

Instead of excluding the sunlight
from our houses, says the M~anutactur-
or and Builder, lest it fade carpets,
draw flies and bring freckles, We should
open every door and window and bid it
enter. It brings life and health and
Joy; there is healing in its beams; it
drives away disease and dampness,
mold, megrims. Instead of doing
this, however, many careful house.
wives close the blinds, draw down the
shades, lock the door, shut out the
clarifying rays and rejoice in the dim
and musty GOODNESS and twilight OF
their apartments. It is pleasant and
not unwholesome during the glare of
the noontide to subdue the light and
exclude the air quivering with heat, but
in the morning and in the evening we
may freely indulge in the sun bath and
let it food all our rooms, and if at its
very fercest and brightest it has full
entrance to our sleeping rooms, so much
the better for us. Wire netting in
doors and windows exclude not flies and
mosquitoes only, but all other insects,
and those who have once used it will
continue to do SC. With this as a pro-
lection from intrusive winged crea-
lures, one may almost dispense with
shades and shutters and enjoy all the
benefits of an open house without any
annoyances so frequent in warm wealth
or. But better the annoyances with
sunshine than freedom from them with
out it. Statistics of epidemics have
shown that if they rage in any part of a
city they will prevail in houses which
are exposed to the least sunshine. while
those most exposed to it will not be
at all or slightly affected. Even in the
same house persons occupying rooms
exposed to sunlight will be healthier
and repulse epidemical influences better
than those occupying rooms where no
sunlight enters.
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They We're Not Proud.

We find the following in a recent issue
of st. Paul Ninn.) paper: "Yester.
day morning, about ten O'Clock, two
young ladies were seen going down
Third street, one leading and the othel
driving a COW. The young ladies were
good looking, and trudged along till q
dry-goods store on Third street was
reached. Here they tied the animal
and disappeared in the store, whereupon
q young man was seen to rush out OF the
back door, and it was some time before
he could be found. A few evenings
since MI. Lyon accused the young ladies
of being too proud to stoop to the duties
of a farmers daughter, and promised to
each a $50 silk dress if they would per-
form the above act. So, yesterday morn
ng, attired in o farmers daughters Co.'S
tunes, they drove MI. Faber's COW from
the barn, attached q rope, and while
Miss Faber led the animal, Miss Hem
bricks walked behind with q broomstick
to hasten the trip. Without fear they
passed down Third, from the Seven Cor
ners to Wabasha, these he'd the animal,
and hasteneds to5ecefget their wages.
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Pneumonia,

j DCuulVulus
Hardly any one who has a large &C.
uuaintance, or who reads the obit-
uary or death notices in the
public prints, says q New York
paper, can fail to have noticed how
fatal q disease pneumonia is, especially
in this city. It really seems sometimes
as if it caused half of all the deaths that
occur. Each winter it appears to grow
more dangerous. This season it has
been very virulent, owing, probably, to
sudden changes and the unusual amount
of snow. Pneumonia invariably begins
with a cold, to which scarcely anybody
attaches any importance, and the cold ID
neglected until it results in the painful,
and always alarming, disease. "Only q
coldl" echoed the renowned Abernethy.
"a cold is always to be feared. Colds
have killed more men than battles
have" There seems to be no way OF
guarding against pneumonia. One per-
son is as subject as another to it. Rug.
ged constitution, vigorous health, gen.
eral attention to hygienic laws, have no
power to preventit. Pneumonia Stays a
giant as quickly as it Stays a pigmy; an
ACCOMPLISHED athlete as quickly as a
invalid. One meets this morning
q friend flushed with youth-energy.
Within three or four days he is dead.
Pneumonia has cut him down. Persons
who care to live-and the fact that they
do live shows that they care to-cannot
be too wstchful of the beginning of
pneumonia, which is n of the most
insidious and formidable foes of human
existence.
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aay,cn Ia CONSERVATIVES.

The celebrated physician, Dr.. Psul Memeyer,
gives tho following valuable suggestions 70
persons suffering from lung affections "Ihe
patient must with s%crupulous conscentousneae
insist upon breathing fresh, pure air, and must
remember that the air Of closed roonsi 10 always
more or less bad. No man, however
uncleanly, would drink muddy, dirty water.
A party which occupies Q room for hours,
breathing the same air. might be compared TO
q party OF bathers drinking the water IL which
they bathe. The patient must keep the window
of his bedroom open. Night air Is fresh an
without daylight. In close, crowded rooms,
the patient suffering from lung complaints
breathes consumptiyely." By taking these
precautions and using DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pnrgatlve Pei
etc, fully one-half of the CAGES OF lung COM
plants would be cured In nix months. For
cough and irritation Of the lungs do not always
indicate the presence Of consumption, although
It may result in that disease. and II consump-
ton has alresdy become deeply seated In the
system, this is the most efficient course OF
treatment that can be pursued outside OF any
institution that provides special facilities for
the treatment Of this disease. DR.. Pieroea
celebrated invalids' hotel Is suoh an institution.
Send stamp for descriptive pamphlet contain
ing also a complete ~trestise upon consumption,
explaining its causes, nature and best methocs
OF treating it, together with valuable hints
concerning diet, clothing. exercise, etc /, for
oonsumptives. Address Faculty OF lnvallds
and Tourists Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
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II the habit Of body becomes ~irregulsr, much
evil is inflicted on the system. The stomach
becomes dyspeptio, bilious symptoms develop
themselves, the circulation ia contaminated,
and the nerves share in the general disorder.
Il ia of the utmost importance that tho bowels
should be thoroughly aud speedily regulated
when they grow derelict. The corrective agent
best adapted to this purpose Is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, . wholesome, non gripping
vegetable laxative, worth all the rasping Ca
thartics invented since the time Of Psracelsus.
People who have been in the habit OF nsiDg blue
Dill. calomel, and other drugs and cheap nos
trums for constipation, abould abandon such
hurtful and useless medicines, and substitute
for them this pleasant and gentle aperient,
which not only produces the pursative effect
naturally, but also strengthens while it reyu-
lates the bowels, stomach ard liver. 1t more
over cures and prevents intermittent and re-
mittent fevers, govt, rheumatism, debility and
urinary troubles.
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guns two rocket tubes, 1874 mounted men and
500 natives, they overwhelmed them. The
camp, containing all the surplus'smmunition
and transfer Of No. 8 column, WAS taken, and
but few Of its defenders escaped: Our loss, I
fear, must be set down at thirty officers, and
about five hundred non-commissioned officers.
rank and file Of the imperial troops, and
seventy non-commissioned officers, rank and
file Of the colonial troops. A court OF inquiry
has been ordered to assemble to collect evil
dence regarding this unfortunate affair, which
will be forwarded to you as soon as received:
It would soem that the troops were enticed
away from their camp, as the action took place
about a mile and q quarter outside OF 1t. Inc
remainder Of Colonel Gyms column reoccupied
tho camp after dark the same night, having
been with me twelve miles away all day. On
tue following morning We arrived at RorkeB
Drift post, which for twelve hours had been
attacked bv from 5000 and 1000 Zulus. Its
defense by some eighty men Of the Twenty
fourth regiment Was most gallant. Three
hundred and seventy bodies lay close around
the post. l compute the Zulu loss at 1000
here alone. At the camp where the disaster
occurred, the loss of the enemy is computed at
over 1000. Colonel Pearson, commanding NO.
l column, has been attacked, but he repulsed
the Zulus." News OF this disaster caused in
tense excitement throughout ~England-some-
lulLk limo luO ! Will UdASA "sSAoSASSN
the massacre OF Custer aud his soldiers by the
Indians was received in this country. The de-
mand for newspapers in England was greater
than at any time since the outbreak OF the war
between France and Germany, and the British
government at once took steps to forward reen-
forcements numbering 1900 men to South
Africa.
Emperor William opened the German par
lament in person. In his speech from the
throne he thanked the members for assisting
in the suppression Of the Socialist agitation,
and hoped they would continue to support the
government in that respect.
Tho strikes among the Liverpool laborers
paralyzed trade there and caused the detention
of a large number Of vessels. Laborers from
Scotland we're brought to the city to fill the
the places Of the strikers.
The majority Of medical men in Halifax say
there is no such thing as the Oriental plague
in Nova Scotia.
The sultan OF Morocco has had a stroke Of
paralysis, and anarchy prevails throughout bis
empire.
Fifteen steamers we're chartered by the Brit
isl admiralty to convey troops and supplies to
South Africa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-02-26
Lead Poisoning.

A New York paper says: A few days
since q man died in West Tenth street,
this city, of q malady known as s'paint-
ers' collie" This disease in reality is a
form of chronic poisoning from the alb.
sorption of lead through the lungs, the
skin, and the saliva, and which too fire.
quently proves fatal in it's effects. Well
marked symptoms of this collie" often
show themselves where they might be
least expected to occur. Gases are on
record in which colo and paralysis have
occurred in persons who had done no
more than sleep in newly painted rooms.
One medical work mentions a patient, q
servant at q public house, in whom lead.
poisoning was brought on by frequently
handling and cleaning pewter pots. A
celebrated physician of Edinburg had
among his patients a retired military
officer who, after working OF il-painting
for some time in q studio, eight feet
square, with q large stove in it, was at
tackled with what is known as "wrist.
drsp"-the most marked symptom. OF
lead poisoning-and soon after with
paralysis in both legs. Paralysis of the
neck has been known to follow the use
of a hair-dye containing litharge. Meat
and vegetables cooked or kept in newly
glazed vessels have actually proved fatal.
At Claremont, during the residence there
of the e1-royal family of France, thir-
teen out OF thirty. eight members OF the
household suffered so severely from lead
poisoning that the mails of their toes
and fingers actually acquired q blush
discoloration. Under the ordinary con-
Gitions of life, the chances of lead-poison-
ing are many and almost ubiquitous.
Our houses are painted with lead, our
water comes through lead pipes, our
food is cooked or kept in glazed vessels,
our tea, chocolate and many other arti-
cles of domestic use are wrapped up in
lead paper and t%in-foil, aad tea which
has been "steeped" in a britannia
metal teapot is often tainted with the
poison. Most people know that the ef.
fects of lead are extremely variable but
we cannot be too cautious, and certainly
prevention is better than cure any time.
There are certain obvious precautions
which ought to be adopted in every house.
hold; and where there is the slightest
chance for lead. poisoning, skilled medi-
cal advice cannot be called for too soop.
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The National Census In 1880.

The bill as passed in the Senate pro-
vides that a census of the population,
wealth and industry of the United
States shall be taken on or before July
l, 1880. It provides for the appoint
ment of a superintendent Of tho census
by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and coneent of the Senate, and also
the necessary clerks and copyists in his
Office. The secretary of the interior is
directed to appoint on or before the LIST
of April, 1880, one or more supervisors
of census within each State or Territory,
such persons to be residents of such
State or Territory. The total number
of supervisors is not to exceed 150. The
supervisors are to apportion their dis
tricts and designate to the superintend.
ent suitable persons to employ as emu.
merators; such persons to be selected
solely with reference to their fitness.
and without reference to their politics
or party affiliations. Each supervisor
is to receive $500 upon the compile
ton of his duties; enumerators
are to receive two cents for each living
inhabitant reported, two cents for each
death reported, ten cents for each farm,
fifteen cents for each establishment OF
productive industry enumerated and re-
turned. The subdivision assigned to
each enumeration shall not exceed 1000
inhabitants according to the census OF
1870, nor contain less than 5000 where
the last preceding census shows the in
habitants thereof. The bill further
provides for the punishment of enumer-
ators and others for giving information
to outside persons, neglect of duty, etc.
It is made o misdemeanor, punishable
by a fine OF 300, to refuse to answer the
questions of enumerators; and officers OF
CORPORATIONS who refuse to answer them
shall pay a fine of not less than $500 nor
more than 81, 900, and be imprisoned not
exceeding one year. All census matter
is to pass through the postofice free.
The schedule of inquiries is the same as
now provided by section 2,2O6 of the
revised statutes, with various e1cep-
tions and additions. It further
provides for the employment OF
experts and special agents to investigate
in their economic relations the manu-
featuring, railroad, mining and other
industries of the country, and the sta
tistics of telegraph, express, transpor-
tation and insurance companies. The
enumeration is to begin on the LIST day
of June, 1880, and be completed before
the 1st day of July following. In cities
having 10, 900 inhabitants, the enumer-
alton Of population shall be taken with
in two weeks from the LIST OF June. 1t
limits the cost of the census to $780,
900, exclusive of $3.50, 900 for printing
and other preliminary expenses. Any
State taking a census Of its population,
etc., according to this bill, in 1855,
ETC., shall have one-half of the expenses
thereof paid by the United States, upon
depositing a full and authentic copy
with the secretary OF the interior.
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THE CIPHER DISPATCHES.
Invesi'sation by the Potter Subcommittee
In New York.

III e Val
The Potter subcommittee appointed to take
testimony in New York in regard to those cipher
dispatches having reference to alleged corrupt
practices in the Presidential election Of 1876,
arrived in New York and began their e1amina-
ton Of witnesses. The following members Of
the House composed the subcommittee: Gen.
eral Eppa Hunton, Of Virginia (Democrat),
chairman; William s. Stenger, OF Pennsylvania
(Democrat), William NJ. Springer, Of Illinois
iDemocrat), Frank Hiscock, Of New York Gre
publican), and r. B.. Reed, Of Maine (Republi-
CAM. The first witness called Was Smith NJ.
Weed, a lawyer Of Pittsburgh, N. Y, who
testified that be was in North Carolina and
South Carolina soon after the last Presidential
election; in Raleigh, N. c. he VIZ" told that
General Fitzpatrick had made inqui,les to see II
the State could not be given to Hayes. but
that Fitzpatrick was informed by the returning
board that the Democratic legislature would
impeach them in two weeks II they did as he
requested; the witness reported this to New
York, and was then asked to 90 to South Caro-
lima; he WAS informed that the South Carolina
board, while admitting privately
that the State had gone Democratic, wolld not
give q certificate to this effect unless they
were paid for it, as they were candidates. for
ofice IT. the same election, and firmly believing
that the Democrats had carried two at ieaN
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At the Garden Gate.

They fingered st the garden gate
The moon was full above;
He took her darling hand in his,
The trembling little dove,
And pressed it to his fervent lips,
And softly told his love.
About her waist he placed his arm;
He called her all his own;
His heart, he said, it ever beat
For her, and her alone;
And he was happier than a king
Upon q golden throne.
"Come veal, come woe," in ardent tones
This youth continued he,
"As is the needle to the pole,
SO I will constant be;
No power on earth shall tear thee, love,
Away, I swear, from mel!
From ont the chamber window popped
A grizzly night-capped head;
A hoarse voice yelled: "You, Susan Jane,
Come in and 60 to be-"
And that was all-it was enough!
The young man wildly fled.
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"What kind of testimony do you
call that ?" said the county attorney
to n of the witnesses before the grand
Jury, who was inclined to be a little
eyasive. "Jackson's best" was the
prompt reply. The lawyers who were
in the habit of using tobacco saw
the point and smiled all over their
faces.
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An English traveller says: "Put an
American baby six months old on it's
feet, and it will Immediately say, MI.
chairman and call the next cradle to
order"
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udRo for Yourself.

By sending thirty-fye cents, with age, height,
color Of eyes and hair, you will receive by re-
turn mail a correct photograph OF your future
husband or wife, with name and date OF mar
riage. Address ". Fox. P. O. Drawer 81,
Fultonyille, n. Y.
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Read advertisement In another column OF the
principal triunphs Of Mason & Hamlin Organ
%. ali over the world. 1t certainly amounts
to de- demonstration, as they ssy, Of the SUPERIOR.
ty Of their organs. The record is unparalleled
among makers of Instruments.
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C~ouuus.--A medicinal preparation In the
form Of a lczengs is the most convenient.
81 Browns bronchial Troches allays irritation,
which induces coughing, giving relief In bron-
chitis, hoarseness, influenza, oonsumptive and
.atbmstio complaints. 25 cents.
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10 develop healthy and harmonious asBon
among the organs OF secretion, digestion and
evacuation, take DR.. Motifs Vegetable Liver
pills, which h~ealthfully stimulate the hyst,
give tone and regularity to the Liver, counter
act q tendency to costiveness and purity the
blood. Their cathartic action Is unaocom-
panied by gripping, and Is never violent and
abrupt but always gradual and natural. These
pills are OF the greatest assistance In overcom-
ing scrofulous Juniors and eruptive maladieA.
All druggists sell It.
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"Fruit r Of Gods.

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a .GAMBETTA DUEL.
HOW MARE TWAIN PIsTING U1sHED HIM
SELF AS THE sTArEsMAN's SECOND.

HOW MARX TWAIN DIsTINeU 1sHED HIM
SELF AS Il sTArEsMAN's SECOND.
Mark Twain writes for the atlantic
Monthly an account of his participation
in the recent duel between Gambetta
and Fourtou. When lie had heard OF
the outbreak in the Assembly he says
that he called on Gam5etta, whom he
found "steeped in a profound French
calm" Mr.. Twain after being en-
braced began the conversation
I said / supposed he would wish me
to act as his second, and he said "Of
course" I said I must be allowed to
act under a French name, so that l
might be shielded from obloquy in my
country in case of fatal results. He
WINGED here, probably at the suggestion
that dueling was not regarded with re.
spect in America. However, he agreed
TO my requirement. This accounts for
the fact that in all the newspaper re.
ports M. Gambetta's second was ap-
parently a Frenchman. First, we drew
up my principals will. I insisted upon
this and stuck to my point. I said I
had never heard of a man in his right
mind going out to fight a duel without
first making his will. he said he had
never heard of a man in his right mind
doing anything of the kind. When we
had finished the will, he wished to pro-
coed to a choice of his "last words"
He wanted to know how the following
words, as a dying exclamation, struck
me:
ST die for my God, for my country,
for freedom of speech, for progress and
the univeral brotherhood of man |"
] objected that this would require too
lingering q death ; it was a good speech
for a conservative, but snot suited to
the %exigeneies of the field of honor. We
swrangled over a good many ante-mortem
%outbursts, bat l finally got him to cut
his obituary down to this, which he
copied into his memorandum book, pur-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-03-12

DIANA Beautiful Concert Grand Pianos
I kAltVcost Sixteen Hundred Dollars, on
ly Four Hundred and twenty-five Dollars.
Superb Grand Square Pianos. cost Eleven
Hundred Dollars, only Two Hundred and
twenty-five Dollars. Elegant Upright
Pianos. cost Eight Hundred Dollars, Unly
One Hundred and Fifty-fve Dollars. New
Style Upright Pianos. One Hundred and
Twelve Dollars and Fifty cents
Organs. Thirty-fve Dollarg, FsDnhW
Orgaus, 10 stops seven V twoUEeU1lt
Dollars and Fifty cents Church Organs,
IS stops, cost Three Hundred and Ninety
Dollars, only One Hundred and Fifteen
Dollars. Elegant Three Hundred and sey-
enty-five Dollar Mirror top Organs, only
One Hundred and Five Dollars.
Tremendous sacrifice to close out present
stock. Immense new steam factory soon
to be erected. Newspaper with much in
formation about cost of Pianos and Organs
sent free Please address DANIEL f,
BEATTY, Washington. n. j. 1875