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The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24
PREDICTIONS ABOUT 1880.

In pamphlet recently published by
the author, Prof. Gimmer asserts
From 1880 to 1887 will be one uniyer-
sal carnival Of death. Asia will be de-
populated, Europe nearly so, America
will lose 10000 people. Besides
plaques, we are to have storms and tidal
waves, mountains are to toss their heads
through the choicest valleys navigators
will be lost by the thousand, owing to
the "capricious deAexures" of the nee
die, and islands will appear and disap-
pear in mid ocean. All the beasts, birds
and fishes will be diseased famine and
human strife will destroy most of the
few human beings left alive by plague
and finally two years of fire-from 1886
to 18S7-will rage with fury in every
part of the globe. In 1887 the "Star oi
Bethlehem will reappear in Cassiapia'i
chair" the immediate results being uni.
versal war and portentous foods anc
shipwrecks. North America is again tc
be again involved in civil war. unless {
Napoleon arises 70 quell il. The few
people that may manage TO survive till
1887 viii have reason to be thankful.
As a matter of course
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24
SENATOR BAYARD's OPINION.

Interview in New York worldl
! think the repeal Of the test oath and
the formation of the improved system OF
obtaining impartial iuries were alone a
sufficient recompense to the country and
to Congress for all the expense and ha-
rassment of the session. 1t is evident
that these most powerful and necessary
reforms found little favor with the Pres
ident, who vetoed the appropriation bills
with which they were at first combined
without word of intimation that he ap-
proved of any features of the bills. For
the reasons 1 have given 1 consider the
results OF the extra session TO have been
valuable to the country. They have
wiped out a feature of war legislation
permitting the use of troops as police at
the polls. They have removed test
oath disgraceful to our age and country.
They have made step towards the abo-
lition of the radical system of packing
iuries in political cases. They haYe ex-
posed to the people schemes for the Gen.
tralization of power, and for the people
to be forewarned is to be forearmed. Sc
l consider the results Of the extra ses.
sion TO have been favorable to the good
government Of the country aud credita-
BILE to the Democratic majorities, by
whose exertions these valuable reforms
have been achieved despite the obstruct
iveness of O Republican Executive.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

An order has been issued by the
managers of the Erie Railroad which is
intended to prevent the brakemen in
the employ Of that company from
flirting with young women passengers
or girls along the line Of the road.
The average brakeman would have felt
less aggrieved if his salary had been cut
down fifty or sixty per cent. And the
girls-Well, it's very likely the girls will
hold an indignation meeting and con.
clude when they want to ride to go OIL
some other road, where brakemen have
ordinary human rights.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24
HOW A PAPER is MADE.

nPray, how is a paper nader
The question is easy to ask,
nut to answer it fully, my dear,
We're rather difficult task
And vet IN a bantering way,
AZ the whip-poor-will sings in the glade,
IN venture bit of lay
To tell how paper is made.
An editor sits at his desk,
And ponders tho things that appear
N he claiming the thoughts of the world
Things solemn and comic, and queer
And when he has hit on theme
He Judges it we'll to parade,
He writes, and he writes, and he writes,
And that's how a paper is made.
An editor sits at his desk,
And puzzles his brain to make out
photographic" SO squabbled and mixed,
Il is hard to tell what it's about.
Exchanges are lying around,
While waiting dispatches delayed,
lie clips, and he clips, and he clips,
And that's how paper is made.
An editor out in the town,
In search of the things that are new
The things that the people have done,
Tho things they're intending to do
Goes peoripg and prying about,
For items Of many grade;
He tramps, and he tramps, and he tramps,
And that's how paper is made.
And all that those workers prepare,
OF every conceivable stripe,
Is sent to the printer, and he
Proceedeth to stick it in type.
His lines, all respecting his will,
In slow.moving columns parade
lie sticks, and he sticks, and he sticks,
And that's how paper is made.
In short, when the type is all set,
And errors cleared up moro or less,
'Tis '1ocked ina FORM" as they say,
And hurried away to the press.
The pressman arranges his sheets,
His ink gives the requisite shade,
Then he prints, and he prints, and he prints
And that's how paper is made.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

A shabby looking countryman drop.
ped into downtown Office yesterday.
The telephone alarm sounded, and fat
young Teuton yelled through the mouth
piece, "zeveliuhingstinbing r
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
came over the wires.
The stranger looked dazed, and asked,
sis that one of them ere telephones p
Being assured that it was, he brought
down his fist on the bar with thump.
and yelled
"Well. I'll be gol darned. I've hearr
of telephones 'afore now, but 1 never
heard Of one that could talk Dutch r
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24
SAVED FROM SUICIDE.

As ] was coming out of the San Fran
cisco postoffice one morning in the year
1856, a tall, dark-skinned man placed
himself in front of me, and, fixing his
intensely glittering eyes upon me, said,
in IN excited tone:
"Sir, can you give me half hour of
your time this morning r.
"Yes," I replied, "if can be of any
service to you by so doing"
mot here, but in your Office, private
ly," he continued. II must speak to
somebody, and having heard you preach
in the church Oh Pine street, felt
could approach you. 1 am in great
trouble and danger, and must speak to
some one.
His manner was excited, his hand
trembled, and his eye had an insane
CLEAN as he spoke. We walked on in ST.
lence until we reached my office in Mont
gomery street, when he hurriedly locked
the door on the inside, saying as he did
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"This conversation is to be private,
and do not intend to be interrupted. -
AS he turned toward me I saw that he
had pistol in his hand, which he laid
on desk, and then sat down. waited
for him to speak. eyeing him and the
pistol closely, and feeling a little uncom-
Portable, locked in thus with an armed
mailman of almost giant-like size and
strength.
"Have you ever been haunted by the
idea OF suicide7" he asked abruptly, his
eyes glaring upon me as he spoke.
mo, not particularly" 1 answered
"but why do you ask ?"
because the idea is haunting me, y
ne said, in an agitatei tone, rising from
ms chair as he spoke. 81 have lain fol
Two nights with cooked pistol in my
nand, calculating the value of my life.
bought the pistol to shoot myself with,
ana l'wonder that 1 have not done it
out something has held me back"
What has put the idea Of suicide into
your mind ?" inquired.
MY life's failure, sir and there il
nothing left for such fool as have
Deen." he said, bitterly. "when maj
mas no hope left he should die"
was making some reply when he
broke in:
Hear my history, then tell me il
ueatn is not the only thing left for me.
When he told me his name recogniz
ed IL as that of man of genius, whose
contributions to a certain popular peri
ouical had given him wide fame in th,
world OF letters. He was the son of {
venerable New England bishop. and {
graduate of Harvard University. viii
give bis story in his own words as nearly
as ! can
I'm 1850 I started for California will
honorable purposes and high ambition
my father being clergyman, and poor
and greatly advanced in years, 1 felt tina
y was my duty to mako provision TO
MN and for the family circle to which
belonged. Animated by this purpose,
was full Of energy. On the ship tina
look me to California made the &C
quaintance and fell into the snares of
beautiful but unprincipled woman, 70
whom ] toiled and sacrificed everything
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

Secretary Sherman is stated to have
contributed hundred dollars to the
Republican campaign fund. This is
but little more than one-half the
proportion assessed upon the clerks of
his department. They pay two per cent.
of their salaries, while the Secretary's
contribution is only one and one quarter
per cent, of his salary. We fear the
country will hardly look upon this as a
fair thing in the man who has nominated
himself for the Presidsncy and who has
about as much at stake IN the result OF
this years elections as any other human
being.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24
TRAVEL BY LIGHTNING.


n. \. Times.
We may yet travel by lightning as
well as send our messages by that agen-
cy. They have an electric railroad in
Berlin that works wonderfully we'll, and
many scientific people think the electric
locomotives may yet pull real trains along
our present railroads. The Berlin loco
motive draws three carriages. Each
carriage holds from eighteen to twenty
persons and all three are drawn in from
one to two minutes round the circular
railroad of three hundred metres in
length. The locomotive was originally
made for the purpose of drawing M
coal out of the pit. Nevertheless its
performances are very remarkable, and
render it certain that there are many
cases in which electric locomotives may
be employed with advantages. The
question of the extent to which electro
dynamic locomotives may possibly be
employed, is as yet difficult to decide.
Apart from the question of the possibil-
ity of a sufficient isolation, it depends on
the conducive resistance of the rails
According to DIR. Slemen's view, this
requisite on long railways may be partly
satisfied by setting up from time to
time new primary electro-dynamic
machines which would maintain the
necessary electric tention between the
middle and the outer rails.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

Captain John s. McCulloch, an elder
brother Of the late ex-Confederate Gen.
Ben McCulloch, and the last but one
Of the five brothers who fought for
Texan independence and gained rich
laurels in land where laurels run to
wearer's OF the bold buckskin and tho
clinking blade, died at his home in
Ellis county, Texas. few days ago in
the 10th year of his age. General Harry
McCulloch, an old man now. survives.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

There is family squabble over the
ownership of the swords of General
Twiggs, which famous blades are now
in the Treasury Department at WASH
ington. The three swords were pre-
sented to General Twiggs for bravery
in the Mexican war, one, blade of
Damascus finish, scabbard of gold and
hilt of solid gold, by Congress, one by
the State of Georgia and one by the
city of Augusta. The value Of the
three probably is $4,000. When Gen.
eral Twiggs fed from New Orleans at
the approach of General Butler, he do
posted the swords with Miss Florence
for safe-keeping. General Butler seized
and sent them to Washington. Miss
Florence afterwards became Mrs. Joseph
Guedella, of England. Last year Mrs.
Myers the daughter Of General Twiggs,
applied to Congress for the swords.
Now Mrs. Guedella claims them, say
ing that they were presented to her by
the General. Judge Twiggs, of Angus
ia, nephew of General Twiggs, and
Ernest 7. Florence, OF New Orleans a
brother TO Mrs. Guedella are engaging
in bitter correspondence over the mat
ter. In one letter Judge Twiggs said /:
"We are led to the notifying conclusion
that these swords, round which cluster
the dearest memories Of our hearts,
would be put, If you get them, to moro
substantial purpose or converted into
baubles for feminine adornment.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

A marriage has been declared null in
New York because the young man swore
he was drunk when the ceremony was
performed. The woman in the case very
sensibly declined to make any defense,
evidently believing that the young man
was not worth contending for.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

An editor in Illinois prints in each
weekly number of his paper, chapter
from the Bible. He says, in comment
ing thereon, I'VE publish nothing but
news to our readers"
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

An editor is a man who carries pair
of scissors in his vest pocket. lead pen
Gil in his breast pocket, memorandum
in his coat pocket, and his wealth in
somebody else's pocket.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24
PLANT TREES.

There is nothing which the owner OF
farms or village property can do, which
for THE money outlay required will give
50 large or satisfactory returns rs to plant
trees libeSally. Every village home and
farm house should stand in grove of
trees, every street and country roadside
should be lined with trees. If double
row. one inside and one outside the street
line, all the better They are not only a
source OF pleasure, adding beauty to land
scapes, but they add largely to the actual
selling value of property, often turning
the scale in the minds OF would be purs
chasers. They temper and mitigate
heats of summer and cold of winter.
Another thing often overlooked, they
attract and furnish shelter to the birds
who are now recognized as the farmers
best friends, and without whose active
aid we should be overrun with insects,
destructive to vegetation.
There has never been time when
trees Of all kind could DO purchased as
cheaply as now. The panic Of '73
putting sudden stop to the general
improvements Of country property has
left all our nurserymen overstocked,
and they will now furnish trees OF all
kinds for less than it has cost to grow
them.
The hardy evergreens, such MS tho
Scotch and Austrian pine, the Norway
Spruce and Arbor Vitae should be
planted literally about the buildings,
especially SO as to break the north and
west winds from the house and cattle
yards. They grow rapidly and in few
years will pay their cost every winter,
in the saving Of fuel and feed.
They should be planted 30 close that
when grown they form screen or wind
break
A common mistake Of tree buyers is
to select too large trees. At the same
price medium size tree is cheaper than
large one, with the former nll the root
can be saved, while with the latter tho
greater. part must be sacrificed. An
evergreen three to four feet high is
better tree to plant than one five to
seven feet. With trees of that size,
and care taken that tho roots are not
for single moment exposed to the hot
sun and wind, are in setting and
liberal mulching of coarse litter, any Of
the classes of evergreen named will
bear trains-planting as we'll as decid-
duous trees.
Of deciduous trees for lawn and road
side planting the soft maple, Ash leaf
Maple or Box Elder Elm and Ash are
the standard varieties, though the
Catalpa is now coming into prominence,
and promises to take in first rank as d
shade and timber tree
The main points in successful tree
planting is TO select medium size trees.
SO as to secure good roots. Keep tho
roots from exposure to sun and wind
while handling, take pains in setting
and mulch literally.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

"God and the Continental Congress
is the label borne by sword Of Ethan
Allen, hero Of Ticonderoga, that has inst
been presented to the Kentucky His
torical Society. This dirk-edged lion
hilted piece of steel was sold to relic
hunter by one of Aliens kinsmen and
fell into the possession Of T. A..
Hornsey, who passes it over TO his
State.
The Magnolia gazette., 1879-10-24

A little girl asked her grandma how
many glasses Of beer does it take TO
make a person walk lame.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-07

A DECISION AFFECTING THE LEGALITY OF
THEIR APPoINTMENT.-Thc question OF by
whom person must be appointed to be an
officer of the United States was decided by
an opinion OF Mr.. Justice Miller in the
United States Supreme Court Monday, in
the case OF The United States against Charles
Il. Germaine, on certificate of division
from the Circuit Court for the District OF
Maine. In this case civil surgeon ap-
pointed by the Commissioner Of Pensions
10 make the periodical examination OF pen
sioners was indicted for taking fees from
pensioners to which he was not entitled, and
the question was whether he was an
officer of the United States, and there
fore: amenable to the Government for
the offence. The Court holds that he Is not,
constituted an officer Of the United States
by mere appointment under law providing
for such examinations: that to be such an
officer the appointment must. proceed from
the President, an authorized court, or
head Of adepartment. So The decision be-
low in favor Of the:'accused was affirmed
WdShia0t0n Post. -~'
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RE Re.an.psion Candidate.

= TH ~
sKcnpr Fin sHERRlE's SPEECH IraASsr fEL ED.
MAxsFIrID, O., May 5.-sscretarY sher-.
man this evening was sercnaded at Gis no,ei,
when he appeared and made tue 1910 wing
speech &, = !, Tho
par,crs said I came West see Ring the nom:-
nation for Governor. ! caIhe purely on Pr,
yafe business Ito repair ruined fences and
Ink alter Impaired property. Az you have
aerpnaded me tonight, T shall seize the OPP
nortupity OF speaking fully on two OF the
preat. questions now discussed tbrougbout
The land. .They are questions OF vital
importance to oil the people-Kepup'i-
cans, Democrats, and Nationals. Two. years
ago. when I had The pleasure OF speaking TO
YOU about resumption Of specie-pay nents,
Stating IL we could, 20 back to gold then
would be Che beginning OF prosperity,
Then loss followed loss. and failure IoiioW-
| ed failure. and gloom generally prevailed
believed then II we would go back to Tue
fdays of our fathers, and start; atresh on a
gold basis, supported by greehbacks ana
national bank notes, prosperity would again
return. It became my duty as an executive
officer to carry out this policy. One year
ago bad to present to you tue desraDlllty
| OF the result OF resumption. On the Isl
day Of january, 1879, this important
measure was accomplished. Every dollar
YOU had in your pockets became worth
u dollar in gold. Since that has become ac'
complished, come here to ask you tue
question, Are you not satisfied with the re-
suit? Do you not think resumption mas
|!heen beneficial to you all? To-day a man
may travel where be. pleases. The green
back dollar Is as good rs any nations on the
globe. What has been the result OF inc
policy or resumption? Many thought as
the day OF resumption approached that de-
spondency and bankruptcy would 1oiioW,
whereas there has been advancing pros
Derity throughout our entire land. am
told that your shops in Mansfield are
again in operation, and it Is SO every
where. The result is, labor Is pten-
lhul; capital fipds secure and sale IN.
Yestmeut. Why. in New York city Jus.
the other day I heard OF all manner OF
schemes being. originated by capitalists lor
The investment OF capital that has been ldle
since the panic. The public credit is now
better than in any. time in the history OF the
country. -: . -,
Strange to say, since the 1st Of January
there has been sold, 50,000,000 OF per
cent. bonds. Now, the rich are not the ONLY
boudboIders. The man OF modest means
can purchase bonds Of any: denomination
that be. may choose at any money-or'er
Dost-office in the country. ..-,"~
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place for certain Tersosls who I'VE 'ss 70 sew
York. These peTsous nrs deteFrn sned PA 81
Tue cheaps,ess md quick o. taeir tfanss
snortalion Is places that are eosns ortable ioF
them. entirely Rithin their reacb, without
interfering with Their business. The vast
.aa,nber: 81 people who are included in TINS
multitude Is larger perhaps than all the
ssp,rIngs-goers and SUNNI travellers IN the
Tinted States. Coney Island, Long Branch,
md Staten Island d long way exceed allthe
DeoTIe at the summer retreats OF Virginia
and Kentucky. II Is :a5 q.
| sim, we oil know that there are retreats
THAT certain. citizens Of New York must mus
/ visit. They cannot be satisfied with :tne
places about the New York seaboara 1t. OK IL
Eihe Interfere of the State. .e
/ But IL would be well for TIE people
VIRGINIA and adjacent states to consider
how much they may advance their own In
terests by improving their way scneo u lpe
end Diminishing the charges for travel. ~
complain of a want OF visitors and travel
l)ers. and We do very little TO increase tbell
comfort or facilitate their journey. There
are delightful mountain retreats, ana hne
4 mineral waters and clear streams 10 t to.
mountains; yet few are tempted from e. !
/ distance to visit them, because there Is =
Hack OF accommodation and a failure to give
10 trasea that case Of movement and thor
( oughness that would protect travel IRON
embarrassment, and give it the satisfaction
Of certainty.
Toe summer retreats ought also to nave
conyeniences for cheap movement apo Tue
locality. There, is; a great change all over
! the country, aud We must. keep up with the
order of the day. We are drifting back OK
ward, and unless we mend matters we
viii NOT do much better. We have tae
finest retreats, the finest waters, and the
lloyeliest scenes. ;.AlI weiwant ito improve
our. ways, and we fear we shall be obliged
to add "and Means" Much will beaccom'
piished by small means, however, II used
| with skill. But; that mode OF working
should unemployed to do anything ut ALL
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\ Hon. Montgomery Blair has written a
letter to Missouri editor, in which he says
the presidential contest Of 1880 will he be-
tween Tilden and Grant, and predicts the
e'ection Of the former by an Overwhelming
majority -
Judge Hilton now proposes to help the
ely OF New York cut of much OF it's strou-
BILE by taking the ashes and garbage off its
hands, and manufacturing from the street.
sWeepings ana garbage material for fertil-
izing, and using the ashes for tilline-in the
low grounds on, the Stewart property on
Long Island. e.:s,t i:
William B. Gathright, Of Goochland
county, Va, died in the New York Hospital
recently. 'f'2f<. '= y =: h
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sprsflrrI. NOTICES
9-DhY GOODS.
SPECIAL BARGAINS.

sYcI, E.a.lslLK |GRENADINEs.i In plain and fan
iTS9 g1s uP P e. e oes bEINERY
sTStEE AMER1eSR ms peH SILK
sYSLEss e 5Ss q RI Sa Silks from
sYetEs q Z sss psdsTes fsm Tx to
s sYGtEs ak ffs VS. SarS from 1e to
sYoLE,s. Bnt sfi IN from Acc tos1;
s sYGkE bkeGi hSaps skksa the est no.
81 81 GGi I STRIP ED wATERED sATIN-an the
ssYY SLs so Dt pieces HLAcK LYONS SILK from
Styles 7sc up 70 t22S per yasa 81, from
| Styles s1,o 1926 per yard:
sYCLE'S Lot OF remarkably fine LYONS SILK at
SYCLE,s We ar. offering the cheapest BLACK
ssYcLE.s. Fine siLK and wool b A MAssE
SYCLE'SI GRENADINES nj 75c. aud 81:
| SYCLE'S We arc oferiug 90 pieces LUSTRES
| SYCLE'S reduced from 80 10 6Sc.-all Tie latest
s9GkEs SO SoaS Ssii slroua,on KID GLOVES In
sYCLES white, colored, and opera shade, at
sYCtE IN DREss Goos we are Offering spc-
SYCLE'S cial Inducements:
Styles 900 pieces OF new assorted styles from
sYckk hS " IL z? Is ans
sYCLE'S g. 40, 42. ard Soc,
sY GkE '9 H HE G fAhFT
| SYtT. E'S.l GOO DOZEN pair LADIES' CLICKED
ISfCLE'S. HOSE st 10 n dozen worth Sc:
lSYCLE'S IGENTLENEN'S LlSLE-T II X + d
SYClE'S HOSE at 81 so box worth 80;
SYCLE'S.i rs STYLES latest novelties IACES-sm
SYCLE'+. as Bretonne, Brabant, ltalion, Torchon.
SYtIE,S 1000 pieces HAMBURG EMBRO1D-
SYCLE:S Erred EDGES, y 81 r r. NG :,
SYCLE'S.i FLUUSCES, &C., al 3. 4, o, e. Z, 3, 8.
| SYCLE'S. and 10c., aud up to s I per yard
| SYCLk'S. 90 dozen TOW ELS from 81 up to 25c.
SYCLE'S.i apiece:
sYOLE'S l300 NAPKINS a. 6. s, l O. and l2Hc. ::
lSYCLE'S FANS, IN great variety, At one half their
SYCLE'S value:
| SYCLE'S IL ADIEs' UNDERWEAR:
SYCLE'S we are offering SO dozen LADIES'
SYCLk'S HEMSTtTCHED HAN DkERCHtEFS
SYCLE,Sl at S3.5 10 per dozen worth 80 dozen;
SYCLE'S lOne lot fultrgula-. MADE III Sc at l2hc
tSYCLE'S lone lot SILK. CLICKED HOSE al
ISYCLE'S 1896:
ISYCLE,S Every style made in LADIES'. Gentle
SYCLE'S mems and Misses HOSIERY.
| SY(LE,S SYCLE BROTHERS,
SYt!LE,S 81 Broad street,
sYCLE'S. between Third and Fourth streets.
SYCEE'S. my 5-eod]