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Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
The Exlles.

Last evening the Opera House wa
crowded, the occasion being the appear
anse of "The Exiles." The play wa.
presented into affections, just as it hac
been presented in Philadelphia. Th'
scenery and furniture, in richness anc
design were appropriate and tho tast,
displayed in the situation as they wsr,
rapidly developed struck the audienc.
with particular favor. The course o
the play ran sme othly and with thai
effectiveness which charactsrizes til.
engagement of the Walnut street man
agenent, the tableaux were very fine
especially the scene describing the fet,
at Prince Pierre's Palace.
In this the rich furniture, which had
been placed on exhibition before the
Opera House, was used. The appoint
ments were rich even to 7oluptaOus.
ness, and every thing was arranged SC
ss to give the utmost passibls effect
Charles Walcst as Schelin was sue
CESS. The character was one filled with
varied interest and was sustained by
Mr.. Walcot with q faithfulness that
was remarkable. Atkins Lawrence az
Max, the Frenchman, was good as also
that Of Vladimir by 6. W. Wessell-.
Mrs. Charles Walcot as Mile Nadege
and Miss Lizsie Creese as FatianA Lam
inc in their impersonations displayed
considerable dramatic power, in which
connection Mrs. Walcot deserves spe-
cial mention.
Sam Hemple as Popoff, and Geo. W.
Howard as Carcassin, the former an
unconscious instrument Of evil in the
hands of Schelm, and the latter deep.
ly attached servant to Max, the French
man, were irrepressible, and gave a
humoristic turn to the play that was
ssasonable. The support was numerous
and effective, and this, together with
the scenic effects and the superior abil-
ity of the lea ding characters, made the
drama the most interesting presenta-
ton that has been given in our city for
some time. There will be = matinee
this afternoon and another performance
in the evening.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
To whom II May Concern.

Be it known unto you this day that
Wyatt & Co. are selling excellent linen
bosom shirts for 5Oc., 65c., and 75c.
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WAshingten News.

In the U. s. Senate, yesterday, tn
resolution Of Mr.. Wallace amending
the rule In relation to the appointment
and removal Of the employees, was De
bated until the expiration Of the morn
ing hour. The Army bill was discuss
cd, pending which the Senate went in
TO executive session, and afterwards
adjourned until Monday.
In the House the entire session wai
occup pied by political debate in Com
mittee Of the Whole on the Legislative
Appropriation bill.
The House Committee on Elections
yesterday received papers in the cont.s
ted election case Of Donnelly VS.. Wash.
burne, Of the Third district Of Mime
sOta.
The House Committee on Indian A.
fairs organized yesterday and took up
for consideration the Choctaw claim
which they expect to dispose Of during
the present session.
The Senate yesterday confirmed Will
liam H. Payne as Pension Agent 81
Sau Frarcisco.
The President yesterday nominated
+. w. Miner to be U. s. Attorney fol
Northern Texas, and W. N. Stanley, oi
Illinois, to be Indian Agent at Los Pin
as, Colorado.
Tho Secretary Of the Navy has recon-
msndsd the House to pass an amend
ment to the bill for the construction OF
a refrigerator ship, providing that its
construction shall BIZ under the super
vision Of the Naval Constructor and
Chief Engineer Of the Navy.
The negotiations between Seer etary
Schurx and Chief Moses have been COIN.
pleted, and a large reservation in the
northern portion Of Washington Terri
tory has been set aside by the Prssi-
dent for that chief aud his people, with
such other Indians as may affiliate
with them. The Indians will return
to the Pacific Coast to-day.
Indian Commissioner Hoyt will leave
Washington "a. day for N. T.. to attend
the annual letting Of contracts for In
dian supplies.
The President yesterday signed the
resolution recognizing the validity of
the National Board of Health, notwith-
standing the fact that its members,
inadvsrtenee, failed to tax. the
OATH Of office; also the bill appropriatipg
5000, 900 for the purchase OF construc
ton Of refrigerator ship.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
Another scene I'm the Talmaxe Trial

At the opening of the Brooklyn
Presbytery, Thursday, the moderator
announced that the Rev. Mr.. Hatha-
way and the Rev. Dr.. Talmage had
made up, and each Of these brethren
in turn read letter to the Presbytery
setting forth his fixed purpose not to
vindicate himself at the expense of the
others character. Rev. DR.. Van Dyke
pointed out that after Que presbyter
had testified under oath that another
presbyter had told false and slander-
Gus stories about him, and the second
presbyter had declared in court that
the first presbyter's testimony was the
biggest pack of falsehoods he had ever
heard, it was too late for them to take
the matter out of the hands OF the
presbytery by private making up out
of court. This Unconditional view of the
matter prevailed, motions to dismiss
the Hathaway speculation and to hear
no more testimony on it being success
iyely voted down by slender majoritieS.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
SECOND EDITION.
State OF the Thermemetsr

At the REPUBLICAN Office, April 10Th,
7 o'clock, 10 O'Clock, II O'Clock.
400 46o AGO
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
DUBLlC SALE,

DUBLlC SALE.
Ihe subscriber will sell at Public Sale, at
the stables OF X. w. Gibson, in French street,
between Front and Second, Wilmington, Del.
ON SATURDAY, MAYS, 1879,
atl2 o'clock,
% head of wellselectat horses, one ~
pair of steelgray Kentucky mares, 10y
we'll matched, all young, OF good size, and
coed workers and drivers Also four good
cows, springing. The horses will bs at the
stables from Monday morning until tho day
Of sale, for inspection.
A credit Of 90 days will be given by tho pur-
chaser giving bankable note with IN ap.
provet endorser. H. SHARPLESS.
l. W. Stidham & Son, auc. aploet swtf ltw
Daily Republican., 1879-04-19
A NIGHT BCEHu.

Again our dust covered rhymer was put in
motion, and in reply to the "E. E." the fol-
lowing horrible dose was the result:'
'TIs night, and darxly hang the lowering
clouds,
Which, like pail, the sleeping town on.
shrouds.
The wind Is whistling shrillv from the North,
When from his lair quid nunc issues forth.
Adown tho street with Quickoned pace he
ties
Nor heeds the wind nor darkly lowering skies
A belated traveller met, he shrieks with glee,
"Clsar the track. I'so comm, and
Um free. Um freeW
At this )uncture our devil was called In and
after he had buried the grinder in the coal
box, We could still here him family declare !:
''Um frsel Um tree ~
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-24
Governors Arrest as Horse Thief

1t is related that while Thomas Mann
Randolph was Governor ofVirginia, he
was once arrested within a few hundred
yards of his home, in this county, and
carried a prisoner to his own house. The
story is to the following effect: The
governor was on a visit to his own
home, and finding that the fencing on
his plantation was pulled down ana
burned by wagmers passing along from
the Valley to Richmond, he determined,
to detect and punish them. One evening
he observed party go into camp on the
roadside, and afer dark he strolled down
to point where he could conveniently
watch them. He staid out all night, but
the wagoners made no depredations on
his fences. In the early morning, how
ever, when they were about to kindle
the fires to prepare breakfast, they
started out to gather up what fuel they
might find for that purpose, when they
spied man sitting on the fence q short
distance ahead.
Now, it appears that short time be-
fore, Governor Randolph had issued his
proclamation, offering reward for the
capture of an escaped horse thief, and
the wagoners, who had seen the des-
cription of the convict, thought they
discovered a close resemblance between
the man on the fence and the escaped
felOn. So thoroughly satisfied were they
hat they would receive the reward for
his arrest that they approached and an
nouunced that he was their prisoner
One of them proposed, as he cracked his
wagon whip, to give him thrashing and
then let him go, but his companion pro-
tested that it was proper to ascertain
whether he was the guilty party before
infiicting the punishment, and proposed
to take him to the residence of Governor
Randolph, which was near by, and get
his advice. Accordingly, they marched
their prisoner up to the house, and
knocking at the front door, servant
made his appearace, of whom they in
quired:
"Is your master at homeP"
The servant opened his eyes in aston
ishment at the inquiry, and replied,
pointing to the governor:
That's master!"
1t is said that the governor then
promptly confirmed the statement of the
servant, and joined heartily in the laugh
that followed. He then told the man
who had proposed to whip him without
the opportunity of defense to remain
outside and he would send him refresh
ments, at the same time unbuttoning hi:
coat, exposing a pair of pistols, and re.
marking that he should certainly have
used them had an attempt been made to
carry the threat of castigation into ex
ecution. The other wagner he invited
in to join him in hot breakfast. Char
lottesriHe (Va.) Chronicle.
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Kessenger's KOmicalitieS.
Lockport's new mayor is feather weight


Lockport's new mayor is feather weight
lone Pound.
A lover of certain cut of beefsteak is
like plucky prize-fghter, always ready
for another round.
The most economical man is reported as
living in the second ward. He took a
bung-h hole to the cooper to have barrel
made around it.
An exchange asks: "Why do the horns
of a COW grow up and the tail down% We
suppose it is because the horns do not grow
down and the tail does not grow up. If this
is not the answer We give it up.
A Roman says he has figured out the
cause of the failures that overtake business
men. When he went to school he was
taught that the world was the shape of an
orange---round, but little fattened at the
poles. He says that is where the trouble
lies. If the world had not been fiattened
at the poles everything would have gone ON
all right.
A painter who had already put seven
coats of paint on the walls, demonstrated
with the lady OF the house because she
wanted him to put on another coat, just to
change the tint little. "Why not put on
more?" she said. "What will be the
harm?" "Well, madam, if you keep on,
YOU will take up all the room with paint
and then you will have no space for your
furniture" Butshe insisted, and at last ac-
counts he was still painting Sentinel
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Proper Size of the Human Form.

The proper proportions of the human
form, as laid down by the best authorities,
are as follows: The height should be ex-
actly equal to the distance between the tips
oflthe middle fingers of either hand when
the arms are fully extended. Ten times
the length of the hand, or seven and a halt
times the length of the foot, or five times the
diameter of the chest, from one armpit to
the other, should also each give the height
of the whole body. The distance from the
junction of the thighs to the ground should
be the same as from that point to the crown
of the head. The knee should be precisely
midway between the same point and the
bottom of the heel. The distance from the
elbow to the tip of the middle finger should
be the same as from heelbow to the middle
line OF the breast. From the top of the
head to the level OF the chin should be the
same as from the level of the chin to that
OF the armpits, and from the heel to the toe
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Wrench ed and RncL.ed

By the pangs of rheumatism, the joints event.
ually become grievously distorted, and some-
times assume an almost grotesque deformity.
To prevent such results by simple and agree
able means is certainly the part of wisdom. A
tendency to rheumatic ailments may be sue
cessfully combatted with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters n medicine with the prestige of long
and successful career, of unboundcd popularity,
and of emphatic professional Endorsement. 1t
removes from the blood those infammatory
impurities which pathologists assign us the
cause of rheumatism, and not only purifies the
life current, but enriches it, promoting vigor
by fertilizing its source. Digestion, the action
of the bowels and the secretion of the bile are
aided by it, and it impcls the kidneys and blad-
der to a regular and active performance of
their functions. 1t is besides a thoroughly
reliable remedy for, and means Of preventing,
periodic fevers.
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down the old wood they might be re-
warded by new growth. A good rich
soil is quite as essential as pruning; also
moisture and sunshine. / have seen peo-
pie who became discouraged because
their new rose plants dropped their
leaves. No matter how green the stalk,
they exclaim: "My rose bush is dead !"
and by neglect they soon kill it. Had |
pursued the same course, several of my
choice plants, that have yielded lovely
roses two months after setting out, would
have been failure. So long as there is
life in the stalk there is hope that it will
put forth and bud.-M. d. W., IN Vicb'S
Magazine.
DR.. Simon, physician of Lor-
raine, in France, states that as
soon rs the characteristic eliminating
point of a boil makes it appearance, he
puts in saucer thimbleftll of camph-
Grated alcohol, and dipping the ends of
his fingers into the liquid, rubs the in
famed surface, especially the central
portion, repeating the operation eight or
ten times, continuing the rubbing at
each time for about half q minute. He
then allows the surface to dry, placing a
slight coating OF camphorated olive oil
over the inflamed surface. He states
that one such application will, in most
all cases, cause boils to dry up and dis
appear. The application should be
made morning, noon and in the evening.
lie AYERS that the same treatment
will cure whitlows, and all injuries of the
tips of the fingers. As soon as pain and
redness appear, the fingers should be
soaked for ten minutes in camphorated
sweet oil. The relief is said to be i'm
mediate, and three applications are gen
orally enough to effect cure.-Old
| D1ner
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A Drunken Deer.

1t is stated by an authority that the
deer-at any rate the French deer-for
all his amiable qualities gets drunk.
But only at this time of the year. He
then throws himself with avidity'
upon certain tender shoots containing n
juice which ferments in his stomach and
intoxicates him to such an extent that
he strays from his usual haunts and
follows his nose.' Thus it came to
pass that deer in liquor was dis
covered by peasant, also in liquor,
lying dead drunk in ditch on the
road to the village of Queue -en-Brie.
The peasant, delighted at the godsend,
tied the deer's legs together with II
handkerchief, and, having hoisted the
animal on his shoulders, prepared to
carry him off. The deer, reused from
his drunken sleep by this treatment, be-
came so troublesome that the peasant.
who was of an inventive turn, took off
his blouse. passed it over the DEER S
head and improvised by means of it Il
sort of strait-iacket, which paralyzed
the beasts movements. He had Just
finished these intelligent proceedings
when he perceived two gendarmes, who,
without more ado, requested to be fur
nished with his name and address, in
view of legal proceedings. In the mean
while the deer, whose feet had been un-
tied, scampered off, little embarrassed
by the blouse, to his doe and family,
whose CONSERVATION at his strange ap-
pearance may be readily imagined. He
probably had a bad time of it when he
reached his own quarters, while the
peasant had to reckon with the legal
authorities. Thus we see how DEER as
well as man, got into trouble through
drink.-PdU Mall Gazette.
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Jokes from French Papers.

At the Police Court.-Judge-Your
ageP
oman-Just what you like
e Judge-Very well, forty-five; your
professionP
Woman-Pardon your honor; you're
ten years out of the way at the very least.
Judge-Well, fifty-five, if you like.
Woman-But | swear, your honor, l
amt day over thirty-fve.
Judge-There, you have answered my
question at last.
There is museum of curiosities where
visitor saw two tongues, big and a
little one, under glass.
WHO do them there tongues belong
top ..
The biggest one was the tongue of
King Louis NV
And whose was the little feller's?'
That was Louis Fourteenth's when
he was boy
lie entered the grocery store, said not
a word, but allowed his cane to swing
to and fro exactly as the pendulum of {,
clock. The grocer only said "No; we
sell nothing on tick" and the man with
he cane passed sadly and silently out.
A young person at Il concert conscien-
tiously sang, so as to set your teeth on
edge, the fine air:
Il sing we'll when he is near
An impatient listener arose and said,
in loud voice:
1T would appear that he has not yet
arrived
A painter is carrying portrait to the
salon, all finished but the head Is that
portrait of a cabinet oflicer?' Yes,
said the painter; but they change SC
often l haven't had Il chance to put a
head on him.
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A Cornish miner was recently found dead

A Cornish miner was recently found dead
in mine, and was duly buried A neigh.
Dor of the deceased the next night dreamed
that gentleman in carriage and pair
had driven up to the house of the mother
Of the deceased, and said ,her son was not
dead, but had been buried alive. The
dream being noised about, the next night
seven or eight men went to the graveyard,
dug up the coffin, and carried it to chapel
They unscrewed the coffin lid and there was
the body of their comrade apparently still
living and breathing. So convinced were
they Of this that they set him up, and while
some attempted to revive him by stimulants
and friction, others ran of to the nearest
surgeon, two miles distant. The surgeon
arrived, and examined the body amid great
excitement, and then stated that the man
was dead, and had been dead some days.
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HEART DISEASE AND LIVER COM
PIATNT
MIDpLEBURGH. SnYde

MIDDLEBURGI, snyder Co., IA.
Dear Sr:-I have been troubled with Heart |
Disease and Liver Complaint, and l had spent
a great deal of money for medical aid without
receiving any benefit, until l procured some OF
our Indian Blood Syrup from your agent,
f. L. Burlington | can now testify from my
experience as to the great value of it in such
diseases. HENRY ZECHMAN.
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ENTIRELY CURED.

PIfTsBukGH, IA, august 70, 1915,
Dear Sir:-I was troubled with Lung Disease
and suffered from other complaints so much
that l could not describe my feelings to any
person. doctored all the time, but found no
relief until ] took a bottle of your Indian Blood
Syrup, which left me entirely free of all pain.
CAPT SAM A. CARGO. ...
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LIVER AND KIDNEY COMPLAINT.

ANDALUsIA, Pa, Feb. 10, 1870.
Dear Sir:-I have been using your Indian
Blood Syrup in my family for Liver and Kidney
Complaint with success. l believe it has no
equal. EDWARD GILBERT.
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LIVER COMPLAINT AND CHILLs.

II BENsALEM T, u, T cd. 70, 1917
Dear Sir:-IIaying tried your most excellent
Indian Blood Syrup and found it valuable
medicine for Liver Complaint and Chills, l
would recommend those who are afflicted to
We it trial. MRS G. ARTMAN.
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The newest dining tables are square
the round extension table being un
fashionable. The new style is more ap-
propriate for "square meal.n
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-Four hundred Kentucky mules, for
the use of the British troops in South
Africa, have been shipped from New
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LIVER COMPLAINT.

PENNYPACK MILLS, Feb. o. 1879.
Dear Sir:-I have used your Indian Blood
Syrup and found it to do all you claim for it,
1t is sure cure for Liver Complaint.
JOSEPH HAINEs.
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THE INDIAN!BLOODlsYRUPT THEsRIGHT
MEDICINE.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, August 25, 1877

PITTSBURGH, Pa, August 25, 1878.
Dear Sir:-I was troubled with Kidney Dis
which l thought might do me good but did
not find the right medicine until got 50-cent
bottle of your medicine, which entirely cured
me. Mrs. RANDALL.
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RECEIVED GREAT BENEFIT FROM TT.
HoLMsBURG, 23d Ward Philadelphia,

VU' III IuI0'
Dear Sir:-I take great pleasure in saying
that l have given your valuable Indian Blood
Syrup fair trial in my family and received
great benefit from it, SAML n. SOLLY.
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A blundering Dubuque printer calmly
alludes to an attorney-at.jaw.
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Nothing has been added to the medicine and
nothing ~ been taken away. 1t is without doubt
me hENT fUEIfIER of the BLOOD and REVIEWER of
inc SYSTEM ever known to man.
ms Syrup possesses varied properties.
" acts upon the Liver.
tS acts upon tfie Midneys.
ss Ece'uiates t..c EsoWeIs.
et pHE5fics the Blood,
&c I"Icis tIsc Nervous system,
y; nrC7u0tc@ tsSgeStion.
CRATES. ~
10 carries oG'thc old blood and make.
NrSV, ~ "hoS
- "lt"gts tfc pores of the skin. md
hii<i':cc" sE@iltsiy Pcrspiration.
~ hn'n.azcs the hereditary faint, or poison in
" h!2H','yuch generates Scrofula Erysipclas and
''i i.'"'r OF sHli Diseases and internal humors
1nrr' "'.' no -pirts employed in its manufocture
4hH 10 con l'' iaEnn by the most delicate babe or
~ .',' 'ni feeble. care only being required in
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Testimonials of Cures,
liver COMPLAINT.

JACKSONVILLE, March, 8, 1879
Dear S.7':-Knowing, from experience, that
your Indian Blood Syrup is sure cure for
Liver Complaint, confidently recommend it TO
all suffering humanity. REBECCA MEL.
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tTRADE MARK.I ....
The Best Remedy Known to Man

DR.. Clark johnson having associated himself
with Mr. Edwin Eastman, an escaped captive, long
slave to Waliametila the medicine man of the
Comanches, Is now prepared to lend his aid in the
Introduction of the wonderful remedy of that tribe.
The experience Of Mr.. Eastman being similar to
that of Mrs. Chas. Jones and son, of Washington
Co, Iowa, an account of whose sufferinps we're
thrillingly narrated in the Neo York Herald of Dec.
18th, 1878, the facts of which are SO widely
ion of Mr.. Eastman's experiences will be given
nerc. They are, however, published in neat vol
1me of 800 pages, entitled, "Seven and Nine Years
mention will be made hereafter Suffice it to say,
That for several years, Mr.. Eastman, while cap
iyo,sNas compelled to gather the roots, gums
,arks, herbs and berries OF which Wakametkla's 9
medicine was made, and is still prepared to pro-
tide the SAME materials for the successful intro
auction of the medicine to the world; and assures
the public that the remedy is the same now a.
when Wakametkla compelled him to make it