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NEW THIsG OPTICS.
4 Discovery Thar Does Away with
Need OF Telescopes

Professor Benjamin G.. Merrill is gem
orally conceded to he one of the fore
most scientific men of Milwaukee,
Hitherto he has confined his researches
to the field of electricity rather than to
that of optics, and it was not supposed
that the world would be indebted to
him for the most important discovery
in connection with the eye that has
ever yet been made. Prof Merrill has
long been of the opinion that the tele
scope is clumsy method of supplying
the deficiency of eye power, and some
months ago he undertook TO ascertain
if there was any way by which we
could he able to dispense with artificial
lenses. Ii is a well ascertained fact
persons who are near-sighted, or, in
other words, who can see only such Oh
jects as are near to them, have the ball
of the eye globular and protuberant,
while those whose vision enables them
to see objects at long distance from
them have the eye fiattened and sunken.
The obvious explanation of this fact is
the theory that when the eye is fiatten-
ell the lenses are compressed, and thus
focal distance is increased, while the
opposite effect follows the too great ro-
tundity of the eye.
Acting i'm accordance with this theo-
ry, Prof. Merrill conceived the plan of
increasing the power of the eye, not by
using artificial glass lenses. He design
ed an instrument, consisting of two
small metallic disks, each pierced with
an extremely small hole, and connected
by light steel band. These disks are
to be placed, one directly over the GEN.
ter of each eye, while the steel band,
passing around the head, holds them in
place. This band is SO made that it can
he shortened or heightened by turning
thumb-screw, and, of course, just i'm
proportion rs it is shortened the disks
press against the eyes and flatten them.
The inventor tried his instrument
upon himself before exhibiting it to
any one. He found that when the
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An English opinion of the Unssea
STATES SeBafe.

The American Senate was founded
for treble purpOse-tO act as n check
upon hasty action of Representatives, to
control the executive authority of the
President, and to uphold the rights OF
individual States belonging to the fed
Grafton; in other words, to protect local
interests from undue eacrOachments,
from imperial power. The House of
Representatives was To represent the
Union, the Senate the States composing
that Union. Senators hold their seats
six years, Representatives only for two.
One-thir,l of the Senate, however, Is re-
newed every two years. Mr.. Gladstone
has described the American Constitu-
ton as masterpiece Of human wisdom.
Its trainers certainly achieved one sig
nal success; they deviseda second CHAM
Der, at once popular and efficient for
the purposes for which il was designed.
The Senate has frequently thwsrted
the action of the House of Representa-
tives; yet no cry has ever been raise,i
against its privileges, and no American
dreams of abolishing il. The same
can hardly I've said Of any Senate in the
old world.
The United States Senate may he
called the model upper house. France,
with all the political genius OF her sons,
has never been able to create an assem-
bly, possessed of like prestige andpopu-
larity. The second republic eontented
itself with a single national assembly.
Napoleon Ill re-established dual leg
stature his Senate being constructed ON
the simplest Of all possible plans. IL
consisted of one hundred and fifty
members, named for life by the Empe-
ror, at his own discretion. Cardinals,
marhals and admirals were also ex-offi-
clio Senators. AS the Pope confers the
red hat, the curious spectacle was
then presented Of members of nation
al Legislature appointed BY a foreign
prinee.-LOaioa Daily News.
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me they are reported as being unusual

time they are reported as being unusual
ly scarce. The prospect is that Ken
lucky is to have short hog crops for
two successive seasons. BY careful
management, however, this may be
avoided, rs March and April pigs can
be- made suitable for packers by Decem-
Der following. The epizootic has pretty
much run its course. When alluded tn
at all it is spoken Of as existing i'm
mild form. No losses have been re-
ported from il in any of its stages. We
feel more concern from the following,
extracted from the report Of Col. Rand.
of Lewis county:
''In n trip of forty miles last week,
crossed three herds Of cattle down with
a disease similar to the epizootic. The
cows seemed to be more afflicted and
gave greater evidence of suffering. The
steers wandered off alone or stood for
hours pressing their heads against trees
or posts Esquire Sam McEldowney
has lost one valuable COW, and has sev-
eral others sick. Everywhere i'm the
mountains the cattle appear stupid and
ailing. The symptoms of the disease
are a loss Of appetite, fever in the head,
and an unusual lassitude. There is no
discharge from the nose, but the bowels
are in bad condition. i have heard Of
no effectual method Of relieving them"
With every species Of stock in these
later days subject to some contagious
disease, and cattle more 80 than any
other, We naturally take alarm at the
appearance OF any new disease amongst
them. While the disease alluded to BY
Col. Rand must have been produced by
some local cause, the range Of country
i'm which the cattle were affected by it.
would indicate that it is contagious.
We would like to hear from the farm
and live stock journals something as to
the disease itself, the cause or causes
producing it, and the remedy for IL.
With the exceptions above set forth,
stock is reported to be in good eondi-
ton.
With every indication of hard and
long winter, with no sufficient shelter
for stock and the generally careless
mode Of winter handling, with short
supplies Of winter provencier, il will he
q Il n
strike the spring in unusually had eondi-
ton IL should he remembered that it
takes two OF three months Of spring
grazing to recover pound Of flesh lost
for want of winter feeding.
G.. T.. BOWMAN.
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The AbOminatIon of Debt.

No man knows how easy il is to get
into debt till he tries. No man knows
how hard it is to get out of debt till he
is i'm. No man addicted to breakfasting
on credit chops and wearing charged
clothes knows how practicable is the
luxury of eating and wearing what are
already paid for, provided he has health,
with inclination and opportunity to
work. Nor does he know the satisfied
manhood cultivated by the knowledge
that the days of evil reckoning at the
market-place, the merchantman's are
not for him. Paul uttered no safer
motto for young man to bind about
the door-pOsts of practical life than this:
"Owe no man anything" Strict adj
herence to it will bring TO his household
in youth and in old age, harvest of
perpetual happiness. He will probably
see times when he signs for money or
credit. But the laugh of independence
is sweeter than the sigh of bondage.
Wisdom says truly that "the borrower
is servant to the lender" And the
credit system is a system of borrowing.
He may even sometimes lack butter for
his bread; but bread without butter is
more wholesome than bread and butter
not pgid for. Ii will longer maintain a
sound mind in sound body; for the
man whose conscience lives at home
has no more active enemy TO health
and mental fulness than Il debt not
easily provided for.
This is not bald theory, as thous-
ands might witness. Hardly can one
pass street corner or cross road but he
must meet man in whose face, and
frame, and gait is written the story of
misery, the abomination of debt. And
now and then one meets a reformed
debtor converted from the error of his
ways to faith i'm pay-as-you-go. He is
often substantial testimony that il is
possible for even man of good parts
and family TO enjoy life on very limi-
ted income, provided the Outgo is limit
ed to cash under economy. a caseis at
hand, wherein II family of six had for
some years thought themselves only
comfortable on the fathers full income
of one thousand dollars The time
came when his occupation was gone,
and irregular earnings rose to barely
half the old receipts. Merchants beg
ged leave to become his creditors, and
into debt he went. The close of the
year found him, in spite of seeming
economy, owing two hundred dollars
more than he had earned, and, the first
Of every month thronged with bills he
could not meet. He turned over a new
leaf i'm financial habits, cutting away
credit for domestic expenses as his worse
enemy. Another year has come round;
but with its close has come 10 increase
of the debt now one year of age, though
the income and other conditions have
been substantially unchanged. Vet
family responsibility has been preserv-
ed, the children fairly fed and kept in
the public school and Sunday-sclool.
OF course it required the help of wise
wife to accomplish all this on five hun
dred dollars. But wives, as well as htls-
bands, learn much wisdom from the
necessity of economy.
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Died.

Two miles southeast of Pattiesville,
Ohio cuunty, Kentucky, December IL,
1880, of pneumonia fever, John Henry,
son of William II. and Mary J. Harder,
aged one year, nine months and six
days. On the evening of the 18th his
remains were laid by the side of his
little brother and three little sisters in
the James Matthews graveyard Ohio
county. He was an only child.
FORBES
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THOUGHTS


Suggested by the death of r. q. I.Oyd
and ;nscr;h.I I'm his barao vol fr;ands la.
w. Koss Dempsv:
N.s, one bv one friends Ieoye our aims.
Bur our true hearts. -. never;
And ,h.r.,. e, Land FREE. from alarm.
mere theH IL "e our forever
a..
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And then. alas,, hev,r. ynuc
VI TINS NE oil gri'i ana Tears
Were al that We might claim,
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If but our sorrows and our fears
Made mn, tho s,,,oo,U,,
>hu u" NH Hthi III sisht appears
mere "">ne" u "'"'n : '''''" S''''''
, ,,.,.. ,.,,,,., L.. ,..,,.
Amid tbo clouds ,,,o, riso
Ana weep and toll, while sad hearts mourn
Beneath the frowning skies"
Rut d thank GoJ, TN. liybt doth ha,m
Tn. CHRISTIANS glowing hone
i'o'h diii the SHADOWS from dea'hS s'reall'
NOT Ie"NeS us 'here 7" Sr"pe'
In darlSIing tides that overflow
To cover all the soul.
man" '''' ''' '>'9'" ',c ''s''' wv" '"""
me WIVES '""' rum" us r"i'
And Jesus nroves n niIot trua
To guide Iife's tossing bark:
II .''"''''s ""' "'i'' Ie"rs we h"'"'
'f
How sweet To think our friends who'ye gone
Are safely landed there;
~ ieei no iears ~ 'iile moves on
!" 'e'" u" pastures H"'i'
To walk beside the river there
Tint makes that CITY Glad.
uon ,iio '.,'''e"'s' "'''e "''' '"'''
Thank God, the Christians anchor sure
Bids us dull death defy.
m nv ~. Us 'i'.' o"' u.s.
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DIRECTORY,
COUNTY DIRECTORY.


CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon. Lucius 4. LATHE, Judge, owensboro.
Hon Joseph Noe, Attorney, Calhoon.
r.. l.. Sullenger, Jailer, Hartford.
tla renee Hardwick, Clerk, Hartlord:
4 n Nurrell Master commissioner. Hartford.
q. ". Phillips, sheriff, Hartford. Depnties-
a. W. hunger, Hartford ; :. Z. Taylor, Bea-
yer Dam; r. n: Cooper, fordsville; ;. l..
',Sart begins fourth Mondays in May and
= November, and continues four weeks each
term. - -
Ben. Newton, J udle, Hartford.
Cant. sam. h. Cox, Clerk, Hartford.
]. L. Sanderfur, Attorney, Hartford.
Court begins on the first Monday IN every
QUARTERLY COURT.
Begins on the third Mondays I'm January,
April, July and October.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
Begins ON the first Mondays in January
aud October.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS.
Armistead Jones, Assessor, Hartford.
col. W. IL. Porter, surveyor. Cromwei.
!. T.. Rowe, School Commissioner, Hariiord.
POLICE COURTS.
Hartfori-F. z. Morgan, Judge, second
Mondays in January, April, July and October.
Beaver Dam-J. T.. Cooper. Judge, tirst
saturday IN sspmn s APfi' : "'y ana "''''s''
saturday in January, April, July and octo-
Der. W. 4. TilfOrd, Marshal.
Ceralvo-Henry TinSley, Judge, second sat
uriay in January, April, July and october.
Vacant, Marshal.
Hamilton Hamilton, Sr., Judge, post
Office address,, MclIenry, Courts held thlru
Saturday in January, April, July ana OctoDei
wp. Hamilton, Jr., Marshal, post-oihce al
Ro,kport-D.J Wilcox, Judge, VIM. Tinsley
Marshal. Courts held nrst saturdays IN
JanTary, April, July and October.
Rosine-N. b. Rains Judge, T. NJ. Raley
Marshal. Courts held first saturday in Janu-
AIRY. April, July and October.
JUSTICES COURTS.
FoRDsvILLE.
B.PMksllers, Mar. June sept. Dec
James Msr,
4. d. Taylor, Mar. 10 Junes sept.,s Dec;s
-. u. Holbrook," II IL 10 10
A. B. Bennett, Mar. June sept; Dec
ROCKFORD.
A. y. Brown, Mar. a June2 sept. - Dec. -
w l.. Rowe s 70
VIM. Cannon, Mar. Is June Z Sept y Dec. u
J. ID. Miller, IL e" ID on" u 10
CROMWELL.
+. q. Porter, Mar. " June Is sept Dec ~
Melvin Taylor" ~ " ~ IL IL
CoNsTABI.Es.
Fordsville-tieorge Bradheid, Post-offiee
address, FondsVille.
Harucrd u A.. Stevens. Post-office Beaver
Rockpo TIT. II. Bishop. Post office Center
Rosine-W. W. EzclI. Post-ofiice, Rosine.
Cromwell-J. W. Daniel. Posf-offiee Cron-
well.
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LODGE LETTINGS.

A .M.-HARTFoRD LODGE, No. lJ6.-
"A. Meets third Monday night in each
month"; WI. IL. MooRE, W. VI.
IL. WEINsHEIME R, Secretary
ID A. M.-KEYSTONE CHAPTER, No.
III. llO.-Meets second Monday in each
month. NJ. T. NJ. McISryRE, II. Z.
IL. WEI STEINER, secretary.
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The'chcering light of Christian trus,
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.ONSTARI.t.S
cHuRCN DIRECTORY.

BaptiSt-Services first Sunday and Sunday
might i'm every month and Saturday night
preceding-W. z. Bennett, Pastor.
NJ r.. Church SOuth-SeryiceS third Sunday
and sunday night and fourth Sunday night
in each month-Rev. j. =. Mcdaniel, Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal (colored). - Services
every sunday morning and night. sabbath
school at A. M.-Rev. Jas. Tay Tor, Pastor.
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John W. Ferney'S Views

perpetual guard Of office-holders, an
exhaustless treasury, publicand private,
a suborned press and a great commune
ty of reluctant slaves at the polls, mean
empire, and nothing else.
am only one of the millions who
voted for Hancock to-day, and what I
can do to aid i'm this great work is ready.
The Democratic party holds the fort Of
tine future. Its reserve is the refuge of
all brave men pledged to this new reign
of capital. Its tremendous resources
will prove the rescue of the republic
from tremendous perils. There is ne
eessity for instant organization. In
this hour. when the Republicans are
exulting over a purchased victory, let
the Democracy of the whole country
set their houses in order for the great
struggle for the future.
Hon. James A. Mckenzie. although
in feeble health, went to Washington
last Wednesday. His constituents
need have no fear, he will be found Ia
boring at his post of duty il il kills
him. He is an earnest, honest. faith
full Representative, and il the feeling
of the people is to be judged by the tone
of the press, not alone in this district,
but in many other parts Of the State,
he will be q formidable candidate in
the next State Convention for the Cub
ernatorial nomination Henderson Re-
porter.
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PosT-oFFICE BULLETIN.

The Eastern mail leaves at 90 P. NJ, and
arrives at p VI.
The Western mail leaves at 300 A. N. aud
arrives at p. NJ.
sulphur springs, Fordsville, Haynesville,
Iona and Pellville leaves Hartford every
Monday at 7:y A. NJ, and arrives Tuesday at
$50 p. NJ. leaves Tuesday ~ 6:D p. NJ, and
arrives Thursday at p. N. Leaves Hartf-
ord every Thursday at p. NJ. and arrives
saturday at 3P.N.
The Owensboro mail, via Beda, Buford,
Pleasant Ridge and Masonville leaves on
Tuesday Thurdays and saturdays at A. NJ,
aud arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
,days at g p. n.
The Centertown mail arrives AT 10 A. NJ, and
departs at II \. VI. Wednesday.
II. =. ROWE, Postmaster.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-01
Building Permits.

M. q. Conwell, Chief Engineer Of
the Survey Department, furnishes
the following report of the new
buildings for the month ending June
80, 1880:
William Fl. Burnette, house at
northwest corner of Eighteenth and
West streets.
Harlan Cause, ii houses at north
east corner of Seventh and Harrison
streets.
Mrs. Sallie A. Wood, l house on
east side of French street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets.
Harry L. Wood, l house on east
side of French street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets.
William Mcconnell, 7 houses on
the southeast corner of Fourteenth
and French streets.
William G. Jones, 2 houses at
northwest corner Of Broome street
and Gilpin avenue.
I William Postles, l house on south
side Of Ford street, between Scott
I and Lincoln streets.
Z. Allen Hilles, 7 houses at the
northwest corner of Tenth and Wal
nut streets.
Elizabeth and Mary Emma Chal.
mers, house at southwest corner oi
Eighth and Windsor streets.
Wilmina Postles, house on the
south side of Liberty street, between
Scott and Lincoln streets.
George II. Tindall, l8 houses on
the east side of Walnut street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets,
and on the south side of Ellsworth
street, between Walnut and Wilson
streets.
James B. Crozier, l stable on the
east side of Thatcher street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
Benjamin F. Turner, house on
the southwest side of Cedar street
east of Anchorage street.
James Dorsey, l house on south
side of Twelfth street, between
Heald and Thatcher streets.
Kennard l.. Moore, l house on the
east side of Poplar street, between
Fifth and Sixth streets.
Peter A. Spindler, house on
southwest side of Cedar street, be-
tween Maryland avenue and Anchor
age street.
Charles Baird, one house on east
side of Tatnall street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets.
Edwin w. Jackson, 8 houses on
east side of Monroe street, between
Eighth and Ninth streets.
G. and j. Pyle, addition to tan
merry, on north side of Sixth
street, between Madison and Monroe
streets.
Willard 7. Poole, 10 houses at
northwest corner Of Sixth and Mon
roe streets.
Total for the month, "A buildings
total for June, 1879, 81; total num-
ber of buildings since January lst,
1880, 295.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-01
Fhe Ratification Meeting.

ZEN AND WHERE 1T WILL BE HELD
WHO WILL CONDUCT 1T.
me Joint committee of the Demo
pc Clubs to arrange for grand
pCOck and English ratification
ftlng, met Monday and perfected
engements for tine affair.
ne meeting will be held positively
Friday evening at eight o'clock, en-
ertli street, either between Market
ihlng, or Market and Shipley. 1t
De called to order by James p.
eS chairman Of the joint commit
and Mayor Almond will preside.
other officers will be as follows :
VICE PRESIDENTS.
lrSt ward-Merris TAYLOR.
Fond ward-John II. Moore.
plrd wald-Alex. McCloud.
Slrth ward-George IL. Abele.
ltl' ward-Iames Carmichael.
klh ward-IIenry b. Morrow.
NeItll ward. Parke Postles.
sntn ward--Charles McCloskey.
nth ward-lsaac Dillon.
rn. ,.a ward-Frank McCloskey.
le'arleS ~ III, r. Pennington, f. b.
speakers will be Hon. Thomas
asa sard, l George Gray, Esq, Chas.
't' + Esq, Geo. II. Bates, Esq,
y. tI ITnbb, Esq. They will be
W .ne clayton House by the Com
~ on Speakers and escorted to thu
Of meeting.
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therefore, ask Harlan G. Scott to come
forward and receive this mark of dis
tinguished appreciation bestowed upon
him by those who are the best judges
Of his merit.
This ends the pleasant duty rendered
to me, in the performance of which l
have had the sincerest pleasure and
friendly interest. 3.
Mr.. Bayar remarks were greeted
with another round Of applause, which
continued until he arose and bowed his
acknowledgements.
The glee class followed with "Let US
Dance on the Sands" and Miss FlOi-
ence r. BolhnRsworth read an essay,
"Chara cteristcs of tue Times" 1t was
vigorous production, filled with deli
cate sarcasm, and refreshing recital
Of not only the characteristics, but many
OF the peculiariiies Of the present age.
The essay was loudly applauded.
George II. Tindall gave an oration on
the Advantages of an Education" ("
which subject he commented upon in
an Exhaustive ami Interesting manner,
showing clearly tn y ignorance Is one OF
The greatest impediments to liberty and
free government.
The diplomas were then conferred up
on tue graduates oy II. y. C0nrau, Esq,
President of the Board of Education,
in brief but apprspri ate address.
The essay, "Pleasure and Duty" by
the valedictOrian, Miss Mary g. Stewart,
was Omitted, and in lieu she recited the
poem, "Lottle Dougherty," with real
dramatic power and effect.
Miss Stewart then delivered the Vale
dictory, IN which she kindly thanked
the audience for their presence, the
President AID members Of the School
Board for the interest they had taken ir
giving them an education, and the
teachers who had borne so patiently with
| their recklessn-ss and carelessnoss in
guiding them along the paths Of knowl
edge. She counselled diligence on the
part OF the pupils who were to follow
and in conclusion bads an affectiOnatt
| farewell to her class.
Abt's "Nigh" was rendered by the
gloe class, and the pleasant exercises
ended.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-01
For the Fourth.

bose who have not already purchased
Rir low shoes for the summer, are in
+ 'ed to call at the Bostcn One Price Boot
Shoe House, No. 300 Market street
here they can find II large assortment 10
pct frOm comprising mems low shoes
n sl.jO upwards, ladies' flom rs cents
yards, and misses and children's at
Pally low prices. All other kinds OF
pts, Shoes and Galters in endless vari-
at lowest cash prices. We are the
yauihorized agents for the sale Of the
fbrated Burt's fine shoes for ladies,
Ses and children, and Burt & Pack
Is fine goods for gentlemen. 81.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-01
POLICE RECORD.

The following cases have been tried
before the Mayor during the month OF
June:
Drunkenness, SO; drunk and disor-
derry, 20; assault and battery. "a; dis
orderly conduct, 90; larceny, Ia; vag-
rancy, 10; direlict in different ways, II
fighting, 8; abuse and threats, 8; cru
city to children, 2; houses Of i'll fame
2; nuisances, 2; unregistered dog, 1
contempt, 1; selling liquor on Sunday,
1; interference with authority, Q; total,
175.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-01
Dl e D..

SH ULTZ.-On the LIST. inst, Anna f.,
wifelof Samuel W Shultz, aged 48 years.
The relatives and friends are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from
the residence II her husband, No 10 Mar
ket street, on Saturday afternoon. Ser
vices at the house at 4.30 O'Clock. Inter-
ment at Riverview Gem, terry. 8ts
STAATS.-On the 3Uth inst, Lydia J.,
wife of VIM. ii. Staats, In the 52nd year
of her age.
Relatives and friends OF the family ara
respectfully invited to attend the funs raj
from her late residence, 200 Washington
street, on Saturday afternoon at $50 o.
pal Church of the Covenant. Interment
III Riverview Cemetery. Kent News and
Cecil Democrat please copy.
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4 HANCOCK,
h. Great Soldier Statesman.

hrp CorNTRY FRIENDS will not
[vet the Ratification tomorrow !,
In. Many of them who attend
',noop market will hear some
M Speaking if they remain for the
Ietiur, and those who come in
| evening, to be here early Satur-
1 morning, should not fail to hear
rot tbe Democrats propose to do
1 the country in November. Come
Ab us friends.