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Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27

There seems to be no reason now to doubt that the woman recently married to John Walter Cross was Mary Ann, or Marian, Evans, better known as George Eliot, the novelist. A gentleman who lives in New York city and is near relative of Mir. Cross gives some in teresting information about the match. MT. Cross is twenty years the junior of his bride, but is, according to his relatives, infatuated with the literary talents and charming convef- sational powers of the eminent author. As proof of the fact that he did not ''marry for money it is stated that he insisted on having his wife's large fortune settled upon the children of the original Mrs. .Lewes, and that was done. This will do until it is contra dicted.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27

s'Should John Sherman be the candidate of the Republicans" says the Boston Journal, Git is understood that Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut will be nominated as vice presi- dent. This would take Connecticut out of the doubtful States. Massachusetts will en- dorse Hawley with whoop."
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27

Hartford, Feb. Il, 1880. Dr. E. B. Lighthil1:
 Dear sir-Prompted by feeling of justice to you and a sense of duty to the public, I take this method of expressing my grateful appreciation of the able and skllful manner in which you treated my wife for Catarrh When placed her under your professional care she suffered so severely that she could scarcely obtain any rest at night but your first application afforded decided relief and your subsequent treatment has proved per- feet success In the course of my experience have seen good deal of physicians and medical practice, but I must confess that your method of treatment for Catarrh is superior to anything that has yet come under my ob- seryation, and in fact is so rational and effec- tive that it must commend itself at once to every unprejudiced mind.
 Yours truly, D. A. ROOD.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27

There are some people who are determined to have fun. One of this class has just shown up in town in Wisconsin. The other day he and a friend returned from hunting expedition and he, ''just for fun," snapped a revolver at his friend, and the revolver went off and the friend fell dead. It is also stated that there was good deal of 'tfun" connect ed with the death of Ebenezer Cronk, the midget, which was reported few days ago. He was in Pittsburg and had some trouble with one of the show people. The other funny" fellows in the troupe arranged a mock duel between the weakly dwarf and the other man. Shots were exchanged, and the other man apparently fell dead, the blood streaming from his head. The dwarf was deeply agitated, and to calm him he was un- deceived. In a short time he died The body was sent to his mother at Cold Spring, who was so shocked by the event that she fell dead. There's nothing like fun.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27

Cardinal Newman recently read an able and adroit paper on The. Conversion of Eng land" Having disclaimed all notion of giv- ing offence in the choice of his subject and pleaded that man must write and speak on such matters as occupied his mind, he ob- served that he was not going to consider the prospect of England's becoming Catholic, but to inquire what Catholics meant when they spoke of praying for it's conversion. It was not the conversion of England to the Catho- lie Church that they meant, but the growth of the Catholic Church in England. They expected from their prayers nothing sudden, nothing violent nothing evidently miracu- lous, nothing inconsistent with the free will of their countrymen, nothing out of keeping with the majestic march and slow but sure triumph of truth and right in this turbulent world. They looked for the gradual, steady and sound advance of Catholicity by ordinary means and issues which were probable, and acts and proceedings which were good and holy. They prayed for the conversion of individuals, and for . great many of them,
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27

out of all ranks and classes, and for those especially who were in faith and devotion nearest to the Catholic Church
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27
CURE OF DEAFNESS.
Canton, Conn, Feb. 25, 1880.

Of MT. W. J. Cowles, of Norfolk,
 Conn.
 Six years ago became hard of hearing, and ever since then the difficulty increased SC that it annoyed me very much, and obliged me to listen closely in order to get along IT this condition placed myself under the treatment and care of Dr. Lghthin who osuc. ceeded in restoring me toperfect hearing, and thereby earned my lifelong gratitude.
 W. J. CoWLEs Norfolk, Conn, Feb. IS. 1880.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27

It is decided to allow seventeen and a half inches for each person who has seat in the Chicago convention. After the nomination is made there will be many who will feel that they do not need so much room.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The New York Times is now engaged in showing that Sherman cannot hold the votes that he has gained. If Sherman should hap pen to be nominated the Times would be a spectacle for few days.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27
From Col. D. A. Rood,

Proprietor of the United States Hotel,
 Hartford, Conn.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27
NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES.
No. B College Street,

Where hereafter..he can be consulted on
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-03
Ply steal Education.

Absolute health Is only attained
when the body is equally ,loyelopel in
all its organs and me mbers. The man
with muscles of steel and diseased
heart cauuut he said to he in good
health, ana diseases of stomach, heart
ard nervous system are often it may
even be sud usually produced by that
system Of development known as train
ing. AT Il recent rowing match in
Philadelphia two plucky lads III con
testing boats faiuted rs soon as the race
was over. Their condition, which was
apparently good. WAS actually abnor-
mul, and their systems gave way be-
cause Tho strain which their muscles
met WAS too great for the vital func
tons. Yesterday n similar but more
serious calamity occurred ut Sage Har
bor. A Brooklyn lad, who had taken
pnrt IL u pedestrian contest, wher re-
moved from the track fell down dead.
lie had prepared himself for walking
and running and depleted his vital or
gans to build up his limbs. When the
strain came the impoverished and most
important part OF the system gave way.
The severe muscular exercise of col
lcge athletes has carried of many line
young men by consumption, heart dis
euse ang. other disorders dire city trace
able to the absurd overwork required
of their bodies. There is limit Of
human endurance That limit is
reached when the body il impaired in
one quarter to benefit special rgans.
The severity Of the tes. by wAioh
athletic prizes ar won seer.s designed
rathor to award the laurel to him who
IN least healthy, because more uuevenly
developed, than to the really best man.
Brookiyn Eaqie.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-03
Compliments.

Compliments are the current coin of
society. The man who can pay co,n-
pliment without outraging the d.iicuc,
of feeli.g of the recipient, and iii such
. manner as to ensure belief, il certain
20 secure good will and success in tue
world, for long ago sociability taught
men tGot. in order the better to cement
their iikings for each other, ii il nee.
essay that every body shuald SHOW off
his neighDor in the best light. Lord
Chesterfield, in his famous advice TO
hts son, iweils al some length On The
necessity OF studying the weaknesses
Of others, ANA tlattering their vanity,
more especially with regard to women
and their beatty: upon which" he
adds, scarce any lltttcry is too gross
for them to swallow" Indcei, most OF
the writers Of past days would seem 10
assign to women special comp!hcancy
with regard To compliments.
A wellturned compliment throws
grace over society, and to produce the
best effect 1t must he p.efue.iitate
without appearing 80. A hundred years
ago it was part of the education eff
youth to pay pretty compliments with
the air OF believing them. Judging
from the vapid, fulsome strain in which
many landed down to rs in the
Academy of Compliments are
couched, the women of that day must
indeed have shown much amiable com
p!acency. What would be said now to
10 man who would address WOMAN IA
follows: For your beauty, madam |
may name you Venus, for your comeli-
ness pallas, tor your honor Juno. |
should show myself insensible were |
not amazed with the curiosity of your
beauty. AT last, OH. fair one, cast the
eyes of thy resplendent presence on
thy abiect creature, that by the bright
ness OF those eyes his baseness may be
turned through thy perfect ms into
most happy preforencel" No wonder
that in the " Art of Complai 5unce
men arc instructed to CONSIDER ladies'
society merely Il pleasing amusement
or school o! politeness, lest, pcychance
they should get to care oaly for mndri-
gals and periwigs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-03
A Great Wedding.

"A great wedding is about to come off
in Samoa. according t. the latest news
from tho islands. A loading chief of
Falefa has been coultiag Moe, ,iaush-
ter of the high chief of Apis. AS the
chief is M old man, and Moe about
nineteen, it has required the most
strenuous efforts of both families to
bring about the match. The Falefa
family have carried to Apia over three
hundred pigs, killed and cooked, and
distributed them among the young
lady's relations. In return for these,
the family of the expected bride must
give iae mats. and they have been
busily engaged collecting them from
all over the islands, till the Governors
house il half full. A vast deal of GER
emory is connected with these wed
dings. All the maidens fro,n Falefa
went in procession to the Governors
house, each carrying stick with u
bunch Of red feathers suspended from
the end. At the wedding some mem
Der OF the government reads u chapter
from the Bible, and then reads cere-
mony. The couple being married are
seated all the time, and join hands to-
ward tho close OF the ceremony, as in
more civilized countries. In this in
stance the young lady is amiable and
interesting. Native dances were taking
place nightly, and are Il part of the
wedding festivities. All the young
dandies appear on the stage ut such
time. and tho maidens of the villages
assembled on the scene in costumes
like the primitive garb of Eve.
TIT FOR TAT.-We naturally resent
being paid back in our own coin, os-
pecially if it has not quite the true
ling We can easily excuse ourselves
for cheating neighbor, but for him to
do the same thing to us is IN act not to
DO extenuuted or condoned. 10 have
the measure out OF which We sell taken
US tho measure out of which to sell to
Us is very hard to bear. g have
weighed the two pounds of butter you
sent me this morning" said an irate
customer to IL dealer in Che above mon
toned article. "nud am surprised to
find that it il short weight Just three
ounces. If that is your way of dealing
must buy my butter somewh here else. y
The butter merchant looked mp sur
prised, but, without declaring his in
nocence, replied. We'll, that 10 very
strange, because put tho t.o pounds
OF sugar bought of you III ,he scales,
and gave you the full weigh. IN but,
ter" To do H. YOU are done by and to
do as You would like to be done by
seem to BIZ very different things.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-03

try, but nothing was ever heard of the
nomads until Chief of Police Donovan,
who helped Deputy Sheriff Tingle to
get on the track OF the gypsies who
robbed Mr.. Jessop. remembering the
postal-card description of the gypsies
who were wanted in Virginia, wrote to
Detective Ween for particulars. On
| receipt Of the particulars asked for, he
telegraphed Mr.. Ween to come North
with the planter who had been robbed.
Mr.. Trout went to Raymond-str Jail
yesterday, and was concealed where he
could see and not be seen. Then thir.
teen women, including abe gypsy flor
tune-tcllor, were marched in front of
him. He identified Mrs. Worton the
instant he saw her thin olive face and
piercing black eyes.
The gypsles remained unconscious
OF the fresh complaint against them
until they appeared in Justice Walshs'
court III the afternoon. They were be-
fore Justice Gilbert in the morning on
writ of habeas corpus, and he re.
manded them until Wednesday to await
the arrival of the requisition papers,
but granted writ of certiorari to bring
their case up for review at that time.
Then the gypsies appeared in Justice
Wal his court. The fortune-teller wore
a long black cloak and tight. fitting
black velvet bonnet. She is taller than
her husband, Timotheus Worton, who
seems to be ut her command. Justice
Walsh listened patiently to their coun-
sells defamation against The outrage of
the Imprisonment Of innocent persons,
and then quietly said that there was
another complaint against the defend
ants, based on an alleged theft of So
coo. The gypsies looked intently at
the Justice, the fortune-tel bending
her statue-like form forward and turn
ing her head so as to catch every word.
When Justice Walsh read the new com
plaint. Timotheus WOrton, who stood
up swinging his hat, turned his blue
eyes toward his wife's face as though
to say: More persecution, my dear"
Justice Walsh committed the gypsies
for ten days on both charges. They
slowly passed into the prison, the for
tune-teller in front, holding her head
aloft and her body erect, while her
portly husband followed, swinging his
hat.
Mr.. Trout will begin a suit in Rud-
son county, N. j., where the gypsies
have property, to recover his money
Nen York .SMn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-03
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G. M. sAwTELLE, II. y,
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-03

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-03

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-15

The Elizabeth On. c. neighborhood is
in state Of great social excitement
over the recent sensational elopement
and marriage of a gushing young couple.
Jonathan Ivy has for some time been
counting the handsome daughter of re-
spected and well-to-do citizen. The
young girls name was Florence Sey-
mark. Her parents did not approve OF
young Iyy's advances, and finally for
babe him their house. The lovers, how
ever, managed to meet c,andestinely,
and had made up their minds to an
elopement, which was to have occurred
one night. Old man Seymark, by some
means or other, got wind of the pro-
posed escapade, and went cunning that
day for Jonathan. Coming up with the
gay young lover, he blazed away at him,
shooting him in the left shoulder, and
inflicting a painful but not dangerous
wound. Florence was overwhelmed
with grief by her fathers hasty conduct,
but her passion for her wounded lover
was intensified thousandfold. She
sent him letter telling him she would
fly with him that night if he would come
for her. So that night young Ivy put in
an appearance, with close carriage,
about one O'Clock. Miss Florence was
IN u terrible dilemma, for her cruel par
ents. TO insure against any escapade,
had not only locked the girl into her
room, but had also taken away every
stitch of her clothing. But she was not
to be bailled. She made rope out of
the sheets Of her bed and let herself
down to the ground, with no other gar
ment but a night-dress covering her
blooming charms. She told the coach
man to "look the other way and, af-
ter her lover had helped her into the
carriage and covered up her shivering
form with the carriage robes, she made
him sit on the box with the coachman.
They drove 10 the house of friend,
where Florence was attired in proper
garments, and then proceeded to the
house of a sympathizing preacher, some
distance from town, where the lovers
were speedily united in wedlock.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-15
The Worst Old Pelicans in the Deck.

One of the most remarkable things
noticeable in social life is the unanimity
with which people shake their relatives.
Recently gentleman arrived in Carson
with letter of introduction to one of
our leading citizens from the citizens
uncle. After the Carsonite read the let
ter, he remarked:
"Glad TO see you, sir. Glad TO see
any body who knows my uncle in Cleve-
land. How are all the folks?''
"Splendid spent six weeks there
last fall, and don't really think ever
met such fine family of genial, hospi-
table and cultivated people,"
Yes?''
"Yes, indeed-I never spent pleas
anter time in my life. Your relatives
are, indeed, the
swell, young man, if my relatives
are such fine people they must have
changed like thunder since lived with
them. l lived there year, and l think
they are about the worst pelicans in the
deck. l wouldn't spend a month with
the crowd for the whole town of Cleve-
land"
Indeed" said the other. "Well,
since you've been so candid about it, l
might as well remark right here that
your uncle and his whole family are the
toughest collection of old fossils have
ever had the misfortune to be steered
against"
Put it there, young man-you show
good sense. Let's 90 out and take
In few minutes more the two men
were pledging perdition to the Cleve-
land relatives over foaming schooner
of Carson beer.-LeddtIle Democrat.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-15
A Substitute for Potatoes.

When the potato rot of 1915 threat
ened the determination of the potato, a
general search was made for some edible
tuber or root that would serve as SUBJ
stitute, and among those proposed was
the Chinese yam, which had long been
cultivated in China and Japan. 1t forms
a long, club-shaped root, two feet or
more long, and largest at the lower end.
The vines run from ten to twenty feet in
length, and have rich, dark-green,
heart-shaped leaves, in the axis of
which are produced bulDlets smaller
than an ordinary pea, from which, or
from cuttings of the upper portion of
the root, the plant is propagated. The
root is remarkably white within, rather
mucilaginous, and when cooked is much
esteemed by many, but, lacking the dry.
starchy character of the potato, not
likely to be generally popular. 1t is
boiled, roasted, or fried. The great
obstacle to its general cultivation is the
difficulty of taking the crop, the depths
to which the roots go perpendicularly
downward making the digging of them
very expensive. Their shape, being
largest below, renders it impossible to
pull them, and their extreme brittleness
makes it exceedingly difficult to extract
them without breaking. The plant is
perfectly hardy, and the roots remain in
the ground during the severest winters
without injury. Its cultivation is now
confined to amateurs who are willing to
be at the trouble of digging the roots,
and it is sometimes grown as an Orna-
mental vine.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-15
Dime Novel Heroes.

FOUR small boys started last week for
Texas TO hunt buffaloes and fight In
dams, and had quite u spirited Journey
until they reached Pier Twenty, East
River, when sundry policemen took pity
GA the hunted red man, also the nations
few remaining buffaloes, and so
changed the party's plans that Texas is
moi likely to be rs rich in valor as il
might have been. Other venturescme
souls, eqnally youthful, have started
West on similar errands; indeed, they
have been 50 numerous that their fan
cies and experiences no longer raise a
laugh on the contrary, they arouse
sentiments that are any thing but face
tious. Nine.tenths of our American
boys are allowed TO select their own
reading matter, and they may be de-
pended upon to buy whatever, within
their means, is most exciting. Gener-
ally they find il in serial publications,
the contributors to which seem TO i'm
agine that nothing short of the sight of
gore-that of an Indian preferred
fully satisfy juvenile longings, so scores
OF stories are published which no par
ent, no matter however much he adj
mires bravery, would allow his boys TO
read did he know what they were.
Boys demand spirited stories, and
should have them; but are none of the
writers alluded to able TO bid adieu to
the Indian for little while and "work
up " some of the actual adventure of
every day life in respectable neighbor-
hoods and among people who are not
wholly vulgar and unprincipled9 Sto-
ries just As exciting and. strong may be
made from such material, and boyish
longings for heroic lives may thus be
fostered without recourse to dishonesty
or brutality-without destroying prom
isiHg young lives and breaking mothers
hearts.-N \. Herald. ira
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-15
An Inventive Priest.

Father Hartnedy, of Steubenville, o.,
is a mechanical genius. He brought
the old St. Peters clock from the tower,
where it lay corroding for years. to the
floor below, and Put it in running order,
and it now keeps good time. After he
got the old clock to running he went TO
work and contrived universal clock,
which runs by means of the same ma
chinery. The dial is in the school
room, two floors below the machinery,
and shows the time at points all around
the earth. This clock, which he calls
the universal clock, is run by means of
ropes and wheels, requiring considera-
BILE mathematical calculation, and Rev.
Mr.. Hartney should be proud of his
success. The hours are marked on Il
dial, and the longitude lines are marked
on a revolving disk which revolves with
the earth, showing the exact time at
every point marked on the disk. We
understand that this is the only clock of
the Kind ever made. Rev. Mr.. Hart
nedy intends adding the months and
dates to the disk as soon as he gets the
time. -SteuJenri7ie Gazette.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-15
An English journal reports that a

An English journal reports that a
man who cut his finger while opening a
can of preserved meat was so poisoned
that he died within twenty days. Query:
Was the meat SO very bad or was tie
mans blood in condition to be infiamed
on slight provocation. The paper from
which we take this item speaks of it as
"poisoning from decayed meat" but
how can we be sure of that when cut
inocUlated with blood from perfectly
fresh meat has often produced just as
serious result?-Dr. Foote'S Health
Monthly for MaH.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-15
"A large manufacturer saw a work.

"A large manufacturer saw work
man who asked him for employment,
saying pitifully, monsieur, have four
teen children The manufacturer.
who is political economist, shrugged
his shoulders and answered: I'm your
situation it is absurd to have so many"
This remark was heard by the manufac-
turer's son, boy of eight years. Sew
eral days later he was walking with his
father, when a poor little girl begged
charity of them, saying: al have
eleven little brothers and sisters" The
boy gave her a sou, but moved by ideas
of political economy, said: " In your
situation how dare you have so many as
that "-French.