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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09

NEW York. Apri s.-Mrs. Daniel g. Dickin-
son, widow Of the late United States Senator.
dier here this morning
The funeral of Mrs Deutch. who was said to
be grandnieoe Of President Van Buren,, and
who died recently from an overdose of opium.
took place here to. day In the presence Of q few
fftauda
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
line for discussion of the case In open Sem

ate,
AN EXTENSION OF TINE GRANTED.
The House Commit ee on Pacific Railroads
gave hearing to-day upon the bill granting
an extension OF time to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company for the fulflment of the
conditions OF its land grant.
CONSUL EagCoGNIzED.
The President has recognized M. W. Merry as
Vice Cof,e1sl OF Spain at savannah. Ga.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
New York Delegates uO the Cotton seed
Convention.

New YORK. April s.-The board OF managers
of the Produce Exchange at their mes'ing to-
day appointed y. w. Knowles and Caleb A.
Dwyer delegates to represent the exchange al
the colt on seed crushers convention, to be held
at New Orleans next Tuesday,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
Heavy Immigration at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE April g. The steamshi
Braun. weg, from Bremen. to-day brnus b
1929 emigrants, the largest number ever lande
here from one steamer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
An Aastxnment In Chi.ags.

CHICAGO April s.The Babcock Manufactur-
Ing Oompan v has made voluntary tssignm ent
In favor of David Quigg for the benefit of their
creditors Liabilities, s21h 5l1 assets, $b6. $40.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09

has selected Col. W. II. MeCardle. an old jour
officer on duty here during the SIEGE to de-
liver the address of welsome on next Monday
A large crowd and enthusiastic reception from
all eipsseS Ia expected.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
Cousratulatory Message to Gladstone

NEW YORK April Sat the anniversary festi-
val at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, this evening. IT was voted 70 send the
Gladstone:
MY congregation sen Is hearty coRgratula-
tions TO the champion of truth. lover OF peace.
and friend OF Americ..
Pastor of the Lafayette Church"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
MtnfnK stock ..

Sac FRANCISCO April s.-Olosing prices Of
mining stocks are as follows: Saies
Alpha. ha...............-...... .--..-.......-.. 81
Alta ...:.....-. ...<......-. .............. 2z
Best BeicheT.
California a...............--......... 2x
Consolidated Virginia. a......s................ 2H
Grown Point. ............ ..-................. IL
Eureka Consolidated. ted.......-.-.............. 1917
Gould d Curry. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~
Grand Prize. 27-32
Julia Consolidated. d............s. IL
Justice IL
Mexican. 1e1s
Northern Belle .........................-... Tx
0Dhir-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TX
Harman-.. ........-................ ~
Yellow Jacket. ......s..................... 6N
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
Heavy R,ow n. Charleston.

CHARLESTON, 8. O., April "a heavy mort heast
storm prevailed here all day. It was probably
severe at sea.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09

Cholera is said to ba prevailing aLaong hogs
In some sections in South Tennessee.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09

No DELAY BIZ KEENRsAw ROUTE The break
on the Mobile and Montgomery Raj road. near
Mobile. has been repaired. and the Keanesaw
sleeper will run through as usual to Washing.
ION city without change.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09

Resds ailt Edae 7 onie cures dyspepsia.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09

An excellent appetizer and regulator of she
system Is MalakoH Bittera.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
The Coming Reception OF Grant mt vieks.
burg.

VIcEsBUBa April 8-The mayor of this city.
aetiog under resolution of the commiree of
arrangements for the reception OF Gen. Grant.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
A CARD FROM GEN. BILtIU.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
New Orleans. anriI 8. 1890.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
New Orleans. april 8. 1880.
To the Editor of the Democrat:
Dear Sr-Wi you he kind enough to say
tina am not a candidate for Congress from the
Third Congressional District deeire at the
same time to return my sincere thanks to nv
frfeDds throughout the dt trict for their partial
OF their support.
L have the honor to be, sir. your mast nbe.
dient servant, JcO 8. BILLIU
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09

How Much ADVERTISING ?-How
much advertising ought paper to car
ry? Some publishers will answer. "All
that a paper can get" In our opinion
this is not right answer. It is possible
to fill a paper up with advertisements
so that the reading is literally crowded
out. There is no law which saws how
much publisher shall give the subScri-
Der for his money. The only redress the
subscribe has is to discontinue his pa
per after he has found out his mistake.
and his year is up. Publishers should
remember their obligations to their sub
scTiberS. Moreover, a paper all adver-
tisements cannot hold its value long as
an advertising medium. This value is
governed by its influence with the pub
lie. Its Influence decreases as its sub
ScTiberS decrease. An advertising sheet
has little or no influence. Neither does
an organ. it is too much like blowing
your own horn. Everybody knows who
is blowing it, and why il is blown Full
fill your contract with your readers and
give them their moneys worth, and
even more, and increase your advertising
rates if necessary. The advertisers will
pay your rates if the paper is worth It.
If it isn't worth what you ask it is your
own fault. which cannot be remedied bv
giving a bigger space for the same
money. and running your newspaper
into bankruptcy Western !Stdti0ner and
Printer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09

y New METALLIC CONIPOUND.-A
new metallic compound, applicable to
many artistic and Industrial purposes.
has been enrecently announced in England
The substance belongs to the class
known as the thiateS or sulphur sui
phIdes. Nearly a year ago Mr.. J. Ber-
ger Spence discovered that suIphides of
metals combined with molten SULPHUR
formed a liquid. This liquid on cooling
became solid homogeneous mass. poS-
sessing great tenacity, and having a pc
cuiIar dark gray, almost black color. 1t
has q comparatively low melting point.
VIZ, 80 degrees Fahr.. or rather more
than 100 degrees ABOVE the temperature
OF boiling water. 1t would thus require
only small amount of fuel to reduce or
10 melt 1t. The new compound also ex-
pands on coollng-a property not shared
by the majority or other metals or me-
tallic compounds. For such purposes
as joining gas or water pipes this eXpan-
sion is OF great Importance 1t is also
claimed that the new compound resists
faVorably atmospheric or climatic influ-
ences, as compared with bronze or mar
bic, and that its resistance to acids IS
much superior to that of other metals
ormetalllc compounds. These qualities
If sustained hyfur.her experience. would
certainly render the new compound veTv
useful in many ways.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09
BETTER STOCK A NECESSITY.


Since the adoption of stock laws.
farmers have concluded that unless they
can keep good stock, it is better not to
keep any. As long as they were allow
ed to run at large, and make half their
living in the lanes lOT in somebody elSe'S
field, il seemed immateTial to 4 large
number what kind of sto0k they kept.
With hogs and cattle especially was this
the case. Farmers who owned what we
term ''haZel splitters. hogs that were
so thin, long and lOp-sided, and had
such long, sharp snOuts. that when they
wanted to 90 into field, they could Slip
IN sideways between the rails of the
fence-did well enough as long as they
were allowed to run at large but as
soon as it was necessary to keep them
up and feed them, it was seif-evident TO
most farmers that they would not paw.
y short experience taught them that to
feed and fatten hogs which had to be
kept until they were two or three years
old before they were large enough to
market, cost two or three times as much
as to feed blOOded hogs that would
weigh as much, and bring a better price,
at from SIX to nine months old. | think
there is a decided improvement already.
Formerly it was hard to convince some
farmers that it was for their interest 10
buy good stock hogs. Their invariable
answer was: "These are good enough
for me they can make their own living
until they are big enough to fatten. and
then | can put them up and fatten them
l do not care to pay big price for sOnie-
thing which l feel l should keep UP and
take care Of" l think whatever dis
advantages the laws may have, that in
this respect they will prove a blessing
to quite Il number of our farmers.
The same may be said of COWS When
1t comes to keeping up and feeding a
poor cow farmers Will very soon see that
there IS no money in it. Il is surely a
fact that, it costs no more to feed good
COW than poor one, and where they
have to be fed and taken care of it is
certainly wise to have the best. AsIOng
as COW was expected to run out in the
roads and woods and pick up her living.
one class of farmers was Indifferent as
TO whether the stock was good or poor.
\ man remarked to me the other day:
"a cow was COW, and allshe was good
Tor was to produce milk for coffee and
other uses" and he could not see why
one Of his cows (half starved they were6
was not as good for that as any fine .Jer-
Sey he ever saw. He added that there
is no profit in making butter. no how. .
| thought, that taking what he had on
his table for cream and butter, as sam
pies OF what he had, there would be very
little money in it, sure enough. Men
who want to sell at a profit, must have
good stock to make it from. twill not
pay to keep up and feed poor COW. and
we are beginning now 20 find this out.
and the consequences are that there is a
general desire for Improvement
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09

IlIE PEBNICIOUS HABIT OF LrE-.
ING.-McGee's Ti7lst-ufeE IT-
wisely remarks that 1.-THE social
Ullhhlng at bars. where each Is-
party, having been -trtateI' IE
er, considers IL necessary ta treat .r-
other member. has 7t last a.t-
attention of lawmakers. The I-r. =
glslature has q bin before i. tH a.7-
The custom and make il punishable
tense; and although such % Vr
can never become a law. il is
as showing public dislike 0t 1l,-.
winch no drinking man wants 81. -4-.
Hrst 10 disregard. The Eal- a- s
ing treat Is the cause of more
and mental discomfort tlur .E..T ..
co9VlNlal custom combined @ rss
able man who feels The nee. ..
OF wine or spirits approaches @ rsI.
hndS. perhaps. several aegral-
who are drinking and who invite -.-
JOIN them. When be has done SD p
drank all he came for his sf-Ut
dependence prompts him O. return
invitation, which is accepted lE i-- q
erS because il would seem llS1.l.-.
TO refuse then those who have ~
treated make haste 10 return t.- ~
pliment FOR fear of seeming mean, q
the end is that four or five men. s..-
whom came for a SinE.e glass 1l
retire with several times as uu.. a'r.
needed or wanted 4 Sl..Eer -.
not exist among sensible men. p
mans reputation Is SO feeble -..- =
existence depends upon the price z. r.
eral glasses of liquor that n1noit VIZ
it Is not worth saving. The man
has not the moral courage 10 aT-..- ~
he wants, and only that. gels i.- -
injury than benefit from his ro-a..-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09
DIPHTHERIA.

DR.. W 4. Scott, of Sandsville, sends
the following communication to the
Chicago Inter Ocean
[ have noticed in the newspapers the
terrible ravages of that fearful disease,
diphtheria, and knowing that death by
this disease would be an unusual occur
renee if proper treatment was used, |
send YOU mine, which l have used for
about fifteen years, and through several
epidemicS. with invaTiable success, if
the directions were followed and the
remedy used in any reasonable stage of
the disease.
The disease is very dangerous because
of its want of pain, or symptoms, to
show its terrible character, and the
whole system is frequently under its
poisonous influence before the danger is
suspected. This need not be when the
disease is prevailing, for if there be any
complaint of the throat it should be
carefully examined and the trouble can
be easily detected by the whitish-lOoking
patches of mucus adhering to the ton
sis. or organs at the top of the throat
The disease is undoubtedly local at the
staIt. and | treat it as such. 1t is al
WAYS contagious. and | think, infectious
also. so one should use great care to keep
separate, and cleanse thoroughly before
use by others, everything which is used
bv the sick. and the room should be well
ventilated and the temperature kept
comfortable-nOt too hot.
Dissolve twenty grains of pure per-
manganate of pOtaSSa in one ounce of
water, and apply it to the afflicted parts
with a swab, gently but thoroughly,
every three hours until better then not
so often. After the patient gets better,
Il 1
quantity of water. This solution does
not give any pain, nor is there any dam
ger in its use, but it has a nasty taste,
which is its only objection.
Apply the following linament to the
throat outside, three or four times a
day Sweet oil, aqua ammonia, spirits
of turpentine, of each half an ounce ;
mix together.
Keep a cotton cloth, not wOOlen,
around the throat till well. The above
is all | use in simple cases, and all that
is needed
If there is much fever, ] mix five
drops of liquid extract of acOnite root
with four ounces of water, and give to a
small child One-fOurth of a teaSpOOnful ;
a child of five TO ten years, half q tea
spoonful ten to fifteen years, tea
spoonful over that age two teaspoon
fulS. Give every one or Two hOufS, as
may seem needed to cool the fever.
If there is blood poisoning, which
may he known by the bad-smelliRg
breath and quick beating of the heart,
give Rx. chlOrofOrm, one fluid drachm ;
comp. cpts. Law, one drachm alcohol,
one ounce, mix. Five to twenty drops,
according to the age. mixed in cold wa
ter. every hour or two hours, as may
seem necessary.
This will quickly quiet the heart S
tumultuous action, and aid it to throw
off the poison. Do not give harsh ply
sizes. If needed, give castor oil or pUrga-
tive magnesia. Keep the patient from
! exposure to chilly air or cold baths.
/ This treatment, which l have published
/ in several medical journals, will rob the
! disease of its terrors, and save from the
! grave many a loved one.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09

INDIAN >IIOEEItEERS.-Ihe Indians
are their own ShOemakcTS. and with the
small means at hand, can make a very
good shoe for the foot that does away
with all fears of cOTns or buniOns. Al
Indian shoe is called q mOccaSin. and is
made to fit the foot, and not the foot to
ilt 1t, as Is the case very often with our
selves and boots. NOccasins are made
by the squawS and old men. The sole
is first cut out of green hide, and then
the uppers are cut from buck, antelope
or elk skin. tanned very soft and smooth.
DCeT-skiu is best when the shoe is to be
Ornamented with heads, and the top is
always worked before it is secured TO
the sole. The uppcTs are seWed to the
SOleS with strong thread made of
sinew, and sometimes q double sole is
used To protect the thread. To the
sides or back part flaps or ears are sewcd
which come well up on the ankles. and
are tied with strings. Often these IaUs
cover the legs. and are tied at the top
by two long strings. in the same way
that woman ties her apron. This is
done when the mOcCaSiu is made for
hunting or going on long journeys. as
the high tops not only brace the leg. but
prevent the mOccaSin from slipping on
the foot, and they keep out the dust.
brambles, gravel, cold and snow. 1t is
uO very great task TO make a plain moe
casin, and a squaw will cut out and sew
up pair in half day. If they are
beaded, however, it viii take a week or
more TO finish them, and those garuish-
ed with quilts Of the porcuPine will take
q month or more of patient labor. For
the winter season the moccasins are
made Of buffalo hide. or the skins of fur
bearing animals, the hair being turned
inward. The Indians never wear
stockings, but Ieggings, which are
good substitute, when one has fur shoes
10 cover the feet Each tribe of Indians
make their own shoes. and each one has
different shape. Expert scouts can
readily tell to what tribe Indians belong
by observing their footprints in the
sand. Unlike their bows an darrOws.
Indians never change the shape of their
shoes. Golden D0H
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09

THEORY or IFE.-The late Profes-
sol FaTaday adopted the theory that the
natural age Of man is 100 years. The
duration of life he believed to be meas
ured by the time of growth. In the
camel growth isattaiued at eight. in the
horse at five, in the lion at four, in the
dog at two, in the rabbit at one. The
natural termination is five removes from
these several points. Man being TWEEN
tE years in growing lives five times
twenty years that IS. 100. the camel is
eight years in growing. and lives forty
years and So with other animals. The
luau who does not die of sickness lives
everywhere from 50 to 100 years. The
professor divides life into equal halves
growth and dccline-and these into
infancy, youth, vrility and age. IN
fancy extends to the twentieth year :
youth TO the Hltigth. becausejt is i'm this
period the tissues become firm virilftv
from fifty TO =eycuty-ive during which
the organism remains complete. and at
seveuty-ti~e Old age commences. tOIast a
longer OF shorter jiuc. as the dimiuu-
tion or reserved forces is hastened or re-
tarIad.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09
DESTROYERS OF CARPETS.
INSECT PESTS THAT HIDE IN THE GRE
VICES OF FLOORS.

The season is at hand in which many
CAREFUL housewives viii be dismayed at
the Wholesale destruction which their
best carpets have suffered. through the
depTedatiOns of some insect pests, and
aS usual the injury will be attributed TO
the well known domestic scOurge, the
clothes moth tileG teDCtzeIIr. But it
may be Of interest to some to know that
an insect Of quite a different order, and
lar more destructive, is fOStered unwit-
tingly beneath OUr carpets. If the win
dOws OF infested rooms be carefully ex-
amined during the winter and spring. Il
number Of small beetles may often be
found not exceeding One-eighth of an
inch in length, and of an oval convex
form. These insects are beautiful little
objects, being jet black, variegated with
scarlet. and white markings. If exam
iuel through a low power microscope
these markings are seen to be composed
of minute elongated scales of various
coloTs, with which the body is complete
ly covered as with a COat-Of-mail. This
is the insect which in the larval state
pays such havoc with carpets. and is
known TO entOmOlogiSt under the name
of aRtItreEUS Scr0pbuldrjJe. It's diScov-
cry in this country is OF recent date, and
it has probably been imported from Eu-
rope, where it has long been known and
dreaded for its destTuctiveneSs. Owners
of carpets who have not suffered from
this source have reason to congratulate
themselves and should be vigilant, max
ing frequent examinations during the
summer months, at which time the in
sect is in the larvaI state and commits
its ravageS while its presence is often
unSuSpected. The Larvae measure about
three-SiXteenthS of an inch in length. in
mature specimens, and are clothed with
short briStly hairs somewhat longer at
the sides where they form small tufts.
and are terminated at the hinder end by
a tUfy of longer hair, making them ap-
pear nearly three-eights of an inch long.
When they are disturbed they are very
active and glide very quickly away into
some CreYice of the floor or beneath the
waShboard. 1t is not very cOnsoling to
know that this pest is rapidly increasing
while no effectual means for its destruct-
tiOn has yet been discovered, although
benZine, kerosene oil and insect powder
have been reported beneficial. A curl
Ous fact concerning these insects is that
the image or perfect insect, is frequent
ly found on flowers, apparently feeding
on the pollen. y friend recently gave
me a number of specimens which he had
taken on the tulip, while L have fire.
quently found them abundant on the
flowers OF the Spjrcd alba.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-09
An IRISH FARM.

The following is taken from the
Youths Companion Imagine level
country. with few trees and no forests,
cut up into very small irregular fields
by stone walls. 1t is of such land that
Irish farms are composed. In most
counties there is a great deal of bOggy,
swampv land. from which the farmers
cut peat, which serves them as fuel
An Irish farm is generally about as
large as an ordinary village green of
New York or New England, say from
five to fifteen acres. In some districts
a farm of ten acres is considered rather
large. and it IS often the,sOle support of
large family-father, mother, ten chill
dren, and perhaps ar old grandmother.
Boston common contains torty-eight
acres of land. 1t would make six good
sized irish farms, which would main
tain fifty or sixty human beings, half a
dozen cows, a horse or two, some dom
keys and many pigs, besides paying
about $500 year to the landlord, and
something to the priest. In good sea
sons all this teeming and swarming life
can just be maintained. But suppose a
crop fails Suppose the peat cannot be
dried Then what? Why, hunger and
starvation, of course. And. remember.
there are no factories or other business
to fall back upon. If the crops fail, all
fails. If the crops of New England
should be as poor this year as they were
in Ireland last year, it would be a great
calamity, but very few persons would go
hungry on that account. The fisheries.
the shops, the factories, commerce and
the savings banks would go on about as
usual, and the people would buy their
food from other States.
Irish farms do not all lie along a high
road, as with us. Farms are behind
farms and great number of them can
only be reached by donkey path three
or four feet wide. All the work is done
by hand. The fields are dug, not plow-
ed, and many farmers have no imple-
ments but a spade, hoe and turf-cutter.
and no vehicle except a small donkey
cart. The farmhouse is generally one
story high, and very often consists of a
single large room, with perhaps a recess
for a bed 1t is commonly built of stone,
with a roof of thatch, but many of the
houses are made of earth, with hard
floor of home made cement. In this one
room the dairy work is done. and all the
family live, the pig coming in and going
out as he pleases.
Are the people then miserable and de
graded? BY means. When the har-
vest is good and the rent reasonable.
they are among the most cheerful peo-
pie in Europe, and, in all the world.
there is no land where the women are
more modest and pure. The children
are ruddy and robust. The houses are
generally clean and neat The people
enjoy life so much upon those little
black. bOggy farms, that when they en-
i"rate to America or Australia they
sometimes almost die OF hOmesickness.
In many instances poor Irish girl
among us never goes to bed tor six
months after leaving home without cry
Ing a little for the old house OF mud and
thatch, and. the old folks within it.