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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-07

A. S. Miller, of Intercourse, was ar
rested by Constable Warfel, on Monday,
and had a partial hearing yesterday before
Alderman Barr, Oh charge of larceny.
When arrested he had in his possession two
gold rings and gold pencil which were
stolen from the stores of Ezra Bowman
and A. Rhoads, jewellers of this city.
There were many other articles in his
house supposed to have been Stolen, but
none of them have been identified or
claimed. A charge of receiving stolen
goods was preferred against MIR. Miller's
daughter, but the charge against her vas
dismissed. She acknowledged tlrat her
father gave her tho jewelry, but denied
knowing that it was stolen, and there was
no proof to the contrary. Miller was re-
committed for a further hearing, and he
claims to have good defence. He is a
clock-maker by trade and has heretofore
borne Il good name.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-07

cudCIucuI We may pIOutaOIy await TIC re-
suit of further inquiry and experiment
The submission of a portion of the nomina-
tions to central board of examiners Sc
lected solely for testing the qualifications
of applicants may, perhaps, without resort
to the competitive test, put an end to the
mischiefs which attend the present sys-
tenn of appointment, and it may be feasible
to vest in such board wide discretion
TO ascertain the true characteristics and at
tainments of candidates in those particu-
lars which have already referred to as
being no less important than mere intel
lectual attainments. If Congress should
deem it advisable at the present session
to establish competitive tests for admission
to the service no doubts, such as have been
suggested, shall deter me from giving the
measure my earnest support, and urgent
ly recommend, should there be failure to
pass any other act upon this subject, that
an appropriation of $25, 900 per year may
be made for the enforcement of section
1,753 of the revised statutes. With the
aid thus afforded me shall try to execute
the provisions of that law according to its
letter and spirit. I am unwilling, in Jus.
tic, to the present civil servants of The gov
ernment, to dismiss this subject without
declaring my dissent from the severe
and almost indiscriminate censure with
which they have been recently assailed.
That they are, as a class, indolent, ineffi-
cient and corrupt, is a statement which has
often been made and widely credited; but
when the extent, variety, delicacy and i'm
portance of their duties are considered, the
great majority of the employees of the
government are, in my judgment, deserv-
ing of high commendation.
The president recommends to Congress
the subject of the decline of the merchant
marine. He does not pretend to indicate
The remedy for it, but regards immediate
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-07

says that the existing statute for the pun
ishment of polygamy, SO revolving to the
moral and religious sense of Christendom,
has been pcrsistently aud contemptuously
violated ever since its enactment. Your
attention is called to = recent opinion Of
the supreme court of the United States ex-
planning its judgment Of reversal in the
case of Miles, who had been convicted OF
bigamy in Utah. The court refers to the
fact that the secrecy attending the cele-
bration OF marriages in that territory
makes the proof Of polygamy very diff
cult, and the propriety is suggested of
modifying the law of evidence, which
now makes a wife incompetent to tes
tify against her husband. This sur
gcstiOn is approved. l recommend also
the passage of an act providing that in the
territories of the United States the fact
that woman has been married to q pcr
son charged with bigamy shall not dis
qualify her as witness upon his trial for
that offenss further recommend legis
lation by which any person solemnizinS
marriage in any of the territories snail be
required. under stringent penalties for
neglect or refusal, to file certificate Of
lch marriage in the supreme court of the
ritcry. Doubtless Congress may devise
practicable measures for obviating
;flicultics which have hitherto at.
*hc efforts to suppress this iniqui
urc you of my determined puT-
operate with you in any lawful
measure which may be pro
md.
service Reform.
speaks of the enormous
required for arrears in
at e250, 000, 900 for
reat temptation to
titiOus claims af-
'e average SUN
ion is 81, 800,
"a -iety of MAX
for tho pre-
!. <cSE,ce $sS
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-03-09
Injecting Morphine.

A number of persons more or less
prominent in different walks of life have
died in this city, says q New York
paper, within a few months from the
direct effect, it is said, of hypodermic
injections of morphine. Most of them
had, according TO report, begun the in
iections in order to relieve themselves
from pain caused by neuralgia, rheuma-
tism, or some other distressing disorder.
The effect was 80 pleasant, so delicious,
indeed, that they were gradually sedu-
ced into such use of morphine when
they had no need of it, and, soon yield
ing completely to the habit, were
destroyed by it. Physicians say that
this has grown to. be far from
uncommon among persons OF wealth
and position, particularly among wo-
men, who, after having tried it while,
have not had the strength to relinquish
the delightful anodyne. Nor is 1t by
any means confined to New York. The
evil has spread all over the land, though
it is naturally most prevalent in the
large cities. 1t is said to have grown
alarmingly during the last five or six
years, and many persons who would
never be suspected of the habit are its
irredeemable victims. It has largely
usurped the place, with certain classes,
of the old custom of taking morphine,
laudanum, and other preparations of
opium into the stomach. The
popular notion is that it 10 not so harm
full. But there is very little difference,
and the injections are thought to be
more dangerous because they are more
insidious. They can be self. admins
tered without the least trouble, and are
so administered in nearly all cases where
serious mischief is done. The effect of
the morphine under the skin is de-
scribed as peculiarly and wonderfully
agreeable. A delicious languor steals
over the frame, the senses are wrapped
as in voluptuous waking dream, and 8
most Joyous consciousness of perfect yet
fascinating repose softly over
flows the mind. Even strong
men and women have frequently
found it hard to resist its allurements,
have not been able to surrender its
beatitudes without arousing all their
will. On this account some physicians
will not administer or prescribe NOR
phine under any circumstances, fearing
the consequence to their patients. NOT
a tew women of the finer type have been
wrecked by the habit, and many men,
professional and commercial, ARE steadily
running themselves by its indulgence.
1t was hailed as great blessing once.
and so it is, properly regulated; but, like
80 many blessings, it may readily be
converted into curse.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-03-09
Caro- OF Nails.

Some persons insist that the finger
nails are signs of character. The slender
tapering nail, they say, indicates D re-
fined nature which is sometimes accom-
panied by a shrewish temper. The
broad, stubby nail suggests natural
coars eness which may be allied to good
nature. Whether these are signs or not,
it is true that the care of the nails re-
veals personal habits as TO cleanliness.
Nails may be greatly improved, both
in shape and color. by proper attention.
The best appliance is a nail brush used
in water softened by the addition OF a
little borax and really fine toilet soap.
In well-brushed and well-cared for
nails the little curtain like rim which
surrounds them is well pushed or rolled
back, displaying generally delicate lit
tie crescent at the root. The skin OF the
finger should never be allowed to grow
up on the nail.
In pairing and trimming the shape
given should always be as long an oval
as possible. To cut nail squarely off
gives the finger-end a stubby look. The
corners should be carefully and closely
cut, and the center left rather long, so as
to give the long oval shape.
In cleaning the nails the knife should
never scrape off the inner substance of
the nail, as this renders the edge Opaque
and muddy in appearance, whereas 1t
should be transparent.
The nail is susceptible of "a high degree
of polish by rubbing with the towel
when drying the hands.
The habit of biting the nails is one
against which children should be care
fully guarded. 1t is ruinous to the very
structure of the nail, and once acquired,
is one of the most difficult habits to
break. This is evidenced by the fact
that some men and women, but more
especially men, have habit of biting
their nails when reading or studying, of
which they are perfectly Unconscious.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-03-09
Rates of Advertising.
,aven Of matrimonial bliss,

haven of matrimonial bliss, and
just as the boat was midway in the river
the elder Stamper appeared upon the
shore and shouted to his daughter to
come back. The irrepressible Scraggs
determined to he chivalric and salute
Mr.. Stamper. Standing up in the skiff
to do it, he gave one wave of his hat
and away he went overheard. Mr..
Stamper pointed out Scraggs' legs and
roared and screamed with laughter at
his dilemma. The crowd that had been
cheering the lovers now laughed at
them, too. Scraggs was fished out with
a boat-hook, and, with chattering teeth
and trembling knees, and very muddy
clothes, started off with Miss Stamper
for the nearest local minister, who
made the twain one flesh before old
Stamper recovered from the fit of laugh
ter into which Scraggs' dilemma bad
plunged him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-03-09
The Unseen Friend.

Li is too long for me. / cannot bear
The weary days and hours.
But Il / siRro
Thy weary vigi, wi thou still despair
Ny burden weighs me down. am not free
TO haste with eager steps.
Yet will be
Thy help aad strength. I Divide thy load with
me.
The path is strange and rugged, and the night
Falls black along the sky.
I will be sight
For thee faint soul, and guide thy feet Alright.
Nay, but fair homelights on the valley CLEAN,
And voices call.
What doth earth's splendor seem
Better, more lasting than the glow-wom's
beam7
And is there, then, for me, no hone nor
love-
Naught but those barren wastes7
So thou shalt prove
The bliss God giveth to his own above.
Thou, who art thou, that by me toilest on,
Unthanked, unasked1
Friend, when thou loOkest upon
Ny face, thy place in heaven will be won!
MARY .din0e De Ve"e
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-03-09

An exchange combines great deal of
sound sense as well as sarcasm in the
following ironical answer it gives one
don't like this paper. We publish It
simply to please you. We should ask
you to come to the Office and editit,only
that If you did some iniquitOus idiot
might write to tell you how much
better he could do it himself, and that
would annoy nervous person like YOU"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-03-09

81 didn't like our minister's sermon
last Sunday" said a deacon who had
slept all sermon time TO brother dea-
con. Didn't like it, Brother A.p Why,
] saw you nodding assent 10 every prop
osition Of the pRrSon."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-03-09
Married After a DuelIing.

Opposite Maysville, KY, is a little
Ohio village where marriages are execu-
ted with such extraordinary neatness
and dispatch that the place is called the
seen making their way into Maysville
+. Stamper, aged sixteen, very pretty
blonde, was the lady, and Leander p.
Scraggs, aged eighteen, six feet three in
his slippers, was the gentleman. They
had eloped; they were pursued by Mr..
Stamper, and they had ridden all day to
get to the river. Now the river was
filled WITH ice, and to cross to Gretna
Green seemed impossible. Two hsrdy
boatmen, however, volunteer
Cd TO row them to the
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-03-09

The last New Jersey cranberry crop
Of 492, $50 bushels was the largest ever
known,
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15

 trusted to the healing powers of nature tho lues yenerea, seabies and prurigo- because as Claude Bernard suggests, their symptoms are probably due to the agency of microscopic parasites, which oppose to the vital forces of life energy Of their own. or, as Dr. Jennings puts il, because art has here to interfere-not for the purpose of breaking up diseased action, but for the removal of the cause of that action the destruction of an active virus that possesses the power of selEperpetuation beyond the dislodging ability of Nature"
 But with those rare exceptions it is better to direct GUT efforts against the cause rather than the symptoms-i. e., in about ninety-nine cases out of hundred it ie not only the safer but also the shorter way to avoid drugs. reform our habits, and, for the rest, let nature take her course; for, properly speaking dis ease itself is a recolstruetiye process, an exprlsive effort, whose interruption compels nature to do double work; to resume her operations against the ail- ment after expelling worse enemy--the drug. If a drugged person recoyeres, the true explanation is that his constitu- ton was strong enough to overcome both the disease and the druggist.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15
ICE
what 1t Has Done for she World and May
 Do Again.

What 1t Has Done for she World and May
 Do Again.
 Tee, as geological agent, has played a most important part in modifying the past and shaping the present features of the earth, and producing large portion of the deposits which form it's surface. But in considering the relations ofglacia- ton to the history of organic life on the earth and to the early development of man, and in contemplating it's possible relations to the career of the human race in the distant future, Prof. Shaler finds the subject invested with an interest greater than belonging to any other branch of geology. In the light of re- cently-acquired evidence it is certain period and survived it's trials; and it is equally certain that the earth has been repeatedly subjected to cold periods, which have covered the continents again and again with sheets of ice, such as now only occupy small space of low-lands about the pole and the uppermost levels of the higher mountains Prof. Shaler believes that there is no reason to expect an early recurrence of such acold period, nevertheless one might need such re- cSSuIiiiS Dcllti III tOLStuSTllR hiit peGu- liarly delicate adjustment which, in his introductory chapter, he points out as existing between the conditions of tenn perature and moisture and life on our planet. Life here would be impossible if the temperature of the whole earth h'ssur- face should, for considerable period of time rise above 100 degrees or fall below g degrees Fahrenheit. a range of only 132 degrees; yet the range of temperature in the universe around and near us is said to be enormous beyond conception. The surface of the sun cannot have temper ature of less than 100000 degrees Fahren- heit, while the temperature of some DOT ton of the space between the earth and the sun is probably not less than 250 de- grees below zero. It is the vapor of water in the atmosphere which, acting like blanket, prevents the escape into space of the heat essential to terrestrial life. If a line 100 feet long be taken to represent the total range of temperature in the solar system, length of little more than one inch will represent the utmost limits of the range of temperature at which organic life, such as now exists on the earth, can possibly maintain its existence. Under these circumstances one might fear that fatal change of temperature at the surface of the earth might be too easily brought about by some slight accident" liable to occur in a much better regulated universe than ours sometimes appears to be.-Ths Nation.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15

province of Ava, and the seventh part of the city was destroyed or else burned by fire. High waves rolled up in Tanabe and Kumano, in the province of Xii, and all the ships which were near the shore and on the river banks were thrown up and utterly wrecked. Waves equal in force to those attacked several other pieces. In some villages not only the houses, but also the animals were swept entirely away"
 The record is not brought down later than the year 1854, although several earthquakes have since occurred. The record cites considerably over hun dred earthquakes, that of 1854 being the most disastrous.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15
Win the Earth he a Comet 9

It is not altogether impossible, says Professor Draper, that the earth may be- come a comet. IL is altogether more probable that it WAS comet before it became a steady going old world. At any rate. science furnishes no more req son for the one inference than the other. It is known that the nebul9 visible in the heavens are in various conditions of collaboration, some of them slowly re- volving around a centre of their own, some of them with nuclei indicating cooling and condensation, while others are but enormous masses Of matter in a gaseous state The structure of the earth leads geologists 10 the conclusion that il was once & tiery-gaseous, and afterwards molten mass, requiring an inconceiv- able time before being So far cooled as to form a crust, with smaller bodies, like it's satellites, cooling sooner. have passed through respective stages of existence, and are now without life on their sur faces, and. as generally described by Professor Watson, are ''burnt-out cinders rolling the heavens
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15
Valuable Recines.

Pickiea Lilnes.-Make a brine strong enough to float an egg; stick your lines on two sides with a silver fork; then put them in the brine with a weight on the lines to keep them well under the brine; let them stand in q warm place for & week; they are then it to eat, You can add some red peppers to the brine.
 Fried Eqg Ptdnt. Pare your egg plant; cut in slices third of an inch thick; and lay them in strong cold salt and water for three hours, putting a plate and weight on them to keep them under the water; wipe each slice; dip in egg beaten with a tablespoonful of cold water and fine cracker crumbs: fry in boiling drip pings or half lard and butter.
 Baked Egg Pla5lf.--Trim of the stem end and boil the egg plant for 20 min- utes in salt water and then lay in the colauder to drain until perfectly cold; peel open and take out the seed, mash the egg plant smooth, pouring of any water that comes, and add to 1t half a grated nutmeg, a tablespoonful of white pepper, half teaspoonful of butter, two eggs, and bread-erumbs enough to make a thick batter of it; bake for 20 minutes in the dish you will serve it in; two tablespoonfuls of minced ham is an im- provement
 Plain Duss.-You may call it steam pudding. You can make it on a yacht in jiffy, and the only time it takes is the boiling of il. You are catched some times, and if pudding is the word, this is the way to get out of it: One quart of four, sifted; teacupful of entrants and tablespoonful of baking powder, and a pinch of salt; mix 'em well first; then add enough cold water to make a stiff batter; put her in a pudding tin, cover her with cloth, and let her go it in a steam boiler for one hour and a half. If you want a richer duff, just go through the same thing, adding the yolks of five eggs and tablespoonful of butter.-The Sauce.-You see you ain't got no sugar in them. This here sauce is quick, too. You want two tablespoonfuls of butter, and just trifie less of sifted fleur, and you grate quarter of a nutmeg into it, and you add teaspoonful of vanilla exs tract, or half teaspoonful of lemon es- sence, and whole teacUptul of granu- lated sugar. Now smooth it all together, adding teaspoonfuls Of warm water from tune to time as you boil fl until you get it to the thickness you want; but after all, I've seen many nice lady take that sauce and then dash molasSes or the whole thing, and say nolasses was the bcst.-.See Co-k.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15
Healtb and Happiness.

It seems strange that and one will suffer from the many Arrangements brought on by an impure condition of the blood, when Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup will restore perfect health to the physical organization. It is indeed 8 strengthening syrup, pleasant to take, and has proven itself to be the best blood purifier cteT diseouered. effectually cur ing Scrofula, Syphilistic Disorders, Weak ness of the Kidneys. all nervous disorders and debility. It corrects indigestion. A single bottle will prove to you it's merits as health renewer, for it acts like charm, especially when the complaint Is of an eI- haustive nature, having a tendency to lessen the natural vigor of the brain and nervous system
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15
Rats Who Enjoyed Fun.

A good rat story is told by lady who lives in Baltimore, which shows that rats have a kind of humor about them at times, which they will exercise even to the extent of forgetting their plum dering propensities. In the house of this lady was child's rocking-herse, and every night the rats would jump on the rocking-horse and start it rocking and rock it for hours, seemingly with the greatest enjoyment in the world. At first, hearing the noise, the people couldn't imagine the cause, and didn't know but the spirits had had hand in it; but when they cautiously peered out and saw the performance, it became one of the marvels of the neighborhood to see the rats in their gambols enjoying themselves, laughing and having their fun rocking the horse.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15
The Prevention orplseass.
Dr. Felix |. oswald in the Popular Scienc,
 Monthly


 Prevention is better than cure and far cheaper" said John Locke, 200 years ago; and the history of medical science has since made it more and more prob able than in a stricier sense of the word. prevention is the only possible cure. By observing the health laws Of Nature, a sound constitution can be very easily preserved, but, if a violation of those laws has brought on disease, all we can to by way of curing that disease Is Co remove the cause; in other words prege1' the continued operation of the predis- posing circumstances,
 Suppressing the symptoms iu any other way means only to change the form Of the disease, or to postpone its crisis. Thus, nercurial slaves will elense the skin by driving the ulcers from the sur face to the interior of the body; opiates stop flux only by paralyzing the bowels, i. e., turning their morbid activity into 8 morbid inactivity; the symptoms Of pneumonia can be suppressed by bleeding the patient till the exhausted system has Co postpone the crisis of the disease. This process, the breaking up of a sickness in the language of the old school allopathistS, is therefore in reality bAAl dN AAAAtAAA l't4stM 0l Ats 2 NNAlA lNAAAF interruption of the symptoms. We migh as well try to cure the sleepliness of weary child by pinching it's eyelds, or the hunger of 8 whining dog by com pressing its throat,
 Drugs are not wholly useless. If my life depended upon job of work that had to be finished before morning. and the inclination to fall asleep was irresis- table. l should not hesitate to defy nature and keep myself awake with cup atter eupful of strong black coffee. If were afflicted with a sore, spreading rapidly from my temple toward my nose ] should suppress it by the shortest pro- cess, even by deliberately producing a larger sore elseWh here, rather than let the smaller one destroy my eyesight. There are also two or three forms of disease which have thus fsFl resisted all un medicinal cures, and can hardly be