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The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
MILLIONS OF GOLD In BRICKS.
The Enormous Treasures In Bull.
ION at the Philadelphia Mint.
From the Philadelphis Times.

The Enormous Treasures In Bull.
ION at the Philadelphia Mint.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Over $5, ,000, 900 In broad, salmon
c0lored bars or bricks Of gold, occa-
sionally darkly tinged with "copper"
like coating arrived yesterday morning
at the United States mint. They
came in 100 wooden boxes, about two
feet square and foot deep. An ex-
press wagon, with several custodians,
carried them. and they were rolled
and dumped into the weighing
like sc mu b lead. To the men In the
mint the daily handling Of fabulous
sums of the precious m tails begets an
indifference that puts it ON q PR with
the commonest merchandise. Not an
ounce Of 1t, however, is free from the
closest scrutiny while within these
walls. Although a man may walk In
from the street and stand at q step be.
fore the open door of the weighing
room vault, whore $50, ,000, 900 is stored
with but single official in sight, 1T
would need but the slightest alarm to
have score Of men, with loaded
weapons in their hands, standing on
the spot. Unlike foreign mints, no
display of armed protection of the
treasure is made, but the precautions
are nevertheless complete. The large
consignment yesterday came from the
assayer's Office 10 New York. Each
box contained a ''melt," or, in other
words, the entire refined contents of
crpcible, each varying in quantity, and
every brick was numbered. The men
who do the heavy work opened the
boxes, took off The paper wrappings,
and piled the bricks upon the scales.
Then the clerk weighed them and car
ried the bricks into the vault. The
entire weight was 900, ,980.78 ounces
Troy weight, or over eleven tons. The
actual net weight valuation was $5,-
1O4, 1861. II any one could count
thirty dollars every minute and keep
it up without stopping it would take
within fraction of four months to
COUNT this amount In coin. In the
mint all the counting Il done by weight
and measure. Piles of various kinds
of coin are measure ], and II they are
the requisite number of inches each
way aud the weight corresponds, the
number and value is set down far
more accurately than IL the money had
been counted by the deftest fingers.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29

DR.. ROGERS WORM SYRUP In
tamil y destroys WORMS.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
HOW TO sECnEE HEALTH.

II is strange any one will suffer from
ierangements brought on by impure
blood. when ScOVILL'S SARSAPA-
RILLA AND STlLLINGIA, or
BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP will re-
store health TO the ply sicai organization.
1t is strengthening syrup, pleasant to
take aud the BEST BLOOD PURIFIER
ever discovered, curing Sorofula, Syphi-
l,tlc disorders. w eak ness OF the k,tnays,
Eryslpelas, Malaria, Nervous disorders,
Debility, Bilious complaints and Dis
eases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys,
Stomach, skin, etc.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29

BAKERS PAIN PANACEA ceres
pain In an or Beast.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

/ "A delicious dish, either for dinner
or snPper, is raw tomatoes. made cold
with ice. dressed with Mayonnaisc
sauce. Peel the tomatoes before slic-
ing. To make the sauce, place the
yelk OF an egg in soup-plate; beat q
few strokes, add half a teaspoonful
OF mustard, salt and pepper to
taste; stir in the best olive oil, q
lew drops at a time, until quite thick
and iirm. Then add q small quantity
OF vinegar, and stir again till it is thor
oughly incorporated, remembering the
rule, IA miser in vinegar, . spendfhrift
In OIL" Pour this over the tomatoes.
and you have dish ito set before 4
kmg.' N
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17
FARM AND PRESIDE.

BE sure when you boil corn in the
ear TO drain it well, so that no water
will be soaked in to run down ones arm
when eating the corn.
There are more than twenty nat
ural enemies of the potato beetle, which
destroy the mature insect. the young
grubs or the eggs.
10 ntilize the feathers of ducks.
chickens and turkeys, generally thrown
aside as refuse, trim the plume from
the stump, inclose them in a tight bag,
rub the whole as if washing clothes.
and you will secure perfectly uniform
and light down, excellent for Quilting
coyerlets and not few other purposes.
--Poulfry World.
Sweet Potato Pie.-Boil until two
thirds tender then skin and slice. Line
tin pie-plate with good crust, put in
layer of the sliced potatoes, sprinkle
abundantly with white sugar, dust with
cinnamon and then alternate until the
dish is full Add little water, two
spoonfuls of melted butter and a tea
spoonful of lemon extract. Cover with
paste and bake.
"A farmer who has had much ex-
perience in draining land, says that
when quicksand or insound ground &C.
ours drains should be cut wider and in
some cases deeper. with their sods
trampled down along the bottom be-
fore either tiles or stone conducts are
introduced. Sods thus placed always
admit water freely and the substrata,
IN consequence, very soon become solid.
Home made crackers are more
wholesome for children than cookies,
and the novelty of having them made
at home goes good way toward
making them eatable. Take three
quarters of a cup of butter or lard. one
pint OF sour milk, three teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder. Stir all except the
milk in with the -four, and when thor
oughly mixed put the milk in. Be care
full not tn knead them too much, as
there IS danger of their being tough;
roll thin and bake in quick oven.
Valuable Table.-The following
table will show thee number of checks
or hills contained in an acre of ground
nt certain Distances. |
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

In the years gone by a certain Repre-
sentative in our State Legislature wa.
supposed to have been s.seen" on 8
certain bill, but as he kept bis owl
counsel no one could get any proofs
against HIM. He had been elected az
an honest, upright man, and when his
constituents heard the rumors against
his integrity they were amazed. A
delegate was appointed to go down TO
Lansing and hear his side Of the story,
and when this man returned home he
was invited to make known his re-
searches before an open meeting.
MY friends" he began, II went to
Lansing with the determination to sift
the matter to the bottom found that
s. was living high and dressing like
q lord"
A groan went through the meeting
and men shook their heads in solemn
way.
He sports gold watch and cane, -
continued the delegate, "and he was
talking of buying $500 horse TO bring
home with him. You remember he
went away from here a poor man.
''Then he sold his vote!r shouted
one of the yeomen.
81 confess it looked that way to me
at first, replied the delegate, s.but
when ! came to tackle him personally
he explained everything as clear as day.
He had not sold his vote. He had not
forgotten that an honest constituency
was behind him and no money could
have bribed his conscience. No, my
friends, there is no stain on his reputa-
tion."
"Then how did he get his money!"
asked three or four at once.
"Well, / don't know as can explain
1t as well as he did. and I'm sorry I
didn't write it down. 1t seems that the
members don't have anything to do
evenings. and instead of reading novels
or attending the wicked theater they
gather in little crowds around the table
and the one who has four of kind of
something o. other rakes in some
thing or other called the pot. 1 don't
know where the money comes in, but
its somehow or other, and some how or
other our esteemed Representative al
ways has more of kind than any ono
else. This is as near as can remember
and l suggest vote of continued con-
lidence in our member until he himself
returns to explain what the kinds are |
ahd what the pot has to do with IT,
Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

| Judicious economy is commendable
in every business or sphere of life. and
should be studied aud practiced on the
farm. Extravagance Is simply another
name Tor waste, and wastefulness is a
sin against ourselves and our families.
" late years there has been sgrowing
tendency IN TINS country toward use-
less expenditure OF money e maintain
sty!e' winch, when Il exceeds featness
9na comfort, Is all nonsense and waste.
IN waking along the street few nights
SINCE we saw . man riding in q Gght
Two wneea r1g, and driving two horses
tanqem- - was the nrst tandem team
We had seen Tor = long time, and it sug-
gested to our mind what such tomfool-
cry always coes. that the owner had
more money ihsn brains. Against srloh
style ana excAvagdnce OF Ike charnc-
Ter, II Is the duty Of every sensible man
70 set his face. Farmers do n6t usually
descend TO such siliiness as this, but in
many cases perhaps, they are IMPROVE
oent ana careless IN the matter Of ex-
Peno'tures They shonld have all that
Is necessary for comfort, for no man in
all this world is more in duty bound to
treat himself and his family well than
the farmer is. Their work is arduous,
ana they deserve the best in reward for
their toll.
But there is such a thing as false
economy, and 1t is about as bad as ex-
trayagance. On a trip through the
country the other day we saw many rich
and elegant farms, with but rare apol-
ogy Tor house and no barn or other
building whatever on them. A shed
covered with straw, and we presume in
winter enclosed with straw, served for
barn, while the hogs. If there were
any. ana the chickens. If chickens were
Kept, were provided with no shelter at
all. Ihis, no doubt. is often considered
economy, but although it bears that
name, 1t Is Tar from being economy.
NO business can be carried on success
iuiiy without the necessary tools and
and suitable buildings on
the farm are In the nature of tools. II
a carpenter enters upon his work with
out saw. an augur, plane or a
natcnet. or u ne enters upon it with
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

"A few years ago suit at law was
commenced in Jones County, Iowa,
over some calves. The case was tried
several times and has been travelling
about from one county to another, until
at present it is in the District Court of
Blackhawk County. A few days ago
the costs were footed up, ond they
amounted to $2,S0S.75.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

II sflictcd With Sore Eyes, use Dr. Isaac
Ihompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

The newest reproach cast upon
Cincinnati BY Chicago is that the Ohio
city uses half its water supply in max
ing beer and the other hall in scalding
The bgistles Of hogs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

Alexander Mitchell, the richest man
IN the Northwest, owns q house in Mil
waukee which cost 81, 5OO,0 900. ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

REDDrxG's Russia SALvEis unrivalied for it's
speedy healing qualities Price 25c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

Files and Mosquitoes.
15c box Trough on Rats keeps a house free
from nies, bed-bugS reaches, rats, mice, sc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

America is the cradle Of liberty,
and SO we rocket on the Fourth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

A MAN never knows what pluck is until
ne comes to pop the question to her father.
That IL, we've been told Bostoa rosL
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

IRON EYES, the father OF Bright Eyes,
has six wives. Did Editor Tibbles realize
when he married how many mothers In law
he was getting?--Rostox Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17
Ten The sick.

Ten the Sick.
Thousands Of lives are destroyed by dis
eases Of the kidneys and liver. Kidney-Wor
would save them. Tell the sick of it, and
that 1t IL for sale By all druggists In either
dry or liquid form.--Londos Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

a raoart w-;,.. a....;...,a.
inc vegesahls mardan ~ gau INC uoas-
oar IS Cashmsera. e TSa ~ "a. naAe uLip "a
S3rsf nisnt;rr nons.r ,riss arc maue oy
or twentv.e;o f. fsat l.n ;me..y.nse
three rows twa,ve ~ s;stas, t g. t~v of
Then the gardener oathsrs 's &C.,. aps ~.
lake n lot o7 snm.t;e sasnts .nS 'i ;n, INC
weaves them hetwaen his r, J TIE Ts';.
forms the support of the oarJen Than
more nlarfs are coIieetsd frnn, IT, I InSa
and.niIed m 70 tha ho;~h, ~. ~ . ~. ."e.
fonr inches These sn6,, -, .nd NE 80. =.
the soil and the gsrder vi ,,Is .ra 'G Grn.
sprouted on the land are then trsn ms
nSanted tn IN. csrder A. s..s tte s.au s.
watered. INIT e does NOT tate Jnrr e. ~
the rootiets to find their wav r. the he
water undernesfb The vscst. h IL
raised are said to be yerv fine and are
sold at verv low nr;ces ' 'Aa az
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04
A scandinavian Marriage.

Harper 3 Magazine.
Preparations for wedding feast begin
weeks beforehand, and are so extensive
that NJ. Du Chaillu was utterly amazed at
tho quantity ofsolids and liquids that he saw
stored against an approaching marriage
feast. Invitations to weddings arc sent out
well in advance of the happy day, so that
the guests may prepare, for two or three
days absence from home; and tho poorest
person invited is never without wedding
garment. The happy couple eat, drink and
dance with everybody, and 1t seems never to
have occurred to tho people to inquire how
they do it, There is a limit to the endur-
ance Of the native head and stomach,
and this generally is found on the third
day then the guests, OH bidding good
bye to the bride, tender their wedding pres
ents, which always consist of money, and
are deposited, without being examined in q
box which the bride wears ut her side
How many American girls will wish-only
to themselves--that q similar custom might
prevail here, cannot be easily estimated, but
all of them will understand why thereare but
few bachelors in the land Of the midnight
sun. Long as arc the wedding festivities,
those of Christmas far exceed them, fol
feasting and fun are industriously kept ur
from Christmas Eve to Twelfth-night, and
quaint and charming are some of the atten
dant ceremonies. HQ.|L
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04
Potatoes From Ireland.


The cry ola potato famine in this coun-
try has occasioned the importation of tons
of the genuine Irish potato to this port, and
many barrels of them were yesterday dis
played ut the stores of Heard & Co.. in Dey
street, near the North River. A Times re-
porter was there informed that in 1876 and
again two years ago potatoes of Irish
birth, rs it were, travelled across the ocean
and were freely distributed throughout the
United States. The English Dealers 1t is
said, heard the cry of q potato famine raised
here this year, and lost no time in making
shipments of the vegetable to this country.
1t is not claimed ut this time by dealers
here that there is scarcity of native po-
tatoes, but it is said that there are more
of them in this city than anywhere else.
While the American potatoes are sold at from
$3.50 to SO barrel, the product OF
Ireland can be shipped to this country and
an agreeable profit realized by tho dealers
who sell them at from $2.25 to $3.50 bar
rel. The Irish potato bears. a close rescm.
blance to the kind raised in America. II
is, perhaps, of more solidity, and is said to
day 800 bags of them reached this port on
the White Star steamer Celtic for Heard &
Co. Thirty tons were shipped to the same
firm on the Wisconsin, which was due here
yesterday. About fifty tons are on theil
way on the Britannia, and more are ex
pected on the Adriatic. The greater guam
tity of these potatoes come from the North
of Ireland. Hitherto the potato has more
frequently travelled from American ports tt
Ireland, and one dealer while in humor
Gus mood, yesterday, said, Even the pota
toes in ireland cannot live under British
rule, apd must fly to land Of liberty"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04
Defrecs Can Take the Cake.

"Grannis," tho Washington correspond
emit of the Philadelphia Telephone, says in a
recent letter: Eff
Washington still wears the habiliments
of woe for the late President, and the only
slight recompense for the deep damnation
of his taking off will be the official taking
off of several odd Pub. Fumes
Z" In one of my letters, several months ago,
remarked thar for general worthlessness,
Commissioner lie Due would take the
cake, and recent developments regarding
his famous tea farm near Charleston, s.
c., amply prove the assertion.
"Another aspirant for that honor has
come to'the surface in the person of John
ID. Defrces. Public Printer. l feel free to
say that lie Due will have to give way to
Defrees, whose performances lately Justly
entitle him to not only take the cake but
the bakery and the boy that kneads the
dough- He is one of number of men that
Hayes rcsurrcctcd from political oblivion
and placed in a position where he could do
the most possible harm. He belongs to
quite large class Of officials who crept into
Office during the last four years. and whose
highest aim is to curtail the expenses of his
Office by docking the pay of his employees
and then shout economy and REFORM"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04
SpIiuters.

Plug tobacco Is utterly chew chow.
Turkeys and politicians are anxious.
Kalakaua will take croquet set home
/. Longfellows condition Is getting prcca-
rious.
Rich widows are always lovely but eau.
tious.
Cyrus Field has not heard of the Michi-
gan fires yet. H
Nno hundred cigar makers In Milwaukee
are OH strike.
Milwaukee dog owners are having their
purps painted in oil.
When they tap railroad Is IL to lot the
water out of the stock?
Sitting Bull is leading quiet life with
his folks ut Randall, Dakota.
More than 5000 women are employed in
the railway offices Of Austria.
A girl who has felon on her finger and
fellow on her hand has as much rs she eau
attend to-
The peanut crop this year will only
amount to 100000 bushels, against $780,
900 last year.
Tho two-headed girl resembles the Sia-
mese twins, inasmuch as she is two too.-
Brooklyn Argus.
At the Tallahassee (Fla) State Fair n
premium of SO was offered for the best
darned stocking.
Deaths agent" Is the caption of news
item. Perhaps he Is but he is most uncere-
monious gent about making calls.
Mr.. Vennor says II may snow and it may
not snow on New Years Day We are
ready to bet S75 to 81 that vennor is right.
-Bostoa Post.
L.. l. .n1. n
never gives q boarder cold room.-White-
hall Times editor, who gets communications
from deceased relatives.
Thirty sportsmen of Oxford, Me-, claim to
have killed $4,000 squirrels in ono day last
week. This is refreshing relief from the
monotony Of fish stories.
A Keokul1 girl, six feet four inches tall,
is engaged to be married. We don't think
she will get up in the morning and build
the fires.-Rochester Express.
The name of the gentleman who, his
friends hope, will be the next Speaker OF
the House Is pronounced as If written
Kifer, the ~" being pronounced long, as in
kite.
The following typographical error shows
the vast Importance of comma. At a
banquet this toast was given woman
without her man, is brute."-H. X. r
Journal
Ex-President Hayes has been road com
missioner only three months, and now ht
finds himself without dollar in the treas
ury and twenty.six mud-holes in sight
Free Press.
81 never argy agin success" said Arte-
mus ward. "When / see a rattlesnaix',
he'd sticking out ov hole, bear off to the
left and say to myself, That hole belongs
to that snaix.'"
You never hear of defaulting editor
never. OF course, there is very little t
default, barring paste; but honesty comes
as naturally to an editor as drinking water
N y Cam Adj
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04

within the Nations Capital,

Within the Nations Capital,
Along its broad, historic street.
Once rang upon the vibrant mir
The martial tramp of myriad feet
Adown the years Will ever roll
The tramp which sounded wars sur
cease,
When into plowshares swords were turned
To furrow all the land with peace.
Back rolled the clouds and NIL our sky
Was filled with new unfiding stars,
More radiant grew the crimson stripes
For Death and Fame had kissed the
bars.
Here broke the armies scrried ranks,
Here rang the jubilee of praise,
when men with brothers ceased TO war
These were the Nations glory days
Within the Nations Capital
Another company has stood.
Upon whose march the echoes ring
"A whole lands bruvest sisterhood."
No flag OF sections DER them floats,
Between Is no dividing line,
But side by side in union blent
Are Southern palm and Northern pine.
No carnal weapons In their hands
To war on weak humnnities
The arms thew Dear arc nobler ones.
Which come to women on their knees.
Not here to lay the armor down! 'a
Nor yet To cease the holy fight
But meath this mgis of the land
Renew our fealty to the right.
One day the veteran host Will tread
These famed historic ways again,
With patriot reverence meath the fiag
From which Is wiped its foulest stain.
When million freemen go their ways,
The CURSE captive slave instead
oh, then VIII dawn our glory days.
-Mdry Byron Reese
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04
NoetIing. the Crank .

The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot says: DR..
John Noetling, the man. who created the
latest sensation at Washington, formerly
practiced medicine ut Mifilinburg, Union
County, in this State. While resident of
Miflinburg he made several attempts to
take the life of his wife, and she obtained a
divorce from Noetling on these grounds.
On several occasions he made large demands
on the Mifilinburg banks, claiming that he
had large deposits in them, writing out his
checks in the name of Almighty God the
Holy Spirit, &C., showing conclusively
that he labored under mental Authorizations
at certain periods.
"He had his lucid intervals, however,
when heI remained quiet and inoflensive.
He is said to have led sober and industri-
GUS life and was we'll disposed when free
from the periodical attacks referred to- His
brother is one Of the professors in the
bloomsbury normal school. DIR. Noetling
is man about fortysx years of age, of
prepossessing appearance, dresses neatly,
and is prematurely gray. He recently
spent several months in this city among his
| friends
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04
b. Robinson d Co., 900 Penna. Ave
Comical wrestling Match.

On Wednesday evening comical wrcst-
ling match took place in New York be.
tween Edwin Bibby and William Hcygster,
the Greco-G German champion. of Germany
Bibby weighed about 100, while his oppo.
nent, called the Oak of the Rhine, out.
weighed him by 100 pounds, and lowered
three inches above him. He is round.
headed, bull-necked, broad-shouldered
wide backed, fifty-four inches around the
chest, and fifty-seven around his stomach
semble Forests when he appeared as the
Gladiator. They measured nineteen inches
The first bout occupied 90 minutes, and
ended in Bibby bouncing at the Germans
head and neck, giving him quick and
strong jerks from one side to the other
causing him to totter and he was thrown
with side grapple. The second bout occu
pied scarcely minute, in favor of Bibby.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04

W. d. Nichols, Albany p. A. HAYES, N
Y; ]. c. Read Ga. w, j. Carrow, N. Y.
w. Boyd, BALTIC. ID. Larrabee, BALTIC. p.
F. shroff, Leesburg, Va; J. b. McCabe,
Va. Gen. w. Ii. Payne, Va. j. Keith,
Va. p. Fembacher, N. y; II. w. Elder,
Syracuse; ii. Purcele, N. Y. +. Miner,
N. Y; II. d. Garden, Warrenton; p Ros-
enheim, N. VI l.. Turner Md. ]. II. Ed
mission, N. Y; ]. Darling, N. Y; W.
II. Cole, N. Y; s. b. Colt, New York
T. X. Green, N. "; d. Bride, Baltic; F.
Geiker, Phila.; j. f. Antrim, jr., and wife
Va; j. II. Taylor, Chicago; W. G. McClurg
Baltic; ]. w. Anshutz and wife, Phila.; s. l.
Wcigand, Phila.; II. Clifton, Vincennes
Ind; W. L. Bradley, Va; G., II. Young and
wife, Bath, N. Y. ~. .---