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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-04
envelope, linen.lined, still hung together.
Blew lOoke ed oyer his ahoulder

envelope, linen.lined, still hung together.
Blew looked over his shoulder.
Last Will and Testament of -"
he read. I" / think. Mr.. Marillier, had
better take charge of that, and he drew it
without ceremony from Jonathan's hand.
Suppose we go down and look this over,
gentlemen"
We left Congo aud his tormentors to ad-
just their differences, and descended.
Such set of dirty, disreputable figures
as the drawing-room mirrors reflected, if
any one had had time to think Of it.
My father started from quiet nap, and
stared in amazement at our appearance, but
stared more when he beheld our plumber.
1t proved to be, as we all guessed, one of
Miss Corbett's numerous wills, and wonder
of wonders ! in favor of Gustavus Adolphus
Marillier Of Il. Ms 10TH Regiment Royal
Manx Fusileers)
did Allonby; and we rushed at him to con.
graduate him, before we remembered JON
athan's presence. He ragged, stormed,
talked of conspiracy, and vowed he'd fight
it out; but Blew assured him he had no
| chance-the document was all right ard
regular, and think he was sharp enough
to see that the Major was too good fellow
not to make him some compensation for his
disappointment, if he gave in decently.
At last, about midnight, we quoted
down, and let Marillier tell US his story.
"My good cousin, the late Mics Corbett,
quarreled with me in due course" he said,
the very week after the will was made.
Never mind how the dispute came about.
The new will and the new favorite-a very
distant cousin-were both on the premises,
and was ready to go, when this precious
document was missed. Nothing could con-
vince Miss Corbett that I had not pur.
Joined it. Why should do so can't con.
ceive. However, I left. l had some ex-
perience of Congo's doings, and the idea
struck me that some day might have the
chance of hunting him down and convict
ing him of the theft. My chief object was
to Justify myself with Miss Corbett, of
course. and to that straw of hope 1 have
chung till her death seemed to have rem
dered it useless. When l found she had
died intestate, then you may guess that
thought the chance too valuable to miss,
and have kept Carmody on the alert ever
since my arrival here"
So the mystery was cleared, and my
story ends People who like to hear the
very last of everything may care to know
that the Major (now Colonel of militia) has
left the service, and is forming himself
into the realized ideal of the English
squire and county member. The said
characters being in their perfectio, incon-
sistent with oil bachelorhood, and reda's
unpaid legacy being still small grievance
with him, l have strong idea that he in
tends to discharge all his obligations with
one graceful act, and prevail on her to &C.
cept Brockwood-pl the master. Hope
so, at least. ANY more? The little black
prinee-not much converted, I'm afraid
shivered miserably through few months
more of England, and then at his own
earnest petition was dispatched, in care of
party of missionaries, from Liverpool
back to his own sunny Africa, and took
Congo with him. Temple Bar.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-04
LocUssEs AM VILE HONEY"

The New York Suns reference to the
Baptist Social Union at Delmonicos, and
the absence of locusts and wild honey,
which formed the food of John the Bap-
fist, recalls little Sunday-school incident
which we will vouch has never been in
print and is pure fact. He was country
squire, an elder, most excellent man,
with all the pretentious ignorance of the
Dogberry, or Fieldings' squire. The lesson
was in John. The boys had formed various
theories about the "locusses and vile
honey" but the asking of questions was
not encouraged; it gave trouble some
times. The teacher was in the habit of re-
vealing all that ought to be known, which
was all he knew, plus large amount that
he didn't know. "Now, boys" said he,
raising his specs, 81 expect you all want
to know what kind of locusses and vile
honey John the Baptist ct in the wilder
ness. The kimintators make out it was
the seventeen-year locusses and bee
honey Here the squire lifted his
specs higher and assumed a severe judi
cial expression, as if he were about to ex-
pound the law, or construe the statutes.
1.-The kimintators was but man with like
passions as ourselves. They were never
1hO oONCbbcOu yCdi ioSuooCoy %
you all know who have sense enough to
have seen 'em, isn't fifteen to eat, and it's
my opinion, as bein' against nacher, John
never ct eny. The Jews was mighty par
ticular, and they never ct pork till the
Lord showed Peter what was good. If the
seventeen year locusses had been in that
sheet told you about theyed few away.
wouldn't they? It's against reason that
John ever ct such trash. He was goin'
about his masters work and had no time
for foolin' with bee trees, and what's more,
bees amt found in the wilderness away
from the settlements. Now, I'm goin' to
tell you boys what he ct in my opinion. It
was honey locusses; you've all ct EN- and
I've ct 'em, when was boy-the common
honey locusses and nothin' else." There
was general assent all the boys had
eaten 'shoney locusses," or fruit of the
three-thorned acacia, and the explanation
saved the reputation of John the Baptist in
the matter of TASTE Nashville American.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-04

and myself were both sufferers from neuralgia
N a very severe form. We used St. Jacobs
Oil and were cured. Iregard it as standard
cure for rheumatism and kindred diseases.
My own experience, and the experience of my
friends, which has come under my knowledge,
compels me to this belief, and I have no hesi-
tatlon in letting il be known. Our best citi-
zens agree with me in this faith"
We were aware of this, as we had already
obtained many of these statements to the
same effect, and never found person who
bad had occasion to use the Great German
Remedy, st. Jacobs Oil, but had found IL to
be all and more than is claimed for it. Any
of our readers can call on any of the persons
named in this article, and satisfy themselves
of the wonderful cures which this remedy is
every day accomplishing.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-04
No Boon that Science Has Conferred
III as been fraupht with greater blessings than

No Boon that Science Has Conferred
Has been fraught with greater blessings than
that which has accrued to the inhabitants Of
malaria-ridden portions of the United States
and the tropics from the use Of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. The experience of many
years has but too clearly demonstrated the
inc Efficiency Of quinine and other drugs to
efectually combat the progress Of intermit-
tent, congestive and bilious remittent feyers,
while on the other hand it has been no less
clearly shown that The use of the Bitters, .
medicine congenial to the frailest constitu-
ton, and derived from purely botanic sources,
affords reliable safeguard against malarial
diseases, and arrests it when developed. For
disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels,
for general debility and renal inactivity, it 10
also most efficient remedy. Appetite and
sleep are improved by it; it expels rheumatic
humors from the blood, and enriches a cir
culation impoverished by ma. assimilation.
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SIX-PAGE EDITION
SIXTEEN AND SIXTY.

Oh, grandma sits in her oaken chair,
And in flies Bessie with tangled hair;
"Pm going to be married, oh, grandmamma,
I'm going TO be married Ha, ha ha, Ia "
Oh, grandma smooths out her apron string;
g Do you know, my dear, It's solemn thing !?
It's solemner not to, grandmamma,
I'm going to be married Ha, ha ha, ha
Then grandma looks through her sixty years,
And sums up a woman's hopes and fears
Six OF 'em living and two Of 'em dead;
Grandpa helpless and tied TO his bed.
Nowhere to live when the house burned down /;
Years OF fighting with old Mother Brown;
Stockings TO darn and bread to bake,
Dishes to wash and dresses TO make.
But then the music Of pattering feet,
Grandpas kisses, so fond and sweet,
Song aud prattle the livelong day,
joy and kisses and love Away.
Oh, grandma smooths out her apron string,
And gazes down at her wedding ring,
And st IL she smiles as she drops a tear;
q lis solemner not to. Yes, my dear"
-[Harper's Weekly.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-04

Nothing better enables man to say
hard words, and nothing better proves that
the old Adam is not entirely eradicated
from human nature than to hit the nail
right smart blow on the head, and then
suddenly become conscious that it was his
finger nail.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-04

The Emperor Francis Joseph has left of
smoking, under the advice of the court
physicians.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08
THE types made us speak of the op
position of the Democratic party to
d" national" improvements, instead of

THE types made us speak of the op
position of the Democratic party to
national" improvements, instead of
internal I" improvements, as we wrote.
The error is important and demands cor
rectiOn. There never has been any oppo-
sitiOn in the policy of the Democratic
party to national improvements, but it
has been and still Is its disposition to
oppose internal improvements that are
not of a national character, but of linn
tied and local benefit; such as canals,
water courses and railroads that are
chiefly of value to the immediate section
of tho country in which they lie, and If
comparatively small advantage to the
nation at large. National improve.
ments the party has always favored, and
as the country grows in wealth and re-
sources, the proper degree of liberality
in its expenditures for the general good
advances in equal ratio. There is no
propriety in comparing the expenditure
of today in its amount with that of
twenty years ago, because the nation,
as we'll as its people, should cut its coat
according to its cloth and make its ex-
penditure according to its income and
resources. These are vastly more now
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08
nfDROPaOBIAS HORRORS.
SuffariMss Of u Woman In Reading Who w
fSitt0N bV n DOG

Bitton by u Dog
Ten weeks ago Mrs. Elizabeth Guckert,
aged forty-five, a widow, was badly bitten
by a large dog. The animal belonged to a
butcher in the suburbs of Reading. and had
been whipped by stranger. Tho dog
ran into Mrs. Guckert's back yard
and took possession of an empty
kennel. The woman went out when She
heard the dog whining, and when
she approached tho kennel the dog bound
ed out and savagely attacked her. lie
jumped up and seized her right arm, be-
low the elbow, fastening his teeth in her
flesh and inflicting large wound. The
flesh was torn nearly to tho bone and bled
profusely. The wound was bound up and
the woman taken to the Office of DR.. Kuhn
who applied proper remedies and cauteri-
zed it. 1t was month in healing and tho
doctor says he thought then she was out
Of danger. Nothing moro was heard
of the case until Wednesday. The
woman visited her brother, John
Martin, in Reading on Monday. She
complained Of great nervousness and ex-
haustiOn. On Tuesday she took to bed
and on Wednesday DR.. Kuhn was sent for.
He says that all her symptoms werc those
of hydrophobia. The least noise or jar
threw her into spasms and it required
several men to hold her in bed. The last
water she drank was Wednesday evening.
She is now unable to swallow, is greatly
exhausted and no hopes are entertained
for her recovery. She is conscious at
times and complains of excruciating
thirst. She thinks she is dying of heart
disease. The dog was not supposed to bc
mad, but was killed at OEce when it was
learned hc had bitten the woman.
Mr.. Preston Mizelle, a wealthy citinen
of Pasquotank county, N. c., who was
bitten by mad dog two months ago, died
Wednesday in horrible agony.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08
Dorsey rs He Was and Is.

Judge Wylie did not annoYpce any
thing at all surprising to the public when
he disclosed the fact that the Star Route
jury was busily beset by persons seeking
to purchase its verdict. The men who
are on trial have been conspicuous for
their talent in bribery and corruption.
Taey are indicted in fact for just these
offences. Dorsey, the chief conspirator,
made himself infamously illustri0us by
the skill he showed in carrying Indiana
for Garfield by these processes. But for
him and them the Republican party
would have l,een defeated. After the
election the big men of the party, who,
now that Dorsey is uncovered, draw
away the hem of their garments from
him in affected horror of his crimes,
deliberately shut their eyes to the cor,
rupt means he had used to elect their
candidates, although we'll knowing them,
and assembled at Delmonico's, New
York, to do honor to their party 3 savior
the present chief magistrate of the ma
tion being present and according to
Dorsey the credit of the victory.
This man was then the secretary of
the Republican national committee and
was practically its chairman. AS such
he was thus publicly honored and deco
rated by his party associates, his nomi-
nal chief being entirely neglected rs of
no account ut all. This man Dorsey is
still the secretary of the ReDublican
national committee as he awaits the
verdict of the jury, which ha is now
published as seeking to bribe in the
ways familiar to him. The talent that
availed him to get into the United States
Senate as Republican and . carpet
bagger and which enabled him to CON-
mand the postal contracts as Republi-
can and a senator, he sought to make
: equally potential when he was Repub-
lican and a prisoner at the bar of Justice.
They do not avail him, because the
leprosy has become 50 fully exhibited
upon him that his friends are forced to
desert him from prudent regard for
their own skin, which is now as always
has been their first consideration as it
has been his. They are scurvy set al
together. 1t is hard to say which is
most despicable,-Dorsey, the jai! bird,
or his associates who proiited by his ras
cality, that they knew of and seek to
profit again by handing him over to the
executiOner.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08

Himself with great difficulty and none Of
he guardians contributed q dollar.
Phipps has grumbled and complained to
me time and again about having to keep
twenty families going from year to year.
He has metiOned to mo guardians who
were supplied by him with bed clothing,
table wear and furniture for five years. 1t
was the custom for guardians to order
almost anything they took fancy to and
send a memorandum to Phipps, who
would have it charged to the almshOuse
and order it delivered at their houses. In
the markets guardians have ordered tur-
keys, chickens, game, vegetables, fruit,
select roasts, and pieces of beef whenever
they haAc found them aud ordered them
charged to the almshOuse, although in the
majority of cases they gave their orders
to the dealers who were in the habit OF sup.
plying the institution. Phipps has told
me that he even had to pay for dry goods
for members Of the households Of Nom
bers Of the board. Nearly all the members
drank and whatever they wanted they
ordered Phipps to send around, including
champagne aud other wines and tho best
brandy. He had to keep various other
politicians supplied with liquor and was
obliged ocarry pocketsful Of cigars around
with him, which he would distribute
among political bummcrs in order to get
away before they would ask him for
money.
Tho general belief is that the wife Of
the fugitive had a thorough knowledge Of
all his misdOings, and she desired to save
him if possible. She is a smart woman,
apd never told Of any Of the transactions
at the house. Up to the last minute, while
tho major was under fire. she always had
a kind word for him, and gave her friends
to understand that her husband was
much maligned and unnecessarily 50. The
night Phipps was arrested his wife &C
companied him, and told the detectives
that she intended to 60 wherever her hus-
band went, and that she would not per-
NIT him out of her sight for q minute.
Mrs. Phipps knew Of tho great mental
strain her partner was under, and she was
afraid that no would do something rash.
Tho hurried manner Of her own flight evil
denced that she is willing to cast her lot
with that of the man who is now 50 much
scorned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08
Death OF an Old C,r,xsu. !.

One more of the very oldest of the old
citizens of New Providence, this county,
has gone the way of all flesh in the person
of Abram Eberly, who was buried at that
place yesterday. "Old Abe," !" as he was
always known, was q carpenter, and years
ago was the leading mechanic of that Soc
ton, and had either built or helped at all
the buildings that are now used by tho
great great grandchildren of those who
then built. He was some 80 years old.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08

than they were score of years ago and
the legitimate demands upon the
treasury ara far greater. The Demo-
cratic party could not be just to
itself or to the country to prom.
ise to return it to the yearly
expenditure of former Democratic ad-
ministrations. It promises all that it
ought to when it engages that the money
spent, when it returns to power, shall be
expended judiciously, honestly and eco
nomically. 1t may properly promise,
for instance, a government postofiice to
every community that desires one, at a
cost of dollar ahead to the inhabitants
because that would be judicious and
economical investment of the peoples
money; and national improvement,
being for national use.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08
Fire In q Childreu's Homo,

A fire at the Children's Home, near
Marietta, O., destroyed a barn and coal
house, and slightly damaged the main
building. Tho widest confusion was crc-
ated among the children, who fled in all
directions. There is no prospect of find
ing them before morning. No one was
hurt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08
Democratic gains in Vermont.

Returns from 223 town in Vermont give
Barstow (Rep.), for governor, ~, ,S94 ma
jority. In 1890 those towns gave 16, 600
more votes than now. Stewart (Rep.),
for sce Congress, in mt. the First ID district has
from. In the Second district Poland
(Rep.), has SIS majority. with II towns
II towns will probably reduce his majority.
publicans have 14G; Democrats. 40;
Greenbackers, 2; NO choice, 4. Tho
Democrats gain 25 members of the House.
Barstow's majority will be about %, 900.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08

by the character of tho audience which
attended the court to hear his closing
words. It wss very different audience
from that which assembled to listen to
Colonel Ingersoll, and included among
other elements, q largo representation
from the bar of the district. Although
the speech of the attorney general was dis.
satisfying in its brevity, it covered almost
every point of importance in the case, and
did much toward leaving it with the jury
divested of all sentiment and sOphistry.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-08
lancaster fntellQenrel
FRIDAY EvENn1o. SEPT. 8. 1852.


The tariff commission is roaming over |
the country with the ostensible purpose
of meeting its business men and obtain
ing their views of what tariff legislation
is needed. In the initial meetings at
Long Branch very little information OF
value was obtained, because very few
persons capable of imparting any appear
ed before the commission, and no better
results seem to have been had else
where. We print elsewhere letter said
to be written by one Of the commits
sion which We find in the Chicago cor
respondence Of the New York Sun. We
do not place entire confidence in the gen.
uineness of the letter since it has about
it the ear-marks of spurious manufac-
ture. It informs the public, however,
of what they have reason to suspect to
he the truth namely: that the commits
sion considers itself to be organized and
sent forth in the interests of those who
desire tariff for protection. 1t is the
representatives of the manufacturing
interests that the members of the COM
mission are seeking to hear from;
whereas, if they had true idea of their
mission they would look at least equally
for counsel and instruction from the
consumer. The truth is, however, that
il the members of the commission are
not themselves sufficiently acquainted
with the subject with which they are
appointed to deal, to he able to advise
Congress as to the need of the
country, there is little hope that
they will be duly informed about
It by peregrinations over the coun-
try. If they will locate themselves
somewhere and put on their thinking
caps to determine first the proper basis of
the tariff they will recommend, they may
then proceed to ascertain the proper
rates of duties, keeping their ears open
to all suggestions made them, but not
wasting their time I'm tramping over the
country in search of them. Probably it
is agreeable to travel at the public ex-
pense and to exhibit themselves to the
country in their important mission ;
but it is not the way to get the hard
work done that has to he done if a
valuable report is to come out of this
mountain that has been put in labor.
We do not think that we are in great
danger of any such result. Tho COM
mission is not imposing in its character
or proceedings. Itseems to lack elemen-
tary information. 1t will take longer to
teach the commission the need of the
country than it will take the country it
self to reach a proper comprehension of
its wants. Congress had not done well in
deputing its duties to this wandering
band of Ministries. Its own committees
were better equipped for the work.