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Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07
The Elrst Pubhe Prarer N Dsnrer.

Father Dyer, a Methodist minister,
now living on the Divide, was the pi.
oneer preacher iu Colorado. lie will
probably offer the opening prayer Of
the approaching quarter centennial.
Ii is related Of Father Dyer that when
he FIRST landed in what is now Denver,
he saw before him a large tent, and to
that, supPosing camp meeting 10 be
in progress, he wended bis way. To
his astonishment he found-not a
camp meeting, but very extensive
series of games, such as faro, poker,
keno and the like, going forward. lie
remained about the tent for forty eight
hours, looking very intently upon the
progress Of the games. At the end Of
that period he stepped upon a table
and said, in a voice loud enough TO be
heard all about him; "Boys, | have
looked at your game now for the past
eight and forty hours. Now | ask
you TO give some attention to mine.
Let us pray" They had not before
known that the solemn looking man
was a minister, but at the invitation
hats were taken of, chips we're drop.
ped, and all bowed their heads in pray
er, with Father Dyer leading. And
that was the first public prayer utter
ed in the Pixies Peak country. After
the prayer had been concluded the
games we're resumed.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07
A New Mode Of Burial

At the recent general assembly, Of
cement manufacturers at Berlin, DIR.
Fruhling described a new application
Of cement. He explained that il
would be easy to transform cOrpses
into stone mummies by the use of
Portland cement, that subtance when
hardened not in any way indicating the
organic changes going on within il.
He further illustrated the subject by
describing various industrial uses of
lime as a preventive of decomposition.
The cement in hardening takes an nc-
curate cast of the featpres which it in
closes, thus allowing Of their exact re-
production after the lapse Of centuries.
It is suggested to use collins of rectan'
gular shape, it being further considered
by DIR. Fruhling that underground
sepulture sneedless, as the collins soon
become practically masses Of stone, and
can therefore be built into pyramids.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07
4 Par Of Army Shoes.

There was another poor fellow, a
very small man, who had received q
very large pair of shoes, and had not
yet been able to effect any exchange.
One day the sergeant was drilling the
company on the facings-right face,
left face, right-about face-and, Of
course, watched his mems feet closely
TO see that they went through the
movements promptly. Noticing one
pair of feet down the line that never
budged at the command, the sergeant
rushed up to the possessor Of them,
with drawn sword, and in menacing
tones demanded:
"What do you mean by not facing
about when tell yOus I'll have you
put in the guard house."
"Why, / did, sergeant" said the
trembling recruit.
"You did not, sirl" Didn't | watch
your feetS They never moved an
inch"
"Why, you see," said the poor fel-
low, my shoes are so big that they
don't turn when do. l go through
the motion on the inside OF them.
TSt. Nicholas,
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

A Rochester robin has built its nest
on the main frame of Engine No $40,
of the New York Central Railroad, be-
tween the left forward driving spring
hanger and cross brace. The Eu-
CINE runs daily between Rochester and
De Witt. The bird kept faithfully at
work, as circumstances permitted, and
having completed the nest, she now
occupies it even when the engine is
running. Ithaca Journal.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

Henry b. Miller, better known in
the whisky trade as Buffalo" Miller,
owes the Chicago Hide and Leather
Bank 50, 500. In the usual stilted le-
gal form, the bank said that it had
swell hoped that the said defendant,
Henry B. Miller" would have paid
the debt. "as in equity and good con.
science he ought to have done" To
this bill Miller's answer has been filed.
Unlike most legal documents, it has
upon it the name OF no attorney, but
is simply signed by Miller. He says
it may be that the bank has recovered
judgment against him, and that the
Judgment is still in force. He admits
that he never has paid it. "And it
may be-" he cautiously continues,
"that the said complainant well
hoped that this defendant would pay
such judgment, because, as the poet
says. Hope springs eternal in the
human breast but he thinks that il
can not be possible that the complain
ant had any expectation that this de-
fendant would pay said judgment, be
cruise he is informed and believes the
complainant we'll knew that it was ut.
terly impossible for this defendant SC
10 do"
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

Canada thistles are now in blossom,
and if moved now and the ground
plowed and sown in bcukwheat and
again plowed in the fall, but only very
shallow each time, so as not to break
the roots, there will be an end of them.
If a few should survive, the hoe
should be used next year. Where
there are small patches the ground
may be hoed after the weeds are cut.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

A prominent clergyman in the west
ern part of Massachusetts. who lives a
long distance from his church, has
purchased a tricycle. to ride on Sum
pay to his house of worship, because
he has conscientious scruples against
unnecessarily working his horse on
the Sabbath and the trycicle, he
claims, has rendered the use OF horse
luxury rather than a necessity
[ Bicycling World.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

The Apache Indian may be suscep'
tible of civilization, but it seems to be
of crude sort thus far. A traveller
who writes about that warlike race to
the Boston Post tells, Of buck who
was called ga bad Indian" because he
had killed his mother, wife, and pa
pOOse. He complained to the Indian
agent. "They don't treat me fair.
They call me bad Indian They say
/ kill my mother. Yes, Ibid; but l
did it because she was too old to work.
Then they say l killed my wife. l
did that because she was too sick to
work. They talk about my killing
my papOOse. Well, | did that too;
but it cried too much and couldn't
sleep. l am good Indian; not bad
Indian. p"
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

CURE FOR CHOLERA MoRBUs.-
Having used the following most sue
cessiully while in the army, and when
occasion requires in our family now,
we know it to be reliable remedy for
cholera morbus and the like, aud can
therefore recomend il; Take Of spir-
its camphor ounce, tincture lauda-
mum. 1 ounce; tincture capsicum, l
ounce, and tincture rhubarb, ounce,
and mix them together. Whenever
in pain or cramped take ten drops of
the mixture on sugar. lfthe attack
be severe, the dose may be increased
to twenty-five drops. Above all, keep
quiet. and your cure is certain Ex-
change.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

Professor Agassiz used to tell the
following story. He had denounced
spiritdalists as knaves. Home, the
spiritualist, once called upon him at
Cambridge, Mass, and asked him to
attend a spiritual seance that was to
be held 10 Boston. Agassiz ordered
him out of his house. Home observ-
ed that this was a strange reception
indeed on the part of philosopher.
"Well," said Agassiz. "what shall l
see at your seance2" "You will see" /,
replied Home, "legs and arms moving
about the room, and some of them
will touch you" "Mr. Home" said
Agassiz, al will attend your meeting,
and will aid you to clear up the mys.
terry OF these floating limbs. have a
sword; it SO happens that it was re-
Gently sharpened. That sword will
bring with me and / will cut at the
legs and arms" Home thanked him
and withdrew. The next day Agas
siz drove up to the hall where the
seance was to be held. The doors
we're shut, but on them there was a
placard in large letter announcing that
no seance would take place, as Mr..
Home had been unexpectedly recalled
To New Yord.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07
Sarah A. Sarah Y. and Sarah Ann."

Sarah A, Sarah r. and Sarah Ann.
The following epitaph is TRANSCRIPT
ed from a simple shaft in a Kentucky
burying ground: TO my beloved
cOnsorts, Sarah A., Sarah Y, Sarah
Ann As wives devoted, as moth
ers affectiOnate, as friends ever kind
and true, | have loved them on earth,
/ will meet them in Heaven" The
bereaved mans fourth spouse did not
bear the charmed name; so the spell
was broken, and she survived him to
commemorate her grief in stately
monument and memorial window in
the village church, bearing the inscrip'
ton, "Oh, tell me no more OF this
worlds vain store; the time for such
triAes with me now is o'er." The fit
ness Of the lines is appreciated when
you learn that the old man was noted
for his miserly character.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

"a Dude" asks us to explain the
origin of the race. This we are una
BILE to do. They have always existed.
In the time of Horace WalpOle brain.
less fops, extravagant boobies. and af-
fected fashion leaders were called
"macaroni," from their nippy afiecta
tiOn Of using that edible, then just in
troduced from Italy. Walpole said Of
them; "Lord Chatham begot the
East India Company, that begot Lord
Give, he begOt the macaroni. They
begot folly. vice and poverty, and the
race is still flourishing." Perhaps our
dudes are their descendants.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07
Handkerchieis are now made TO

Handkerchiefs are now made TO
match each toilet. II the dress is OF
apple green and dark green silk com
bined, the handkerchief must have a
centre of the light green linen and a
border of the olive green. Some new
imported handkerchief are entin an
octagon and have the days Of the
week in each Of the seven corners and
the name of the owner in the eigth.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07
An EDITORS Amusemenfs.

There are but few people who are
aware Of the pleasant life a newspaper
man leads. His pathway is strewn all
along with the brightest Of flowers and
upon downy couches he repOses. His
daily life is one continued round Of
unalloyed happiness. This is why so
many young men aspire TO become ed
itors. There is no end 10 the fun
that there is in the business, as will be
readily learned from reading the fol-
lowing Of an Eastern editor, whose
style Of writing was calculated 10
arouse people to deeds Of gore. Being
himself not much on his muscle, he
found it necessary 10 keep a fighting
editor and had a speaking-tube con-
nected with the peeler's room, to call
him when danger required it. One
day a gentleman, whom the editor had
referred to as "a cross-eyed drome-
dary, came in 10 request correction,
aud as the fighting editor was out he
didn't respond to the signal Of distress
and while the editor and his visitor
were on the floor under his desk, the
former agreed TO correct the mistske,
aud the irate man left. Pretty soon n
gent emsu from the rural districts
came in to give the editora big squash
and get notice. and about that time
the fighting editor returned and boy
in his room told him that the boss
wanted help. The man Of war was
quick to respond, aud dashing into the
chiefs room and seeing the latter in a
somewhat disordered condition, the re.
suit Of his previous visitor, he thought
the countryman was the cause Of it
and clinched him and after staviDg up
some furniture, ran the victim across
the street TO where an empty hearse
was standing in front Of an undertsk
er's shop Into the vehicle he jam.
med the farmer and shut the door.
The commotion he had created scared
the horses attached 10 the hearse and
they started oil on dead run. Peo.
pie soon noticed the runaway aud ran
after il and we're shocked at beholding
the hearse collide with a post and be-
come a complete wreck;their horror at
seeing human body precipitated to
the sidewalk was only equaled by their
amszement at seeing il spring nimbly
to its feet and take of across the coun.
try, yelling murder. They thought
il was an attempt to bury man alive
and part Of them went TO get the un-
dertaker TO lynch him, while the rest
pirsu ell the farmer, who was found in
the swamp. And after he was brought
in, il took over three hours TO get
matters explained and then the farmer
went before a justice Of the peace and
made affidavit and said that he hoped
to be struck by lightning il he ever en-
tered anewspap er Office again.-[Kan.
sas Farmer.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

The latest estimates Of the popula.
ton of the earth is by Bohm d Wag'
ner, issue No. 6 of their "Bevolker-
ung der Erde." The population is
placed at 1856, 100000. Europe,
315, ,929, 900; Asia, s34, ,707, 900; Afri
ca, 2O5, 5,679, 900; America, SO, ,495, 800;
Australia and Polynesia, 4,031, 900
and the remainder, $4,000, around the
North Pole regions. These estimates
are not accurate, no census of some ma
tions having been taken since 1876,
but is as careful an approximation as
possible. Their estimate gives Az.
900, 900 to the United States. Our
latest census is not yet issued.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

Before marriage; Excuse me,
George. Did my parasol hurt your"
"Oh no, my dear. 1t would be a
pleasure if il did," After marriage:
"Great heavensl There was never a
woman under the sun that knew no w
to carry a parasol without scratching
a fellows eyes out" Sand there
never was a man that knew enough to
walk on the right side of woman
with a parasol." "There isn't any
right side to woman with parasol.'
Hartford Post.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

No matter how jadsd the constitution
may be from disease or excess. tie Great
German Invigorator restores Il permanent
ly. See Advertisement. For sale by Pen
ny A McAlister.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

Carter's Little Liver Pills will positively
cure sick headache and prevent is return.
This il not talk, but truth. Oae pill a
dose. To be had Of all druggists. See
advertisement
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

The acceptance OF the debt settle
ment by the Virginia democrats seems
to trouble our republican contempora-
ries. Political parties usually accept
final decisions of courts. The demo-
cratic party fought against the wrong
oft. 1t was plain reputation, but
the republican Malone coalition found
support enough in the careless, the
the thoughtless, the ignorant and the
dishonest, to secure final judicial set
Element. 1t was a piece Of dishonesty
deliberately perpetrated against de
fenseless public creditors by the nation
al republican party and its ally, Ma
hone. There is nothing left but to
accent.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

n bihpio iemou1 ior MI lnscCb Thai
annoy farmers is given by a Wenona,
ILL.,, agriculturist. He says; "Gath.
er all the old straw and hay into long
rows around the orchards, potato and
cabbage patches, aud set fire TO one
end to burn against the wind all night,
and they burn up millions and mil.
lions every night Of the male insects
that fly, aud bugs OF all kinds and de.
sciptions-such as destroy the trees
and potatoes and cabbage-and the
canker worms on the apple trees.
They will fly right into the blaze and
burn their wings of, and drop into the
fire. told a man to do that, who
said the ground in his potato patch
was crawling alive with potato bugs.
lie plowed a ditch around and filled
il with straw, and burned them all up
in one night, and he raised big crop
of potatoes. The prairie fires in form
er years used to burn them all up. DO
this and you will soon be rid of the
whole miller tribe Of insects"
Matrimony between persons Of the
same blood in France is forbidden by
law only TO parents, grandparents,
ani full and half brothers and sisters.
Marriages between uncles and nieces
and aunts and nephews are permissi.
BILE. The former are frequent, and in
most cases to be explained by desire
to keep fortunes from going out of
families. The Catholic Church theo.
retically prohibits marriages between
collateral ascendants and descendants
and cousins to distant degree, de-
ceased wife's sisters, deceased hus.
bands brothers. and sponsors and
their god.children. But she never re.
fuses in tha I country a dispensation.
As curious souvenir of the war,
Major Albert Ross has preserved in a
glass case piece Of what was known
in the Confederate army as ramrod
bread. 1t was made ny stringing out
piece Of dough and twisting it arc und
a ramrod and then baked by suspend
ing on two forked sticks. The piece
preserved by Major Ross was baked in
1864 in East Iennessee. Il Macon
Telegraph.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07
Couldn't Face the Kps,c.

Georgia seems TO be pre- eminently
the place Of unique experiences. The
Sumpter Republican tells the story Of
a young man down near the river who
was To be married on a certain night.
lie had seen aud loved the girl and
was TOO bashful TO do his courting, 80
Il had to be done by proxy. The day
had arrived, the guests assembled, the
license procured, the parson on hand
and the bride ready, but the youthful
groom did not turn up. The friend
who had done the courting went out
and after looking around, found him
sitting or lying in horse trough. On
asking him why he did not 20 TO the
house 10 be married, he answered:
ooh, | cant go thar in the house and
stand before them folks" "Oh, yes
you can; everybody in there is mar.
ried but your girl. Come on" "Get
her 10 come out doors and we'll marry
under the shed, but let the old folks
stay in the house" The friend went
back, got the girl and parson out with.
out exciting suspicion and they we're
married. The company waited two
or three hours and on being invited to
supper, were introduced to the bride
and groom. They became so indig.
nant that all left without pariaking Of
the supper.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

"Lizzie," exclaimed a st. Louis
girl who was engaged TO be married
to an army officer, che hasn't written
me in three days" "There is no oc.
casion to get excited" was the reas.
suring reply; "heIs out of reach of the
Indians, there is no epedimic prevail
ing where he is stationed and when he
last wrote you he was in perfect
health" "Oh, yes. know all that
Lizzie, said the timid, agitated crea-
ture, "but then there's the army
worml'-[ Brooklyn Eagle.
Great care should be taken in seed
ing with clover to leave no gaps, tor
such will inevitably be covered with
weeds, a worse than useless waste of
ground. 1t is good plan to lap the
seed a trihe and then SOW crosswise, TO
make sure that all is evenly distribut-
ed. A peck per acre, sown four
quarts each way, gives good stand.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07
A Remarkable Case.

An old man was arraigned before
an Arkansaw court for some trihing
odense and among the witnesses was
an old woman, who, in giving her
testimony, made such efforts to shield
the old man that the judge asked:
MADAM, have you known this man
very lOng2"
"Yes sir" the old woman replied.
81 have known him very long time.
When was young girl, this man
used to visit me. In fact, Judge, we
were sweethearts,' and she twisted her
apron and looked down.
"Ah, | seel" the judge replied, Gus
ed to be sweethearts and think so
much of each other now because You
did not marry each other them"
"YOu are mistaken, Judge, for we
did marry each other and are husband
and wife now"
"ndeedl" the judge exclaimed,
"this is remarkable case. Liberate
the old fellow, Mr.. Officer. ."-[ [Arkan-
saw Traveller.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

A now popular writer relates an
episode in his life which is worth re-
membering; On one occasion, when /
called to ascertain the fate of a man
uscript / had left to be read by the
editor Of a great daily, the latter said,
81 notice the word gent here have
you spelled it correctlyl' Haven't l
spelled it & en.tI" | asked in some
astonishment. 81 believe so; but
won't you have the goodness to look it
up IN the dictionary" | turned con
fidently TO Webster's Unabridged, and
presently became rather red in the
face at not being able to find the word
in that bewildering store house. "Per.
haps there is no such word in the En-.
glish language slylY suggested the
editor; "in which case we had better
strike il out of the article. This lit.
Tie lesson made so deep an impres non
on me, and instilled into my heart
such hatred for the word gent that
| believe if / we're naked and starving
! would refuse to be clothed gratis at
Gents Furnishing Store" or to &C.
cept a complimentary dinner at a
"Gent's Saloon" Mr.. Richard Grant
White wittily remarks that "gents"
and pants" belong together, for the
former always wear the latter. II
"gents" is 10 be tolerated by careful
writers, then let us accept "pants" for
trousers, "transpire" for happen or
occur, and in brief, adopt all the va.
riegated and wonderful vocabulary of
the average newspaper.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

Most weeds when pulled or hOed up
in hot, dry weather, and left on the
surface of the ground, will die in few
days, but not so with "PursIey," Purs-
lane, properly speaking. 1t is the
veritable salamander of the weed fam.
lily, bidding defancs to heat and sun.
The easiest way to get rid of this pest
is to rake it into heaps-the larger
the better-between the rows of vege.
tables. The centre of the heap will
soon ferment and heat, and in a short
time reduce the entire mass to black
blotch upon the ground.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

The best way to procure chestnut
trees is to plant the nuts where the
trees are 10 stand. Plant them when
fresh in the fall three inches deep, COW
er the ground with board and then
with straw, and remove these in the
spring. The ground should be hOed,
as with corn. The trees will make a
rapid growth. Chestnut trees are
grown for sale by all nurserymen aud
are easily transplanted in the spring.
They do we'll in sandy loan.
"The ocean is full of bubbles" and
life is full OF troubles-and the trou-
bles aud the bubbles and the bubbles
and the troubles bubble aud trouble
the troubles and bubbles until there is
no end of the bubbles and the trou
bles.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-08-07

When you discontinue a paper do
so manfully. Don't be so spiteful as
to throw it back to the postmaster
with a contemptuous, Il don't want
it any longerr and have Refused
written on the margin, and have the
paper returned to the editor. No gen
tleman ever stopped it in that way, no
matter il his head is covered with gray
hairs that should be honorable. II
you do not longer wish to receive a
newspaper, say so-and be sure that
all arrearages are paid. This is the
way 10 stop newspaper.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-20

rhriollOwing statement OF William J Cough
In, Ot SOmcrYillo, Mass, IL so remarkable tuat
We beg TO ask for It the attention OF our read
cr- IIe says "In the tall OF lS7GI was taken
with a violent bleeding OF the lungs, followed
by Il severe cough. | soon began to lose my
appetite and ticsh. | was so weak at ono time
that could not leave my bed. In tho sum.
NOR oi 1871 was admitted to tho City Hospital
While there the doctors said | had Il hole In
my lett lung as big as a halt.dollur. expend'
ed over a hundred dollars In doctors and med
icincs, lwas so iur gone at ono time report
won't around that was dead. gave up hope
but friend told mo OF DR., WM. HALLS
AIsAM FOR THE LUNGS. l mughc at
my friends, thinking my case iucurablu, but /
got be tile to satisfy them, whom to my sur
prisea qualification, l commenced To ieol
better My hope, once dead, began to revive,
aud 10 lay feel In better spirits than 1 have
the past three years.
- writethis hoping you VIII publish It, ga
| that every one afflicted with Diseased Lungs
| Will be induced 10 take DIR. WM. HALLS
! BALsAM FORTHE LUNGS, and be convinced
| that CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED.
have taken two bottles ana can positively say
! that 1t has done mo more good than ali The
! other medicines have taken since my sick
! ness. Ny cough has almost entirely disap
| M urru and shall soon bc able To 30 To work.
J sold BY II. b. lucugan, lOl AOrth Queen stree