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The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-20

Frazier officiated. After which his
remains were consigned to their final
resting place in the city cemetery.
Mr.. T. was formerly of this city and
leaves mother, sister and friends
to mourn his death.
Mrs. Amos Neal is on the sick
list.
The prize musical entertainment
held at National Hall on Tuesday
night last, was quite fair success.
The attendance was not as large as
anticipated. However, those present
all seemed to enjoy themselves i'm
mensely. The Z. B. rendered some
very fine music. Tables were filled
with eatables, and after the sinner
man" was appeased all TOOK their de-
parture for their several homes wish.
ing the band long life and success.
All those indebted to us for copies
of the JOURNAL will oblide US by set
ting in full by the 9th inst. It
should be remembered that agents
are held responsible for papers en-.
trusted to them, and that regularity
in the remittance of money is re-
CURED. We hope our friends in this
city who have shown their apprecia-
ton to the JOURNAL in the past will
continue their effort with increased
vigor in the new year.
Last evening the variety wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Hazen took
place at their residence, 279 South
Main street, the occasion being the
10th anniversary Of their marriage.
The assemblage was large. The pre-
sents we're many and useful as we'll
as ornamental. The evening was
very pleasantly spent in social con-
versstion, and after a bounteous re-
past prepared by host and hostess the
party departed for their several
homes, wishing the return of many
more such pleasant occasions. Among
those present we note Dir, and Mrs.
II. Thompson and Mrs. II. New
man, of Pittston.
Mr.. Charles Powell, who has been
spending several months at Burling-
ton, N. j., and the Quaker City, re-
turned to his home at Ashley on the
18th inst.
We regret to state the low condi-
ton of Mr.. Andrew Fitzgerald, of
South Wilkes Barre, who .. is !. stricken
The following officers were elected
at the last meeting of the G. U. y.
of o. F., on Tuesday night last;
B. F. Towns, P. U. G.; H. c. Hill,
N. G.; Augustus Edissn, P. N; Hart
we'll Miller, Chaplain. The chairman
is Elias Williams; secretary, Wesley
Johnson; assistant secretary, Silas
Veney; trustees, David Wilson, A.
T. Jackson and A. Woodsin.
Merry Christmas to the readers OF
the JOURNAL.
GOLD Pm.
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NOTICE.

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Special Services.

Special services will take place to-
morrow, at the Elder Street Presby-
tartan Church. Rev. Chambers. OF
Pine street church, will preach the
dedicatory sermon, and Rev. Temp
lin. of Reading, will preach in the
| evening. The Short Street Bethel
Choir will also be preeent in the
evening.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-20
To Retire.

Mr.. J. H. Howard, who has man
aged the Journal ever since 1t has
been published, will retire from the
management of the paper on the first
of January. Mr.. Howard finds it
impossible to attend to his other
business and conduct his other affairs
He retires to engage in the wholesale
and retail fruit and oyster business
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-20
Upper DAUPHIs NOTES.
att, Going on in the Upper Part OF
County.

hats Going on in the Upper Part OF tho
County.
~ Monday, the last day Of the season for
Killing deer, a large buck was seen on the
ton Of the mountain south of Lykns, TAX
ip g a survey of the surrounding country
in defiance of the famous deer hunters Oh
this section. r;.os from,
crorrna Del saving that che has been
olli I ana, asssting his son. George, getting
a. 49, - mild a house. Speaking OF
fcauy ~ he SAYS, "his farmer raised
ms SoS St brpsheIg of shelled corn this season
S,ooo az acres. The Colonel is devoting
iIoin leisure to hunting and fishing
OYSTERS GtV and fish are plenty The weather
is very fne."
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-20
on Thursday night, which was well

on Thursday night, which was well
attended.
The Crescent Social Club, whose
annual receptions are so renowned,
and to which an invitation is con-
sidered priced above gold or silver,
are making preparations for their re
ception, which will be held New
Years eve at Natatorium Hall, and
the committee in charge are striving
to have this one excel the last one.
In my next | shall write of the
holiday enjoyment in this city.
HOWARD.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-20

If your subscription has EXPIRED
and you have been notified, we
would thank you to renew and con-
tinue to read the JOURNAL, which has
the largest circulation of any paper
in the State devoted to the interest
of the coiored people.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-20

Members of Councils talk about
reserving a portion Of the old reser'
voir ground for a city hall. A city
that refuses the people comfortable
markets, that makes contracts and re-
fuses to ratify them, and that aban-
dons the city to the ravages OF cpl
demical diseases, is likely to have 9
city hall in the sweet BY and-by.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-20

Barber Shop and Fixtures for sale
Located centrally and terms reasona-
bic. Apply at No. 44o South street.
81
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
Malaria.

Scarcely does day 60 by but what you
meet some one who is nearly dead from the
distressing effects of malaria! Men and
women of strong constitutions are compelled
to give up, and from pictures of perfect
health are reduced to the condition of appar-
parent consumptives.
Ii is no uncommon thing to meet person
suffering from chills and fever who would
prefer death TO their present condition, and
their cry is for relief.
To those suffering from these dread dis
eases we would recommend trial of Ayers
Ague Cure, which has become so popular
from its merits, that dealers are authorized
to refund the money III case of it not giving
relief. With such an inducement it GER
tainly must be worthy of a trial.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
The Nile Criers.

When the inundation approaches the
capital usually at the end Of June o.
the beginning Of July-the Nile cricrs
(Muna-dien Nib begin their work.
These eriers are men whose business il is
to call out, or rather TO recite, before the
houses Of those who wish it, how much
the Nile has risen during the last twenty.
four hours. The Orientalal does very.
thing, no matter what It IS, grg-elv,
slowly, with much dignity and verbosity,
and is never chary Of his time or b:esth.
Even the form of his greeting in The
street is a complicated ceremony of words
and motions which usually takes some
moments to perform. And in the same
way this announcement of the rivers rise,
which seems to us such a simple matter,
is a most serious affair
The day before the crief begins his
task he goes through the streets accom-
panied by boy, whose part it is TO act
as chorus, and to sing the responses al
the proper moment. The crier sings:
" God has looked graciously upon the fields 3
Response: "Oh! day of glad tidings."
" Tomorrow begins the announcement"
Response: " May it be followed by sue
cess
Before the crier proceeds to give the
information so much desired, he intones
with the boy lengthy, alternating chant,
in which he praises God, implores bless
ings on the prophet and all believers,
and on the master of the house and all
his children. Not until all this has been
carefully gone through does he proceed
to say the Nile has risen so many inches.
This ceremony Is carried on until the
month of September. when the river has
reached its eliminating point, and the
crier, as bringer of such good news,
never fails to claim his 'baksheesh"-
sometimes humbly, and sometimes, too,
very imperiously.
The reports of these men, who in all
Egyptian towns are the ambulant adver-
tisers of the state of the Nile, are not
always reliable This is partly owing to
the fact that, with true Oriental inditfer-
ence, they do not take the trouble to ac-
quire exact information at the only re-
liable sources, and also that the govern
ment Intentionally spreads false reports
IN regard 10 the advance Of the inunda-
ton AS the land tax cannot be levied
on certain large tracts Of land until the
rise of the Nile shall have reached at
least sixteen Egyptian yards, it does not
hesitate ca fact that has come within my
own experienced to spread false reports
and although the imposition is patent to
all, no one dares to raise his voice In re
monstrance. -Hayrey's Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
The Zulu Language.

Some features of this language are
curious and interesting. The first curl
Gus fact is that contiguous tribes speak,
not as with our aborigines, different
vernacuars of the same, but altogether
distinct languages. The only feature in
dicating the probability that they ever
spoke the same language is found in the
fact that every word Is either a vowel or
begins and ends with a vowel Con.
sidered as a system, the Zulu language is
far more perfect than any language of
Europe, or perhaps of the East. There
are but five classes, within one of which
every word falls.
Not only does every word consist or
begin and end with pure vocal element,
but the accent. whether falling upon the
penult or antipenult, is perfectly uniform
for all classes of words. 1t is peculiar
that their language has exactly the same
number of elementary sounds as our own,
and indeed the same sounds save four.
They have no arr, see, eX or re Fol
these there are several kinds of clicks
formed by the tongue in different posi-
tions. resembling the smacking of the
lips. We don't know the name of Cete.
wayo, for it sounds no more like what we
pronounce it TO be than cat resembles fox.
In fact the language has no harsh sounds,
and it is impossible to insert an English
word into Zulu sentence, 1t amounts
to an absolute cessation of speech. If, for
example, the name John were inserted, 1t
would have to go III as Hojohanna. In a
word, owing to the dominance OF vocal
elements and the uniformity of accent,
the language of the Zulu has both perfect
euphony and rhythm, and is veritable
music
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

Sierk sees fac smile OF the breaks he
mas observed so often in letters COMING
through the mail. He knows that these
are the results of rough treatment or ac-
Ciuehts OF some nature, but thfs pen
oreak IS sufficiently like the accidental
freaks as not TO attract notice Another
philosopher has approached the domain
VI tilc man of action. He makes prac
neal test Of his patent some day, but in
Vites no spectators. It works all RIGHT
ana he adopts it as a daily source OF
revenue until one day an inspector taps
nm on the shoulder and asks him to step
ao"n into the postmaster room. Then
the government for the first time asserts
~, y claim Tor a royalty of the receipts Of
TINS unpatented continuance. and the in
Ven INTO spends several years IN paying it. -
Inc inspector looked at the toe of his
boots, which was elevated consideraLl,
higher than his head, in silence, for a few
moments, and then gazing around in an
absent sort of way he said, slowly:
"Hinc lilac lachrymae, - and the entire
group arose ard slowly left the room. for
IL IS well understood in the postoffice de
partment that when Inspector Sharp
drops into Latin he has important bust
ness on hand and it is time for mere
ldlers to "mosey along. - Washington
Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

There is nothing new in saying that
lemon-juice is good for malaria; or, in
other words that it is useful to combat
intermittent fever by the victims of that
disease. A French medical journal
recommends a decoction of the fresh
lemon, that is, lemon cut into slices
and boiled in new earthen pot, making
practically, a lemon tea. 1t is TO be
given four hours before the fever, and is
said to be as serviceable as quinine, with
out having any of its Ill effects Foot's
Monthly.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

THE VoLTAIo BELT Co., of Marshall,
Mich, offer to send their celebrated ELEC-
TRIO VoLrAIo BELT and other ELECTRIC AP-
PLIANcEs on trial for thirty days, to men
(young or old) afflicted with nervous debil-
ity, loss of vitality and manhood, and all
kindred troubles. Also for rheumatism,
neuralgia, paralysis, and many other dis
eases. Complete restoration to health, vigor
and manhood guaranteed. No risk is incur
red as thirty days trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet free.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

HAY-FEyER. 1 can recommend Ely's
Cream Balm to all Hay-Fever sufferers. 1t is,
in my ouinion, a sure cure. / was afflicted
for % years, and never before found perma-
nent relIef.---W. II. HAsKINs, Marshfeld, Vt.
HAY FEVER. l have been a Hay-Fever
sufferer for three years; have often heard
Ely's Cream Balm spoken of in the highest
terms. used it, and with the most wonder
full success---T S. GEER, Syracuse, N. Y.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

Mrs. Harriet Cummings, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, writes: Early last winter my daughter
was attacked with severe cold. which settled
on her lungs. We tried several medicines,
none of which seemed to d. her any good, but
she continued to get worse and finally raised
'arge amounts of blood from her lungs We
called in a family physician, but he failed to
do her any good. AT this time a friend who
had Eeen cured by DR. VIM Halls Balsam
for the Lungs. advised me to give it trial.
We got bottle and she began to improve,
and bv the use OF three bottles was entirely
cured
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

The best test of human life is the
amount of good it has been and done to
others. Mrs. Lydia +. Pinkham may be
given a seat of honor among those who have
helped TO change sickness into health, and
to transform the darkness of suffering into
the sunshine of rest and hope.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

The Colonel never made a success OF the Eve
Water business, but Carboline struck bonnn-
"a with Petroleum as its base If your hair is
thin and falling out, try it.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

Trough on Dentist" Tooth Powder.
Smooth, refreshing, harmless S, elegant, cleans
ing, preservative and fragrant | &c. Druggists.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

God first---self last---all the rest will come
in the right order.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
Mothers
AnotherI.ife Snved.

II you are failing; broken, worn out and ner-
vous, use "Wells' Health Renewer. "Sl Drgts.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

There is heroic innocence as well as
heroic courage.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
Kcd-Ismps. ItIics


Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, chip
hunks, cleared out by Rough on Rats. "15c
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
Thin People
Young Men.-Read This.

Wells Health Remover" restores health and
vigor cures dyspepsia, sexual debility. 81
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

Magnificent promises are always to be
skeptically regarded.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

The short, hacking cough. which leads to
consumption, is cured by Piso's Cure.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-02
He WI as There.

Mr.. Webster used to %narrate, with
evident qualification, his recOllections of
the laying of the orner stone of the
Bunker Hill Monument, in June, 1925.
There was a long procession, which had
moved from the State House in Boston,
each division of which had It's allotted
position on the hill around the platform
from which the Grafton was delivered.
The most interesting of these divisions
was one composed of Revolutionary
soldiers, headed by General Lafayette,
riding in open barouches. Each had
some time-worn badge-some relic of
the Revolution-which he wore ON his
person or displayed from the carriage.
BY one was borne a tattered color, by
another a dilapidated drum; here was
seen a cooked hat with its gilt mount
ings furnished with age, there "a KNAPP
sack or cartouch box, moth-eaten and
crumbling TO pieces; some were dressed
in their ancient reglmentals, and some
clad only in homespun garments, SINH
lar to those they wore on the day of the
battle. On their arrival on Bunker
Hill the veterans left their carriages and
were escorted by the marshals to reser.
we'd seats directly in front of the plat
form.
As Mr.. Webster proceeded in his ora
ton he addressed these revolutionary
heroes, saying: Venerable men, you
have come down to us from a former
generation. You are now whore you
stood fifty years ago this very hour,
with your brethren and your neighbors,
1I4,,lIA, p. plA,,TIar -, H., nN,,f, e.
your county"
"Ye-e-s ! ye-e-s ~ said one of them,
a hoary-headed old man in his second
childhood, who rose and began to mar
rate his personal "reminiscences. 81 re-
member all about tit was this hour
fifty years ago. l was fighting here-I
] stood as it might be there" point
ing with his staff to a spot some rods
off,"
81 had paused" said Mr.. Webster,
ION being thus unexpectedly interrupt
ed, and finding that the old man was
disposed to be garrulous, l suggested
that he stop until | had told my story,
when he could tell his. But the old
hero had told his tale too often to lis
tening ears to have it passed by then,
and he went on:
Il stood right up there he continued
''and it was there, right up there, that
Warren fell
"Just then, :" Mr.. Webster would 60
on to say, "the old soldier fell himself,
or was pulled down on his seat by his
companions, who kept him quiet. Then
l went ON without further inter,
ruption."
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-02
Detective Dogs.

The story goes that in 1860 there was
a barber named Galipand In Paris who
made a business of numbering his GUS
toners, and, horrible to say, selling
their flesh to a pastry cook next door.
The disappearance of a number of citi-
.zenS had caused some excitement i'll the
city, but no one had the least suspicion
of their taking off. At last, one winter
evening, a bell ringer went into the
barber's shop, taking with him his dog
Carplllon. The dog was left in the
outer room of the shop, and the man
went into the inner room. Suddenly,
possibly alarmed by his masters dying
groans, the dog pushed, into the inner
room, and not finding his master, set up
such a bowling and barking and yelp-
ing, running from II Don to the
other, and hiding under objects OF fur
niture when the barber struck at him,
still keeping up his unearthly noise,
that people on the street came in. Not
ing something suspicious about the bar
ber's manner, as well as his bloody
hands, they put him under arrest, and
had his house searched, when all his
horrible crimes came to light. He and
his accomplice were burned alive in the
public square, the two houses i'll which
their crimes were carried on were RACED
| to the ground, and ON their sites was
erected a block of stone, bearing an
elfigy of the dog Carpillon and a state
ment of the crimes and death of the
two murderers. Historians have record
ed the eXistsnce of this stone, though
now destroyed, and it is OH tLeir evl-
dence that the story is accepted as his
tory. The story of the dog of Montar-
gis has been too often repeated TO be
told i'll full detail here. 1t was drama
tlzed also, and a century ago was one of
the most popular plays on the European
stage. The circumstance occurred in
1871, Count Aubri de MoL.tdider had
been murdered by Chevalier Macalre,
his friend. The actions OF the dog
turned suspicious against the Chevalier.
There beng no evidence procurable,
the custom of the time demanded that
the suspected a should prove himself
innocent 10y lighting the dog. The dog
was victorious in the combat. and with
his dying breath the Cheyaiieg admitted
his crime. Montargis Was long cele-
brated for its handsome castle, within
which was preserved a Gne carving
showing the combat between the dog
and the man, but whether the carving
gave rise to the story d vas made to
commemorate it,. historians are not
I agreed
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-02
copgressmsn,. roekst poor..

If some Adam Smith of household
finance would arise to teach a senator
or representative how to live on $1,000
a year. he would confer an everlasting
boon on many of the members of the
congress of the United States. Although
Washington may be called a cheap
place to live in, and for s., 900 a year a
family can be supplied with everything
that reasonable persons desire, yet it
must be remembered that a congress
man does not often get his $1,000 in
tact; and, besides that, there are in
Washington two scales of prices-one
for permanent residents and one for
member of congress and foreign dIplO-
mats. First come the election eXpen-
ses. And a congressman who comes
out less than 81, 900 out of pocket is
considered lucky. Then comes the
journey of the family to Washington
for congress has not yet allowed mile
age 30 members families, although
after the late private secretary indul-
gence nothing in the way of p~erquisites
need surprise anybody. Next is the In
termediary stage of hotel living until
a house or lodgings are found. Thus,
before his lodgings are secured and he
begins to have an idea of his monthly
expenses. a large chunk of the congress-
mans $1,000 a year is gone.
1t does not take him long to find out
that he can't do with his income as well
as other people do. If he is in lodgings,
his wife must have a reception day and
no matter how simple the scale on
which it is conducted. a waiter must be
hired to hand in the cards, and there is
usually some slight refreahment. If the
wife of a representative visits at all she
has to visit a great deal, and visiting
means a carriage. Then there are oc-
casional dinners, receptions at the
white house and elsewhere, which 1t is
customary for representatives wives to
attend, and that means costumes,
gloves and carriages. There seems to
be a kind of c%lairvoyance among every
body III Washington who has anything
to ell or to hire to a member of con
gress OF his family. The wives of mem
bers generally become well known to
the t~radespeople before long, and the
butcher, the baker, the ~candlestick-
maker, the dress-maker the bonnet
maker, and the maker of everything
Tile eat anu veal COIlO NE against blle
representatives. s., 900.
In the case of senators every cIrcum-
stance is aggravated. There being but
rs senator's, and not all of them paired,
the senator's wives are known as wei
as the Washington monument, and as
most of them take Infinite delight in
having parcels addressed to Mrs. Sen
ator Blank" the innocent creatures
give themselves away to the shop
people. The women of sense who are
senator's wives, and feel the necessity
of making their money go as far as it
ought, studiously conceal the fact that
they are senator's wives when they are
dealing" as the negroes call shop
ping.
1T is as much as my life is worth"
said one quite solemnly, "to go into a
shop. L can hardly come out alive.
They would take all my money; they
would garote Inc, almost, rather than l
should come out with a slXpence, and
all because [ married a senator"