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The state journal., 1884-08-02

COMMUNICATIONS of the Mayor to
councils are treated with entirely too
much Indifference. Tic executive
head of the city, at least, should re-
ceive ordinary respect from the legis'
legislative branch.
The state journal., 1884-08-02

WHILE the democrats are over
heating themselves during this hot
weather the republicans are keeping
cool and will get hot when the
weather is less apt to iritate.
The state journal., 1884-08-02
CAMPAIGN.

THE JOURNAL will be sent to any aquTeSs dreo
from this date until after the Presidentlal eiec @
tion for hfty cents in advance TO clubs OF hVe'
- 10 and upwards at the same rate, cash IN t ar-
vance One copy free to the getter up ol cIuD; n.5
Send in your subscriptions for the campaieh aEI ~
get the opinions of the colored press WHICH "''i
he nnhlished weekly.
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co,,ntu Commissioner.

TT. LARGEST, OF HARRISBURG, AN
q. NOUNCES himself a candidate for COun-
ty Commissioner of Dauphin county, subject to
the decision of the Republican convention, and
respectfully solicIts the support of his friendS.
The state journal., 1884-08-02
THE STATE JOURNAL

Hos the largest circulation of any paper in the
Slate managed and published by colored men. IL
has circulation in every part Of the State ana Is
the only general newspaper devoted 10 me in
terest OF the colored people OF PennSylMVaLliaL. wan T.
= GOOD meaium for reaching any part OF the
State.
Specimen copies sent free.
Address all Communications TO -
Harrisburg, Pa.
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Legislature.

| CHARLES A. MILLER, OF HARRIS
~ BURG, announces himself n candidate for
the legislature from this district, subject to the
decision OF the Republican Convention, and re-
spectfully soicits the support of his friends.
The state journal., 1884-08-02
Legislature.

T d. SALTZMAN, OF HARRISBURG,
- announces himself candidate for the Legis
lature from this district, subject to the decision
of the Republican Convention and respectfully
solicits the support of his friends.
The state journal., 1884-08-02
c,nnntu Commissioned

T A. SLENTZ, OF HARRISBURG, AN
q. NOUNCES himselfa candidate for County
Commissioner of Dauphin county, subject to the
decision of the Republican Convention, and re-
spectfully solicits The support of his friends.
The state journal., 1884-08-02

n C. BURNITE, OF HARRISBURG, AN
IL. nounces himself candidate for the Legts-
Iature from this district subject to the decision
of the Republican Convention, and respectfully
sOIiclts the support of his friends.
The state journal., 1884-08-02

CHARLES G. .CRONE, OF FHARRISBURG,
~ announces himselfa candidate for Recorder
of Dauphin county, subject to the decision OF the
the support of his friends.
The state journal., 1884-08-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
LEGISLATURE,

ALBERT b. TACK, OF HARRISBURG,
IA announces himself candidate for the Leg
slature from this district subject to the decision
Of the Republican Convention, and respectfully
solicits the support of his friends
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TO SUBSCRIBERS.

PERSONS LEAVING The
CITY CAN HAVE THE JOUR-
NAL SENT TO ANY ADDRESS
POSTAGE l'AID FOR 40 CENTS
FOR THREE MONTHS.
The state journal., 1884-08-02

TOHN OWENS, OF HARRISBURG,
- announces himself candidate for Recorder
of Dauphin county, subject to the decision OF the
Republican convention and respectfully solicits
the support of his friends.
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Recorder.

CHRIST. w. LYNCH, OF HARRISBURG, ,
~ announces himself a candidate for Recorder
of Dauphin county, subject to the decision OF the
Republican convention, and respectfully solicits
the support Of his friends.
The state journal., 1884-08-02
The State journal.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1884.
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION,

one Year, in advance, ~ "
six Months, aV0
Three Months, fOo
Deliyered to any part of the city by carriers at
FIFTEEN CENTS PER MONTH.
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ADVERTISING.

No advertisements taken for less than hlty
cents Special rates for quarterly, ohe-halI
yearly or yearly advertisements. Notices LOT
public meetings, church entertainments and the
ike will be charged for half the regular rates,
When job printing is given to TINS once e,,ts ho
Bills for advertising will be collected monthly
The state journal., 1884-08-02
BUSINESS CARDS.
The Very Latest in Hats and Caps.

a LARGE STOCK OF ELEGANT AND
N Stylish Spring Headwear for men, boys and
children in endless variety of shapes and colOrs,
which for quality, lightness and prices, are un-
surpassed, are displayed by
WARREN A. ZOLLINGER,
l3 S. Market Square, Harrisburg, Pa.
3-20-3m.
The state journal., 1884-08-02

Too of the ablest letters Of accept
ance ever written by the nominees OF
a party for the presidency and vice
presidency were written by Blaine
and Logan.
The state journal., 1884-08-02

CORRESPONDENTS will save lis much
time by condensing their letters for
we have to do it for them.
The state journal., 1884-08-02

on mules, viii officiate as chairman
of the democratic national committee
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
A Boys Answer.

"Now then," said a Sunday
school teacher who was trying to
explain miracle to her class, "how
do YOU account for Peter being able
to walk on the surface OF the wa
ter?o -,
II know!' said brisht-eyed boy,
whose father lost a limb in the siege
of Vicksburg.
"Well. how do you account for
Peters walking OH the water?"
Gle had cork legs and they
wouldn'tlet him sink!' said the lit
tie fellow, triunphaatly.- farls
Beacon.
"Experience may be a dear teach
err" remarked clergyman as the
contribution box was returned 10
him empty, 'Sbut the members OF
this particular flock who have ex-
perienced religion have accomplish
ed it at a very trifiing cost. The
choir will sing the seventy-n1ntn1
hymn, omitting the first, third ana
fourth verses. in order to save uh-
necessary wear on the organ
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
About Judging ANIMALS.

The plan of Judging live stock by
a scale of points has a fascination
for some men, including some very
competent judges, but we would
count it's general adoption misfor-
tune. Carefully prepared scales of
the desirable points in animals of
different breeds are valuable chief
ly as we think, as a help to mex
perienced breeders or observers in
familiarizing themselves with the
points. The assignment of COM
parative value to these points is
necessarily arbitrary. One result
Of Judging solely by a scale with
fixed numerical value for each point
would be, that the animal with some
glaring defect in an important point
would be, that the animal with
some glaring defect in an impor-
tant point might be placed over one
without any striking excellencies,
but fairly good ''all round" The
first animal might be rejected by
any intelligent breeder, while the
second might be valuable. Thus a
draft horse might be admirable in
every point except that it had a
very weak and badly formed back
or COW might be nearly a perfect
model save that her udder was SC
poor that no breeder would care
to rear a calf from her. Yet either
of these, judged strictly by scale
might show larger total than ami
mails without single bad point ane
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29

out other fooG. Cocaine which is
manufactured from this leaf is a
coarse crystalline powder, although
the crystals have no definite and
distinctive shape. In color it IS a
pale yellow, and much resembles a
high quality of brown sugar. 1t is
used principally in operations upon
the eye. 1t deadens the nerves
temporarily, and thus supersedes
the use of chloroform. For an op-
Grafton four per cent.solution Of
cocaine is used. Such q solution
costs SO an ounce, and only few
drops are necessary. Cocaine has,
however, the same. effect upon oil
parts of the mucus membrane, and
its use is extending. If, for instance,
a small grain be placed upon the
tongue, it will soon produce a pecu-
liar numbness and deaden any SEN
sation of pain. Large chemical
houses in this country have recent
ly attempted to manufacture the
drug, and although they hayc not
been successful in placing it in the
market, they hope soon to do so.
The price will then probably be
considerably lower.-[Ncw York
Tribune.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
Sealskin On the Seal.

"Seen when first taken from the
ANIMAL" says a writer in the San
Francisco Chronicle, ''they little
resemble the warm, glossy skins
worn upon our streets, for until
dyed and cured they are of 4 light
brown hue, coarse and full Of sand.
Before becoming valuable they are
shaved down on the flesh side until
not thicker than paper, the long
hairs are pulled out and the fur
dyed. The cost of the article IS
due to the labor expended on II.
The raw skins are sold in London,
where the finishing is done, and
then shipped back to America,
where they are sold with a heavy
duty added. The killing season in
Alaska begins about June II, and
and the 100000 skins are usually
ready for shipment q month later.
The work of siaughtering the ami
mails is done by the natives who
live upon the st. Paul and the st.
George Islands, and the process is
an interesting one. When skins
are wanted the natives go to the
rookeries, station themselves along
the shore between the seals and the
water, and, at a given signal, spring
to their feet and make as much
noise as possible. The frightened
victims, timid as deer, then .stam-
pedc up the beach and are driven
like sheep a few miles inland, until
their captors attack them with
hickory clubs. Being knocked
scnselcss, they ere stabbed with
long, sharp knives and the skins are
quickly stripped from the bodies.
The work is divided among the
mcn-some knocking the seals
down, others stabbing them and
and still others taking off the
skins. The native Indians number
about three hundred, and under the
terms of the lease, are provided
gratis by the company with warm
houses, sixty tons of coal, a doctor.
and schoolmastcr, salmon ano
other necessities and comforts. Fol
their labor the men are paid some
$4,000 altogether each season,
sum more than sufficient to NEE
the limited needs Of life in q region
of almost perpetual fogs and ute
isolation.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
A MARVELLOUS STREAM.
Wherein BIRDS and Beasts are
Caught and Hopelessly Held
Captive.

The book "Across the Pampas
and the Andes" says: "At dis
tance of 80 miles south of the River
Diamantino our route passed by a
natural object Of considerable inter-
est-a stream, or rather rill, of yell
lowish white fluid like petroleum
issuing from the mountain side at
considerable height and tricklins
down the slope till lost in the por-
Gus soil of the valley below. The
source from which it flowed was at
the junction where a hard metamor-
phic rock, interspersed with small
crystals of agnite, OVERLAPPING a stra.
tum of volcanic tuf.. 1t was form
ed like the crater of a volcano and
full of black, bituminous matter,
hot and sticky, which could be STIR
red up to the depth OF about elgh-
teen inches.
Flounde'ing in it was a polecat
or skunk, (Mephetis variansJ
having been enticed to its fate
by the desire of securing q
bird caught in the natural
bird lime, till bullet from the re-
voIyer OF the party terminated the
skunk's struggles to cxterlninate
itself from the warm and adhesive
bath in which it was hopelessly
held captive. The overflow from
this fountain was. as described, like
& straam'of petroleum two or three
feet wide trickling over a bed OF
pitch or some such substance, which
extended to greater width along
the edge of the running stream at
its contact with it. This material
was of very sticky nature, becom.
ing gradually harder as it spread
further out, assuming the appear
ance of asphalt when it became
mingled with:the loose sand OF the
adjoining soil.
While engaged in examining this
natural curiosity, we came upon
two small birds, caught in the
sticky substance at the edge of tho
stream; they were still alive, but
upon releasing them both the feath-
ers and the skin came off where
they had come in contact with the
bituminous matter, 80 that we had
to kill them to put an end to their
saihf'er;;ags. No doubt they had been
! taken in by tAo appearance Of wa.
ter which the slream presented and
alishted to drink, when they DIS
covered their mistake too late.
Their fate suggested the idea that in
district SO devoid Of water others
of the feathered tribes must con-
stantly become victims to the same
delusion in similar manner, and
upon close inspection of the margin
Of the stream, the correctness ofthls
/ inference was esta blishei by the
discovery of numerous skeletons OF
birds embedded in it; nor were
those Of small quadrupeds unrepre,,
sented, among which we recognized
the remains OF fox.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
CossIier Than Gold.

To say that an object is worth its
weight in gold is ordinarily consid-
cred an exaggeration sanctioned by
usage. A far more valuable stand
ard Of comparison might be found
in the drug cocaine. Eighteen
carat gold is worth about SIG an
ounce. The last importation OF
cocaine made by McKesson q Rob
bins cost them $S gramme or
$224 an ounce. An apothecary' S
pound of this substance would
therefore cost over $500. Up to
this time this costly drug has been
principally preparedsby E. Merck
at Darmstadt. It is obtained from
the coca leaf, to which the natives
of South America ascribetthe most
wonderful strengthening powers: II
is said that by chewing this lea
and swallowing the saliva which Is
mixed with it's juices they can trav
el an incredible length Of time with
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
The Dying Tramp.

"I'll tell you what I'd like to see
remarked conductor, ''and that is
all the professional tramps in the
country tied down to the rails right
in front Of the fast mail"
"What is the matter with you
and the tramps now?"
"Matter enough. The other day,
down near Galesburg, a passenger
pulled the bell-rcpe and stopped
the train. He said he had seen the
body of man by the side of the
track. Wepulled back ways, and,
sure enough in the ditch lay a
tramp. He seemed to be dead. We
examined him, when he showed
signs Of i::ttc. Then we carried him
into the baggage car and fixed up a
bed for him. Pretty soon he opend
his eyes and gasped: "Fell-of-
train. Badly hurt There was
doctor on the train and he said the
fellow was injured internally, prob
ably faially. He prescribed slim,
ulants. So we skirmished around
and got a bottle or two of whisky
He drank it like water, all the time
rolling his eyes and groaning. He
emptied that bottle and asked fol
more. The kind, hearted baggage
man brought quart flask out Of
his chest and told us to give him
some of that. When we pulled in.
to Galesburg he was sleeping and
| was afraid, dying. The baggage
man went to lunch and | to tele.
phone for the police. When he
came our patient had recovered
and disappeared. The quart bottle
Of whisky, good suit of clothes
and a nickle- plated seven-shootel
had gone with him. Chicago
Herald "rrain Talk
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
Whats q BrODci1O !?

Pale, sedentary reader, who slttest
in the calm seclusion OF thy home
and propoundest questions to the
omniscient opinion-moul!er we will
enlighten thy childish mind, and
give you some pointers which we
have been at great pains to gather.
We use the word pains adyisodiy,
and in its fullest sense. A troncho
is horse. lie has four legs, like
the saw horse, bat he is decidedly
more skittish. The broncho IS OF
gentle department and modest meln
but there isn't q safe place about
him, THERE'S nothing mean about
the broncho though, he is perfectly
reasonable and acts on principle.
All he asks is to be let alone, but he
does ask this and even insists on it.
He is firm in this matter and no
kind of argument can shake his
determination. There is a broncho
that lives out some miles from this
city. We knew him right well.
One day a man roped him and tried
to put saddle On him The
broncIlo looked sadly at him, shook
his head and begged the fellow, as
plain IS could be, to go away and
not try to interfere with broncho
who was simply engaged in the
suit of his own happiness, but the
man came on with the saddle and
continued to aggress. Then the
broncho reached out with his right
hind foot and expostulated with
hin, SO that he died. When thor
oughlv aroused the broncho is
qu:..c fatal, and if you can get close
enough to him to examine his era
n;al structure. YOU viii find q cavity
| just above the eye where the bump
/ of remorsa should be. The broncho
is what the cowboys call "high
strung" If you want to know ] just
how high he is strung climb up on
his apex. We rode broncho once
We didn't travel far, but the ride
was mighty exhilarating while 1t
lasted. We got Oh with great pomp
and derrick, but we didn't put on
any unnecessary style when we went
to get Off. The beast eyincad con-
siderable surprise when we took up
our location upon his dorsal fin
He seemed to think a moment and
then he gathered up his loins and
delivered Il volley of heels and
hardware, straight out from tht
shoulder. The recoil was fearful
We saw that our seat was going t
be contested, and we began to make
motions to dismount, but the beas
had got under way by this time st
we breathed a silent hymn anc
tightened our grip. He now wen
off into a spasm of tall, sti1-legget
bucks. He pitched Us up 50 high
that every time We started dow
we would meet him coming up 0:
another trip. Finally he gave on
grand, farewell boost and we clov
the tirmanent and split up through
the hushed ethereal air until ou
toes ached from the lowness of th
, temperature, and we could distinct
ly hear the music OF the spheres
Then we came down and fell, in
little heap, about q hundred yard
from the starting point. A kim
: Samaritan gathered up our remain
in a cigar box and carried us to tn
, hospital. AS they looked p!tyin2
: ly at US, the attending surgeon
marvelcd as to the nature OF oC
mishap. One said it was a cyclone
another that it was a railroad smash
; up, but we thought of the calico
> hided pony that was grazing peace
r fully in the dewy mead, anl bel
: our peace.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
NO. Necos 3ary to Exaggera.e.

It is not necessary to paint up
the business Of stncSraislng IN glow
ing colors, or to exaggerate IN any
particular concerning it, IN order TO
demonstrate that it is al essential
adjunct to continuous suceesstui
farming. The fact of its essential
nature is one of those things which
proves itself, and all attempts to
boast it by uaIue aal fulsoma eu-
logy in the public press defeats the
object aimed at. Solid and sensl-
BE farmers want to know the truth
in all things which they may not
have clearly demonstrated to their
own satisfaction, and they are q
class of men who look with suspl-
cion on every thing pointing to ex@
travagant or astonishing claims.
Breeders make m stake by claim
inc too much; and many organs of
special breeds, some of which we
have in mind, injure their favorltes
by unreasonable praise of them and
abuse of rivals. These things count
for naught. A statement had bet
ter be too modest than too latter
ins. as far as having permanent
weight with practical men IS con-
cerned Stock raising, with animals
of good quality, of almost any varl-
etv will pay in term of years, by
iudicious management; bat every
stock raiser knows that there are
occasional depressions inevery kind
of animals that can be produced.
and that to make the business prof
liable constant attention and no
little hard work are necessary. This
is the truth, and any attempt
to disguise it is bald nonsense
National Stochman.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
NO. 27

of average merit in. all. In select
ing for breeding purposes we be-
licve it is at best equally as impor-
tam to emphasize the undesirable
points as to give ere lit for THE good
ones. The tendency is to overlook
weak points in admiration for un-
usual merit in some special charac-
tpristic.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
To The End.

Oh. fair swift river. go on and go by
Go on and go down, till tie voice OF the
sea
And the white lips Of surf and the hands OF
the tide
And the might Of the deep where great
ships ride
Reach out and give welcome to thee!
Oh. fair, sweet life, go on and go by
Go on and 60 down, to eternity;
And welcome thy end as the river is lost
Where the wrecks lie thick, and the dead
are tOSt
On the limitless waste of the sea
j. II. Kennedy, in Chicago Curant.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29
At The Play.

It's a trial when a lady
Sits before You with cady
That's too high.
You will strain your neck to pieces
By the time the drama ceases
IT, you try.
Ask her ever so politely
To remove the thing so unsightly,
And, Oh, my!
IF glance could paraIlzc you,
And then quite pulverize you,
You would die.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-29

The great advantages which the town OF Bill
lincs possesses, together with the new enter
prises to be commenced this spring, will pre-
clude the above properties from remaining long
in the market at their present prices. For par
ticulars apply to
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-10-14

III is announced that Mrs. Bel
va Ann Lockwood intends to de-
liver political speeches at Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York and
other large cities, she will discuss
only important subjects, and in par
ticular, the rights of women before
the law and especially at the ballot
box. She does not intend to en-
ploy questionable weapons as scan
dals to kill her opponents. In dis
cussing the issues of the day, she
will observe the strictest rules of
dignity and decorum and will show
the followers of Cleveland and
Blaine how to conduct a political
campaign. Her only ambition at
present is to discuss American poll
tics of all delectrious influences,
Il Exchange.
MAMA: (Which would you
rateer have, a little baby brother or
a little baby sister, Tommy ~
Tommy; 'I'd rather have a drum"
Il Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-10-14
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