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Year: 1878

SENATOR BAHEY's resolve setting forth
the sentiment of the State in opposition to the
passage of the silver bill merits the speedy at
tention of the Legislature, and should be
unanimously adopted. The sentiment of
Maine on the silver question is well under
stood, but our legislators will do well to give
it an emphatic reiteration.
Year: 1878

ITALY is not ungrateful. She is to build
monument to the memory of her first
King. The best artistic skill in the country
will, it is said, be secured for the work.
Unfortunately the best skill is now but poor
skill.
Year: 1878

IT is to be sincerely hoped that the error
in the Westbrook returns by which Senator
Bailey's title Is affected is merely clerical
error. Mr.. Bailey is too good legislator to
hn lost
Year: 1878

Dr.. SleUeNs:


Dear Sir-I feel it my duty TO say one word in
regard to the great benefit have received from
the use of one of the greatest wonders OF the
world; it is your Veget!ne. l have been one OF OF
ever could be living. do sincerely thank my
God and your Vegotine for the relief I have got
The RheHmatism has panied mo tosuch an extent
that my feet broke out in sores. For the last
throo Years have not been able to walk; now
I can walk and sleep, and do my work as well as
ever I did, and must say l owe 1t all 10 your
blood purifier, Vegetine:


VEGETINE-The great success OF the
Vegetino as cleanser and purifier OF the blood
is shown beyond doubt by the great numbers
who have taken it, and received Immediate re-
lief with such remarkable cures.
Year: 1878

Judge - Of the - Judicial


District of Arkansas, had brought be.
fore him a convicted felon to be sen.
fenced. The opportunity to "im-
prove the occasion was not to be lost,
and so, after the usual demand for
reason why sentence should not be
pronounced, his honor slowly and with
genuine feeling addressed the prison
er: any poor fellow, you are about
to 60 to the penitentiary. You are
required to give up for long term
every thing which the great world
values; your family-and instead to
take for your associates only felons
like yourself; your home-and to take
instead whan can never have the SEM
blance of home; your tciU-and SO
he subject to order of men who have
no sympathy with you. Even your
ordinary clothing you will exchange
for here his honor hesitated, and rails
ing his left arm, pointed to it with
the index-finger of the right hand J.
you will exchange for striped clothes,
the stripes running not lengthwise,
like these, but so-round and round
like a coon's taiF-[Edit Drawer,
in Harper's Magazine for October.
Year: 1878

We stand around the grave. The
day seems different from any other
day, and the light not of the same
color-of a salder color. Now there
is a solemn hush, which we have
brought from home, with what is rest
ing in the mold; and while we stand l
hear a voice sounding remote in the
open air, and yet distinct and plain
saying: al am the resurrection and
the life, saith the Lord" The hearer
turns to the one, Of whom it is certain
the Lord will one day say: "well
done"


Ii is over, and the earth is filed in,
and We turn to come away. The
house remains SO pretty and unchang-
ed--so linked in the mind with the
idea of what is gone--that all our sor-
row has been nothing to the sorrow it
calls forth.


And this is yesterdays event. 9th
er events will float us from shore tC
shore, where all forgotten things will
reappear, but this stands like rock
in the ocean, Scrap Book.
Year: 1878

| saw temple reared by the hant
Of men standing with its high pima
cles in the distant plain. The streami
beat upon 1.-THE God of nature hurl
ed his thunderbolts against il and YET
IL stood as firm as adamant. Revelry
was in its halls-the gay the happy,
the beautiful were there. returned
and the temple was no more; its high
walls lay scattered in ruins; moss and
wild grass grew there. The young
and the gay that had revelled there
had passed away.


| saw a child rejoicing in its youth
the idol Of his mother, the pride Of
his father. returned--the child had
become old--trembling with the
weight of years, he stood the last Of
his generatiOn--a stranger amidst the
desolation around him.


| saw an old oak standing in all its
pride, on the mountains-the birds
were caroling on its boughs. | return
ed, the oak was leafess, and sapless,
the winds were playing at their as.
time through its branches.


"Who is that Destroyer said | to
my guardian angel.


at is Time,' said he. "When the
morning stars sang together in Joy over
the new.made world, he commenced
his course. And when he shall have
destroyed all that is beautiful of the
earth, plucked the sun from his sphere,
veiled the moon in blood; yea, when
he shall have rolled heaven and earth
away as a scroll, then shall an angel
from the throne of God come forth,
and with one hand on the lands, lift
up his hands towards Heaven eternal.
Time is, Time was, but Time shall be
no more.
Year: 1878

II know where there is another arm
just as pretty as this one, said young
Oil citizen to his sweetheart, as he
pinched her fair arm the other evening.
The storm that quickly gathered upon
the lady's brow as quickly passed away
when the young man pinchei her 9th
er arm and said, ut is this one, dear.
foil City Derrick.
Year: 1878

A newspaper editor as he takes in
an exchange, will discover the title Of
his own paper in a solid page of read
ing matter as quickly as young lady
who is one of group standing before
a mirror discovers her own reflection.
-[Rome Sentinel.
Year: 1878

TRINITY CENTER Ed. Enmght tells
US that never were prospects better in the
northern part of this county, than ut the
presen. time. Farmers have the assur-
ance of a more than ordinary crop, and
miners are ut work with full supply of
water which will continue long time
yet. Business abo1t the town Of Trinity
Center is brisk and all Trinity Valley is
happy and content.
Year: 1878

MANY THANKS. Frank w. Young
desires Us, on behalf of himself and fam
ily, TO return their most sincere thanks
to the many kind friends whose services
and sympathies were so generously eX-
tended on the occasion OF The death and
burial Of his brother.
Year: 1878

GUESS NoT.-In answer to many in.
quiries made during the past few dnvs.
we would say that in all probability
Weaverville will not observe the an.
preaching anniversary of our country's
Independence in any public manner. The
lack ofa brass band, military or fire or
ganlzatlon, or other public institution to
take the lead is one reason why it is diff.
hcult to make start on celebration
Another matter to be taken into consd-
Grafton at this time is the fact that our
people have been assessed pretty heavily
OF late in the way OF voluntary subserp.
tons TO school house and "big hole"
and 90 not feel able to contribute to the
expense necessarily attending II Fourth
of July demonstration. On the whole
Weaverville is willing to give the outside
towns n chance this year, and we will
gladly note any arrangements which NAV
be made at other points in the county.
Year: 1878

Letter to Baltimore American


wish l could have photographed for the
entertainment OF some Of the plain-going
readers OF the American, who may never
have seen such turnout some OF the
phases Of hjgh-lifc on wheels that saw at
Newport. Let me give them at least the
outlines Of Just one: A ponderous vehicle,
much larger than an oid-style English
stage-coach, very lofty, and brilliant with
blue and crimson, drawn by four splendid
coach-horses richly harnessed and re-
splendent with silver mountings, con-
tanning a party OF gaily-dressed la
dies and gentlemen, goes rolling by,
.the Lord OF the Manor, as we will call
him, holding the ribbons and driving the
four.in-hanG. A liveried servant rides by
his side, and two tall footmen, made to ap-
near uncommonly so through the aid OF high
silk hats of an unapproachable glossiness,
are perched up behind the ponderous yehi-
Gle on seats which have TO be gained by
climbing up stepping-placeS arranged for
the purpose. BY the side OF the footman's 8
perch hung a sort OF wicker-work basket,
fashioned like culver for arrows, contain
ing what appeared to be carved mace OF
staff. The ponderous coach drew up before
one OF the fashionable hotels to drop q
guest. Instantly the stylish servant was on
the ground to open the coach and aid the
gentleman to alight, while at the same mo-
ment the two footmen descended, the one
on the right side taking his position at the
head Of the first pair Of horses, and the one
on the LETT taking his position by the second
pair, each standing in a sort Of military
attitude, for which they had evidently been
drilled. When the Lord OF the Manor
indicated his readiness to move on the foot
men touched their hats, and swung them
selves back into their lofty perch, and the
impressive vehicle rolled away.
Year: 1878

Resolved, That the president Of the City
School Board be requested to inform this
Council whether or not that Board Is con-
stitutional under the law ;; il all Of the
members live in the wards they at this time
represent; and that the secretary furnish a
copy of this resolution to the president OF
the City School Board.


Offered by Mr.. Ajax Gary.
Year: 1878

Council Notes.-The following resolutions
were adopted by the City Council after the
close of the Dispatch report Friday night :


Resolued, That the Treasurer be in
structed 10 call on the Board Of Supervisors
Of Chesterfield and the adjoining counties
for aid in keeping the Free bridge in re-
Dair
Year: 1878

The following excellent practical ad.
vice is from the Manufacturer ana
-D,ssscsor. uOw sGrong Hss.d coffee Dc
taken, is an inquiry OF nafch practical
importance. How much should be
taken at meal is scarcely of less mo-


ment. Coffee, like any other beverage,
may wholly ruin the health; the very
use of it tends to this, as certainly as
does the use of wine, cider, beer or any
other artificial, stimulating drink.
There is only one safe plan of using
coffee, and that is never under any cir.
cumstances, except of an extraordinary
character, exceed in quantity, frequency
or strength-take only one cup at the
regular meal, and of given unvarying
strength. In this way it may be used
every day for lifetime, not only with.
out injury, but with greater advantage
than an equal amount of cold water, and
for the simple reason that nothing cold
should be drank at regular meal, ex.
cept by persons in vigorous health. We
have personally known of the case of q
lady who was for long time in poor
health, to the mystifcation of several
PhJpASAolo WI6U
at last we discovered that she made q
most extravagant use of coffee many
times day-in fact, she had pot Of
coffee always at hand. Following the
advice to abstain from coffee, resulted
in an immediate end of all her trouble,
In regard to the strength, it is main
tanned by some that one pound of the
bean should make sixty cups of the
very best coffee. If man takes coffee
for breakfast only, one pound should
last him two months or six pounds q
year. One pound of coffee should be
made to last a family of ten persons,
young and old one week. Put about
two ounces of ground coffee in quart
of water, or rather divide the pound
into seven portions, one for each break
fast in the week, and make quart of
coffee out of it, which will be sixty-four
tablespoonfuls. Give the youngest two
tablespoonfuls and the eldest dozen,
the remainder of the one cup being
filled up with boiled milk. This will
give cup of coffee sufficiently for all
healthful purposes for the respective
ages; and for various reasons, pecuni-
ary as well as physical, some such sys-
tematic plan as this should be adopted
in every family in the land. How to
make the cup of coffee good, is a third
question. It is perhaps as good and as
easy plan as any to buy the coffee un-
ground, pick out those grains that are
imperfect, wash it, parch as much as
will last day or two, with your eye
upon it all the time, until it is of rich
brown, with no approach of black about
it. Grind only enough for the days
use; grind it fine, for the greater the
surface exposed to the hot water the
more of the essence you will have; pour
the boiling water on the coffee and close
it up. Some boil it little, others pre-
fer not to boil it at all, but let it stand
to clear ten minutes, then use.
Year: 1878

Katie Prehm, of Traer, Ia, is aged
eleven. She recently wrote letter to
"Dear Uncle Sam," at Washington, to
say that her father and eldest brother
were about to take up claim in Kansas;
then she went on "I thought that
maybe if asked you you would let me
take claim of 100 acres for farm. 1
am strong and hearty, and as willing to
work as any man. My ma says that ]
have ambition enough to run splendid
farm. could get my father or brother
to break my land for me, and I will agree
to fence it all around with willows, and
I have got half peck of maple seeds
that / could make nice grove with if
you would only please give me the land.
If was there would give you a good
hug and sweet kiss if you will only
give me a deed to 160 acres of land in
Kansas" The commissioner of the land
office has written to Miss Prehm to ex-
press his regret that the homestead act
requires the applicant for land to be at
least twenty-one years of age and the
head of a family.
Year: 1878




The Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise says:


"Henry Johnson, who has been pros
pecting to the northward of the Wells


Fargo Mine, in the direction of Castle
district, reports finding on the side of a
mountain about five and a half miles
north of town what is undoubtedly
huge meteoric stone. He says the rock
will weigh at least 1900 pounds, per-
haps more, as a good part appears to be
imbedded in the ground. The rock is
of dark gray color, oblong in shape,
and smoothed and rounded like bowl
der. Mr.. johnson tried to break off
piece of the stone, but did not succeed,
as he had no tool with him but light
prospecting pick and there were no
parts of the meteorite that projected
sufficiently to give him any purchase or
advantage in his efforts. All he sue
ceeded in doing was to dislodge some
pieces of scale, which came off in the
form of the bowlder, and showed the
part underneath to be of somewhat
lighter gray than the outside. Being
disappointed in not obtaining piece of
the stone itself, he neglected to bring
away any of these scales. He is conf
dent, however, that the rock is a me-
teorite, as it is in place where there is
no sign of there ever having been wash
of any kind, and where bowlder is no.
where to be seen. Had be brought
some of the pieces scaled off the rock,
one of our assayers would have been
able at once to have ascertained whether
or not it was meteorite. Mr.. johnson
says he don't want any assayer to tell
him what the rock is, as he knows it is
a meteorite.' It is different from any
thing of the rock kind he has ever be-
fore seen, and he is confident that it can
be nothing else than meteoric stone.
Year: 1878

A great deal of damage has been done
to the crops in Cyprus by the ravages of
locusts, but it appears that these insects
are not likely to trouble the agricultur-
ist there hereafter. A bit of scientific
observation by M. Mattel, rich land
holder of Larnaca, suggested a means
of determination which is said to have
proved most successful. He noticed
that the locusts could not fly or crawl
up a smooth surface. Accordingly he
dug bitches across the line of their
flight and behind these bitches he put
up screens of smooth material. The
locusts flew against the screens, were
unable to climb over them and fell back
into the bitches by thousands, when
they were at once destroyed. The in
PRODUCTION of these screens into other
parts of Cyprus is believed to have
finally disposed of the locust scourge.
Year: 1878

A gentleman who lately oought pair
of marine blue gloves in Hamburg, Ger
many, found that his hands were soon
covered with an eruption. He gave the
gloves to a chemist, who discovered a
considerable quantity of arsenic in the
dye.
Year: 1878

The Pabellon Mejicano of Guadala-
jara says that over forty bolts of light
ming fell upon that city during recent
storm. Three persons were instantly
killed, one a student who was passing
along a public street, and several others
were injured. At the same time deluge
of rain fell. The inhabitants of the
town were overwhelmed with terror.
Year: 1878

The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
May 2.-During last nights session Of
the House Representative Lockwood
advocated the passage Of the Kimmel
bill to investigate the late presidential
election, based upon the Blair resolu-
tion. He could not subscribe to the
policy Of some Democrats that it were
better to let the matter stand as it was,
and said that if Congress failed to In
vestigate it, it would become a party to
the fraud. This is the first speech de-
.livered on the subject.


1t is not yet decided by the gentle
men having in charge the alleged Flor
ida presidential frauds whether they
will propose an Investigation by the
House Committee on Judiciary or by
a joint committee of Congress, to con-
sist of six members of the House aud
five members of the Senate. They say
they have the original affidavit of Nc
Lin and other documents embracing all
the material facts from all parties in
terested in the alleged frauds. A res
olution for investigation may be intro
duced mex; Monday or on some other
day as question of privilege.
Year: 1878

The Chicago Eueaing Journal, which has


been very much opposed to silver from the


beginning OF the contest, says:


An old member of Congress, who is a men,
Der of the financial committee, is represented
as having said recently that If he were busi.
ness man he should act upon the belief that
the tariff bill would not become a law this
session that the specie resumption act would
not be repealed, and that no silver bullion
certificate bill would pass. We hope his pre-
diction will be verified ty the results.


Copying the above, the St. Louis Journal
remarks as follows:


We are inclined to the opinion that the
Congress now in session is not so radically in
favor of more money as will be the body 10
be elected this fall. II the faction that OPP
poses the will of the people in financial mat
ters would consent TO a fair adjustment of all
differences of opinion by the body now in
Washington, there would be less excitement
over the election this fall and more certainty
about values in the near future.


There is good sense as well as much truth


in the position taken by our St. Louis con-


temporary. If the discussion of this issue


is kept up till after the fall elections, the


next Congress will be decidedly more radi-


cal on the question than the present one is,


and may possibly go too far in the way Of


expansion. The people are terribly in ear


nest in their determination TO put an


end forever to the policy that has so


well nigh ruined the country, and if


those who want to see money dear and labor
cheap, are wise, they will take the best
compromise they can get with the Congress
now in session, and close the discussion be-
fore the next election; for if the people are
obliged to take the knife into their own
hands, they will make thorough work Of it.
Year: 1878

The Inter Ocean regards the excess OF our
exports over our imports as sure indica-
ton of the coming Of better times, and
trusts all that is necessary now to insure the
return of season OF prosperity is for every
body to go to work and quit grumblins. The
later Ocean says:


The immense excess of our exports over our
imports is one OF the indications Of the COM
ing prosperity. American products shipped
from our leading ports last week amounted
to nearly twenty millions of dollars. Our
granaries are yet full, and our packing houses
prepared to furnish food for the millions.
Beside all this, a grand prospect for the COM
ing crop is everywhere noted. The bright
silver dollar has made It's appearance, and
none OF the mIseries of the croakers and false
prophets have attended it. Let US stop growl
ing and complaining, shove the plane, drive
the plowshare in the furrow, light the fires
in the forges, place honest men in public
places, stand by and defend those who have
proved worthy, and all will be well.
Year: 1878

Our Western cattle are now conceded 10
be the best in the world, and Kansas cat
tie are the best in the West. Stock-raising
is one OF our greatest sources Of wealth, and
hence it is particularly gratifying to the
Western people to read such items as the
following:


During a recent visit to the buildings OF the
Paris Exhibition, the Prince of Wales mani.
tested a lively interest in the Canadian con-
tributions, and expressed a desire to see the
Dominion largely represented in the live
stock display, evidently expecting to see
something Of superior excellence in the way
of fine cattle. 1t now appears settled that
Canada will make no exhibit of this kind
the Government probably being convinced
of the truth of the testimony of Aid. Nc
Shane, of Montreal, before the Parliamen-
tary Committee Investigating the subject,
that Dominion cattle are not SO valuable fol-
expectation TO England as those bred in the
Western States.
Year: 1878

The Chicago Tribune deprecates the ac
tion Of the Senate in cutting down to 5000
the appropriation asked for by Secretary
Schurz to enable him to successfully prose.
cute the timber thieves, and thinks il
equivalent to saying to the depredators
that they may hereafter consider the timber
upon the public lands their Legitimate
plunder. Says the Tribune:


The appropriation is so small as to be in
effect notification to the depredators that
their organized system of plundering the
timber-lands can be carried on without dan
ger of prosecution. 1t will be insufficient
even to push to successful conclusion the
cases now actually pending in the courts, in
which the necessary testimony cannot be
procured without larger outlay than that
authorized by the appropriation. 1t seems
the Secretary of the Interior was following
up the thieves too vigorously, and so the Sem
ate coolly proceeded to tie his hands and
Year: 1878

The Kansas Central folks want room on
the levee to build freight house, and We
don't know Of any good reason why they
shouldn't have it. They undertook to
move down their old building yesterday,
and the city authorities stopped them, be-
cause the location was within the fire limits.
This action, was probably in strict accor-
dance with Law, but the necessity for it is to
be regretted. The building was already
within the fire limits, and would be no
more dangerous in the new location than
in the old. The council should give the
road permission to move its building
and it should give not only this road, but the
Rock Island, and all the other roads COM
ing here, permission to occupy just as much
of the levee as they can put to profitable
use. A Missouri river town, in this age OF
the world, has no more need OF big levee
than toad has of tail. A space not ex'
eeeding fifty feet, where the solitary strag'
Cling steamboat, that comes along now and
then, can discharge little freight, is all
the levee that any town in this vicinity ha'
any use for, and if Leavenworth can induce
her railroads, or anybody else to put NJ
freight houses, machine shops, OF manufac
turing establishments upon the land nov
reserved for a levee, the sooner she does
the better. Let the levee be utilized. Al
the blocks south of Deleware and east
Second street to the bluff, should be bough
and given TO railroads for their use.
Year: 1878

The Washington Union says very justly
that if there is any truth in the saying that
foreign nation is a contemporaneous
posterity," General Grants position as one
of the great heroes in the worlds history
may be considered as well established by
the enthusiastic and hearty reception &C
corded to him by the people and rulers OF
every country in Europe. The honors be-
slowed upon him have been almost unpre-
cedented, and clearly show that he has
abroad an extraordinary reputation as a
statesman and a soldier. The rulers ad-
mire him on account of his brilliant
achievements as general; the people love
him as an illustrious defender of popular
government Having: been thus honored
in Europe as one of the greatest men Of the
age, We may safely conclude that posterity
will in his own country award him the
same exalted position.