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Year: 1878

Editors Dispatch: As a member OF the
Mozart Association beg you will use your
great influence in securing silence during
the music. Thursday evening during the
performances the hum OF voices was so
great that at times | lost the sweet lower
strains of the instruments. 1t is too bad
that young men ami young ladies will chat
during the music, and thus destroy the
comfort OF large number who attend for
the sole purpose OF hearing the music, and
not to talk. Perhaps the Baton will come
to your assistance and crush out this grow
ing evil, and give Us peace. A MEMBER.
Year: 1878

Editors Dispatch: Why is it you do not
show your usual enterprise in furnishing
your readers with the proceedings OF the
Police Board? Not only the applicants
Numbering live Or six hundred) but the
whole community are deeply interested and
would like to he informed what the Board
is doing and how it is doing it. +.


IThe Board holds strictly private meet
ings. Reporters arc not admitted. Wepub-
lish everything reliable that we can learn.
We should be glad to publish the full pro-
cecdings, including how each member votes,
il the regulations OF the Board permitted
Year: 1878

KSEADED BIscUGTs.-Put two teaspoonfuls
DooLEY's YEAST POWDER In quart OF flour
rub into this two tablespoons OF lard with little
SALT and add enough sweet milk 10 make stiff
dough. Knead we'll for five or six minutes, roll
thin cut into biscuits, and bake delicate brown.
Year: 1878

ANOTHER FIRE.-Yesterday afternoon
about i4 o'clock stone-cutter mt work in
the alley in rear OF Main street between
Ninth and Tenth discovered fire in lot Of
rubbish and timber in the lot attached to
the Domestic Sewins-Machine Company.
The Tenth-Street Hose Company (G) was
notified and the fire speedily eytlnguished.
No damage.
Year: 1878

Who ever heard of cats being an article of
commerce in this country? One would not
be surprised to know that there we're such
Cinnamon about, for the average celestial is
generally supposed to have weakness for
cat fish. The first instance we know of where
cats have been transported from one part of
the country to the other in any numbers was
recently, where three carloads passed over
the Canada Southern railway, bound West
The animals were transported in cattle cars,
which had been fitted up with four decks each
for the purpose. There they were, of all
sizes and colors, and such usthey made
when they lifted up their voices together.
The explanation of this new departure in the
live stock trade is that some of the Western
States are becoming completely overrun with
rats, and cats, their natural enemies, being
scarce, some enterprising individual had un-
dertaken to draw supply from the East,
where they are more plentiful. Let US hope
there is better fate than drowning in store
in the time to come for the overplus of pus-
sizes, and that our friend, who may be re-
garded as pioneer in this trade, has made
a handsome thing out of his venture.
Year: 1878

A correspondent of the Hartford Times
writing from Weatherstield. Conn, says:
ga rather singular medical operation,
amounting nearly to miracle, was perform
ed here few days ago. DR.. Fox was call
ed to see two children near Rocky Hill, who
we're laboring under some dangerous COM
plaint When he arrived he found one of
them apparently dead, the other nearly so.
After attending the living child, and giving
the necessary directions how to treat it, he
turned to examine the dead one. To all ap-
pearance life was extinct, end the poor little
one dead as door nail. On this little SUBJ
ject he thought he would try an experiment:
Into kettle of hot water he put half apound
of mustard; and, having soaked a blanket in
the water, be spread it on the floor, laid the
child on it and had him tightly rolled up.
After lying so for about four minutes he
commenced to kick. and crying most pitiful-
ly, let me 60; I'm roasted He was taken
from this purgatory, washed, medically treat
ed and cared for. The little fellow is now in
q fair way of recovery, thanks to the doctors
Year: 1878

A few days ago Harry G. Cortis, aged
19, the son of r. j. Cortis, agent for the
White Star Line of steamships, got beyond
his depth while bathing at Greenport, Long
Island. His desperate struggles with the
current that was carrying him off shore
were seen by some ladies on the beach,
There were no men near, but Miss King. the
daughter of Ambrose T. King, of Patterson,
N. j., promptly jumped into boat and
rowed to the rescue of tine swimmer. She
reached him just as he was about to sink
from exhaustion. Her strength not being
equal to the effort of lifting him into the
boat, she told him to hold on to the stern,
and thus she rowed ashore. Miss King
was perfectly cool and self-possessed until
the young man had been safely brought to
the beach. Then she tainted.
Year: 1878

When beeehes brighten early May
And young grass shines along her way;
When April willows meet the breeze
Like softest dawn among the trees.
When smell of spring fills all the air.
And meadows bloom. and blue-binsis pair.
When Love first bares her sunny head
Over the brook and lily-bed;
Nothing of sound or sight TO grieve
From ehoiring morn 20 quiet eve
Ny heart will not, for all its ease
Forget the days TO follow these.
This loyeliness shall be betrayed
This hRppiest of music played
From field to field, by stream and bough
Shall silent be as tuneful now.
The silver launch OF fhistles sail
Adown the solitary vale:
That blue solicitude Of sky
Benz over beauty doomed 10 die,
With nightly mist shall witness here
The yielded glory Of the year.
Year: 1878

A DEAD-BEAT may be jugged in
Mexico, while with us he is cock of the
walk. If YOU are beaten out of money
or property by a swindler you can put
him in Jail and keep him there. In fact
you've got to keep him there, because if
he gets out the very first thing he does
will be to slap you in. The only safe way
to let fellow out Of Jail is to make him
give bond with approved security that
he will not retaliste 1 Harding's Mexi-
can Notes.
Year: 1878

The process of making the hollow rub
Der balls used by children for play.
things Is quite curious, and may b in.
teresting to those not familiar with Il.
A HolyOke writer thus describes IL The
upper room OF the mill is prepared to
push this branch OF the business for
lew months. and it will probably turn
out some $4,000 dozen OF those balls b.
tween January and June. These balls
have solid surface, are made BY Q dir
ferent process from that of making the
soft rubber balls which are perforated BY
an opening, and Of course, are much
more firm, durable and elastic. The
sheets of rubber prepared for the balls
are cut into strips of double convex
shape. The edges OF the strips are moia.
tened with a preparation Of rubber and
naphtha, by which they are Joined
firmly together, three of the strips being
used for one ball. This part Of the work
is done by girls, and q skillful girl can
earn about $l.60 per day. When the
strips are Joined together, the ball is
very near the shape of q Brazil nut.


Feiore the last opening is closed, small
quantity Of carbonate of ammonis IL put


inside, which, when subjected to strong


heat, will make the rubber expand and
fill out the ball mold. The opening is
then closed with the adhesive mixture,
and it is placed in an iron mold of the
size and shape of the ball desired. The
molds are packed into frames in which
they are subjected to the heat Of the
vulcanixer. They are kept in place In
the frame by iron rods along the aide,
and. when the frame is full, iron plates
at the ends are screwed down tightly
upon the molds to hold them in place.
These irsn plates are about three-fourths
of an inch thick, and 20 strong is the
ex pansive force Of the rubber 10 the
molds that they have bent this thick iron
into curve. II one Of the molds should
work out Of place while vulcanising .
in process, the molds will 6y out with
q noise like the report of dozen pistols,
and the work is spoiled. 1he action OF
the heat does the rest. When the nolds
are opened they contain the perfect
round balls, with no mark Of the placts
whore the pieces were placed. Ihe
slight ridge made BY the mold \ ground
off by stone used for the purp1se, and
the ball is done. This is hnt one pro-
cess OF rubber work. Besides the hollow
halls are made solid ba1h Of s1ooegs
etc. ..
Year: 1878

MRS. HARDIN, who dwelt near Bijou
Basin, was left with her two children
Just previous to the recent terrific snow
storm. The snow drifted and the wind
howled about her house. Her pro DIVISIONS
were nearly exhausted, and the fire was
dying out. The supply OF matches had
given out, and all the efforts of the
mother to infuse lie into the dying en-
bers in the stove proved fruitless. The
snow fell through the chimney and
smothered the fire, and, after an hours
effort to keep herself and the children
warm, the mother, brooding over the
possible result of the storm and wonder
ing at her husbands long absence,
gathered her children in her arms and
ventured out into the storm, intending
to make an effort to reach the house of
her father-in-law, which was three miles
distant. The next day her lifeIess body
was found buried in the snow, clasping
her two dead children.
Year: 1878

A DoCTRFss writes to the Australian
Star that more quarrels arise between
husband and wife owing to the electrical
changes affecting their nervous systems
by occupying the same bed than by any
other disturbing cause. "There is
nothing" says she, that will derange
the system of a person who is elimnative
in nervous force like lying in bed all
night with another person who is almost
absorbed in nervous force. The absorber
will 90 to sleep and rest all night, while
the eliminator will be tossing, tumbling,
restless and nervous, and wake up fretful
and disheartened" No two persons
should habitually sleep together, accord
ing to this authority one will thrive and
the other lose.
Year: 1878

A CLERGYMAN and one of his elder
ly parlshiOners Were walking home
from church one frosty day: when the
old gentleman slipped and fell on his
back. The minister. looking at him a
moment, and being assured that he was
not hurt, said to him, Friend, sinners
self of the fact, said, see they do;
but l can't.n i4 lit W
Year: 1878

A Pennsylvania paper tells the fol-
lowing:


"A short time since, gentleman re-
siding in this vicinity went tn PhiIa-
delphis aud put up at a hotel, and
while resting after tea In the recep-
tion room, over heard two gentlemen
conversing in regard to a trial then in
progress before one of the courts of
that city. Our neighbor learned from
this conversation that man had OBJ
tanned money upon his wife's proper
ty, the wife giving a mortgage. The
money was spent in dissipation, the
wife became a maniac, and was con-
fined to an asylum the husband died
and the children of the unfortunate
couple were furnished with guardian
by the court who was maintaining
the suit then being tried, against the
holder of the mortgage, on the ground
that the wife was not of legal age when
the instrument was executed. The
gentleman knew that a niece of his
who had left the vicinity when a
child bad married man of the same
name as the one mentioned, and he
concluded TO investigate. He made
his way to the courthouse the follow
| ing morning, and to his Intense sur
prise and qualification was the very
person needed to establish to certain
ty the age of the unfortunate woman,
and to save her worse than orphaned
children's property, valued at twenty
| five hundred dollars
Year: 1878

The A. T. Stewart Hotel for Wom-
en- of New New York, which was in
tended by its founder TO prove such a
blessing to the working women by as
suring them nice place TO board at
low rates, is not likely to amount to
much, so far as the working women
are concerned. Under the present
management board is put at fram SO
to $40 per week. Very few women
who work for a living can afford to
pay such prices for board. and those
who can, of all others, have no diff
Guilty in finding plenty of nice places.
1t was Mr.. Stewards intention to so
arrange the rates that the poorest
would be able to pay the price of a
good home.
Year: 1878

The "go West" fever has again
struck many of the Eastern communi-
ties with its old-time force. To peo-
pie who are prepared to carry out the
undertaking properly. the move will
always be found good one. There
are millions of acres that want hands /;
send on the millions of hands that
want acres. The soil is unsurpassed
in fertility, and will bless the hus-
bandman a hnndredfold. But a man
must be strong, energetic. and indus
trious, and ought to have some capital
or else be willing to go to work with
will for some one who has
There is work enough for all on the
broad rich prairies of the West, but
going there Is no child's play, and
the man who prefers his ease. or can
not stand hard work and the rough
life that follows, had better remain
where he Cincinnati Star.
Year: 1878

The Maine Farmer says: One et
our substantial subscribers, in a re-
cent con nversation. gave his experience
in treating neat stock affected with
habit Of eating wood, chewing bones,
etc. His cattle were one spring affect
ed in this way: They became thin
in flesh, refused to eat hay, and pre-
sented sickly appearance. He put
about four bushels of leached ashes in
his harnyard and threw out to them
about shovelful each day. They all
ate il with evident relish. After turn
ing them out to pasture be put one
peck of dry ashes per week on the
ground in the pasture. They ate it
all up and gnawed Off the grass where
1t had been lying. The cattle began
to improve, gaining flesh and looking
better than they had for several years.
He now gives one quart of ashes mix
ed with the same quantity of salt, to
twelve head of cattle, about once a
week and finds It to agree with them
wonderfully.
Year: 1878

1t is not an unusual thing for the
Chapiains of political and legislative
bodies to introduce some political ad-
vice or suggestions I'm their petitions
to the Almighty. This is not done in
dictstorial manner exactly, but in a
manner that simply implies that the
speaker Is from superior knowledge of
the subject matter. both able and will
ling to give advice while soliciting fa-
vors. The Chaplain of the Iowa State
Senate a few days since apOlogized to
the Lord for praying for President
Hayes, and more recently he exclaim-
ed in one of his morning invocations,
20, Lord. while we think the Presi-
dent insane. we ask you to bless him."
The Legislature failing to appreciate
the sublime effrontery of their spirit
ual mentor. resolutions were intro
duced to prevent any repetition of it
in the future.
Year: 1878

From the Peoria Transcript.


We deeply regret to announce that
Col. r. G.. Ingersell and family have
probably finally absndoned Peoria as
a place of residence. The Colonel and
family are now keeping house in
Washington, and his own residence
in this city and that of his late father
in-law are offered for sale.


In common with the entire mass OF
our citizens we shall deeply miss the
Colonel and his family from among
US, and in common with that same
mass we wish them abundant pros
perity and unalloyed happiness in
their new home. AS a citizen and
neighbor, Col. Ingersoll has won the
hearts of every one, and whatever
may have been said about either his
politics or his religion, or rather, if
you will, his irreligion, he had not a
single enemy among Us. Democrats
as well as Republicans. church mem
bers as well as nen-churchmen, all
liked Bob. There was no man g hand
they would shake any heartier than
his. no man they liked to see prosper
In life better than to see him, and no
man they would go further to hear
than they would to hear him. We
do not believe there was ever another
man in Peoria whom Peorians were
half so proud of, and not one who
could rally as many around him on
any project he might espouse as Bob.
Generally our people have been rath-
er jealous than otherwise of each 9TH
er, and If any one mans head hap
pens to rise little above the mass,
there is always somebody ready to hit
it. 1t has not been so with IngersolI.
Everybody is agreed that the Colonel
could have their good wishes in ev-
erything except his peculiar religious
views. In politics the Colonel would
be pretty sure to carry about as many
democrats in Peoria as his opponent
would he able to withhold to himself


Our people are unanimously of the
opinion that Col. IngersoIl was most
shabbily treated by the present ma
tional administration, and they wou-
der how he has managed to be so len
lent towards President Hayes after
such inexcusable neglect. Probably
the religious element of the country
has had much to do with this, and
there are those who think they see in
the ColonePs vioIen: raids on reli-
gious dogmas a spirit of retaliation.
We hardly agree in this view.


The Colonel has been for some time
partner with his brother, Hon. z.
c. Ingersoll. engaged in law practice
in Washington, and probably goes to
that city to continue it. Much of his
practice will be carried on In the
United States supreme court. The
lecture field will probably engage
much of his time as is not occupied In
court.
Year: 1878

That night 1 hardly closed my
eyes, thinking Of my bright particu-
lar STAR and what means | should
employ to find her out. Tknew little
Of the town, which Is large one. and
to expect to know the name of my fair
one by mere description, was hope
less; there doubtless must be great
many with dark eyes and black hair
within bills of mortality there as
elsewhere.


NV love fit grew more and more vi
olent in the course of the day; but
tired ont at length with my search. l
returned TO the hotel, and took out
my dress coat from my portmsntesu,
to feed my flame even with the con-
semplation of the inanimate business
button that had detained the "blsck-
eyed beauty" so long. 1t was with
no little delight 1 now discovered
what did not before catch my eye-a
fragment of the silk loop of her dress
still adhered to the button, twisted
around the shank. pressed it to my
lips; it was lilac in color-snd
stopped to disentangle it from the bit
of brass as gertly as though it we're a
tress of my loved ones hair. when
something clinked in the skirt pock-
ct. 1 supposed had left some money
there, for in my perturbation and ex-
citement, / omitted to search the coat
on taking il off the night before. 1
thrust my hand into the pocket. Gra-
cious me! What did behold? What
did gaze on? A gold chain brace
let!


You could have Drained me with
lady's fan. I saw at a glance how
matters stood-in the excitement and
furry of undoing the loop from my
button the clasp of her own bracelet
became loosed and it not unnaturally
fell into the coat skirt with which she
was engaged. and doubtless, OF mis- /
Year: 1878

1t is said of Ethan Allen that he
once attended a church where the
minister made an estimate, the result
of which was that out of the whole
human race, not more than one in a
thousand would be saved. On the an
nouncement of this result, Allen took
his hat and walked out. saying as he
went: Gentlemen, if any of you
want my chance you are welcome to
it. 1t is not worth staying for!
Year: 1878

'Will you always trust me dearest p
he asked, looking down into her great
blue eyes with unspeakable affection.
She was sales woman in an up town
shirt store, and she told him business
was business. and he'd have to pay
cash every time.-N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
Year: 1878

There Is no medical or protective appliance that
will prove so grateful and effective IN Tickling
Coughs, Irritation and Soreness Of the Chest and
Lungs. We believe them capable OF preventing
serious diseases Of these organs.
Year: 1878

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A NEW JERSEY man, of an inventive
turn Of mind, undertook to accomplish
the biblical feat of walking on water.
He had made two immense India-rubber
shoes inflated with air. He succeeded
in walking fifty yards on the river, and
was making bravely for the opposite
shore when he was struck by a stiff
breeze and lost his balance. His head
went down and his feet remained above
water, and fifteen minutes later couple
of gunners, sighting the huge shoes, mis-
took them for couple of amphibious
monsters and riddled them with buck
shot. This released the air and the man
disappeared. He was found two weeks
afterward.
Year: 1878

candle made It almost transparent.
I would walk any time half a day to
see its equal. The hand ofman could
not construct so rare and beautiful
an ornament. Looking down from
this point into Giants Hail we haa>a
magnificent view as far as our candle
light wound reach. On the cornice
of huge column, some distance up
ward, our lights shone on perfectly
formed
Year: 1878

personal and offensive. But instead Of
that we find this paper excusing the rot
ten Radical party and assuming a cell
sorship of the GAZETTE, and 1t is so
quoted by other papers. At least the
Dela,caredn should confine itself to the
truth, but is wide of this in the follow
ing which we quote


"The DELAWARE GAZETTE harps oc-
casioRally on the Dover post office. We
should think the GAZETTE would get out
of the old grooves and not find fault with
everything and everybody outside of its
own office. If the editor of the GAZETTE
will pay our little town visit we shall be
delighted to take him to the postofiice
and show him through the building by
the permission of our worthy postInas-
ter, and we know he would be pleased
with its arrangement for the convenience
of all concerned. We like the economy
advocated by the GAZET1 E-but don't
admire that parsimony and stinginess
which would deprive everybody of lit
tie comfort"


Now, we don't care to discuss this
matter further with the Deidparedn, but
we will venture to assert that Dover
would have been satisfied with $l0,-
900 post office and that it is susceptible
Of proof that the government could have
had eight or ten handsome, subsi antial
and commodious post offices built in this
State for $4,000. And they would have
had all the 'modern conveniences," too,
if necessary. Nearly every town that
wanted a new post office would have pre-
sented lot and we cite the elegant
stone villa of L. McInall, Esq, in this
city, that was erected for $4,000, and
the elegant three story brick house of J.
L. Beggs, ESQ.,, near it, which cost about
800. Both of these are more costly
than post office building need to be-
As the Delaudredn's article condemning
us has been copied and commented upon
1t becomes necessary that the GAzHTTB
should be thus particular to make good
its declarations; for newspaper that has
no regard for its word soon ceases to
benefit any cause it espouses.
Year: 1878

The NEXT Legislature should look
into our Levy Court system and make a
radical change in the mode in which
business is conducted by them. The
work of these courts and their expendi-
lures itemized, ought to be published in
the newspapers, and the courts should
be required to square up their accounts
at least once in each three months, or
ottener, by paying for work done through
orders on the county tIeasurers. We are
often told that the Courts pay too much
for work done on various improvements,
and the party in power is made TO suffer
from the very fact that the people are
kept In ignorance, because there is no
authority for published intelligent state
ments OF what has been done. Such
statements are beneficial. They serve
as guides in the future for the conduct of
other works; and they relieve the mind
OF the public spirited people who want
to know what ii costs to build and keen
the bridges, public buildings, &c, in
order, and the cost of all other public
institutions. Nobody ought to be afraid
to make these statements more public
They are published we know once in
two years in the State Auditors report,
But that does not satisfy the curious as
to such matters. They do not wish to
wait.
Year: 1878

THE n. Y. Herald says the condition
Of business in Massachusetts, is exceed
ingly encouraging. Nearly all the cot
ton mills are at work and wages are fair.
While competition is keen and prices
low the market is said to be larger than
ever before. An almost equally good re-
port is made in regard to woollen goods
and the boot and shoe trade. Altogether
the outlook is exceedingly bright.