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Year: 1879

My stock of Fall and Winter Boots and Shoes is
plee and open for inspection Prices still lower than
before The styles in Ladies' Misses and Chidrens Kid
Button and Side Lace Shoes and in Ladies' and Misses Cloth
Top Basket Leather oxed Button Shoes very pretty and
attractive and quality the very best that produced by
some of the most reliable Cancnnati manufactures Prices
guaranteed to be lower than the quality of Shoes
be bough anywhere in the county.


The stock of Mems, Boys and ChildIens Heavy Saddle
Seam and Hand Sided Boots larger by far than has
before been brought to this market by dealer The
quality is BETTER and the prices lower than the grade
goods have been sold in Jackson since the war;
present tending upward and those who buy ear
est will buy lowest


Ny stock of Mems and Boys Fine Wool Hats larger
than be found at other store in Jackson and the
styles and desirable and the prices lower than
goods of the quality be bought in this market


also keep full line of Kip Calf Upper and Sole Leather
for sale at all times Call and examine my stock, and be
convinced that the Boot and Shoe Store the place to buy
Boots and Shoes.


r. W. Tt oAG 49,
Year: 1879

What are we getting done for The bene-
fit of the city? | have seen and signed
some petitions, one 20 put us back where
we were once, that every voter should
pay city tax before he was entitled to
vote at our city elections. When this
law was repealed there was some excuse
for it, for at that time it seemed to bear
heavy en- one party alone. If that was
so then it's gone by now. We have to
pay our county tax before we can vote at
our Sta'e elections, and no one appears
to think that Is oppressive. The city is
only corporation working under char
ter, as banks and railroads are, by acts of
the Legislature, and only stockholders
vote at the elections for the directors to
govern them, and he who has share of
stock votes one and the one who has so
shares votes 80. We don't propose to
ask for this rule of voting, but the voter
ought to have some interest, and the
mere paying of head tax before voting,
no one ought to object to that, and we
would collect some thousands OF dollars
more tax, tor the people like to vote and
then they would have some interest in
the affairs of the city. This is not
party question, but one Of rights and
privileges. There is one more subject
that the people of Wilmington are inter-
ested in, and | see that is before the
Legislature, brought there by our coun-
try friends, that we shall nave a free
market that all shall be allowed to sell
the produce Of their farms alike without
let or hindrance. Give us free trade
here so we may get our stuff to eat at its
lowest figure. Everybody ought to be
in favor of this and no pets to be provid-
ed for,especially where it is question of
bread. At.
Year: 1879

Editors Dispatch: We. notice local in
your issue OF this date In regard to the
strike OF our cigar-makers, Which we may
as we'll explain and it is but justice that
you should publish our side OF. the ques-
ton.


We learn from q number OF our men that
their action was not caused by any dissatis-
faction with the prices we were paying
them, but was brought about in this man
ncr-yiz, another factory in the city had
resolved to reduce the prices they were pay
ing to our standard Of wages; in conse-
quencc Of which their men, rather than
have their oun wages reduced, influenced
our men to demand an advance for their
work.


We pay living prices for all work done.
and higher wages than those paid by north
ern factories; and rather than yield in this
instance we prefer giving that excess or adj
vantage to the trade who have so faYorably
received our goods. We are determined
that the trade shall be able to supply the
consumer with our goods in such manner
rs will compete both in quality and price
with any cigar-factory in the country, and
the present strike will not interfere with
our business in anv way whatever.


Very respectfully,


LEIBERMUTH g. MILLHTsER.
Year: 1879

MANUFACTURERS FROM WINCHESTER FOR
THE FAIR.-It was gratifying. to hear
through Governor Holiday that there will
be quite a good display Of manufactured
goods of different kinds at the Fair from
the town of Winchester. This move on the
part of our Valley friends is Lighly COM
mendable, and will no doubt lead to new
business and social relations with the capi-
tai city OF the State; and, at the same time,
it may be the means OF making our State
manufacturers from all sections better
known to each other, and their products
TO dealers and consumers in the more south
ern StateS
Year: 1879

s,ud and really degrading practice were
abolished. It would save millions Of dollars.
1t would immensely reduce the consumption
of liquors. The long roll Of drunken men
would bs reduced to the few desperate ones
who drink expressly to get drunk, and will
drink alone to do it. It would save working
men the loss Of their wages, the
results of d weeks work, perhaps
squandered in single night. 1t
would save other families from. abuse
and suffering. It would abolish the SENSE
less demand which form makes upon
q young man to include a crowd OF others
whom he does not know, and perhaps does
not want to know, in his drinking. 1t would
knock away the first step that has led many
q man into immoderate drinking. II the
ladies' Of this State who are now laborlng SO
zealously for temperance in impractical dl-
rections would personally appeal to men TO
peremptorily refuse to treat others or al'o"
others to treat them, and organize assocla~
tions for that purpose, they would Strike
almost death~blow at saloons.


The New York Society calls itself the Bust
ness-Men's Society Of Moderation. ehan We
not have such an organization here q VIII
not our business men move in this matter,
not the men who never drink, for o tenn
perance society Of that sort is m1snomer'
but the business men who do drink? Ii they
will get together and pledge themselves not
to drink in business hours, or not. to treat
other business men, or, better still, not to
drink for O stated period, they can accom-
plish a great deal for tamperance,-t
much-nbused word, which does not mean
total abstinence, but moderation. The e1-
ample would be healthy one for their
clerks and employees. What prominent busl-
ness man Of Chicago has the cournge to step
forward and take the initiative in this great
work of reform7 If an honest, earnest
effort were made it would not be long be-
fore the rel, white, and blue pledges would
be abundant in Chicago.
Year: 1879

In today's paper q correspondent very sen
sibly calls attention to the brutal exhibit
ton now in progress at the Exposition
Building, under the thin guise Of s'walk-
ing match" The truth is, that woman who
ought to have more sense is making futile
effort to perform IN impossible feat, and the
money obtained from the gulled public
which pays for the privilege Of witnessing
the degrading spectacle goes to the support
OF her nblc-bodied husband, couple Of
Epecalators, and the women who attend her.
There is not the slightest element Of sport in
such an affnir, and the summary arrest Of
the woman and her t' managers would
meet with public appreciation.
Year: 1879

nansaf;nn. The Office of Treasurer las legal
connensatiou, but at the same time is seem-
;nc1y a cost to the incumbent The salary OF
the Treasurer is 81, 900 year, but the officer
must pay his own clerks, whose compensa.
tion is perhaps $4,000 That Is the legal
status Of the case. It is assumed rs tact
that tie City Treasurer deposits the public
moneys in banks of his own selection, and
that he receives from such banks an allow
auce of or per cent on the monthly bal
ances to his credit. The average cash IN the
hands Of the Treasurer Of this city the past
wear has been perhaps S8oo,ooo. # the City
Treasurer does receive this interest on the
deposits, which is unknown to the law, then
the net emolu,nents of the Office may be esl-
mated by those apt at ciphering.


We cannot, however, assume that the hope
or expectation of receiving this large COM
pensation has anything to do with producing
such numerous array of candidates on both
sides, and for two reasons. All these gentle
men are men Of standing and character, having
due regard for legal and moral obligations.
The law requires the Treasurer to give bond;
it requires him to make oath generally to
observe tie law, and specifically once
month that he has not violated the Law. The
law also prohibits the Treasurer, on penalty
of removal from Office, from using, directly
or indirectly, for his own profit or the profit
Of any other person, any portion OF the pub
lie money, and provides that in case such
Treasurer shall loan such money, or use it
as deposit and receive interest therefor, he
shall be punished by fine and imprisonment,
or both.


The Comptroller in his last report urgent
" appealed to the Council to make m ap-
preparation for vault and safe in which to
keep the public money, and to fix specific
salary for the Treasurer anl for his clerks.
The Council, however, has refused to, do
this, the impression being that there
is q standing necessity for having
at least one Office under the City Govern-
lnent which would Justify the candidate of
each party contributing from 5000 to $S, 900
to "run the party " during the election
How the candidates for tho Office Of Treas
urer cnn afford to pay such enormous assess
ments for the mere nomination to an office
whose legal, and not criminal, emoluments
are insufficient to pay the ordinary clerical
labor, is one of those conundrums which
each man is at liberty to answer for himself.
As only one person can be nominated on
each side for Treasurer, We suggest that all
the defeated candidates for that office be
nominated BY their respective parties for the
Citv Council.
Year: 1879

Experience with the sef-propel1ing steam
frc-cngines. Of which there are two in this
city, teaches that they should be converted
1t once into the ordinary draft engine, and
that lhe city should buy no more Of the
same design It is not merely because they
are q nuisance, but because they are pos
itively dangerous, that they ought to be
abandoned The accident the other night,


in which q mnn had his leg broken, and
where car-horse fell dead from fright, is
warning that ought to be needed; the next
accident Of the same kind may result in q
Year: 1879

Persons wishinginformationin in regard to the
recently authorized 4 per cent refunding Ger
t;fcates, may obtain it from the circular
issued by the Secretary Of the Treasury yes
terday and given in to-day's issue Of TIE
TRIBUNE. The certificates are to be Of the
denomination Of $40, and will be sold for
lawful money at par and accrued interest at
the date of purchase
Year: 1879

The officials of the National Stock Yards
at East St. Louis deny the report telegraphed
from Washington Thursday night that cases
Of pleuro-pneumonia had been discovered
among the stock at that point. They assert
also that no slop-fed cattle are sent there for
sale, and that those received thus far this
year have been in an unusually healthy con-
dinon.
Year: 1879

The case Of Standing Bear, the
Ponca Indian hdbeas corpus case
recently pending in the U. S. Court
at Omaha, was decided last week,
and is regarded as of very great
importance to the Indian bureau at
Washington, as well as to the whole
race of Indians within our borders.
The present decision of the court
not only releases Standing Bear and
his party from the custody of the
army, but prohibits the use of the
army to force Indian tribes to re-
side on reservations against their
will. The district attorney Lam
bertson has appealed the case to the
circuit court, and we presume it
eventually will be taken to the su-
preme court.
Year: 1879

THERE was a report reached Nor
folk, Neb., last week that the Spot
ted Tail Indians had shot and killed
one of McCann's herders on the
Niobrara river. The Indians bad a


large number of ponies stolen by
white men and had recovered near


Iy two hundred and it is supposed
that the Indians mistook the herder
for a horse thief and shot him.
There appears to be no necessity for
alarm, on account of the appearance
of Indians in the Elkhorn valley.
Year: 1879

The cry that the Democratic press should
not denounce Legislature in which there
is Democratic majority, comes from Repub-
licsn, Greenbsck aud wsak-kneed Democrats
who have no other object in view than thst
OF placing the Democratic party of the State
in an odlus attitude. To use the lsaguAge OF
a prominent Senator; "One OF the best
signs OF the times Is the ieArleel manner ia
which the true Democratic pross OF the State
denounced the demagoguery prevalent 10 the
present General Assembly,
Year: 1879

u Some time since Detroit merchant
was IN want of a clerk, and he advertised
the fact. Among the numerous applicants
who sent in . recommendation was a
young man who had shortly before re-
ceived letter from the old man TO the eff.
feet that any further visits to his house
on the part of the young man could not
he permitted, and that .sMary s. future
husband was already selected. In his
haste and excitement he lor. arded this
note in place of q recommendation from
a mercantile house, and upon discovering
his mistake he called upon the merchant
to secure his missive.


as"Ahl' said the merchant as the Young
man entered, you can begin here to-mor
row. | was about to write to you.''


s'That that letter" becans the
young man, bnt the merchant interrupted.
Year: 1879

Coin countelfeiters direct their atten-
tion chiefly to the quarter and half dol
lar silver pieces, though they by no means
confine themselves thereto. The outfit for
the work consists of few genuine coins,
some antimony, lead, type metal, pulver-
lied glass, small galvanic battery,
crude milling machine: and moderate
supply Of plaster of Pans. With the
plaster of Paris the y make models-very
perfect ones-of the coin. Sometimes in
one mould there will be cavities exactly
the size of all the silver coins, with the
impression of one side on one-half the
mould and the other bearing the fac-sim-
lie OF the reverse. the base metal. an
timony, lead, type metal and pulverized
glass-though tin is sometimes used-is
melted and poured into the mould. When
sufficiently cooled the metal is taken out.
The. coin has dingy, rough and not at
all decei7ing look. 1t is smoothed with
a knife as far as possible, the rough edges
being cut off. It is next run edsewise
through small milling machine. which
generally consists of two small cogeed
wheels. This makes the notcles around
the edges, All that is now left to give
the coin the appearance ofgenuine money
is a coating OF silver. This the counter
feiter secures from genuine coin. The
genuine. coin, subjected to the action of
the battery, soon loses some of the silver
Before it is sufficiently dissolved to total
~ deface it the coin is taken out. Enough
genuine silver is in this way procured
from a single coin to plate dozen, eoun-
terfeits, and the original looks, after the
operatian, IS if it were but a little worn,
and can be readily passed. This process
is called sweating" The work is very
simple A good hand at the business can
make his moulds from plaster of Paris and
begin turning out spurious pcices all in
two Or three hours. In counterfeitins
gold com the same met Cd is pursued, q
genuine gold coin substituted for the sill
yer one in the sweating process being tho
only change. tits much more difficult,
however, to get a decent gold counterfeit
than it is one of silver; therefore there is
not much doing in that line of business.
The use of rulverized glass in the COM
position of fceunterfeitcoi IS for the pur
pose OF giving them a ring" something
ll.e that possessed by the genuine metal.
They can always be detected, however,
by their weight, never being as heavy as
the genuine 4
Year: 1879

a man who has delicate wife living
IN the Waldo Hills, has made practice
OF beating her with a pitchf0rk handle,
but the neighbors threatened him with
a lashiDg If be did not desist and he has
pretended 10 be contrite.-E.TcbGHgC
We wouldn't believe word the beast
says. a man who would beat his wife
would swear TO lie for nothing If there
were a premium of a section Of land for
truth.telling. Democrat.
Year: 1879

put of bullion duplicated by other
Districts with the same capacity,
l shall claim Globe District to be
the banner District of the United
States.


Now in relation to the Isabella,
I will refer you to the history of
all mining camps. and you will
find that all have had their share
of such schemes thrown on the
pubiIc, mIicr JAILED to come up
to the expectations Of the invest
ors; sometimes, ! have found,
bad management was more To
blame than the property, and
perhaps the future viii explain
the scheme referred to. Hoping
to have a more newsy letter for
my next 1 will close.


PICK AND SHOVEL.
Year: 1879

When the American Union Telegraph
Company started to erect wires in New
Jersey, the Western Union monopoly pull
ed down its poles. This it had a perfect
right to do, because nobody has right to
run telegraph line in this country with
And the American Union is just that
obstinate and unreasonable that it has
brought suit against the Western Union
for damages for destroying its telegraph
une.-StocF RTo,t.
Year: 1879

At recent meeting / English
farmers club, Prof McBnt )ke Of the
difficulty Of administering icine to a
pig. He said: To dose pig, which you
are sure to choke if you attempt to make
him drink while squeallng, halter him as
you would for execution, and Tie the rope
end to stake. He will pull back until
the rope is tightly strained. When he
has ceased his uproaf and begins to reflect
APPROACH him, and between the back part
of his jaws insert an old shoe, from which
you have cut the toe leather. This he
will at once begin to suck and chew.
Through it pour medicine, and he will
swallow any quantity you please.
Year: 1879

show its value is a first-class mill,
which I was informed is soon to
be shipped from San Francisco.
Having now shown the facts of
the case, / think 1 can safely as
sert that the Silver Nugget has
at the present time more ore in
sight than any other property
(open to the inspection of the
public) in the District.


Having perhaps cleared up
some of the clouds from the Mug
get, 1 will try and explain, in a
measure, why this District has
been so unfortunate, and in order
TO do SO we will have to look
over our means of reduction,
terms &c. Upon inquiry I find
that u it'll recently we have had
no perfect reduction works In the
District. and at the present time
the capacity is limited to a five
stamp mill ; until we see our ont.
Year: 1879

superior to justice, is that of Francis
Decleer, who was convicted Of assault
to murder his wife. The assault was a
most brutal one and the case against him
was clear, but through the ingenuity OF
his counsel he is in a fair way to 60 free.
Pending his indictment his wife secured
a divorce and resumed her maiden name
of Victoria Bacon. The Grand Jury in
dicted him for assaulting Victoria Bacon
but his counsel asks for a new trial on the
ground that he did not shoot Victoria Ba-
con, but Victoria Decleer, that being her
name at the time OF the assault If the
new trial is granted and he is tried for
assault to murder Victoria Decleer, his
counsel will ask for dismissal Of the
case on the ground that there is no such
person as Victoria Decleer and therefore
he could not have shot hrr.-BulIstin.
Year: 1879

They cured me of Ague, Bilious
re%s, and Kidney Complaint, as re-
commended. I had a half bottle left
which | used for my two little girls,
whom the doctors and neighbors said
could not be cured. I am confident I
should have lost both Of them one
night if I had not had the Hop Bit
ters in my house to use. I found they
did them so much good [ continued
with them, and they are now well.
That is why | say you do not know
half the value of Hop Bitters, and do
not recommend them highly enough"
B, Rochester, N. Y.
Year: 1879

The Boston Globe thinks that the
OAio Dem ocrats are not dYwn because
OF jhetr defeat, and wants TO bet an
old hat that they are alIeAdy p erar-
lug for the next election. We will
put up our old shoes that they are not
he next election is the election OF
lhrtman's successor and they are cut
o. that race
Year: 1879




Q) A had cold will ruin It's cOurse OF
about ten days, in spite Of what may be
done for ii, unless remedial means are
employed within fOFty-eight hours Of its
inception. On the first day of 4 cold
there is very unpleasant sensation of
chillineSs. The moment you observe
this go to your room and stay there.
Keep it at such a temperature as will
entirely prevent this chilly feeling,
even if itreqqires one hundred degrees
of FahIenheit. In addition put your
feet in water, half leg deep, as hot rs
you can bear it, adding hotter water
from time to time, for a quarter of an
hour, so that the water shall he hotter
when you take your feet out than
when you put them in. Then dry
them thoroughly, ana put on warm
thick stockings even If it be summer,
for summer colds are the most dam
gerOus. And for twenty-fOur hours
eat not an atom of food, but drink as
much as you like of any warm teas,
and at the end of that time. if not
sooner, the cold will effectullly be
broken, without any medicine what
ever. o. Take carbonate of ammonia
in full and often repeated doses; ten
grains in mucilage every hour or two
hours, for one or two days in severe
cases Will proper attention 10 other
hygienic means the patient Sill Soon
recover from the Severest cold without
the liability TO relapse which follows
the employment of sweating medi-
cineS. 3)0ne ounce each of licOrice root
throughout, flax seed and slippery elm
bark. Cut the elm bark and Ecorice
root up fine, mix with the flax seed
and throughout and add one quart of
water; steep slowly for ten hours.
Strain and add to the sirup one
pound of loaf sugar and one pint of
molaSses: boil for 4 few minutes and
bottle. Take a tablespoonful four
times 4 day. a. Dissolve tablespoon
ful of bOrax in a pint of hot water;
let it stand until it becomes tepid /;
snuff. some up the nOstrils two or three
times during the day, or use the dry
powdered bOrdX like snuff, taking a
pinch as often rs required. At night
have handkerchief saturated with
spirits of oamphOr, place il near the
nOstrils. so as TO inh1le the fumes
while sleeping,
Year: 1879

Now clean up the rubbish about
your premises and dispose Of it by
tossing il over into your neighborts
yard. He may not ask you to DO this,
but don't let his mOdesty stand in the
way Of q manifest favor Waterloo
ObseTpeF,
Year: 1879

Six years had elapsed.


Barney McBriar and his friend Nc
Shoot were seated smoking on the
piazza Of the Magnolia Hotel.


Barney was regarding with watch
full eye, his cemetery on the hillside,
which had increased considerably in
size, and was laid out in = neat and
tasteful manner.
Year: 1879

\ young lady, who ought to know,
accounts for the disposition Of the
average young fellow to put his arm
around girls waist by the suppOsi-
tiOn that he is looking for that rib that
was taken from him 50 long ago.
Boston Transcript