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Year: 1879

It is charged that General Chalmers
has written letter to the Governor
of Mississippi. advising that he ARE st
every one on board of General Con
ways boat if it comes down tho river
They cay that he declared, "resen,
such an Invasion Of their country and
consider any such movement iDcen
diary and dangerous. Geueral Chal
mers is q man of too much sense ever
to have written such letter as that.
The exodus boom having about pc
tered out. this was doubtless gotten Up
to galvanize it into life
Year: 1879

under for three or four inches and over
seam together on the wrong side. l
neatly done the join viii be scarcely ap-
parent.


Carpets which have been laid away
during the summer should be closely ex-
amined for moths and well swept before
putting down. Ingram carpets may be
neatly mended by slipping a patch
under, taking care that the figures
match, and pasting carpet and patch to-
gether with stiff flour paste.


Clothes which are to be laid away for
the winter should be washed and rough
dried, but not starched, since the starch
has tendency not only to yellow white
cloth, but to rot it as well. To preserve
the color they should be slightly blued.
Mice are apt to cut white clothes and
calicoes when laid away in closet to
which they have access especially if
any starch is left in them. Grenadines,
buutings and summer woolens which
will not be needed in cold weather,
should be packed in trunks with cam
phor to preserve them from moths,
which, in a warm house, are frequently
as active in winter as in summer. The
English custom of laying sprigs of
lavender, or dried rose leaves among
linen is an exceedingly fine one.-PhilG-
dcLDhjG Times
Year: 1879

Beds should be cleaned, mattresses
summed and bed clothing aired. Win
ter clothing and blankets, which have
been packed away for the summer,
should be taken out, examined and well
aired. Where carpets have been on the
floor all summer, thorough sweeping is
all that is required to clean them. For
this carpet brush is better than a
broom and a patent carpet sweeper
than either. The carpet sweeper, how
ever, will not go into the corners Of the
room and these must be cleaned W tn
brush and dustpan. This TROUBLESOME
corner brushing is obviated by the
modern fashion of leaving a strip of
stained floor around the edge of the
carpet. Where the floors are covered
with mating it is generally agreed to
be wisest to ,eave the mating down
and put the carpet overit. The mating
keeps better on the floor than if taken
up and stored away, and at the same
time helps to preserve the carpet. Two
thicknesses of paper should be laid be-
tween them. Newspapers Will answer
for this purpose, but common brown
wrapping paper, such as grocers use, is
still better, on account OF its absorbent
QualltleS. w nen III Is uSeu Iue Ildt
ting will usually be found much cleaner
the next spring after the carpet is taken
UP than when it was laid down. Fol
cleaning mating, damp corn meal oil
wheat bran sprinked over it and ther
swept off is excellent. Soap shoult
never be used on mating, it yellows i


badly. When the mating is so dirty %


to require washing, salt water will b.
found much better for the purpose.


Every one knows how iron castors OF
furniture stain straw mating. There
nothing which will remove these stain


without injury, but they may be pre-
vented by placing tiny round mats 9
straw coarse crochet cotton under cac


roller. When depressions occur in til


mating an extra thickness ofpaper mus
be put, in order to prevent the carpe
from wearing off in that spot. The ne'
patent tacks for mating, made in tn
l form of small staples. are much leItt
than the old style. When breadth


mating is to be pierced turn both piece
Year: 1879

lie CnliuTeus
DO you love me, little childrenl
Oh, sweet blossomsl that are curled
(Lie's tender morning-glories)
Round the easement OF the world!
DO your hearts climb up toward me
AS my own heart bends to you,
In the beauty OF your dawning
And the brightness OF your dewl
When the fragrance OF your faces,
And the rhythm OF your feet,
And the incense OF your voices
Transform the sullen street,
Do you see my soul move softly
Forever where you move,
With an eye OF benediction


And a guarding hand Of love!
Oh, my darlings! am with you
In your trouble, in your play,
In your sobbing aud your singing,
In your dark and in your day;
In the chambers where you nestle,
In the novels where you lie,
In the sunlight where you blossom,
And the blackness where you die.
Not blessing broods above you
But it lifts me from the ground;
Not thistle-barb doth sting you
Y -. A.
And chord within me trembles
To your slightest touch or tone,
And famish when you hunger,
And shiver when you moan.
Can you tell me, little children,
Why it is l love you sol
Why I'm weary with the burdens .sm
Ofmy sad and weary woe2
Do the myrtle and the aloes


Spring blithely from one treef
Yet love you, oh, my darlings!
Have you any flowers tor me?
have trodden all the spaces


OF my solemn years alone,
And have never felt the cooling
OF babes breath near my own;
But with more than father passion,
And more than mother pain,
have loved you, little children!
Do you love me back again2
Year: 1879

Tho midnight marauder should Tot be ban
ished from our dwelling any more quickly
than should a cough or cold OF any kind be
driven from the system. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup quietly yet positively places oil colds
under its control, Price 25 cents.
Year: 1879

"WEDNESDAY July 2-6 +. MI


We're It not that stock gambling. like nature. abb
hors vacuum. the Stock Exchange to-day might as
well have been shut up as not. In its paucity Of
transactions and feebleness ofuctuations there was
nothing to elevate the market above the plane Of an
eventless Lowell Speculation here and there CO.
quetted with stock two. with the result of
fractional Improvement in some and of frac-
tional decline in others In no instance, however
was there sufficient influence brought to bear to
stir up the market into anything like animation
In fact the sipAuence'' is out Of town. yachting
may be. lounging through the long summer
days without much thought Of Wall street
of the poor devils of brokers who are
left behind in the almost hopeless expectancy Of
picking up here and there o stray commission. The
leaders Of speculation having, speak, left their
p. P. Cs upon the market, such business as re-
manned has been turned over to small traders and
professional scalpers. From all appearances these
latter have made little Of their legacy The best
they have succeeded in doing is to keep the market
fairly strong and to prevent its sinking into con-
dition Of complete atrophy. This. indeed, was the
condition of things to-day. With the exception Of
two or three stocks the market remained blank.
In q small way there animation in the St..
Paul shares, which declined one per cent. Re-
ports Originated, quite as likely as not
for stock jobbing purposes). were circulated
tnAb ihoruluB giving BreWSouo eCcouuIS VI sAo
amount Of injury done to the standing wheat
crop along the line of the road by the
alienation of wet days and hot suns. If there was
field offered to the familiar moth there many
open to the corroding rust" and it was from an
apprehension of the corrupting influence of the
latter that the st. Paul stocks fell to-day There
was no change of moment in the anthracite shares.
New Jersey Central a shade stronger than yes
terday. The story Of suit being brought against
the company for back taxes and wharf privileges Is
denied We are informed that the company owns its
docks in fee with the exception of q small one
belonging to the city, and that all charges Of every
description have been paid up. There was q little
more animation in Iron Mountain, without improve
ment in prices, although the earnings for the third
week in June show the very creditable increase
OF $2O857 70 the time last year.
In the Mining Board stocks showed an increase in
activity and prices generally strong. report
that serious fire had occurred in the shaft Of the
Imperial mine caused decline in the stock from
81 So to 81 So Later in the day it was suspected
that the report had been exaggerated for stock job
bng purposes and the price rallied to 81 70 at the
close. Money on call remained at from to per
cent-en artificial drmness, which will be dissipated
payments for interes. and dividends are
well under way.


The extreme fluctuations in leading shares Is
a, tha all lowiD of nrc
Year: 1879

"A Minor Robbery.


A small but clever robbery was reported at
police headquarters yesterday, and up to last
night no clue had been discovered that might
lead to the identity of the perpetrator.
About 8 O'Clock yesterday morning Mrs.
Jones, residing at No. LAG Franklin street,
had occasion to leave the house for few
minutes in answer to the call of milkman,
leaving the door open during her absence.
Upon returning to the house she discovered
that pecket-book containing about $8 had
been abstracted from a center table, and
diligent search developed the fact that it had
been stolen. The only stranger about the
house during the morning was small lad
named Flynn, who came to the house on an
errand. The boy was brought to police
headquarters and closely INTERCEPTED con-
cernlng the robbery, but close examination
resulted in the belief of his entire innocence.
Up to late hour last night the robbery was
enveloped in profound mystery, and no clue
had been ascertained of the perpetrator.
Year: 1879

DRESS NEATLY FOR THE CHILDREN's
SAKE.-Growing children are very crit
ical of mothers appearance. little as
they say about it. Nobody likes better
than they to see her look pretty for the
children's sake it is worth while to bur-
nish up the old jewelry you allow to
lie idle in its locked-up box. 1t is worth
while to spend an afternoon fixing up a
box full of ruffies and collars, which are
so easily manufactured out of odds and
ends you allow to be wasted, and then
do them up in the neatest manner.


When your hardest work is over and
the dinner dishes fairly cleared away,
treat yourself to a fresh dress with a
neat collar or ruche, and your best pin
at the throat. A knot of bright ribbon
gives an added charm, and will please
the children as we'll as yourself. A
wide, clean apron will protect your dress
when you 60 about your supper, and
can be laid off when you sit down to
tea. Boys will not stay about the house
very much at evening if mother sits
down at night in her soiled morning
gown, with her hair rough and untidy.
A fretting. complaining way is very apt
to go along with that style. and there
is hardly anything besides intemperance
that can make a home seem more un-
pleasant.
Year: 1879

THINGS IN CoMMoN.-There are usu.
ally twelve ribs in the human body,
though sometimes eleven or thirteen.
The skull consists of eight bones, four
at the top and four in pairs at the sides.
There are three kinds of teeth, the in
cisors, the tearing and the grinders, and
in many the three kinds are opposite to
each other, above and below. The num-
Der of teeth at maturity is thirty-two
or sixteen on each jaw. The perspira-
ton of man in health is about twenty
eight ounces in twenty -four hours. This
fact alone shows the necessity of bathing
and washing the skin. The quantity
diminishes while eating, but increases
during digestion and sleep. The blood
is about one fifth of the weight of the
body. The heart, by its muscular con-
traction, distributes two ounces of blood
from seventy to eighty times in min
ute. The lungs owing to the continued
reception of fresh cold air, are the cold
est part of the body. In sleep the res
piration is less frequent than at other
times. A respiration may be held for
a minute and half. or even longer if
it be taken deep and long.
Year: 1879

The skin of a boiled egg is the most
efficacious remedy that can be applied
to boil. Peel it carefully. wet and
apply it to the part effected. 1t will
draw off the matter and relieve the sore
ness in few hours.
Year: 1879

Wash for the mouth: Dissolve a
spoonful of black current jelly in half a
cup of hot water, and add two Jumps of
sugar. Keep it in the mouth as long as
possible, but do not swallow it. 1t will
give relief when the tongue is dry or the
mouth foul.
Year: 1879

A contemporary has been asked: "Can
a man belong to a brass band and be
a Christian o. 1t replies: we see no
impediment in the way. But if he is a
member of brass band. and is given to
practicing on cornet or trombone at
home, it is an impossibility for the man
living next door to be Christian"
Year: 1879

The Canadian farmers, who furnish to
the Boston market the finest lamb and
mutton and the best coarse wool sold
there, keep small focks of Cotswolds,
generally about so In each flock.
Year: 1879

SOMETHING WORTH KNowING.-Every
little while, writes correspondent, We
read in the papers of some one who has
stuck rusty nail in his foot. or knee,
or hand, or some other portion of his
person, and that lock.jaw has resulted
therefrom, of which the patient died.
If every person in the world was aware
of perfect remedy for all such wounds,
and would apply it then all such reports
would cease. But although we can give
the remedy, we cannot enforce its appli-
cation. Some will not employ it be-
cause they think it too simple; others
will have no faith IN it when they read
it; while others often think such a
wound of small account and not worth
fussing over until it is too late to do
any good. Yet all such wounds can be
healed without the fatal consequences
which follow them. The remedy is SIM
pie, almost always on hand, and can be
applied by anyone, and what is better,
it is infallible. 1t is simply to smoke
the wound. or any bruise or wound that
is indamed, with burning wool or cot
ton cloth. Twenty minutes in the
smoke of wool will take the pain out Of
the worst wound, and repeated once or
twice, it will allay the worst case of in
fiamation arising from wound we ever
saw. People may sneer at the ''old mans
remedy" as much as they please, but
when they are afflicted, just let them try
it. 1t has saved many lives and much
pain, and is worthy of being printed in
letters of gold and put in every home.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon a very serious
accident occurred toa young man eh-
ployed on the extension to the Arins.
ton Cotton mills in the Ninth ward
which may make him a cripple for life
The particulars as related to US are 81
follows: John l.. Wiley, young man
of promise, about q years OF age, son
of our friend William B. Wiley, 9l5
Shipley street, for year or more pas.
had been unable to work ON account Oh
the effects OF an attack of slow fever
About week ago feeling able to go tc
work he procured employment from the
workmen who were building an addl
ton to the Arlington Cotton mills
Yesterday evening about half past
four O'Clock he was AIDING of ths1oin'
of a airder, when his foot slipping the
adze struck him on the back part OF
the ankle Of the right leg severing the
tendon. He was Immediately con-
yeysd to the Office Of DR.. Kane ~he
dressed and bound up the wound after
which he was conveyed to his fathers
residence. II will bs several weeks
before the wound will effectually heal
up, and it is feared that the young usr
will always be cripple. Mr.. Wiley
is a hard laboring man and was con-
graduating himself that his son was
able 10 ltelp him along, hut now be
las met with new trouble
Year: 1879

A large force of workInen have hsen
at work ever since the breakins o! the
dam iu the south race motel yesterday,
drilling the rock to prepare the bed Tor
the Few pipe which Is to be lad a,
that point. Water will not be turned
iato the race now until the work Is
finished which will be some time next
Monday. OF course the mills Oh this
side OF the creek will be compelled To
remain idle until that time, and o.
both together possess first water rights
the city will be compelled to pay them
DAMAGES which will amount to about
fifty dollars per day. A COMMITTEES OF
three has already been appointed to
a,aess the damages done to PennypacE-
er's mill by the by break, the commit
tee consisting of one appointed by the
Chief Engineer one by the firm ana
these two to select ;another. Their re-
port will probably be mace this after
noon,
Year: 1879

The membership Of this new orsani-
cation has materially increased since
our last notice Of it, there being now
thirty three men bers affiliated with it.,
and others pledged verbally to join. At
the business meeting last night seven
trustees we're elected also class form.
ed, and two class leaders appointed as
we'll as a steward and treasurer. They
got all the keys of the late Seventh
Street Variety Hall this morning, and
tomorrow the temple will be purified
with lime, soap, water and elbow
grease, and material changes are going
on to re-convert it into its original use
of house of worship. In this these
people should be heartily sustained, as
they have done society at large a great
benefit in clearing out the pest house
which was formerly there. They will
not occupy it until Sunday week, Dec.
2lst. On next Sunday morning they
will hold a prayer meeting in Penn Lii
brary Hall at the corner of Sixth and
Penn streets, at half past nine O'Clock,
preaching at half past ten. Prayer
meeting again in the evening at halt
past six O'Clock, and preaching at hall
past seven. All are cordially invited
and are heartily welcomed.
Year: 1879

FnmOus Feat OF EnglneerIBg


skill done up-sbe Golfer Dam


nnrs's this niDg--.Psn8y.
packers Mills Inundated.
On last Sunday two weeks ago our
efficient Chief Eagineer aud large
force Of woiSmen constructed Golfer
dam In The south long race Just oppo-
site the City Mills, and " hen the lob
was finished, the entire press Of the
city, the REPUBLICAN, included, gave a
glowing account Of this feat Of eng snser-
ing skill.


The object In building the dam was
that the workmsn might blast the rocks
out Of the bed Of the race below 80 that
the new water pipe which ID to connect
the new turbine wheel, shortly 10 be
placed in position, with the Wor.hing-
ton pump.


After the dam was built the work OF
blasting aud digging commenced ana
was continued daily up Til ten o'clock
this morning when work suddenly ceas
ed the cause being that the famous dam
at that hour suddenly gave way and
the workmen TO save their lives skip
ped.


The water rushed down through th.
opening the workmen had made In
the bank OF the race below, and formed
a regular torrent in the street in front
of the City Mills, carrying away the
wharf between the City Mills and the
old Price Mills, ,hurliLg the large stones
into the creek.


E Penuypacker's mills were also iuun.
dated on the lower floor, and hundreds
Of bushels Of wheat, corn, -four, etc.,
Immediately ruined. Their loss alone
by water is estimated by some az high
az 81 800, all of which the city will
have to pay.


The water was Immediately shut oil
the race above at the Brandywine, and
now all the mills on the South side are
without water, entailing upon them a
heavy loss. 1t is understood that
a new dam will Immediately be built a
little higher up so that the city's sup
ply OF water may not be endangered,
but this will leave Price's mills with
out water until the new wheel ia placed
in position and everything fixed.


A Golfer dam is built by filing q
number OF bags with sand and laying
them on top Of one ano'h her, and those
who ought to know say that IL this
one had been properly stayed with
boards 1t would have been perfectly
safe, but this was not done and 1t Is
supposed that the blasting loosened the
bags with the above result. The dam
age to the wharf and city property is
not known.
Year: 1879

Those intending to visit Philalel.


phia on Tuesday next should not for
get that Mr.. Jacob c. Foulk who con-
ducts the fruit and confectionery stand


at the corner of Front and French, has
always on hand good supply of tick
ets both to and from the city. A great
many of our citizens are beginning to
appreciate the fact that it il a pleasure
to buy from Jacob, as they know they
are always dealing with a gentleman.
Year: 1879

people are entirely certain that the
Union Pacific has absolutely nothing to
do with the new company. Let it be
recorded. If it is not their inten-
tion to secure by the new route to the
Columbia, at Wallula, complete line,
independent of the Central Pacific, the
Union Pacific people are less shrewd
than they are supposed to be.
Year: 1879

colony was well represented. John
Porter, who was at the stable OF Isono-
my, said he had given the Kingsolerre
horse special training; that his strength
had greatly increased Of late, and that
he looked upon him as the positive win
ner of the cup. The betting before the
start was to against Parole.
Year: 1879

am up on the fence, now which way shall fall,
No matter which side, why. cannot please all;
But am not caring fig what they say,
shall fall on the side where I'll get the best pay.
As the needle will aways point true to the hole,
Just as true are my instincts for taking my toll;
am law maker of this our great nation,
And so shall make the best use of my station.
Political promises they are all CANNON,


To carry them out would be very uncommon;
My convictions are strong, if you're wishfu to buy,
To change them fraction you've got to bid high;
But when you've convinced me- I'll act on the square,
And in aiding your you will find Inc all there.
Why Office and place are but mere speculation,
We make buncumbc speeches about this great nation,
It's free institutions we laud to the skies


And tell them such blessing they ever must prize.
DO you think here to be swayed by the rabble
No indeed the pay would be poor for the trouble
We CANNON the noodles and speak them quite fair,
And tell them their interests shall be chief care
Just buncumbe-we only are after the pclf,


And our motto is. always look ont for yourself


SMYRNA March Il, 1879. $. Z. c.
Year: 1879

Have you seen him? lie stands m the
room with his back to the stove, and tells
how he could run a newspaper; how he
could be as Independent as a hog on ice,
and call things by their right names; how
he would expose corruption in high places ;
how he would write good commen sense,
and none Of your frivolous, try-to.be,funny
stuff. Then he criticises other peoples
methods Of conducting newspapers, and just
wishes some one would give him chance
to show his journalistic ability. The way to
cure one of these chaps is to geth to agree
to write sensible article every day for a
week. Before the week is out he is sure to
be pumped dry, and will gap worse for an
idea than chicken ever did with the pip.


Printers Crculdr.
Year: 1879

A recent advertisement contains the
following: 1" If the gentleman who keeps
the shoe store with a red head will return
the umbrella of young lady with whale
bone ribs and an iron handle to the slate
rooted grocer's shop, he will hear of some
thing to his advantage, as the same is the
gift of deceased mother now no more
with tho name engraved upon it"
Year: 1879

A witty lady was told by gentleman Of
her acquaintance that = he must have been
born with silver spoon in his mouth"
She looked at him carefully, and upon
realizing the size Of his mouth, replied
" don't doubt it; but it must have been
soup-ladle."