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Year: 1879




An Eastern exchange says, that "hun-
dreds and thousands of young ladies
| have set up TARGET and drawn the bow,
! and dozens and scores Of doctors have
pulled down their signs and moved since
this healthy outdoor amusement was
inaugurated." Here and there an archer
or archeress obtains printed rules and
instructions TO guide the game, but the
great majority string up tho bow, hang
up the target and whang away without
intelligence. The following rules will
apply to all and every locality:


Don't attempt 10 hold the bow in both
hands when you shoot


If you shoot over the target, lower it;
If you shoot under il, have it elevated.


When you miss the target and plow n
furrow along n boys scalp, tally two
one for the scalp and one for the boy.


Either close both eyes or keep both
open when you shoot. Some favor one
method and some the other but odds 10
the difference as long as your father en-
ploys a glazier by the month.


Don't attempt a curve shot. The AZ
row is as apt 10 come down on the baby's
head as elsewhere.


Some girls squint up one eye and hang
out their tongue when they pull the
bow. This is not absolutely necessary 20
line shot, though il does look romantic.


There is no particular distance 20 30
observed, but the nearer the target you
stand the more chance you have Of hit
ting some ono across tho street in tho
eye.


A center shot is called a "dufer;"
missing the target is termed n clone
hand" hitting the horse-bnrn is known
as "phoopee" missing the barn and
shooting your aunt's spectacles off her
nose is called "Tom-tom% shooting
across young mans shoulder is known
as " snufiles;" sitting down and shooting
backward over your head is known an
"blufiing the game" and holding a spy
glass up TO get a line shot is called
" mashing the mark"
Year: 1879

lto1dNtLle Noufler.l


The fire originated in the lower end of
the first dry gulch south of the Pawnee,
near Browns charcoal camp. A burner
named Thompson raked a few bright
embers from his fiery pit from the open
ing, into pile of dry leaves near by,
which quickly ignited, and in less time
than it takes to tell it the flames stole
along the ground like the wind scud
that precedes a tornado, gathering force
with its progress and soon developing
into huge billow of fire, leaping from
the tiny grass blades to the thicker
underbrush, and thence climbing TO the
very topmost boughs of the giant trees
of the forest, for a moment bathing
them in a lurid, life-destroying flame,
then leaving them clothed in weeds of
blackened mourning and desOlatiOn.
The fire began at forty minutes past
two o'clock yesterday afternoon, and by
| five o'clock, at which time a Chronicle
reporter appeared upon the scene, tho
swath of the flame was probably two
miles in width, the wind directing the
fire southwark in tho direction of Iowa
! Gulch, and eastward toward Bald Noun
tain-Georgia Gulch on the north, and
the first ridge this side of Iowa Gulch
bounding its course.


A grander spectacle was never wit
messed on earth, Over the scene hung a
dense volume of parti-colored smoke
bluish-green, greenish-yellow, light and
dark blue, gray and black-the whole
blending in an atmosphere that fancy
pictures hell in. In the center of the
grim canopy a column black as night, and
perhaps twenty feet in circumference,
was carried far above the main mass by
an eddy caused by the intensity of tho
heat, very much resembling a water
spout at sea. Like a huge anaconda the
great column, in the shape of an inverted
cone, wound its way up through the
brighter elements and lost itself in the
clouds, forming a striking and awe-in-
spring feature of the awful spectacle.


Beautiful beyond the power of pen to
describe was the confagration at its
height The flames seemed to roll like
an ocean billow, and TO roar as never did
the sea-leaping from one cluster of
trees to another, ravishing each of its
verdant foliage in manner as erratic as
certain, sometimes climbing from tho
topmost projection down TO the base,
again commencing at the roots and
whirling through its every branch TO the
top, the work of total destruction scarcely
consuming moro than fifteen seconds Of
time to each tree.
Year: 1879




In the world of unseen influences wo-
men play by far the most important
part. Their loves and hates, their fanat-
icism and jealousy have been from time
immemoriaI forces in human history
which act but are hot registered; and
when we think of the things that women
do we seldom add that hidden wire-pull-
ing by which we poor mannikins are
made to dance, that secret tanning by
which the fire is kept alive. In the
pretty little boudoir, with its silken
hangings and Satsuma China, sits the
lady whose favors one man has sighted
and one desires to win, or perhaps has
already gained, so that claim is estab-
lished and 4 source of secret influence
opened when she wishes to spite foe or
befriend a lover. To the uninitiated,
who only see and who don't understand,
those long tete-a-tetes betoken mar
velous fund of pleasant conversation;
to the suspicious they mean finding more
than the whites of each others eyes
pretty to look at; but if ever the true
history of any event could be written,
with Asmodeus as the editor, we should
find that the wheel of fortune had been
finally turned in that blue-lined boudolr,
and that between compliments and ca
resses, the war which made thousands of
homes desolate, had been potentially de
cided on-the primary cause, perhaps, OF
no more public gravity than the pique
of an angry woman, or the greed of an
ambitious one, acting on the momentary
fancy of the then master of the situ&-
ton. Nowhere, indeed; have women
more of this secret kind of influence
than in that very domain whence they
seem to be excluded. Shut out from
open participation in politics, they re
venge themselves by practically mould
ing what they are forbidden to design;
and in all save technical details and the
hard work of arrangement, their inhu-
ence does as much as, and even more
than, the direct action of man. This is
eminently true of foreign politics, and
the influence there of certain highly
placed women who, like so many rats
with their tails, do and do and do "
things in the dark which never come out
into the Light
Year: 1879

Other mems pains are easily borne.


We disjoint the mind like the body.


Pray devoutly and h Immer on stoutly.


He who wants little has always
enough.


Keep your mouth shut and your eyes
open.


If Ounce is short CT some faults, he
only did not know how TO acquire them.


Nirture pardons the wicked, as the
sandal tree perfumes the AK that
strikes it.


Surely half the world must be blind;
they can see nothing unless il gliiterE
Heavens gates are wide enough 70 adj
NIT every sinner in the universe who is
penitent.


The passion Of acquiring riches In
order to support a vain expense corrupts
the purest souls.


One life; a little CLEAN Of time be-
tween two eternities; no second chance
for us forevermore.
Calumny and detraction are but sparks
which, If you do not blow them, will 20
| out OF themselves.
The wealthy miser lives as a poor man
here, but he must give account as a rich
man on the day of Judgment.


Never tell man that he is a fool; in
tho first place he will not believe you,
and in the second place you make him
your enemy.


To think kindly Of each other is good T;
TO speak kindly of each other Is better;
but to act kindly one towards another is
best of all
Year: 1879

THE last thing that a man wants to do
Is the very last thing he does-die.


IGNORANCE has no light; error follows
false one.


A FINE coat may cover a fool, but
never cOnceals one.


THERE is no grief like the grief which
does not speak.


HE who blackens others does not
whiten himself.


THE Chinese are said to have used
beer four thousand years
, A'SUFF on the wrist is worth two on
the ear.-Anleriodn Punch.


THE way some farmers put up corn is
shocking.-Nel0 York Herald.


IT'S poor land that can't hold its sown.
| Cincinnati Commercial.


"A BAD little boyScalls himself Com$
pass, because he is boxed so often.


A DRAFT will bring ON cold, cure 8
cold, and pay the doctors bill.
IN the vegetable race, who ever saw
the tomato ketchup2


A DAVENPORT lady is about to sue
for divorce on the ground that her
husband q has no style about him p


KEEP your eyes open while travelling.
Better let in a cinder or two than moth
ing at all.


JANE PIE, of Columbus, attempted to
drown herself because she could not get
enough watermelon to eat.


In this season every young lady will
take the veil, unless she has a prefer
ence for freckles.


THE day after the recent tornado in
New England, Boston firm sold sixteen
thousand panes of glass.


CLARK County, Miss, has formally
declared for JEFF Davis for United States
Senator to succeed Senator Bruce.


THE Albany journal knows of a Mrs.
Shoddy who invited friend to come and
see her horse and phantom.


THERE is one kind of canned goods
that goes off quicker than any other
Gunpowder.


A MAN may be so wrapped up in
science that he forgets all things else,
but he never fools with electricity and
powder more than once.


COOKING soda, dissolved in water to
saturation, is as fatal to potato-bugs as
Paris green. The Newburyport Herald
knows this to be fact


MAJ. POOLE, of Tallahassee, Florida,
set tray of popcorn in the sun re-
Gently, ana N a few minutes the corn
popped as if over fire.


Two naked cherubs, over the portal of
a new courthouse at Rockford, Ill, so
offended the moral sense of the city that
they were chiseled off.


Do ladies use hair powder when they
blast their hair? and what kind of powder
does a man use when he "blasts his
eyesT


The contented rustic. "Well, Peter,
your crops must be ruined by this un-
timely rainT' eyes, your honor, but
thank Heaven. so are the neighbors'


IT was Sidney Smith who retorted
upon some one who called him an every
day man: "Well, if am an everyday
man, you are week one"


PHILADELPHIA steps to the front with
an affidavit that a hogshead of molasses
is liable to explode any time in hot
weather.


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Year: 1879

lLittle hock lArEl daHette


Near Gold Greek, Faulkner County,
and about seven miles from the river,
lives a man named Rhea, a farmer on q
small scale. Last Monday evening,
while Rhea and his wife were sitting in
front of their door, two dogs jumped
over the fence and ran under the house,
At first very little notice was taken of
the animals, their being several fox
hunters in the neighborhood, and the
Rheas supposed that the dogs be-
longed to them, but presently a
terrific bowling and fighting began, inso-
much that Rhea threw chips and pieces
of wood under the house. The howling
and fighting continued for some time,
when one of the dogs darted out, leaped
the fence and ran away. The other dog,
large brindle, of decidedly ugly type,
followed as far as the fence but stopped,
turned around and started toward Rhea
with mouth half open. Rhea stopped
and picked up an old churn-dasher lying
on a stump, and as the dog sprang at him
struck the beast over the head. Stunned,
the animal recoiled, but only for mo-
ment, for he sprang again before Rhea
had time to prepare himself. Graphing
the dog by the throat, and holding his
mouth as far away as possible, desper-
ate struggle began. The dogs eyes
glared, and his mouth emitted that froth
only known to hydrophobia. Mrs. Rhea
ran into the house and soon returned
with a case-knife, which she handed TO
her husband, Then the combat deep
ened." The blunt-pointed and dull
pointed weapon went time and time
against the animals throat without draw
ing blood or lessening his fury. The
strong grasp of the man kept his teeth
away, but such grip could not last long.
Again the woman entered the house, and
this time returned with a shotgun.
Cooking it aud rushing up to the dog,
che placed the muzzle close to the sai-
mails flanks and fired. There was Il D.
den give way, and seemingly additi- 4al
glare of the eyes, but no sound. Taking
advantage of the first shot, the gun was
again fired, and the animal fell over
dead. Reports of mad dogs come from
all over the country, and every one
should be on the lookout.
Year: 1879

The pencil marks you sec around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your subs
scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure In extendiAg
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone will Yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such q
course, and renew your su scription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


EE We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
Year: 1879

THE anti.Chinese bill now only
awaits the signature of the Presi-
dent TO become law. The San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce
yesterday memorialized President
Hayes in favor of his signing the
bill. An immense clamor, origi.
mating in the Brotherhood of God
and Brotherhood of Man" portion
of the Republican party is being
brought to bear on the President to
prevent his signing the bill. We
are sorry that the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce was not got
together yesterday to second that of
San Francisco. Is it too late to do
it to-day?
Year: 1879

A Cincinnati family were discussing
at dinner some marvellous tricks which
they had seen sleight-of-hand man per-
form on the previous night, The feat
that Interested the wife was thatsof tho
beheading of the woman, which the Pro-
fessor was accustomed to do with big
knife in full view of his admiring audi
ence. To the husband, on the contrary,
the trick was as plain as daylight, and
he playfully proceeded to show how it
could be done. A large meat knife lay
on the table, and, taking firmly hold OF
bis wife's, scalp, he drew the edge of the
knife across her throat. II was done In
the most playful way. and all for run,
but there were serious consequences.
The knife was sharp, and a deep cash
was made several inches in length. As
soon ~ the family could recover from
their CONSERVATION at the sight of blood,
messenger was sent for a physician,
who, with some difficulty. sewed up the
wound. The woman will recover, but
will always have deep scar to remind
her of her morbid curiosity.
Year: 1879

A NEW feature is to be inaugurated
along the line of the Hudson River Rail-
road. A new clock connected with an
electric apparatus at the Albany depot
will be placed in every depot along the
line. After the clocks are once put in
order they will be set by an operator at
the Albany depot, who can regulate all
clocks on the road at his pleasure. No
employe will then have any trouble in
obtaining correct railroad time. The
clocks aud attachments will be placed
in position in a lew DAYS.
Year: 1879

Jud ging from late intelligence from Los
Pinos, the seat of the Indian Commission,
the Utes in favor of settling their differ
ences with the Govern ment, provided that it
can be done without sacrifice. When Com
missioner Hatch.asked, for the last time, if the
guilty Indians would be surrendered, Colo
row lighted a big pipe, d" the pipe of peace !"
each Indian present drew his knife and laid
it on his knees. The question of peace or war
being the one pending, Colorow passed the
pipe to the next man without smoking, and it
went round. When the circle. was finished, he
jumped to his feet, Strengthened up to his full
height, pulled his belt around until his knife
sheath was in front, pulled his knife out, and
threw it with force on the floor, quivering and
ringing. Instantly every Indian present
dropped his hand to hilt, and laid hand on his
his knife or pistol. The whites did the same,
and the two parties stood fronting and defying
each other for some moments, each waiting for
| the other to make the forward move.


There were but six white men, while there
were twenty-five Indians in the room. Fifteen
soldiers were in another room.


Finally Ouray spoke: ." We can not deliver
up to you those Indians, unless they are tried
in Washington; they must not be tried in
Colorado. Colorado people are all our enemies,
| and to give them up to be tried in this State,
| would be to surrender them to be hanged. We
will bring those twelve men here for you to see,
and then whom you decide guilty shall be taken
| to Washington, and the President shall deter
mine their guilt innocence. Douglas will
| have to GO. We know he was in the White
River troubles and YOU shall decide who else


Upon this condition, and not otherwise, will
we surrender the guilty Indians" This was
said with arrogance and boldness. Ouray said
it would take about week to bring the men in
In all probability the demand will be complied
with. Hatch at once telegraph the situation to
| Secretary Schurz.
Year: 1879

Statistics lately collected in one of our
oldest New England cities showed that
ninety-four per cent. of the leading men
of the city were either farmers boys or
poor boys in the cities and villages.
The list included all the bank presidents,
the railroad magnates and the leading
manufacturers and merchants. Forty
years ago " the moneyed class" of this
particular city were hoeings corn, or
tending lathes, or peddling newspapers;
forty years ago these bloated bond
holders were not plethoric race; and
it is highly improbable that any con-
siderable portion Of the money which
they now possess will be in the hands of
their grandchildren. The "moneyed
aristocracy of the next generation are
growing up now on the farms and in the
factories.


What is true of this one city is sub
stan ntially true of every other city. The
fortunes that are continued in the same.
family for hundred years are very
few; what one generation gathers an
other generation scatters the wealth of
the land is constantly changing hands;
and the boy who belongs to what are
called the working classes has quite as
good chance of becoming bloated
bondholder" before he dies as the boy
who is born with silver spoon in his
mouth.


With these facts in view, is it not
rather wicked for demagogues to try to
excite the alarm of the people who work
with their hands, lest they should be
enslaved by this formidable and tyran-
nical "moneyed classW There is no
Il Il - 1a& &oI 4
hereditary aristocracy of wealth does
not exist. The great bulk of the wealth
of this country is now in the hands of
men who were born poor. Is it likely
that they will combine to oppress and
ens.ave thosezwho are toiling up from
the level on which they started? Is it
possible that they should SO combine,
in any effectual way, seeing that their
future control Of the property which
now they call their own must be so
very slight?


And would it not be a foolish and
suicidal thing for the poor men of this
country to combine to overthrow a
system of government which promotes
such a rapid distribution of wealth,
and which offers such abundant chances
to them and their children? When the
Communists and the socialistic re-
formers urge that all property rights
must be annulled and that some new
industrial and proprietary scheme must
be inaugurated, just call their attention
to the facts recited above and ask them
whether under any other system the
children of the oor would have better
chance than they have under the present
system.
Year: 1879

GENERAL HATCH says that while the
Utes refuse to be tried in Colorado, it
will be impossible to secure fair trial
in Washington or elsewhere, a.d, as he
expresses it, we might just as well end
this business and fight them now" He
is Of the opinion that war with them
sooner or later is inevitable.
Year: 1879

A VERY important function of the
tail of the yak, cat, squirrel and many
other animals, is that the bushy tails of
these animals serve a very important
purpose in preserving their body-hsat
during their nightly and wintry sleep.
In cold weather these animals with
bushv tails will be found curled up
with their tails laid carefully over their
feet like rug, and with their noses
buried in the fur of the tail, which is
thus used exactly in the same way and
for the same purpose as we use respir-
atOrs.
Year: 1879

Especial to the Democrat.


WASHINGTON, May THE adoption OF Mr.
Saulsbury's resolution to-day may be consid-
cred as practically settling the Spofford- kel-
logg case Kellogg's main dependence was
on the doctrine OF res adjudicata, and there
had been considerable talk to the effect that
certain Democratic Senators would vote
against reopening the case on that ground,
but the vote to-day showed that there was
no foundation for that talk, and it may be as
sumed that the final vote will be substantial
ly the same as that to-day.


The committee will proceed Immediately to
take testimony, and unless Congress should
adjourn within three weeks, which is not
probable, It's report and action will be ereached
this session. 1t is rumored that Kellogg in
tends to subpoena o large number OF wit
nesses from New Orleans to testify touching
the means by which quorum was obtained
In the Nichols Legislature but 1t is nota al
certain that the committee will go into that
branch of the case. A.CB.


THE RESERVE OF NATIONAL BANKS.


The House Committee on Barking and
Currency to-day agreed to report q bill re-
quiring that the national banks OF the larger
cities shall keep as part OF their 25 per cent
reserve two-fifths In gold and silver or coin
certificates and the smaller national banks
shall keep three-fifths of their Is per cent re-
serves in gold or silver. and not the certifi-
Gates. When banks fail to keep their reserve
In this proportion they shall be prohibited
from dfscounting notes until the proportion
is restored, and should they fail in q certain
time to restore the proportion the institution
shall be placed In the hands OF receiver.
Year: 1879

INHtCntZ DemOcrAt, May 81


In'the Kingston district the other day col
ored woman got the Kansas fever badly. Her
husband didn't take it, and she got it all the
more on that account He concluded to whip
1t out of her, and accordingly did give her
most cruel and unmerciful whipping. He
probably settled the Kansas question, so far
as she was concerned but then he had to settle
with Justice Lambert who doesn' believe In
whipping as remedy foG Kansas fever, and
fined him $40 and costs
Year: 1879

Let Congress stay In session like the Long
Parliament to guard the liberties OF the peo-
pie. Let Mr.. Hayes remember that one ol
the results Of the Long Parliament was that
cratic Congress remember that they no longer
represent the cause Of a mere party, but that
OF the whole people-the cause OF popular
self-government. No step Backward
Year: 1879

BUFFALO. May 7.-Buffalo harbor remains
blocked up with an impossible barrier Of ice,
through which no vessels have passed since
Saturday. when the first arrival Of the season
from Chicago came In. A large number of
boats are waiting to come In. Quite number
are prepared to clear az soon as possible.