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Year: 1879

THERE is quite a breeze at Wash
ington caused by the Presidents mes
sage and Secretary Shermans report
getting out ahead of time. It seems
really amusing that everybody should
take the trouble to steal presidential
message at an ordinary time like this,
when there is no particular excite
ment or interest taken in affairs of
state. The message after it fell
into nnthe hands of some one willing
to use it was offered for sale
at 81, ,OOO Three conspirators united
and divided the cost. Hence it got
out and was telegraphed in full to the
New York Times, Cincinnati Enqui-
rer, and Chicago Times, in which
papers it appeared Sunday morning.
Sherman is awful mad about it, and
has set the secret service detectives at
work to find out just how it was done.
1t is said that only the DAY before he
read the cabinet a letter on the sub.
ject of allowing official documents tc
be made public in advance, and told
how carefully he was guarding his re.
port. AT the same moment the three
correspondents were negotiating fol
his report at five hundred dollars.
Year: 1879

"An Old Invalid" in Frankfort Yeoman.l


Every person has experienced how
painfully disagreeable is the noise OF
the shutting and slamming Of doors
of dwelling houses, especially to in
valids and to sleeping infants. This,
| think, can be entirely avoided by a
simple and cheap contrivance suscep-
tible Of attachment to the doors when
being made, as we'll as to those now in
use, Attach a slip. of gum elastic,
about an inch wide and half an inch
thick, to the surface Of the door in a
groove against which the door will
shut. These strips may be confined
TO the door and to the facing by
screws, or by nails with large heads
The contrivancc will also operate ef-
fectually like weather strips in the ex-
clusion of cold air in the winter. The
clinking of the door lock may also be
eaectually prevented by placing gum
elastic strips where the metal surfaces
come together inside of the lock in the
shutting of the door. This arrange
ment is worthy of a patent, but | will
relinquish my right to it to the first
mechanic who will put it into execu-
ton.
Year: 1879

.poker' while on your travels?
and I named the time and place at
which The prisoner had met with
the misfortune.


The man of iron nerve hesita-
ted worse than his more amiable
partner had done.


He was hal1ing between apolnt-
blank lie, which might entail the
penalty Of perjury, and the truth,
which would cost him money.


Cowardicc performed the office
OF conscience, and the truth came
out. The firms money. which
George Gilbert had lost had been
won by the senior partner, ard
the court instructed the jury that.
as the sum in question had actually
been delivered to ore Of the joint
owners, who was bound to &C
count to his associates, tho prls-
oncr could not be convicted.


"God bless you, Mr.. Parker y
fsltered the happy little wife. 81
knew you would bring as out all
right"


1t was evident the truthful Wo'
mans nature gave me all the
credit of result in whose achlev'
ment my share had been next to
nothing.


The lesson was not lost on
George Gilbert. His first fa!se
step was the last, and the richest
fee I ever received was the heart
felt gratitude Of his noble, faithful,
wife.
Year: 1879

Slow AND SURE.-Haste in
making ones plans is less valuable
than slowness and sureness in the
consideration, and all due speed
and promptitude in carrying them
out. Hasty impressions Of things
are as certain 20 be wrong as hasty
impressions OF people; and that
half knowledge that results from
superficial scamper> through
places is almost worse than no7
knowledge at all. Undue haste,
indeed, which must be confound-
ed with energetic action wisely
considered and powerfully per-
formed, is form of unwisdom to
be deprecated wherever met with,
and is sure never to come to
good ends. It is better to 60 up
stairs step by step with safety, if
a little slowly, than to break your
sbins by mounting two at time
and tumbling over your own feet;
and it is better to come down at a
sensible and rational speed than to
make one stride, and that a long
one, from the top to the bottom,
with broken neck Or bruised
back as the result of your over
speed. ltis better to 60 quietly up
the mountain than TO rush alongat
railroad pace and lay the founda-
tions of a heart-disease in conse-
quence; and in all things "slow
and sure" 60 further than crash
and swift" and the accomplish
ment Of the end is more important
than the quickness of the means
by which that accomplishment
may be brought about, but also
may be entirely frustrated IN
stead. ..--- ...-
Year: 1879

be patient and kind towards those
whom the marriage tie has made
kin TO you. and who, perchsnce,
are cast by Providence upon your
care and paotection. What we all
want, is it not more Of the spirit
of forbcaranco, usefulness, and
sweet self sacrifice for the good Of
others ?"
Year: 1879

Copper-cIad pantaloons are the
latest invention of a Connecticut
man. They are said to be war
ranted against the wear and tear
Of the hardest chair and are in
tended exclusively for clerks in
stores which do not advertise.
Year: 1879

A pretty foot, says Goethe, is
the one element ct beauty which
dehes the assaults ofage. If prop
erly cared for, it remains as per
feet at seventy as it was as seven
teen.


TO preserve the feet in a thor
oughIy healthy and comfortable
state the frat object Of attention
should be thorough cleanliness.
For this purpose they should be
frequently soaked in warm or
tepid water, good yellow soap be-
ing freely used to remove the
dirt and perspiration which &C.
cumulate about them. This should
be done, if possible, every day in
summer, every other day in spring
and autumn and twice q day in
winter. The appropriate time for
the operation is at night, before
retiring to rest. About once a
fortnight the nails Of the toes
should be inspected, when each OF
them that requires it should be
pared with a sharp penknlte TO
prevent them becoming incon-
veniently long or growing into
the flesh. Their proper length is
that of the toes, and the shape Of
their extremities that Of the natu-
raj curve Of the part. If they are
allowed to grow beyond the end
of the toes they are liable to be
forced back and distorted BY the
| pressure OF the boot or shoe and
to grow into the flesh, while II
they are shorter or much shorter
than the toes, the extremitles otthe
latter lose their natural support.


1t is highly necessary to The
preservation OF health to keep the
feet dry, and to shelter them
from cold and sudden changes OF
temperature. Persons who are
exposed to the wet or cold should
therefore regard sound and good
boots and shoes as Of the first i'm
portauce. In a hygienic point OF
view @ wet back should be less
stunned than wet cr cold feet
We may trace one half of the CON
snmptions Of this country to colo
suddenly applied to the feet BY
which the sensible sxhalatlon is
checked and it is not sufficiently
impressed upon the mind that
when once the regular perspira
ton from the feet is checked 1t is
a matter of the utmost difficulty
to restore it.


Tender feet generally arise from
the neglect Of cleanliness, the USE
of thin cotton stockings, and boots
and shoes that are either too
tight or stiff. The best treatment
of tender feet IS soaking them
nightly in tepid water, to which
a handful of bran may be added


When the tenderness is extrem'
>. and persistent, a little powdered
borax of sal-ammoniac should b.
added to the water. In all case
WOODEN or worsted stockings, an(
Year: 1879

The ANNUAL FARCE-The usual commits
sion to investigate the causes Of the Ute ont.


break has been appointed the usual iunket-
ing tour viii be had in some fashionable re-
sort, where the fortunate members can have
good time and leisure to study the nature
of the noble red men by interviewing the
wooden Indians outside the cigar stores.
The usual appropriations will be made to
publish the report containing the usual i'm
practicable suggestions for improving the
Indian policy which nobody ever reads


Next year the usual outbreak with the usual
massacres and brutal murders Of white men,
women and children will occur i'll another
guarttr, and the usual dreary farce will be
monotoncusiy repeated, year after year, ad
inf1trm, ad RGESelm, and still there are
honest people who sincerely believe that this
is government by the people for the people
Year: 1879

THANKsGIvING.-ls it really possible that
this year We are 10 have no national thanks
giving proclamation by President Hayes ::
We advise Gov. Ferry to ignore the want OF
action on the part of his official chief at
Washington, and to appoint day for this
territory when all can offer, in their own
ways, unfeigned thanks and praise for 1.-The
increase of ground and the gathering il of
the fruits thereof"
Year: 1879

THE great huliabaIoo that was raised
about the new constitution in California, as
an omen of. evil and prelude of disaster,
seems to have vanished with the campaign
ekigencies that inspired it. The croakers
have ceased to croak, the obiectors to OBJ
ject, and it is now generally felt that a new
and better era of-prospefitv is about to dawn
upon the state, conditioned of course upon
sound and sensible legislation.
Year: 1879

DEADwooD is Phenixing at a wonderful
rate, and the city will soon be greater than
ever before 1t is to the credit OF the mill
men that they have, by common agreement,
made large reduction in the price of lum-
Der, Notwithstanding the demand Is much
greater than the supply
Year: 1879

THE latest news from New York indicates
that the arch traitor Kelly has been success
ful IN defeating Robinson for governor. The
republicans jubilate over the news and dem
ocrats receive another rough lesson which
it is almost hoping against hope to say they
will derive experience from
Year: 1879

lean airs out of compliment to the General and the
review was given in his honor. Lord Napier was
exceedingly pleased with the troops. and said to
General Grant he supposed they were on their best
behavior he had never seen them do so well. The


General examined them very closely, and said that he
did not how their discipline could be improved.
II have seen said the General, 'most of the troops
of Europe; they all seemed good; liked the Ger
very much. and the spaniards only wanted
good officers. far could see to bring them up
to the highest standard; but these have something
about them-I suppose it is their Saxon blood
which of the rest possess they have the swing
of conquest"


MODERN GIBRALTAR.


The General would have liked to have remained at
Gibraltar longer, but there is nothing in the town
beyond the garrison suppose his real attraction to
the place the pleasure he found in Lord Napiers
society and again coming in contact with English
ways and customs after having been long with the
stranger Gibraltar is military despotism tempered
by smuggling. Held in spite of Spain by foreign
Power. without any dependence upon the Power
which governs it except that of soldier who obeys
his general. without municipal pride, Gibraltar
seems to be refuge for all kinds Of characters and
adventurers and depends for its support two in
dustries-frst. the industry of supplying the
wants of the garrison. and. second. that
of smuggling tobacco into Spain. You will
have observed from the debates in the
Spanish Cortes that Spain complains bitterly that
this smuggling costs their treasury several millions
of dollars year, and they ask England to prevent
this. But of the Spanish officials told us in Glib
ralsr that the main troubles about this smuggling
was the cupidty of the Spanish officials themselves
There to be reason why England should
build and support custom houses for Spain. and
there panic among some of the merchants at
the bare possibility of custom houses being estab-
lshed. On the other hand the fair view of the sub
ject you take is that if England holds Spanish terri
tory for her imperial purposes she should, as an
act of kindness friendly nation, that that pos
session does not interfere with Spanish prosperity
Year: 1879

as "swindle." "put up job," between
the conductor and the baggage master.
and that sooner than pay it he would tie
the dog to the train aud let him "work
his passage The conductor, assented,
and the dog was hitched to the rear of the
train. The dog, so T. says, kept along
easily with the train, but the conductor
began to get uneasy, making frequent
trips to the engineer, urging him to in-
crease the speed of the train, and back
again to watch the effect upon the dog.
The latter began to show signs Of fatigue,
but after a while caught his SECOND
wind" and was keeping along as before.
The conductor now ordered the engineer
to heave all the coal into the furnace and
stir up the fire, which being done, the
speed was perceptibly increased. The
conductor again went to the rear OF the
car to observe tho effect, but the dog had
disappeared, whereupon he triumphantly
called T.'s attention to the fact. The
latter, after taking glance at the situa-
ton, quietly pointed to crack: in the
fle0r Of the car, "and there" says he,
was the dog, comfortably trotting along
under the car, and zickinq the grease from
one of tile arle bores ""-Harper,s Mag.
Year: 1879

We are frequently indebted to our
friend Colonel Yard, of the Monmouth
Democrat, for anecdotes illustrative of
character Of the peculiar people who live
in New Jersey. He sends US this:


The Hon. G. T. tells good story of a
slow railroad in the northern part of the
State. He says he went there cunning.
and came to a short line of road on which
was run single car, the forward end OF
which was partitioned off for baggage.
He took his dog in the car with him and
put him under the seat. Presently the
conductor came along, and insisted that
the dog should go into the baggage:room
which, after some alteration, was done;
but here the baggage master demanded
a fee Of fifty cents; which was denounced
Year: 1879




rups, his left hand waving defiance to his
foe, Paul urged the noble animal forward,
encouraging him by his voice, until they
reached the edge of the bank, when
again applying the spur, they made the
fearful leap.


Down, down they went With terrible
velocity, without resistance Or impedi-
ment. A plunge, a shiver, and meeting
the full force of the torrent, the steed was
swept away, while Paul despite his
efforts was carried down the stream as if
he had been feather.


! His horse had disappeared amid the
foaming rapids, the steep precipitous
sides OF the rocky cliff debarred him from
all hopes of efecting a landing, and
floating on his back Paul held his strength
in reserve.


The Indians had disappeared; the
rough sides OF the rocky gorge and a
strip of the blue heavens above were all
that he could discern as the current bore
him he knew not whittier. He thought
of his distant home, his parents. fhe
many friends of his youth, his brother
officers, the soldiers under his command.
the old scout, and the murdered miners
daughter in the power of the savages.
Long forgotten facts aud "reminiscences
Of the past crowded through his brain,
and he could not believe that he was to
perish in the unknown depths of the
Black Hills, bis fate enveloped in mys-
tery.


A sudden sharp shock recalled him to
himself. A WhirlinR eddy had thrown
him roughly against the sharp projecting
side of the clih, and catching at crevice
he succeeded in gaining a foothold.
Slowly ana cautiously he drew himself
up from point to point, scaling the
smooth sides pf the gorge, until his
head VA on level with the edge of the
bank.


Cautiously he reconnoitered before
drawing himself over the brink, but he
saw nothing that gave evidence of an
enemy, and once more he found himself
in IN unknown region of the Black Hills
minus his horse, with only his saber and
one revolver upon which to rely.


The high. ground where Paul found
himself gradually sloped toward the
broad and rolling prairie, forming sue
cessfcn of ndges skirting the steep sides
Of a'hill. A confused hum, low hoarse
cry reached his iears,, and with faculties
sharpened BY the danger through which
he had passed, the army officer recon-
Year: 1879

A MUSICAL SOIREE AT RICHMOND AND
WEST POINT.-Last night a number Of Ia
dies and gentlemen, by invitation, visited the
Westmoreland Club and 5lain.strect office
OF the Bell Telephone Exchange, at which
places they had an opportunity Of testing
the efficiency Of the telephone. There was
also quite gathering OF ladies and gentle
men at West Point, the terminus Of the
York River road, and the telegraph wires
having been connected with the Telephone
Exchange and the Clubhouse, lively con-
versation was carried on for more than an
hour by the ladies and gentlemen at West
Point and here. Later in the evening the
Richmond and West Point ladies sang alter
nately several songs to the edlcation and
enjoyment OF all present.
Year: 1879

Silt -Wdlkprs.-Yes afternoon, as
several youngsters were walking through a
pond on stills near the battery on the Pc
tcrsbury turnpike, one Of them stepped
into a hole and fell in the water. The water
not being beyond his depth he succeeded in
reaching the bank, with the loss OF one silt,
and having received ducking.
Year: 1879

There was a pretty hubbub in society


when it became known that the Earl oil


Beauvray-or George de Vray, as he
now simply called himself-was going
TO abandon his title and estates to
man who had been city clerk. Lord
Beauvray himself did his almost TO
make the thing public for as the legal
formalities for reinstating his cousin
into his rights would require some time,
he was anxious that the new peer
should obtain at least social recognition
of his rank as soon as possible. For
this purpose he placed the amazed and
elated Mr.. Timburel in possession oil
his mansion in Piccadilly, and a large
sum in ready money TO 90 on WITH
Mr.. Timburel was decidedly a snob
Lord Beauvray could not like him, much
40 he forced himselfto be friendly, ans
he was soon forced to reflect with
SIGH that the house of Dc Vray would b'
poorly represented by its new CHEF
But this did not check his diligence 10
doing his duty, and he quite dismal et
his solicitors, who were advising him Il
de end the action for ejectment tina


was xoing to be instituted, and to dis
Year: 1879

When the old gentleman comes home
and finds daughters have got bis slp-
pers and the easy chair and the evening
paper ready for him. he realizes that II
is the season for Fall opening OF his
pocketbook.
Year: 1879

HUNGRY SoUEAL-We recently made .
"few brief remarks" upon Q text found in q
number Of papers, to the effect that some half q
dozen or more Counties in South Western Kan
sas would need aid, on account of failure of the
crops by drouth. Our remarks were, that men
were besmearcd for telling the truth about that
country, and that it wouId he for the better for
all to tell the truth, aud let people go there
with their eyes open. And now the thing is
happening to us, just as we said. We are being
besmeared for those remarks, and other papers
that copied them are being besmeared. There
is little thumb paper down in WALNUT City,
published by Gum & Stumbaugh. Gum is
son of Gum, and Stumbangh is worse. He is
said to have been one Of the members of the
Pennsylvania Legislature whom old Simon Cam
eron bought, some years ago. He was . men,
Der of the Kansas Legislature, last Winter, and
was mad because somebody wouldn't ssduce
him, that he spent most of the time since the
adjournment at Washington, howling for the
Senate to investigate and ascertain whether
somebody else wasn't bought, while he was re-
jected either for spot or future delivery. This
Gum and Cameron's lean kline squelched the
Chiefs article at one dab, by saying that the
Chief is edited by Sol. Miller, the biggest black.
guard in the State. That settles it. Whenever
it is desirable to contradict anything in the Chief
it is necessary only to say that Sol. Miller is
blackguard. Bat that won't keep Gum & Stun
baugh from being hungry next Winter, or their
paper from suspending, if they cannot get some
black-mail out of the investigation.


Another paper, after pitching in, in a similar
strain, goes to work to show that the country is
prosperous, by making the statement that the
railroad company is giving employment to the
people, that there will be no suffering or call
ing for aid. 1t may be sign of prosperity to
see all the people of country going to work on
q railroad, in the middle of harvest; but we can
no more grasp the true juice of it than we could
the boast of paper in South Western Pennsyl-
vania that its County was enterprisng and pros
porous, because the inhabitants sold so many
hundred dollars worth of blackberries that Sum-
mer. But, then, it may be all on account of our
being the biggest blackguard in the State.
Year: 1879

r five had the ordering of it, We would
not permit any accidents during patriotic cele-
brations Of the Fourth of July; but if it were
necessary that given number of gunpowder
causalties should occur, We would fill ont the
full number from tho high toned fellows who
shoot pigeons for sport. Men who shoot poor
pigeons for the purpose of seeing who can kill
the most for wager, ought to have their guns
burst and their hands shot of, every time.
Year: 1879

There is something terrible in the
Thought of having our friends stricken
down at our side. without a parting word
of endenrment or cousoation-one mo-
ment at onr side in the flush of vigorous
life. cheering our hearts with their loving
sympathy; tile next at our feet. pale with
death, deal TO our cries and needless OF our
tears. Every excessively fat person is in
instant danger Of such death. Seven
tenths Of the victims Of obesity die Of heart
disease or appopleXy. Allan's Anti-Fnt,
the only remedy Tor obesity. reduces the
weight by regulating the digestion and
assimilation OF the food. 1t is perfectly
harmless, and its Use will insure in every
instance, reduction Of weight from two
to five pounds week
Year: 1879

Alter a series of careful and i'm
petuous experiments, extending over
period of fifty years, the middle
aged fat man OF America reluctantly
admits that the art of jamming a
hole through the top Of hack with
a pug hat perished with the build.
ing of pyramid.
Year: 1879

THIS busy, grasping, quarreling,
scheming, restless world never seems
SO still, so deathly quiet, and yet SO
silently wide awake to the IMPROVE
dent man, as at the very moment
when he is yanking picket off his
neighbor's fence for kindling wood.
Year: 1879

Somebody's child Is dying-dying
with the flush Of hope on his young
face and an mdescribable ycarning to
live and take an honored place In the
world beside the companions of his
youth. And somebody's mother is
thinking of the time when that dear
face will be hidden where no ray of
hope can brighten it-when her heart
and home will be left desolate--because
there was no cure for consumption.
Reader, IL the child be your neighbor's,
take this comforting word to the
mothers heart before IL is too late. Tell
her that consumption is curable, that
men are living to-day, aged, robust
men, whom the physicians pronounced
incurable at the age oftwenty-five, be-
cause one iung had been almost destroycd
by the disease. Dr. Piercc's Golden
Medical Discovery ls n most efficient
Alternative for separating the scrofulous
matter from the blood and lungs, and
imparting strength to the system. 1t
has cured hundreds of consumptives.