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Year: 1878

An ASTONISHING FAcT.-A large proper
ton of the American people are to-day
dying from the effects of Dyspepsia or dis
ordered liver. The result of these diseases
upon the masses Of intelligent and valuable
people is most alarming, making lief
actually burden instead of pleasant
existence of enjoyment and usefulness as it
ought to be. There is no good reason for
this, if you will only throw aside prejudice
and skepticism, take the advice of Drug
gists and your friends, and try one bottle
of Green's August Flower. Your speedy
relief is certain. Millions of bottles of this
medicine have been given away to try its
virtues, with satisfactory results in every
case. You can buy a sample bottle for 10
cents to try. Three doses will relieve the
worst case. Positively sold by all Druggists
on the Western Continent. For sale by
Jas. p. HOfFecker, Druggist, Smyrna.
Year: 1878

The only self.dischargng Rake operated with
out gearing friction or springs. 1t is simple,
not liahle to get out Of order, and SO easily
operated that any one who can manage a
hors" can rake the heaviest meadow. The
driver has free use Of both hands to manage
the horse. The seat is adjustable to suit the
height of driver The teeth can be lowered
and raised to suit different kinds Of raking
without altering their gathering qualities.
Year: 1878

81 lo not hesitate to say that the Pr
RUvIAN SYRUP has claims to confidence
equal if not superior to those Of any
medicine that has ever come to my
knowledge. have used 1t with great
success for Dyspepsia and Epilepsy"


Sold by dealers generally.
Year: 1878

added to the Stewart will contest by
the appearance on the stage of new
claimant in the person of Alexander
Stewart, an illiterate Vermont farmer,
who suddenly appeared on the court
record as plaintiff in an action against
Mrs. Cornelia Stewart ct al. in a suit
brought to break the will and obtain for
the rural claimant such proportion of
the great property as the law might be
inclined to award full blOOded first
cousin. There seems to be little doubt
that the farmer bears the alledged rela-
tiOnship to the deceased millionaire, but
the fun of the thing is, that day or
two after the suit was instituted and
everything threatened stubborn con-
test, down comes the horny handed son


of toll from his Green Mountain farm
and complains to the court that he has
been made party to suit which he is
teetotally opposed to, and which he
never intended to bring. He reasserts
his kinship, and says that had A. T.
Stewart died intestate he might have
come in to claim slice; but, as his
cousin made will, that settled it, and
he has no notion of interfering. He
therefore asks that the OfficiOus lawyers
who are seeking to make cats-paw OF
him may be "tepped on" 1t may be
that these two ambitious limbs of the
law who thought to make a nice specu-
lation la Dodson & Fogg, of Pick
wician fame, will wish they hadn't been
so bold. RADIx.
Year: 1878

The irrepressible Edison's fertility in
invention is simply bewildering. Hard
ly week passes but what some valu-
able or curious idea in electric, acoustic
or mechanic science originates in his
busy brain and is published to an ad-
miring and dazzled world. His very
latest discovery, one which promises to
confer incalculable benefit to the in
habitants of cities, is a method of
cheaply conveying light, heat and
power by electricity. This discovery


was suggested by a recent inspection of
the dynomo-electric machine for trans
mitting power by electricity, manufac-
tured by William Wallace of Ansonia.
ct. Scientists have been long experi-
menting with the electric light, but
have hitherto been unable to render it
sufficiently divisible for ordinary house
hold uses. They have contrived to
produce as high as ten lights from one
electrical machine, but Edison claims
to have found way to make the num-
Der almost limitless. By an under
ground wire running through the streets
every house may be supplied with the
electric light, utilizing the old gas fix
lures that may be already in, by few
simple changes it may be applied to the
stores and used for cooking and heat
ing, and it may also be turned into
power for the operating of sewing
machine, an elevator or any light ma
chinery. And the cost is but trifle.
LII steam power is used to run the cleo
Year: 1878

For eleven years the United States
bankrupt law was upon the statute
book. When enacted, in 1867, it was
designed to assist unfortunate business
men to escape from their loads of in
debtedness, that they might engage
again in business, if they so desired,
unhampered by heartless creditors. Its
theory was that creditors had right to
debtors entire property, and that the
debtor, on the other hand, having given
up his property for the benefit of his
creditors, had done all that could be
reasonably required of him, and ought
to he allowed to take another start i'm
the world for a living and fortune.


In its details the law was intended to
serve two ends, and theoretically it was
adapted to accomplish them. In its
practical operation, however, it was
found to be faulty. 1t has relieved
many honest debtors from their mis-
fortunes, and has enabled many credi-
tors to obtain from their debtors all
that the latter could pay. Had this
been its universal operation it would
doubtless have remained upon the stat
ute book for many more years, for with
in few years after its enactment there
arose an emergency which made the
necessity for bankrupt law even more
vital than it was at the time of its en-
actment. That emergency is not end
ed, and general bankrupt law, which
should do what the one just repealed
intended to do, would be valuable for
years to come.


In its operation, however, it proved
tnp iSto TO iSh
than to honest men. Thousands of the
worst rascals have taken advantage of
it, and under cover of its provisions
have robbed their creditors of millions.
1t became Oftentimes an inducement to
dishonesty, and many went into busi-
ness with the deliberate purpose of at
tanning a competency out of those who
were led to trust them by their fair
promises. The country became filled
with wealthy bankrupts, who, having
settled with their creditors by paying a
small percentage of their debts, con-
tlnued to live in style, some of them
without doing anything, while Others
entered business again at once with the
money they had saved by false swearing
and other devices.


So common had this become, that an
indignant protest arose from the better
part of the business community, coupled
with demand for the amendment or
repeal of law which put honest mer-
chants at the mercy of rascals, and
placed a premium upon dishonesty
After months of Congressional dallying,
and fruitless attempts to amend the
law, it was finally repealed.


We now enter upon a new era. The
last few weeks have brought out great
army of bankrupts, such as were never
before marshalled in the same length
OF time: 1t includes many who are
honest, but have been unfortunate, who
deserve the relief which the law affords
IL includes many more whose greatest
Year: 1878

offense against the business community
is incompetency. These men came to
the surface during the years immediate
ly succeeding the war, were smart,
ready, quick-witted were caught up
by the wave of seeming prosperity, or
of speculation, and rode for while on
its top, making themselves and others
believe they were financiers and busi-
ness men. But when brains and real
business talent were required-when
they had to row instead of floating,
their utter incompetency was seen, and
they soon drifted to destruction. Some
of them surrendered all and took their
proper positions. Others, made reck
less OF desperate as they saw their for
tunes slipping away, put their property
into the hands of their wives, or some
where else out of sight, went into bank
ruptcy, and came out with ample for
tunes.


The hardest part of the struggle of
the last five years in business has been
that of strictly honest business men,
who have had rascals for competitors.
They, paying hundred cents on dol
lar, have been compelled to do business
in competition with men who paid but
small percentage of their debts. With
the end of the bankruptcy system the
honest man will have better chance
of success. The incompetent and the
dishonest will take back seats for a
while. The unfortunate who have real
ability will easily obtain assistance
when they need it, and with laws sub
serving their true purpose, which, as
Gladstone has well said, is ''to make it
as easy as possible to do right, and as
hard as possible to do wrong," we look
for renewal of business confidence
and for increasing prOsperity.-Boston
Com. Bulletin.
Year: 1878

EDIsON's LATEST - RUNNING NIAGARA


THROUGH A WIRE THE FALLS TO


FURNISH POWER AND LIGHT THE
STEWART WILL CASE A CLAIMANT


WHO DON'T CLAIM.


NEW YORK, Sept. Ia, 1873.
To the Editor of the CdledOnidn


The march of science and discovery
seems in late years to be of the double
quick order, and in view of what has
been accomplished, | suppose we have
no right to be astonished at anything
which may happen. Still one can hard
ly help being startled at the latest pro-
position of the Edison gang, which is
nothing more nor less than cool pro-
posal to take the motive force of Niaga-
ra Falls, or any other water power, fol
that matter, and distribute it, by means
of wires, to the factories and workshops
of the country, where it is to displace
the steam. Edison calculates that the
power of Niagara is equal to all the
power generated by the consumption OF
coal throughout the world, and he
claims it to be Il comparatively simple
problem to turn this force into electri-
city and carry it over cables to any re-
quired points, and there make it Ope-
rate electric engines which shall turn all
the wheels and spindles in the country
/


if necessary. Beside doing this, the
same current, according to his plan,
would be used to illuminate the facto-
ries instead of oil or gas, and with d
hundred-fold more intensity. Indeed il
seems that this very miracle has al
ready been wrought by a Connecti-
cut manufacturer who thus uses wa
terfall quarter of mile from his fac
tory to generate electricity, which be-
ing brought to his premises, turns all
his shafting, and makes the place as
light as day.


Another scheme lately presented for
a second time to the city government
savors OF the same startling novelty az
that of electric transmission of power
This is plan to lay pipes all over the
city which shall supply steam for heat.
ing and cooking purposes to all resi-
dences desiring to avail themselves OF
the privilege, and dispense with ranges
and furnaces. believe there is a good
prospect of a charter being granted to &
company formed to carry this project
into effect. The next thing will prob.
ably be a proposition from some enter.
prising individual to lay another set Of
pipes to carry lager beer and gin cock.
tails to the dining rooms and sleeping
apartments of the wicked.


Verify the world does move. What
glimpses such discoveries as these give
us of the mechanical hereafter! Will
what pity, and even contempt, will oul
grand and great grandchildren look
back upon the uncivilized condition o
us nineteenth centuryists, with our fee
bic and clumsy steam engines, oul
snail-like railroads and steamboats,, ant
the dull darkness of burning hydro car
bons for our sole illumination Really
| suppose as they look back upon us W,
shall seem to them more benighted thai
the men of the middle ages now do t,
| us.


A sort of story book phase has beer
Year: 1878

THE Cincinnati Breakfast Table" j.
one of the most attractive humorous pa
pers, both in appearance and contents.
that comes to this office. Ask your news
dealer for copy and Judge for yourself.
Year: 1878

The death of VIM. NJ. Tweed,
which occurred at Ludlow Street
Jail, New York, Friday closed a
career that was in its time both
famous and infamous. Probably
no name is better known in the
United States than that of Tweed.
Few men in this country have COM
manded more influnce than he
could boast of, when with the aid
Of q subservient Legislature, o
majority of whom were men oppos.
ed to the party to which he attach
ed himself, he had procured a
charter for New York city which
placed that city helpless in the
hands Of himself and the ring with
which he had surrounded himself


The plunderings TO which he and
his coadjutors subjected the help.
less city are historical, and they
will be remembered for their stu
righteousness, the audacity with
which they carried on, and the
bold front which was assumed when
the grand onslaught was made up
on the ring. But thanks to the
tireless energy of Tilden, O'Conor
and others, the shackles were
struck from New York, and the city
was freed from the ring domination


Since then IL has Jared III with
Tweed and bis associates. Their
Year: 1878

In the death of little Charlie Thorn.
ton, which occurred near this place, was
presented most beautiful phenomenon,
which may often transpire, but is seldom
so impressibly exhibited to mortal be-
ings The little boy, only four years old,
had been cripple since infancy, but was
a bright child mentally, though very il
literate. He was violently i'll of Group,
and as the hour of death drew near, the


little sufferer seemed to forget his pain
and was the spectator of grand and


beautiful panoramic vision behind the
veil of death. He was in perfect con-
seriousness of all surroundings, and talk
ed in a perfectly composed manner to
his mother and father. He told them
that beautiful being, resembling a
bird, had come with o message to him,
and in moment he declared that large
of strangely beautiful children
birds were at his bed, and
were beckoning him to come to them.
He begged his mother, who held him in
her arms, to take him to his little bed,
that he might 60 away with his visionary
visitors. His mother complied with the
request, and as soon As she laid him
down, he bade his.parents "good bye"
telling them he was going away, and at
the moment expired, with a bright smile
on his face.-Atexa,adria (Va) Sentinel.
Year: 1878

During the past month we have been
clearing our stock of old goods, and are
now left with line of new and desirable
styles for the Spring trade. Our store,
which is the most commodious in the city
or State, occupying three floors, and with
enterprise back of it. Our intention is this
season to outdo all former efforts to make
the Boston One Price Clothing House the
place to buy Clothing and Gents Furn.
ishing Goods. With the confidence of the
public that FIVE YEARS SQUARE
DEALING has not impaired, and our es.
tablished system of Cash and One Price
to all, we feel assured the present season
Will prove successful one. Visit our store
and look at our immense stock of Ready
Made Clothing for Men, Youths, Boys
and Children.
Year: 1878

The Printers Circular affirms that Ca properly conducted printing office is as much a secret as @ Masonic lodge. The printers are not under oaths of se- crecy, but always feel themselves as truly in honor bound to keep office secrets as though triple oathed. Any employe in printing office who willingly disre- gards the rule in relation to printing of fee secrets, would not only be scorned by his brethren of the craft, but would lose his position at once. We make this statement because it sometimes happens that communication appears in news paper under an assumed signature, which excites comment, and various par ties try to find out who is the author. Let all be saved the trouble of question ing the employe of the printing office. They are know-nothipgs on such points as these. On such matters they have eyes and ears-no mouth, and if any fail to observe this rule let them be put down as dishonorable members of the craft. If anything is to be printed and kept secret let proper notice be given oi the desire for secrecy, and you might as we'll question the Sphynx as one of the printers, so that even the secret booki for leAges are printed without fear"
Year: 1878

The winds as they stray over barren and wold, And fierce, little birding, are cruel and cold; But thou art as safe and as happy with me As if thou vert tucked in a nest on the tree, With a sweet mother breeding thee under her

 breast, And a proud father triIling that he loved thee

 best. feed thee on all that is dainty and fine; let no one trouble thee, treasure of mine; give not a thought to tho day, by-and-by, When up from my tending thy pinions will fly, And far in some bower thy resting will be, With never Q note of thy singing for mo. Iris little thou knowest how lonely the heart, Whom its dear ones have left 1t, must be; when

 apart

 From maidens whose mothers still hless them,

 stand

 And think of the world as 0 desolate land; I covct the bird-lfe, which scars as it sings; weary myself with my longing for wings. But courage! Thy bright eyes forbid me to say That skies shall be clouded and drowning to-

 day,

 And thou art so small, yet found thee this

 morn,

 And love thee the better for being forlorn. Dear birdie, if I am 80 tender with thee, The good God, not less, will be gentle to me.
Year: 1878

In less than fifteen minutes after I had issued the order for the bath, writes Paris correspondent, in walked into my bedroom a sturdy fellow, (Alsatian, of course, for all carriers of water and coal are Alsatians), bearing on his head copper bath tub, and as he placed it down by the side of my bed, the silvery bright metal lining glistened in the morning rays. From bag suspended around his neck he drew forth a pure white linen, made to fit the tub, with which he lined the tub and artistically turned it down over the sides, complete ly covering them down to the floor. An other Alsatian then made his entry, bearing in each hand large iron bucket furnished on the interior like silver, filled with boiling water, clear as crystal, on the surface of which hoated round piece of wood to prevent the water from stopping over on the stairs. The two then descended to the courtyard and re

 plenished the buckets with hot water from the cask on wheels winch they had brought with them. This was repeated and then cold water was added until the temperature of the water is properly ad- justed to the pleasure of the bather. The chief Cfor there is always chie1 when more than one is working) asked me what temperature I wished. replied, Ninety degrees" You should have seen his inquiring lcok of amazement. I then recollected that meant fahren- heit, and then told him thirty three degrees, He placed the floating ther- mometer in the water, and it stood up showing forty degrees. "That is good, <" said he Git will be all right when Monsieur is ready" He placed on 8 chair, near to the tub metal box eight cen inches square and six inches high, in which were six heavy linen towels and large wrapper of the same material, all hot, and kept so by the hot water between the double sides and the bottom of the box. I ordered raw fresh egg, cup of coffee without milk. They re-. tired-I glided from my bed into the bath, drew over the tub the coverlet, leaving my head out and here I lay. An, delightful delicious I slipped my coffee, pufed in curling wreaths my cigar, and dreamed of fairy lands. I lay thus enjoying myself for half an hour, then broke the egg on my head and rubbed it we'll with my hands, producing soft father. Now, there is nothing like an egg to cleanse the hair and render it soft and glossy. Having washed all off left the tub, applied hot towel to my back and one to my chest, drew on the hot linen wrapper, letting the towels fall to the ground, then applied other hot towels, and in few minutes my bath was completed and my body all aglow, and felt I was new nan. Nothing like such bath after a journey.
Year: 1878

Perilous feats wherein human life is risked for public amusement always yield their percentage of fatalities The fas- cination which they exercise over un- cultivated audiences partly arises from the knowledge that life is at stake-as it is in trial for murder. Then, too, some of the audience have often sus- picion that the feat is simply trick. It was, doubtless, between these feelings, says the New York Herald, that the au- dience at Pawtucket, R. l., sat, hushed and agape, watching a woman with a rifle over her shoulder taking aim by means of looking glass at an apple placed on the head of another woman on the stage. The feat had been performed by others very frequently and no harm had come of it. After moments pause the trigger was pressed and the woman with the apple on her head fell with a bullet in her brain upon the stage. With all their morbid anticipations probably not one of the audience looked for this denouement, and yet that feat had been performed a thousand times with tragedy grimly waiting all the time at the wings for its "cue" to come on. Now we do not think any one will argue that performances should be permitted with "a woman to be shot dead on the stage" as one of the attractive fea- tures." Yet when we think how close every one of these feats, when success full, is to tragedy, we may we'll shudder. Only think that either variation of one twentieth of an inch in the aim, few grains less of powder, few more grains of lead in the bullet or little speck of lead in the rife barrel, would insure the death of the human being supporting the apple. People not knowing better applaud such exhibitions but they should all be prohibited. No man or woman has the right to put fellow beings life in such jeopardy. Not sat isfed with skill they desire to show nerve, and they do it cheaply at the risk of others. The tendency to trihe with human life has been on the ind&ease of late in variety and circus performances but it is only a tragedy like that at Paw. tucket which can effectually direct pub lie attention to the reality of the danger. The contrast of the two moments is ter rible. The first, with it's two jaunty, confident women in trunks and tights posing before an audience, half of which is riveted with morbid fascination and half with eager incredulity; the next, a terrified woman gazing at the body, hud. dled as it fell, on the stage, and the hor, TOT of it breaking in great cry from the people in the house. We do not expect to see any manager in America rash enough to risk repetition of that fright. fuI scene.