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Year: 1879

= The Springfield { Mass. Union tells
curious story Of widow in that city,
who has recently discovered the where
abouts of a long-lost daughter, stolen
from her twenty-seyen years ago. The
lady is native of Hartford county.
Connecticut, and went with her hus-
band. after her marriage, to western
New York, which was then a wilder
ness as compared with its condition
now. Her first child, a girl. was born
there, and she was on her way to re-
join her husband after a temporary
separation, when the infant was stolen
from her during long stage journey,
and she had never seen the child since,
though she has recently discovered
that she is live and living in Wiscon-
sin, where she is married and has three
children. 1t appears that the child
was stolen by man who carried the
lady Is miles by private conveyance to
meet the stage, and whom she has al
ways suspected. He stole the child
with the intention of adopting her as
his own, and placed her, by the aid of
an accomplice, with a family in Penn
sylvania, designing to reclaim her
when he could do SO without suspicion.
But the time never came when he dared
do it, and the little girl grew up as the
adopted child Of the family, finally
married the younger brother of the
master Of the house and removed to
Wisconsin, where the family is pros
porous and happy. Communication
has been established for some months
now between the mother and daughter.
and photographs exchanged which
would leave no doubt of the relation
ship, if any had existed before. They
propose to have meeting soon, near
the scene of their tragic parting, more
than a quarter Of a century ago.
Year: 1879

edited bv OF the best authorities in the country. In
this series full information is given Of ALL METHODS
or CLEANING, REP AND RENonEIIEG OLD AND Worn
MATERIAL THAT IT SHALL HAVE TIE GLOSS AND FRESH
NESS OF NEW G0oDs matter Of vast interest to thou
sands Of families time when economy has become
"a. rnncn
Year: 1879

So common to our best female population, ars generally manifested by the uneaey, restless sen- satioa of the patient The stomach and nervous system are alphabetically disordered in most diseases of the uterus. There is also dull heavy pain constantly feH in the lower portion of the back, or severe burning and sharp pain that is almost uncomfortable: 8 soreness through the loins, pubis orlowef portion of the abdomen, and through the upper poEtion of the thighs; nausea in the stomach is of frequent occurrence; pain and g:ddiness in the head, sense of con- fusion or weakness, and constant ruaning from one or both eyes sometimes follow as . sympa- thetic symptom of diseased uterus, and with tho weakness of the muscles tAere Is constant bear ing down pain, pulling from the bowels that render it very painful to walk or stand for any length of time .- =
Year: 1879

WHAT IT RESULTED FRoM.-The question of Miss
Duers guilt or innocence has not yet been decided
and may not if at ALL before the close of this week.
but the question naturally comes up why the ne
cessity or occasion of such trials all Why should
Miss Duer carry pistol. if not from the promptngs
of a badly regulated mind? 1t came out in evidence
that all her dresses were made with pistol pocket in
them she was in the habit of shooting around with
this pistol, and her frequent companion was her
whose tragic end has given this young lady and her
peculiar habits such noteriety. A contemporary who
seems to have studied the case well. says:


Whatever may be the issue of this great Duer-
Hearn trial. and whatever verdict the people may
form as to the cause of this lamentable affair it
pretty well established that Miss Duer formed the
taste for pistol and shooting around at random, and
for doing other unique and outofthe-way things by
novel reading. She was a constant reader of the
thrashiest cheap novels of the peried-those miser
able books that try TO throw romantic glare around
every necessary occurrence of daily life trivial
important: those despicable stories whose heroes
set at nought every received old-fashioned prin-
cipal Of faith and morals. and whose heroines
defy every tme-honored canon of good taste and
good manners. We verify believe that this popular


literature is day doing far injury to the youth
of this land than the rum shops Even If they fail
TO corrupt the morals these novels vtiae the taste
give morbid and unreal views of life weaken the in
tellect and destroy that innate power Of discrimina
ton between right and wrong between the proper
and the improper, between the properly permissible
and the rightly forbidden. which every healthy
American country girl naturally possesses Between
girl who reads and who loves to read ten cent novel


and the other cheap sensational stuff now hawkeC
all over the country. and one who cannot read a
all. would infinitely prefer the latter for daugh


ter a wife or a mother"
Year: 1879

FORCING THE WARNER SILVER BILL-The efforts of
the silver men in Congress TO force their pet measure
the Warner silver bill through Congress egalizing
unlimited silver coinage has produced rupture
that may grow into very divergent views. They tried
to make privilege question Of it which Senator
Bayard as chairman of the Finance Committee
would not submit TO- and sooner than be forced by
the expression of a caucus. declared he would re-
sign His Independence has confounded his censors
and vindcated the Judgment of his friends. The
Warner silver bill practically party measure and
such passed the House, and came up in the Senate.
Mr. Bayard, as chairman of the Finance Committee.
refused to recommend it. and threatened to resign his
position as Chairman Of the Committee of Finance If
the party forced recommendation of the bill upon
him. They want the bill acted on at once; Mr. Bay
ard insists that should take its turn on the calender
and be properly reported on by the Finance Com
miticc when Congress meets in December and any
other action he insists would be indication that ne
did rot represent the views of the party The Caucus
Commit. ..tcd to wait upon him renort that
Nj ecXiby opposed to making any
compfomise OF concession in the matter and that he
therefore absolutely declines 70 become q party tc
the suggested arrangement Of reporting the bill bach
to the Senate without recommendation" ever
though it be stipulated that no further action shal
be taken on the subject until next session. To forcC


Ar Bayard from the leadership would look as If tht
silver men intended TO run the machine in their in


tereSis.
Year: 1879

We do not know whether Il is so in other towns
but we do know that Saturday night in Smyrna in
the summer lis time" We car why Il should be
more Of a time" than other nights but we cannot
see why 1t should be 50 long drawn out. II was
always time for busy mercantile activities and late
retiring but hour or two has been added on TO the
time of former years. In former years the time of
closing the stores was half past ten possibly eleven
O'Clock but now some of them run smack up to the
hour of Midnight, If not a little beyond and the
streets noisy with the throngs of passers lat least
Saturday night last until an hour after midnight
merchant has since told us that he and his clerks
were busy they could be from early evening
until the clock struck twelve II is not expected that
a merchant will close his doors while customers
throng his counter lin the proper business hours and
evidence Of revival Of business IL gratifying
but the question raise Is is II necessary 70 throw
much business into one night and late in the
night at that2 great many, mostly we presume Of
the laboring class do not get into the town until
nearly bed time they move eisurly around from one
place 10 another seemingly Indifferent whether they
get 70 bed before the morning or not The easy-go-
long way parakes Of the half spirit Of froc which
Sunday has 10 atone for. The man who spends his
night thus dssipaes Sunday in IT, legitimate objects
as much 6s the night before, by sleeping away It's
hours intended 10 be devoted to mans moral
nature. Such people seldom daTken the doors
Of the church at It's regular service This late hour OF
doing business land what have said above applies
as much many residents of the town the country
has become a habit more than necessity which
ENJOYS business men and others who have right 70
the natural hours Of rest and conld and Should be
refnpdicd
Year: 1879

Saturday last might be designated picnic day-nO
less than five of these Juvenile festivities being held
on that day. The public school of " Green Spring
went 10 Blackbird woods (where the No 5 School of
this town had picncked the day before; the Walker
School" on the road TO Collins Beach i'll an adjoining
grove; No. 81 Brenford in grove between that
and this town the Sunday-SchOOl of ServeSon's NJ
E. Church in grove near by and also, we hear. the
school in Whitehall Neck had picnic The princ-
pal item of the festive board such occasions is ice
cream. one OF our dealers having made larger
quantity that day than any previous day in his
business. While the children were having good
time in their way, little company of our head school
men had "pedagOgues' fishing excursion down the
creek in the vicinity of the iron bridge and were
successful in angling five six dozen good specimens
of the fnny tribe. This expedition headed by the
superintendent" is held annually, and is made a
pleasurable recreation as well an opportunity to
get good supply of brain food
Year: 1879

The "June shedding" is now about over and the
farmer can now approximate the yield of his peach
crop. The work of the frost and curcuio pretty
severe, rendering many orchards. especially on the
eastern side of the county, nearly worthless. but
we are glad TO say that the aggregate yield will be
very considerable shipment. taking the Peninsula
over as many as the city markets can handle with
profit TO the grower There are very few orchards in
this section but what will have good sprinkling Of
in better condition for profitable yield than If they
had what is called "full crop" The thinning out
has been such as to make IL almost certain that the
peaches remaining will grow into large and fine
marketable fruit
Year: 1879

Old potatoes have fallen quarter and will perhaps
half dollar bushel in the next week or two. New
potatoes will soon supplant them. Tastes differ much
in regard to the latter Some persons will eat them
with evidity when no larger than walnutS while
others stick to the old until the former mature. One
of citizens fixes the first of July as his time to
maSticate them, and says he would not touch them
before that tme though they should grow large
water melons.
Year: 1879

The new steamer. which Messrs ]. E. Tygert & Co
are having made in Philadelphia to ply between
their factory landing and Philadelphia the con-
tractors Messrs. Neafie Levy, expect to launch ON
Saturday next. and have her fitted up and ready for
the river the first of July as per the contract This
new boat as has been before stated is intended for
the accommodation of travel and freight and will be
great improvement on the PieTrepOnt 1t Will afford
cheap and convenient way of reaching the city.
Year: 1879

TIE SOUTH AMERICAS Wharf.-The detailed account
of the recent naval battle between portions of the
Peruvian and Gillian fleets TObs the telegraphic story
of that event of some of sensational features. Only
two vessels were lost belonging to each squadron


but the destruction Of the Chillian ship accom-
panied Ey act of hpruSm which viii live in history
The I11tTt:idd having answered with brOadSidc
each summons of the Peruvian rOnclad HuGScdr to
surrender the lateral length TeS0red to her RAM and
speedily crushed in the side of the wooden corvette
But the end not yet. Captain Thompson. the
Chilian commander accompanied by a handful his
men, sprang to the deck OF the H"dscdr as his own
vessel went down. and fought the entire crew of the


ronclad with the desperation of despair Every of
the boarding party killed, but not until they had


inflicted serious injury on the enemy. Such fierce
bravery recalls the days Of John Paul Jones' and will
shed halo of glory about the naval power of the
little South American Republic.
Year: 1879

The returns to the Department Of Agriculture indI-
saIe an increase in the area planted in cotton OF
winter wheat Is % against 9s last year the average
spfng wheat Is per cent. over that OF last spring
condinon shout the same as winter
Year: 1879

Last week was disastrous one to the Lancaster
county, Pa, tobacco growers The great hail storm
not only destroyed or greatly damaged hundreds of
thousands of plants that had been already but
cut to pieces the plant beds in many places that
great scarcity of plants exists and it is now too late in
the season to sow seed and raise new plants.
Year: 1879

To ignore the warning Of approaching disease is
neither cautious nor safe. Prudence would suggest
the immediate use of a good preventative remedy,
such Dr. Bulls Baltimore Pills which eradicate at
once all symptoms Oi bilious diseases
Year: 1879

The Ohio Legislature has just passed bill for the
punishment of tramps, which provides that "any
person not being i'll the country in which he usually
lives or has his home, who is found going about beg
ging and asking subsistence by charity shall be taken
and deemed TO be a tramp This act will be the
means of keeping the poor and improvident OF each
county at home, rather than risk an imprisonment
of one 10 three years the law provides. Women
and blind persons exempted from the provisions
of the act which is to be in full force and after
July T.
Year: 1879

Sunday morning. while Patrolmen Reddell
and Vitter were patroling their beats, they dis.
covered. about 3 o'lcock. the body Of man
lying In ditch on bis back at the corner OF st.
Bernard and Dupre.


The officers upon examining tho body found
that tho man had been murdered and that he
had been the reoiprocant of three bullets, one
OF which penetrated the left breast In the region
of the heart one In the back of the head and
one in the body.


The deceased. who is unknown was about I've
feet seven inches high. and had on O salt aud
pepper colored pair OF pants. a dark vest, blue
jumper. a black stiff hat and a blue overcoat


In his overcoat was found a white handker-
chief. Around his neck WAS a white handker-
was the letter b."


Beside the body wra brown silk umbrella
and q small Smith x Wesson revolver. with all
the chambers empty.


Deputy Coroner Cain, on being notified re-
paired to the scene, and after viewing the body
mad 1t removed to the Suburban Station. where
an autopsy will be held


The police and detectives repaired to the
soene, and after taking view OF the surround
tngs. started to ferret out the murder.


Otiic8r Vfller stated that he saw the deceased
IN the evening In company with man that he
thinks was Cuban, and that the man had n
bundle Of cigars under his arm. This was all
he knew regarding tho murder.


Geo. Wedenbreaker stated that as he was go-
oeased In company with n Cuban and that he
had hardly left them whom he heard five shots
fired In rapid succession. He did not 90 to see
what tho matter was.
Year: 1879

The new billiard rules under which the


game9 OF the next tournament are to be


played provide that the corners OF the table


shall be cut off by lines drawn on the cloth.


Not more than two caroms in succession are


to be allowed on balls within these triangular


spaces, and after two caroms have been made


either one or both Of the object balls must be


sent across the line. These lines decrease the


length OF cushion available for "rail nursing"


by one-half, leaving but fifty-six inches on


the long cushions and twenty-eight on the
snort; In order to encourage "round-the-
table shots, direct caroms and carOTn9 tn


make which but one cushion Is taken to
count one; caromS In which two or three
cushions are taken are to count two: when
the players ball strikes four or more cush-
ions the carom Is to count three points. ex-
cept when the second object ball Is within
one OF the four corner spaces. When the
palls become frozen the player may either
play on free ball or 2 cushion or can have
the balls spotted. The third shot within the
corner spaces, or shot made with the butt
or side OF the one is declared foul. Players
are forbidden to place mark OF any kind ON
the cloth or cushion as guide In making
shots. All Instructions on the cloth balls are
TO be removed by the referee or marker. The
player winning the lead may demand that
his opponent shall play first The first player
may play from any point inside the string,
instead OF from point within six inches OF
The spotted ball. The "three-cushion OPEN
ing shot is barred" in match games. It is
thought that these rules will make long runs
On the "raiI !" impossible They have been
by Slosson, Sexton, Rudophe, DaIv
and Garnier, and copies have been sent for
and others, 49,
Year: 1879

post bis ballot at fair and honestly conducted
electloDs. The chief duty of the government ia
hrepubiiean form Of government would he but
2 m9ckery- We also desire to protect and OK
tend our system OF free schools rs tho surest
guarantee for tho perpetuity OF instruction. free
from alt distinction OF sect ec c9te or color. For
tunatsy overcoming great difficulties. we have
sbhbitahed our currency upon coin
basis. and are now rapidly reducing ths
Interest of the public debt 30 filat ia burden
VIII be but slightly felt In the future. On all
these questions no man can mistake tho posi-
ton of the Republican pRity while 1t n appa-
rent that the danger which threatens the free
dom q our elections. tho maintenance Of our
schools and tho honest discharge OF our public
obligations comes from the Democratic party
which from its composition Fis necessarily CON
we advocate
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon there were over three
hundred people gathered at Roger Murphy s
cockpit. on TchoCpitoulas and Toledano streets,
to witness the second battle of the dogs of New
York and Massachusetts. The people fingered
around the doors until o'clock. when the
dogs of both parties put in an appearance and
We're conducted Into the building. A little later
Sergeant Grabert. Of the Seventh Precinct Sta
ton, appeared upon the scene and stated that
al the parties present would be locked up If the
Year: 1879

The third competition for the Mobile trophy
took place at Frogmoor yesterday. Tho Louis
lana Field Artillery had won It the first time
then the Wellington Artillery secured the
trophy. This time the latter command won the
prize by n score OF 2ls Mt 200 and 151 at 500
yards.


The shooting wes excellent and the weather
balmy. sunshiny with not much wind, was all
that could be desired


There were three com panies In tho field com
petlng for the trophy. We give below the num-
Der Of men In each competing team and their
eeoreg.
Year: 1879

Has person the right to read a newspaper
IN theatre instead Of paying attention to
the performance? While the Williamsons
were playing ''Ihe Chinese Question In
Toledo, man in an orchestra seat occupied
himself with perusal Of the news and
seemed oblivious Of what was being done on
the stage. Williamson stopped acting and
asked him toput away the newspaper or quit
the theatre. The offender granted the former
favor, but revenged himself by regarding the
play with smile OF great disdain.
Year: 1879

Cardinal Cullen died In a condition OF al
most apostolic poverty. Six thousand pounds
sterling, half of this In cash, was all that he
possessed, yet more than million had been
bequeathed to him one way or another. OF
probably have disappeared In unheard-of
charity had the Cardinal only lived little
while LONGER.
Year: 1879

Of the House to say that, while the President
may appoint, his appointees are not to be
clothed with full authority until after the
Senate has consented to their appointment.
The bill was then passed as amended-the
amendments having reference only to the
machinery Of taking the census
Year: 1879

NEAL Z


1920 New York avenue.
Editor Sar:-The following exhibits relative
to real estate and improvements in Washington
during the past ten months show, beyond doubt
that the general stagnation in all business and
especially real estate, which has prevailed since
1874, is fast giving way to the tidal wave of sub
be a subject of congratulation to all interested
in the prosperity of this city. The record o.
transfers of real estate herewith are only those
of property in the city of Washington, and do
not include the numerous transactions in George
town Or the county.


The recorded transfers of real estate in the
city of Washington for the last eight years were
as follows:
Year: 1879

Praise your wife, man; for PHYS sake,
give her little encOuragement-it won I
hurt her. She has made your home
comfortable, your heart bright and
shining, your food agreeable. For pity
sake, tell her you thank her, if nothing
more. She don't expect it; it will make
her eyes oPSn wider than they have foI
ten years, out it will do her good for all
that, and you, too.


There are many women to-day thirst
ing for the word of praise, the language
of encouragement. Through summer s
heat and winters toll they have drudged
uncomplaingly; and so accustomed
have their fathers, brothers, and hus.
bands become to their monOtOnOus labors
that they look for and upon them as they
do upon the daily rising of the sun, and
its daily going down. Homely every day
life may be made beautiful by an appre-
citation of Its hOmeliness. You know
that if the floor is clean, manual labor
has been performed to make it so. You
know that if you can take from your
drawer a clean shirt whenever you want
it, somebody's fingers have ached in the
toll of making it 80 fresh and agreeable,
so fresh and lustrOus. Every thing that





produced by constant work, much
thought, great care and untiring efforts,
bodily and mental.


1t is not that many men do not appre-
ciate these things, and feel glow OF
gratitude for the numberless attentions
bestowed upon them in sickness and in
health, but they are so selfish in that
feeling. They don't come out With a
hearty " Why, how pleasant you make
things look, wife," or, "Pm much
obliged to you for taking so much
pains" They thank the tailor for Civ
ing them "fits;" they thank the man in
a full omnibus who gives them a seat;
they thank the young lady who moves
along in the concert; in short, they thank
everybody and everything out of doors,
because it is the custom, and they come
home, tip their chairs back and heels up,
pull out the newspaper, grumbles if wife
asks them to take the baby, scOld if the
fire has gone down, or, if everything is
tust right, shut their mouth with o smack
of satisfaction, but never say to her, i
thank you"


/ tell you what, men-yOung men and
old-if you did but show an ordinary
civility towards those common articles
of housekeeping, your wives; if you
gave the one hundred and sixth part of
the compliments you almost choked them
with before they were married; if you
would stop your badingsabout whom you
are going to have when number one is
dead (such things wives may laugh at,
but they sink deep sometimes); if you
would cease to speak of their faults,
however banteringly, before others,
fewer women would seek for other
sources of happiness than your affection.
Praise your wife, then, for all the good
qualities she has, and you may rest as
sured that her deficiencies are fully
counter-balanced by your own.
Year: 1879

The Northern papers are reviewing
the trade outlook. The Times thinks
the opening most brilliant, and finds that
the popular impression Is that we are on


the eve of long prosperity. One OF the
most hopeful sig IS is the fact that the
demand now is general for better class
of goods at better prices. Indeed in
almost every article of goods there is an
increase in price. In furniture this
increase is as high as Is per cent. in
price and twenty per cent in
demand, aud the factories are obliged to
run until midnight 10 supply the stock
required. In boots there is ali advance
of 10 per cent. in price; in leather an
advance of 20 per cent; in hardware Is
per cent, etc. Indeed, everywhere
prices are going on from the low limits
they reached during the late hard times.