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Year: 1877

on the subject. Mr.. Charles c. Frost Of
Vermont is living authority in this SCI
ence. Besides these, with an occasional
exception, American Literature shows the
ingenuity Of professional writer's in weav-
ing the web of other mems thoughts and
researches on this subject into diverse forms
for magazines.


There is 10 magic test by which edible
fungi may be distinguished from their poi
sonous neighbors. The species commonly
eaten can he propagaIed from the manure
of the horse. SO ii has become the mush-
room OF commerce, while everything else
is called a toadslool Yet there are probab-
ly one thousand kinds in this State, many
of which are no less esculents than their
moro favored cousins. The distinctions be-
tween one kind and another arc not def
mite, aud a superficial observer will Often
confound half dozen varieties. The nox-
ious toadsiools are as attractive as the harm
less mushroom. There is one family large
ly used by the Italians, known as the
Boleti. They have spongy substance be-
meath the cap. This is very brightly color
ed in the hurtful kinds. Those which may
be eaten are usually drab, brown or pale
green. Here beauty would be linked with
cruelty, and Quaker simplicity with inno-
cence. Another family have white giils
formed like the under surface of the COM
mon mushroom, and the top is of various
colors, but always covered with scurfy
warts, which easily rub of. Among these
are many very poisonous fungi. The dam
gerous element resembles in effect hasheesh
or opium. They are common everywhere,
aud in New Jersey in a single instance last
year, no less than three out of four who ale
them died in consequence. Then there are the
common puff balls, which, when perfectly
white inside and out are perfectly safe as
food.


A description Of the garden mushroom
has been often attempted, but almost any
element it has may also be found in some
other fungus. Our object is simply TO call
attention 10 this neglected science, and
make one suggestion, as we leave the sub
ject 10 those who make specially of my
cology. This is that new use be made of
the ever-present and much-abused chromo-
why cannot some student familiar with
the various kinds Of hurtful and harmless
fungi introduce them TO public notice in
this manner? The art admits of delineat-
ing their forms at the natural size and
proper color. A little book, with explana-
tions in popular language, might accompa-
ny the pictures. One glance at such a work
would acquaint the ordinary mortal with
the chances Of death or life by toadstools
more surely than volumes of technical de-
scription. n.-BoStOn Globe,
Year: 1877

whether produced by indigestion, improper food,
change Uf water diet, too free indulgence in ice
water, exposure TO sudden changes Of temperature,
are Immediately relieved by it. ono ounce added to
a gallon Of
Year: 1877

CONGRESS spent all of Friday, the
9th, in discussing the army appropria-
ZION bill; innumerable propositions
were made to reduce the regular army
but all were voted down. An amend
ment was added to the bill regarding
the use of troops in the south similar to
that which defeated the army appropri-
alton bill in the senate during last ses-
sion. 1t is not believed that this
amendment will prevent the bill from
going through the senate now, as it does
not appear to have any significance.
Year: 1877

How long does it take to transmit a
message through the Atlantic cable?
The New York Journal Of Commerce has
been investigating this question, and
simple as it looks at first sight, there
are many singular and interesting
points in the answer When the elec-
tricity is applied to the cable at one
end, two-tenths of a second pass before
any effect is felt at the other end, and
three seconds are consumed before the
full force of the current is in action.
The first signal is felt in four-tenths of a
second, but the following ones go
through more rapidly. As many as
seventeen words have been sent over
the Atlantic cable in one minute; fifteen
can be usually sent under pressure, and
twelve words minute i: good work
ing rate. Messages of twelve words
have been sent all the way from New
York to London in two minutes. A
fact not yet explained by the scientists is
that the electricity does not move as
rapidly from New York to London as
in the opposite direction.
Year: 1877

SENATOR DAVID Davis, in a letter
declining an invitation to address a
mass-meeting of workmen at Baltimore,
wrote: ''The suffering condition of labor
is subject:deserving the largest sympa-
thy and demanding the best efforts of
craftsmanship in seeking a remedy for
the causes that have led to the present
prostration of industry and enterprise
and saddened SO many thousands of
households. As legislator it will be
my. earnest endeavor, as it is my imper-
ative duty, to aid IN every proper and
practical way to secure labor its just re-
ward, to elevate its condition, and to
attain those rights by which harmony
with capital, so essential to the interests
of both may be assured and the general
prosperity be promoted"
Year: 1877

A LETTER from the City of Mexico
says: Some time ago great deal
was said about using the army as labor
ers IN the construction of public i'm
provements, The idea was received
with general approval, and Gen. Aureli-
ano Rivera Immediately prepared to
carry it out; hence all the papers con
graduated the country on possessing
such general. 1t was understood that
he was going to construct the earth
works Of the Central railway from this
city to Lagos, which would be time lost,
as the government has no means of
furnishing material and stock for the
completion of the road Later other
grand works were projected and-for-
gotten. To make long story short. /
will simply say that Gen Riveras di-
vision have laid down the shovel and
the hoe and taken up their primers,
their general having announced his in
tention of educating them. We NAV
expect to near within week That they
have received all the education they de-
sire"
Year: 1877

How THE SILVER CRAZE WORKS.
1t is announced in New York that the
British and American Mortgage Compa-
ny and the Mercantile Trust Company
have ordered their Western agents to
make no more loans unless it is agreed
that principal and interest shall be paid
in gold, and all other trust companies
which make loans on real estate are
expected to follow their example. To
apply the expression of bank president
in New York, this will give the people
of the West taste Of the condition of
ings that will prevail if the silver bill
should pass. 1t ought not to take many
such prescriptions to cure their madness.
Bait. Sun.


The above paragraph is another proof
Of the evil Of the present system. 1t
has thrown all the moAeyed interest in
one section of the country and now that
section is threatening to strangle the oth>
er financially. The hostility that is
growing up in the East against the South
and the West is almost as great as that
" "hiNh Oo1Io IoASCu tllC -NOllh dlu lllt DOllll
an the slavery nnestinr, Tt-i- - Ill d1f
TO decentralization of silver and thu.
making new and single currency il
which to pay the bondholders, and a
cheaper one to circulate and with
which to pay for labor.


Fortunately there was enough patriot.
ISM in Congress to expose the bondhold.
ers' ring before it had completed it.
arrangements. 1t will now be defeated
by the passage of BANDS silver bill
Had the ring been fully formed and the
interest of S2,0OO,0OO,0OO of dollars il
gold been brought to bear on the cleo
tons and on Congress the people would
have been completely i'll the hands of the
brokers.


Now, then if all is true that is sale
about the silver kings in California anc
Nevada, here is an opportunity for then
to.loan some of the tons of silver bullio,
which the gold standard people have
represented to be awaiting coiDage. LIE
them come forward and take up the loan
in the West which the British and Amer
lean companies in New York are refus
inn
Year: 1877

"Senator Ben. II. Hill, of Georgia. has
accepted conditionally an invitation to
deliver an address before the Tennessee
fress Association, at Knoxville, in June
next de writes q really desire to
address press association, because there
IS no power in this country capable of
doing so much good, and really doing so
much evil, as the press of this day."


Mr.. Hill is right, to certain extent.
nut we have so often witnessed the con,
tempt with which the people have treated
the talking of that portion of the pre IS
that has claimed to be independent, that
we have learned to think it not so DO
tentlal an engine of evil as the dema-
gogues on the stump. The press did a
great work in refuting the demagogic
efforts OF the salary grabbers, the Credit
Mooilier Ring, the District Ring, the
Pacific Mail Subsidy Ring and the Army
hing, all of which were defended by
demagogues on the stump. But now we
ma lhe most wealthy and powerful ot
the press, and some of the most cunning
uemagogues, arguing in favor of a single
gold standard and against the remoneti
zatlon OF silver and we cannot conceive
OF a more injurious thing to the business
people and the laboring classes than t.
rob the country of silver money as
basis for our large paper circulating me
dium. If in this the demagogue triumph
we shall fear that the country will sool
fall into the hands of the men who 'wil
reduce it to the condition predicted BY J
W. Forney, who, some years ago, openl
and boldly said it would be republi
in form, but monarchy in fact.
Year: 1877

The men who carried forward the
fraud through which Mr.. Hayes was
counted in" and inaugurated as Presi-
dent are now the chief mourners over
their own rascality.


The Democrats wept bitter tears over
the way they were cheated. But they
buried their grief like good honest men,
and resolved to do the best they could to
recover the country from the hands of
the rascals who wereIthen rejoicing at the
triumph they had gained. Hayes. how
ever, has proved to have more love for
the whole country than he has for such
schemers as w. E. Chandler and those
who helped commit the Executive De-
partment to his hands by fraud. Hayes
was not elected; but they put him in, and
if he will only go to work like patriot
and do his level best to reduce the ex-
penses of the governmenC, and thus di
minish our heavy taxes, we will say
amen to lis efforts, and give him all the
aid we can in that direction; and pay no
heed to the scamps who cheated us in
inaugurating the wrong man. He can
help the people amazingl by signing
BANDS silver bill, as soon as it passes
and we believe he will do it, In Della.
ware there is harly one man In ten that is
not in favor of it. If he signs that bill
he will at once find himself surrounded
by friends both in and out of Congress;
and thereafter he will not have to go
begging for votes to confirm the nomi-


nation OF good and efficient men whose
hands are free from stain.
Year: 1877

War between England and Russia
seems imminent. 1t would indeed seem
like madness in the British government
to undertake to keep the Russians from
the Dardanelles and Constantinople /;
and we hope they will not attempt it.
But if they do general war in Europe
will likely follow before peace is attained.
Year: 1877

The curions fact has recently been
pointed out by Mr.. J. w. Gordon, IN
the Journal of Anatomy and Physi-
ology, that at every beat Of the heart,
the whole body is projected small
but perfectly obsel vable distance IN a
direction from foot to head-that Is
SO that any pressure exercised by the
feet would undergo a diminutlon'
while a pressure exercised by the
head would be increased. When the
heart contracts quantity Of blood Is
propelled down the aorta, while at the
same time, the whole body is caused
to recoil with velocity which bears
the same ratio to the velocity OF the
weight of blood driven out bears t(
the weight of the body.
Year: 1877

Cross, P. o., Ringgold Co., Iowa, May Q, 1877.
! Mr. Bo1 pnMAE:-The News is a welcome and
weekly visitor in Cur western home where it seems


link to bind us to fine dear friends and relatives
of old Highland. I see you have correspondents
from various parts of the West, but none from
this immediate vicinity, and thinking perhaps
some items from here would not be objected to, ]
win try and contribute a few.


The Spring is very backward and wet; farmers
generally discouraged, this being the third wet
season with which they have been visited. Crops
last season, Of all kinds were partial failure and
the prospect for this season is that the failure win
be entire, with the exception Of hay. o, don't I
wish our friends could see our meadows 2 There
are hundreds and hundreds Of acres in meadow.
The rains have been warm, and the grass is grow
ing finely. As far as the eye can reach is one sea Of
green, dotted here and there with herds of cattle
feasting on the tender grass, and nothing to pay!


This is great stOck-grOwing country, and
great many follow raising stock altogether, as It
is more profitable than farming. The shiDpfrg
season is the last Of June and first OF October for
grass-fatted, and the last of February for corn
fed. The cattle market is Chicago; for hogs
Burlington


The health Of the country is good, unusually
so, think for a new place. We have one Doctor,
and his seedy appearance is proof that his practice
is none of the best.


I read with interest all the Temperance items in
your paper, for 1 think no vice is so degrading
and demOralizing as the vice of Intemperauce.
The drinking system Of our land is one foul stain
on this otherwise great nation. May it soon be a
thing of the past, is my earnest prayer.


The Republican majority here was two to one.
though some who voted for Hayes do not seem to
be well pleased with him now, q claim to be
DemOcrat and was saying TO an old Republican
who is good and true, that was afraid I was turn
ing traitor to the faith Of my fathers, for was so
pleased with Mr.. Hayes so far. 'yot at all madam
says he, t is Hayes that has turned traitor to his
party, not you"


My husband (whO is Republican, and numsr-
GUS others, do not like Mr.. Hayes as well as they
should. I think they are condemning him too
soon. He has hardly had q chance yet, to shov
what he will do.


Ihope I have not tried your patience too severe
y, this time. If this finds its way into your col
umns, I may write again.


Mrs. W. C. HIGGINS.
Year: 1877

The matter of advertising, as a
business measure, is often misunder-
stood. It is an undeniable rule of
trade that advertising pays. Of
course the same Judgment and pru-
denee must be exercised IN advertis-
ing as in any other part Of ones bust
ness. If this is not done, instead of
paying it may become a source Of
loss. It is more necessary to adver-
tise now than it was fifty or a hun
dred years ago. People are more
busy now than they were then. They
have less time and leisure to look
about for what they want. They look
to the newspapers to learn where
their wants can be supplied; and they
accept it as a settled rule that the
man who advertises his commodities
which he has to dispose OF, instead Of
waiting for the people to find it out
themselves, is the best man to deal
with, and most likely to give salts
faction.
Year: 1877

A STRANGE DISPOSITION IN HUMAN
NATUBE-Under this appropriate cap
ton, the jackson Standard very fore
IDLY condemns a practice which has
grown up in many of the towns of
Ohio, and from which Hinsboro is by
no means exempt. The Standard
says:


There is a disposition in human
nature that we would like to have
some philosopher, or some other
man to explain.


We have known citizens of this
town to buy bill heads, statements,
letter heads, envelopes, etc, from
Dayton, Springfield or Columbus,
and get an inferior article, and pay
more for it than they would have to
pay in Jackson. Good, Christian
men do this, and then when they
want to repair a church in jackson,
or have a railroad built, or any other
home improvement, they do not go
to these drummers for aid, they ex-
pect aid at home. But they fail to
aid our home people, so as to enable
them to assist. Those employed in
the Standard Office buy goods to the
amount of over $4,000. By sending
to Cincinnati and buying goods by,
the quantity, a saving of perhaps
S4OO could be made. Suppose all
should do the same. Then these
business men who act so strangely
would get a dose of their own medi-
cine.


Over a year ago one of our county
officers bought a lot of stationery
from a drummer, and paid ten per
cent. more for it than Starkey would
have charged
Year: 1877

Francis Murphy, leader of the
blue ribbon temperance movement,
which is similar in many respects to
the red ribbon movement, thus pro-
mulgates his creed: 81 make no IL
rade against liquor stores; there are
some good men in the business, but
they cannot be driven out by abuse.
The only true method of total absti-
nence is to prevail upon men to stop
drinking, and then the other men
will stop selling. There can be no
reduction in the sale of intoxicating
drink so long as men continue to
use it. Therefore, my idea is to
persuade men to abstain, for you can
have no stronger sentiment in the
community than that in the real life
of the people. You may legislate
and legislate about the closing Of sa-
looms, but you do not reach the
hearts of the people. You must
prevail upon a man to stop drinking
and turn his attention to home, and
instead of spending his money in the
aloon let him carry it to his wife
md children"
Year: 1877

Norwich Bulletin: "a North
Carolina paper speaks Of a baby
which was born black and subse
quently turned to white. In this
latitude a baby is usually born white
and turns to a lively yeller.'
Year: 1877

railroad companies, that now charge
them 4 times more freight on peaches
than corn and propose to charge 8 times
more on empty baskets than on corn.--
The very anxiety of the railroad company
to make the proposed change, ought to
warn all sensible men that this anxiety
to change the system of freighting peaches
never originated in the breasts of railroad
men only for their oton advantage. Com
mon sense teaches business man to
take care of his own interest first in all
cases, and the complacent peach growing
fool who will lay down on his back, and
shut his eyes and open his mouth for
what the railroad gods will send him,
think will wake up suddenly with the
taste of gall and worm-wood in his mouth
l do not, while l have my natural senses,
propose to take that dose from any rail
road official or other person. The fact is
we old peach growers have went through
all or great amount of bosh from peach
fledelings at our old Dover association
and that association built up the peach
business and established the present char
ter car system, and when the new be.
ginners and inexperienced men break il
down, the Sheriffs will soon break ur
their peach growing


SAMUEL TOWNSEND.


Townsend, Del. June II. ..
Year: 1877

The only objection scarse ever urged
against this climate is the rain, ye: this
winter there has not been enough to
prove source of discomfort. While
the weather has been 80 mild that stock
required no shelter, and we doubt if a
single week has elapsed, during the
whole winter, but what a person might
go into the woods and select bouquet
Of flowers, the same thing has been done
IN tho slower gardens of many residents
oil the sound since the first of January.
Year: 1877




WHENEVER town is Ia z t, ough to
furnish and sustain a number of stores
each devoted to special department Of
trade, there usually springs up n de.
mand for many articles, only to he found
where general variety Of every thing is
kept, not specially represented by the
other stores. The success Of such an es =
tablishment depending largely on the
individual genius of its proprietor. Such
IN establishment is the Variety Store of
Mr.. I. p. Freeman in Seattle. MIR. f. is
u gentleman, who thoroughly under
stands his business, whose trade is very
large, whose stock is almost inexhaust-
i've, especially in the house furnishing
department. We bespeak for those
wishing to purchase general assort-
ment of goods careful examination OF
his stock.
Year: 1877

A COUPLE of weeks ago the Rev. D..
N. Utter's sermon at Olympia, W. T..
was upon "The Religion of Scientific
Men" There is no subject upon which
there is more prejudice and misrepre-
sentation than upon the gradually grow
ing system of thought on religious and
moral subjects prevalent among men of
science, which Mr.. Utter styles "The re-
ligion of scientific men," No men are
less understood in this respect than sci
entists. Mr.. Utter is one of the very
few in this Territory who thorougly un
derstands this question, and as u ques-
ton personally interesting ourselves
greatly, as well as OF great Importance to
the public at large, we should like
very much to have Mr.. Utter deliver
this sermon in our town at his earliest
convenience, and ifit were not asking
too much, to furnish US with manu-
script copy of the same for publication
in the STAR.
Year: 1877

France is tranquil. IMAGINATION has sur
rendered and given bonds for future good be-
havor. The Gave in" of this irrascible and
imperious Republican President, who had
yexed France into delirium of excitement
over panorama Of cabinets that he had
promised to present to the world, is COM
petitor with the Mammoth Cave in point
of magnitude After so much fire and fury,
so much gasconade, the sudden relapse into
the mood of q gentle dove is quite remarlla-
BILE on the part of President IMAGINATION.
The old man has guieted down and given his
word not to do so any more. That is all
suilicient-the French are volatile but
forgiving people, and the versatile and


lmost immObilo IMAGINATION, now that he
has taken tho back track, will be encouraged
to repent and reform still further, until the
peace and tranquility of France shall be-
come permanently established.
Year: 1877

proved Of greater length, but not Of as great
use, perhaps, as was anticipated when 1t
was proclaimed. No doubt the Executive
sought and desired, as his proclamation i'm
piled, that Congress should pass an army
appropriation, navy deficiency bill, and
measure that would recognize and provide
properly for n representation at the Paris
Exposition next summer and then return
to their constituencies until December, but
there were some objections to this on the
part of new Senators and Representatives
The old stagers did not care TO remain, but
to those more fresh in public life the
glamour was most fascinating, and there
was no haste to break away from It, For
this reason, no doubt, much now business
was injected into the session which other
wise would have remained quiet until De
ccmber.


But no matter, Congress has now adjourn
cd for twenty-five days. Those who are not
too much attached to the national capital
will go homo to their constituencies and en-
Joy the friendly festivities of the holiday
season, while others will lingcr in Washing
ton and make their friends here happy by
their grateful presence. 1t isto be hoped
when Congress returns 10 its duty again IL
will leave behind much of the bad blood
that has marked its recent action and put
on the true courtcsies and dignities of parli-
amentary life and bearing, without any in
dulgence in plantation manners or the
chivalric promise of the dHelio which does
not belong to the civilization of the nine
teenth century. The time when duelling or
the settlement of personal differences with
deadly weapons are to be tolerated in this
country among respectable people has long
since gone by. A new era has come, when
such examples are not proper among our
law makers.
Year: 1877

THE House of Representatives did very
unjust, if not dishonest act when it cheated
Colorado out of q Republican Representa-
tive and gave that State n Democrat whom
the people did not want and never thought
of electing. The wrong will not go unre-
buked. There is better time coming. The
people will speak again in that State one of
these days, and then they will resent this
fraud in becoming manner.
Year: 1877

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