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Year: 1879

HOME RULE is, of course, to be accredited
with having produced good crops in the
South this year. But it is also responsible
for the exodus, after the completion of
which the good crops will be among the
things that were.
Year: 1879

THURMAN has been compelled at last to
return to Ohio to do something to aid Ew-
mos waning chances The feeble old man
leaves behind him the pleasures and comforts
of Eastern watering places to do dirty work
in campaign for man who is his prnci-
pie competitor for re election to the Senate
And this is the penalty he pays for being a
possible Presidential candidate-for being
remotely in danger of being struck by the
political lightning of 1880.
Year: 1879

THE GoRHAM bolt, as it is called out in
California, has had the effect to put all
of the candidates on all of the tickets-we
will not attempt to enumerate them-on
record against the aggressive and oppressive
spirit of the railroad monopolies. And now
the railroads threaten that GoRHAM shall
never, not even hardly ever, have another
free pass.
Year: 1879

JEEF DAVIS continues to prate, on ocea-
sion, about his pride in his birthplace.
There was birthplace in a Memphis sleep
ing car for which he had kindly regard
once on a time but that isn't the one he
talks about.
Year: 1879

honor and integrity of the Government for
which they fought and bled, and for which
many thousands of their comrades sleep the
sleep of death in order to maintain. We
repeat the cry of the bloody shirt is about
played out on the part of the men who are
responsible for so eflcctually dyeing the
Nations garments in the blood Of patriots
and martyrs. Again we repeat - this
"bloody shirt" on the part of such men, is
PLAYED OUT
Year: 1879

Yesterday morning, just after the
meeting OF the Convention, there was
started, and rapidly spread, a report to
the effect that prominent Republican
politician and holder Of a government
office had received a dispatch, stating
that the national leaders OF the party
had decided that it would contribute to
the success Of the campaign III ONO II
the Convention should repudlate the
debt of the State. This report was
credited by many, and no little anxiety
and concern was manifested. The votes
of the Republican members were watch
ed, and, ii anything, the course pursued
},y them served to increase the excite
ment.
Year: 1879

side, and all this foolish :argon does not
lessen the count of crime. On the con-


trary it is increasing it. Let a murder
be murder and the punishment certain,
and We think the " religion of humanity
will be .shorn of its most injurious
features.
Year: 1879

DEAF AND DUMB IN PERU.-Mr. ChriStiancy,
our Minister to Peru, transmits to the Depart
ment OF State a note from the Peruvian Minis
ter OF Foreign Affairs on the subject OF the
education OF the deaf and dumb, la when he
says that in Peru there is no school for deaf
want Of pupils. Judge Christiancy adds that
the number or deaf and dumb persons in Peru
seem to be in q much less ratio than in the
limited States
Year: 1879

Nervous prostration, as prolonged
physical disorder, SAYS the New York
Times, is a complaint of comparatively
recent date. but one much more prevalent
than any one who has not looked into the
matter can have any idea of. Years ago
people were said TO have the "fidgets."
which, in some instances, NAV have de


scribed the same trouble which now passes
under longer name, though, as a rule.
what is known as nervous prostration is
found in more or less complete exhaus-
tion of the system, rathan than in easily
excited displays of nervous action. BY
FAR the greater number of sufferers from
this trouble in our own country are young
women of good social position. In New
ork city at the present time there are
hundreds of well-to-do women TO whom
life is burden in consequence of nervous
weakness. Seemingly slight bodily effort
or trifing mental exertion proves to be
greater load than they can carry, and Is
followed by sleepless nights or extreme
physical debility. And yet it is so often
the case that no outward indications ex-
isl of this inward trouble. The person so
afflicted may apparently be strong and
vigorous, and may have n most excellent
appetite, and tor these reasons they some
times fail 10 receive the consideration
which their actual condition entities them
To. On the other hand, the outward char
acteristics of the disease are so mislead-
ing that the work Of imposture is made
easy, and, hence. to that unhappily large
class who dislike to be thought well it
offers advantages which it is to be feared
have not been passed BY. As, years ago, il
was considered rather creditable than
otherwise to have the gout, SO, for some
time past, nervous prostration has been
fashionable complaint, taxing the pa
tience and skill of those physicians whose
practice is among our wealthy classes.
There seems to be as yet no settled method
of treatment, though one or two medical
men might be named who have gained
quite reputation as specialists on account
OF their success in effecting cures.
Year: 1879

Debt, poverty and suffering haunted me
for years, caused by a sick family and large
bills for doctoring. which did no good. was
completely discouraged, until one year ago,
by the advice of my pastor. l procured Hop
Bitters and commenced their use, and in one
month we were all well, and none OF US have
been sick a day since and want to say to
all poor men, you can keep your families well
year with Hop Bitters for less than one doc
tors visit will COSTA Workingman. f.a
Year: 1879

Mr.. Edgar S. Werner recently read be-
fore the Albany Institute paper on this
subject. Mr.. Werner himself was, at
one time, afflicted with this terrible dis
ease, and he says that parents almost in
variably treat a suffering child with
much severity, and thus by frightening
him increase his malady, or spoil him
utterly by too much leniency. The
proper way in which to treat such chill
dren is thus described: In nothing is
the adage, "An ounce of prevention is
worth pound of cure, " more applicable
than in suffering. Indeed, in this in
stance, an ounce of the one is more eff
fective than hundredweight of the
other Children with suffering tenden-
cies should be especially well nourished;
they should take Il great deal of physical
and out door exercise; care should be
taken that their lungs are fully devel-
oped and that their nerves are not irri-
tated. Late hours and highly seasoned
food, and everything tending to derange,
weaken or unduly excite, mentally or
physically, should be avoided. The
child should not be allowed to talk too
rapidly or when out of breath. If he
has trouble with word he should be
asked to repeat the whole sentence and
not merely the offending word. Often
times serious mistake is made here.
The child is drilled upon his most diff
cult words, and he comes to fear them,
and, rs result, his ability to articulate
them is continually lessened- He should
not be permitted to associate with another
suffering child; indeed, no child should.
Inveterate suffering may be caused by
mimicking others. Throughout, the
child should be subjected to kind but
firm treatment
Year: 1879

Captain j. f. Cox, of the ship Priva-
teer, arrived with his vessel in New
York recently from London, and told a
remarkable story of a sea serpent which
he says he encountered during his voy-
age. He said the weather was fine and
clear, and the ship was making good
speed under dazzling sun, a hundred
miles from Brest, off the coast of France.
About five o'clock in the afternoon,as he
was walking the quarter deck looking to
windward, he saw something black
slowly lift itself twenty feet above the
sea. To his profound amazement he
saw that it was fully five feet in diameter
and of indefinite length, as a portion of
the body was necessarily in the water.
The captain knew that there could be no
delusion, for it was not more than three
hundred yards away, and its snaky con-
tortionS caused commotion in the
water as if school of whales were fight
ing. But the captain felt no fear until
the immense mass began moving to-
ward the ship. Just at this moment the
serpent lifted its head aloft, and, with
fascinating grace. swung its neck around
for a moment over the white caps and
suddenly, with loud splash, disap-
peared. 1t Immediately rose again,
poised its vulture-hke head over the
waves a moment, then went down into
the white foam. This remarkable per-
formance was repeated three times, at
intervals of ten seconds. Then the SER
pent turned completely around and
dashed away from the ship. In conclu-
sion the captain says that he has seen
many kinds of fish and sea monsters,
but never anything that could be called
n sea serpent. In this instance he says
he not only saw the outlines of the SER
pent, but carefully noted its great mel
ancholy eyes. It's color was of a deep
black and its shape like that of an eel.
Year: 1879

it. 1t should be kept dry in a box.
Great caution must, however, be used
not to take it near a corpse, nor to expose
it to light during a solar or lunar
eclipse. If the puncture made by the
fang of the snake can be seen-not so
very easy matter since the point of the
tooth is as fine as q cambric needle-ap-
ply the stone to the place; if not, then
the skin may be cut anywh, re, and the
stone laid on the wound. If the cobra
stone be soaked some time in water that
has been standing over night, and the
water then given to person who has
been bitten by a rabid dog, hydrophobia
will be prevented or cured, according to
the stage the disease has reached.
Year: 1879




A good move has been made in st. Louis
II is to supply the poor with ice in the sum-
mer. The suggestion was made by the
Globe Democrat that much OF the suffering
in that city, especially among the sick,
might be ameliorated by supplying those
who were unable to buy it with this article,
which in a climate like that is 4 necessity
rather than luxury. Contributions t"r
this purpose at once began pouring in, ana
il is hoped sufficient for the purpose will
soon be obtained.


There is no doubt that many lives might
be saved in every city could the sick have
this comfort during the long days, when
even those blessed with health and means
TO purchase ease can hardly endure the ex-
cessiye heat. Ice would be worth moro to
the poor creature burned UP with fever
than all the medicine that could be given
and it is probable that any city could better
afford 10 supply such necessity than to
pay the expenses which its absence un-
doubtedly often entails. This fact will
hardly be recognized at present, however,
for the years that have passed since ice
came into such general use aretoo few to
allow of its being looked upon ia any other
light than az something only to be enjoyed
by those who are able to pay for its use.
The day will come when its bestowal upon
the poor will be regarded in the same light
.as the giving Of fuel in winter, for it will
be seen to have as much to do with the pre-
-seryation of life in crowded cities. The
benevolent people Of St. Louis are setting a
good example. They are really taking a
sanitary precaItion which will be for the
benefit of all of the citizens, since whatever
diminishes sickness and mortality adds to
the prosperity Of place.
Year: 1879

Call at our Drug Store and get tria
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
free Of charge, if you are suffering with
a Cough. Cold. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hay Fever, Consumption, loss Of voice
tickling in the throat or Lungs. This
is the great remedy that is causing so
much excitement by its many wonder
ful cures, curing thousands ofhopeless
cases, Over one million bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery have been used
within tbs last year, and have given
perfect satisfaction in every instance.
We can unhesitatingly say that this is
is really the only sure cure for throat
and lung affections. and can cheerfully
recommend it to all, Call and get a
trial bottle free Of charge, or regular
size for 81 90,
Year: 1879

The kidneysiare natures sIuice-way to
wash out the debris of our constantly
changing bodies. If they do not work
properly the trouble sis felt everywhere.
Then be wise and as soon as you see signs
of disorder get package of Kidney w ort
and take it faithfully. 1t will clean the
sluice- of sand, gravel or slime, and
purify the whole system.
Year: 1879

No use of having the chilIs, DO use of
headache or any of the ills that come from
disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it aud be satisfied.
Year: 1879

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade OF
these goods is always standard aud their
unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line. diff
Year: 1879

To the Editor OF the Cleveland Herald


1t is said to be a scientific fact that if
one makes a journey around the
globe in an easterly direction he will
find that he will have one more
day in his diary, if he keeps one, than
will the person who remains in the
same place from which the traveller
started, during the same time. If he
makes the journey around the globe in
westerly direction he will find that his
record shows one day less than that of
the person who remains at the point of
starting. Now, General Grant has
virtually made the journey around the
globe in an easterly course. If he had
kept an actual account of the days from
the day that he sailed from Philadelphia
to the day that the cannons doomed up
on his arrival at San Francisco, he
would have found that his count was
one day more than that of either of the
cities named. But had the great cap
tain of this century really gained any
time absolutely by his trip around the
world? Let some scientific reader an
swer and explain. S. p. NJ.
Year: 1879

Detroit, Dec. 5.-Lizzie FALL, a laun.
dry girl in the employ Of the Russell
house, this city, while descending in the
freight compartment of the hotel eleva-
tor, about O'Clock this afternoon, was
caught between the elevator and pro-
jecting beam, and her neck and lower
jaw were SO terribly crushed as to cause
instant death
Year: 1879

New York, Dec. 5.-The Tribune on
Sunday will make new departure and
hereafter will publish a Sunday edi-
ton. This will be the first appearance
Of the Tribune on Sunday since the fall
Of Napoleon in 1870.
Year: 1879

A grert deal has been said of the
tissue paper ballots with which the
ballot boxes in South Carolina were
stuffed at the recent election; and the
Cincinnati Gazette, having obtained
one of the ballots, prints fac simile
of it on the same kind of paper as the
original. One of them was inclosed
in each copy of a recent issue of the
Gaeette, SO that readers could see
specimen of this minute instrument
of fraud which dsfranchised the Re-
publicans of the state. The manner
in which these little jokers were used
is thus described: From twenty to
thirty of them were folded into a
regular ballot and dropped into the
box, and during the day one of the
judges would occasionally stir up the
contents so that the tissue ballots
would get well shaken out. Mean
while bogus names were written upon
the registers so as to have the number
of names correspond with the number
of votes. Whenever there was
surplus in the box blindfolded indi-
vidual would withdraw the extra
number, but was not so blind as to
take out any of the tissue tickets.
The managers of the fraud had full
possession Of the election boards, no
political opponent being allowed
seat in them, or as witnesses Of the
counting. In some of the precincts
they stuffed in more ballots than the
entire number of inhabitants of both
sexes and all ages. Ben Hill gets
mad in the senate and rails at the
President because the latter has ex-
pressed the opinion in his message
that these and other proceedings, en-
ployed for the purpose of making a
solid south, are not quite fair or COM
mendable.
Year: 1879

Senator Bayard of Deleware Is al
most the only Democrat of promi-
hence in either branch of congress
who has not yielded something to the
popular folly of financial questions.
He alone has disdained to play the
demagogue upon the dangerous doc
trine. Had Senator Thurman acted
with equal adherence to principle
nothing could have prevented his Sc
lection as his party's candidate for the
presidency. At every step Mr.. Bay
ard has opposed and denounced the
dishonest propositions put forward
by his party associates; and in a
speech made not long ago he pointed
out some of the consequences of the
plan now brought forward of
substituting greenbacks for bank
notes, reminding those who heard
him that such an act would be
the conversion of taxable into untax-
able property. He would not exempt
new class of property from public
burdens.
Year: 1879

Among other evidence that resump-
ton has come to stay, attention Is
called to the fact that the movement
of precious metals is in favor of the
country, Notwithstanding the large
return of our bonds from abroad.
Statistics for nine months show that
in 1878 we have kept nearly all our
gold and have imported a little silver.
1t also appears that the export of
trade dollars during nine months of
Us have been only sl,600,330,
against nearly SS,255,0o0 last year.
This indicates that the foreign mar
kets now open to our coin are already
glutted. In nine months of last year
we sent abroad SS,000,000 more trade
dollars than were returned to US, but
we took back during nine months of
this year $l,600,000 more of them
than we exported in the same time.
Year: 1879

A few months ago man from Texas
wooed and won one of Linn county's
fairest daughters. The girl had in her
own right about 81, 200. Soon after
marriage they moved to the Walla
Walla Valley, some thirty miles from
the city of WaIla Walla. For a
couple Of months there was not a cloud
to mar the happiness of the twain.
About two months ago Mr. told
his wife that he could get month 5
work from the government, hauling
That as she would be lonesome at
home without him she had better re
turn to the Willamette valley and pay
her relatives visit. This she did
They parted at Wallula very affection
atelv, he to commence wolk for the
government, she to visit her childhood $
home. A few days after the wife had
left. Mr.. sold the team. house
hold goods, and broke open her trunk
and took what keep-sakes she had and
sold them, and with the money left for
parts unknown. The lady has written
to her uncle at Salem for advice and
help, which were cheerfully given.
Year: 1879

We hear excellent reports of the
Puyallup coal. At first the boats,
blacksmiths and house-keepers trying
it gave very guarded and conditional
commentator. 1t was all right, very
good and equal to Cumberland; but
and then some objections would be
limited at that gave the hearer to un-
derstand that it was not at all right,
very good or equal to Cumberland coal.
But the reports are now better, and
the inference is plain that either the
quality is superior further in, or that
the coal is more thoroughly cleaned
before being offered to the customer.
We have heard steamboat men allcge
within week past that the Puyallup
coal is as good steam coal as the
Nanaimo, and that is saying a great
deal, when coming from men who
know whereof they speak. The con-
sumption of Nanaimo coal in San
Francisco this year will not be less
than 100000 tons. This coal taken
from the Sound would be equivalent to
the leaving within our midst of $780,
0O0-a very sweet little plum for our
hungry people to suck. Puyallup coal
is different article from Seattle coal,
and the two can never enter into disas-
trous competition. Our citizens have
no need to feel jealous of the mineral
production of our neighbors on the
south, for their good in all such mat
ters is our good, benefting us indi-
rectly as much as it does them directly.
Seattle Tribune.
Year: 1879

For bracelets the most recherche are the
solitaire jewels set in a narrow band of
gold, and of these several are worn upon
the arm as rings upon the fingers Thus a
SAPPHIRE, ruby and diamond arc often worn
upon one wrist, and perhaps o pink, white
and black pearl upon the other. Or if a
single wide bracelet is worn, it may be in
the form of serpcntne coil, perhaps six
to eight strands, graded in size and fitted
with strings so as to clasp the arm and re-
tain its place wherever it may be put. For
pendants, the most novel and curious are
set with fancy -colorcd pearls, black, pink,
bronze, yellow, salmon and gray, together
with those possessing tho beautiful irridcs-
"orient" so highly priced; Or, again, with
fancy colored diamonds-for there are dia-
monds of all colors, and they are now ca
gerly sought for. For earrings, solitaire
diamonds continue to lead, though some
tasteful devices that 60 well with the new
collarettes and diamond flowers arc formed
Of little blossom of diamond paned leaves
from which the solitaire is pendant Soil
taire pearls are in high favor, and all the
rarer stones are also worn in the ears. "A
new departure is to wear different Jewels in
the cars, as a SAPPHIRE in one and ruby in
the other, or ruby and diamond, as to
have the two alike is but u repetition, and
not 80 effective. For rings, the solitaire
diamond Is still favorable for an engage
ment token, but sapphires, rubies and pearls
are being used more and more frequently


There is variety of new settings for rings.
One pretty style is formed with diamond
of fair size, and sapphire, ruby or emerald
equally large, set close to each other, tho
band or shank being set with Aeur dc lis, or
other ornaments wholly formed of small
diamonds, which completely cover the
ring. One style of tcn-stone hoop ring,
composed Of two rows of five stones each,
is arranged as follows: White diamonds,
emerald, yellow diamond, ruby and white
diamond in one hoop; ruby, white dia-
mond, sapphire, brown diamond and eme-
raid in the other. The effect of this COM
bination is highly novel and pleasing.
Year: 1879

10 reassure the timid and nervous in
this season of thunder storms, some
calculations aad directions for security


which from the frequent occurrence and
unusual severity of these storms, might
be acceptable to sorue Of our readers
are given. There are 10000 chances to
one Of an individual being killed in this
way In the whole year. But as there
are, perhaps ten of these storms in a
season, the chances of being killed In
any one Of these storms Is as zoe, 900 to
ono. At the worst, there seems to be
half million chances against timid
lady's having her terror realized, ac-
cording to the doctrine of chances. If
she lies down in her fright, as she IL
likely to do, on either feather bed or
hair mattress, these chances in her
favor are multiplied at lcasta million;
another consolation Is that she has lit
tie to apprehend from flash OF light
ming which she has leisure to see. AS
light travels 2l7 ,280 miles in second,
and sound only l,142 feet in the same
time, you can easily compute the dis
tance of tho electric discharge. If4.72
seconds, or six beats Of the pulse elapse
between the lightning and the thuu-
der, tho discharge Is q mile off. To
guard against possible damages, on its
near approach, you may insulate your


bed or chair by putting their legs on
glass. Feathers and hair afford great
security. There is also less danger af-
ter the rain has begun to fall copiously
than before, for a moist atmosphere
| serves as q conductor tor the electric
fluid, diffusing 1t, and conveying it to
the earth. A man who is wet, being a
better conductor than tree, which
can not be Thoroughly wetted, ought not
stand under one; and animals, on ac-
count of the moisture in their bodies,
are always better conductors than trees.
But though wrong to stand near tree
you will be very safe little beyond
tho extent of its branches-a position
which ought to be chosen, as the higher
object will take the lightning frst--or
you might stand on dry wool or silk.
The middle of room is safer than near
partition, and this, than near tho ex-
terror wall. A building is better pro-
tcction than a tree, but barn or stable
containing wet grain or hay is worse
than the open field. Sitting on horse
back, or In carriage Is dangerous. TO
overcome excessive alarm at lightning
not only conduces to comfort, but on
ables one to contemplate at case by far
the most sublime spectacle in nature.