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Year: 1877

A RESIDENT fisherman fishing for trout on another mans land, the other day, completely silenced the owner who reconstructed, with the majestic an- swer, "Who wants to catch your trout am only trying to drown this worm."
Year: 1877

To CURE PIMPLEs.-Take teaspoon ful of oat meal and cook in three table, spoonfuls of water half an hour, then strain through a thin cloth, and apply with soft sponge three times day for two or three months.-This should be washed off as soon as thor oughly dry. 1t will cure pimples on the face unless caused by diseased stomach.
Year: 1877

INDIAN TRIFLEs.-Boil quart of new milk with large stick of cinnamon; |; thicken it with rice flour, first mois tened with cold milk; sweeten to taste pour it into dish, and when cold cut 1t in the shape of star, or any other shape you please; take out the spare rice, and fill the shape with custard {; ornament with split almonds and spots of current jelly.
Year: 1877

A BOY WAS much exercised for fear he would not know his father when they both reached Heaven. His mother eased him by saying, ''An you will have to do is to look for an angel with a red nOSe"
Year: 1877

ComJortabte Artificial Noted ocullsts, for instance as Graft, Arit and Stellwag Clarion, recommend either blue or bluish-gray smoke colored glasses as a protection for weak eyes orange and yellow light. On the same principle the trying reddish-yellow light of candles, lamps, and gas on normal eyes as well as weak ones can be pleasantly modified by the use of blue chimneys or globes, or at least of shades for the reflection of the light, colOred a, light ultramarine blue. A remarkably near near approach to a light as agreeable as daylight is said to be produced by 8 petroleum lamp with a round wick and @ light b1ue chimney of twice the usual length, the the latter causing so great a draught that the petroleum burns with nearly pure white flame.
Year: 1877

The other day the President told the
Secretary Of War to tell the General Of the
Army to inform HANCOCK TO order RUGKR
10 instruct Colonel BLANK to have Captain
DASH call on a corporal to take away the
guard that has been tarrying about the
Columbia State house, and the order will
be complied with TO day.
Year: 1877

IT IS hoped that not cent of the several
millions about to be expended for Indian
supplies will be used to purchase nxed am
munition. To give the Indians nxed am.
munition Is worse than giving q raving
lunatic the freedom of society.
Year: 1877

A PLAN is on foot In Richmond among
prominent Republicans to submit the claims
of the various Republican applicants for
the post Office to primary election, at
which all persons of both parties may par.
tiCipate
Year: 1877

This elegant preparation Is prepared frem the
True Jamaica Ginger, combined with choice aro-
maIics ard genuine French brandy and is va tly
superior to every other Extract or Essence of GIN
ger be ore the public-all OF which are prepared
with alcohol by the old process.
Year: 1877

Skeptics who insist that the forty
days fast in the wilderness was a
physical impossibility will not be
prepared to believe that DR.. Tan
ner, of Minneapolis, Mimi, has
lived on water for forty-two days.
He states that he was anxious to
prove that human life could be pro-
Ionged without the use OF any nour.
ishment whatever, and began his
fast under the eyes of an associate
physician, who examined him fre-
quentiy and kept a record of all
the symptoms. For forty-two days
he remained without food, taking
walk every day in the open air
and q swallow Of water whenever IN
olination prompted. On the fortieth
day walked Quito Lake Cedar and
drank too much cold water, in con-
sequence of which the action of his
heart was weakened so that not the
faintest trace of pulsation could be
discovered at the wrist. These
symptoms soon disappeared, and on
the last day Of his fast, although
he had lost eighteen pounds in
weight, be felt SO strong and we'll
that he was confident that he could
hold out for two weeks longer, On
returning to his feed he ate spar
Year: 1877

Of the public houses. Within, they
contrast very favorably with other
places of business, and the tidy,
good looking bar-maids are a fea.
ture more calculated to attract than
repel good custom. When people
drink all beer the other places where
beer is not sold cannot well be
other than reasonably decent. |
would not be understood as saying
that the average English public
house is a thoroughly rep
utable place, but is less
Objectionable than our Amer
lean saloons. In most public
houses girls wait upon the bar, and,
so far as l can see, they are gene
rally quite as intelligent and well
behaved as those who wait upon
customers in other branches of
business. At any busy part of the
day you would not often look into
a public house without seeing a fair
sprinkling of women present.
There is plenty Of mere coarseness,
but little or no profanity, and very
seldom any real yulgarity. OF
drunkenness there is a plenty, but
it does not SO often manifest itseli
in real violence as in America.
Year: 1877

PoOpIF.


London Cor. New York SUM-


In Great Britain everybody, APP
proximately speaking, drinks wine,
ale or beer-women and children
not excepted. A very large ma
iority of the English people look
upon ale and beer as being quite as
necessary part of their living as
tea and cofee-and as being quite
as legitimate, In the United States
drinks that will intoxicate have
been nearly banished from good
society, except in fashionable circles
and among the lower strata of the
people. In England a man who
does not drink is an oddity. Alb
stinence is locked upon as a whim;
few can detect in it a real prin-
ciple.


When the temperance people get
together they do indeed make a fair
muster, but when they have dis
perSed, and all gone hither and
thither to their homes, they are few
and far apart, Nearly all families
keep jugOf beer or ale in the house,
and all partake daily. When the
jug is empty, the wife or daughter
thinks nothing of running into the
public house for a new supply.


In the United States our drink
ing places or saloons" (they are
never called saloons in Great Brit
ain) are mostly places where a wo-
man is rarely seen, and whore men
are often ashamed to be seen. The
English public house is compara-
lively respectable. The occupation
is itself considered reputable, and
the most attractive house fronts in
almost any business street are those
Year: 1877

Take the root of the plant known
as dragon root, Jack-in- -the-pulpit,
or Indian turnip, either green or
dry; CRATE about one-half a tea
spoonful into four tablespoonsful of
sweet milk; simmer gently few
minutes, then thicken with bread
crumbs, and apply as hot as posi-
bic. This can be heated again two
or three times, adding a little milk
each time. If the felon is Just
starting this will drive it back; if
somewhat advanced, will draw it
out quickly and gently. 1t is well
to put a little tallow on the poul-
tice, especially after opening, to
prevent sticking. This same poul-
tice is good for carbuncle or any
other rising.
Year: 1877

Twenty Thousand People
old and young, every week. tits just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tisinsi for many good people seeing an ad-
vertisemOnt in paper, especially their
church paper, take it as a guarantee Of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not be
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore,
Year: 1877

Judge Lanemore, of the New York
Common Pleas Court, sustained the in
junction granted Rufus Story restraining
the New York Elevated Railroad Com
pany from erecting their road in front of
Story's property.
Year: 1877

The USES OF THE LEMoN.-Few
people know the value of lemon
Juice. A piece of lemon bound up
on corn will cure it in few days;
it should be renewed night and
morning. A free use of lemon juice
and sugar will always relieve a
cough. Most people feel poorly in
the spring, but if they would eat a
lemon before breakfast every day
for a week-with or without sugar,
as they like-they would find it
better than any medicine. Lemon
juice, used according to this receipt
will sometimes cure consumption;
Put dozen lemons into cold water
and slowly bring to a boil slowly un-
til the lemons are soft, then squeeze
until all the juice is extrac ted; add
sugar to your taste aud drink. In
this way use one dozen lemons a
day. If they cause pain, lessen the
quantity and use only five or six a
day, until you are better, and then
begin again with a dozen a day.
After using five or six dozen the pa
tient will begin to gain flesh and en-
| joy food. Hold on to the lemons.
and still use them very freely for
several weeks more. Another use
for lemons is for refreshing drink
in summer, or in sickness at any
time. Prepare as directed above,
and add water In sugar; but in order
to have this keep well, after boiling
the lemons squeeze and strain care
fully; then to every half pint OF
juice add one pound of loaf or crush
ed sugar, boil and stir few minutes
more until the sngar is dissolved.
skim carefully and bottle. You
will get more juice from the lemons
by boiling them, and the prepara'
ton keeps better.
Year: 1877

A CITIZEN Of Eureka, having occasion
to go home rather Unexpectedly week
or two since, caught gentleman ac-
quaintance in the act of kissing his
wife. On relating the circumstance to
a friend he was asked if he punished the
guilty couple, and replied; "No, not
exactly; but they must have seen from
the way slammed the door that l was
not satisfied"
Year: 1877

We have more than once alluded to the
utter unreliability of the usual rule for
determining the weight of cattle and
other stocks by measure. 4 few davs
ago having occasion to weigh ten head of
cattle which we have been feeding all
winter, we, after weighing carefully, ap-
pied to each one the following rule, which
seems to be the one most generally ac-
cepted: "Measure in inches the girth
around the breast, just behind the shoul-
er-blade, and the length of the back,
from the tail to the fore part of the shoul-
der blade. Multiply the length of the
glrth (in inches) and divide by l44. If
the girth is less than three feet, multiply
the quotation by eleven if between three
and five feet, multiply by seven; if be
tween five and seven feet, multiply by
tWentythree; if between seven and nine
feet multiply 10y thirty one. If the animal
IS lean, deduct one-tWentieth from the re-
suit. Another rule is, take the girth and
length in feet, and multiply the product
by ;}3b, and the result will be the answer
IN pounds The live weight multiplied by
b04s gives a near approximation to the
weight


vi lllc ttll llettu lnt greatest NdlldllOn
was one hundred and seventeen pounds
more than the measurement would indi-
cate, and the comparison varied from this
down to sixty pounds less than the rule
would imply. The weight of an animal
depends very much upon peculiarities in
shape, over which such rule can eXer-
else no control and for which it can make
no allowance. So far as our own expert
ence goes all attempts to ascertain weight
by measurement are but little if any bet
ter than guess work Exchange.
Year: 1877

The Springfield Republican has the fol-
lowing item of interest regarding crop
prospects in Western Massachusetts:


The potato bugs, which first appeared
in considerable numbers last year in this
section, seem likely to cause our local
farmers much more trouble this season.
In some potato fields they are turning up
by the million, and they are already seen
crawling along the roads and about the
fields. OF course this will have the effect
to lessen the quantity of potatoes planted,
and many are preparing to put in more
corn than usual. The farmers about
Worthington, however, think the high
price of potatoes next fall will pay for any
loss by the bugs, and are planning to put
in larger quantities than usual, trusting
to Paris green and Watchtulness for Il
good harvest.


More corn is certainly going to be
planted in the Connecticut valley than
for very many years. The experience of
the farmers in the neighbOrhood of this
city is representative. Many of them have
found themselves with a large amount of
stock on hand fer which they have been
buying meal and hay. With milk at eight
cents and tobacco selling at twenty five,
they could afford to do this, but with to-
baccO selling as low as it is, and milk
down to five and six cents. farmers can
not pay out money to keep their stock.
They must raise their own corn, and re-
turn to the ld-tashioned principle Of liv-
ing, so far as possible, off from their own
crops. This will be aimed at verv gen
elallV hereabOutS.
Year: 1877

An ingenious girlup on North Hill, who
has never ga teller' in the world, goads
the other girls in that neighborhood to
madness by lighting up the parlor bril-
liantly and then setting her fathers hat
where its shadow will be boldly marked
against the curtain.
Year: 1877

Upon the sadness of the sea
The sunset broods regretfully;
From the far, lonely spaces, slow
Withdraws the wistful aftergow
So out of life the splendor dies;
So darken all the happy skies;
So gathers twilight, cold and stern:
But overhead the planets burn
And up the east another day
Shall chase the bitter dark away.
What though our eyes with tears be wet
The sunrise never failed us vet
The blush of dawn may yet restore
Our light and hope and Joy once more
Sad soul, take comfort, nor forget
That sunrise never failed US vet
ella Thaxter, in Scribner for June
Year: 1877




Special Dispateh to the Baltimore aazette.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-Senator
Wallace, of Pennsylvania, and SEN
ator Ransom, of North CaroIina,
while in the city, expressed Them
selves strongly opposed to the pro.
ject of getting control of the Senate
by any of the means which have been
thrown out recently to attempt the
Democratic party. For years past,
they argue, the Democracy has been
very bitter in its denunciation of the
class of politicians represented by
these very men W,o are now in q
sort of prophetic way relied upon to
turn over the organization of the
Senate to them. For the party at
this time with an easy an honorable
victory in its grasp, to make terms
or even to affiliate with these men.
would be considered worse than fol-
ly, if not the most impolite thing
that could be done. Suppose, these
Senators argue, that by persuasion
or committee offers the carpet-bag-
gers could be won over, it will be
clear that in order to hold the vote,
the Democracy will be for the pres
ent subject to these very men, SO
that the victory would really be
theirs. They prefer to have the or
ganization secured in a fair way. as
it certainly will be, in 1879. sVG-


There is q great deal of misunder.
standing on this sensational ques {.
tion, but it is simple when the Sem
ate rules are considered. The Sem
ate is perpetual body. and q new
organization instead Of being set for
any particular time. is brought about
by q motion to elect new set of of
ficers when any party feels strong
enough to call for such motion. In.
cluding Senator Morton. and count
ing Senator Davis with the Republi-
cans, they have majority of six.
Morton's absence will reduce it to
five. II Conover, Patterson, Dorsey
and Spencer should also make it
convenient to be away. which is
simply taken for granted on very
uncertain foundation, there would
be Republican majority of but one.
and this might easily be transform
ed into a Democratic majority Of
one if Senator Davis should affiliate
with the Democracy. The certain
admission of Butler, Spafiord and
Eustis would secure q Democratic
organization, but it is plain this
could only be kept by the purchase
or conversion Of the four carpet-bag-
gers, which, under no circumstances
now visible, is at all likely to take
place. a,
Year: 1877

school, and her last words were q
supplication to her Creator. In her
maddened moments the recital of a
verse of poetry would calm her. She
asked continually for her child-a
little girl long since dead-the very
child in giving birth to whom she
had met her seducer. No word ever
escaped her as to her own life since
1873 The physician's report serves
as pregnant comment on the fright
full habit to which she was a slave.
For two weeks previous to her death
she consumed two ounces of lauda-
mum day.
Year: 1877




At the conclusion of the address
Of welcome. by DIR. Humes, the
President said: set .l


My friends of Knoxville and East
Tennessee, L congratulate you on
the beautiful day, contrasting as it
does so agreeably with the gloom of
yesterday. I am glad to have heard
the address of the distinguished gen.
tleman, to which we have just listen
ed You are entirely. right in in-
timating that in the vast numbers
that we see around US are united
men of all political parties, and
that the first point in the welcome
is, that it is respect Tor the office,
which, for the time being, it is my
fortune to. occupy. This multitude
have assembled to show respect to
the Office of Chief Magistrate of the
country aud to exhibit their patriot
ism to the Nation, to the laws and
to the Constitution. A voice. hurrah
for Tilden. They expect also to
show their attachment to freedom OF
speech, OF which we have examples
from time to time. Laughter and
applause.


And. my friends, it adds immense
ly TO the satisfaction Of this meeting
to know that it is an assembly of
men OF both parties and veterans of
both armies, and citizens OF all
races. LApplause. Such an as
sembly, meeting, as you do. with the
utmost good feeling and friendship
towards each other. is proof that the
general course OF the administration.
or If not the general purpose of the
administration In regard to the paci-
ncation Of the whole country is here
heartily approved. ,nW 03Elsi'l


And. my friends. why should we
not approve policy which seeks q
speedy restoration OF the National
harmony? If we regard business, IL
we regard commercial interests and
all other important interests, are
they not best promoted by friend
ship. by peace on behalf of the Ma
tional Government and the State
Government; peace between the
Year: 1877

1t is thought that B. Young ought
to have recovered from his cholera
morbus, but when it came to fight
ing with twenty-seven women, each
one with different kind of mustard
plaster for her dear husband. and a
new kind of herb tea, it was too
much for him. Every woman laid
her plaster where there was room,
and the prophet went down to his
grave like Haa0keye.
Year: 1877

We were told when the 10 per cent,
conventional interest law was repealed,
that the price of real estate would appre-
ciate and men would be running around
trying to loan money at 6 per cent.
Well, if that time has come none of eur
people have found it out, and we fear
that they are not going to.-FayetteoiIIe
Ohse1.ren. l
Year: 1877

Between eight thousand and ten thou
sand glass eyes are sold annually in the
United States. An eye-maker gives one
in one hundred and twenty-five as the
proportion of one-eyed people.
Year: 1877

A New York chemist says he wants
nothing more than three pals barrel
of old water, and twenty cents worth OF
drugs, to make six gallons of just such
champagne as fools pay dollar pint
for
Year: 1877

Here's a conundrum which we do
not remember to have seen in print :
why is pig looking out of a Sc
cond story window like the moon ?
Because he looks round. If any
body triamphantly retorts that the
moon does not always look round.
you can reply the the pig doe4n't t
either.
Year: 1877

Fire i'm the Interior Department


WATHINGToN, D. c.. Sept "a


Shortly before noon fire brokt


out in the conservatory above tht
model room of the Patent Office


building, and at IL 20 the entire up
| per portion of the west wing of the


building fronting on Ninth street


was In flames, and the fire creeping
along between the ceiling and the
/ roof towards the north wing and


main building on F. street. The
firemen have succeeded in getting a
hose in the upper windows of the
main building, but the fire is not yet
under control. Many models have
been destroyed, and clerks and 9TH
ers are assisting the firemen in re-
moving models, records, ETC., to
places of safety. The streets are
crowded with spectators, and much
excitement exists. The Land Office
is directly under the portion where
the fire is raging, but it is thought
the valuable papers and records will
be saved, and the fire confined to the
upper stories. All the fire engines
of the District, and several from Bal
timore are at the scene Of conhagra
ton; the latter having reached here
from Baltimore in about thirty min
utes.


The street front of the Patent Of
fee is saved. The upper story of
the Ninth and G streets are Quilted
In the upper part of the building,
the loft under the roof was. mostly
filed with immense piles Of papers
and documents from the Bureaus in
the lower part of the building, while
the upper story proper. under the
loft, contained probably the finest
collection of models in the world,
which it is impossible to replace. as
many Of them date back to the early
days of the Patent Office. There
was also on this floor large numbers
of maps, etc. These all being in
wooden cases. the fire spread rapid
ly from one to the other. The floors
Of the building are built on brick
arches, and consequently the lower
part of the building was not reached
by the fire, but the water played sad
havoc with the books and papers be-
low. The relics of Gen. Washing
ton, and the original Declaration of
independence were saved. Many
other articles were carried from the
model room. The origin of the fire
is unknown. Probably from early
fall fires in the Office Of Green & Os-
borne's livery stable close by. which
was also burned. It is asserted pos
itively that this is the work of an in
cendiary. A half dozen people are
missing, supposed to be lost. The
engines from Alexandria and Bslti-
mere were at the fire. The fire
ragged from 1 to 3 o'clock.


A CAsEoF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.


Chief Clerk Lockwood of the In
terror Department states that the
fire originated from spontaneous
combustion among q number of non-
patented chemical material stored in
the Ninth-street wing. The damage
to the building is varionsly estimat-
ed from $500. 900 to $500.O00. while
that resulting from the loss of mod
els and other valuables connected
with the Patent Office proper is al
most incalculable. Many of the
clerks are at work tonight to assort
the records and drying papers which
have been injured by the water.
Arrangements have been made to
construct temporary roof to the
building. and the debris is now be-
ing removed, preparatory to its con-
struction.
Year: 1877

Love me Little; love me Long
Little by little their love viii grow strong,
And each little Little make it more long,


AS Littles, by little, become great thrOne.
Through loving a Little, and loving Long.