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Year: 1878

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 and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line in the
country. oWtf
Year: 1878

OF the thousands who die annually of
cousum ption, how many there are who
could be saved by timely care. The very
best remedy is SLoAN's S LACTo PHOSPHATE
OF LIME, IRON & CoD Liver OIL.


It is so deicately favored that even an
infant will take it willingly.


The Philadelphia hospitals use 1t with
great success. Get bottle OF it. lnwf
Year: 1878

We reach for riches and we grasp mill
stone, unless in health to enjoy them. A
cough or cold quickly works our physical
ruin unless we are careful. Use DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, Only % cents bottle.
Year: 1878

Notwithstanding our frequent treaties
and extensive commercial relations with
China, that country has never been rep
resented here, even by so humble dip
lomatic official as counsel or consular
agent, but the State Department is ad-
ylsed that the present government OF
China is about to send us full diplomat
ic and consular corps, and it is probable
that the next Pacific mail steamer arriv-
ing at San Francisco will bring the Chi
nese Minister Plenipotentiary and his
suite and possibly some of the consuls
who are to be stationed in our larger
ports of entry. The arrival of the Chinese
Year: 1878

TEE big white silver dollar Of our
daddieS has found lie way down South
ct last, and the people banker after II,
too. The South could stow away a
million Of them q day for many days,
and feel happy in the occupation.
Year: 1878

Tweed's power in municipal politics dated from his
election as member of tue old Board Of Supervisors In
1856, but in this his power very limited and
constant or long endurance. Ring formed in this
Board for plunder by the detection OF Republican Su


pervisor, who brbed to keep from the Board
on an important occasion. This Ring composed of
John Fox, James Hayes, Henry Smith, Walter Roche
and others, some OF whom became prominent In the
greater Ring subsequently formed The thefts Of this
Ring were comparatively small Many public works
we're in progress. upon which number Of tradesmen
who subsequently, largely involved In the greater
frauds were employed and the spos consisted Of rib
Year: 1878

As we are getting into the beautiful state,
as far as our Sunday liberties 60, that the
Puritan saints wished their neighbors to
be, why, have a suggestion to make. /
amt allowed to get my toddy on Sunday
out. I take my jug home. can't get ice.
Hot water and hot whiskey makes me sick.
Won't the Board OF Health order the supply
of water cut off on Sunday, and the police
boss station line OF his men along the river
and creeks with orders to arrest all who
drink anything but water? II not there
will be case OF spontaneous combustion
soon in some poor fellow, like that barrel OF
whiskey on Second street. sg


Whilst the police are at work let them
clean up our streets Of distractions, other
wise called signs, put up generally on the
principle that the smaller the store the
larger and the more in the way the sign.
Look up or down Main street, or tue busi-
ness portion, and gee the mass OF ugly OBJ
strnctions as far as the eye can see. Take
them all down wherever found, as far as
the ordinance allows. This aouL improve
our city, and give our police some more
work to do to keep them from feeling the
heat. The last suggestion is on general
principles for the good OF ali who have an
eye for decent looks but the first insist
upon for the personal benefit Of some very
bad sufferers. l03 -.
Year: 1878

The Congressional CanraSS.-1t IS now
expected that all OF the congressional candl-
dates will be present at the mass-meet1ng 70
be held at the courthouse tomorrow night
under the call Of the City Superintendent. 1t
is hoped that there will be large tournout, OF
the people to greet the distinguished gentle
men who will be present to give their views
on the great questions Of the day. .-.
Year: 1878

LEVY BROTHERS
continue to take of ten cents on every dollars
worth Of goods you pu chase of them.
They show large stock Of LINEN DIRE ssEs for
ladies, which they are selling at about half price,
aud take an extra ten cents OF every dollar.
They also offer their whole stock Of LADIES'
DR. Ess GOODS at and below cost, and take ten cents
off on every dollars worth you purchase.
You can Ind full assortment Of every thing In
the way Of


DRY GOODS,


FANCY GOODS,


NOTIONS and TRIMMINGS,
Year: 1878

lSt. Albans tvt.) Messenger


A few weeks ago a little girl in St.
Adams. who had just recovered from
diphtheria. was taken by her parents to
visit family in a neighboring town
She slept with the children in that fami-
ly, and shortly afterwards three or four
OF them were taken with the malady.
and some have since died. The father
permitted relatives and friends to visit
them, and the result is several cases in
the neighborhood. They had public
funerals, even keeping the remains oil
one child an unusual time. waiting tor
the other one to die. so as to bury them
together and this also spread the con-
tagion. The physician was not power
fully impressed-as some physicians
are not-with the contagious character
of the disease; therefore he did not
take the necessary precautions tor the
protection OF the neighborhood or OF
his own family. and the result is that
one of his own children has died and
the other is seriously i'll. A lady who
went to one OF the houses to robe the
victims for the grave has called at the
houses in the vicinity where there are
children, without any change OF her gar
ments or any attempt at distinction
and has fondled the children in these
families, apparently in utter ignorance
of tn" danger to which she was expos
ing them.
Year: 1878

(From the St. Louis Republican, DeS. 7rh.


An immense flock of the Canadian or
wild goose was seen flying over the city


yesterday afternoon from the nor,hward.
They were vending their flight in a
southeast direction, evidently following
the direction of the wind. They were


in such unccunted numbers that their
flight over the city lasted about an hour
and half--irom 8 to 4-3U p. M, and
they were watched by hundreds OF peo-
Pile The advanced guard. headed by
their leaders, moved in the shape OF =
wedge. the sharp point forward, but
those following in the rear seemed badly
demoralized, and the movement was
much scattered. They flew over at y
great height, looking more like strag-
Cling flock OF hilarious crows. and some
say they resemble more the black brant,
smaller variety than the wild goose.
| The migration southwark OF these fiocks
at SO late a season is an indication that
they have fingered longer than usual in
their northern haunts on account OF the
mild weather, and only started on their
southern trip when warned by the hard
frosts that the lakes and streams will
soon be frozen over. They spend the


winter in the warm regions OF the south
until spring. when their migration north.
ward usually takes place from the 20th
OF March to the last of April. their start


ing out being wholly dependent on the
! s,ate OF the season. ..r.
Year: 1878

lsclrntdc American


There is no greater fallacy than the
opinion OF many. particularly the young
strong and vigorous. that winter-espe-
cally sharp, frosty one. with plenty of
suuw-is the most healthy season OF the
year. Very few persons seem to realize
the fact that cold is the condition of
death. and that in both warm and cold
climates it is our unconscious effort to
maintain our bodily heat at a tempera-
ture of ninety-eight degrees that wears
US out. To this temperature. called
blood-heat. every cubic inch OF oxygen
that serves to vitalize our blood must be
raised by our own bodily heat. or lite
ceases. Since in cold weather the main
tsnance OF a sutficlency OF heat elevated
by bodily temperature becomes very Of
ten too great for our strength, the advent
OF severe winter is really more to he
dreaded than the visitation of q pestilence.
The saying, heat is lile-cold is death
has Il striking illus ration and contirma-
ton III the reports now regularly sub
mtted by DR.. Russell to the Glasgow
sanitary committee. The death rate rises
and tails with the regularity of the ther-
mometer. SO many degrees less heat,
SO many more deaths, and vice versa


In one of his tortnightiy reports Dr.Rus-
sell says: The death rate in the first
week of the fortnight was twenty-one,
and in the second week twenty-five. The
mean temperature was 4OS degrees
Fahrenheit in the latter 39.5 degrees" {"


He attributed the low rate OF the first


week to the high mean temperature of


the preceding fortnight, which was AZ .O3
4 \ =, .


lu>tratiou OF law which we frequently


observe in these reports Of temperature


and death rates-that week OF low tenn
perature produces a rise in mortality


the week following" In our climate il


would probably be difficult To tind more
frequent cause of serious ailments than
taking cold. Whatever weak place we


have. whatever constitutional disorder


we be subject to, cold will surely dis
cover. We take cold because our vital
lty Is too low to ward off the effects o.
the reduced temperature around Us. Al
a matter OF first Importance, then, to re


sist cold and the various arrangement!
OF the system consequent, it is necessary
> by proper nutrition to maintain our nat
> ural animal heat; second, to retain thi


heat by i sufficient quantity of clothing


third to regulate with care the tempera


ture of the air we breathe. Contrary T.
> the opinion current among lovers Q


cold weather, fire i'll 4 bed room in tn
!, winter is cheaper and better than doc
- tors bill tor, owing to our inactive con
i dltion during sleep, the circulation
o e vitalizing blood is both slow and In
n perfect. aud hence the danger Of tax n


cold BY breathing cold air is greatly Il,
D.. creased A cold is the beglunlng OF e'
j. erythiug that is bad. If any one COZ
n scious OF having caught one feels col


chills creeping up the back. let him al
ply mustard plaster to the bottom I
l. the spine and the lower part OF the bae
N at once and by so doing he may avert
,s dangerous illness before it is too la
!, and medical aiG can be procured.
should never be forgotten that "heat
= liie-cold is DEATH
Year: 1878

There abides in the republican breast
a faint hope that the party OF sectional
hate and Capitalization may succeed in
1880. through a systematic firing of the
northern heart and the dIsatfection in
democratic ranks occasioned by the
finance question. 1t is only through the
latter that its ascendancy by q plurality
can be accomplished; and if those dem
ccrats who switch of after vain theorists
and political adventures in an insane
desire to relieve the monetary distress
of the country, do not wish to see the
country remanded back to the party tha,
is responsible tor all the ills from which
they seek relIei. let them return to the
old fold. The democratic party is the
only medium through which redress ii
all that affects the material interests o
the states may be attained
Year: 1878

There ought to be n convention OF
woodchucks. The trouble at present is
that one mans woodchuck predicts cold
winter and digs deep. and another mans
woodchuck predicts warm winter and
digs shallow. This frivolity is disgrace
to the woodchuck. Being an unsocial
creature, and not influenced by sympa-
thy, he ought to hit the bulls eye with
his little prediction every time.
Year: 1878

WHEELING. December l3.-ln a let
ter received to-day by Z prominent cigar
manufacturer, Senator Davis says that
the impression prevails in Washing
ton that there will be no change made
on tobacco and cigars this session Of
congress
Year: 1878

When the lights are low and fellow
occupies the same big rocking-chair
with his girl. how he does wish he was
at the North Pole. where It would be six
mo this till morning.-GSt. LOUIS Spirit.
Year: 1878

newspaper in the State gave the following
walling to its subscribers in the form Of motto:
"No pay; no paper" But after the paper had run
short time the editor found "no pay" was real
ity, and soon he wa, obliged to have "no paper"
Thus did the motto prove different from what he
had expectcd.
Year: 1878

The committee desire the loan of piano, to be
used at Granite Hail. on Wednesday evening of
the FAIR Any one having such and are willing to
loan the same, will communicate with Mayor
Nash
Year: 1878

Yesterday afternoon at fifteen minutes to
o'clock, at the saloon in Robinson's OPP
era-house, northeast corner of Ninth and
Plum streets, while several well-dressed
loungers were standing and sitting around
and assaulted in brutal manner another
young man, first striking him several hard
blows in the face, knocking him down.


The man fell very hard on the stone
tagging, striking with great force on the
back of his head. The brave young bar
keeper raised his foot and kicked him in
the face once, if not twice. The poor fell
low lay apparently dead for few minutes,
until the passers-by assisted him to get up
No arrests, and this in broad daylight, al
most in front of the Central Police Station
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


New YORK, April PA meeting of man.
ufacturers is to be held at the Windsor
Hotel next Tuesday afternoon to consider
the formation of stock company for the
development of our export trade to Brazil
1t is designed to obtain subscriptions to
capital stock of $5O0,00 and to erect per-
manent exhibition building in Rio De
Janeiro.
Year: 1878

There are probably many persons lH
ing in the shadow of Jennings Knob, IN
Wilson county, Tenn, who are unac-
quainted with the origin of the name.
The story, as told by Captain Jennings
himself, for whom the Knob was named,
is as follows


A party of scouts from the stations on
Bledsoe creek, in Summer county, was
over in Wilson on tour of observation
for Indian signs. 1t was habit of the
settlers to keep out men ali the time,
who went in succession the entire circuit
of the settlement, in order to give timely
warning of any hostile approach.


AS the party referred to we're prepar-
ing to camp late one winter afternoon,
Captain Jennings, who was one of the
number, started ont to kill a buffalo
from q herd which was near by. There
was heavy sleet on the ground, and he
found it difficult to get good range on
account of the noise of his feet on.the
cracking ice; but after following the
game for several miles, he at last killed
a very large bull at the top OF high
knob. Fearing that the meat would be
injured if left until next morning, he
skinned the animal and took out the
viscera. BY the time he had finished
his task night had come, and he decided
to remain with his meat instead OF seek
ing camp in the darkness. So, wrapping
the huge hide around him, fl esh side
out, he lay down and slept very COM
fortably until morning. On awaking
he found himself tightly imprisoned M
the hide, which had frozen hard during
the night, and now resisted all his efforts
to escape. Hour after hour rolled by
in agony to the captain. He yelled at
the top of his voice for help, and strained
and kicked with all his great strength at
his rawhide inclosure, but it proved
stubborn to the last degree. He ex-
ected his companions to search for
him, and they did, but with a great deal
of caution, fearing that he had been
killed by Indians. His prolonged aD-
sence could be accounted for In no
other way.


The captain, in relating the circum-
stance to Captain Rogers years after,
SAYS that he gave up all hope of extri-
eating himself as the hours wore away
and his companions failed to come TO
his rescue he supposed that they had
become alarmed at his absence and had
left the vicinity with the idea that he
was dead, and that it was unsafe to
search for his body. Truly it was
trying situation which his great strength
and will had failed to overcome. 10
man who had escaped Indian bullets
and had swan icy rivers like beaver
such a death was mortifying in the ex-
treme but such was the prospect ne
had to face alone and unaided by human
power in the depths of the wilderness
We will let him relate the issue IN MS
own words, in answer to a question as 70
how he finally escaped "Wal, the sur
come out in the afternoon, and this soi
ened the hide on top 80 could git m
arm out. and when got one arm


worked like pizen until got my


through"
Year: 1878

model? If Bee had believed it any of
these things, her tongue would have
avenged her, but some look on the
grave, sorrowful face made her remem-
Der the moment when she had seen
Loves confession trembling on his lips.
She rose quietly, said few words of
gratitude and farewell, and before Lepel
could answer them, was gone.


Then Lepel, taking from q shelf
pair of small bronze slippers, locked
them carefully away, and with them
locked away the one love of his life. He
worked harder than usual, worked
till the room was cold and dark, then
throwing down his pencil, he made his
only complaint on the subject ST don't
blame her; she never knew 1 hardly
knew myself. Well, well, life is full of
might have beens.'"


Again the January snow is in the
brisk cold air, and Lepel's CHEEKY studio
has its old look of earnest labor. He is
before his easel, but he is not working
with his usual serious attention. The
reason lies on the table beside him in
the shape of q note of invitation to din
ner at Mr.. Belmar's. A year has passed
since he saw Bee, and he is not at all in
love now, but still she possesses a
greater interest for him than any other
women. He wonders how she will look,
and what she will say, and whether he
himself ought not to buy O new evening
suit for the occasion. Also there is dimly
present pleasant expectation of orders,
for Lepel is never oblivious to such
profitable contingencies.


Still, If he had one selfish thought,
he forgot it in nobler feelings when he
saw Bee again that night. Standing in
his quiet recess, he watched the beauti-
full woman, serene in temper, elegant in
manners, and exquisitely clothed, guide
the whole entertainment charmingly to
it's end. Her husband-still her lover
trusted absolutely in her, and his
sister watched her with pride that was
almost motherly; it was evident she was
to be woman of great domestic and
social influence.


Lepel sat long that night over his
studio fire thinking about her. "How
often I have scolded her in this very
room how often she has said THANK
YOU for two dollar bill right here on
this hearth-rug and yet how cleverly
she made me feel, without shade OF
pride or unkindness, that she was now
Mrs. Belmar Belmar has got O model
wife," And Lepel smiled grimly at the
only pun he had ever made. Nov no
man could slip into position like that,
and fit It so exquisitely; but women
puzzle me more and more every year
especially American women. ."-Hdr-
per's Weekly.
Year: 1878

Warm and bright in the summer air, -
Like pleasant sea when the wind blows fair,
And its roughest breath had scarcely eurled
The green highway to distant WORLD
Soft whispers passing from shore to shore,
AS from hearts content yet desiring more


Who feels all forlorn.
Wandering thus down the path through the corn?
A short space since, and the dead leaves lay
Mouldering under the hedgeHsw gray,
Nor hum OF insect nor voice OF bird,
Der the desolate field was ever heard;
Only at eve the pallid snow
Blushed rose-red in the red sun-glow;


Till, one best morn,
Shot up into life tho young green corn.
Small and feeble, slender and pale,
1t bent its head to the winter gale,
Hearkened the wrens soft note of cheer,
Hardly believing spring was near;
Saw chestnuts bud out, aud campions blow,
And DAISIES mimic the vanished snow


Where it was born
On either side OF the path through the corn.
The corn, the corn, the beautiful corn,
Rising wonderful, morn by morn;
First scarce as high as a fairys wand,
Then just in reach of a ohilds wee hand;
Then growing, growing tall, brave and strong,
With the voice of new harvests in its song;


While in fond scorn
Tho lark out-carols the whispering corn.
A strange, sweet path, formed day by day,
How, when and wherefore we cannot say,
No more than Of our life-paths we know,
Whittier they lead us; why We go,
Or whether our eyes shall ever see
The wheat in the ear or the fruit on the tree


Yet, who's forlorn9
He who We tered the burrows can ripen the corn.
Year: 1878

The City Councii.-An adjourned meet
ing OF the City Council will be held to-
night. The contraction paving and gutter
ing Bridge avenue will be awarded, and
such other business transacted as may be
brought before it.
Year: 1878

Sit up to the table when you read; ;
easy chairs abolish memory. Do not
read the same book too long at one Sit
ting. If you are really weary of one
subject change it for another. Read
steadily for three hours day for five
days in the week the use of wet towels
and strong coffee betrays ignorance OF
how to read. Test the accuracy OF your
work as soon as you have finished it.
Put you facts in order as soon as you
have learnt them. Never read after
midnight. Do not 60 to bed straight
from your books. Never let your read
ing interfere with exercise or digestion.
Keep a clear head, good appetite and
q cheerful heart.-MedjcGL Examiner.
Year: 1878

re.aries Of the Interior and of the Navy
were present with their daughters The
daughters of the latter are rather pretty
young ladies, with perhaps slight ex-
cess of rural grace in their air and man
ner. Miss Schurz has face in which
is an almost pathetic combination Of
intelligence and refinement, with rare
homeliness the outlines Of her features
are like those of Maggie Mitchell. Mrs.
McCreery wore blue silk, with a long
train, and heard lady say that she
looked dowdy. There was one lady
present with bare arms, and such arms I
Imagine Senator Judge Davis or Con-
gresham Gustav Schleicher Of Texas
with their shirt sleeves cut off at the
armpits. was pleased to see that she
had been vaccinated, and that, from the
size of the scar, it had taken.


OF course comment in this style is
very brutal, but would it not be well to
make new departure in this sweet
branch of journalism. and write what
many say and what sll think about
these extravagant displays7 do not
refer to naked arms and necks especial
", but it has become the fashion Of the
local press to SLAYER with ecs attic rhet-
orie the styles and natural or fictitious
beauties Of ladies who appear ct mar
riages, receptions, hops, etc. We eblame
them for their vanity and extravaganza
that has brought on the panic, and is
making marriage burden or an impos-
sibility, and yet we are continually
stimulating their vanity and extrava-
gance by printing fattering lies. No
woman of intelligence and refinement
cares to have her physical points dis
cussed, and those without intelligence
or refinement, who solicitously court
this discussion, had better be eneoul
aged to stay at home by ha.i ing the
truth told about them It may not be
realized-it may seem innocent, So ven
ersble Is the custoin-but fattery Is
just as pernicious as any other lie.


Senator Edmunds was the only gen
tleman present who did not hare on the
customary black. lie wore pepper
and salt suit. I am unable to account
for this breach, unless the Yermonter
has turned iconoclast. or IS trying the
dodge of singularity, or is advertising
some New England woolen mill We
might have the Diplomatic corps take
the matter under consideration, since It
has nothing else to do.


As receivers l must say that the
present inenmbents are an improvement
OF General and Mrs. Grant. They have
. hearty nanliness and wemanliness oi
manner in shaking hands, and pronoun-
cling the name of the person presented,
that is urbane, cheerful and magnetic.


c. A. S.