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Year: 1879

Buchu in various forms has for many
years been one of Che chief articles in the
Materia Medica for the treatment of GER
tain diseases, among which are chiefly
those affecting the urinary, digestive and
circulatory organs. The difficulty that
was long experienced in obtaining pre-
paration of this valuable drug that could
always be relied upon for uniformity in
strength and absolute purity led to the
introduction of Helmbold's Extract OIL
Buchu, which foi the last quarter of a
century has been extensively used both
by physicians and in house and family
practice, and with very gratifying success
This medicine, like every other valuable
thing, has been extensively initiated, and
those who have use for it will do well tC
see that they obtain the genuine "Helm.
bold Buchu," the only pure and reliable
preparation.
Year: 1879

He ia fool. We mean the man who
left his baby cry all night in the arms of
Its mother, and does not sleep a wink
when DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup will quiet
the baby BY relieving its pain; a bottle
costing only 25 cents.
Year: 1879

The Christmas Trade"


Has opened even earlier than usual this
year, and our more enterprising merchants
have already arranged on shelves and
counters, and displayed in their windows,
most attractive assortments OF holiday
goods. They know from past experience
that the best customers make their pur-
chases early in tie season, when they can
select from full and unbroken stocks, and
they wisely seek to call the attention Of
this class to their goods through the col
umns OF the Dispatch. Quite number OF
such advertisements may be found in our
issue OF to-day. In day or two we shall
furnish information as to the best places
for buying all the novelties Of the season,
as we'll as the most desirable goods for
Christmas presents and Christmas cheer.
Year: 1879

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTIoN.-To-day
the festival OF the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin will be celebrated in
the Catholic Church throughout the,world
with all the solemnity pertaining thereto.
It is the twenty-ffth anniversary OF the
promuIgation by Pope Plus TX. Of the dog
ma of the Immaculate Conception. At St.
Peters Cathedral in this city Pontifcal
High-Mass will lie celebrated by Rig ht Rev.
Bishop Keane at half-past 10 O'Clock this
morning, and tonight at half-past O'Clock
there will be Vespers and Benediction OF
the Blessed Sacrament, together with SER
mon By the Bishop.
Year: 1879

THE Boston Transcript says: 'The gross
ignorance and lying of the Maine greenback-
ers' platform are disgrace to New England
and pretty direct imputation on the schools,
churches, politics and social morality of the
State OF Maine. Such a party ought to stand
no chance in community where the people
can read or have mastered the commonest
principles of honor and honesty. The good
fame of the State of Maine is staked on
burying this movement of fraud and hypoc-
rlsy out of sight in the coming election"
Year: 1879

we do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca
uon but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

The Ohio Democrats needed to adopt no
resolutions. In their case the candidate is
the platform. General Ewing is the most
dangerous because he is the ablest Of the in
fationists of the West. In the heresy of
paper money he is a devout believer, and he
defends that heresy with arguments as bril-
liant as they are sophistical. He is the rep
resentative Greenbacker of Ohio, though he
calls himself Democrat, and very many Of
the Greenbackers will support him in prefer
ence to their own candidate. They have
done there what the Democrats propose to
do in Maine. In order to hold those of Re-
publican antecedents who cannot be brought
! to vote for Democratic candidate the Ohio
Nationals have put up decoy. A majority
of them will probably vote for Ewing, the
rest are expected to vote for Pratt. So in
Maine the Democrats will put up decoy
candidate to hold the believers in hard
money who cannot be coaxed or driven into
voting for Smith. The greater part of them
will cast their ballots for the Greenbacker.


The trick is so apparent it will not work.
Those Ohio Greenbackers who have no desire
to advance the fortunes of the Democracy
will see that a vote for Pratt is half vote
for Ewing, and will refuse 70 lend themselves
to the furtherance of Ewing's success. In
this State the genuine hard-money Demo-
Gratis will see that vote for the nominee of
their Bangor Convention is half vote for
Smith, and as they have no wish to promote
Greenback triumph, they will cast their
ballots for the candidate who can defeat the
Greenbacker, and not waste them on dunn
N.Y. The game is a very ingenious one but
will not work now the political thimble-
riggers are exposed 1t is played differently
in the two States, and for the advantage of
different parties, but its object in both
is the same-to cheat some one. The trouble
with it is the victims who have been selected
will not consent to be swindled


THE Rockland Opinion says: ''The situa-
ton is briefly this: The Democratic party
as such is out of the fight in this campaign
1t is true that the State committee have
called a convention to meet at Bangor, July
l. But the action of that convention will
have no more effect on politics than the as
sembling of sewing circle. 1t is even very
doubtful if nomination is made


Almost every Democratic leader in the
State, while acknowledging the ability
and integrity of Gov. Garcelon, has quar-
relied with him on the matter of appoint
ments, and they would not make an effort to
elect him again if they knew they could sue
ceed." This declaration has at least the
merit of frankness. The Opinion is not a
good political guide, counsellor and friend
but it has way of saying what it means
and does not give stabs in the dark-in
which respect it differs from some of its
Democratic contemporaries. 1t has the
fairness to put Smiths name at the head of
~ column.
Year: 1879

Speaking of the methods of agri- culture in China, General Grant says that he was shown piece of land which had been under cultiva- tion every five thousand years with out deterioration of the fertility of the soil. This result is effected by returning to the soIl everything taken from It. Fish constitutes large pro- portion of the food of the people, and all the oifal not consumed for human food is carefully applied to the soil, and fish is great fertilizer Even the roots of the wheat is grown to a very limited extcnt-arc taken and rotted in a compost heap, and retuaned to the soil. All the leaves and garbage are utilized in the same manner. Famines occur in the interior of China in which thous- ands die of starvations This is due to the want of facilities oftransporta- ton. In the aggregate, the country produces enough to support even the dense life of China, but in every sea son there are portions of the country where crops are total or partial fail ures, while in the same season crops are abundant and successful in other parts Facilities for transportation would enable the more favored dis trIcts to supply the Restitution in the localities of want, but no such faciA
Year: 1879

This is usually the great mis- take of new communities in the West. With the coming of rail

 roads, and the accumulation of a population the temptation is always

 to discount the future in the way of

 public Improvements, and, when the

 bills come to be paid, people are overwhelmed at the magnitude of the bills which must be paid. Then people becoming disgusted at the rate of taxation which is necessary to pay the interest and principal on

 5ileir bon.ls, are found leaving the county for other places of abode, where their earnings are not ab- sorbed by oppressive taxation. One ofonr neighboring counties, which shall be namelcss, las committed just that mistake, and the result is  that men of property, in the way of real estate, are disposing of it at ruinous figures, and dee lmping with all possible speed. Cattle men are removing their focks and herds beyond the county limits, and the movement is so general as 10 amount almost 10 a regular stampede. We are not the advocates of nigardli- ness for our town and county in this matter of expenditure for public improvements. We believe in proper amou t of enterprise in municipal and county expenditures. but there is such thing as extrav- agance and it is against this only which we utt.r d volce of Warning. We believe in conducting the busi ness of T county as that of the in diyidual. and whltcver Is nee essa!y and decent ought to be done in the way of public improvement, and done clieerfil'y and without hcsita- ton. We believe neither in extray- agance, on tie one hand or parsi- moniousncss on the other, but the golden mean between the two.
Year: 1879

Two cent postal cards are soon to be furnished by the Post Office Department for return messages, One stamp at each end of the card, suc of which is to be cancelled for ti.c first communication, and the uiher for Ihe reply.
Year: 1879

A shell buried in the road exploded near
Prince William while he was walking at
kisch recently. His aide.de camp was
wounded. Itis not known whether the ex.
plosion was the result of plot to assassi.
nate the prince.
Year: 1879

When you 60 to The table take
your seat quietly and Ito not com
mence to eat until all your friends
are served.


Do not eat fast.


Do not shovel your food into
your mouth with your knife.


lfyou are askcd what part Of
anything you want, state ii. Ii
you do not the PERSON who waits
on you will not know what to give
YOU.


Do not make the drinking from
cup or spoon Il vocal exercise.


Do not heap your plate with
what you cannot cat.


If anything is wrong with some
thing you are eating, do not speak
about it or >how it to anYbody, but
get rid Of it as quietly and quickly
as possible.


Do not catch hold OF knife, fork
or spoon with the whole hand with
Il grip like Il holsters, but hold
them easily and in the right posi-,
ton.


When you pass your plate for
more food, rest your knife and fork
against either your plate OF saucer
Do not reach for butter viii!
your own knife, but use the butter
knife.


Do not pour coffee or tea i@tO
saucer to cool.


Do not blow anything to cool il


Do not leave the table willie any
body is eating without asking to h'
cx,usy,t.
Year: 1879

Near the old Stone Church, in
the vicinity Of Staunton, Virginia,
there is Il willow spring, which pre-
sentS the novel and mysterious ap-
pearAmrc Of Il stream OF water
rushing out OF the trunk Of Il will
low trcc-.a spout inserted in tho
tree about five feet from the ground.
The explanation Of this singular
appearance is found in the fact that
many years ago Il gentleman con-
ycycd the water from i spring Il
hundred yard. off to 4 trough by
the roadside through an under
ground pipe. Al the trough he
bcut the pipe, and running it up
through willow post about live
feet, made Il hole l0r the water to
run out by Il spout. In the course
Of time the willow post took root,
and is Eow Il good.siAcd tree, with
several large branches covered with
leaves And the water flows on in
Il cool limestone current, exciting
wonder and comment in every
stranger that passes that way.
Year: 1879

In IN connection with the law
against carrying concealed weapons
it WAS made crime, punishable by
fine and Imprisonment, for Tailor
to build a pair Of unmcntionables
with hip-pockcls, the greatest diff
Guilty in enforcing the law would be
removed.
Year: 1879

1t does not always have where they arc
not so trained. This is one OF the draw
backs in a ferrcts life. Often, when work
ing with dogs not used to them, the latter
mistake them for rats and put an end to
their eXistancc with vim that would be
commendable were it employed on the
legitimate prey. There arc other little in.
convicnces in the life and business of a
ferret which show that it has clouds as well
as sunshine. Sometimes they get into
sewers, where the slippy surface affords
them no foothold, and the result IS they
never get out again. AS for the scratches
and bites they get in their encounters with
rats, they arc as natural rs the scars on Il
veteran or bruises on prize fighter. n
well known ferret man of Philadelphia
John Gregory, of Beach street, Kcnsington,
has about thirty fercts, many Of which
show marks of their conflict with their nat
ural enemy. On recent OCCASION the fer
rcts were employed to rid the house of a
gentleman down town, when one of the
largest rats over killed probably was laid
out after desperate fight by one of the
fcrrcts. The latter had its throat pierced
by the rats fangs to such an extent that
daylight shone through, and the owner
scarcely thought it worth while to carry it
back home Despite the rough usage the
ferret, with proper care is recovering. A
rat bite is not necessarily fatal to ferret
if the rat is not diseased Many fcrrets are
lost, however, through being poisoned by
the bite OF rat TINT is suffering from some
distcmper. Then too, the old plan Of
poisoning rat with arsenic and other poi
sonous compounds often works disaster to
the fcrrcts, who are poisoned in return.
Ferret men arc chary of places where poi
eon has been used, and if they know ii will
not let their tcrrcts work under the crcum-
stances. 81 have lost over $700 worth of
ferrcts one way or another in one year, "
said the Kcnsington ferret the other oay.
I've lost Il fortune in fcrrcts in my time.
Some were poisoned and some got lost in
sewers, haven't nothin' like the stock Of
fcrrcts used to have. Ave 'ad as Ugh as
sixty and seventy at lick in my time. "
During the war he took his fcrrcts down to
Fort Delaware to clear the prisoners pens
and warehouses Of rats. 1t was the largest
job he ever had. "T killed over sixteen
thousand rats in three months down there.
The time when am busiest is when pco-
pie 80 away from their houses for the sum-
mcr or when they return in September
That's q month when l am busy. Keep
Get great deal to do in the country
among farmers. Like to work in the co,ln-
try bctter'n in the city. Fcrrcts and dogs
like it better, too. It's cleaner every way,
and the dogs get 4 better chance at the rats.
Fcrrcts arc not so likely to be lost either.
The advantage of Kidding place of rats
with fcrrcts over Kidding it Of them with
poison is that after the fcrrcts have killed
or driven IN out that's the end of 'em.
When you poison 'cm they crawl INTO their
holes and die, and then you have to tear
the house down to get 'cm out and remove
the SMELL"
Year: 1879

Entering little square shut in by high
houses, and, like most Venetian squares,
dominated by the unfinished facade of a
stained church, noticed singular
activity among the people. They were
scurrying in from every alley, and hasten
ing from every house door, with odd-shaped
copper buckets on hookcd-cndcd wooden
bows, and with little coils of rope. Old
men and women, boys and girls, all gathered
closely about a covered well curb in the
middle of the square: and still they hur-
ried on, until they stood dozen deep
around it, Presently the church tower
slowly struck eight, and a little old man
forced his way through the crowd, passed
his pondcrous iron key through the lid, and
unlocked tho well. The kettles went
jangling into it, and came stopping out at
an amazing rate, and the people trudged
off home, each with pair of them swung
from tho shoulder. The wells are deep
cisterns, which are filled during tho night,
and it is out of amiable consideration for
those who love their morning nap that they
are given as good chance as their neigh
bors of getting an unsoilcd supply. 1t is
the first instance that has come to my no.
tice Of commendable municipal restraint
upon the reprehensible practice of early
rising. Few, very few, Of those who came
for water had had time for their toilets
Their day evidently begins with this ex-
cursion to the public reservoir. Later in
my walk saw a cistern being replenishcd.
A barge filled with fresh water lay in a
canal near by, and steam pump forced
the supply through hose to tho square,
where q gutter carried it to tho WELL The
water is Of excellent quality. 1t is brought
through conduits from the Eugancan Hills,
near Padua, but its distribution through
the city is carried on in the original manner
indicated. For city where the salt sea is
the soavenger, where ablutions are not dc
rigucur, and where water is not bcver-
age, the cost of laying distributing mains
has wisely been spared.
Year: 1879

Gas is essentially mixture of compounds
of carbon and hydrogen, and by itself can
not explode, But if it be mixed with from
five to ten or twelve times it's volume of
air we then have a gaseous gunpowdcr, in
which the gas represents tho carbon and
sulphur and the air represents the ntrc. If
light be introduced into the mixture the
oxygen of the air combines with the carbon
and hydrogen Of the gas, causing very
sudden evolution of heat, a consequent sud.
den increase of volume and ar explosion.
When leak occurs in gas pipes in house
the escaping gas rises to the ceiling of the
room, on its way thither mixing to certain
extent with air. This mixing process is
continued after it reaches the ceiling, but
the continual supply of gas protects that
which has first escaped, so that the state of
affairs after good deal of gas has escaped
will he about as follows:-- the ceiling of
the room there will be q layer of nearly
pure gas, lower down more and moro air
is mixed with it, until near the floor pure
air Is found. If any one finds himself in a
room, therefore, in which their is q strong
smell of gas, he may count upon there
being In some part of the room an explosive
mixture and should OH no account admit
any light, not even pipe or Cigar, much
less candle or match, The gas should be
shut off from the house at the meter, where
there is cock for the purpose. Tho win
dows of the room should be thrown down
at the top and tho door opened, provided
tho draught is from the door to the win
dows, otherwise the door had better be left
closed. The cocks on the gas fixtures
should be examined to see if any of them
are turned on. If no such obvious source
OF leakage can be found, gasfltter should
be sent for and informed that if lie cannot
find tho leak without lighted candle or
match his services will not be made use of.
The locality of a leak can be found by the
odor Of the gas when it is turned on at tho
meter again. Sometimes gas will leak
around the base Of the fixtures where they
are screwed on the house pipes. In any
such case, where it is necessary to stop a
leak on short notice, little common soap,
not too dry, may be plastercd over the
aperture. In many cases piece of news
paper, several folds in thickness, and wet
80 as to form soft wad, may be put over
tho leak and tied on so as to temporarily
stop it. These are only expedients for rlso
IN an emergency. No one should tolerate
leak, as 1t may provo very expensive
affair.
Year: 1879

Many little folks wonder how seed
grows. Some boys and girls have taken
up the seed after planting it in the
ground, and thereby prevented it from
taking root.


We NAV. however, see the roots shoot
ing out from the hyacinths and other
bulbs that we grow in glasses in our
windows. And in this way we may see
other seeds sprout and shoot.


A gentleman, to crafty his little sons,
took n glass tumbler, round which he
tied bit of common lace, allowing the
lace to hang or droop down in the center
of the glass. He then put enough water
i'm. the glass to cover the lower part of
the lace, and in this hollow be dropped
two sweet-peas. The little boys were
told to look at them every day, and they
would learn what was going on under
ground with similar seeds.


Next morning the boys hurried from
the breakfast-roOm to look at the glass
with the peas in the south window.
They found that while they were fast
asleep the little brown skins had burst,
and tiny white sprout was seen on the
side of each pea. The little sprouts
soon grew long enough to reach through
the holes in the lace, and on the top OF
the peas two little green leaves were
seen.


In time the boys saw the white thread
like roots reach almost to the bottom of
the glass, while the green leaves grew
large and gave way to a stalk or stem.


In this way most seeds may be seen TO
grow.-NelO York. Observer.
Year: 1879

There is one phase of the crime ofmur-
der that is never published. The crimi-
nal in the commission Of his crime putl
himself beyond the pale of earthly law.
This criminal that always escapes justice
is the suicide. The law once attempted
to indirectly punish the deed by the con-
fiscation of the suicides property, but as
this punished only the innocent heirs it
was abandoned. So, also, was the bar
barous attempt at post mortem ven
body of the suicide and burying him at
the cross roads. Now, although the crime
is still murder, there is no attempt at
furnishing the criminal, who is beyond
human penalties.
Year: 1879

Owners of wild beasts or beasts that
are in their nature vicious are liable
under all or most all circumstances for
injuries done by them, and in actions
for injuries by such beasts it is not ne
cessary to allege that the owner knew
them to be mischievous, for he is pre-
sumed to have such knowledge, from
which it follows that he is guilty of neg
ligence in permitting the same to be at
large. Though the owner have no par
ticular notice that the animal ever did
any such mischief before, yet if the ami
NAL be of the class that is .ferG 1aGtttrCe
the owner is liable to an action of dam
age if it gets loose and does harm. Own
ers are liable for the hurt done by the
animal even without notice of the pro-
pensity if the animal is naturally mis-
chieVOus, but if it is of tame nature
there must be notice of vicious habit.
Damage may be done by a domestic ami
NAL kept for use or convenience, but the
rule is that the owner is not liable to an
action on the ground of negligence, with
out proof that he knew that the animal
was accustomed to do mischief. DOmes-
tic animals, such as oxen or horses, may
injure the person or property of another,
but courts of Justice invariably hold that
if they are rightfully in the place where
the injury is inflicted the owner of the
animal is not liable for such an injury
unless he knew that the animal was ac-
customed to be vicious, and in suits for
such injuries such knowledge must be
alleged and proved, as the cause of action
arises from the keeping of the animal
after the knowledge of its vicious pro-
pensities Clifford Of the United
States Supreme Court.
Year: 1879

One object of many people in going
abroad is that they can live and travel
more cheaply in Europe than they can
in the United States, or at least think
they can. A correspondent of the ST..
Louis Republican, writing from Geneva,
takes issue with the impression. He
says that any one may occupy good ten
room house in the better quarter of
st. Louis, keep two or three servants
and dress and live in average American
style for from two-thirds to three-quar-
ters of what the cost would be in South
ern Switzerland. The average cost per
individual cannot be placed at much
under 50, 800 per annum, if one wishes to
visit and reside in different European
cities, and lady friend of the CORE
spondent had just been obliged to turn
her face homeward after an eight
months stay, because the $4,000 given
by her father for years absence in
Europe had lasted her only the shorter
period of time. European travel is like
everything else, expensive or reasonable,
aeeOrding as the tastes of those partici-
pating in it make it so.