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Year: 1878

Those amiable people who are never
50 happy as when doing service to man
or beast, may sometimes err through
want of judgement. For instance, the
old man in this story:


There is an old getleman that comes
into town on foot every morning, who
appears to he great friend to dumb an
imals. Whenever he sees dog scratch
ing at the shop-door to be let in he
promptly opens it for the animal. The
other morning he made mistake in the
dog business. He let one in, and soon
the same canine came rushing between
his legs, nearly throwing him down, and
covering the lower part of his trousers
with paint.


A man with overslls on was chasing
the dog, trying to get at him with a
paint-brush he had in his hand. The old
gentleman expostulated with the iratt
painter--for such he proved to be-say'
ing:


"My good man, why do you wish to
hurt that dog?"


because he has tipped over my paiut
and made an awful mess of everything
Some IDIOT let him into the shop when "
were ali trying to keep him out while
was doing some painting. He jumped
through the door stuck his fore legs ink
the paint-pot, and tipped it over. Brown
paint on = marble floor looks we'll
doesn't its l wish people would mini
their own busiressw
Year: 1878

Here lies an old woman who always was tired,
For she lived In house where help wasn't


hired


am going
Where washing amt done, nor churning, nor


sewing;
And everything there will be just to my


wishes,
For where they don't eat there's no Washing


Of dishes.
I'll be where loud anthems will always be


ringing,
But having no voice I'll get rid of the sing


ing.
Don't mourn for me now, and mourn for me


never.
For Pm going to do nothing forever aud


ever -
Year: 1878

A Munch Chunk dispatch of the 10th
inst, says, the men in that region have gener.
ally posted up notices that they must have the
1875 basis Of wages or they will make move.
A curious thing in this matter is that the
operators in Hazleton recently conceded the
1875 basis, just what the men now demand
Whether the matter will result in a strike is
not know.
Year: 1878

TIE SILVER LAw.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has already begun the necessary az
rangements for the immediate execution of
the law providing for the coinage of the silver
dollars. SO that there will be no delay what
pared the form of the silver certificate, and
approved the device for the new silver dollar
which was submitted to him by the director of
the mint. The department will be prepared
to begin very soon the administration of the
new law
Year: 1878

"A piece of lemon bound upon a
corn will relieve it in a day or so. 1t
should be renewed night and morning.
The free use of lemon juice and sugar
will always relieve q cough. A lemon
eaten before breakfast every day, for
week or two, will entirely prevent that
feeling of lassitude peculiar to the ap-
proacn of spring. Perhaps its most valu-
able property is its absolute power Of
detecting any Of the Injurious and even
dangerous ingredients entering into the
Composition of so very many of the cos
metics and face-powders in the market.
Every lady should subject her toilet
,,owder to this test. Place teaspoonful
of the suspected powder in a glass and
add the juice of a lemon. If efferves-
cence takes place, it is infallible proof
that the powder is dangerous, and its
use should be avoided as it viii ulti-
mately iLjure the skin and destroy the
beauty of the complexion.
Year: 1878

The owner of a house in Hartford,
a widower, lived in the upper story and
rented the lower part to q clergyman.
A servant girl employed in the Clergy
mans family was young and pretty,
Her mistress observed that she and the
WidOWer were devoting 8 great deal OF
attention to each other, and, deemlng
the matter scandalOus, said to her :
Pack up your things and quit" The
giI obeved but on the following day
she returned in a carriage, announced
that she had been married to the land
lord. ana said to her former mistress;
EPack No uoly things and 0uit.n
Year: 1878

one Of the most remarkable church build
ings that l ever saw. It has two galleries
running entirely around the whole build
ing, the stand for the speaker being right
in front of the first gallery, so that the
people sit all around the line. Ienquired
of member as to the capacity of the
building. He said it would seat six thou
sand and hold seven thousand persons.
cast my eye around and I could see no
vacant seats, all being occupied 1t was
the largest church gathering 1 ever beheld.
Is it not wonderful to think that the en-
tire population of Hagerstown could 90 all
at the same time into this building?
Year: 1878

u The Leavenworth Press brought out Col
John A. Martin for United States Senator, in Or
der to make opposition to Ingalls, at his home.
But the popular current has started the Colonel
in the direction of the Governors office, TO the
CONSERVATION of George t. Anthony, the candi-
date of the Press. This is more than the Press
bargained for but it can't stop the tide. Better
not start ball rolling down hill, unless you are
what direction it will take lest it take your
cob house in its course. Two or three papers
are just now telling what friendly feeling they
have for Martin, and are anxious to do all they
can for him-bWt-(that but always spoils it,
but, they will cheerfuly work for him, if he will
remain private citizen, and not oppose George
T. Anthony.
Year: 1878

B great many of our readers do not know
what q wen is. For their information, We give
an explanation from the American Cyclopedia,
which is so clear that they can all remember it :


An encysted tumor, usually growing upon some
Of fbrous texture more or less closely connected
with the neighboring parts, but generally capable Of
being enucleated entire by careful dissection, and
filed with q soft whitish, Opaque, curdy material
The contents of the sac consist of granular fat mixed
with fluid oil gobules, great abundance of epithe
lum scales and very soft crystals of cholesterine
Wens are regarded usually resulting from the
cidental closure and subsequent hyperophy and dis
tenton of of the eebaceous follices the epithe
lum cells and semisolid oleaginous sebaceous
terials gradually accommodating
Year: 1878

tS 1t is awful, just to think of the bad things
the editor of the Bulletin knows abont us, and
the narrow escapes we are constantly making,
by virtue of his magnanimty. He has just dis
covered that We are y stOckhOlder in railroad,
aud next week, perhaps, he will find out that
We own most of the Doniphan County bonds.
Now, couldn't you you concoct another story
about an attempt to indict US, SO that when We
undertook to probe the matter, We could make
the discovery that you had manufactured clean
strained lie, for the purpose of showing what q
good friend you were to usi
Year: 1878

~ The Ohio Republican Convention will be
held iu june. and the papers of that State are
wrangling as to whether it shall endorse Hayes
or not. Strange as it may appear, with last
years experience before them, many insist that
Hayes must be endorsed. But if the Ohio Re-
publicans are determined to send their party to
the devil, it is well enough to send it by road
that they have tried, and are acquainted with.
Year: 1878

The Wichita Eagle is an ardent sdmirer of Col
Martin, and is sorry to see that he is allowing
p pretended friends to use his name for Governor,
against Anthony. These pretended friends pro-
pose to do all they can to make the Colonel Gov
ernor, while his ardent admirer is striking for
the other fellow.
Year: 1878

Col. Higginson in the Atlantic Magazine on
the Freedmen Of the South, many of whom
had served in his regiment, whom he found
to have made most extraordinary progress,
and some of whom are entirely independent.
In the North the only drawback upon this
favorable condition is that many laborers are
unemployed. But this number is now di-
minishing, and if there be not an increased
immigration, the time is near when the de-
mand for labor will be greater than the supi
ply. New forms of industry are constantly
arising, and if Europe continues to demand
food it will take all the surplus labor to till
the fields of the west. This may seem to
some highly colored fiction. But it has no
imagination in it. The conclusions are
drawn from positive facts. All the move
ments of mankind, whether on large or a
small scale, are like the motion of pendu-
lum, which, having swung to one side, swings
back. In the last five years the moral and
intellectual, as well as the material, business
Of the country has been swinging to one side,
swings back. When its monetary system got
deranged, and men in debt began to break,
every ybodY-and the newspapers in particular
thought they must cry ''hard times" and
keep it up. This has got dull and tiresome,
and it will not pay to keep it up much longer
nor will the condition of things justify it.
The great danger to the country is its legis-
lative bodies, which are continually tinkering
with and threatening changes in both the
monetary and industrial interests of the ma
tion. All this arises not from the want OF
statesmen, as some think, but from the want
of wisdom in the people to employ them.
Can that evil be remedied? Perhaps not.
and on that question depends the future OF
the country. We hear Of ''Nationalists,
Socialists" Communists, and various fac
tions rising up protesting to rectify the
wrongs of the country and the worse wrongs
of human nature. But if am right, they
have little to go on. Human nature cannot
be rectified by the ballot box. Why should
there be greenback party when greenbacks
are triumphant and will remain the currency
of the country? Why should there be an
Anti Resumption party, when resumption is
practically accomplished, and, whether for
good or evil, must be tried. Why should we
attack capital when capital is about to set
labor to work in new enterprises? Why
should we undertake to do what is already
done? There is bright day ahead; why
should we cloud it?-[E. d. M. in Cincinnati
Gazette.
Year: 1878

peoples money to advance the interests OF
their own party.


VIII the Democratic party do more to pro-
mote the gratitude due to the Union soldier,
or will it do more to advance his material in-
terests than has been done by the Republican
party? The answers to this question are nu-
merous and conclusive They may be found
daily in the Southern newspapers; IN poems
and orations over the graves OF the Confede-
rate dead; in the vote of the last House OF
Representatives, which elected rebel officer
iu preference to an able Democrat who served
nobly in the Union army; in the legislation
they sought to secure, having in view the
granting of pensions to rebel soldiers; and,
finally, in the significant vote taken in the
very last vote of the last session, showing
that the Southern Democrats went solid
against the apoption of a resolution forbid
ding the payment of disloYal claimants, here
after of any war claims arising out of the late
rebellion.


Soldiers, be not deceived! The day that
witnesses the organization of the Forty-sixth
Congress with q Democratic majority begins
one of the darkest and most miserable eras in
the history of this country; and from that
day you will recognize that your right to
even bare subsistence, and perhaps your
very life, will depend on your success in con-
cealing from the closest scrutiny the honora-
BILE part you took in crushing out treason and
rebellion. Then treason will be anything
but odious, and your modest wages, as well
as the wealth of Northern capitalists and
manufacturers, will be heavily taxed to reha-
bilitate the fortunes of traitors who lost their
substance in an attempt to subvert Republi-
can government.
Year: 1878

GERMAN newspapers daily mention
the fact that Germany Is, if possible,
more sadly plagued with tramps than
this country is. In rural districts wo..
men are in hourly anxiety because OF
these pests, and keep their doors care
fully locked whenever their husbands
are away from home.
Year: 1878

One hundred thousand bushels OF
grain are being loaded in barges at
Kansas City for New Orleans. This is
regarded as the beginning Of a new era
in the grain trade and supposed to set
tie the fact that In the future Missouri
will be used as the outlet for the West.
ern grain crop.
Year: 1878

WHEN reproved for falling to keep
an engagement with another gentle
man, a brave but devoted Utica hus-
band replied: my dear sir, my inten-
tions were excellent, but a man with
red haired wife is liable to break many
engagements against his will"
Year: 1878

e from the Keokuk Constitution
L At the commencement of the
: present term of the medical COL
i, lege, a young student from the
: West started for Keokuk to at
$ tend. Arriving at Abba he found


his means would not be sufficient


and be footed it the rest of the


way to the city. he paid in full
for his tuition, and then had lust


seven dollars left. Three of these


were laid out for a quarters rent


for a room, in which was nothing
but his books. No bucket, no


stove, no furniture, no bed, not


even a blanket, and only fonr


dollars to live on. In a month


or SO be procured a blanket, and
considered himself fortunate. His
money was laid out in corn meal,
and twice week he would 90
down by the pork houses and
make up a lot Of corn bread, bake
it, and bring it to his ROOM
and on corn bread alone he has
been subsisting during the entire
term


lie has worked and earned SIS
since he has been here, and on this
and the seven he had left, after
paying his college fees, IL in all,
he has subsisted.


During all this time no one has
known how he subsisted, and the
only remarkable thing that has
been noticed about him is, that he
is one of the brightest students in
the class, and bids fair to gradu-
ate with the highest honors. His
condition would not have been
found out had it not be5n that a
gentleman rented a room in the
same building in which the stu
dents was located, and by max
ng his acquaintance, ascertaiued
low he had been living.


The student is a bright frank,
earless fellow, who asks no
avors, has paid in advance for
everything he has got, is not
lfraid of difficulties, and if he
'roves not a bright and shining
lght in his professional he is
ot heard from as an eminent
hvsician and surgeon, ere MANY
ears roll around, we lose our
'uess.
Year: 1878

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.-The Bulletin last
evening under the head of AN Immortal
Fraud. thus speaks of the proposition to re
open the Santillan claim: "The preteuce is
that some new testimony i'm the form of
records of the e-alcalde Of Santa Barbara has
been discovered. These documents We're
years ago examined by experts and pro.
nounced worthless. One or two things are to
he said on the subject which are entitled 10
consideration. In the first place it is the
easiest thing i'm the world to manufacture mis-
sing links OF bad title after trial If the policy
that is now proposed in relation to the San
tillan claim should be adopted, there are only
a few titles in the land that will be allowed to
stand They will be brought to trial. too. at a
time when many of the witnesses are dead or
nnSiscOyerable. No government having apy
regard for its citizens would sanction such a
raid, the end of which no man could forcsee.
IL is great many years now since this SAN
lillian claim was finally disposed of by the
cOursS TO order it to be ripped up again,
would be to let in operation agencies for the
manufacture of spurious title papers, not only
I'm this case. but i'm hundreds of others and the
homes OF a large part of our people would be
involved in litigation. There has already been
too much OF this sort of thing going on
portion OF Chicago is now threatened under
lien land operation, which had its rise i'm
Sonora county. Congress is not likely 10 con.
vert itself into an agency for the oppression
instead OF the protection of large sections of
people of the United States. 4 parallel for
such proceedings could not be found any
where else in chriStendOm,''
Year: 1878

WHAT SHOULD BE FIRST SETTLED.-Differ-
enceS Of opinion exist as to the best form of
government for this District. The subject is
one of such Importance that it should not be
acted upon without due deliberatiOn. There
is no need whatever for haste i'm regard to the
matter, and time should therefore be taken
for carefully maturing the measure, so as to
permanent. 1t Is quite otherwise, however.
with the legislation necessary for fixing the
financial relations between the District and
the national government. This question Should
be settled at once, i'm order that new Impetus
may be given TO the prosperity of the city by
relieving the people from the burden of uIi.
just and oppressive taxatiOn.-[ linton.
Year: 1878

IN THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY Yesterday a
resolution expressing the belief that Tilden
and Hendricks were elected and ought to have
worst political crime of the century the inau-
gurafiOn OF man who was net elected Pres


dent, was laid Oh the table BY a vote Of 81 to q.
Year: 1878

The low and sandal slipper is much
worn by ladies here, and the display
of ankles is one OF the most Rttrac-
tive features OF the Exposition.
Heels are still higher and often glis-
ten with brass tips. There is great
variety OF design in foot wear. 1t
varies from q bare sole with barely
two inches of toe covering to the
delicate boot, buttoned far up into the
ciouds-of lace. Colors are also as
varIegated as form. There are black,
bronze, lavender, white, and pale yell
low. Canvass slippers banded with
leather are much worn. STOCKINGS
no longer hide their light
under bushels. The favorite color
is a light blue. But we see
also the striped stockings, q la barber
pole the perpendicularly striped
stocking, black and white the stock
ing with s brilliant bouquet In
terWOven above the ankle; the
diamOnd-figured stocking in red and
white, and the delicate Open-wOrk
stocking. As fashion prevails at pres
ent, the female foot has become a ri
val Of her head, and the male dilemma
is whether to look up or down. With
this development OF style, all former
sensitiveness as to the display of the
walking anatomy seems to have de-
serted the female heart, and now as
they recline on chairs and benches
about the grounds, young women
who wear costly stockings and slip
pers take good care that they do not
waste their sweetness under dimity.
The sand and gravel Of the walks is
of most aggrRvating and trouble
some character for low shoes, and 1t
is not uncommon to see ladies retiring
into corners, where the hasty removal
of delicate triumph OF the shOemsk-
er's shows that some little ''grsbble
stones" have intruded themselves in
delicate quarters, ss the Dutchman
remarked when he poured snutfers
out Of his boot, after working in the
field sll day.
Year: 1878

Sioux City Journal, June "a. Yes,er-
day was another day tull Of interest, hustle
and business at our river front. At 8 o.
clock the bank near the Illinois Central
depot began falling in and in the space Of
thirty minutes the water had cut a hole
into the bank to the south west of the de-.
pot fifty fee: in length and about ten feet
in width. This was signal for action on
the part of Illinois Central men and they
at once began taking up the platforms
around the building, and it will be moved
to-day. The Sioux City and Pacific
freight depot was started yesterday and
move north some fifteen or twenty feet
where it is now resting over Sunday. Ii
will be placed on the west of and odioin
ing the one moved last spring The Dako
ia Southern Depot, which is situated be
tween those Of the Sioux City & Pacific
and Illinois Central roads. is not at pres
ent in much danger. but the opinion is
that it too will have to moved when the
present high water begins to recede.


The houses occupied by families and
situated between the wagon road and the
Illinois Central track are all being put in
shape tor moving, and one owned and oc
cupicd by the family Of q man named Pet
| erson was moved out Of danger yesterday
and others will be moved as fast as posi-
BILE


After today the large grain elevator oi
Hedges Bros, will be the only building
left IN great danger. but we understand
that it will not be moved, as the cost OF
moving would be too great If the worst
comes, its machinery will be taken out
and as much Of the frame be saved as pos.
siblc Till then it will not disturbed
Should the elevator 90 INTO the river all
the houses along Second street Oh botll
sides will be in "ticklish" positions and
will probably have to be removed or torn
down.


The Illinois Central side track has been
taken up from the Pacific depot to Pros.
pect hill and all small buildings south OF
that line have been taken away All the
| ties and iron have been taken from Perry
creek bridge, and only the frame rema ms
standing.


Thus the matter stands at present. No
plans for protection are talked of or even
thought of, 50 far as we are aware, and
people directly interested are kept busy
| taking care Of property.
Year: 1878

A. J. Nash, Engineer Of the Pembna
extension, crossed the river aboye Carpen,
ters dam with the line Thursday morning
The distance from Calliope to the east
bank of the Sioux IN BeIoit is twcnty-one
miles and sixty-cight hundred;ks. The river
at the point of crossing is 245 tcntln width
at the present stage of water. The line is
located to Belolt, and preliminary only
run beyond mile and half.


Mr.. Nash has shortened the present
from the old line upwards of one mile
and half, and considers the line finally Sc
lected as splendid one.


Although long expected and not the
first survey made here, the permanent To-
cation Of tho line approaches nearer the
desired object tlan any steps heretofore
taken. The unfortunate circumstances
that have occurred to delay the building
of this road are we'll known to the resi-
dents of this county, and they were near
the point Of surrendering all hopes OF Its
construction for some time at least.


Mr. Wicker stated while here Thursday
+ that he was ready for business, What terms
conditions or requirements he demands
of the people who are interesting them
selves in the road, we are not apprised Of
other than 10000 in cash or its equivalent
in what can be utilized for the purchase OF
the ties, and the grading of the road bed
is demanded. The distance to be graded
as above stated is tritie over twenty one
and half miles, and the estimate made
from the grade established will require
the removal of about 10000 yards OF
earth. Averaging the cost of grading al
10 cents ward, would make the total tor
grading $4,000, which added to the 10000
for ties, involves the total amount $33,00O
to be raised besides an indefinite sum OF
the purchase of right of way Of those who
will not donate it.


This is the condition Of affairs as we
understand them at this date OF writing
Some portion of the tie subsidy has been
secured BY tax vote in Kichland, Lyon
and Suttler township, and the balance VIII
have to be raised by individual subscrip
ton. In short the people themselves have
it within their power to bring the Road &c
Beloit BY Oct. 1st next, and If they 40 nc'
come forward and lend helping hand
then the road will not build beyond Cali
ope this season, and in our opinion neUer


1t is earnestly hoped that our ,grea
want and the necessity for the road vii
cause every man who desires to witness
the advancement of this beautiful land, to
aid according to their ability, that we may
not be kept out of the reach and oenlno
the rapid strikes that immigration is max
ing all around us. The tide once turned
will be fatal against US.


Since writing the above MIR. Wicker has
returned, and on examination OF the lint
has decided to run new line part OF tht
way from Calliope to Eden, Also between
Struble's Mill and Fairview,. 'otherwis'
the location is permanent and the grade
stakes are being set. Also we are inform
ed the amount required for the procure
ment of the ties has been satisfactorily ar
ranged, leaving only the matter OF th'
Grade 10 be secured.