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Year: 1877

The following remedy for hydropho.
bia has been tested by Franklin Dyer
Of Galena, Nd, in his own family with
most satisfactory results. It is also
recommended by Mrs. Swisshelm who
is confident that is cure. Mr.. Dyer
says:


"Elecampane is a plant we'll known
to most persons, and is to be found in
many of our gardens. Immediately
after being bitten, take one and hall
ounces of the root Of the plant-the
green root is, perhaps, preferable, but
the dried will answer. aud. may be
found in our drug stores, and was used
By me-slice or bruise, put into pint
Of fresh milk, boil down to half a pint
strain. aud, when cold. drink it. fast
ing It least six hours afterwards The
next morning repeat the dose, fasting
use two ounces Of the root. On the
third morning take another dose.pre
pared q The last. and this will be sufi
cient. It is recommended that after
each dose nothing be eaten for at least
six hours. have son who was bit.
ten by a mad dog eighteen years ago
and four other children in tho neigh
borhood we're also bitten that took the
above dose. and are alive to this day
And I have known number Of other.
who were bitten and applied the same
remedy. It is supposed that the roo'
contains a principal which being taken
up by the blood in its circulation
countefac.s or neutralizes the deadly
effects Of the virus Of hydrophobia."
Year: 1877

Striped gophcrs are doing an i'm
mense amount of damage to corn this
year. We have heard Of whole fields
being ruined by them It is to late
to resort to rcplantiny, at this late day,
consequently the corn crop will MOI b.
very large. Some Of the farmers tell
US they have tried to exterminatc them
with strychnine and other methods, but
they assure us that they are not very
successful. .4N.ert Len Enterprise.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Nordhoff writes from Washing
ton to the New York Herald that the
president intends that civil service re.
form shall have a thorough trial and
IA wider application than in the depart
ments at Washington. His owa share
OF the work Of reform is to divorce the
general service from politics. lie
moves slowly, but he will take no steps
backward, aud you may any day see
some new step taken.
Year: 1877

A CARD FOR RATIONAL READERs,-Ir-
rational people always reject good advice,
and in nothing is folly more frequently
CONSPICUOUS than in ignoring precautions
necessary for the retention of health.
Forecast, on the other hand, is notable
characteristic Of the rational, and it is the
exercise of this quality which we would
suggest to them. Protect the system
against diseases which fasten upon the
debilitated, the nervous and the dyspeptic
by bracing the physique, regulating the
stomach, bowels and liver and banishiDg
dependency with the purest aud most
efficient of botanic invigorants, Hostetter' S
Stomach Bitters, That these effects fol,
low its use, and that it prevents as well
as annihilates intermittent and remittent
feyers' are facts established by lDdispu.
table evidence To enjoy the twin bes-
sings of "a sound mind and sound body
in all their plentitude, try course oi
this sterling medicine.
Year: 1877

Replying to your note of this date
have to say that my private secretary will
meet sGch an officer as you may designate
at noon tomorrow at the executive cham Der
for the purpose indicated in your note.


Very respectfully, &c,
ID. II. CHAMBERLAIN.
Year: 1877

Thus becomes powerful purifying agent in over
coming the poisonous action of the rotten matter
that has during Sleep dropped into the throat and
mingled with the contents of the stomach to be abb
sOFhed 10 sVsfpm
Year: 1877

If the standard time is important to
the man of business i'm making his ap-


pointments and regulating his affairs, to
the traveller in providing railways with
a correct time by which to govern the
movements of trains, and in general tC
every citizen in his daily occupations
on land, it is vital to the successful and
! safe navigation of the ocean. Every
ship that sails for a foreign port must
before her departure know the correction
Of her chronometers to Greenwich time
(tha is, the number of seconds they
are fast or slO,o on the time), and besides
this their rate (or the number of seconds
they daily gain or lose). Provided with
good chronOmeters and with these data
well determined, a ship sails from her
port with the power of determining on
any day her position on the earth's
surface.


A simple observation of the latitude
of the sun at noon gives, by short
computation, her latitude, and a deter
mination of the angular distance of the
sun east or west of her meridian gives
the local time. The difference of the
local time Of the ship and the Green
wich time, as shown by her chorono-
meters, gives her longitude. Latitude
and longitude being known, her place
on the chart can be put down with but
little uncertainty This is daily done,
if possible, on every one of the ships
sailing out of New York City, and on
the skill of her officers, the goodness of
her chronOmeters. and the accuracy of
their rates. depends the safety of her
passengers and cargo. To all men Of
business, then, in their appointments
and affairs on shore and in their COM
mercial ventures by sea, the fact that
standard time is easily attainable and
perfectly correct is of no slight import
ance- To travellers, whether by sea or
land, it is truly a matter of life and
death. The watches of railway en-
ployees are usually set by one clock,
but difference of one or two minutes
on a crowded road may bring about the
most fearful results, as the reports of
the various railway commissions will
show. If ship leaves New York sup
posing her chronometer which is
regulated to Greenwich time 10 be losing
two seconds day, while it is really
losing six, every day she is really about
a mile farther west than her reckoning
shows her to be, and in a voyage of a
month she will suppose herself to be too
far west by thirty miles. Such result
may be attended with the most disast-
rous consequences, and that it does not
often so result is due to the skill and
watchfulness of sea-captains, a class of
men whose vigilance and faithfulness
are too little appreciated. - Popular
Science.
Year: 1877

The Oriole, which has acquired the
reputation of being a mOurnful bird, is
thus spoken of by an observer of a
domesticated specimen: "An old bird
which should happen to be trapped
would probably quit singing on being
deprived of liberty, but one caught
young and fed from the human hand
will make the most delightful and
tractable pet. and, happiest when sur
rounded by people, will sing marvell-
ously sweet notes and trills. We know
one of this sort that, when liberated
from its cage, will go to the hand of its
owner, assist in threading a needle or
ripping a seam, nestle on her shoulder,
stand on her hand, bathe in bowl of
water, and when it has had its liberty
of the premises to its hearts content, it
will go back into its cage and sing its
merry tune. 1t will eat fruit, cake,
bread and milk. potatoes and sugar,
lean meat, nuts and eggs, and is es-
pecially fond of hOuse-fiies and small
angle-wormsand insects. and will catch
anything tossed to it, just as a smart
dog will a cracker. Talk about that
bird being mourful!'
Year: 1877

Hufeland, pubic lecturer at Jena,
who published work on longevity in
the last century, thus describes the sort
of man who has the best prospects of
long life: He has a well-proportioned
stature, without, however, being too
tall. He is rather of the middle size,
and somewhat thick set. His complex
ion is not too fiOrid-at any rate, too
much ruddiness in youth is seldom a
sign of longevity, Hair approaches
rather to the fair than to the black. His
skin is strong, but not rough. His head
is not too big. He has large veins at the
extremities, and his shoulders are
rather round than fiat. His neck is not
too long, his belly does not project, and
his hands are large, but not too deeply
cleft. His foot is rather thick than
long, and his legs are firm and round.
He has also broad chest and strong
voice, and the faculty of retaining his
breath for a long time without difficulty.
In general, there is complete harmony
in all his parts. His senses are good,
but not too delicate. His pulse is slow
and regular. His appetite is good and
his digestion easy. He has not too
much thirst, which is always a sign of
rapid self-consumption. His passions
never become too violent or destructive.
If he gives way too anger, he expert
ences a glow of warmth without an
overlooking of the gall. He likes EN-
ployment. particularly calm meditation
and agreeable speculations; is an Opti-
mist, friend to Nature, and domestic
felicity, has no thirst after either honors
or riches, and banishes all thought of
tomorrow.
Year: 1877

One of the most essential things In
all love affairs is entire and perfect
frankness. Both parties should be
frank-true to themselves and truthful
to each other. How many uneasy,
troubled, and anxious minds, how
many breaking and broken hearts there
are to-day in which content and happi-
ness might have reigned supreme but
for want of frankness! Repentance in
evitably comes for all these things, but
it often comes too late, and only when
the evil produced is incurable. In love
as in everything else, truth is the
strongest of all things, and frankness
is but another name for truth. Then
always be frank. Avoid misunder-
standings; give no reason or occasion
for them. They are more easily
stunned than cured; they leave scars
upon the heart. You are less likely to
be deceived yourself when you never
deceive others. Frankness is like the
light of clear day in which everything
may be-piainiy perceived.
Year: 1877

In our climate. where rain l. abun-
dant during considerable portion OF
the year, the water falling upon the
roof of any house, if properly collected
and stored, is ample for the whole sup
ply of the family which that roof shell
free from any impurity that can affect
its taste. and from every source of seri-
Gus fOuling, though after a long con-
tinued draught it is well to divert and
discharge upon the surface of the
ground the first ten minutes flow of a
showcase that the impurities of the
air. and the dust of the roof may be
first removed. After this first dash.
lead to the cistern all that follows.
Even with this precaution, the water
will be more agreeable for use if filtered.
There are numerous systems for max
ing filters in cisterns, but no other is
so simple, nor so durable and satisfact-
ory as the separation of that part of the
cistern from which the suction-pipe
leads by wall of brick and ce-
ment. 1t is simply necessary to build
wall of brick set on edge 1.-TWO and a
half inches thick, so as to include
about One-quarter of the area of the
bottom, slOping ii back so as to termin-
ate against the side of the cistern at a
height of from four to six feet. This
wall should be so well cemented at its
joints that water can only pass through
the material of brick, and for strength
its form should be slightly bulging. \
wall of this sort, measuring say six feet
at its base and rising to height of six
feet at its highest point, will transmit
an amount of water sufficient to supply
the demand of the most constant pump
ing that any domestic use can require
-ScFibHer
Year: 1877

An interesting question arose on the trial OF an
Marine Court yesterday. An action was brought by
Smith Hall against Levy 10 recover on note OF
tho defe ndant The defence that tho note was a
mere accommodation TO the payee and IN renewal OF


former note given at the time tor value for cutlery,
but that after it had been given, Levy returned the
cutlery owing his failure and not desiring that the
payee should lose by the sale OF the articles. who
promised to return the note; and tla. the plaintiffs
wcro not Load fe holders for the value and could
cover During trial some very interesting questions
nrose bonring upon the plaintiff srgntto recover but II
finally agreed BY counsel and tho Court that there
was only question OF fact for the consideration OF
the Jury, and that whether the defendant re-
turned the cutlery. Tho defendant swore that he
had, and Depew, the paycc, swore that he had not.
1t out during tho trial that a tho time the cut
lery wac alleged TO DO returned tho defendant had
his employ Appel, Who the defendant swore,
in Chicago, and, consequently, could not call him 10
corroborato his testimony. During tho course OF The
trial one OF the jurymen handed a slip of paper, on
which no had written something 10 Mr. Sage, plain-
tin's counsel, which Mr. Bandy, the deieudant's
counsel, did not observe, Tho jury we're out only
plaintiff Just before they had rendered their
verdict however, Mr. Han, one Of defendants
counsel, called his partners attention to Tho
slip OF paper which was thcn lying upon the desS,
and moved in arrest OF any Judgment, upon tho ground
that OF the jurymen had communicated with PLAIN
tins counsel in secret and he then read the paper
which aD--'The witness, Appel, Is now IN my en-
juryman and read him lecture, during which he
stated that, though 10 harm was intended he had
committed a wrong WHICH would probably nvaldatc
the verdict motion was then made to set aside the
VERDICT and 1t taken under advscment the Chief
Justice saying that II did set II aside he would order
another trial at once and before another jury.
Year: 1877

The regular weekly meeting OF tho Executive Com
mitteo OF tho Western Union Telegraph Company was
he!; yesterday afternoon in the company's Offices
President William orion in the chair A resolution,
recommending that dividend of one and half per
cent DO declared upon tho comPany's stock
adopted and Will be presented To the Board ot Direct
ors al their regular quarterly meeting, which takes
place day. twelve O'Clock. Tho stock OF The At
lantc ana Pacific Company will not any share
t.at a t,,.top
Year: 1877

THE bridge las made slow progress this week. Until the pile driver gang gets a pier or two ready, the carpenter gang has to remain comparatively idle. The first permanent pile was driven last Saturday thirty-odd feet in just one hour and five minutes from the time the stick was hooked onto and drawn out of the water. Two piles were driven that afternoon after the arrival of NIT. Seth Green, the new 'boss, ? who, by the way, says the building of this bridge is not so much of job as people seem to think. The piles for one pier are about driven. Two are driven perpen 1icu- larly, and around these arc driven fifteen others at an angle to them, the lower ends diverging. Driving them at an angle is accomplished by pulling over the top of the machine until the hammer can drop on the proper slant.
Year: 1877

SMALL PoX is about over now among the Pima and Maricopa Indians. In all they number over 5O00 More than two- thirds of them have had the disease this season, but in very mild form. A gentle: man, who has lived some time on their reservation, tells us that certainly not over a dozen have died from the effects of it. He says the disease has not appeared among them in nearly as ma ignant form as he has seen measles among people back in the States.
Year: 1877

TEE TRANSFER BOAT now running be- tween Yuma and the railroad terminus at Colorado Station, one mile below here and on the opposite bank of the river, is the old Colorado. She was built in California in 1862. shipped down here in pieces, and put together at the mouth of the river During the fifteen years of her life on this river she has earned her cost twenty times over. But her days of usefulness are num- bered. Her timbers are in an advanced stage of decay; her futtock timbers, made of California laurel, yield readily 10 the pres- sure of finger and thumb; paintless, re- pairless and unsightly, she will probably be kept in commission until the finished bridge brings passengers and freight to this side of the river. Then the old Col orado will probably be broken up. She possesses the peculiarity of obeying her helm more readily than any other boat on the river; the why is question to be an- swered by boatmen. Unfit to brave the swift current and rocky bars of the upper river, the Colorado still does excellent ser vice as ferTyboat between Yuma and the railroad terminus. On this route her hull can come in contact only with soft mud and yielding sand She runs in no water deep enough to sink her half way to her

 per deck, and for this use she is as safe

 If just launched brand new from the

 ys.
Year: 1877

SENATOR Jones brother left here yester- day for visit to California. Though near ly hopeless on his arrival, he goes off nearly cured by the effects of our climate. He will return again to build up his cons titution.
Year: 1877

LEWIS WILLIAMS, the mining expert, has just returned from an examination of the mining country around Cerbat, Mineral Park and Hualpai. He reports very favor ably which, to those who know him, is proof of great merit in the mines of that s antinn
Year: 1877

Last Friday as the eight year old
daughter of Henry Brooks, colored, was
going along the roId between this place
and the Seashore she was waylaid by an
unknown white man, who carrie | her
out in the bushes and violated her per-
son. This fend in human shape is
described by the girl as young man.
and wore at the time coperas-colored
trowsers. He made his escape, not
withstanding Deputy II arrison done his
best to find him out. Such acts Of
beastIiness should be punished with the
extreme penalty of the law, and no
doubt this case will be if the villain can
be overtaken.
Year: 1877

Mr.. George Burns, cook on the tug
Anna, met with quite serious accident
last Friday night. The Anna had been
hauled out on the ways for repairs, and
while Mr.. Burns was climbing up lad
der which had been placed against the
side of the vessel, he lost his balance
aud fell to the ground, distance Of
some twelve feet. The fall rendered
him unconscious, and there being no
one else on board the boat at the time
he was not discoYered until next morn
ing, when he Was taken up and cared
for. His injuries are Of an internal ma
ture. On Sunday morning he was sent
to the Marine hospital at Mobile for
treatment.
Year: 1877

Why the Republicans should expect sem


ator Davis of Illinos, to vote with them is
not made very clear. They did not elect
him. The Republicans of the Illinois Leg
stature voted for Logan good deal Ion
ger than was reasonable or decent. and then
switched Off on Judge Lawrence. 1t is
clear they did not expect Davis to stand
by them or they would have stood by him
Year: 1877

DOC SHoT.-Quite an excitement was
raised at Fifth and Market streets yester-
day afternoon, about o'clock, caused BY
the report of revolver being discharged.
A large crowd quickly assembled at the
spot when it was foundthat officer Sharp
had shot dog. 1t was at first supposed
to be the mad dog that has been going
around the streets for the past few days
biting number of very valuable dogs but
on the contrary it was poor Unfortunate
canine that some inhuman person had
poisoned, and upon reaching the above
place it was unable to proceed further
and fell in the street. The officer men,
toned above seeing the condition thai
IL was in relieved its misery by shoot.
ing it.
Year: 1877

THE BALL To-NIGHT.-Do not forget
that this is the night set apart by the
Pine Knot Assembly, for the giving of
their first grand annual ball.


Already a large number of tickets
have been cashed, and warrants the
assertion that it will undoubtedly be
the largest ball this season. A number
OF strangers will be present from
Philadelphia, and Burlington, NJ.
Year: 1877

The indications from Ohio are not very
Hattering to the Republican cause. We
will not yield or claim the State at the
present writing We hope 1t has gone Re
publican but we fear that the Democrats
have carried it. We were in Ohio few
weeks since, and at that time we could not
enthuse over the prospect of Republican
victory. The Republicans were suffering
from extreme lethargy, owing TO their want
Of confidence in the wisdom and efficacy Of
the newborn policy of President HAYES.
1t was then evident that many who had
become dissatisfied would go with the
workingmen--whileo others wore being di-
verted by the money question-and thus
the Republican party was being sapped of
its power. Another class Of Republicans,
who could not and would not ally them
selves to these outside organizations, re-
mained at home, and their votes were lost.
In this way defeat has probably come to
the Republican party in the Presidents
own State. Neither the Republican party
nor the Administration will burn any
powder over this achievement. The least
said about il the better.
Year: 1877

Our Episcopal friends in the District are
no doubt watching with interest the pro-
cccdings of the convention now in session
ut Boston. At this convention questions
will he raised, of which mention has been
already made, wherein theology and Chnrch
polity will be measured by minds known
to be- worthy to discuss such with apprOpri-
atencsS. In the Church for the past three
years advocates have not been few for the
proposed change of name. Arguments of
iCrrd were of u nature not to be overlooked,
as the authors were prominent men, aud
their opinions qualified themselves for sup
port The efforts to bc made are not with
out purpose. Every phase has been given
and well ventilated in the popular Church
papers 50 that the line of argument may
he nearly reckoned, and the persons sup
posed to favor well known. The name


protestant Episcopal Church. stands now
as the index of the teachings of the Church,


opposition, interminglcd with sacred mem
ories, will necessarily preclude its removal


The High Church party, to whom has been
assigned the desire for change of name


will make q thorough defense, and the men
Year: 1877

IT is VERY APT to be the case when men
or papers intermoddlc in the private affairs
of Others, with which they have no legiti-
mate connection or knowledge, that they
fall into errors of fact and render them
selves ridiculous. This is eminently 80 in
the case of the organization of the board of
trustees who manage the affairs of the Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN, about which sew
eral papers have been oyer-officious.
Year: 1877

THE Constantinople conference is held in
one of the rooms of the Russian Embassy,
which is situated in Pera, on the other side
of the hill at the base of which lies Galata.
The salon is comparatively small; ten arm
chairs upholstered in green surround table
of medium size, which is covered with red
departure from diplomatic tradition. for
''aatour du tapis vert' is an established locu-
tion. Another table is covered with writing
materials. and green-covered sofa and chairs
are placed along the wall. Above the marble
mantel is a mirror: the only picture on the
wall is portrait of the Gar. The view from
the windows is exquisite.
Year: 1877

THE House proposition relating to the
electoral vote amounts to this: "The House
OF Representatives shall have sole power to
open the votes and to count them, and in case
the House is not satisfied with the result so
obtained, it shall be entitled to declare that
there has been failure 10 elect President,
and shall thereupon proceed to elect some
body else." The House when it is so minded
can reject electoral votes enough to prevent a
choice and then 60 to work and choose the
President. 1t can do so at every election if
it wish, and so take the choice altogether
from the people.
Year: 1877

DEMOCRATIC lawyers in New Orleans
question the legality of the appointment of
the judge named by Nichols, and hesitate
to advise him to act upon the assumption
that the law is with him. But what cares he
for the law? No man ever more clearly
usurped authority, and, like all usurpers, he
is conscious that his only hope is in the Law
of force. If he should take his case, just as
it stands, into any impartial court in the
country, he couldn't stand for a moment
These Democratic lawyers are evidently wiser
than their chief