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Year: 1877

wiped her aged eyes with her sleeve, still
holding the apple-knife.


Why, aunnty," said May, turning,
care you trying to scalp yourself ?''


Aunt Dodo dropped her arm, and May
knelt at her side and put her arms about
her. A tall form stopped in the door
way, but neither saw.


cit is not quite what we expected of
life, is it aunty ?" said May. "But God
and heaven and hope and love remain
just the same, only the present is hard,
and hides the truth from us at times
You must not believe" she went on,
"that Hal and I are less dear to each
other than of old but, when he comes
in, full of his politics, and angry at this
man, and eager about that one, and finds
cross, faded wife, who somehow seems
to blame him, dare say, though she
never means it, and when the children
trouble him with their noise, and don't
look as neat as they used. and I feel all
the time while I'm getting the supper as
if [ could die of pain, and weariness
worse than pain, or give one dreadful
shrek and go mad and get rid of it
all, and have to fight it down and go
on seeing to fifty things at once, don t
you see, dear, we cannot exactly be as
we were five years ago? And yet if I
were to die, don't you suppose 1 know
how Hal would feel, not counting the
need of me for the children or the work,
And if Hal should be brought home
from one of those political meetings to
speak no word of anger or hope about
any man, or any word to me ever again y
May rose and clasped her hands
"aunty, it would be worse, a thousand
times worse, than it would have been
five years ago, when I was his 5tty bitty
pa'ddge." And May sobbed wildly.


A deeper sob, like an echo, startled
them, and they saw Harry, who, with his
head on his arm, had sunk into chair
by the door.


sMy May my poor little love!' he
cried, as he took her in his arms and
looked into her eyes, &c came home to-
night a very angry and obnoxious fell
low. I have lost the election, and, what
is worse, Martin has gained it, But
now L am glad, and not sorry, for am
going to spend my time and strength in
saving my May instead of my country. y


And Harry was as good as his word.
Six-eighths of the time he had given to
political excitement he restored to busi-
ness, and the mortgage was cleared from
the homestead in a short time. The
hours at home were hours OF mutual
help and harmony; for strong deter
mination will carry all before it, like the
turn of the tide.


Many rest ON the little lounge, while
the maid-of- all work was putting the
kitchen to rights after tea, did May en-
Joy.


Many an evening. when the children
were asleep, her husband sat beside her,
her sensitive, clinging spirit resting in
his loving presence, and her strained
nerves relaxing from their long fatigue.


Harry, said Aunt Dodo, during a
flying visit, happiness is the best and
truest condition, of course, but I think
you will agree with me that the happi-
ness we have fairly won is worth the
most; and, May, we cannot really de-
serve it until we have learned the uses
of aduersity." "-harper's Basar.
Year: 1877

People who are fond of the practical
theory of the advent of babies which
make them angels, escaped through the
gate left aiar by a compassionate saint,
will be Mortified TO hear of the modern
prosaic process of obtaining babies by
express. But it is a fact. A lady in
this city, desiring house-fower of this
sort, and having a fancy for the daugh-
ters of the sunny South, sent descrip-
ton of the kind of a child she wanted to
founding hospital in New Orleans
A day or two ago she received reply
that child suiting her description had
been found among the babies in the
hospital, and that it was on its way to
Cincinnati. Imagine her sensation yes
terday morning when the messenger of
the Adams Express rung the bell and
announced package for Mrs. -, at
the same time presenting a little human
fairy, little girl of tender years, with
an express label tied to one little arm.
The package was duly receipted for and
was gladly welcomed. Cincinnati Ga
zette.
Year: 1877

Grotesque are the vices of the Chinese.


The wife of charcoal peddler in Shang-
hal boarded money secretly, and not
even her husband knew that avarice was
her ruling passion. When she was taken
i'll last July she concealed her money
under her pillow, and when she died her
hands were found clutching a number of
she coins so tightly that it was impossi-
BILE to unlock the fingers. Firmly as the
muscles may have been set, it would no
doubt have been possible for the hus-
band to have wrenched or cut them apart
had he wished to do SO. "She stuck to
her dollars during her ife," said the
widower, "and she clings to them still
more desperately in death let her have
them undisturbed. And so the corpse
was buried, its dead hands clasping the
dollars with desperate grip, while the
rest of the poor creatures savings were
put into the coffin and buried with her.
Year: 1877

THE TRIBUNE Office is the only one in the City
run by steam power, and has the largest and
best appointed Job Printing Department Par
ticular attention paid to orders for fine work.
Year: 1877

physician AND SURGEON, TENDERS
i his professional services to the people of the
City and County of Manitowoc Office on York
street, between Eighth and Ninth, where night
calls yill be attended to.
Year: 1877

| the only rule Of their religious faith and


practice. They consider this to be all
that was used by the primitive Christians


in the first century, and by virtue of the


same is sufficient now. The minutes of
their Annual Council are published.
from year to year; this by not q few is
innocently regarded as their discipline,


but they do not regard it as such, but


receive it as advice from those who are
assembled on that occasion. Lately


they have collected and published all


the Minutes of their annual Council and


bound them in book form.


FAITH AND PRACTICE.


They behevein the Trinity-that there
are three divine persons or powers in the
God head They accept the entire Old
and New Testament as being of divine
inspiration, and strongly contend for a
literal Interpretation of the same, as We
would interpret the language of other
books, so far as it may appear in harmO-
ny with the general tenor of the Bible.
They believe in future rewards and pun
ishments-that the wicked, those who
wilfully disobey the gospel, shall go
away into everlasting punishment, but
the righteous into life eternal" Matt &c:
26).


They believe that idiots, all infants,
and persons who die before they. arrive
at the years of knowledge-to know good
from eyil-will be saved without obedi-
ence, being sufficiently a;oned for by
the death of Christ They are, however,
strong opposers of infant baptism, be-
lieving like the Baptists in general, that
baptism is intended for believers only,
and as infants cannot believe, and are
not required to do so, they are perfectly
safe without it 1t is further believed by
them that baptism in connection. with
faith and repentance is for the aremis-
sion of sins" (Aots 2: 50, E actual sins
committed-and as the children have
committed no actual sin against law
which they know nothing. they are fit
subjects for heaven without being baptiz-
ed. 1t being further maintained that
baptism is "the answer of a good con-
science toward God" list Pet 8: 2D can
not apply to children, as they knew
nothing of baptism and cannot, therefore,
have any conscience in the matter.


Faith, repentance and baptism are
considered essential to salvation and for
the remissionof sins. without faith it
is impossible to please God" He that
believeth not shall be condemned"
Except We repent ye shall all likewise
perish" Repent and be baptized every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sim" Except a
man be born of water and of the Spirit
he cannot enter into the kingdom of
God" None are recognized as members
until after baptism.
Year: 1877

Ministers are selected by the vote Of
the whole church, brethren and sisters,
regardless of age. In this way the
church labors to secure minister of
proper gifts to preach the word. After
he has l2bored sufficiently long in his
calling to give full proof of his ministry,
he is then advanced TO what they call
the second degree and is given privilege
to make and fill appointments, baptize,
solemnize marriages, &c. Their Elders
who hold the highest position among
them, are chosen from ministers in the
second degree. They are set apart by
the laying on of hands. In addition to
ministers and elders they have deacons,
whose duty it Is to wait on table during
communion, visit the sick, see that they
are cared for, and help the elders keep
the church in order generally. No sal-
aries, as a rule, are given 10 their min
isters or elders, though they maintain it


the duty of the church to help them
when they need it the same as other
members They are not required to
give up lawful business pursuits in Or
der TO carry ON the ministry. A church
usually has several ministers, but the
Year: 1877

The larger majority of them are farm
ers, and where they settle to any great
extent they are sure to make well i'm
proved country. Many of them are
mechanics, while small number are
professional men. Such a thing as a
Dunkard lawyer is wholly unknown.
They are usually in good circumstances,
and many of them are men of consider
able wealth. As it is part of their re-
ligion toinculcate industry and frugalityi
abstaining from all extravaganza and
worldly display, they are likely to be
come in possession Of property. By
abstaining from superhuities of all kinds
they not only improve their health and
increase their wealth, but set before the
world good example of plainness and
frugalty.


THEIR CREED.


4 he
Year: 1877

Owing to the fact that they have nev-
er published any denominational statis
tics, it is some what difficult to determine
the exact number. Those however, who
are acquainted with the entire body,
state that their number is not far from
one hundred thousand. As this estimate
was made several years ago it is likely
short OF their number, for in various
localities they have increased in numbers
very fast, and it is perhaps safe to place
their number considerably above one
hundred theusand
Year: 1877

The prevailing style of dress among
them is somewhat similar to that of the


Friends, they are generally able to rec
ognize each other by their dress, and
have for many years had the order
among them, and it may be worthy of
note here TO remark that all the congre-
cations that hold to that order are stili
plain in their manner of dressing. The
principle among them is
that of entire plainness and abstsining
from all useless ornaments. Nojewelry,
or anything merely for ornament is
allowed.
Year: 1877

Now, from whatever cause or COM


binatiOn of causes nervousness has been
produced, if happiness and health are
to he restored, the causes must be re-
moved and the injury they have caused


be repaired. For in proportion to the


weakness of Il mans system and the
enteeblement of his nerves, will be the
liability of his falling victim to other
and more fatal maladies and thus it is
that every day we find such diseases as
bronchitis, consumption, Bright's dis
ease, brain disease and insanity follow
ing at the heels of nervousness. The
indications for treatment are fOurfOld
First, we must remove the cause, re-
store the tone of the heart, improve the
blood. All injurious habits must be
given up; late hours and intemperance
i'll eating abandoned smoking, if prac-
tised, stopped. The food is most i'm
pOrtant. 1t must be abundant and
wholesome - neither too much nor too
little. 1t should not he sloppy, and
soups had better be avoided so long as
solid food can he taken. Rise from the
table feeling you have had enough, but
not oppressed with what You have
eaten. The bread should be stale, and
no very heating food taken. Eight
hours sleep should be taken every
cure. Take no narcotics to make YOU
sleep. A few raw oysters before bed
time are worth all the narcotics in the
world, are easily digested and furnish
for restoring nervous tissue
Year: 1877

MYSTERY OF DREAMs.-It is related
that man fell asleep as the clock
struck the first stroke of twelve. He
awakened ere the echo of the twelfth
stroke had died away, having in the
interval dreamed that he had commit
ted a crime, WAS detected after five
years, tried and condemned the shock
of finding the halter around his neck
aroused him to consciousness, when he
discovered that all these events had
happened in an intinitesimal fragment
of time. MOhammed wishing to illus
trate the wonders of sleep, told how IL
certain man, being sheik, found him
self for his pride, made poor fisher
man; that he lived as one for sixty
years, bringing up Il family and work
ing hard, and how, upon waking up
from his long dream, so short time
had he been asleep that the narrow
necked gourd bottle filed with water,
which he knew he overturned as he fell
asleep, had not time to empty itself.
How fast the soul travels when the
body is asleep! Often, when we awake,
we shrink from going back to the dull
routine of sOrdid existence, regretting
the pleasanter life of dreamland How
is it that sometimes, when we go to a
strange place, we fancy we have seen
it before ? Is it possible that when one
has been asleep the soul has fOated
away, seen the place and has that
memory of it which so surprises us
In Il word, how far dual is the life of
man, how far nOt2
Year: 1877




The Windham county Reformer pub
lished new evidence which would seem
to clear another supposed Vermont
murderer. William A. Airing, on whose
testimony mainly Jesse H. Lewis was
convicted of the murder of Albert w.
Deming of Northfeld, Mass, at the last
term of the Windham county court, has
made full confession, in which he
says that his whole morphine story was
Il fabrication, devised bv the detectives,
who frightened him into teStifying to
it; that he never saw any morphine in
any way, shape or manner until the
detectives showed it to him in Fayette-
vile jail; that the detectives told him
that Lewis was about to turn states
evidence, and he must get ahead of him
to save his own neck that all sorts of
arguments and influences were used
with him by them before and during
the trial to keep up his courage; that
they also tried to bribe his sister, her
husband and cousin to testify that
they promised his release from jail as
soon as Lewis was convicted.


This confession was made to the
editor of the Reformer in the presence
of two prominent men of Windham
county, whose certificates as to the
correctness of the report the Reformer
has on file in its office.


There are several other statements
from Arling's fellow prisoners, who say
that Airing told the same thing several
times; also from Deming's old ac-
quaintances, who say that the deceased
habitually had fits, in one of which he
probably died, instead of by morphine.


There will also appear letter from
Rev. DIR. Taylor, Chaplain of the state
prison ut Windsor, giving statement
of convict Ryan that Airing had made
Il confession to him, and offered him
$50 to testify against Lewis.
Year: 1877

The EFFECT OF SCANDEL MONGERING
ON CHILDREN of the greatest de-
fects of this age is the ''fastness" of our
boys and girls. And every bit of it is
traceable back to the homes, where the
idle news-carriers drop in continually,
and are permitted to unfold their budget
of gossip and scandal Children hear
more than is ever believed, and the
winks, mods and hints that they catch
ut intervals excite their curiosity, and
to satisfy this chances are not wanting


But to prevent betraying what they
hear, they also learn to be very sly, so
that, in time, they are able to build
block houses, make kites, or even pre-
tend to study their lesson, and yet hear
every word that is said. 1t is IA wonder
that, by the time the reserve and purity
of the mothers mind is worn out, the
daughters is in just the same condition,
with this difference that, while the
mother has family ties that serve as
check, and has the Judgment of maturer
years, the daughter is hampered by
none of these, so that, as she stands on
the threshold of life, she is like boat
tossed out Oh the sea without pilot,
save her own desire, and the crew, in
stead of being all good influences of the
past, are just the reverse. 1t will be
miracle if she sails through safely, and
if she should sink we must accept the
penalty, and know that it is the work
of our own hands. Can't we, from this
day, shut out all gossips, scandal and
low stories from our homes? Do not
tolerate it, and if any one insists upon
entertaining you on these subjects, do
what you would do were they offering
you poisOn.-ChicagO Tribune.
Year: 1877

and blood. If you wake up in the mid
die of the night, sometimes a small stale
biscuit eaten will send you off to sleep
again. A change of scene, air and cheer
full society, with sea-bathing, are ex-
cellent agents for curing nervousness.
Avoid physic-it exhausts the tone of
the system, the very thing you would
restore. Above all, keep up a good
heart and firm reliance on the great
Author of life. Herald of Health.
Year: 1877

AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-The En-
tomologist tells how to make ga cheap
mosquito which it warrants salts
factory. Its plan is to drop some coal
oil on piece of cotton, and rub it over
the face and hands. 1t promises that
no mosquito will bite, or even light,
where the scent of the oil is left. The
writer of the article says: 81 have
tried it, and then exposed myself to
clouds of them, on various occasions,
without experiencing the least annoy
ance. Thousands of them would hover
within an inch of my face, and sing by
the hour, but none would dare touch"
We imagine we see the ingenious in
ventor now, grinning through his greasy
mask, while the sensible insects fly
away muttering ''If you can stand it,
we can"
Year: 1877

A LUNATIC ON THE RAMPAGE IN A
PULLMAN CAR.-There was desperate
and exciting affray on board an eastern
bound Pullman near Evansville, Ind,
early the other morning. One of the
passengers, a large, powerful man, suf-
fering from a sudden attack of insanity,
restlessly paced the aisle, and an at
tempt of the porter to quiet him brought
on a bloody fight in which the latter re-
ceived some severe wounds from
bOwie-knife. Then the maniac attack
ed the conductor and dealt him several
staggering blows after trying to shoot
him. Seeing the other train hands
coming to the rescue, the crazy man
next rushed into the car drawing-rOom
and locked the door, and shortly after
he made his exit through the glass win
dow of the outer door and off the train
into the darkness. Search was then
made for his wife, who was also miss
ing. AS she had been noticed at the
beginning of the combat, it was certain
that she, too, had leaped from the front
platform, probably in fright. That af-
ternoOn the lunatic was picked up quiet
and tractable along with his wife by
another train and both forwarded to
their destination.
Year: 1877

AVERSION TO MoNEY.-One Of the Gre
formers" who years ago thought "the
happy family at Brook Farm would be
the beginning of new social life, was a
brother of one of the leading editors of
the country, Being very young man,
he had imbibed the notion that it was
wrong to use money as medium of ex-
change. Barter, or the exchange of one
produce for another, and labor, he
thought, were the only righteous methods
of exchange.


If he rode in rail.car, he would an
swer, in response to the conductors de-
mand for ticket or money, that he had
neither, but would do any work the con-
ductor might suggest in payment for bis
ride. If he desired quart of straw
berries or small measure of peaches
most Of the Brook farmers lived on the
fruits of the earth-he would say: "Gold
and silver have none, but such as ]
have, my ability to work, l will exchange
for these"


Tradition says that such were the win
ming ways and charming conversation OF
the young man that peaches and rides
were freely placed at his command
Alas for the loyalty Of young men "a
their ideals That young refOrmer, so il
is said, married a lady with a fortune
and is now a prosperous English gentle
man, who does not hesitate to give gold
and silver in exchange for labor and
products.
Year: 1877

II is remarkable that there are not more &C
cidents to boys along the lines Of the city cars
than there are. Hundreds Of boys between six
and twelve years make 1t daily habit to hang on
The sides Of every car passing within easy dis
tance and TO terrify by their hazardous antics
every old lady passenger. This. perhaps, might
be passed over, but since the new line TO the
lake on Canal street has been started q number
OF quite email boys make 1t their practice to
be on hand every Sunday afternoon, or whenever
there is q crowd, and jump on the steps Of the
passenger cars while they are in motion. The
other day this reporter saw boy make leap
for the front step of car, and missing it, barely
managed to catch the iron haud-rai where he
hung for some time until the train reached it's
stopping place. Had the lads strength failed
him, he must have inevitably been crushed be-
meath the wheels.
Year: 1877

Especial to the Democratl


WASHINGTON, July 6.-The Cabinet session
to-day was mainly devoted to the discussion
of the Presidents order prohibiting Federal
officers from taking an active part in politics,
and especially with reference to the question
whether it should be enforced against certain
officials who took part in the Iowa convention.
1t was agreed that while the order should be
firmly maintained there was no occasion to
apply it to the Iowa office-holders, who were
elected members of the convention before the
order was issued.
Year: 1877

Ne Ls AEIUunSsJ


Judge Key said the other day that
when he accepted his position he fully
intended to bring his family to Wash
inton. Il sent for Mrs. Key" he said,
''to come and look over the ground with
me, and select house, II it Should seem
best. We examined number. or
course, in this position, and with SO
large family, we should want large
house. The lowest that we found we
could rent a furnished house for, of
suitable size and location, was $25O0,
or about one-third Of my sal
ary; we were offered d suitable
house for that (the one which
Secretary Thompson now has), but
after carefully figuring the matter up
one side and down the other, we found
me to bring the family here and "keep
house as desire to do. After paying
rent there would be $500 left. With a
large family in large city, and living
as Cabinet Minister with a proper re-
speet for his position should, this would
not 60 far. II my family was smaller
or my salary larger, or the habits OF So
ciety here little less expensive, l could
live within my salary In Washington,
but under all the circumstances 1t seems
impossible. I have ever been the ad-
salaries, and low taxation. I am op-
posed to splurge and style when the
money to Keep it up has to come out of
other peoples pockets. AS a general
thing I think our officers are paid
enough, some Of them too much. A
Congressman gets about $1,000 a month
for the time he has to stay here. He
can attend to other business part Of the
year. But a Cabinet Minister cannot
carry on business, and be must remain
here all the time. Still I don't COM
plain, and don't believe in further in
crease of salaries for any officer or class
of officers. One increase is but an en-
tering we1ge for another am simply
like hundreds Of others here of all
grades, unable to bring my family and
enjoy the luxury OF a home Of my own.
Year: 1877

Volumes might be filled with proof from all parts of
the world to prove that remedy has been dis
covered in the whole history of medicine that acts
promptly, even in the worst cases of pulmonary dis
ease A good appetite complete digestion, strength,
and disposition for active exercise is to follow


its use. If you have been tampering with the many
science of medicine in theory practice, and your
case been neglected the cough deepwith puruentand
bloody expectOration, pain and oppression sore
throat diarrhea night sweats, fever parched skin,
YOU will find in DIR. SwAYNE's COMPOUND your only
hope of cure If the bowels cOstive, headache
accompanies your disease. the use of SwAYNEs SAR-
sAPARiLLA and TAR PILLS will remove it. Thirty
years experience and the increasing popularity of
tDr Swayne's Medicine" are convincing proof