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Year: 1879

That truth is stranger than fiction the
Dubuque Qa.) Times demonstrates in its
local columns. A wealthy couple had
lived together in perfect peace for forty


one years. While sitting in the parlor
one evening not long ago, the husband
surprised his wife by saying, 81 am going
to tell you a secret you have never heard
before" There was brief pause as the
lady and near relative who chanced to
be present awaited the disclosure, and
the husband continued: eyes, you will
be surprised to hear that had another
before I married you" Startled and
aghast the wife clasped her hands in sus-
pense, and asked. cam not theu your
lawful wife?" "You are my loved and
lawful wife, was the prompt reply; "my
first wife died four years before I came
to Dubuque and met you" Then he re-
lated how he had married his first wife
and been summoned to his home to find
her dead in childbirth. Then he went
West and settled in Dubuque, where the
second romance of his life came about.
Six years ago he received a letter from
the woman who had nursed his first
wife. She wrote that she was upon her
deathbed, and could not rest until she
had confessed her share in base crime.
The wife had died but the son had sur
vived, and through large bribe offered
by the dead woman's father, the nurses
lips had been sealed and the husband
told that the child had died with its
mother. This man, the father-in-law, was
wealthy, but his daughters death left
him without an heir, and he took this
means Of supplying what fate had denied.
With her last breath the nurse informed
her employer that she had divulged the
truth to the gentleman in Dubuque, and
Immediately upon her death the father
m-law went West and offered a large
bribe. This was refused, but the secret
was kept. The son was millionaire in
the city of p, and his father was anxious
to see him. The second wife was thus
told the secret for the first time, and
asked to 60 East to pay the first wife's
son avisit. When the story was told tie
wife announced in low tones: "S1nce you
kept it from me SO long would rather
you had never repeated it." The excite
ment caused by the recital proved fatal
In two days the lady was dead.
Year: 1879

ding party were delighted. All ofa sud-
den, one of the animals, tired, no doubt,
stood up and then fell heavily on the
keeper. The latter tripped, lost his bal
ance and fell SO unluckily that he split
his skull on the edge Of the pond and
disappeared Immediately under water.
Then nothing was more curious to see
the bewilderment and maneuvers of the
seals. These animals began to dive sew
al times, and then together they put the
body of Alexander on their backs,
brought him to the surface and pushed
him on the shore, making plaintive cries,
as if calling for help. Unfortunately
help was not needed. The poor keeper
of seals was killed on the spot.
Year: 1879

Blind people have their eccentricities.
The other day lady friend of ours, who
is very proper and discourages the ballet,
had call from woman whose husband
was blind. Our friend was about to
give her something, when an idea occurred
to her. She asked: elbow did your hus-
band meet with this misfortune, my poor
woman?"


so, don't speak Of it, beg Of you; but
we were at play, and suddenly the bal
let-dancers came on. My husband, who
is very modest man, at once threw his
eyes up to the ceiling and ruined them 2
Our friend emptied her purse into the
Woman's hand.
Year: 1879

Unquestionably the bravest men in
America, says the Indianapolis Journal,
are those who can stand upon the foot
boards of the locomotives which draw
the fast express trains. But few persons
are aware of it, but on the leading rail
ways, where connections must be made if
possible, only engineers known to be
brave and daring are given engines on ex-
press trains, and as soon as an engineer
shows the least timidity about running
fast, he is taken from his engine and
given one on freight train to run. Two
such cases have occurred recently on In
dianapOlis roads. Railroad officers state
that the first sign that an engineer is be.
coming timid is, that he will be five tc
ten minutes late, possibly half-hour, fo1
some days or nights in succession. He is
then called to an account, and unless his
reasons are convincing, another engineer
is given his engine to run for a few times
and should he bring tho train in promptly
on time, the frst-named engineer gets {
freight train engine to run until he braces
up. 1t is stated, however, that after an
engineer allows his timidity to get a fail
hold, he seldom so far overcomes it as t
have the bravery to step onto an express
train engine and run it at the speed neces
sary to make the time. Quite recently
an engineer of one of the roads running
west from here got an impression tina
some accident was to happen to him, and
one night, when running fast express
he constantly lost time. At the first sta
L.
tor berated hlm for running slow
The engineer actually shed tear
and owned that fears had overcome
him, and that he dare not run fast
and, at his own request, an engineer Of
freig ght train which stood at this meeting
point was given the train to run through
that night. the conductor telegraphing tn
train-master, asking that the request b
granted. The timid engineer has sine
run a freight >on the road.
Year: 1879

Joseph Lepp, Swiss confectioner liv-
ing in New York, is troubled with
strange malady. His disease is techni-
cally termed dermoid cyst of the tongue.
Lepp is a tall young man, with dark
complexion, slight build, of good ad-
dress and appearance He speaks
French, his native language, f1uently;
some German and little English. He
says Of himself: Cup to last December
I had no idea that there was anything
wrong with my tongue. My use Of it
was perfect in every way, and my sens G
Of taste was as good as others. There
was no apparent difference between my
tongue and that Of another person. But
in December last, without any cause, so
far as I know, my tongue began to swell
and became very painful. At the Ger
man dispensary IN Eighth street, where
I went for treatment, the doctors cut it,
and it discharged freely. At first the
doctors did not notice anything unusual.
After little time there was a
quantity OF hair discharged every day
from the opening in the tongue. Sew
eral hundred hairs have been discharged
They are Of all colors-white, black, red,
brown. They are of various lengths,
from half an inch to two or three inches
some straight, some curled. Sometimes
mass or small lock of nair would be
taken out. It seemed as if the tongue
was filled with hair inside. AS soon as
it heals up it commences to swell and
pain me very much. Then it has to be
cut again; after discharge of hair, etc.
it will heal quickly, but has to be Gu,
again. It has been opened eleven times
now. It has been troubling me again
and shall have to submit to another
operation in day or two" Lepp per
mitted the reporter to see his tongue. L
was considerably larger than the norma
size of that organ. ltwas not discolored
but resembled ball of flesh, the shape
of it causing him to speak and articulat.
in that maner peculiar to persons wht
have no palate.


| A doctor told reporter that during
the time Lepp was under treatment il
the hospital he saw him frequently


There was question in his mind as tt
the time of this growth of hair found ii


Lepp's tongue. There was no mistake


about the hair being genuine, for one 0
the doctors subjected it to MICROSCOPE


test. It was growth of real hair. A
to the date of growth he was not willin.


to say that the hair might not hav
grown recently. There might have beel
hair follicies, or roots, in dormant stat
within the mans tongue which nov


from some exciting cause produced
growth Of hair. At any rate, it seem
hardly possible that the hair remained
inclosed within the tongue so many year
without growing. The case was unique
He had never heard or read in the book


of a case precisely identical with thi


one.
Year: 1879

LONDON, July 1O.-Oficial ar~
rangements have been completed


for the reception of the remains of
the Prince Imperial on Friday and
their conveyance to Chiselhurst,
escorted by the royal horse artil-
lery. The whole distance will be
traversed at a walking pace, the
procession reaching Camden House
at about 8 o'clock. The whole


Woolwich garrison will proceed


separately to Chiselhurst to partic-
lpate In the funeral, and the bells
will be tolled as the corpse leaves


Woolwich. On arriving at the
Camden House the coffin will be
carried into the hall, where the
body of the late Emperor lay
in state by officers of the artillery.
The hall will be draped in
white, and the corpse will remain
until IL o'clock, during which time
mass will be performed over it in
the presence of select party by
Father Goddard, chaplain to the
Empress. when the officers will res
place it on a gun carriage, and a
procession will be formed consisting
of the first class of Cadets of the
Military Academy, with reversed
Year: 1879

Which should be given to nervous, slender, and
debilitated persons-InUigorate Sedatives, OPT
ateg, appetizer, are comparatively useless, The
system must be built up with a genuine tonic in
order to the recovery Of vigor and tranquility by
the nervee. course, Systematically pursued.
of the leading invigorant, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, should be resorted to by those who suffer
from weak nerves and general debility. The
stomach, always more or less dyspeptic in cases
of nervousness and less of vitality, is toned and
regulated by this medicine until the organ acts
with a precision akin to that of a stead5-zoing
piece of mechanism. Complete digestion and
assimilation are, through the influence of the
Bitters, followed by gain of vigor and flesh
and the disappearance of biliousness and irregu
larity of the bowels, where such exist, as they
usually do. Appetite and sleep are then re-
gained.
Year: 1879

the atmosphere. During much of the year


in this and all the semi-arid prairie coun-


try the earth and lower portion of the air


are so dry as to neither conduct or absorb


electricity; but the introduction of rail-


roads, with their numerous side tracks and
switches, has furnished means of draw


ing off and conducting away to more moist
countries enough electricity from the low
er current to render 1t negative and at
tractive TO the current above, and thus pro
ducing rain and snow. have no doubt
thatthese powerful artificial conductors
have already changed our climate along
the Northern Pacific railroad and that the
SAINT effect Will follow railroad construc-
ton everywhere in the great Northwest.
The shrill whistle Of the locomotive and
the deep rumbl,ng of the running cars
are another prolific source OF comming-
ling currents Heavy canonatling, wheth-
er in battle or at celebrations. produces
copions rainfall simply because itagitates
and stirs up all the currents above and
around it to such an axtent as to inaugu-
rate and produce commingllng which
results in the precipitation OF tie atmos.
nheric vapor. The operation Of railroads
produce similar effect. W.T..
Year: 1879

Not The Young Man not -AFraiI-ot-H
Whisky but the name applied to him for
he never took drink Of Intoxicating
liquors in his life. Besides, though
liquor is sold in one end Of the builliny
in which he has large interest, that is
atoned for by the free use OF the hall
above for the red ribbon club meetings
while the water works company has its
meeting in the back room. So if any
body should fall on Jlmmy's whisky Col.
Bull is on hand to save them and the
water works people to supply milder
f1uid
Year: 1879

Speaking of the, Northwestern Stage
Company, the Deadwood Times says
''They are the owners Of the best stage
and express lines running into the Hills,
and have invested hundreds of thousands
of dollars in this business when the out
come was unascertaincd. They are the
principal owners of the first silver mine
III the Hills and one of the hest in the
world
Year: 1879

In the Island of Rio there are wild
men who live on trees, and who have
no language but cries, and in Sumatra
there are men who live I'm the forests,
with whom not only the Europeans,
but the Malays themselves, can have
no intercourse. They hunt tigers, not
with a gun, but with arrows, which
they blow out of tube with such
force, and which are so keen of point
and touched with such deadly poison,
that a wound is almost Immediately fa-
tai. Their tiger-skins. or elephant
tusks, they bring for barter. They
never sell anything-for money is
about the most useless thing they can
have. They cannot eat it, nor drink it,
nor wear it. But rs they have no wants,
they exchange. let they themselves
are never seen. They bring what they
nave to the edge of the forest, and leave
it there; and the Malays come and place
what they have to dispose of, and re-
tire. If the offer is satisfactory, when
they return again they find what they
brought gone, and they take what is
left and depart. If not they add few
trifies to tempt the eyes of these wild
men Of the woods, and so at last the
exchange is effected, yet all the while
the sellers keep themselves invisible.
Year: 1879

Recently an old fellow, who for some
time worked at the sluice boxes in Six
Mi,e Cannon sold his Sierra Nevada and
came out 81 900 ahead. He Went to his
broker and remarked that he was going
East to see the folks, and guessed he'd
take the money along


"You want draft on New York, l
suppose"


sNo draft Tor me. want coin. Gold
twenties are what came for"


Here he placed brown leather valise
on the counter, and told them 10 pile in
the money.


81 am going to take this sack all the
way to New York myself"


"You can get the gold in New York,
and save the bother of carrying the coin
along" remarked the CLERK.


'You can't play gold in New York
on me; they don't have any there; the
last time 1 was there | never set my
eyes on even a two-and-a-half piece
Now just dump the coin into this sack
| want good, solid Comstock money,
No paper in mine"


He was given the coin as desired, anC
soon WAS on the train with the carpet
bag alongside of him. The chances arr
that the first three-card monte sharI
that he falls in with will relieve him o.
his pile.
Year: 1879

The men employed about the Wabash
and Lake Shore elevators. near Toledo,
o., were treated to quite time recently
having the pleasure of hunting and
killing a large wild cat. For some time
past the farmers on the East Side have
been complaining of the depredatlous
of some fierce animal, and on several
occasions some of them have shot at an
object that would be seen disappearing
with a chicken or fat turkey. All ef-
forts, however, TO kill the brute proved
unavailiDg, and apparently they were
doomed TO suffer on. At an early hour
Z meh employed in Wabash Elevator re-
Gently No. 4 observed an animal walking
across the Pennsylvania bridge near
the elevator. They had heard of the
my ysterious visitor on the East Side, and
rightly suprosingthstt this was the cause
of all the CONSERVATION, they notified all
the men around the elevator, and
turned out en- masse to effect its capture
or death. Procuring a half inch rope
they made a slip knot, and placed it so
that the wild cat would step into il az
she walked across the bridge. they Sc
creted themselves and awaited develop
ments. the cat evidently intent upon
some object on this side, walked along
and stepped into what was intended to
be fatal trap. As soon as her foot was
in, tho hn Ds ha nrhar .sal
of the rope gave vigorous pull and her
catship was caught by the hind leg.
The men thought they had her sure.
But she merely turned round, snapped


her teeth once on che rope, and sped
away, bearing part of it on her hind
foot, making directly for the swail,
near the elevator. Then there was
sport. About 40 men armed with clubs
and revolvers rushed after her trying
to Kill her. A number of dogs were
brought into r,quisitiOn, but they dar-
ed not approach nearer than seven or
eight feet TO the brute, for she uttered
an ominous screech which warned them
to keep out of the way. At length pus-
sy took another flight, enscOnsing her
self this time under the docks at the
elevator. Here she was safe from the
attacks of the dogs, and her glarins
eyes kept most of the men at respecta-
bic distance. But one of them Georg,


West inspector in No. 4, going cauti-
ously 10 crevice in the dock, took de-
liberate aim with his revolver, anu
shot the wild cat through the breas


making a center shot, and killing her
instantly. Then there was a cheer and
the carcass was dragged out and meas
ured, the body being two feet and eight
inches long. She was very poor, but
weighed 81 pounds. Her teeth were
formidable objects, over an inch long.
Year: 1879

True 70 the promise of thy far-off youth.
When aI vi O loved thee for thee prophesied
A grand, full life devoted to the truth.
4 noble cause by suffering sanctlied-
True TO all beauties OF the poet-thousht
Which made thy youth 50 eloquent aud sweet
True to all duties which thy manhood brought
To take the room of fancies light and heet.
True TO the steadf4st walk and narrow way.
Which thv forefatheTs OF 'he covenant trod !
True TO thy friend in foul or sunny day.
True to thy home. thy country. and thy Col
True to the world which still Ii false TO thee,
And true TO ail-as thou art true TO me.
True TO the vow that bound u in the lane.
That summer evening Wien the brown sird


sang,


Piercing the silence with sweet notes of pain,
While echoes over all the woodland rang.
True to the troth We plighted on that day,
Each TO forsake all other for the one
Cleaving together through the unknown way,
Til death made void the union then begun
True to the love brought by a little hand
True-though the pstter Of the childish feet
Have passed from earth to the silent land {;
Loss hallows love, and love is still complete
can lift up mine eyes from tear drops free,
For thou art true to al these things-sn9 me-
Year: 1879

4 Young man of Rochester relates a
appreciated by sportsmen. He was re-
Gently in part of the country where
game is very abundant, and nearly all
the male inhabitants are devoted ad-
mirers of dog and gun. Our hero was
stopping at the best hotel in the place,
and intimate with the leading citizens.
They thought stranger should be in
vited to a days shooting, and proposed
to him that he 90 out for partridges,
with two of the best shots of the town.
He neglected to tell them that he was
no sportsman, but accepted the invita-
ton with apparent glee, as il he antic-
ipated days sport, sucn As genuine
sportsmen know how to enjoy. \ gun
and first class dog were provided for
the guest, and one fine dsy he set out
with the two friends who were TO take
him over the ground. They entered
the brush and had separated from each
other but a short distance, when the
dog given the Rochester man ''made
game and in a moment was in a
staunch point. The hunter knew little
about guns and less about setter dogs,
but thought that a dog that would
stand still so early in the day must be
very lazy and deserved punishment.
After waiting short time to let the
dog start again and seeing him rigid as
a statue, the gunner picked up stone
and gave the poor beast blow that
made him howl-and at the same mo-
ment up went brace of partridges
from under the dogs nose. The other
shooters were not far away and heard
the birds rise. The explanation given
by their guest was not very satlsfacto-
nv, and he was invited shooting no
more.
Year: 1879

and turriedly calling an attendant, he
sent for Bessie to return.


But it was too late.


No trace could be found of the mis-
sing one; and so Paul Gray. the ewner
of great riches, died alone. but for his
faithful servants


In the magnificent parlor they laid
him in state, and in this room, by his
side they laid his daughter.


Two days after. a mournful train OF
carriages wound its way toward the
churchyard, and by the side of mother
and wife was laid all that remained of
father and daughter.
Year: 1879

nocenL, ana upon JnOSe VINO come aItel


them. 1t is like the leprosy, that knows


no cure, or the taint of original sin


which infects all the succeeding genel


ations


The most cherished policy of ouu


State is to increase cur population and


resources by immigration. But if we


become repudiatOrs, who would bring


his family and his wealth within our


borders? The political department has


in this all important crisis cast all the


responsibility upon the people. So, ii


the great wrong is done, it will be the


crime of the sovereign people, and not


the politicians. So much deeper and
incurable will be the wound Let the
people prove in this great emergency
that they are capable of doing right, and
able to resist all influences to do wrong.


The temporary pecuniary benefit of
getting clear of debt and taxes would
be poor compensation for loss of cred
gal obligations to do so, our creditors
agree with us, that our loses and misfOr
tunes entitle us to some mitigation of
the rigor of the law, and agree to release
us upon the payment of one-half the
debt, upon easy terms. How can we
escape disgrace as people if we neglect
to accept compromise so liberal? If
these views be correct, does it not be-
hoOve every citizen, and particularly
the young men, who have their futures
before them, not only to vote for the
compromise, but use THEN utmost inf1u-
ence to get others to do so. The most
battles are often lost by mac
tivity and lethargy, as well as by weak
ness and want of strategy. The time is
short, the stake great, and the conse-
quences momentous. No friend of his
country, or lover of his State, should |
fail to enter the conflict with zeal and |
So great stake should !
not be lost by inaction and neglect. This |
danger avoided, our State |
will enter upon a career of prosperity /
that will eclipse that of all her Southern |
sisters and make herself great and glori-
0us 1t has already been selected by all
he great denominations of Christians as
he seat of their brightest literary insti-
utions; capitalists are looking this way
or investments in mining and manu-
Some of them have come al
eady No more will do so If, on the
tn of August next, the high character
md fair fame of the State is lost by the
uicidal hands of the people themselves.
With capital comes increase of wealth
nd population and additional ability to
aise revenue and pay debts. 1t is bet
er to bear the evils and burthens we
ave than by throwing them off to en-
xcept that they are too great and last
lg to be estimated.
I have heard it said, and suppose it is
'ue, that very prominent Senator
ON a neighbOring State refused to ac-,
ept foreign mission upon the ground
lat his efforts would be paralyzed by ,
le fact that his State, more than o gen. !
ration ago, had been guilty of the un-
ardonable sin of repudiatiOn. Shall
lis be the fate of Tennessee statesmen
the future? The result on the 7th of '
ugust will decide. May they be wise
nd avert the evil that threatens them
Id their children after them.


ROBERT L. CARUTHERs.
Year: 1879

Superintendent Walling's new order de-
termining the hours and position of that
humble but indispensable family servitor.


the ash barrel, will lead to some social
changes not ungratiiying to certain classes
of the community. As ash barrels have
generally been on the pavements until
late in the afternoon, even when the
carts began their collection at midnight
of the' previous day. 1t stands to reason
that they must now line the curbstoues
until very late hour of the night. The
effect Of this, during the daylight hours.


will be to break up and diversity the long.


level stretches of sidewalk which are now
80 wearisome to the cultured eyes of ladies
making afternoon calls. At night they
will serve tho less nsthetic but more
humane purpose Of supplying in
ebriated citizens with appropriate